Couldn't agree more. As long as a simple birthday card from London to Surrey takes over a week to arrive despite bearing a first-class stamp, this price hike is outrageous.

A beautiful, sad, tender story, the story of two boys who form a deep attachment at kindergarten age, but do not get together until late in life. Highly recommended. #WorldBookDay

It's become much clearer what role #engagement will play in #impact case studies for the #REF2029 - but how can you weave it into your impact narrative without disturbing the flow? Our Research Impact Consultant @kristinedmc.bsky.social shares some insights. www.bulletinac.co.uk/impact-maste...

Time to do something about your #impact case studies for the #REF2029? This is our third REF - we can help you identify your front runners and suggest action points for development. Email kristine.pommert(at)bulletin.co.uk or browse here: bulletinac.co.uk/what-we-offe...

I don't normally watch FA Cup matches, but this one is having me glued... go Macclesfield! #MACPAL

Now online, my new programme for BBC Radio 3 explores how Ibsen's Peer Gynt and the incidental music by Edvard Grieg have stood the test of time. Fronted by the brilliant @leahbroad.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Just caught the tail end of Wild London with David Attenborough. Spellbinding glimpses of nature in the big city. Must see. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

How long until AI outruns AI detection? Depressing to see how much cheating there seems to be at our universities. BBC News - Essay cheating at universities an 'open secret' despite new law - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

£34 for the luxury of sending ten #Christmas cards to friends and family in Europe - and that's before buying the actual cards. Sad that a simple gesture like that has become such a luxury.

Lord, here are my hands Place in them what you will Remove from them what you will Take them and lead me where you will Your will be done, in everything. This #prayer, stark in its simplicity, was written by Eduard Mueller, a young #Catholic priest executed by the Nazis #otd in 1943.

A moving and thought-provoking listen: the story of Timothy Cho, who escaped from #NorthKorea and made an astonishing deal with God while in prison in China. By my brilliant colleague Alex Strangwayes-Booth. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

I'm not a great friend of #Halloween, but I loved these seasonal string puppets displayed in a shop window in #Prague.

Need some inspiration for your #impact case studies for the #REF2029? Here, my colleague Dr Chris Bridges reviews a case study from the last REF that particularly caught his eye - and not just because of its strong impacts. #masterclass www.bulletinac.co.uk/impact-maste...

The #REF2029 has paused, but the submission deadline remains the same. For an #impact pick-me-up, here's our new masterclass by research impact consultant Dr Chris Bridges. @soasuni.bsky.social www.bulletinac.co.uk/impact-maste...

Now online, the astonishing story of Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth, who won Olympic highjumping gold aged just 16 and then struggled for years before making an amazing comeback. By my brilliant colleague Alex Strangwayes-Booth. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

Wishing all my Jewish friends who are celebrating a joyful, sweet and peaceful new year. #RoshHashanah #ShanaTova

The #REF2029 has called a #pause, so there's a delay in the publication of guidance modules. But the final submission deadline remains the same. Don't be tempted to stall - time to select and develop your front-running #impact case studies. Want any help? Email kristine.pommert(at)bulletin.co.uk.

That's the spirit, boys, carry on! #BMGSVW

Only 29% would back Brexit now

Have you seen our new website? We built it with the research #impact community and its changing needs in mind. It’s clearer, more intuitive and packed with useful resources. If you haven’t explored it yet, take a moment to visit www.bulletinac.co.uk

Over 11 million people were born abroad: more than 1 in 6 (ONS) The Times is conflating "foreign-born" and "foreigners" when approx 4/10 people born abroad are British citizens now. (Oxford)

Evening mood in Epping Forest.

BBC News - Samaritans to close more than 100 branches - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The charity's leadership says service users won't notice any changes. I really hope that's true. The work Samaritans volunteers do for people in dire personal circumstances is phenomenal. #Samaritans

Listening to the Commons debate on the #AssistedDyingBill, I would invite MPs to consider that knowing there is a way out if life becomes unbearable may well enable terminally ill people to die naturally. I have seen it happening.

Good to see that the Engagement and #Impact policy is still scheduled for this summer.

Need help with shaping the #impact element of your #REF2029 submission? Keen to influence #policy with your research? Or would you like a tailored solution to grow your #research impact? Browse our full range of impact support services on our brand-new academic website: www.bulletinac.co.uk

My mother did this. Sadly I have little of her enormous dexterity.

Resilience. These sticks have been taking a beating from the sea for a long time. Still standing, for now.

Still have some of your researcher #training budget left to spend? Why not check out our #REF2029, #impact and #policy training options. You can book now and have your training when it suits. Just email kristine.pommert(at)bulletin.co.uk www.bulletin.co.uk/what-we-do/r...

Job alert! We are looking for a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science (Data Visualization). www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DND001/s...

Donald Trump's administration has revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll foreign nationals, putting the future of thousands of students at risk, with China slamming the "politicization" of educational exchanges. u.afp.com/SpUs

A man in Norway awoke to discover a huge container ship had run aground a stone's throw from his fjord-side house -- and he had slept through the commotion. u.afp.com/SpUT

The BBC World Service is launching a website in Polish next month using AI translation. Translated BBC News content (with human oversight and labelled) will sit alongside original regional content from Polish-speaking journalists www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

Members of the #research community, how are you finding #Bluesky? Has it been worth migrating from X, or are you keeping your presence there going as well? Interested to hear whether the new platform has really caught on in academic circles.

Study finds that Irish oyster farms remove 228% more nutrients than they produce, provide coastal cleanup to the value of $2 million, and lock away tons of carbon in their shells. 🌎🧪 www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/05/more...

this is a very good BBC documentary on "Anastasia", a German movement that is attracting people by talking about eating organic food and not using smartphones so much and very much leaving it until late to mention their core beliefs that eg "Jews don't have souls". www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

This is very funny. #PopeLeo

The new Pope, retweeting Senator Chris Murphy, in support of gun control

The new pope tweeting in February:

Political parties should learn from the Papal conclave on how to choose a leader, Robert Harris tells me. www.bbc.com/news/article...

As speculation over who might become the next #Pope grows, an #AI version of the #conclave is playing itself out on social media, with #papabile being showcased like reality show contestants. How do #Catholics out there feel about that?

This merits careful reading. The way JD Vance is rewriting Christian teaching is very worrying. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

If you want to know more about who Pope Francis was and what he stood for, try this by the excellent John L Allen Jr. cruxnow.com/obituary/202...

Today at 1100 and available online: the extraordinary stories of six ordinary people in #Germany who lived through the end of #WorldWarII. A @ctvc production. #VEDAY80 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

In memory of an admired journalist colleague, writer and priest, and a much-loved friend: Dr Michael Ford, author of Wounded Prophet (about Henri Nouwen) and presenter of many a brilliant radio programme. Gone far too soon. RIP.

Today at 1100 and available online: the extraordinary stories of six ordinary people in #Germany who lived through the end of #WorldWarII. A @ctvc production. #VEDAY80 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

For vanquished #Germany, the end of World War II was a time of fear, deprivation and soul-searching. My new documentary tells the stories of six ordinary people who lived through that extraordinary time. #VEDay80 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

For vanquished #Germany, the end of World War II was a time of fear, deprivation and soul-searching. My new documentary tells the stories of six ordinary people who lived through that extraordinary time. #VEDay80 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

What a fantastic edition of Desert Island Discs. @lindseyhilsum.bsky.social's openness and her awe-inspiring stories are surrounded by the best selection of music I've heard in a long time. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

"Absolutely fantastic! Knowledgeable, kind, clear communicator." Feedback from a recent workshop on research #impact through #policy briefs. Want one? Contact kristine.pommert(at)bulletin.co.uk or browse our workshop offer here: bulletin.co.uk/what-we-do/r...