profserious
@profserious.bsky.social
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Technology, Software, Policy, Security, Universities, Art, Antiques, Cats.
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The Bridge ... on paste and paint ... and on grief, anger, renewal and memory
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The Bridge
on paste and paint ...
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about 6 hours ago
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The Bridge ... on paste and paint ... and on grief, anger, renewal and memory @profserious
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The Bridge
on paste and paint ...
https://profserious.substack.com/p/the-bridge
about 7 hours ago
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Really excellent White Paper on AI and the Future of Pedagogy, Authored by: Tom Chatfield
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https://www.sagepub.com/docs/default-source/corp-comms/ai-and-the-future-of-pedagogy.pdf?sfvrsn=bcda50f3_5
3 days ago
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Today is National Engineering Day. You can try these 'Tools for Thought'
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4 days ago
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On Adaptation ... personal and professional ... and the path to change -
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reflects
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On Adaptation
... and the path to change
https://profserious.substack.com/p/on-adaptation
7 days ago
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Please Stop It ...
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is beset by Microsoft Word forms ...
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Please Stop It
prof serious is mildly irritated
https://profserious.substack.com/p/please-stop-it
14 days ago
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How Should We View China?
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discusses power, values and interests ...
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How Should We View China?
power, values and interests ...
https://profserious.substack.com/p/how-should-we-view-china
20 days ago
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How Should We View China?
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discusses power, values and interests ...
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How Should We View China?
power, values and interests ...
https://profserious.substack.com/p/how-should-we-view-china
21 days ago
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Who am I?
@profserious.bsky.social
makes the case for a UK digital ID (and sets out the key issues)
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Who Am I?
... the case for a UK Digital ID
https://profserious.substack.com/p/who-am-i
28 days ago
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Oded Rechavi
about 1 month ago
Post docs who bring their own funding
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Suzanne Raine
about 1 month ago
This was a truly extraordinary day. I am so grateful to all the fellows of
@selwyn1882.bsky.social
for electing me and to Bishop Sarah for conducting the installation. We all offer her our warmest congratulations on her appointment as Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Dr Seán DOOLAN 🏴 🇮🇪
about 1 month ago
I appreciate your attention to removing "residual traces of insincerity." I am excited about being selected for the AI working group. In advance of its inaugural meeting, I attach my updated bio pic for circulation to the other members.
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Here are your 10 -essential- AI prompts for academics ... make your life easy with help from
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10 AI Prompts for Academics
making those hard jobs a little easier ...
https://profserious.substack.com/p/10-ai-prompts-for-academics
about 1 month ago
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Claire Boardman
about 2 months ago
👀 Exciting - and important -
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#accessibility
research role!
#London
based + full details 👇
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Royal Academy of Engineering
about 1 month ago
New Fellow: Professor Rajkumar Roy FREng is a pioneer in through-life engineering services (TES) and cost modelling. He previously led the UK’s national TES Centre, championing engineering for social and economic value impact.
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RAEng Fellow 2025: Professor Rajkumar Roy FREng
Professor Rajkumar Roy is recognised internationally for developing the scientific basis of through-life engineering services (TES) and cost engineering over a period of more than 27 years.
https://raeng.org.uk/about-us/fellowship/new-fellows-2025/professor-rajkumar-roy-freng/
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it is Friday evening
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Friday Evening
Shabbat Shalom
https://profserious.substack.com/p/friday-evening
about 1 month ago
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And a highly skilled software engineer!
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about 1 month ago
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Many congratulations
@ollieatnowhere.bsky.social
well deserved recognition
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about 1 month ago
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Royal Academy of Engineering
about 2 months ago
We’re pleased to announce the 74 leading figures from the world of engineering and technology elected to our Fellowship at yesterday’s AGM. Meet them all now: https://raeng.org.uk/news/royal-academy-of-engineering-welcomes-74-new-fellows/
#RAEngFellows
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Cambridge Computer Science
about 2 months ago
@ceciliamascolo.bsky.social
has been elected as a Fellow of the
@raeng.org.uk
! Prof of Mobile Systems here, she's a pioneer in devising frameworks to collect and analyse sensing data from devices like phones and earbuds, and use it to understand behaviour & health.
shorturl.at/GnuZq
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Royal Academy of Engineering
about 2 months ago
New Fellow: Professor Panagiota Angeli FREng is a leader in multiphase flows for sustainable processing. She co-directs two
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programme grants and led
@uclengineering.bsky.social
to an Athena Swan Gold Award, supporting equality across engineering.
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RAEng Fellow 2025: Professor Panagiota Angeli FREng
Professor Panagiota Angeli has an international research profile, specialising in multiphase flows and their application to sustainable processing.
https://raeng.org.uk/about-us/fellowship/new-fellows-2025/professor-panagiota-angeli-freng/
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the 'social license' for universities (and the case for a 'national' perspective) set out by
@profserious.bsky.social
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On Our Social License
universities and nation
https://profserious.substack.com/p/on-our-social-license
about 2 months ago
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the 'social license' for universities (and the case for a 'national' perspective) set out by
@profserious.bsky.social
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On Our Social License
universities and nation
https://profserious.substack.com/p/on-our-social-license
about 2 months ago
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10 (+1) Signs Your Vice-Chancellor is Losing It
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10 Signs Your Vice-Chancellor is Losing It
... with bonus sign
https://profserious.substack.com/p/10-signs-your-vice-chancellor-is
about 2 months ago
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Exploring skills and economic security ... a neglected concern
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Skills and Economic Security
a neglected concern
https://profserious.substack.com/p/skills-and-economic-security
2 months ago
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I am delighted to inform you that the Russian State has decided to ban
@rusi.bsky.social
(the Royal United Services Institute) and that senior members (I am Distinguished Fellow) are potentially subject to criminal prosecution. I join my grandfather as a 'criminally undesirable element'. So proud!
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2 months ago
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'Running the Red' ... setting out 10 mistakes in risk management
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Running the Red
10 mistakes in risk management
https://profserious.substack.com/p/running-the-red
2 months ago
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policy and 'systems thinking' ... key concerns such as national security and resilience need to be viewed systemically according to
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This is About Policy
systematic is not the same as systemic ...
https://profserious.substack.com/p/this-is-about-policy
3 months ago
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Doing Something About University Finances a ‘manifesto’ for change ... you asked!
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Doing Something About University Finances
a ‘manifesto’ for change ... you asked!
https://profserious.substack.com/p/doing-something-about-university
3 months ago
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Was saddened to learn of the death of Dame Stephanie "Steve" Shirley. A pioneer in computing and a role model. I wish her family long life and comfort.
3 months ago
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Very few people seem to understand university finances and, distressingly, this includes many academics and most policymakers. This is an attempt to condense the key points you need to know.
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Understanding University Finances
... a very short guide
https://open.substack.com/pub/profserious/p/understanding-university-finances
3 months ago
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contemplating small pleasures
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Small Pleasures
... moments snatched from the day
https://profserious.substack.com/p/small-pleasures
3 months ago
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Techno-optimists vs neo-luddites
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Which side are you on? @profserious explores ...
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Techno-optimists
vs neo-luddites
https://profserious.substack.com/p/techno-optimists
4 months ago
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10 Things I Should Do Now but probably will not ...
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10 Things I Should Do Now
but probably will not ...
https://profserious.substack.com/p/10-things-i-should-do-now
4 months ago
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upstream, overseas, online …Organised Crime is a National Security Issue (an
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blog)
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Organised Crime is a National Security Issue
upstream, overseas, online …
https://profserious.substack.com/p/organised-crime-is-a-national-security
4 months ago
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UK Defence Journal
4 months ago
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Extremely interesting work by
@ersatzben.bsky.social
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What Actually Counts as Interdisciplinary Research?
A data-driven look at which funders support knowledge integration
https://open.substack.com/pub/johnsonb/p/what-actually-counts-as-interdisciplinary?r=jw7o3&utm_medium=ios
4 months ago
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Larry the Cat
4 months ago
Twenty years ago, Islamist terrorists murdered 52 people in London. Those cowardly acts of hatred have been followed by two decades of compassion by the families and friends of the people killed:
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/06/positive-legacies-7-7-london-bombings
https://t.co/Zmy5aKjqAt
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So prof serious is 'On a Lime Bike'
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On a Lime Bike
prof serious is 11-years old ...
https://profserious.substack.com/p/on-a-lime-bike
4 months ago
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So prof serious is 'On a Lime Bike'
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On a Lime Bike
prof serious is 11-years old ...
https://profserious.substack.com/p/on-a-lime-bike
4 months ago
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Very interesting appointment! Look forward to working with Paul in London Higher.
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4 months ago
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I set out the 'Serious Doctrine' ... strategic realism and the limits of asymmetry
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The 'Serious Doctrine'
realism and the limits of asymmetry
https://profserious.substack.com/p/the-serious-doctrine
4 months ago
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I received some criticism for my position on AI and creative content set out in my blog.
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I am interested to note that the most recent court case has reached precisely the same conclusions as I did.
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5 months ago
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I received some criticism for my position on AI and creative content set out in my blog.
profserious.substack.com/p/fair-use
I am interested to note that the most recent court case has reached precisely the same conclusions as I did.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
5 months ago
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A very important development for the sector!
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5 months ago
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Some thoughts on research security in a contested geopolitical context ...
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Beyond Dual-Use
rethinking security for platform technologies
https://profserious.substack.com/p/beyond-dual-use
5 months ago
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My bad predictions (and why) on the free
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blog
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My Bad Predictions
And why I made them …
https://open.substack.com/pub/profserious/p/my-bad-predictions?r=jw7o3&utm_medium=ios
5 months ago
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CaSE analysis. As always what matters is how the new funding commitments play out over time given pre existing commitments
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R&D in the 2025 Spending Review - CaSE
CaSE's comprehensive analysis of the measures that impact R&D announced in the 2025 Spending Review
https://www.sciencecampaign.org.uk/analysis-and-publications/detail/rd-in-the-2025-spending-review/
5 months ago
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The Productivity Institute
5 months ago
What did the
#SpendingReview
say about research and development?
@richardaljones.bsky.social
from
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offers his thoughts on what it means for the economy 🔽
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So ...
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considers Enterprise Tech Debt
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Enterprise Tech Debt
You gotta pay the vig …
https://profserious.substack.com/p/enterprise-tech-debt
5 months ago
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