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Natalie Harrower
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Canadian back from half a lifetime in Ireland. Executive Director https://crdcn.ca/. You many know me from https://dri.ie/ Happily up to my eyeballs in #ResearchInfrastructures #SSH #OpenScience #FAIR
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📊 Today, @chiefscican.bsky.social has released Towards a National Scientific Data Governance Framework with recommendations to ensure research data is managed responsibly and used to benefit everyone. CRDCN's @natalieharrower.bsky.social contributed as an expert panelist.

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October 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I just walked into the departures area at an airport (at home) and my phone provider texted me with roaming info. I’m nowhere near a border 🧐
May 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Day 2 of CRDCN 2025 is well underway!

Board member and Academic Director of the @nb-rdc.bsky.social Ted McDonald speaks at the plenary session “Data management and supporting FAIRly restricted data” alongside James Doiron, Alexandra Cooper and Kevin Read, and moderator @natalieharrower.bsky.social.
May 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
50% tariffs on one of the world’s poorest countries. The disgust is real.
April 3, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Trump tariffs could undermine Brexit deal in Northern Ireland

“A former EU commissioner has questioned whether Trump thought through his plan’s effect on the peace process brokered by the US almost 30 years ago.”

What makes anyone think that he *would* have thought this through??
Trump tariffs could undermine Brexit deal in Northern Ireland
US president imposes two-tier rate on island of Ireland, raising concerns over impact on 1998 peace pact
www.theguardian.com
April 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Canadian universities, please respond this way, thank you.
jrnl.ie/6662142
Trinity warns staff not to answer US government request for diversity and equality information
A questionnaire seeks to establish whether funded research aligns with the Trump administration’s interests.
jrnl.ie
March 30, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Really excited to be part of this panel on Canada’s national research infrastructures!
We're pleased to announce our Expert Panel on Enhancing Canada’s National Research Infrastructure, chaired by Janet King. #CdnSci #Research 🧪https://go.cca-reports.ca/3Y0oHA9
@fbouchard.bsky.social
@perimeterinstitute.ca stitute.ca
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@natalieharrower.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Randomly came across this guide to Canadian etiquette and it’s so specific and accurate! I didn’t realize some of these were specific to Canadians - eg how a gift is also it always accompanied by a card.

culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/canadian-cul....
Canadian - Etiquette
Common cultural etiquette and polite behaviour when visiting a home, eating or giving gifts
culturalatlas.sbs.com.au
March 2, 2025 at 12:49 PM
January 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Day ONE of the next four years starts with stupid, cruel, vindictive and dangerous. Read it. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
January 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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We're delighted to share our new Web Archiving Factsheet with the BlueSky community.

This cutting-edge new preservation capability means the DRI can digitally capture websites or content published on the web, to act as a record.

Find out more: dri.ie/news/factshe...
DRI Factsheet No. 11: Web Archiving and the DRI - Digital Repository of Ireland
A new DRI Fact Sheet has been published in the Repository – DRI Factsheet No. 11: Web Archiving. This fact sheet offers detailed guidance on the processes involved in the creation of web archives, alo...
dri.ie
January 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Our Jan newsletter is out now! With news of our 2025 #CommunityArchive Scheme winners, tips on the creative reuse of digital collections, and the latest #OpenResearch news, read the latest issue here: mailchi.mp/ria/dri-jan-...

Subscribe: dri.ie/dri-friends-...
#DigiPresNews
January 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Big tech is picking apart European democracy, but there is a solution: switch off its algorithms | Johnny Ryan
Big tech is picking apart European democracy, but there is a solution: switch off its algorithms | Johnny Ryan
The latest actions of Musk and Zuckerberg are a sign of things to come, but the EU already has the power to give people back control Elon Musk’s latest attempts at direct political interference illustrate the grave danger that Europe is facing. He has…
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I only crossed paths with Kathryn McWilliams briefly - her death is a huge loss to research. Her career was incredibly impressive and I was so moved by these words in her obituary:
www.saskatoonfuneralhome.com/obituaries/k...
January 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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"They came from Florida, from Fox News and Fox Business, square-jawed men and women with big hair and collagen lips." www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Eliot Weinberger · Incoming! They Came from Fox News
They vow to cut two trillion dollars from the federal budget – five times the combined annual salaries of all federal...
www.lrb.co.uk
January 7, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Duo goes Meta
January 2, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Hard to express the delight and surprise of this clip in the kid’s film That Christmas! If you know, you know. 🤣#IrishMemes #Don’tMakeUnnecessaryJournies
December 21, 2024 at 4:07 AM
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🌟Exciting Opportunity: 20 PhD Scholarships Available!

These include PhD in AI & Journalism/Media.

🔗 Start Date October 2025
🗓️ Application Deadline 31 January 2025
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December 13, 2024 at 5:04 PM
@jehalli.bsky.social you are looking very small, furry and cuddly here 🤗. Welcome to Bluesky!
December 13, 2024 at 9:56 PM
The CRDCN new Strategic Plan is out! Here's what we will get up to over the next five years:
FR: doi.org/10.71548/ceb...
EN: doi.org/10.71548/v8n...
More info: crdcn.ca
December 12, 2024 at 3:47 PM
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Win free books. Awesome books. Books with cats. Free. 🐾🐾🐾
BOOK GIVEAWAY!!! I'm not on social media a lot right now, working very hard on my new book, trying to get it done in less than 9 years this time! In the meantime, I'm giving away signed copies of all my books so far. Repost & follow to enter, & say which one you'd like - closes Dec 14! #KidLitUK
December 9, 2024 at 6:57 PM
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December 6, 2024 at 2:51 PM