Louise Saul
@xtallokitty808.bsky.social
Network+ coordinator and metaresearcher with a PhD in physical chemistry. Interests in coding, data standards, metadata quality. Fan of the honey badger.
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Louise Saul
@xtallokitty808.bsky.social
· Dec 22
I'm confused by the questions in the Life in the UK test. Surely the only relevant questions are 'compare paprika vs. salt and vinegar flavoured crisps' and 'do you take milk in your tea?'. Not the dates of the Acts of Union.
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Dr. @samicat1990.bsky.social, Dr. @xtallokitty808.bsky.social and Cassie are attending a workshop about building a comprehensive and coordinated training landscape for dRTPs!
Cassie has been very interested in dRTPs for a while so we couldn't miss this workshop at all!
Cassie has been very interested in dRTPs for a while so we couldn't miss this workshop at all!
November 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Dr. @samicat1990.bsky.social, Dr. @xtallokitty808.bsky.social and Cassie are attending a workshop about building a comprehensive and coordinated training landscape for dRTPs!
Cassie has been very interested in dRTPs for a while so we couldn't miss this workshop at all!
Cassie has been very interested in dRTPs for a while so we couldn't miss this workshop at all!
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We're so glad to have wonderful, brilliant people like @samicat1990.bsky.social, @xtallokitty808.bsky.social, Isobel Stark, Simon Coles, @jwbaker.bsky.social and Simon Hettrick be part of the team!
Above all, we're thankful to everyone who has been part of our ongoing journey and to our followers.
Above all, we're thankful to everyone who has been part of our ongoing journey and to our followers.
November 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
We're so glad to have wonderful, brilliant people like @samicat1990.bsky.social, @xtallokitty808.bsky.social, Isobel Stark, Simon Coles, @jwbaker.bsky.social and Simon Hettrick be part of the team!
Above all, we're thankful to everyone who has been part of our ongoing journey and to our followers.
Above all, we're thankful to everyone who has been part of our ongoing journey and to our followers.
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📢 Come work with us! The Open Research Manager is a reformulated role in our team - it would suit someone with a strong research support background, but I'm happy to chat to anyone about the role and criteria.
🔊 Vacancy: Open Research Manager, University of Sheffield Library (full-time, open-ended). The role will involve supporting projects across Sheffield and nationally with the @ukrepro.bsky.social to accelerate open research practices. Closing date 22 October: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Open-Res...
Open Research Manager
Open Research Manager
jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk
September 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
📢 Come work with us! The Open Research Manager is a reformulated role in our team - it would suit someone with a strong research support background, but I'm happy to chat to anyone about the role and criteria.
*Looks down the back of the sofa for half a mill in 20p pieces...*
Source: The Guardian
search.app/KVFfD
Source: The Guardian
search.app/KVFfD
Homes for sale near great schools – in pictures
From a Grade II-listed 18th-century house in Wiltshire to a mid-century home in Harrow-on-the-Hill
search.app
September 5, 2025 at 8:45 AM
*Looks down the back of the sofa for half a mill in 20p pieces...*
Source: The Guardian
search.app/KVFfD
Source: The Guardian
search.app/KVFfD
Got one!
Please send more inspiring animal stories my way.
BBC News - Fox trapped in fence in London treated at Essex wildlife hospital - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Please send more inspiring animal stories my way.
BBC News - Fox trapped in fence in London treated at Essex wildlife hospital - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Fox trapped in fence in London treated at Essex wildlife hospital
The fox is left hanging off the ground with its front paws stuck in a gap.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 27, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Got one!
Please send more inspiring animal stories my way.
BBC News - Fox trapped in fence in London treated at Essex wildlife hospital - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Please send more inspiring animal stories my way.
BBC News - Fox trapped in fence in London treated at Essex wildlife hospital - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I need more of these stories: BBC News - Cheshire: Cow saved after sinking into mud up to its nostrils - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cheshire: Cow saved after sinking into mud up to its nostrils
The animal was rescued by fire crews and a farmer after becoming trapped in the mud in Chester.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 27, 2025 at 7:47 AM
I need more of these stories: BBC News - Cheshire: Cow saved after sinking into mud up to its nostrils - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Reposted by Louise Saul
You sure about this, Google?
August 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
You sure about this, Google?
Versioning is so underappreciated! See the thread here for everything you need to know
In the world of research data, small changes can have big consequences. Without proper version control, it’s easy to lose track of who changed what, when, and why. That’s where version control becomes a quiet but powerful force in data stewardship.
August 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Versioning is so underappreciated! See the thread here for everything you need to know
Visited the reconstruction of the Santa Maria at Weymouth #livinghistory
August 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Visited the reconstruction of the Santa Maria at Weymouth #livinghistory
Anyone interested in data stewardship should come along, meet us all, and find out more!
🚀 Registration is open for the hybrid townhall event launching CaSDaR, taking place on Thursday, 18 September 2025, from 09:30 to 16:30 at The Library of Birmingham and online.
To find out more details and secure your spot check out our Event page ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/careers-an...
To find out more details and secure your spot check out our Event page ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/careers-an...
August 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Anyone interested in data stewardship should come along, meet us all, and find out more!
When youths play reggaeton really loudly on their phone speakers on a train, am I allowed to go sit next to them and blast out 'lady in red' by Chris de Burgh?
July 30, 2025 at 7:58 AM
When youths play reggaeton really loudly on their phone speakers on a train, am I allowed to go sit next to them and blast out 'lady in red' by Chris de Burgh?
If I was running across the top of a train like they do in the movies, I would absolutely trip over these things here.
July 30, 2025 at 7:28 AM
If I was running across the top of a train like they do in the movies, I would absolutely trip over these things here.
BBC News - 220 MPs call for Starmer to recognise Palestinian state
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
220 MPs call for Keir Starmer to recognise Palestinian state
The PM says recognition of a Palestinian state must be part of a "wider plan" to ensure peace in the region.
www.bbc.com
July 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM
BBC News - 220 MPs call for Starmer to recognise Palestinian state
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Because of REF and similar
Scientists overwhelmingly recognize the value of sharing null results, but rarely publish them in the research literature
go.nature.com/450KElr
go.nature.com/450KElr
Researchers value null results, but struggle to publish them
Survey finds that fear of reputational harm and a lack of support and publication platforms are among respondents’ key concerns.
go.nature.com
July 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Because of REF and similar
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Best concatenation ever
May 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Best concatenation ever
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Birth rates are dropping because capitalism makes children a poor return on investment.
May 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Birth rates are dropping because capitalism makes children a poor return on investment.
Does anyone know if Katie Ledecky and Lotte Kopecky have ever met, and did the world implode?
May 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Does anyone know if Katie Ledecky and Lotte Kopecky have ever met, and did the world implode?
VE day stuff starts today.
Prepare thyself for endless Union Jack bunting in various colourways.
You can survive this, I believe in you.
Prepare thyself for endless Union Jack bunting in various colourways.
You can survive this, I believe in you.
May 5, 2025 at 7:41 AM
VE day stuff starts today.
Prepare thyself for endless Union Jack bunting in various colourways.
You can survive this, I believe in you.
Prepare thyself for endless Union Jack bunting in various colourways.
You can survive this, I believe in you.
#dustycats #kittybellies #cats
I took a bunch of videos on WhatsApp of cats I saw on my morning walk and it's been overlaid with the music that I was listening to at the time, which just makes it so much better. 🧵
I took a bunch of videos on WhatsApp of cats I saw on my morning walk and it's been overlaid with the music that I was listening to at the time, which just makes it so much better. 🧵
May 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
#dustycats #kittybellies #cats
I took a bunch of videos on WhatsApp of cats I saw on my morning walk and it's been overlaid with the music that I was listening to at the time, which just makes it so much better. 🧵
I took a bunch of videos on WhatsApp of cats I saw on my morning walk and it's been overlaid with the music that I was listening to at the time, which just makes it so much better. 🧵
Just pressure washed the driveway.
Mistakes have been made during this year's spring cleaning.
#springcleaning
Mistakes have been made during this year's spring cleaning.
#springcleaning
April 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Just pressure washed the driveway.
Mistakes have been made during this year's spring cleaning.
#springcleaning
Mistakes have been made during this year's spring cleaning.
#springcleaning
TANKS!!!
Went to Tiger Day, also saw a cheeky little FT-17 whilst I was there.
Went to Tiger Day, also saw a cheeky little FT-17 whilst I was there.
April 27, 2025 at 7:06 AM
TANKS!!!
Went to Tiger Day, also saw a cheeky little FT-17 whilst I was there.
Went to Tiger Day, also saw a cheeky little FT-17 whilst I was there.