Janet-Marketer @janet-marketer.bsky.social
@janet-marketer.bsky.social
Recently retired from a career in sales and marketing.
Avid crime/thriller reader, gardener, and art lover.
Avid crime/thriller reader, gardener, and art lover.
@holliemcnish.bsky.social Really enjoying today’s Private Passions on BBC Radio3. Interesting insights into your life and work. As well as wonderful music choices. Particularly like the recorder music. A house mate at uni played recorder she performed in the house one day & we were mesmerised.
October 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
@holliemcnish.bsky.social Really enjoying today’s Private Passions on BBC Radio3. Interesting insights into your life and work. As well as wonderful music choices. Particularly like the recorder music. A house mate at uni played recorder she performed in the house one day & we were mesmerised.
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Government commits to Sizewell C with £14.2bn and confirms SMR programme
www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/gover...
Rolls-Royce SMR selected to build small modular nuclear reactors
www.gov.uk/government/n...
#r4today
www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/gover...
Rolls-Royce SMR selected to build small modular nuclear reactors
www.gov.uk/government/n...
#r4today
Government commits to Sizewell C with £14.2bn and confirms SMR programme | New Civil Engineer
The government says the latest cash injection for the Suffolk nuclear plant delivers is “ending years of delay and uncertainty” around the project.
www.newcivilengineer.com
June 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Government commits to Sizewell C with £14.2bn and confirms SMR programme
www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/gover...
Rolls-Royce SMR selected to build small modular nuclear reactors
www.gov.uk/government/n...
#r4today
www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/gover...
Rolls-Royce SMR selected to build small modular nuclear reactors
www.gov.uk/government/n...
#r4today
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This is what I don't get: With US sci & colleges under attack, why aren't universities (together/solo) mounting ad campaigns hyping all the awesome research on their campuses (fed funded or not) that benefits the (taxpayer) viewer & US? Like tv ads during NCAA games, but for research. Academicsky
Did you know? 99% of all new medications resulted from federally-funded university research through #NIH
Learn more about #ResearchSavesLives: hub.jhu.edu/research-sav....
Learn more about #ResearchSavesLives: hub.jhu.edu/research-sav....
April 17, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This is what I don't get: With US sci & colleges under attack, why aren't universities (together/solo) mounting ad campaigns hyping all the awesome research on their campuses (fed funded or not) that benefits the (taxpayer) viewer & US? Like tv ads during NCAA games, but for research. Academicsky
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My prospective graduate student just alerted me that the DoE office that handles FLAS funding has been shut down. Funding for graduate education has been eviscerated #AcademicSky
March 18, 2025 at 1:40 AM
My prospective graduate student just alerted me that the DoE office that handles FLAS funding has been shut down. Funding for graduate education has been eviscerated #AcademicSky
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To add to today's concerning news, this just popped up on my LinkedIn. Academics this is your time to resist.
#academicchatter
@academic-chatter.bsky.social
#education
#resist
#freespeech
#firstamendment
#1A
#academicchatter
@academic-chatter.bsky.social
#education
#resist
#freespeech
#firstamendment
#1A
March 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
To add to today's concerning news, this just popped up on my LinkedIn. Academics this is your time to resist.
#academicchatter
@academic-chatter.bsky.social
#education
#resist
#freespeech
#firstamendment
#1A
#academicchatter
@academic-chatter.bsky.social
#education
#resist
#freespeech
#firstamendment
#1A
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A warm welcome from Shirley Hughes & Friends!
February 16, 2025 at 10:05 AM
A warm welcome from Shirley Hughes & Friends!
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I feel like a big part of the European research community is still not seeing how bad it's getting by the day. #AcademicChatter
Brown advised international community members, including visa holders & permanent residents, to postpone international travel.
Potential changes in travel restrictions & travel bans, visa procedures & processing, re-entry requirements & other delays may affect travelers’ ability to return to the US
Potential changes in travel restrictions & travel bans, visa procedures & processing, re-entry requirements & other delays may affect travelers’ ability to return to the US
Brown University advises all international community members to postpone, reconsider travel
One week before spring break, Brown advised international community members, including green card holders and permanent residents, to postpone international travel in a campus-wide email sent on Sunda...
www.browndailyherald.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:50 AM
I feel like a big part of the European research community is still not seeing how bad it's getting by the day. #AcademicChatter
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Multilingual and international SEO: 5 mistakes to watch out for
Multilingual and international SEO: 5 mistakes to watch out for
Want traffic in new markets? Bad SEO kills global growth. Fix these common issues before expanding your site.
searchengineland.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Multilingual and international SEO: 5 mistakes to watch out for
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Investors, consumers and companies are showing the first signs of souring on Donald Trump’s vision. With his aggressive and erratic protectionism, he is playing with fire econ.st/41tx87X
March 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Investors, consumers and companies are showing the first signs of souring on Donald Trump’s vision. With his aggressive and erratic protectionism, he is playing with fire econ.st/41tx87X
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New Zealand volcano owners' conviction over deadly eruption overturned
New Zealand volcano owners' conviction over deadly eruption overturned
The owners of a New Zealand volcano island where 22 tourists and local guides died in an eruption have had their criminal conviction for failing to keep visitors safe thrown out by a judge.
news.sky.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:49 AM
New Zealand volcano owners' conviction over deadly eruption overturned
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‘Tea with a side of flattery’: what US papers say about Starmer’s meeting with Trump
‘Tea with a side of flattery’: what US papers say about Starmer’s meeting with Trump
The get-together between the UK prime minister and US president barely made a splash across the Atlantic
www.theguardian.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
‘Tea with a side of flattery’: what US papers say about Starmer’s meeting with Trump
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Each university that marketed itself as valuing and promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, accomodation, and justice faces a reckoning. How many will show their commitment to be sincere, how many passively accept the resegregation of academia?
#AcademicSky
greencarelab.ucdavis.edu/how-universi...
#AcademicSky
greencarelab.ucdavis.edu/how-universi...
This Is Not a Drill: How Universities Can Save DEI
A roadmap for university faculty, staff, and administrators to support DEI through legal challenges, collective resistance, and institutional protections for faculty.
greencarelab.ucdavis.edu
February 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Each university that marketed itself as valuing and promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, accomodation, and justice faces a reckoning. How many will show their commitment to be sincere, how many passively accept the resegregation of academia?
#AcademicSky
greencarelab.ucdavis.edu/how-universi...
#AcademicSky
greencarelab.ucdavis.edu/how-universi...
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A venture capital group backed by Cambridge university has launched a new £100mn fund to invest in start-ups in the region, bolstering the UK government’s plan for higher education institutions to drive more economic growth. #AcademicSky
VC backed by Cambridge university launches £100mn start-up fund
Cambridge Innovation Capital’s fund counts Aviva Investors and an arm of British Business Bank as backers
www.ft.com
February 23, 2025 at 10:52 AM
A venture capital group backed by Cambridge university has launched a new £100mn fund to invest in start-ups in the region, bolstering the UK government’s plan for higher education institutions to drive more economic growth. #AcademicSky
Had an interview this week and was told I didn’t come over as digital enough. I’m wondering if they actually meant not quantitative enough? #AcademicSky #Digital
February 22, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Had an interview this week and was told I didn’t come over as digital enough. I’m wondering if they actually meant not quantitative enough? #AcademicSky #Digital
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🎓 Higher Education News 🎓
Cardiff University “cannot continue to be all things to all people”, its vice-chancellor has warned, amid increasing concern and protests over plans to cut 400 academic jobs at the institution.
🔒 www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u.... #academicsky
Cardiff University “cannot continue to be all things to all people”, its vice-chancellor has warned, amid increasing concern and protests over plans to cut 400 academic jobs at the institution.
🔒 www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u.... #academicsky
February 6, 2025 at 7:54 AM
🎓 Higher Education News 🎓
Cardiff University “cannot continue to be all things to all people”, its vice-chancellor has warned, amid increasing concern and protests over plans to cut 400 academic jobs at the institution.
🔒 www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u.... #academicsky
Cardiff University “cannot continue to be all things to all people”, its vice-chancellor has warned, amid increasing concern and protests over plans to cut 400 academic jobs at the institution.
🔒 www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u.... #academicsky
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Amid financial turmoil, post-92s are creating subsidiaries to employ staff without having to enrol them in the expensive Teachers’ Pension Scheme. But what does that mean for grant and REF eligibility – not to mention industrial relations in an already restive sector? #AcademicSky #EduSky
Are we about to see many more UK staff locked out of the TPS pension?
Amid financial turmoil, post-92s are creating subsidiaries to employ staff without having to enrol them in the expensive Teachers’ Pension Scheme. But what does that mean for grant and REF eligibility...
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Amid financial turmoil, post-92s are creating subsidiaries to employ staff without having to enrol them in the expensive Teachers’ Pension Scheme. But what does that mean for grant and REF eligibility – not to mention industrial relations in an already restive sector? #AcademicSky #EduSky
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Breaking News: President Trump declared Palestinians had “no alternative” but to leave Gaza, before meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.
Trump Says Palestinians Have ‘No Alternative’ but to Leave Gaza: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Breaking News: President Trump declared Palestinians had “no alternative” but to leave Gaza, before meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.
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BREAKING: China launches an antitrust investigation into Google moments after Trump's tariffs
China Probes Google Moments After Trump’s Tariffs Enter Effect
China announced an investigation into Google and imposed new tariffs on a range of US products moments after President Donald Trump slapped a 10% tariff on goods from Beijing, reigniting a trade war b...
www.bloomberg.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:19 AM
BREAKING: China launches an antitrust investigation into Google moments after Trump's tariffs
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Two sets of FBI agents who investigated the Jan. 6 attack filed lawsuits to prevent the Trump administration from disclosing their identities.
F.B.I. Agents File Suit to Prevent Trump Team From Disclosing Their Identities
Employees who participated in Jan. 6 investigations contend in two lawsuits that they believe the administration intends to reveal their identities, endangering them and their families.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Two sets of FBI agents who investigated the Jan. 6 attack filed lawsuits to prevent the Trump administration from disclosing their identities.
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‘I lost 10 years of my life’: how UK betting giant’s unlawful marketing kept suicidal gambler hooked
‘I lost 10 years of my life’: how UK betting giant’s unlawful marketing kept suicidal gambler hooked
Sam found himself getting sucked deeper and deeper in to betting, sometimes risking £11,000 in a day. Now a judge has ruled he was unlawfully targeted
At 1.17pm on 15 August 2018, Sam* logged in to his online betting account and gambled five days’ worth…
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2025 at 5:51 AM
‘I lost 10 years of my life’: how UK betting giant’s unlawful marketing kept suicidal gambler hooked
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Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said she instructed the economy minister to kick off a response plan that includes retaliatory tariffs against the US’s promised 25% levies.
Mexico Pledges Tariffs Against US While Calling for Cooperation
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said she instructed the economy minister to kick off a response plan that includes retaliatory tariffs against the US’s promised 25% levies.
www.bloomberg.com
February 2, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said she instructed the economy minister to kick off a response plan that includes retaliatory tariffs against the US’s promised 25% levies.
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NEW: US government websites are disappearing in real time, including sites for the US Agency for International Development, foreign assistance, neglected diseases, and children in adversity. We analyzed more than 1000 .gov websites to track what's been taken down—and what's next. wrd.cm/4aFMs5A
US Government Websites Are Disappearing in Real Time
A growing number of US government websites have gone offline as of Saturday, including several related to USAID and others focused on youth programs, Africa, and more.
wrd.cm
February 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
NEW: US government websites are disappearing in real time, including sites for the US Agency for International Development, foreign assistance, neglected diseases, and children in adversity. We analyzed more than 1000 .gov websites to track what's been taken down—and what's next. wrd.cm/4aFMs5A
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A 58-year-old poll worker is among the 60,000 North Carolina voters whose ballots could be disqualified if a Republican judge's election challenge succeeds.
“I want people to know today it’s North Carolina, and tomorrow it’s another state,” she said.
Read more: https://propub.li/40Jcbpc
“I want people to know today it’s North Carolina, and tomorrow it’s another state,” she said.
Read more: https://propub.li/40Jcbpc
February 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A 58-year-old poll worker is among the 60,000 North Carolina voters whose ballots could be disqualified if a Republican judge's election challenge succeeds.
“I want people to know today it’s North Carolina, and tomorrow it’s another state,” she said.
Read more: https://propub.li/40Jcbpc
“I want people to know today it’s North Carolina, and tomorrow it’s another state,” she said.
Read more: https://propub.li/40Jcbpc
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The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, was fired on Saturday, prematurely ending a five-year term. In the role, he was known for his aggressive enforcement and expansion of consumer protection laws.
Trump Administration Fires Consumer Bureau Chief Rohit Chopra
Rohit Chopra, who led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, was known for his aggressive enforcement and expansion of consumer protection laws.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, was fired on Saturday, prematurely ending a five-year term. In the role, he was known for his aggressive enforcement and expansion of consumer protection laws.
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BREAKING NEWS: Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.
Trump administration purges websites across federal health agencies
Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.
www.npr.org
January 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.