DSIT is looking for ideas about what public data to focus on making available (to business) within the National Data Library. www.gov.uk/government/p...

Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell (1943-) is a Northern Irish physicist who, while conducting research for her doctorate, discovered the first radio pulsars in 1967. This discovery earned the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1974, but not to her - the prize was awarded to her (male) supervisor. #CelebratingWomen

'Launching in April and running until October, they will each offer researchers the opportunity of between £50,000 and £100,000 funding.' 1/2

The way UK govt funds science is in the midst of a major transition, with creation of a much more direct link between government priorities & UKRI research funding. My attempt to set in context the biggest upheaval in UK science funding policy since the 1980s: softmachines.org?p=3252

Matrix is hosting a #hackathon 21 February at Ulster University, Belfast. As part of the NI Science Festival Can you help us to hack to 2050? #coder #futurist #innovator ➡️https://bit.ly/HTTF-Hackathon Registration free➡️https://bit.ly/Matrix-HackToTheFuture #STEM #STEAM @niscifest.bsky.social

Matrix hosted an #EngineeringBiology workshop earlier as part of an ongoing foresight study. Bringing together leading experts from government, academia, and industry to explore the Northern Ireland engineering biology landscape, assess economic impact, and innovation and investment opportunities.

Macaulay Culkin posted a tribute to Catherine O’Hara….I’m not crying, you’re crying 🥺🙏

I think this was a good call 😎

Brazilian surfer Pedro Calado at Mullaghmore.

Here are my top 10 dogs and their grandparents!

Loved this from @simonmaechling.bsky.social - chemistry FTW… @dereklowe.bsky.social @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social

‘RegTech’ has been traditionally associated with the financial sector. The technology has the potential for being employed in any regulated industry. The Matrix NI ‘RegTech’ videos cover the themes of how and why Northern Ireland is leading in this area. #compliance matrixni.org/regtech-ni-a...

Matrix is inviting registrations from participants to 'Hack to the Future' as part of the NI Science Festival. Register for the free event 21st February at Ulster University, Belfast. matrixni.org/matrix-hacka... @ulsteruni.bsky.social @niscifest.bsky.social

Stragill Beach, just outside Buncrana, Donegal.

I've had two outstanding public service experiences this hols: a new passport within 2 days of application & a prescription ready to pick up within 2 hours of request. Time saved is a key (unmeasured) productivity metric: digital tech makes a huge difference when implemented well.

I learned from my mate Paul today that Eve Marie Saint is still with us ... aged 101 and that's a bit of #goodnews so here's Lloyd Cole youtu.be/gSc46sEZdl4?...

This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)

Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather

This has made me cry - such an uplifting story

Story from Joolz Denby over on Facebook. A bad day at TotP in 1985 with New Model Army, and Chris Rea suddenly appearing and being compassionate and gernerally decent.

Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower

This was my biggest tweet over in the bad place. It will live here now. 🧙‍♀️🎄

Magi at Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna

25 years to the day Rest in Peace, Kirsty MacColl 🙏🏻

#MusicSky youtu.be/-2ISETOVZKk?...

What the Venetian empire tells us about innovation today

The 50 best TV shows of 2025: No 5 – Blue Lights

great thread about swordplay and the princess bride

20 seconds of Mavis having a giddy fit

If you randomly have this kids 2016 Barcelona kit in the back of your cupboard and can save Christmas in my house please get in touch 🤞

This is why Santa uses reindeer, and not greyhounds. IYKYK

Some shots from Day 1 of our Christmas Market by our talented member and co-chair and professional photographer Kristi McHenry. We're doing it all over again today from 11am-5pm at Carlisle Memorial thanks to @bbtbelfast.bsky.social Food, drink, 80+ stalls, music, and no-AI generated 'art'. C U !

So pleased @markxa.com flagged up @vaultartiststudios.bsky.social show at Carlisle Memorial today & tomorrow. And v pleased to be buying from talented local artists

Your annual reminder that the most revealing difference between Irish and Scottish Gaelic is definitely in the words for December: Mí na Nollag (Month of Christmas) in Ireland, and An Dubhlachd (the Blackness) in Scotland. So once again may I wish you all a lovely Blackness.

So, happy 50th anniversary to Melody Maker’s review of Bohemian Rhapsody: “Queen, with a suitably baroque vocal orchestration, contrive to approximate the demented fury of the Balham Amateur Operatic Society performing The Pirates of Penzance”

Important role - new Chair of the Board of @ukri.org £33k for one day a week. Closes 11 Jan. Would be good from my perspective to get someone who understands higher education and the value of the arts, humanities and social sciences! plusportal.perrettlaver.com/VacancyDetai...

I guess it’s a compliment that the top story on BBC London’s TV/online output today is a direct lift of a month-old London Centric story? But once again the BBC is consistently the worst news outlet for actually remembering to credit others.

The Grand Canal, Venice, 1908 by Claude Monet

You: I’m combining breakfast and lunch. Brunch. Me: I’m combining wine and dinner. Winner.

Ever since I saw this video by Stephen Buchanan on Twitter, in our house we have referred to fajita seasoning mix as “spicy dust”.

Restaurant review: This Ottolenghi-backed venue outside Belfast is truly wonderful

If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features." There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.

It looks like an ancient dance floor, aching for lights and .music, the swish of silk and perfume and flirting again

I have two - TWO - of these gorgeous original A4 meadow hare linoprints by my mum, Jo, to give away to a couple of lucky people here on Bluesky today. Rules are simple: to be in with a chance to win, you just have to repost this piece I wrote about Jo and her art: www.tom-cox.com/the-magic-ro...

Series 3 of the Northern Ireland cop show Blue Lights ends tonight - I've written about why it's so good but why the portrayal of intelligence or the military on TV struggles to match it t.co/IACsiRgTaX

We’d love people’s input to this! 👇 Where are the UK public sector reformers? Help map the movement so that we can work out together how best to support it. Grateful for RTs

Are fireworks in back gardens worth terrifying pets? 🤬🤬

@seidodge.bsky.social One for your collection