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Irene Bittles
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Librarian, (very) amateur photographer
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Congratulations to Dr Kevin Morgan who has been named the winner of the @rsc.org Excellence in Higher Education Prize.

He received the prize for his sustained contributions to making #Chemistry and #ChemicalEngineering more engaging, accessible, and relevant to society.

Amazing work, Dr Morgan!
Queen’s academic 'incredibly moved' by prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry award win
A Queen’s University senior lecturer has been honoured with a major education award from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).
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November 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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🌳🌤️💙
Photo of clouds in a blue sky taken over the tops of trees
November 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekTforTelevision #Stunday
#LandscapePhotography
Happy Valley
Looking down into a cloudy valley in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The sky is hazy and pale blue. Low mountains extend to the horizon.
November 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Moods
Passing scenes in Norway
November 2, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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'Blue Bird in Autumn' - Ito Sozan, ca. 1910's.
#JapaneseArt #shinhanga
A blue bird sits on a branch in a red maple tree.
October 31, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforRock
#Waterfalls #LandscapePhotography
A waterfall tumbles down the rocky face of a mountainside. Lower Catawba Falls, North Carolina
October 30, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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The call of autumn in Cumbria.

#lakedistrict #cumbria #autumn #landscape #reflections #photography
An autumnal scene in the Lake District where the trees are reflected in the water.
October 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Hydrangeas hanging on…
Close up photograph of purple hydrangeas flowers with water droplets and small blue petals suspended in them.
October 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Gli alberi che si protendono sul greto di un ruscello, si riflettono nell'acqua.
October 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Autumn rose
Two peach coloured rose blossoms, surrounded by dark green foliage. Green and brown shrubs and a sliver of grey autumn sky in the background.
October 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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#ColorADay #OrangeSun #Flowers
Chrysanthemums
A Chrysanthemum bush alive with small colorful flowers.
October 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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October 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekQforQuiet
#LandscapePhotography
View from cloud height, about 6,600 ft above sea level, looking down at green mountains. Floating grayish-white clouds cast dark shadows on the quiet slopes.
October 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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‘Farbe: Orange’ #FotoVorschlag
#Flowers #Photography
An unusual orange colored flower believed to be Voodoo Flame Ginger. It has many tubular looking petals that spread outward from the center like a firework.
October 11, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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A reminder that vaccines are among the safest and most effective medical treatments ever developed.

Here's an interactive timeline to explore the history of devastating infections and the scientific and medical advances to fight them.

#VaccinesSaveLives
Timeline 'R' Us — Superbugs - The microbial world in, on and around us
Of superbugs and superheroes. Timeline 'R' Us – Explore devastating infections through the ages, alongside crucial scientific discoveries to help control them.
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September 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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The power of social media companies lies in your data.
Elon Musk’s speech to far-right rally should have us all thinking about the power social media companies hold over our democracies
The power of social media companies lies in your data.
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September 20, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Northern Ireland at risk of race riot ‘permacrisis’, government files warn
Northern Ireland at risk of race riot ‘permacrisis’, government files warn
Officials fear widespread unrest amid violence and intimidation of ethnic minorities Northern Ireland faces a “permacrisis” from recurring race riots and may need to use military bases to shelter people burnt out of their homes, government documents reveal. Officials fear the region faces prolonged instability and that a single incident, local or international, could spark widespread disorder. Continue reading...
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September 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Here it is.
The newborn book.

My thanks as always to #Trivent Publishing for a beautiful job.

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Knock Iveagh: Memory and Materiality in a Community Landscape Cover eBook
Edited by Rena Maguire, Veronica Kelly, Arlene Pattison, Anne Harper Publication date: September, 2025 Pages: 159, 29 images ISBN 978-615-6696-92-2                        Paperback, €31.00 ISBN 97...
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September 17, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Ab 25.09. zeigt das #Museum Kunstpalast in #Düsseldorf die Ausstellung „Künstlerinnen! Von Monjé bis Münter“. Sie widmet sich 30 Künstlerinnen, die im 19. Jahrhundert in Düsseldorf ausgebildet wurden.

Zuvor waren die Werke in Helsinki zu sehen: musermeku.org/crossing-bor...

#kunst #kultur
Reisende Künstlerinnen im 19. Jahrhundert | musermeku
Die Ausstellung "Crossing Borders" im Ateneum in Helsinki bietet die Möglichkeit, viele Künstlerinnen des 19. Jahrhunderts neu zu entdecken.
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September 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com

p.s. this week I am on a USA/Canada tour with my new book. Details and preorder links at tomgauld.com
Panel 1. image of a huge nuclear plant. “Reactor Overheating” 2. A worker in a hazmat suit works at a computer. The screen reads: “Press cancel to avoid critical overload” 3 - 9. The worker continues to type at the computer. The screen changes in each panel and reads: “Enter password to confirm” “Incorrect password” “Incorrect password” “Do you want to reset your password?” “Reset link has been sent to your email” “Please choose a new password” “New password can't be the same as old password” The colour gets hotter in each panel. Starting blue in 1 and ending in red in 9. Panel 10. Wide view. The entire earth is blown up.
September 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Yikes

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thousands of tonnes of toxic landfill liquid added to sewage and spread on English farms
Exclusive: Leachate is tankered to treatment works where it mixes with sewage and industrial effluent
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Why OpenAI’s solution to AI hallucinations would kill ChatGPT tomorrow | Wei Xin
September 13, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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QUB History research seminars - Fridays at 4pm starting 26 September. All welcome!
September 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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RESEARCH BREAKTHROUGH: Discovery could lead to new drug treatments for #InflammatoryDiseases including #Alzheimers, #asthma, #arthritis and #obesity.

Find out more: ow.ly/LxOx50WQeL9

#LoveQUB #LoveQUBResearch
Image shows a square box -the top shows a researcher filling a pipette. The bottom contains a red rectangle with white text that reads: “This research breakthrough highlights the benefit of combining academic expertise with industry to make real-world impact. We hope this discovery will lead to the development of new, targeted anti-inflammatory drugs which will help treat these devastating diseases.” Dr Rebecca Coll, Senior Lecturer in Immunobiology. There is also a photo of Dr Rebecca Coll beside the text in the bottom left-hand corner.
September 3, 2025 at 11:11 AM