Chris Hale
@chrisghale.bsky.social
Posting in a personal capacity mostly on higher education & occasionally on cycling, Southampton FC. Brit and former Lewisham resident currently living in the wonderful Aotearoa New Zealand.
This is a very very entertaining first day of The Ashes!
November 21, 2025 at 9:47 AM
This is a very very entertaining first day of The Ashes!
Lovely day at the cricket in Wellington. Felt like it could be close at the end but Black Caps kept their nerve. Well done NZ. Well deserved series win #NZEngalnd
November 1, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Lovely day at the cricket in Wellington. Felt like it could be close at the end but Black Caps kept their nerve. Well done NZ. Well deserved series win #NZEngalnd
Yes, I've no doubt that the people of England are obsessing everyday about Lord of the Rings and relishing the death, chaos and destruction that the civil war Musk advocates for would bring (as opposed to cost of living, the kid's education, their family's health etc).
Elon Musk: "It is time for the English to ally with the hard men, like Tommy Robinson, and fight for their survival or they shall surely all die" 29th October 2025. 2 million views in its first hour.
October 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Yes, I've no doubt that the people of England are obsessing everyday about Lord of the Rings and relishing the death, chaos and destruction that the civil war Musk advocates for would bring (as opposed to cost of living, the kid's education, their family's health etc).
What on earth has happened to the British Conservative Party?
"The result would be removals on an epic scale. The comparison with Idi Amin's expulsion of Ugandan Asians is not one many Tory MPs welcome. Some appear unaware their own policy was that monstrous, until Lam spelled it out in a newspaper interview"
- Guardian
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- Guardian
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on Conservative immigration policy: the threat of mass expulsions is abhorrent | Editorial
Editorial: Tory plans to revoke indefinite leave to remain in pursuit of greater ‘cultural coherence’ resemble the most extreme ambitions of far-right fringe parties
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
What on earth has happened to the British Conservative Party?
October 11, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of @ucl.ac.uk - some time before it was finished
Founded in 1826 as London University, it became UCL as part of the compromise that enabled it and King's College to award degrees
If you like this image, please retweet it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
Founded in 1826 as London University, it became UCL as part of the compromise that enabled it and King's College to award degrees
If you like this image, please retweet it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
October 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of @ucl.ac.uk - some time before it was finished
Founded in 1826 as London University, it became UCL as part of the compromise that enabled it and King's College to award degrees
If you like this image, please retweet it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
Founded in 1826 as London University, it became UCL as part of the compromise that enabled it and King's College to award degrees
If you like this image, please retweet it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
Wow, that was amazing. Chapeau India 🇮🇳, great performance from England. Legendary stuff!
August 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Wow, that was amazing. Chapeau India 🇮🇳, great performance from England. Legendary stuff!
Genuinely exciting development. Took kids to see Bayeaux Tapestry a few years back on a holiday in northern France. They moaned endlessly we were going to a boring museum but ended up totally captivated, as was I.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Bayeux tapestry to return to Britain for first time in 900 years
Tapestry to go on display in British Museum next year, with treasures from Sutton Hoo lent to France in exchange
www.theguardian.com
July 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Genuinely exciting development. Took kids to see Bayeaux Tapestry a few years back on a holiday in northern France. They moaned endlessly we were going to a boring museum but ended up totally captivated, as was I.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Enjoying my time back in London. At National Gallery this morning for exhibition of Mexican artist José Maria Velasco (have a thing for Mexico, a wonderful country). Incredible I could also wander about and see Turners, Cézannes and Monets. I may have taken it a bit for granted when I live here!
July 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Enjoying my time back in London. At National Gallery this morning for exhibition of Mexican artist José Maria Velasco (have a thing for Mexico, a wonderful country). Incredible I could also wander about and see Turners, Cézannes and Monets. I may have taken it a bit for granted when I live here!
No idea how they even get a boat that big up the Thames!
July 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
No idea how they even get a boat that big up the Thames!
Mānawatia a Matariki. Matariki is the Māori New Year. Find out more here www.tepapa.govt.nz/discover-col...
June 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Mānawatia a Matariki. Matariki is the Māori New Year. Find out more here www.tepapa.govt.nz/discover-col...
Waking up to this has made me very happy. Chapeau Simon Yates. What an incredible performance 🇮🇹 🚴 🇬🇧
Simon Yates pulls off stunning comeback to all but seal Giro d’Italia triumph
Simon Yates pulls off stunning comeback to all but seal Giro d’Italia triumph
Simon Yates trailed Isaac Del Toro by 1min 21sec but a remarkable attack saw him claim the pink jersey seven years on from his collapse on the same mountain
www.theguardian.com
May 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Waking up to this has made me very happy. Chapeau Simon Yates. What an incredible performance 🇮🇹 🚴 🇬🇧
Pretty decent Monday here on Otākou Whakaihu Waka University of Otago Ōtepoti Dunedin campus 🤩
May 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Pretty decent Monday here on Otākou Whakaihu Waka University of Otago Ōtepoti Dunedin campus 🤩
Stunning day in Ōtepoti Dunedin. At Aramoana beach earlier. Saw a bunch of hoiho (yellow eyed penguins) mucking about in the surf and a couple of Royal Albatross gliding across the harbour mouth. Feeling the love for this special corner of NZ 🤩.
May 24, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Stunning day in Ōtepoti Dunedin. At Aramoana beach earlier. Saw a bunch of hoiho (yellow eyed penguins) mucking about in the surf and a couple of Royal Albatross gliding across the harbour mouth. Feeling the love for this special corner of NZ 🤩.
That new Simon and Garfunkel album sucks.
May 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
That new Simon and Garfunkel album sucks.
NZ University sector fairly downbeat ahead of the Budget and expectations being managed. Slim odds of a rabbit being pulled out the hat me thinks. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Budget: Schools expecting more support for disabled students, ECEs and universities less optimistic
Meanwhile, early childhood centres are hoping for a subsidy increase and universities are preparing for funding cuts.
www.rnz.co.nz
May 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
NZ University sector fairly downbeat ahead of the Budget and expectations being managed. Slim odds of a rabbit being pulled out the hat me thinks. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Reposted by Chris Hale
Intriguing report of the thinking of the Universities Minister
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05...
Universities have ‘lost sight of responsibility over public money’
Baroness Smith says institutions failing to rein in spending despite demanding financial support from government
www.telegraph.co.uk
May 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Intriguing report of the thinking of the Universities Minister
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05...
New NZ Science Council and Chief Science Advisor named. There's been a real vacuum in this space so feels like an opportunity to inject some longer term and strategic thinking on NZ's science and innovation.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
John Roche named Chief Science Advisor, PM unveils Science Council
New advisory body to set long-term science and innovation priorities, led by Dr John Roche and chaired by Minister Shane Reti, has been named.
www.stuff.co.nz
May 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
New NZ Science Council and Chief Science Advisor named. There's been a real vacuum in this space so feels like an opportunity to inject some longer term and strategic thinking on NZ's science and innovation.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
The Catlins is an area of incredible wildlife and beauty. A ban on vehicles on the beaches makes sense. I’m sure there must be other more appropriate places motorists can go and do donuts etc if that’s their thing.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Catlins resident calls for beach bylaw changes after car salesmen race, do 'doughnuts'
It comes after a string of instances in which the behaviour of motorists at beaches within the scenic Catlins coastline have sparked the ire of the community, including the district's mayor.
www.rnz.co.nz
April 26, 2025 at 5:32 AM
The Catlins is an area of incredible wildlife and beauty. A ban on vehicles on the beaches makes sense. I’m sure there must be other more appropriate places motorists can go and do donuts etc if that’s their thing.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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NZ tracks far below the OECD average when it comes to investing in research and science and attempts to catch up just haven't worked.
NZ's long-standing R&D target scrapped
newsroom.co.nz
April 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
NZ tracks far below the OECD average when it comes to investing in research and science and attempts to catch up just haven't worked.
Autumn cycling on the roads of Central Otago 🤩
April 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Autumn cycling on the roads of Central Otago 🤩
Amazing!
'Incredibly rare' king penguin sighting at Otago beach
'Incredibly rare' king penguin sighting at Otago beach
The last reported sighting in New Zealand was at Ōreti Beach last year.
www.rnz.co.nz
April 15, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Amazing!