Dr Orla Kelly
@orlakellybell.bsky.social
Knowledge Exchange & Innovation, working across Scotland's 19 universities. Here for chat about collaboration, strategy and policy, funding, and musings from trains or walks
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This #GlobalEntrepreneurshipWeek we’re showcasing some of the work of Scotland’s universities in working with industry and driving innovation.
Earlier this year every university in Scotland received £5,000 from SFC to support entrepreneurial ambitions.
www.sfc.ac.uk/research-inn...
Earlier this year every university in Scotland received £5,000 from SFC to support entrepreneurial ambitions.
www.sfc.ac.uk/research-inn...
Global Entrepreneurship Case Studies - Scottish Funding Council
www.sfc.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 10:10 AM
This #GlobalEntrepreneurshipWeek we’re showcasing some of the work of Scotland’s universities in working with industry and driving innovation.
Earlier this year every university in Scotland received £5,000 from SFC to support entrepreneurial ambitions.
www.sfc.ac.uk/research-inn...
Earlier this year every university in Scotland received £5,000 from SFC to support entrepreneurial ambitions.
www.sfc.ac.uk/research-inn...
Spend 90 seconds with me in Manchester...
I spent the week at the busy IEEC2025 - International Enterprise Educators Conference - hosted by @manmetuni.bsky.social
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I spent the week at the busy IEEC2025 - International Enterprise Educators Conference - hosted by @manmetuni.bsky.social
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September 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Spend 90 seconds with me in Manchester...
I spent the week at the busy IEEC2025 - International Enterprise Educators Conference - hosted by @manmetuni.bsky.social
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I spent the week at the busy IEEC2025 - International Enterprise Educators Conference - hosted by @manmetuni.bsky.social
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Fortuitous timing, but yesterday as UK Gov published their White Paper on immigration, we held a panel discussion "Exploring the landscape for international founders", as part of the Connect-Ed Network www.connect-ed.network
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May 13, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Fortuitous timing, but yesterday as UK Gov published their White Paper on immigration, we held a panel discussion "Exploring the landscape for international founders", as part of the Connect-Ed Network www.connect-ed.network
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Day tripping to Aberdeen today for a Connect-Ed meeting on entrepreneurial ecosystems, an international perspective.
First leg of the journey is a train to Dundee, a journey I used to do multiple times a week for several years.
I'm no longer a regular commuter... I miss it, and I don't miss it!
First leg of the journey is a train to Dundee, a journey I used to do multiple times a week for several years.
I'm no longer a regular commuter... I miss it, and I don't miss it!
April 24, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Day tripping to Aberdeen today for a Connect-Ed meeting on entrepreneurial ecosystems, an international perspective.
First leg of the journey is a train to Dundee, a journey I used to do multiple times a week for several years.
I'm no longer a regular commuter... I miss it, and I don't miss it!
First leg of the journey is a train to Dundee, a journey I used to do multiple times a week for several years.
I'm no longer a regular commuter... I miss it, and I don't miss it!
A short 5 mile walk today, through very bonnie Stirling, gearing up for the Glasgow Kiltwalk on Sunday - raising money for Social Bite to support their mission to end homelessness. Any and all donations welcome! 🙏 www.justgiving.com/page/orla-st...
April 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A short 5 mile walk today, through very bonnie Stirling, gearing up for the Glasgow Kiltwalk on Sunday - raising money for Social Bite to support their mission to end homelessness. Any and all donations welcome! 🙏 www.justgiving.com/page/orla-st...
The numbers here are staggering. Decimate literally means 1 in 10, but this is double that. Hard to rationalise, it'll be devastating for the city.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Dundee University to cut 632 jobs to plug £35m deficit
The University and College Union condemned the
www.bbc.co.uk
March 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The numbers here are staggering. Decimate literally means 1 in 10, but this is double that. Hard to rationalise, it'll be devastating for the city.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Go touch some grass!
I don't really have time for this today, too much to do... which is all the more reason to get out for a wee half hour round the river.
You can't drink from an empty cup, etc etc etc
I don't really have time for this today, too much to do... which is all the more reason to get out for a wee half hour round the river.
You can't drink from an empty cup, etc etc etc
March 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Go touch some grass!
I don't really have time for this today, too much to do... which is all the more reason to get out for a wee half hour round the river.
You can't drink from an empty cup, etc etc etc
I don't really have time for this today, too much to do... which is all the more reason to get out for a wee half hour round the river.
You can't drink from an empty cup, etc etc etc
Reposted by Dr Orla Kelly
Season 2 of the Academic Adventures podcast is here! To celebrate #IWD2025 we're delighted to welcome Prof Gillian Fleming from @mintventures.bsky.social for a great convo about supporting women-led businesses and female entrepreneurs.
Listen here www.convergechallenge.com/the-academic....
Listen here www.convergechallenge.com/the-academic....
March 8, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Season 2 of the Academic Adventures podcast is here! To celebrate #IWD2025 we're delighted to welcome Prof Gillian Fleming from @mintventures.bsky.social for a great convo about supporting women-led businesses and female entrepreneurs.
Listen here www.convergechallenge.com/the-academic....
Listen here www.convergechallenge.com/the-academic....
The Scots of this world will be outraged at today's @nytimes.com Spelling Bee.
Also, the word gammon is not on the word list 🤷🏻♀️
Those are now the only two words I can see.
Also, the word gammon is not on the word list 🤷🏻♀️
Those are now the only two words I can see.
March 7, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The Scots of this world will be outraged at today's @nytimes.com Spelling Bee.
Also, the word gammon is not on the word list 🤷🏻♀️
Those are now the only two words I can see.
Also, the word gammon is not on the word list 🤷🏻♀️
Those are now the only two words I can see.
Off to Dundee today. I used to do this three times per week, and its now £34.80 return on the train 🫠
Grateful for moderately reliable train WiFi so I could join a call, not so keen on finishing that call in a freezing cold Dundee train station.
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Grateful for moderately reliable train WiFi so I could join a call, not so keen on finishing that call in a freezing cold Dundee train station.
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February 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Off to Dundee today. I used to do this three times per week, and its now £34.80 return on the train 🫠
Grateful for moderately reliable train WiFi so I could join a call, not so keen on finishing that call in a freezing cold Dundee train station.
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Grateful for moderately reliable train WiFi so I could join a call, not so keen on finishing that call in a freezing cold Dundee train station.
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A meeting at Heriot Watt today means a dander along the canal. Preferred mode of transport!
February 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
A meeting at Heriot Watt today means a dander along the canal. Preferred mode of transport!
This week, I had an eye-opening few days on the NCEE Entrepreneurial University Leaders programme. Valuable to bring me out of my Scottish KE&I bubble, and engage with a cohort of people working across HE - legal, careers, IT, estates, executive support, plus learning & teaching and research
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February 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
This week, I had an eye-opening few days on the NCEE Entrepreneurial University Leaders programme. Valuable to bring me out of my Scottish KE&I bubble, and engage with a cohort of people working across HE - legal, careers, IT, estates, executive support, plus learning & teaching and research
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These two headlines, a day apart 🤯
I don't work in transport, I have sympathy that the picture is probably way more complicated than these headlines and articles cover.
However!
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I don't work in transport, I have sympathy that the picture is probably way more complicated than these headlines and articles cover.
However!
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January 31, 2025 at 9:18 PM
These two headlines, a day apart 🤯
I don't work in transport, I have sympathy that the picture is probably way more complicated than these headlines and articles cover.
However!
...
I don't work in transport, I have sympathy that the picture is probably way more complicated than these headlines and articles cover.
However!
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Earlier this week, we held our first in a series of upskilling and networking events for a growing ecosystem of Entrepreneurs in Residence, Commercial Champions, Mentors, and our Enterprise Support colleagues across Scotland (1/n)
January 30, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Earlier this week, we held our first in a series of upskilling and networking events for a growing ecosystem of Entrepreneurs in Residence, Commercial Champions, Mentors, and our Enterprise Support colleagues across Scotland (1/n)
Microsoft's muti-factor authentication coupled with Scotlrail's patchy WiFi is a special kind of hell
January 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Microsoft's muti-factor authentication coupled with Scotlrail's patchy WiFi is a special kind of hell
Walk once a day 👍
January 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Walk once a day 👍
Blinded by the sun in today's bitterly cold walk around Stirling Castle. A smidgen of vitamin D!
January 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Blinded by the sun in today's bitterly cold walk around Stirling Castle. A smidgen of vitamin D!
Today, I'm mostly haunched over my laptop, but made sure to get out to be among some trees for a bit.
100% record of daily walk this year, let's see how long I can keep that up.
100% record of daily walk this year, let's see how long I can keep that up.
January 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Today, I'm mostly haunched over my laptop, but made sure to get out to be among some trees for a bit.
100% record of daily walk this year, let's see how long I can keep that up.
100% record of daily walk this year, let's see how long I can keep that up.
9:15 am. First day of work of 2025. Where do you even start??
(With a steaming hot black coffee, of course)
(With a steaming hot black coffee, of course)
January 6, 2025 at 9:17 AM
9:15 am. First day of work of 2025. Where do you even start??
(With a steaming hot black coffee, of course)
(With a steaming hot black coffee, of course)
Stirling looking bonny in between the rain showers, but the River Forth is very high
December 31, 2024 at 3:52 PM
Stirling looking bonny in between the rain showers, but the River Forth is very high
Regular welly check in the Forth. Still good.
December 31, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Regular welly check in the Forth. Still good.
Christmas back home complete 💚 glad the travel is over (gale force ferry crossing was something special!)
December 27, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Christmas back home complete 💚 glad the travel is over (gale force ferry crossing was something special!)
It was a frantic end to the working year with one funding bid submitted, a conference abstract submitted, and lots of other things being teed up for 2025.
Can't necessarily call the festive period 'downtime', just a different kind of busy!
Here's to a happy and healthy 2025 🥂
Can't necessarily call the festive period 'downtime', just a different kind of busy!
Here's to a happy and healthy 2025 🥂
December 24, 2024 at 3:48 PM
It was a frantic end to the working year with one funding bid submitted, a conference abstract submitted, and lots of other things being teed up for 2025.
Can't necessarily call the festive period 'downtime', just a different kind of busy!
Here's to a happy and healthy 2025 🥂
Can't necessarily call the festive period 'downtime', just a different kind of busy!
Here's to a happy and healthy 2025 🥂
From the Design Exchange in Buchanan Galleries 🎄
December 13, 2024 at 3:55 PM
From the Design Exchange in Buchanan Galleries 🎄