This state’s power prices are plummeting as it nears 100% renewables South Australia is proving to the world that relying largely on wind and solar energy with battery back-up is incredibly cheap, with electricity prices tumbling by 30 per cent in a year and sometimes ...

South #Australia power prices plummeting as it nears 100% renewables, proving to the world relying largely on wind and solar energy with battery back-up is incredibly cheap, with electricity prices tumbling by 30 % in a year and sometimes going negative.
www.newscientist.com/article/2514...

🚴‍♂️ Is the "generic training plan" officially dead? A new study by Sandbakk et al. (2025) involving 78 world-class coaches says YES. High-performance is moving toward extreme individualization based on unique physiological footprints. #CyclingScience #EnduranceTraining

BREAKING NEWS: UK loses its #measles elimination status

@benk-d.bsky.social highlights failure to reach 95% measles #vaccine coverage target in UK

+ need for secure funding for vaccine outreach efforts & joined-up #PublicHealth response

Read more: www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

Big tub, not much in it? Let's fool the customer with the bigger tub! What a waste of packaging.

There is enough confusion about training zones already, like you the I think the intention is a good one but does this actually help?

Former Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell dies aged 84 Campbell led the Liberal Democrats from 2006 to 2007 and was the MP for North East Fife at Westminster for 28 years.

Met him a couple of times, great intellect and a nice guy. BBC News - Former Lib Dem leader Menzies Campbell dies aged 84
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UK universities cut back on crucial research because of reduced funding One in five institutions spending less, including in areas such as cancer and heart disease, says report

So the key aspect that makes a university is its research, so what is it when there's no or little research? A college?? A serious errosion of knowledge creation.
UK universities cut back on crucial research because of reduced funding www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Restating a prediction I made on twitter that university rankings will be a thing of the past 10 years from now, and we'll look back on the university heads that first led us away from them with a great respect and appreciation....1/

Interesting paper showing a physiological effect from an intervention but goes into the bucket of an intervention having a physiological effect but not a performance one, well not in this scenario.

This alarming statistic begs the question, is it still reasonable to base academic promotions criteria on external funding success?

It's a shame that today's 19 th stage has been rerouted as I have ridden the first part of the stage in 2021 Haute Route Alps and the Col de Saisies is a great climb #tourdefrance

Are you sure this is defined as a holiday, seems like a lot of work 😀

Yes see you there

Fantastic inaugural Professorial lecture by Prof Eva Malone, reminding us that the academic path is far from straightforward a series of up's and down's, changes in direction. The important thing is to maintain a passion for education and learn from when things didn't go as planned.

Re-upping one small idea: Universities should commit to preserving library/journal/software access for students and researchers who have to leave academia because of funding cuts. We need concrete, practical ways of preserving scholarship.

University of West of Scotland to cut jobs in bid to save £6.2m About 2,000 staff work at UWS which has sites in Paisley, Ayr, Dumfries, Hamilton and London.

BBC News - University of West of Scotland to cut jobs in bid to save £6.2m
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JNCHES Update May 2025 Update after HE pay negotiating meeting on 15th May 2025: University employers fail to address pay and job security crisis

Year after year after year of real terms pay cuts for academics. Beyond disgraceful. Governments asleep at the wheel while the higher education sector - one of the core engines of society and economy - gets hollowed out, exhausted and smashed up. Enough! www.eis.org.uk/pay-informat...

www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...

NEW 📢 WHO Promoting walking and cycling: A toolkit of policy options to celebrate UN Global Road Safety Week! 🚲🚶🏽‍♂️

📃Who is this toolkit for?
National and local governments, civil society, private sector, UN and those working across other sectors (tourism, transport...)
iris.who.int/handle/10665...

Four in 10 universities face financial challenges A drop in international student numbers has driven the worsening financial position, a report says.

I actually think this is conservative, the final outcome could be worse. Thousands of jobs will be lost and lots of stress for the remaining staff. BBC News - Four in 10 universities face financial challenges - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Survey shows how the sector is cutting spending It's not encouraging reading

Survey shows how the sector is cutting spending wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...

Reported road casualties in Great Britain: pedal cycle factsheet, 2023

In 2023, 87 cyclists were killed on the roads. As far as I know, not one of the drivers responsible received a life sentence. At a minimum every single one should have lost their drivers licence and a prison sentence. www.gov.uk/government/s...

Trump’s Science Policies Pose Long-Term Risk, Economists Warn (Gift Article) Since World War II, U.S. research funding has led to discoveries that fueled economic gains. Now cutbacks are seen as putting that legacy in jeopardy.

Tariffs get all the attention, but ask economists what they're really worried about and many will point to the Trump administration's cuts to federal support for the sciences, including canceling grants and revoking student visas.
#EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/b...

The World Congress on Science and Soccer is happening in Glasgow from 17-20 June 2025! Check out the full programme and their incredible lineup of speakers at www.wcss2025.com.

Ready to attend? Register now at www.wcss2025.com/registration/

#WCSS2025 #ScienceAndSoccer #Glasgow2025

MSc Advanced Drone Technology at UWS YouTube video by University of the West of Scotland (UWS)

Take your career to new heights with our new MSc in Advanced Drone Technology. Tailor your studies by specialising in cutting-edge areas including AI, cybersecurity, software engineering.

Apply for Sept 2025: www.uws.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-course-search/advanced-drone-technology

Would be interested in seeing this replotted against power rather than speed. As speed is significantly influenced by many external factors

Job Opportunity: Quantitative Transport Data Analyst 12-month fixed-term position for the HELMET research project (HEaLth iMpact of E-bikes and e-scooters) at the Institute for Transport Studies. Responsibilities include supporting carbon impact analysis, calculating CO₂ savings from survey data on shared e-bikes and e-scooters in UK cities, and extrapolating findings to estimate population-wide impacts. Application Deadline: Monday, 17th March 2025.

‼️JOB ALERT: Closes 17th March 2025 ‼️

Quantitative Transport Data Analyst needed for the HELMET (HEaLth iMpact of E-bikes and e-scooters) project based at the Institute for Transport Studies @universityofleeds.bsky.social
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Research Fellow: Dementia Career Guidance University of the West of Scotland are recruiting a Research Fellow to work on "Co-produced career guidance intervention for people living with dementia" with Prof Louise Ritchie.

University of the West of Scotland are recruiting a Research Fellow to work on "Co-produced career guidance intervention for people living with dementia" with Prof Louise Ritchie. Closing date: 13th March

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...

Great day hosting a group of students and staff from the University of Alicante, part of our SEEP funded mobility project. Also documented by some of our own film and media students. @uniwestscotland.bsky.social

There are many reviews of Hill’s work. This one is mine. Spoiler: he predicted the Fosbury flop 40 years before it happened.