This is why it's important to have Arts/Humanities courses AND STEM courses. It all fits together, they compliment each other. There's no such thing as useless education.

Today is World Neuroendocrine Cancer Day, yet many people haven’t heard of it. Please help raise awareness for this not so rare condition.

Another lovely Spring day in Christchurch. Not looking forward to returning home next week.

Not sure which I prefer, pink or white…

Cherry blossom, birds and a scarily human-like capuchin monkey at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve today

For fellow dendrophiles, a selection of fabulous trees in the park today…

Beautiful Spring day in Christchurch Botanical Gardens with blossom, buds and ducklings. When the world feels scary, connecting with nature soothes my soul.

Just finished reading #BabysBreath by @russincheshire.bsky.social What a rollercoaster of a book, with a plot twist I didn’t see coming! A great read and hopefully the first of many more novels to come. Can we have a sequel please Russ? 🙏 🤞

My island of strangers: a poem | Michael Rosen

A helpful explanation of what the neuroendocrine system is: www.facebook.com/share/p/168K...

This is a scandal in plain sight. Significant and urgent investment is required in the mental health nursing workforce to ensure people get the care they need. This is key to easing pressure on emergency departments. Read more ⬇️

Most days I pass these two beautiful trees. I don’t know what type they are but they are absolutely stunning. #nature #trees

More about our growing young people leaving care programme, which is showing promising early evidence of making a positive difference to people’s lives. This in Children and Young People Now @sharedlivesplus.bsky.social www.cypnow.co.uk/content/anal...

Red flares released ahead of the Liverpool game today. #LFC #YNWA

What can be done to prevent adverse childhood experiences? Follow the link for the short editorial I wrote for 'Nursing Children and Young People'. There is still so much we need to do for children and young people. rcni.com/nursing-chil... @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social

Brexit Curse. NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs. Cost of importing new cancer drugs quadrupled. Shipping costs up 10 times. Brexit destroyed collaborative research. That wasn't on the side of the red bus. Save lives. Rejoin the EU.

Had a lovely first week of the school holidays with my foster children. Doesn’t the sunny weather make such a difference? Lots of fresh air & exercise 😊🌞

As a health researcher this level of ignorance is dangerous. Scary that someone so unqualified can hold his position.

Lovely day for a walk on the beach in New Brighton 🌞

Laundry blowing dry on the line, heating off, sun shining, tea & marmalade toast. The world seems scary at the moment but simple pleasures are good for the soul ☺️

What a horribly rude man Sebastian Gorka is. Admirable restraint shown by @vicderbyshire #Newsnight #Ffs

He’s done it again, only this one was still alive 😳 😳 I’ve no idea who nearby has a pond, or what to do with it!! #CatsofBluesky

I like this very much.

Well if you’re going to leave an empty box lying around… #caturday

- Young carers missing on average over a month of school - Over 20,000 young carers persistently absent - 3 times as many late sessions 2023-24 attendance stats just as stark as 2022-23. When we talk about pupils missing learning, we have to be including young carers. carers.org/news-and-med...

Some very valid points made here…

Happy #Caturday from Simba & Nala. Trying to get these two siblings to look at the camera at the same time is usually impossible. #CatsofBluesky

Sunday wouldn’t be the same without Yorkshire puddings. Quite pleased with these today. Not looking forward to the flight home to the UK tomorrow.

Not normally a fan of Clarkson, but he’s spot on with this. Love the line “I’ve searched for the right word to describe him and I think it’s “twat” 😂 Jeremy Clarkson: Who’ll take on JD Vance? Guess it has to be me - The Times and The Sunday Times apple.news/AXkb6-XJXR36...

Look what the cat brought home. I have no idea where it came from 🐟 😳 #caturday #catsofbluesky

During these troubled times, a poignant reminder there are more good people in the world than bad…

Tasmanian blue gum tree in Riccarton, planted in 1857. I love its unusual bark. #nature

A qualitative exploration of how adoptive parents experience the direct and indirect trauma of their child’s early maltreatment- journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Temporary accommodation isn’t a home. When one child's sister is forced into an electricity cupboard, another is terrified of violence, and a third suffers damp conditions, it’s clear: 10,360 kids in Scotland deserve better. We owe them our fight. #HousingEmergency www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhlh...

Noisy cicadas out singing today. On the left side of the tree below is an adult Cicada. They lay eggs in a crack in the trunk which then hatch as larvae, fall to the ground & stay burrowed for several years (up to 17 years in some places). 1/2

Not often I agree with a Tory, but Grieve highlights an important similarity with Hitler’s treatment of the president of the former Czechoslovakia.

Sunset in Kaikoura an hour ago…

I hope he knows how much we support him, and abhor Trump and his cronies. #SlavaUkraini

Gorgeous azure water in Kaikoura. The view from the train travelling along this track must be amazing #nature

Seal pups practising their swimming skills in rock pools (Kaikoura) #nature

A cheeky Kea bird today. Blended quietly into the background, then lifted a wing to reveal a vibrant splash of colour. #nature

Muscovy duck and her 8 ducklings lined up ready for inspection today #nature

Same cedar tree from different angles. Looks almost prehistoric 🌳

Looking for applications for this funded PhD. ‘Re-imagining Design for Critical Access in Museums and Cultural Spaces with Neurodivergent Youth’ It is co-supervised with the wonderful @davidbenshannon.bsky.social and consists of a collaboration with Pinc College. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLW348/p...

Proud to be British with this one. Sending solace to what is probably the majority of Americans thinking WTF How Did That Happen?

GPs being made redundant. No jobs for newly trained GPs. All while there is a massive shortage of GPs. Surgeries unable to hire more GPs- funding only for replacing the, with PAs and pharmacists. It is a huge scandal and NOBODY in the media will talk about it. #socialistsunday

Another day in paradise #family

The night sky in Akaroa last night. Taken outside the holiday cottage on a Samsung phone…

Beautiful Akaroa, like the Lake District but with a gorgeous beach #🇳🇿