Proud Supervisor - Dr. Jon Dowland's graduation. theses.ncl.ac.uk/jspui/bitstr...

Had a wonderful week in peaceful Umeå at the Swedish eScience Academy conference. Here's a photo of Eric Elmroth subtly indicating to a speaker that their time was up. Also a photo of one of the main streets in the city of Umeå at 10:30 in the morning. Many thanks to Paul Townend for inviting me.

I've invented a new word. Plagiarism.

Last call to register for our event...

Impressed by my first visit to Newcastle University Malaysia. Thanks to Prof Vishna and Dr Steffi for being such excellent hosts. One part of the building looked familiar..

Proud father-in-law: Jory Griffin wins the Annales Henri Poincaré prize for the most remarkable paper published in the journal. link.springer.com/journal/23/u...

In Liverpool for the ESRC Imago Satellite imagery community event.

We're holding the 9th UK Systems Workshop (sponsored by Red Hat) on April 15-17. An excellent opportunity to present new work to a constructive audience from industry and academia. PhD students especially welcome. Abstract submission 3rd March. Details: uksystems.org/workshop/2025/

Back to Durham Cathedral for the annual performance of Olivier Messiaen's La Nativite du Seigneur. @durhamcathedral.bsky.social

Britten's Ceremony of Carols in Durham Cathedral to start the Christmas season.

Jonathan Richman preventing a clean sweep for The Smiths #SpotifyWrapped open.spotify.com/wrapped/shar...

Really enjoyed the Turner exhibition at Newcastle's Laing Art Gallery (ends Sept 7th). They do a really good job of explaining the context behind his most famous painting, including the links to shipbuilding on the Tyne. laingartgallery.org.uk/whats-on/tur...