Dan Burrill
@danburrill.bsky.social
Teaching Fellow in Disability Access, UEA.
Researcher in disability access solutions.
Liberal Democrat activist and former councillor.
Freelance technical consultant.
I drink coffee and I know things.
Norfolk, UK
All the ADHD, He/him
All views are my own.
Researcher in disability access solutions.
Liberal Democrat activist and former councillor.
Freelance technical consultant.
I drink coffee and I know things.
Norfolk, UK
All the ADHD, He/him
All views are my own.
I've just heard that a number of US based research databases (such as PubMed, etc), have started returning results of searches that include terms that relate to DEI that are missing references compared to previous, similar searches.
This might seem small, but it's digital book burning.
This might seem small, but it's digital book burning.
March 10, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I've just heard that a number of US based research databases (such as PubMed, etc), have started returning results of searches that include terms that relate to DEI that are missing references compared to previous, similar searches.
This might seem small, but it's digital book burning.
This might seem small, but it's digital book burning.
So, I don't think the UK should have a monarch, however since we do, it's good to see him being put to work properly.
Anything you need, President Zelensky?
How about a quick helicopter trip to Norfolk and a cosy photo op with Charles?
No problem, Mr. President.
Anything you need, President Zelensky?
How about a quick helicopter trip to Norfolk and a cosy photo op with Charles?
No problem, Mr. President.
March 3, 2025 at 7:25 AM
So, I don't think the UK should have a monarch, however since we do, it's good to see him being put to work properly.
Anything you need, President Zelensky?
How about a quick helicopter trip to Norfolk and a cosy photo op with Charles?
No problem, Mr. President.
Anything you need, President Zelensky?
How about a quick helicopter trip to Norfolk and a cosy photo op with Charles?
No problem, Mr. President.
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Why is there a witch hunt against Rachel Reeves?
Rishi Sunak who was also Chancellor literally made his fortune in the financial crash at everyone's expense 🤷♂️
Inflating small indiscretions beyond all measure of proportion, that's toxic
Is this really the type of society we want to live in?
Rishi Sunak who was also Chancellor literally made his fortune in the financial crash at everyone's expense 🤷♂️
Inflating small indiscretions beyond all measure of proportion, that's toxic
Is this really the type of society we want to live in?
February 15, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Why is there a witch hunt against Rachel Reeves?
Rishi Sunak who was also Chancellor literally made his fortune in the financial crash at everyone's expense 🤷♂️
Inflating small indiscretions beyond all measure of proportion, that's toxic
Is this really the type of society we want to live in?
Rishi Sunak who was also Chancellor literally made his fortune in the financial crash at everyone's expense 🤷♂️
Inflating small indiscretions beyond all measure of proportion, that's toxic
Is this really the type of society we want to live in?
Good bye Berlin, it's been a really good week, although a bit hectic. Currently on a train for the next four and a half hours, which will take us most of the way across Germany.
February 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Good bye Berlin, it's been a really good week, although a bit hectic. Currently on a train for the next four and a half hours, which will take us most of the way across Germany.
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UW-Madison on proposed NIH indirect cost cap: “This proposed change to NIH funding–UW–Madison’s largest source of federal support–will significantly disrupt vital research activity and delay lifesaving discoveries and cures related to cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, and much more.” 1/x
UW–Madison responds to NIH announcement about indirect cost cap
The following statement is in response to the federal directive issued on February 7, 2025 to change the Facilities and Administration (F&A) rate for all existing and ongoing new National Institutes o...
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February 9, 2025 at 1:51 AM
UW-Madison on proposed NIH indirect cost cap: “This proposed change to NIH funding–UW–Madison’s largest source of federal support–will significantly disrupt vital research activity and delay lifesaving discoveries and cures related to cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, and much more.” 1/x
So, @katherinedeane.bsky.social and I are in Berlin, ready to present at the Berlin Institute of Health later in the week. Yesterday we got off the ferry at 7am, and got to our hotel about 6:30pm, changing trains in Rotterdam and Amsterdam. A tiring day, but feeling a lot better this morning.
February 8, 2025 at 5:17 AM
So, @katherinedeane.bsky.social and I are in Berlin, ready to present at the Berlin Institute of Health later in the week. Yesterday we got off the ferry at 7am, and got to our hotel about 6:30pm, changing trains in Rotterdam and Amsterdam. A tiring day, but feeling a lot better this morning.
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BREAKING: The President-elect celebrates the victory he gained by scapegoating LGBTQ+ people — by dancing with six gay men to a song about homeless men turning tricks to survive.
January 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
BREAKING: The President-elect celebrates the victory he gained by scapegoating LGBTQ+ people — by dancing with six gay men to a song about homeless men turning tricks to survive.
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Heads-up: Guardian is looking for firsthand #LongCovid stories: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Share your experience of long Covid
We’d like to hear from people who have long Covid and how it has affected their lives
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Heads-up: Guardian is looking for firsthand #LongCovid stories: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
January 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
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Since 1997 there have been no less than 25 commissions, select committee inquiries & white papers on social care.
Labour - who admit social care is in crisis, & that the NHS cannot be fixed without it - just responded by...
... announcing the 26th one 😳
Labour - who admit social care is in crisis, & that the NHS cannot be fixed without it - just responded by...
... announcing the 26th one 😳
January 3, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Since 1997 there have been no less than 25 commissions, select committee inquiries & white papers on social care.
Labour - who admit social care is in crisis, & that the NHS cannot be fixed without it - just responded by...
... announcing the 26th one 😳
Labour - who admit social care is in crisis, & that the NHS cannot be fixed without it - just responded by...
... announcing the 26th one 😳
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The German attacker was anti Muslim, pro Musk, pro Robinson & pro AFD. He carried out attack hours after Musk tweeted an endorsement of the AFD. No suggestion of a direct link but Musk as with his “civil war is inevitable” tweet regards the UK riots appears to find himself supporting the far right.
Elon Musk endorses the AFD. A far right German party whose members have been accused of being anti semitic, anti Muslim, anti same sex marriage and advocating “old gender roles”. Musk is arguably the second most important person in the west.
December 21, 2024 at 6:43 AM
The German attacker was anti Muslim, pro Musk, pro Robinson & pro AFD. He carried out attack hours after Musk tweeted an endorsement of the AFD. No suggestion of a direct link but Musk as with his “civil war is inevitable” tweet regards the UK riots appears to find himself supporting the far right.
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That time the Archbishop of Liverpool got on the wrong side of Jabba the Hutt.
December 23, 2024 at 12:39 PM
That time the Archbishop of Liverpool got on the wrong side of Jabba the Hutt.
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The devastation on its way is unimaginable - like nothing humanity has ever witnessed before - and everyone will wish they had been climate activists and ‘hysterics’ when they had the chance. We are in a moment of unprecedented stupidity
December 22, 2024 at 1:41 PM
The devastation on its way is unimaginable - like nothing humanity has ever witnessed before - and everyone will wish they had been climate activists and ‘hysterics’ when they had the chance. We are in a moment of unprecedented stupidity
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This needs to be taken very seriously. All donations that originate from abroad, no matter who is the final donor, should be banned. Only UK citizens should be allowed to donate to British political organisations
December 18, 2024 at 7:01 AM
This needs to be taken very seriously. All donations that originate from abroad, no matter who is the final donor, should be banned. Only UK citizens should be allowed to donate to British political organisations
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The CEO of the Tees Valley Combined Authority, Julie Gilhespie, has ‘resigned’. In one fell swoop, tactical genius Ben Houchen, in a bid to stave off a ‘Best Value Notice’, has offered a sacrificial lamb to Angela Rayner | Ray Casey
Captain Houchen’s faithful lieutenant makes for the lifeboat: deckchairs being re-arranged
A few questions at TVCA and Teesworks
northeastbylines.co.uk
December 15, 2024 at 10:07 AM
The CEO of the Tees Valley Combined Authority, Julie Gilhespie, has ‘resigned’. In one fell swoop, tactical genius Ben Houchen, in a bid to stave off a ‘Best Value Notice’, has offered a sacrificial lamb to Angela Rayner | Ray Casey
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I’m old enough to remember Boris Johnson telling businesses Brexit paperwork could go in a bin. Now they need a warehouse to store it in
December 16, 2024 at 8:31 AM
I’m old enough to remember Boris Johnson telling businesses Brexit paperwork could go in a bin. Now they need a warehouse to store it in
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I had some very pleasant news over the weekend.
I'm delighted to announce that I've accepted an honorary contract as a Teaching Fellow in the School of Health Sciences at UEA.
I had some very pleasant news over the weekend.
I'm delighted to announce that I've accepted an honorary contract as a Teaching Fellow in the School of Health Sciences at UEA.
Brendan Burrill on LinkedIn: I'm delighted to announce that I've accepted an honorary contract as a…
I'm delighted to announce that I've accepted an honorary contract as a Teaching Fellow in the School of Health Sciences at UEA.
This is in recognition of, and…
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December 15, 2024 at 7:01 PM
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I had some very pleasant news over the weekend.
I'm delighted to announce that I've accepted an honorary contract as a Teaching Fellow in the School of Health Sciences at UEA.
I had some very pleasant news over the weekend.
I'm delighted to announce that I've accepted an honorary contract as a Teaching Fellow in the School of Health Sciences at UEA.
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We’ve seen confusion around the government’s decision to supposedly classify porridge as “junk food”—banning it from online ads, and TV commercials before 9pm.
Only certain types of porridge will be affected by the ad ban, and plain porridge won’t be.
Only certain types of porridge will be affected by the ad ban, and plain porridge won’t be.
The UK government hasn’t classified all porridge as ‘junk food’ - Full Fact
There is a two-stage process for defining a “less healthy” food or drink product. Although porridge is “in scope” of the legislation it would also have to score highly on the Nutrient Profiling Model.
buff.ly
December 13, 2024 at 2:47 PM
We’ve seen confusion around the government’s decision to supposedly classify porridge as “junk food”—banning it from online ads, and TV commercials before 9pm.
Only certain types of porridge will be affected by the ad ban, and plain porridge won’t be.
Only certain types of porridge will be affected by the ad ban, and plain porridge won’t be.
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This is an exceptional piece of writing. It's not often you see somebody's lazy arguments taken apart so politely, subtly, and completely.
This is an exceptional piece of writing. It's not often you see somebody's lazy arguments taken apart so politely, subtly, and completely.
Kathleen Stock: Right on Gender, Wrong on Board Games
With the holiday gaming season almost upon us, now is a good time to dispel some of the widely embraced misconceptions that inform her analysis.
quillette.com
December 13, 2024 at 7:03 AM
quillette.com/blog/2024/12...
This is an exceptional piece of writing. It's not often you see somebody's lazy arguments taken apart so politely, subtly, and completely.
This is an exceptional piece of writing. It's not often you see somebody's lazy arguments taken apart so politely, subtly, and completely.
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Your regular reminder that there are only 2 countries in the world with religious clerics guaranteed seats in government or parliament: Iran… and the UK.
Yet again, peers from across the House have called for the removal of the bishops. We agree. No seats should be given as of right to one religion or belief. The Bill to remove Hereditary peers is welcome, but should extend to Lords Spiritual too. humanists.uk/2024/12/12/p...
Peers call for end to bishops in the Lords
Yesterday peers from across the Lords raised the unfair and undemocratic place of the bishops in the House of Lords at the second reading of the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill. Currently 26 bi...
humanists.uk
December 12, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Your regular reminder that there are only 2 countries in the world with religious clerics guaranteed seats in government or parliament: Iran… and the UK.
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Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme
Bring back Erasmus+ and youth mobility in Europe
Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme
sussexbylines.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 9:25 AM
Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme
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“A Nazi sympathiser has been found by a court to have prepared a terrorism attack on an immigration law firm after choosing them as a target after reading a Daily Mail article” ⤵️
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Court finds neo-Nazi Cavan Medlock planned attack at law firm
Cavan Medlock had a Nazi flag and a knife when he targeted the immigration law firm, a court finds.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 4:09 PM
“A Nazi sympathiser has been found by a court to have prepared a terrorism attack on an immigration law firm after choosing them as a target after reading a Daily Mail article” ⤵️
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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like many people, I am baffled that former Spectator employee and close Michael Gove ally Kemi Badenoch won the leader of the year award from the Spectator magazine, whose editor is Michael Gove.
December 4, 2024 at 6:57 PM
like many people, I am baffled that former Spectator employee and close Michael Gove ally Kemi Badenoch won the leader of the year award from the Spectator magazine, whose editor is Michael Gove.