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Andrew Coogan
@cooganlab.bsky.social
Sleep Researcher and Professor.
"One of the finest efforts in Lincolnshire".
We've reached the point of the University being a loose collection of students and staff, united by a common concern about parking.
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Call For Maynooth University To Address Student Parking Overflow Impacting Nearby Estates
Fianna Fail Councillor Donna Phelan tabled a motion for Kildare County Council to write to the University, highlighting what she says are persistent parking issues in several residential estates.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Holy
November 5, 2025 at 9:59 AM
November 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Universities, always ready to step up to the mark and do the wrong thing.
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China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show - BBC News
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
😎
November 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
“Socioeconomic roots of academic faculty“ -IN THE USA ffs, other countries and systems exist.
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Socioeconomic roots of academic faculty - Nature Human Behaviour
Studying socioeconomic backgrounds and intergenerational transmission in the US academia, Morgan et al. find that faculty have a parent with a Ph.D. degree a striking 25 times more often than the gene...
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November 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Graduation day for #1. Been quite a journey, proud dad moment.
October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
So sad to learn of the sudden passing of Malcolm Von Schantz. Malcolm was a real gentleman and an excellent scientist, so kind, supportive, clear and insightful. A huge loss to chronobiology and sleep science. RIP.
October 29, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Live footage of collecting drips of research excellence in a bucket.
October 29, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Research excellence is a nebulous concept. For example, in our case it doesn’t seem to encompass fixing a months-old leak in the PhD student room that has caused the power to be cut off at their desks. 🤷‍♂️
October 29, 2025 at 9:20 AM
So, the prophesy came to pass.
October 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
October 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Get tae fuck
Microsoft has unveiled “Mico,” a new animated avatar for its Copilot AI that brings back shades of Clippy. The expressive blob acts as a friendly, customizable face for the chatbot.
Microsoft's Mico is a 'Clippy' for the AI era | TechCrunch
Microsoft has unveiled “Mico,” a new animated avatar for its Copilot AI that brings back shades of Clippy. The expressive blob acts as a friendly, customizable face for the chatbot.
techcrunch.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
With the "Fall Back" clock change nearly upon us, re-upping this Light O'Clock podcast I contributed to about the science of these clock changes
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Season 3 – Episode 1: Tick-tock trouble – How clock changes affect our health
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October 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Reposted by Andrew Coogan
On the show today: @cooganlab.bsky.social on getting up early (or late); @elaineburke.bsky.social on deepfake presidential candidates; @eesc-president.bsky.social on leaving school at 13; How Sudan is still ignored; gerry Adams doc; @drjoannafortune.bsky.social with parenting; (Not) raking leaves
October 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
59 years ago today the exquisite horror of the disaster at Aberfan played out.
October 21, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Should be made to correct exam scripts for classes of 700 first years, but I guess that is “little people” work
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Former University of Limerick president Kerstin Mey is lecturing once a week on €175,000 salary
Former University of Limerick (UL) president Professor Kerstin Mey is back working on campus and lecturing for three hours a week while commanding a €175,000 salary.
m.independent.ie
October 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Historically, the problems of errant members of the British Royal family would be solved by just murdering them.
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Prince Andrew's fall from grace is a never-ending saga - he's a perennial problem for the Palace
The Duke of York isn't a working royal, doesn't attend official events, and is rarely seen in public. He's been stripped of his duties and patronages, but is this enough?
news.sky.com
October 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Reposted by Andrew Coogan
This morning my ChatGPT quota was inexplicably exhausted.

It took a while but I pieced it together. Voice mode somehow got activated when I went to bed.

The bot then engaged in a 10 hour conversation with my snoring dog, answering questions the pup wasn’t asking and praising him for his insight.
October 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Just FYI if you are not familiar with Academia, it is at least 50% this
October 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Peak University Coms here: “Our VC has resigned with immediate effect and there is absolutely nothing to see here, please move along”
www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/vc...
Vice-Chancellor steps down
Professor Frances Corner OBE has stepped down with immediate effect as Vice-Chancellor of Goldsmiths. 
www.gold.ac.uk
October 15, 2025 at 11:26 AM
hahahahahahfuckoffhahahahah
October 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM
“What is the clamping release fee?”
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What questions should a prospective third-level student ask?
Going to college open days can help you figure out what might suit your student life
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October 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM