Samantha Aspinall
@samaspinall.bsky.social
All things Interdisciplinary considered. Also woodworking hobby, would love to improve.
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What are assessment panel observers, and why is their role so important? What is the experience of being an observer, or a rover, like?
New blog post by @samaspinall.bsky.social, based on her experiences of working with @ukri.org panels 👇
New blog post by @samaspinall.bsky.social, based on her experiences of working with @ukri.org panels 👇
Behind the Curtain: The Role of an Observer on Funding Panels
Many funding panels are now including the role of observers as part of their assessment processes. Here, Samantha Aspinall reflects on what…
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June 27, 2025 at 9:24 AM
What are assessment panel observers, and why is their role so important? What is the experience of being an observer, or a rover, like?
New blog post by @samaspinall.bsky.social, based on her experiences of working with @ukri.org panels 👇
New blog post by @samaspinall.bsky.social, based on her experiences of working with @ukri.org panels 👇
Very worrying
“We have no visibility into what they are doing with the computer and data systems.” www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
February 2, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Very worrying
Getting in the zone with @emma Spary
January 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Getting in the zone with @emma Spary
Good listen.
🪻NEW EPISODE🪻
Sense of smell is often the body’s first line of defence. It also links us emotionally to last memories - but how does it all work?
@emmakennedy.bsky.social is joined by Prof @barrycsmith.bsky.social and Prof Stuart J Firestein to find out.
Listen now! 🔊⬇️
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Sense of smell is often the body’s first line of defence. It also links us emotionally to last memories - but how does it all work?
@emmakennedy.bsky.social is joined by Prof @barrycsmith.bsky.social and Prof Stuart J Firestein to find out.
Listen now! 🔊⬇️
linktr.ee/whypodcast
December 8, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Good listen.
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Are you a researcher at Leeds, Sheffield or York thinking of applying for the White Rose Crucible programme?
Join @samaspinall.bsky.social for a webinar outlining the benefits and requirements of this competitive researcher development programme 👇
📅 Thursday 5 December
🕤 9.30 - 10.30am
Join @samaspinall.bsky.social for a webinar outlining the benefits and requirements of this competitive researcher development programme 👇
📅 Thursday 5 December
🕤 9.30 - 10.30am
Microsoft Forms
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November 5, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Are you a researcher at Leeds, Sheffield or York thinking of applying for the White Rose Crucible programme?
Join @samaspinall.bsky.social for a webinar outlining the benefits and requirements of this competitive researcher development programme 👇
📅 Thursday 5 December
🕤 9.30 - 10.30am
Join @samaspinall.bsky.social for a webinar outlining the benefits and requirements of this competitive researcher development programme 👇
📅 Thursday 5 December
🕤 9.30 - 10.30am
This was fun! Loads of ideas emerging already
During the Global Academy Crucible we have a number of activities to help our researchers look differently at their research areas.
One of our favourite ways to do this is to get
Vanessa Damianou to put these specialist areas into beautifully vibrant (and informative) illustrations
One of our favourite ways to do this is to get
Vanessa Damianou to put these specialist areas into beautifully vibrant (and informative) illustrations
January 17, 2024 at 5:04 PM
This was fun! Loads of ideas emerging already
You know it’s too early when no coffee shops open yet. Swindon bound!
December 4, 2023 at 5:56 AM
You know it’s too early when no coffee shops open yet. Swindon bound!
Quick trip to favourite city
December 3, 2023 at 8:42 AM
Quick trip to favourite city
A belated Happy Divali!
November 12, 2023 at 11:44 PM
A belated Happy Divali!
I have the very best friends x
October 11, 2023 at 1:26 PM
I have the very best friends x