#walvjap Glad Wales managed to snatch a victory there. But… there were some exceptionally poor performances there today, between lack of vision and little clue what to do at times. We looked as though we desperately wanted someone to do something miraculous. There’s talent there, just needs help!

Well done #caerphilly

Been struggling with various concerns around everything lately but going to eat better, train harder and do the best work I can do. Time to go after it! #powerlift #anxiety #letsgo #stoic

The Timothy Olyphant Hitman doesn’t get anywhere near enough love. Sure it’s cheesy but if you love the game, it’s a pretty great attempt, and much better than Agent 47.

Outstanding Technician of the Year 2025 shortlist: Jiteen Ahmed Aston University Alex Laude Newcastle University Helena Brown Uni of Leeds Joe Rees-Jones Uni of York John Nicolson Uni of Cambridge Kate Robinson Harper Adams Uni Linda Lightley Northumbria Uni Phil Chaplain Robert Gordon Uni

Ozzy Osborne 1948 - 2025

RIP Ozzy, legend is an over used term, one of the best to ever do it. 🤘❤️

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Cross-institution mentoring scheme applications close this Friday! Learn from an experienced technical professional, who understands your role and can help you achieve your career goals. Mentors are matched across UK-wide universities and research institutions to offer specialist mentoring support.

It was the honour of my life to be shortlisted, there are so many amazing technicians out there, give them the recognition they deserve!

This weekend we’re celebrating eight years of the Technician Commitment 🎉 From 36 founding signatories to over 130 signatories & supporters, we’re proud to have kickstarted a cultural shift in advancing the profile of technical professionals in #highered and #research. youtu.be/3u38q35uREs?...

The @timeshighered.bsky.social Outstanding Technician of the Year award recognises an individual whose exceptional practical skills, commitment and vision has enabled the highest quality teaching, research or knowledge transfer. Nominate by Monday 9 June: t.co/00aHXm1x6O

Happy 8 year anniversary, @TechsCommit / @tech-commit.bsky.social! Technical professionals are central to our research, education and innovation, and we’re proud to be a signatory of the Technician Commitment. Not a signatory yet? Find out more - www.techniciancommitment.org.uk #TCturns8

“You can’t negotiate with a tiger when your head is in its mouth” Winston Churchill. Just putting this out there…

This. An emergency recall of parliament on a weekend for British Steel. Nothing at all for UK HE which employs far more people, has already shed 10,000 academic jobs, with several institutions on the brink of collapse. A reminder: we train all the doctors, teachers, engineers, nurses, lawyers &c &c

Michael Sheen is to play Owain Glyndŵr in an epic new play as the first details of Welsh National Theatre's debut productions are revealed... wp.me/p8Mk4U-XzV

Tragic news about Val Kilmer, while he will no doubt be remembered for a slew of films to me he will always be Doc Holliday. Such an amazing performance and a sad loss of a legend.

For everyone saying Welsh rugby is finished after that train wreck #WALVENG need I remind you we have been at this point before and come back stronger than ever. It’s a dark day but look to the future and get a coach who can develop these young players, there’s always hope.

Truth. 🧡

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

First half term off in many years, had an excellent trip to #wbstudios London, finally got back into the gym today after many false starts, but all went smoothly and feeling good! #gym #powerlifting

*New* campaign action on Marks & Spencer - any help getting the first few signatures going would be greatly appreciated! actionstorm.org/petitions/ma... We're sharing this first on Bluesky as this is so much friendlier (and troll free, so far at least!) than any of the other platforms right now!

#WALVIRE Well done Wales, excellent effort and definite seeds of talent there, gave the Irish a hell of a match. Congrats Ireland, will be back better next season.

#WALVIRE That’s all I was asking for, turn up, front up and give it your best shot. Best half of rugby from Wales in a long time! Ymlaen

#WALVIRE Right, not expecting anything here, just give it your all boys that’s all we ask…

#ITAvWAL Fair play Italy, even with those conditions you’re playing out of your skins. Wales sadly are looking worse than they did in the 80s and 90s. ATM I have no idea who they could beat …

Well…bugger… #FRAVWAL

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Perfect is the enemy of the good, new year, lots of challenges and lots of opportunities await! #newyear #stoic #letsdothis

Wishing everyone a happy Christmas and a wonderful new year in 2025! It’s been a terrific year for me, nominated for a THE award and now successfully completing my Masters Degree in Education!

Settling down with pizza, home alone and my wonderful family #christmas #labradors #homealone #weekend

I'm shocked, shocked I tell you....

Christmas trimmings going up and watching mine and the wife’s go to Christmas movie - bad moms-Christmas. Absolutely fantastic

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer had a very shiny nose. Other signs of his alcoholism included dizziness and chronic reckless behavior.

Today I have spent some time listening to podcasts on stoicism and I believe there are some tweaks I can make to my overall thought processes. Very interesting and thought provoking stuff

We were delighted to welcome the education minister, Baroness Smith of Malvern, to the THE Awards ceremony in Birmingham. She praised universities “for continuing to drive innovation, for supporting our businesses and for making creative and intellectual leaps that will allow the UK to flourish”

Today is another example of the #onecardiffmet helping our colleagues from CSAD by delivering some support with laser cutting for students. Always a pleasure to help a former student of mine #cardiffmetropolitanuniversity #techniciancommitment

Not only was I honoured to be shortlisted for the outstanding technician award at THE, I was also asked to write an op Ed for Times Higher Education which is below. I discuss the opportunities that technical staff have and the future for techs. www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/caree...

What an incredible few days! First stop at the #THEAwards up for outstanding technician of the year. Then onto the #oneshow to celebrate my wife’s gold award as lecturer of the year and now onto the award ceremony!

Having a fantastic time at the #THEAwards some great speeches already!

Today is the day! #THEAwards Looking forward to catching up with colleagues, making new acquaintances. Best of luck to all the nominees for Outstanding Technician of the Year and I will see you at the event!

⚠️ Pontypridd has been hit by devastating floods and our wonderful independent bookshop, Storyville Books, has seen much of its stock destroyed. If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath. 👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...

Wow what a week, attended the always fantastic #techniciancommitment event in London, giving my colleagues an update on the Wales Technical network. Setup and delivery of the #greenpower project with our wonderful primary school cluster. #cardiffmet #UKITSS

🎨 Celebrate 10 years of YesCymru at the Art for Independence exhibition! Showcasing stunning pro-indy works by Welsh artists, it's open from Tuesday to Saturday, 10am–4pm, until 30 November at Queen Street Gallery, 40 Queen Street, Neath, SA11 1DL. Don’t miss out! #Annibyniaeth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #indyWales

Ever wondered what it’s like to become a teacher? Places are open for teacher training in #PGCE #artanddesign #designandtechnology and #computerscience for 2025 contact us and to find out more - www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/education/co...

Because some damn fool asked, here's a thread about Baxter. This was taken on the day I brought home Baxter and threw away all hope of an easy life. Look at him. Absolutely irresistible. And that's how they get you, the utter bastards

On my way! Looking forward to seeing everyone at Technician Commitment signatory event! #techniciancommitment

Looking forward to catching with with a load of technical colleagues tomorrow at the #techniciancommitment signatory event. Going to be awesome ! The last one in Cardiff was a wonderful honour for me and can’t wait to hear all the latest news from around the UK!

#WalvAus really don’t know what Gatland could’ve done here. The team is full of youngsters, there’s potential around the team and they are playing one of the worlds best. Don’t envy the WRU atm…