Rosie Niven
@rosieniven.bsky.social
Originally from north east England, now in north east London. Working in higher ed comms and previously a journalist for digital, print & broadcast media. Post for work & fun, but views all my own.
Work: UCL | DataSci research comms
Work: UCL | DataSci research comms
Heard the Miley Cyrus and David Byrne collaboration today, it's surprising and in a good way! Finding pop music amazing right now.
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Heard the Miley Cyrus and David Byrne collaboration today, it's surprising and in a good way! Finding pop music amazing right now.
Nicely done, Patrick Barkham, nicely done. This DJ is really sticking up for the Common People. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Not so Golden Brown: DJ plays 24-hours of No 2s in Lake District sewage protest
Radio host uses chart songs that didn’t quite make top spot to highlight issue of Windermere pollution
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Nicely done, Patrick Barkham, nicely done. This DJ is really sticking up for the Common People. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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The race across the world Safety Car is out 😬 #ratw #celebrityRaceAcrossTheWorld
November 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The race across the world Safety Car is out 😬 #ratw #celebrityRaceAcrossTheWorld
One of the interesting things I learned from the Girlband Forever doc was that UK interest rates went up twice in one day back in 1992. Also had no idea about All Saints early days as a threesome.
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
One of the interesting things I learned from the Girlband Forever doc was that UK interest rates went up twice in one day back in 1992. Also had no idea about All Saints early days as a threesome.
I am considering deleting my account on a certain other social network. I don't use it and it's in privacy mode. I don't want anyone to take it over, but at the same time, I don't want to lose the id in case things change. What have others done?
November 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I am considering deleting my account on a certain other social network. I don't use it and it's in privacy mode. I don't want anyone to take it over, but at the same time, I don't want to lose the id in case things change. What have others done?
Check out this great map. Made me smile. Especially the posh dogs but!
A Map Of Britain After The 2029 Technology Crash, by me and my dad.
November 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Check out this great map. Made me smile. Especially the posh dogs but!
These days I like to mix it up but back in my student data it was Chicken Bhuna. Now more into my Dosas and South Indian / Sri Lanka dishes.
Interested to find out Bluesky curry orders. What is your regular? Chicken Tikka Vindaloo, saag aloo, keema naan, pilau rice for me generally.
November 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
These days I like to mix it up but back in my student data it was Chicken Bhuna. Now more into my Dosas and South Indian / Sri Lanka dishes.
Reposted by Rosie Niven
Bertha, lovely Bertha
Sometimes I think you're a dream
AND YOU CAN WIN THAT DREAM IN THIS MONTHS OMAZE DRAW. ENTER NOW. TEXTS COST A LOT.
Sometimes I think you're a dream
AND YOU CAN WIN THAT DREAM IN THIS MONTHS OMAZE DRAW. ENTER NOW. TEXTS COST A LOT.
November 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Bertha, lovely Bertha
Sometimes I think you're a dream
AND YOU CAN WIN THAT DREAM IN THIS MONTHS OMAZE DRAW. ENTER NOW. TEXTS COST A LOT.
Sometimes I think you're a dream
AND YOU CAN WIN THAT DREAM IN THIS MONTHS OMAZE DRAW. ENTER NOW. TEXTS COST A LOT.
Plea to people posting about #celebritytraitors. Please consider those of us avoiding spoilers by muting words temporarily and use tags. Thanks.
October 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Plea to people posting about #celebritytraitors. Please consider those of us avoiding spoilers by muting words temporarily and use tags. Thanks.
I love the fact that Wolves have a player called Wolfe playing for them.
October 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I love the fact that Wolves have a player called Wolfe playing for them.
Well, clearly EES roll out is not causing the delays expected because if I search for EES, I get "buc-ees" or something. No idea what that is!
October 25, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Well, clearly EES roll out is not causing the delays expected because if I search for EES, I get "buc-ees" or something. No idea what that is!
Oooo. Nemone has really set the cat among the pigeons by restricting 6 of the Best to Newcastle-upon-Tyne only. That rules out Sam Fender, Sting, Mark Knopfler, Neil Tennant (North Tyneside), JADE, Nadine Shah (South Tyneside), Bryan Ferry, Sunderland bands, plus Dubstar (Gateshead). The Shadows?
October 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Oooo. Nemone has really set the cat among the pigeons by restricting 6 of the Best to Newcastle-upon-Tyne only. That rules out Sam Fender, Sting, Mark Knopfler, Neil Tennant (North Tyneside), JADE, Nadine Shah (South Tyneside), Bryan Ferry, Sunderland bands, plus Dubstar (Gateshead). The Shadows?
Well done Sam. Thought CMAT probably would get it for a fantastic album, but it's been a great night for Tyneside and a boost for the local music scene.
October 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Well done Sam. Thought CMAT probably would get it for a fantastic album, but it's been a great night for Tyneside and a boost for the local music scene.
Delighted to hear about the film Santosh. I read the story I think it was based on years ago (possibly when reading the work of a journalist nominated for the Thomson Foundation award for young journalist at the FPAs). I knew then it would make a great film. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Neurodiverse collective wins award for ‘creative audacity’ at London film festival
The BFI and Chanel film-maker awards were won by a docufiction film, a queer BDSM biker romance and a film about police corruption in India
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Delighted to hear about the film Santosh. I read the story I think it was based on years ago (possibly when reading the work of a journalist nominated for the Thomson Foundation award for young journalist at the FPAs). I knew then it would make a great film. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
In case you were wondering, the Sumner that the lab is named after isn't Sting.
Researchers from the Sumner Lab talk about how their research informed our latest virtual reality exhibition, World of Wasps. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll... #GMZWasps
October 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
In case you were wondering, the Sumner that the lab is named after isn't Sting.
A tour of National Garden Festivals, but it would be very quick. There were only 5.
What policy themed visitor trail would you do upon retirement? I would pilgrimage to visit the 100 Rishi Sunak outdoor chess sets around the country. I genuinely think it would be one of those fun random things that would take me to places I’d never otherwise go to
October 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A tour of National Garden Festivals, but it would be very quick. There were only 5.
Paul McCartney could provide a pre-written protest song for that.
Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
October 11, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Paul McCartney could provide a pre-written protest song for that.
Not really enjoying the breakbeats six of the best... I have just heard the worst Groove Armada, Leftfield and Basement Jaxx tracks and an average version of a Propellerheads track (there are better versions of it). Never liked Renegade Master either. Feel like I am stuck in 1999.
October 10, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Not really enjoying the breakbeats six of the best... I have just heard the worst Groove Armada, Leftfield and Basement Jaxx tracks and an average version of a Propellerheads track (there are better versions of it). Never liked Renegade Master either. Feel like I am stuck in 1999.
This is a fantastic idea!
because you retire and you've not got much to do. We should probably deliver a lot more active retirement training
October 9, 2025 at 11:51 AM
This is a fantastic idea!
Prudhoe probably. And any place names ending in wick or gham. Suspect many in the North East of England are currently getting very confused about how one of the BBC's politician journos is mispronouncing his own surname.
What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?
October 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Prudhoe probably. And any place names ending in wick or gham. Suspect many in the North East of England are currently getting very confused about how one of the BBC's politician journos is mispronouncing his own surname.
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This lot clearly have English degrees. Especially Unicorn.
October 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM
This lot clearly have English degrees. Especially Unicorn.
I would love to get a postcard with this message.
WHY HAS THE MOTHER GOT DRUNK.
WHY IS THE WORLD GOING ROUND.
WHY IS THERE FOOTBALL ON TV.
WHY HAS THAT PINK DUCK ONLY GOT ONE LEG.
WHY IS THE WORLD GOING ROUND.
WHY IS THERE FOOTBALL ON TV.
WHY HAS THAT PINK DUCK ONLY GOT ONE LEG.
October 4, 2025 at 7:41 AM
I would love to get a postcard with this message.
Randomly ended up watching the film Rye Lane on BBC2 it's quite an entertaining rom com if like that kind of thing. Reminds me of the London-set rom cons at the turn of the Millennium.
October 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Randomly ended up watching the film Rye Lane on BBC2 it's quite an entertaining rom com if like that kind of thing. Reminds me of the London-set rom cons at the turn of the Millennium.
Think last time I saw Crowded House on #totp it was Fall at Your Feet with a very disengaged Tim Finn who was almost out of the band at that point.
October 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Think last time I saw Crowded House on #totp it was Fall at Your Feet with a very disengaged Tim Finn who was almost out of the band at that point.
Barker and Lyons - Basically a noughties ODPM report supergroup.
I’m immensely grateful to the New Towns Taskforce, under the expert leadership of its Chair, Sir Michael Lyons, and Deputy Chair, Dame Kate Barker, for producing such a considered and comprehensive set of final recommendations 👇🏻
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
New Towns Taskforce: Report to government
The government has published the independent New Towns Taskforce report as well as its initial response to that report.
www.gov.uk
September 28, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Barker and Lyons - Basically a noughties ODPM report supergroup.