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Reposted by Owen Garling

Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk · 3d

We're looking for two Research Assistants/Associates (RA) to join our team:
- RA in the AI & Geopolitics Project – directed by @verityharding.bsky.social
- RA to support policy response & knowledge transfer activities - led by @ojgarling.bsky.social
Apply: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/car...

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Reposted by Owen Garling

Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk · 9d

🚨We're hiring!

🌐Research Assistant/Associate to work with @verityharding.bsky.social on the AI & Geopolitics Project (AIxGEO)

💡Research Assistant/Associate to work with @ojgarling.bsky.social on our policy response & knowledge transfer activities

🔗 www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/car...

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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 15d

All this talk of the rapture reminds me of this from one of my favourite albums

open.spotify.com/track/3QNBn3...

Traitor

open.spotify.com

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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 16d

I'm guessing Trumpy never got his sticker.

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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 16d

We spent a year in the US when I was a toddler. One of my earliest memories is of getting a vaccination.

Was v. excited to be able to choose my own sticker - an aeroplane.

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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 16d

Some of the Cambridge natives got a bit hot under the collar - "devastated" - when King's College did their roof.

www.cambsnews.co.uk/news/residen...

Residents ‘devastated’ as King’s College, Cambridge, puts 492 solar panels on its roof - News for Peterborough and Cambridgeshire

King’s College, Cambridge, has begun placing solar panels on its iconic 15th century chapel – despite opposition from residents and organisations, including Historic England. The college is putting 49...

www.cambsnews.co.uk

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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 16d

Fantastic opportunity to work with some great minds

Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk · 16d

🚨 We're looking for a Research Assistant/Associate to join our AI & Geopolitics Project (AIxGEO) team.

Work with @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social, @verityharding.bsky.social, @alturobov.bsky.social & other experts on the latest AI & global policy.

www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/vac...

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Reposted by Owen Garling

Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk · 16d

🚨 We're looking for a Research Assistant/Associate to join our AI & Geopolitics Project (AIxGEO) team.

Work with @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social, @verityharding.bsky.social, @alturobov.bsky.social & other experts on the latest AI & global policy.

www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/vac...

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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 17d

Big win for the foxes. Champions for the second year running.

A cricket scorecard showing that Foxton Granta CC beat Stayley CC by 145 runs to retain the national village cup.

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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 17d

My local boyhood cricket team are in the village cup final at Lord's again. #TheCricket

www.youtube.com/live/f6lLlrk...

Voneus Village Cup - GRAND FINAL - Stayley CC 1st XI v Foxton Granta CC 1st XI

YouTube video by The Cricketer

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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 19d

Don't open it . . . don't open it . . . don't open it . . .

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 19d

Trump’s visit revealed a stark truth: Britain feels more than ever like a country stuck in the past | Simon Jenkins

The pageantry highlighted the fact that we have no vision for our future, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

www.theguardian.com

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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 19d

Lots of mosquitoes out tonight. Watch your ankles.

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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 19d

We @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk are hiring a postdoc to work on AI and geopolitics www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

Research Assistant/Associate (Fixed Term)

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance. Applications are invited for a Research Assistant/Associate at the new Bennett School of Public Policy in the

www.cam.ac.uk

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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 19d

Interesting to see South Cambs district council using the language of rest and care.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

'They can, though, "use this time to rest", which the council defines as "time to recuperate, partake in leisure activities, undertake development, complete household tasks to free up weekend time or provide support to others through caring responsibilities".'

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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 19d

Good to see the Bristol City Poet kicking off the BBC's women's rugby footage (cc @andrewkelly.bsky.social)

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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 19d

Future Only Connect question there.

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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 19d

Racism and poverty are public health problems but if we fix poverty we don’t necessarily fix racism.

We don’t talk enough about this.

It’s becoming clear that we need population level interventions to tackle racism besides economic solutions. We can’t be too afraid to talk about this.

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Reposted by Owen Garling

Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk · 19d

🚨 Just released: More tickets now available for this year’s Reynolds Lecture!

Join @mazzucatom.bsky.social as she explores Mission-Oriented Government: Building State Capacity for the 21st Century.

📅23 October
🕠17:30-18:45
📍Emmanuel College, Cambridge

🔗 www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/events/2025-...

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Reposted by Owen Garling

Cambridge Collections Connections Communities @camglamresearch.bsky.social · 19d

🎺 The 2025 Participatory Research Projects we funded via @ukri.org #ResearchEngland have come to a close.
First up: Botanical Wisdom: art, medicine and nature in Muslim societies

Read the blog ⤵️

#participation#research#GLAM#botanicalart #muslimmedicine

www.ccc.cam.ac.uk/blog/botanic...

Botanical Wisdom: Art, Medicine, and Nature in Muslim Societies - Collections Connections Communities

Botanical Wisdom: Art, Medicine, and Nature in Muslim Societies Dr Zahra Kazani, Research and Outreach Associate - Islamic art and material culture Centre of Islamic Studies This participatory researc...

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