Ian Kinchin
@profiankinchin.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor of Higher Education
Interested in: Education, Photography, Nature, Springsteen, Tardigrades, Model Railways, Microscopy, Gardening, Football, Acrylic pouring and Politics.
Interested in: Education, Photography, Nature, Springsteen, Tardigrades, Model Railways, Microscopy, Gardening, Football, Acrylic pouring and Politics.
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Ian Kinchin
@profiankinchin.bsky.social
· Apr 25
Just a quick reminder, if you were intending to read this but haven't got around to it yet
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How to be a lichen – adaptive strategies from Earth's tiny titans of resilience www.themarginalian.org/2025/11/02/l...
How to Be a Lichen: Adaptive Strategies for the Vulnerabilities of Being Human from Nature’s Tiny Titans of Tenacity
When I was a child, little delighted me more than the magical green garlands draping from the pine trees, which I made into wreaths and mustaches to roam the mountains of Bulgaria as a miniature Or…
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December 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
How to be a lichen – adaptive strategies from Earth's tiny titans of resilience www.themarginalian.org/2025/11/02/l...
That’s a big fungus !
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November 27, 2025 at 9:42 AM
That’s a big fungus !
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Blue skies today.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Blue skies today.
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Guildford high street today in the cold sunshine
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November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Guildford high street today in the cold sunshine
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Long shadows.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Long shadows.
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It is getting cold !
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November 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
It is getting cold !
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Raindrops this morning
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November 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Raindrops this morning
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Fireworks night in Guildford
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November 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Fireworks night in Guildford
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Fuschias still hanging on in the absence of any frost so far
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November 8, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Fuschias still hanging on in the absence of any frost so far
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Chrysanthemum of the day
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November 6, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Chrysanthemum of the day
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Autumn sunshine
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November 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Autumn sunshine
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Chrysanthemum of the day
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October 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Chrysanthemum of the day
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Chrysanthemums emerging to provide some autumn colour
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October 30, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Chrysanthemums emerging to provide some autumn colour
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Sunrise through the bathroom window
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October 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Sunrise through the bathroom window
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Woking - looking north to London (just visible on the skyline)
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October 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Woking - looking north to London (just visible on the skyline)
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St Paul’s from Waterloo bridge
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October 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
St Paul’s from Waterloo bridge
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London looking cool tonight
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October 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
London looking cool tonight
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All go at London Road station last night
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October 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
All go at London Road station last night
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A little family of mushrooms
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October 25, 2025 at 9:44 AM
A little family of mushrooms
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Some nice little fungi on a rotting log
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October 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Some nice little fungi on a rotting log
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The fuchsias refusing to accept that it’s autumn
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October 22, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The fuchsias refusing to accept that it’s autumn
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Reposted by Ian Kinchin
This White Paper is one of the most depressing things I‘ve read about universities. It‘s a vision of universities as places that exist just to invent things & train people for industry. The purpose of universities is just to drive economic growth.
I'm struggling to find anything inspiring about this vision of HE, where universities are turned into mere training centres. It totally fails to understand that they're essential for democracy and the White Paper risks undermining this crucial role. Post-16 white paper: share.google/iJelQxcEOt22...
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October 21, 2025 at 7:14 AM
This White Paper is one of the most depressing things I‘ve read about universities. It‘s a vision of universities as places that exist just to invent things & train people for industry. The purpose of universities is just to drive economic growth.
Was watching The Good, The Bad and The Ugly last night. The best climax to any film ever. Accompanied by the best film score ever written. A masterpiece.
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - The Final Duel (1966 HD)
YouTube video by S3r3nityNow
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October 16, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Was watching The Good, The Bad and The Ugly last night. The best climax to any film ever. Accompanied by the best film score ever written. A masterpiece.
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youtube.com/watch?v=aJCS...
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youtube.com/watch?v=aJCS...
Some true classic albums that were released in 1975
And then it hits me. That’s 50 years ago!
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And then it hits me. That’s 50 years ago!
Dang!
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October 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Some true classic albums that were released in 1975
And then it hits me. That’s 50 years ago!
Dang!
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And then it hits me. That’s 50 years ago!
Dang!
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