Stephanie Harris
@mllesharris.bsky.social
Lawyering, contracting, research funding. Formerly of universities, now Senior Contracts Manager NIHR. Photos of my cats and garden.
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3 years ago Elon enabled the funniest day in Twitter history.
November 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
3 years ago Elon enabled the funniest day in Twitter history.
Slow clap to Canada
#Canada announces that it has indeed lost its #measles elimination status.
(Feels timely to receive the announcement while in Toronto, watching the #ASTMH @astmh.bsky.social session on recent outbreaks of emerging & re-emerging viruses, which kicked off with...measles)
www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
(Feels timely to receive the announcement while in Toronto, watching the #ASTMH @astmh.bsky.social session on recent outbreaks of emerging & re-emerging viruses, which kicked off with...measles)
www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
November 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Slow clap to Canada
Ok but I read this in the voice of Jamie McCrimmon
Well now, would you look at that?
A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of severe disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.
A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of severe disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.
November 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Ok but I read this in the voice of Jamie McCrimmon
Oh I was not prepared to see this
November 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Oh I was not prepared to see this
This is very interesting. What particularly resonates is the discussion of the need to demonstrate academic impact and the (ahem) impact that has on messaging.
This is a really fascinating discussion of changing linguistic conventions and how women are expected to write differently.
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Enough already!!! Punctuation, silly women and soundbite science
One of last week’s media talking points was a study published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (JESP), which attracted attention mainly because of its claim that women use exclamati…
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November 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
This is very interesting. What particularly resonates is the discussion of the need to demonstrate academic impact and the (ahem) impact that has on messaging.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
At this time of remembrance we in Britain focus on what really matters
November 9, 2025 at 10:23 AM
At this time of remembrance we in Britain focus on what really matters
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Some thoughts on why Remembrance is so important, and why attempts to police it should be resisted.
One of the most precious things about Remembrance is that it sets no political tests.
It asks only that we "remember", and that we do so in the silence of our own thoughts.
It doesn't dictate what we remember, how we remember or what lessons we draw.
That's between ourselves and our conscience.🧵
It asks only that we "remember", and that we do so in the silence of our own thoughts.
It doesn't dictate what we remember, how we remember or what lessons we draw.
That's between ourselves and our conscience.🧵
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Some thoughts on why Remembrance is so important, and why attempts to police it should be resisted.
Years ago, when I was hoping for a career in museums, I did an internship at the Historial de la Grande Guerre in Péronne in the Somme. A lovely museum that looks at the war from the French, German, and British perspectives. It had this incredible art by Käthe Kollwitz.
November 9, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Years ago, when I was hoping for a career in museums, I did an internship at the Historial de la Grande Guerre in Péronne in the Somme. A lovely museum that looks at the war from the French, German, and British perspectives. It had this incredible art by Käthe Kollwitz.
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
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somehow despite having a minority government, the Carney government seems to have more self-confidence than Keir Starmer's majority with 100s of people
I think what's hurting this government the most, beyond any other actions they're doing or not doing, is the overwhelming impression that they have zero self-confidence
I’m with Vince.
And 2p on income tax plus 2p off NICS to raise £6bn feels like being hung for half a lamb.
www.ft.com/content/9e56...
And 2p on income tax plus 2p off NICS to raise £6bn feels like being hung for half a lamb.
www.ft.com/content/9e56...
November 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
somehow despite having a minority government, the Carney government seems to have more self-confidence than Keir Starmer's majority with 100s of people
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AND HE WAS LIKE, BUT NOT MY FACE, RIGHT? AND I WAS LIKE WELL IT'S A FACE, SO
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 AM
AND HE WAS LIKE, BUT NOT MY FACE, RIGHT? AND I WAS LIKE WELL IT'S A FACE, SO
Perusing the Fountain Pens feed for the first time in awhile and I discover that it’s both fountain pen day and love your lawyer day. That’s cheered me up on a gloomy Friday.
November 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Perusing the Fountain Pens feed for the first time in awhile and I discover that it’s both fountain pen day and love your lawyer day. That’s cheered me up on a gloomy Friday.
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Even I thought this was one of mine!
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Even I thought this was one of mine!
Love to open this app at the end of the day and try to figure out the topic of the moment
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Love to open this app at the end of the day and try to figure out the topic of the moment
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Remember, remember!
The month of Bovember!
A time to post cows and whatnot!
I know of no reasons, why cows in all seasons,
should ever be forgot!
#Bovember #cows #cowart #bovineart #ungulates #drawing #sketching #sketchbook #coloredpencils #prismacolors #animalart #animalillustration
The month of Bovember!
A time to post cows and whatnot!
I know of no reasons, why cows in all seasons,
should ever be forgot!
#Bovember #cows #cowart #bovineart #ungulates #drawing #sketching #sketchbook #coloredpencils #prismacolors #animalart #animalillustration
November 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Remember, remember!
The month of Bovember!
A time to post cows and whatnot!
I know of no reasons, why cows in all seasons,
should ever be forgot!
#Bovember #cows #cowart #bovineart #ungulates #drawing #sketching #sketchbook #coloredpencils #prismacolors #animalart #animalillustration
The month of Bovember!
A time to post cows and whatnot!
I know of no reasons, why cows in all seasons,
should ever be forgot!
#Bovember #cows #cowart #bovineart #ungulates #drawing #sketching #sketchbook #coloredpencils #prismacolors #animalart #animalillustration
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On the other site, an 18-year-old Zohran canvasser described the legendary Wallace Shawn as "the actor who plays Dr. Sturgis on Young Sheldon" which is honestly adorable
November 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
On the other site, an 18-year-old Zohran canvasser described the legendary Wallace Shawn as "the actor who plays Dr. Sturgis on Young Sheldon" which is honestly adorable
So I’ve just watched Breakfast at Tiffany’s for the first time ever and damn, that is one well trained cat.
November 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
So I’ve just watched Breakfast at Tiffany’s for the first time ever and damn, that is one well trained cat.
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Some charts for those who don't know the extent of the US public (and private) investment in research (particularly in biomedical research) compared to other countries and institutions. The destruction of the US' scientific institutions has global implications.
November 2, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Some charts for those who don't know the extent of the US public (and private) investment in research (particularly in biomedical research) compared to other countries and institutions. The destruction of the US' scientific institutions has global implications.
I had a flatmate who works in games. Those people work so hard, 12+ days were routine. Solidarity with those who got fired.
This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I had a flatmate who works in games. Those people work so hard, 12+ days were routine. Solidarity with those who got fired.
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Fiona, age 18.5, would like to take this #Caturday to remind everyone that November is #AdoptASeniorPetMonth. Every animal deserves a second chance at love and a forever home, so please give senior pets a second look and take home a new old friend today...❤️
#CatsOfBluesky
#CatsOfBluesky
November 1, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Fiona, age 18.5, would like to take this #Caturday to remind everyone that November is #AdoptASeniorPetMonth. Every animal deserves a second chance at love and a forever home, so please give senior pets a second look and take home a new old friend today...❤️
#CatsOfBluesky
#CatsOfBluesky
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"You've let me down, you've let the squadron down... and worst of of all you've let yourself down."
September 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
"You've let me down, you've let the squadron down... and worst of of all you've let yourself down."
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“When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween.”
Happy #Halloween all 🎃
🎨 'Jack Jill and Jol' by Margaryta Yermolayeva
Happy #Halloween all 🎃
🎨 'Jack Jill and Jol' by Margaryta Yermolayeva
October 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
“When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween.”
Happy #Halloween all 🎃
🎨 'Jack Jill and Jol' by Margaryta Yermolayeva
Happy #Halloween all 🎃
🎨 'Jack Jill and Jol' by Margaryta Yermolayeva
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If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
![[Scene is the entrance cabin to a NATIONAL TRUST PROPERTY AND GARDENS]
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NATIONAL TRUST EMPLOYEE [inside cabin]:
Hello there
2
[A young family - two parents two kids - have arrived at the front desk].
DAD:
Hi - do you have an activity trail, for the kids?
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NT EMPLOYEE:
Of course – you’re just in time for the Autumn Gammon Trail!
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MUM:
That sounds fun, doesn’t it kids?
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NT EMPLOYEE [handing an activity sheet and pencils to the kids]:
Every autumn, the Reform Trust gammons flock back to the National Trust for the AGM. Just follow the trail round the grounds, and see how many you can spot!
6
NT EMPLOYEE [hearing something in the gardens]:
Listen - that's their call
[Calls emanating from the landscape]:
tut-tut
woke-woke
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NT EMPLOYEE [showing the family an apparently empty fenced enclosure with some bushes in]:
They are extremely sensitive and fragile...
But you can bring them out of hiding if you put a little sign down mentioning slavery.
8
KIDS [pointing]:
There they are!
[Some little red faced PEOPLE wearing Barbour jackets and gilets emerge cautiously from the bushes. They are creeping towards a TINY SIGN in the middle of the enclosure].
[Little people noises]:
woke-woke
tut-tut
woke-woke
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[Close-up of the TINY SIGN - we can read that it says]:
Slavery had a bit to do with building this massive house.
[Noises from the little people again as they inspect the tiny sign]:
tut-tut
woke-woke
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MUM [pointing]:
What's that one doing there?
NT EMPLOYEE:
Oh, that's so sweet…
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[We see that one of the people is sat on a rock, with a little laptop open on a tree stump, and they are furiously typing away].
NT EMPLOYEE:
I think he's writing a column for the Daily Telegraph…
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[We see close up to the little person’s screen, it is a word document reading]:
Are National Trust scones secretly WOKE?
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October 31, 2025 at 9:02 AM
If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
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Government has published one of those quiet but important documents that might get overlooked as it is not 'newsy'. The headline finding is that £1 of public R&D investment generates £8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
The value of public R&D
www.gov.uk
October 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Government has published one of those quiet but important documents that might get overlooked as it is not 'newsy'. The headline finding is that £1 of public R&D investment generates £8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...