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Looking for Speech and language therapists working with people with aphasia to take part in my dissertation survey 🗣️

To take part in the survey please click the follow link: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/bcu/cog-neur…

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On this week’s WFA Mentioned in Dispatches podcast, John Davy examines the London Regiment’s links with the Royal Flying Corps and RAF during the Great War. Listen can listen on your favourite podcast platform or here: kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep35...

New book! Looking forward to reading and sharing. @annavolkmer.bsky.social

In pictures: Mud race sees hundreds take part

In pictures: Maldon Mud Race 2025 in Essex

This is a leaflet advertising the combined military services Museum in Maldon in Essex.

On the last day of long weekend in the east, we also managed to visit this most incredible museum in Maldon. A military history nerds heaven, especially if into weapons, they have the Donnington Firearms Collection.We had a really informative and long chat with the curator Julie Anne Miller.

A photograph of a restored first world war wooden hut, with a wooden floor and ceiling joists, chairs a refreshment counter and some display cabinets

The lovely Lindsay dispensing tea from the counter in the hut

Taff demonstrating a First World War Leach Gammage catapult

Taff and some of our group in the trenches

On the first day of our trip @wfstands.bsky.social , we had a fantastic time at the @greatwarhuts.bsky.social with Taff and Lyndsay being so hospitable

We won't and this sounds very ominous.

Depressing and terrifying article on the importance of reading and the impact of screen time and AI on our thinking skills

Hi everyone, newbie here! 👋 I am a trainee Speech and Language Therapy student at Birmingham City Uni on the Masters pathway - currently in my final year 😆 Please feel free to signpost me to profiles that I can follow to build my connections. Any tips would also be greatly appreciated! 😊

The front cover of a scientific journal titled Ornithologist, dated 1 April 2025. The main headline reads: “BIRDS: DECODED - Groundbreaking New Science.” Below that, a subheading says: “What are the UK’s birds really saying? Pioneering new research provides the answers.”

WORLD-FIRST: Ground-breaking research published today in the Ornithologist Journal has, for the first time, translated common UK bird vocalisations into equivalent phrases in the human language.

The results tell us a lot!

Extracts below... 🧵

Lynn Dommett with therapy assistant practitioner Henry Cox

A mum who was one of the first patients in east Kent to have a less invasive type of hip replacement was home just a few hours after the operation.
Lynn Dommett went down for surgery at 10am at K&C's elective orthopaedic centre and was home by 4.30pm: www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/news/i-had-a...

Ten Rules for Aspiring Poets 1. Poetry does not have to rhyme. Well, at least not all the time always. 2. Metaphors can lend a poem power (but mixing them isn’t good). Should they start to fly in all directions, nip them in the bud. 3. Focus and concentration are important skills to hone. Close the door. Turn off the wi-fi. Don’t get distracted by your ph 4. Avoid clichés like the plague. 5. Don’t write stuff that’s a bit vague. 6. The use of unnecessarily long words may result in reader alienation. Curb your sesquipedalianism to obviate any obfuscation. 7. Always proof-read you’re work. Accuracy can be it’s own reward! And remember that the penis mightier than the sword. 8. Check haiku closely for lines which have too few or too many syllables. 9. Never ever follow rules. Brian Bilston

Happy World Poetry Day to all who celebrate. If you’re interested in writing poetry yourself, I hope this poem will be of some use.

As a good suggestion from @deevybee.bsky.social I have decided to post my infamous liquorice thread from X a few years ago to here. This is valuable knowledge if you or anyone you know has high blood pressure and likes a bit of liquorice. The stuff might kill you.
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Sir Gareth Southgate: Boys need role models, not gaming and porn Young men are increasingly turning to

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Jill Barshay reports: New study by Harvard's Philip Capin finds evidence-based reading comprehension methods rarely used in classrooms, despite decades of research showing their effectiveness. hechingerreport.org/proof-points...

Agreed 😀

Intervention factors associated with efficacy, when targeting oral language comprehension of children with or at risk for (Developmental) Language Disorder: A meta‐analysis Background Language interventions are complex behavioural interventions, making it difficult to distinguish the specific factors contributing to efficacy. The efficacy of oral language comprehension...

New research on intervention factors associated with efficacy in comprehension interventions.

Authors @sirpatarvainen.bsky.social, @pfrizelleslt.bsky.social, Granroth-Wilding, H., Stolt, S., & Launonen, K.

doi.org/10.1111/1460...

To be read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...

CALL FOR ADVICE FROM THE BLUE SKY ACADEMY. Am faced with a WW1 soldier's account in poor handwriting and trying to save time. Do fellow historians recommend any AI applications that can transcribe hand writing or do I start the trail of tears and do it the analogue way?

World Service must be fully state-funded to counter disinformation, say BBC bosses Ministers must cover full costs of championing western values abroad, senior BBC figures to argue

NEW: BBC bosses will make push for government to take back costs of the World Service, amid an “aggressive” Russian state disinformation drive

Now “undeniable” case for using world service to push western values, they say. State media moves in when WS moves out.

All part of charter renewal chat:

Ed Davey and Vikki Slade sit at a round table, attentively listening to young carers in a discussion

Ed Davey, listening to young carers in conversation.

Ed Davey sits in the middle, laughing with young carers by the beach.

Ed Davey sits at the front in a Christmas jumper, laughing with the Bath Philharmonia Young Carers' Choir on stage.

Today is Young Carers Action Day. This year I've travelled across the country meeting young carers and hearing their stories.

Their resilience and strength always amaze me. Young carers deserve more support – we’re fighting hard every day to make sure they get it.

World Delirium Awareness Day World Delirium Awareness Day is an annual event that is held in March to raise awareness about delirium and its impact on patients, families, and healthcare systems. The day is hosted by the…

Today is World Delirium Awareness Day!

#Delirium affects millions but often goes unrecognised.

Let's spread knowledge about this important condition.

➡️ www.deliriumday.com for more information

#WDAD2025 #DeliriumAware

Another arrivals board with a set of migratory birds arriving in the UK later in the spring. The background is dark teal, with "Arrivals" in green. Arriving in April: Nightingale, Reed Warbler, Whinchat, Lesser Whitethroat, House Martin. Arriving April–May: Garden Warbler, Turtle Dove, Cuckoo, Arctic Tern, Common Tern. Arriving in May: Swift, Spotted Flycatcher, Nightjar. These birds mainly arrive in April and May, with some late arrivals like the Swift and Nightjar appearing in May.

Psst! More spring arrivals here. 👇

An airport style arrivals board showing migratory birds arriving in the UK. The background is dark teal, with "Arrivals" in green at the top. Bird names are in orange, and arrival times in green. Arriving March–May: Wheatear. Arriving March–April: Sand Martin, Chiffchaff, Osprey, Swallow, Ring Ouzel, Blackcap. Arriving in April: Willow Warbler, Tree Pipit, Redstart, Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat, Pied Flycatcher. Arriving April–May: Yellow Wagtail. Most birds start arriving from March, with peak arrivals in April and some extending into May.

It’s springtime and migratory birds are on the move! 🌍

Have you seen any of our fair-weather friends arriving? Stay tuned: we'll be shining a daily spotlight on our spring returnees.

Check out the Arrivals Board to see who's flying in and when... 👇

#SpringArrivalSpotlight

Our daily #SpringArrivalSpotlight begins with Chiffchaffs!

Flitting back from Southern Europe & North Africa through March-April, their sweet 'chiff-chaff' song is the sound of spring.

Listen for them in parks and hedgerows.

Have you heard these delightful birds near you yet? 🎵

Manchester United to build new 100,000-capacity stadium next to Old Trafford * Officials say plan will create 92,000 jobs and 17,000 homes * Architect Norman Foster puts ‘vast umbrella’ over ground Manchester United have confirmed their intention to build a new 100,000-capacity stadium in the Old Trafford area, leaving their…

Manchester United to build new 100,000-capacity stadium next to Old Trafford