Colva Roney-Dougal
@colva.bsky.social
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Is it 'online training course'?
June 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Is it 'online training course'?
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
Finally a vision for the future that I can really get behind.
"I believe our best chance at preserving the integrity and dignity of our tradition is to return to our Pythagorean roots. We should become a cult."
An Open Letter to the Mathematical Community
Dear colleagues, There is no escaping the widespread dissatisfaction within modern academia. With neoliberal upper management, bloated administrati...
buff.ly
January 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Finally a vision for the future that I can really get behind.
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Confused, and blinking into the light, the workers begin the weary pilgrimage of two factor authenticating, the end of which will herald the beginning of spring.
January 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Confused, and blinking into the light, the workers begin the weary pilgrimage of two factor authenticating, the end of which will herald the beginning of spring.
End of year electricity generation comparisons:
Wind: 102% of last year
Solar: 107%
Gas: 84%
Coal: 53% (and now zero)
Nuclear: basically unchanged
Data from gridwatch.co.uk
Wind: 102% of last year
Solar: 107%
Gas: 84%
Coal: 53% (and now zero)
Nuclear: basically unchanged
Data from gridwatch.co.uk
GB Fuel type power generation production
GridWatch | Live statistic of UK National Electricity grid by type of generation | Solar PV power Generation | Coal Stations output in Gigawatts | Wind Output Gigawatts | Nuclear energy output |Biomas...
gridwatch.co.uk
December 31, 2024 at 4:18 PM
End of year electricity generation comparisons:
Wind: 102% of last year
Solar: 107%
Gas: 84%
Coal: 53% (and now zero)
Nuclear: basically unchanged
Data from gridwatch.co.uk
Wind: 102% of last year
Solar: 107%
Gas: 84%
Coal: 53% (and now zero)
Nuclear: basically unchanged
Data from gridwatch.co.uk
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"We are seeking to understand the request from the Health and Safety Executive" is... a phrase that raises questions, shall we say.
One of the many crises of the university is that the say 75% or 80% of staff left behind will be made to work much harder - which is already a problem, as you can see here. www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
University faces HSE probe into work-related stress claims from staff
The University of Birmingham's management faces a new year probe into claims staff are overworked and suffering from stress and absences as a consequence
www.birminghammail.co.uk
December 31, 2024 at 1:16 PM
"We are seeking to understand the request from the Health and Safety Executive" is... a phrase that raises questions, shall we say.
How has my Christmas gone?
This is how my Christmas has been.
This is how my Christmas has been.
Did you know there was a whole Hanson Christmas album? I did not and yet half of it is on this playlist I made.
December 25, 2024 at 11:24 PM
How has my Christmas gone?
This is how my Christmas has been.
This is how my Christmas has been.
For anyone who has been watching (or reading) The Mirror and the Light recently this is extra fascinating
I don't see many long threads on here, but I'll try one - it's about Holbein's Ambassadors, his 1533 masterpiece in the National Gallery. It's often presented as a great mystery, but I think once we understand the circumstances in which it was made, its meaning becomes clearer.
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December 18, 2024 at 1:17 PM
For anyone who has been watching (or reading) The Mirror and the Light recently this is extra fascinating
Trip to Sydney, anyone?
Applications for round 1 of our International Visitor Program are open! Are you a mathematician looking to visit Australia & spend time doing research? Apply by Feb 18: bit.ly/3XqOxxK. Please share with interested parties 🔁 #mathsky #statsky #IVP #SMRI
International Visitor Program - Sydney Mathematical Research Institute
IVP August 2023 applications are due 8 August 2023, for July 2024–June 2025 visits (general applicants) & March 2024–June 2025 for Australian citizens/PR & NZ citizens.
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December 16, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Trip to Sydney, anyone?
We decided not to look for kittens until after Christmas
December 13, 2024 at 8:49 PM
We decided not to look for kittens until after Christmas
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Sat Dec 7, 2024 on zoom & in-person
Session in memory of Richard Parker at the annual Nikolaus conference at Aachen on group theory & representation theory. Main speakers:
Gerhard Hiß
Gabriele Nebe
Colva Roney-Dougal
www.math.rwth-aachen.de/Nikolaus2024...
#MathSky
Session in memory of Richard Parker at the annual Nikolaus conference at Aachen on group theory & representation theory. Main speakers:
Gerhard Hiß
Gabriele Nebe
Colva Roney-Dougal
www.math.rwth-aachen.de/Nikolaus2024...
#MathSky
Nikolaus Conference 2024
www.math.rwth-aachen.de
November 26, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Sat Dec 7, 2024 on zoom & in-person
Session in memory of Richard Parker at the annual Nikolaus conference at Aachen on group theory & representation theory. Main speakers:
Gerhard Hiß
Gabriele Nebe
Colva Roney-Dougal
www.math.rwth-aachen.de/Nikolaus2024...
#MathSky
Session in memory of Richard Parker at the annual Nikolaus conference at Aachen on group theory & representation theory. Main speakers:
Gerhard Hiß
Gabriele Nebe
Colva Roney-Dougal
www.math.rwth-aachen.de/Nikolaus2024...
#MathSky
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The dragon looked up. The cat was dragging something into their lair.
"What's that?"
"This." The cat said. "Is a duvet. Come try it."
The dragon warily climbed down from their hoard.
"I dunno. I like gold and- OH MY GOD!"
The cat smiled, triumphantly.
"See! This is what I've been TELLING you!"
"What's that?"
"This." The cat said. "Is a duvet. Come try it."
The dragon warily climbed down from their hoard.
"I dunno. I like gold and- OH MY GOD!"
The cat smiled, triumphantly.
"See! This is what I've been TELLING you!"
November 22, 2024 at 2:58 PM
The dragon looked up. The cat was dragging something into their lair.
"What's that?"
"This." The cat said. "Is a duvet. Come try it."
The dragon warily climbed down from their hoard.
"I dunno. I like gold and- OH MY GOD!"
The cat smiled, triumphantly.
"See! This is what I've been TELLING you!"
"What's that?"
"This." The cat said. "Is a duvet. Come try it."
The dragon warily climbed down from their hoard.
"I dunno. I like gold and- OH MY GOD!"
The cat smiled, triumphantly.
"See! This is what I've been TELLING you!"
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The deadline is when?
October 26, 2024 at 11:02 AM
The deadline is when?