Professor Colin Turner
@turner.prof
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Executive Dean @UlsterCEBE. Engineer, Mathematician, Software Developer, FIMA FIET FBCS PFHEA NTF CEng CMath National Teaching Fellow, 合氣道, 居合道, He/Him.
The Academy for the Mathematical Sciences needs to appoint a diverse group of selectors that will appoint a broad and diverse Fellowship.
Please share widely with those involved in the mathematical sciences, and please consider applying by 30th June.
www.acadmathsci.org.uk/2025/06/10/c...
Please share widely with those involved in the mathematical sciences, and please consider applying by 30th June.
www.acadmathsci.org.uk/2025/06/10/c...
Call for Selectors: Fellowship of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences - Academy for the Mathematical Sciences
In anticipation of the call for applications for the first cohort of Fellows of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences, we are delighted to invite applications from across the breadth of the mathem...
www.acadmathsci.org.uk
June 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The Academy for the Mathematical Sciences needs to appoint a diverse group of selectors that will appoint a broad and diverse Fellowship.
Please share widely with those involved in the mathematical sciences, and please consider applying by 30th June.
www.acadmathsci.org.uk/2025/06/10/c...
Please share widely with those involved in the mathematical sciences, and please consider applying by 30th June.
www.acadmathsci.org.uk/2025/06/10/c...
On Friday, we will be celebrating the huge impact our students make while on placement with our industrial partners.
If you have questions as to whether* you should hire our @ulsteruni.bsky.social students and how to, see here.
* Hint: Of course you should.
www.ulster.ac.uk/business/rec...
If you have questions as to whether* you should hire our @ulsteruni.bsky.social students and how to, see here.
* Hint: Of course you should.
www.ulster.ac.uk/business/rec...
Recruit placement and graduate talent
Advertise vacancies and raise your profile to recruit our talent through placements, internships and graduate roles.
www.ulster.ac.uk
June 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
On Friday, we will be celebrating the huge impact our students make while on placement with our industrial partners.
If you have questions as to whether* you should hire our @ulsteruni.bsky.social students and how to, see here.
* Hint: Of course you should.
www.ulster.ac.uk/business/rec...
If you have questions as to whether* you should hire our @ulsteruni.bsky.social students and how to, see here.
* Hint: Of course you should.
www.ulster.ac.uk/business/rec...
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Projects like @engprofcouncil.bsky.social toolkits seem fundamental. Cooperation is more efficient than competition and supports us all to provide the best possible #EngineeringEducation as we strive to meet demand. epc.ac.uk/resources/to...
Toolkits - Engineering Professors Council
Contribute a resource Welcome to our Toolkits portal, where you can explore a fantastic range of useful resources and links. Click here to learn more. Some toolkit content is available to members only...
epc.ac.uk
June 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Projects like @engprofcouncil.bsky.social toolkits seem fundamental. Cooperation is more efficient than competition and supports us all to provide the best possible #EngineeringEducation as we strive to meet demand. epc.ac.uk/resources/to...
Next up the always insightful @nickhillman.bsky.social from @hepi-news.bsky.social. A few folks yesterday didn’t know who HEPI were - if you work in HE you should check them out. www.hepi.ac.uk
#EPCCongress25 #EANCongress25
#EPCCongress25 #EANCongress25
HEPI: Higher Education Policy Institute
The UK's only independent think tank devoted to higher education.
www.hepi.ac.uk
June 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Next up the always insightful @nickhillman.bsky.social from @hepi-news.bsky.social. A few folks yesterday didn’t know who HEPI were - if you work in HE you should check them out. www.hepi.ac.uk
#EPCCongress25 #EANCongress25
#EPCCongress25 #EANCongress25
This morning, we hear from Professor Malcolm Press, VC of Manchester Met about his perspectives of the financial pressures on the sector; that the funding models of the previous decade aren’t coming back and we need to better explain the value of the sector.
#EPCCongress25 #EANCongress25
#EPCCongress25 #EANCongress25
June 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
This morning, we hear from Professor Malcolm Press, VC of Manchester Met about his perspectives of the financial pressures on the sector; that the funding models of the previous decade aren’t coming back and we need to better explain the value of the sector.
#EPCCongress25 #EANCongress25
#EPCCongress25 #EANCongress25
#EPCCongress25 getting off to an excellent start with a public lecture by @chionwurah.bsky.social introduced by Professor Nick Brook. Chi talks about her pride as a CEng and the engineering power of the UK.
June 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
#EPCCongress25 getting off to an excellent start with a public lecture by @chionwurah.bsky.social introduced by Professor Nick Brook. Chi talks about her pride as a CEng and the engineering power of the UK.
A very niche blog post, but I've documented how I connected a weather station, Cumulus MX weather software and Home Assistant with MQTT for anyone else who spends a bit of time trying to do this.
www.piglets.org/blog/2025/06...
www.piglets.org/blog/2025/06...
What links an Ecowitt Weather Station, Cumulus MX, and Home Assistant? MQTT
This is absolutely the type of blog post that is written only for those that come behind trying to solve the same problem, and searching the web for help. Or to remind me how I did it. If you don't…
www.piglets.org
June 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A very niche blog post, but I've documented how I connected a weather station, Cumulus MX weather software and Home Assistant with MQTT for anyone else who spends a bit of time trying to do this.
www.piglets.org/blog/2025/06...
www.piglets.org/blog/2025/06...
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"I've got a brand new content harvester"
May 30, 2025 at 7:49 AM
"I've got a brand new content harvester"
Yesterday I finally scanned the answer sheets from the @niscifest.bsky.social quiz for some checking around calibration for next year, and put the originals in the recyclying.
This is my favourite bit of encouraging peer assessment, from another table marking, @profvicsimms.bsky.social.
This is my favourite bit of encouraging peer assessment, from another table marking, @profvicsimms.bsky.social.
April 15, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Yesterday I finally scanned the answer sheets from the @niscifest.bsky.social quiz for some checking around calibration for next year, and put the originals in the recyclying.
This is my favourite bit of encouraging peer assessment, from another table marking, @profvicsimms.bsky.social.
This is my favourite bit of encouraging peer assessment, from another table marking, @profvicsimms.bsky.social.
It's only with easyJet that I have recently found myself the victim of an airline overselling flights - but the most striking thing is how their customer service doesn't seem to regard it as their problem in the slightest. There is absolutely no offer to help.
April 13, 2025 at 9:51 AM
It's only with easyJet that I have recently found myself the victim of an airline overselling flights - but the most striking thing is how their customer service doesn't seem to regard it as their problem in the slightest. There is absolutely no offer to help.
Today is the day for the first meeting of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences in Northern Ireland. The meeting at Stormont will discuss how the Academy will operate in Northern Ireland. Suitable cufflinks chosen.
April 3, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Today is the day for the first meeting of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences in Northern Ireland. The meeting at Stormont will discuss how the Academy will operate in Northern Ireland. Suitable cufflinks chosen.
Having read The Three-Body Problem I have decided that the easiest way to defend oneself from a #sophon (a proton with extras) is to rub a balloon on your head and use the static charge to deflect it. Or do you have a better idea?
a netflix ad for a movie shows a cave with a lot of water
Alt: an animation of a sophon returning to normal size
media.tenor.com
March 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Having read The Three-Body Problem I have decided that the easiest way to defend oneself from a #sophon (a proton with extras) is to rub a balloon on your head and use the static charge to deflect it. Or do you have a better idea?
Merry Christmas folks. I appreciate this isn't an easy time for everyone or at least it can be complicated. So I hope you are well and if today is hard my thoughts are with you.
December 25, 2024 at 8:38 AM
Merry Christmas folks. I appreciate this isn't an easy time for everyone or at least it can be complicated. So I hope you are well and if today is hard my thoughts are with you.
My weather station data confirms what you might have noticed. Yesterday was slightly damp in the morning. #stormbert www piglets.org/weather
November 24, 2024 at 8:41 AM
My weather station data confirms what you might have noticed. Yesterday was slightly damp in the morning. #stormbert www piglets.org/weather
It’s #InternationalMensDay and a shout out to all the men trying to make life better for others. A shout out to those men who have been like the brothers I never had. And for those men who are struggling with life right now - a big digital hug.
November 19, 2024 at 1:47 PM
It’s #InternationalMensDay and a shout out to all the men trying to make life better for others. A shout out to those men who have been like the brothers I never had. And for those men who are struggling with life right now - a big digital hug.
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Hi @profsallybrown.bsky.social, I started to curate a NTFS starter pack last week (based on profile info & colleagues in my network).
go.bsky.app/HCbzdSQ
I know I’ll have missed folk as they join Bluesky, so please do let me know and I’ll add them.
go.bsky.app/HCbzdSQ
I know I’ll have missed folk as they join Bluesky, so please do let me know and I’ll add them.
Very useful thanks Sue. Now how about a list of UK NTFS somebody please?
For those just joining Bluesky and interested in Higher Education, I have created a list of educators I follow which may be helpful to look at to expand your own network.
bsky.app/profile/did:... #highered #LTHEchat #altc
bsky.app/profile/did:... #highered #LTHEchat #altc
November 17, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Hi @profsallybrown.bsky.social, I started to curate a NTFS starter pack last week (based on profile info & colleagues in my network).
go.bsky.app/HCbzdSQ
I know I’ll have missed folk as they join Bluesky, so please do let me know and I’ll add them.
go.bsky.app/HCbzdSQ
I know I’ll have missed folk as they join Bluesky, so please do let me know and I’ll add them.
An interesting article. A lack of reliance on always on cloud synchronization could also have sustainability benefits.
"Local-first software - You own your data, in spite of the cloud" 👍
www.inkandswitch.com/local-first
#privacy #dataskydd #dataprotection #gdpr #localfirst #software #CloudSolutions #cloud #collaboration #crdt
www.inkandswitch.com/local-first
#privacy #dataskydd #dataprotection #gdpr #localfirst #software #CloudSolutions #cloud #collaboration #crdt
https://www.inkandswitch.com/local-first/
www.inkandswitch.com
November 8, 2024 at 3:19 PM
An interesting article. A lack of reliance on always on cloud synchronization could also have sustainability benefits.
As the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences prepares to be a fully fledged UK National Academy, it is now seeking its first CEO.
Please distribute this to anyone you feel may be interested in a unique opportunity.
#AcadMathSci #Maths #JobFairy
jobs.theguardian.com/job/9118343/...
Please distribute this to anyone you feel may be interested in a unique opportunity.
#AcadMathSci #Maths #JobFairy
jobs.theguardian.com/job/9118343/...
CEO of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences - United Kingdom
The Academy for Mathematical Sciences is seeking its Chief Executive, to lead the organisation from launch to a fully-fledged National Academy.
jobs.theguardian.com
July 25, 2024 at 4:01 PM
As the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences prepares to be a fully fledged UK National Academy, it is now seeking its first CEO.
Please distribute this to anyone you feel may be interested in a unique opportunity.
#AcadMathSci #Maths #JobFairy
jobs.theguardian.com/job/9118343/...
Please distribute this to anyone you feel may be interested in a unique opportunity.
#AcadMathSci #Maths #JobFairy
jobs.theguardian.com/job/9118343/...