Penny Davies
@pjd39.bsky.social
Mathematician, hill walker, slow runner & cake eater. Also dabble in family history
Up to a point. Some Unis have deals with Chinese universities to offer joint degrees (students study in China then come to UK for 1-2 years). Then use their UK degree to get MSc offer at one of the top UK places. So the pool is bigger than very top, but UK UG degree has to be plausible.
November 28, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Up to a point. Some Unis have deals with Chinese universities to offer joint degrees (students study in China then come to UK for 1-2 years). Then use their UK degree to get MSc offer at one of the top UK places. So the pool is bigger than very top, but UK UG degree has to be plausible.
But how would you deal with the border (and why would the EU want to)?
November 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
But how would you deal with the border (and why would the EU want to)?
I'm very sorry - it's really hard. Only happened to me once, but I still remember it.
November 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I'm very sorry - it's really hard. Only happened to me once, but I still remember it.
It was also a lot cheaper than butter, which was the main reason my mum used it.
November 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It was also a lot cheaper than butter, which was the main reason my mum used it.
Isn't the morality different too? It's different to lie & cheat to get money for your (wonderful) charity than for yourself
November 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Isn't the morality different too? It's different to lie & cheat to get money for your (wonderful) charity than for yourself
No idea unless they're trying to get the kids to filter out the info they don't need?
November 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM
No idea unless they're trying to get the kids to filter out the info they don't need?
300g per dm^3 is the concentration and 1 dm^3 is the volume made up. But the wording is v confusing especially for GCSE
November 1, 2025 at 10:43 PM
300g per dm^3 is the concentration and 1 dm^3 is the volume made up. But the wording is v confusing especially for GCSE
It's worth checking out dehumidifier reviews too
October 26, 2025 at 8:39 AM
It's worth checking out dehumidifier reviews too
It might be a disk/tape drive
October 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
It might be a disk/tape drive
I'm lazy so have always used a breadmaker for it (so only about 5 mins to chuck the ingredients in). It does dry out but perks up if you warm it in the oven or toast it.
October 11, 2025 at 6:57 AM
I'm lazy so have always used a breadmaker for it (so only about 5 mins to chuck the ingredients in). It does dry out but perks up if you warm it in the oven or toast it.
I find it easier to make it (in a breadmaker) than buy it. And the bought GF stuff is full of crap. I get 16kg bags of GF flour from Doves Farm - more expensive than standard flour, but the shop bread is too
October 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I find it easier to make it (in a breadmaker) than buy it. And the bought GF stuff is full of crap. I get 16kg bags of GF flour from Doves Farm - more expensive than standard flour, but the shop bread is too
A quote from Sound of Music (a blast from childhood on TV tonight): when God closes a door he opens a window. Not in my dept he doesn't...
October 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
A quote from Sound of Music (a blast from childhood on TV tonight): when God closes a door he opens a window. Not in my dept he doesn't...
Oh no - I have nightmares about doing that.
September 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Oh no - I have nightmares about doing that.
There's also "biennial"...
September 19, 2025 at 10:04 AM
There's also "biennial"...
I've found both Smarty & Lebara to be reliable and cheap. (Had to move from Smarty when 3G switched off cos they don't have 2G & my then phone didn't have 4G).
September 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I've found both Smarty & Lebara to be reliable and cheap. (Had to move from Smarty when 3G switched off cos they don't have 2G & my then phone didn't have 4G).
Just get some clippers!
August 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Just get some clippers!
That sounds scary - I hope he's OK
August 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
That sounds scary - I hope he's OK
Yes, I did the same. It felt like satire when it was made, but we now seem to be so far out the other side it was upsetting to see what's been lost.
August 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Yes, I did the same. It felt like satire when it was made, but we now seem to be so far out the other side it was upsetting to see what's been lost.
Maths numbers seem to have been going up for a long time (6.9% of A-level entries in 2004, 9.6% in 2011): www.lms.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
I'm not sure what the longer term trends are though (I vaguely remember some sort of dip when AS marks stopped contributing to the A-level results)
I'm not sure what the longer term trends are though (I vaguely remember some sort of dip when AS marks stopped contributing to the A-level results)
www.lms.ac.uk
August 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Maths numbers seem to have been going up for a long time (6.9% of A-level entries in 2004, 9.6% in 2011): www.lms.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
I'm not sure what the longer term trends are though (I vaguely remember some sort of dip when AS marks stopped contributing to the A-level results)
I'm not sure what the longer term trends are though (I vaguely remember some sort of dip when AS marks stopped contributing to the A-level results)
She seemed very keen to pose & show her catch off to us before taking it to feed the cubs!
August 22, 2025 at 8:14 AM
She seemed very keen to pose & show her catch off to us before taking it to feed the cubs!
I thought it was the generation who grew up after WW2 who are more RW than those who lived through it? Eg my mum (b 1926) was very against brexit
August 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I thought it was the generation who grew up after WW2 who are more RW than those who lived through it? Eg my mum (b 1926) was very against brexit
Not something you see often on social media! (I am one...)
August 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Not something you see often on social media! (I am one...)