Andrew Porter

the queen of hearts from alice in wonderland is sitting in a heart shaped chair and saying speak ! Alt: the queen of hearts from alice in wonderland is sitting in a heart shaped chair and saying speak !

QUEEN WORLD CUP
#QueenWorldCup

I want you to stop before you vote today. I want you to actually give both tracks a listen.

A few of us have been learning Queen deep cuts are amazing, and one of these is one of them.

UNDER PRESSURE
or
TIA TORRIATTE (LET US CLING TOGETHER)

Vote #UP or #TT by 10pm

I did my homework and listened to both - definitely see why that was the recommendation but it's still #UP for me

Lovely summary of how the advent of confocal microscopy changed our research and ability to understand biology

"One of the rules in the document is to ‘only use technologies whose functionality is known and scientifically validated,’ which will not be easy, as AI programmes such as ChatGPT, Perplexity and Mistral generate texts and images based on statistics and data."

#show - wow, didn't know either of these (woefully lacking in knowledge of the Queen back catalogue) but this was amazing!

Is research culture really too hard to assess? Yolana Pringle and Ben Tatler make the case that the REF pause should be the moment to build on the most substantial sector-wide collaboration ever undertaken on research environments

Thoughtful (and hopeful) reflections on the state-of-play for #ResearchCulture assessment as part of #REF2029 and the #REFPCE indicators project:

wonkhe.com/blogs/is-res...

"We don’t need all the answers for 2029, but we shouldn’t discard the tangible progress made"

a woman says there 's nothing i can do about it in front of a netflix logo Alt: Olivia Coleman, playing Elizabeth the Second, says there's nothing i can do about it, from the Netflix drama The Crown

QUEEN WORLD CUP
#QueenWorldCup

Delayed kick off. Let's pretend it was snowing.

Anyway, it's the II album derby. Another Mercury v May clash.

NEVERMORE v SOME DAY ONE DAY

Probably worth giving both tracks a listen, or the whole album!

Vote #Never or #Some by 10pm!

#Never - giving bonus points for a song that knows that it has done its work and is now ready to depart

Liked the guitar on Some Day One Day but could (at first listen for both) take or leave it

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YouTube video by CRUK Manchester Institute Group Leader Recruitment at the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute

Exciting news - we are recruiting new Group Leaders! 🥼

We are seeking to appoint exceptional early-career scientists & clinician scientists as #GroupLeaders to develop bold, innovative, high-impact #CancerResearch programmes

Full details on our website: www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/career/new-g...

"These technologies may have potential as helpful tools for science writers, but they are not ready for “prime time” at this point"

Part of the genius of #GenAI firms has been to promote exciting but experimental tools as if they were finished products - so it's nice to see this testing in action

#Save - didn't know either but a lunchtime listen leans towards the power ballad over the waltz

Sounds great!

Confessions of an Early Career Researcher: A new podcast by the British Academy and Leverhulme Trust A new podcast for early-career researchers has been launched by the British Academy and the Leverhulme Trust.

Confessions of an Early Career Researcher. We've released a new 'warts and all' podcast, in collaboration with @leverhulme.ac.uk which might be of interest to anyone thinking of starting a career in research
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/confess...

Chip shop owner says customers 'love' new AI service Brad Lee, from The Nippy Chippy in Stonehouse, says he decided to use AI because of rising costs.

It's all been worth it! Surely(?) an undeniably good news AI story

BBC News - Chip shop owner says customers 'love' new AI service - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Research with integrity - time to recognise postdocs - Cancer Research UK - Cancer News Dr Andrew Porter tells us why postdocs are so vital to research integrity and gives them well-deserved shout out

Taking this opportunity at the end of #NationalPostdocAppreciation week to reshare a blog I wrote for @cancerresearchuk.org last year on how #Postdocs are vital to maintaining #ResearchIntegrity:

news.cancerresearchuk.org/2024/09/17/r...

#NPAW25 #LovePostdocs

Peer Review Congress Chicago – Day 1 It’s Peer Review Week! A perfect time to post my notes from the 10th International Congress on Peer Review and Scientific Publication, which was held at the Swissôtel in Chicago, two weeks ag…

For #PeerReviewWeek, I just published my BlueSky posts and notes from the 10th International Peer Review Congress, held 2 weeks ago in Chicago.
#PRC10 @peerreviewcongress.bsky.social
Part 1 is here: scienceintegritydigest.com/2025/09/16/p...

Paul McCartney | News | You Gave Me the Answer: How do you deal with misinformation and AI content? We often get asked to comment on news stories about Paul which are circulating on social media, so how can Paul’s online followers sort the fact from the fiction?

Wild that Paul McCartney is giving advice on avoiding #AI misinformation

But as someone in the public eye it makes sense that he is a target of this

Main point: check your sources, and go to recognised websites

This is good #ResearchIntegrity advice, too!

www.paulmccartney.com/news/you-gav...

#SSOR - not that familiar with either, but enjoyed the rock over the ballad

Totally misread one of those columns and thought the green one started with 'torturing'

I like this - great job.

I wonder if the 'something new' is actually just back to building good websites and sharing the links

WEB'S END IN THE BEGINNING, THERE WERE WEBSITES. YOU VISITED THEM AND IT WAS FUN. Computer screen: Jill's Homepage LINKS AND STUMBLEUPON HELPED YOU FIND NEW ONES. Computer screen: Cheese Art GOOGLE ACTUALLY WORKED AND SENT YOU TO SITES BUILT WITH CARE BY REAL PEOPLE. Computer screen: Lovable Expert THEN CAME SOCIAL MEDIA, AND ITS ALGORITHMS DETERMINED WHAT YOU CLICKED. Computer screen: Facebook THEN AGGREGATOR SITES TOOK OFF. Computer screen: CRAP FROM AROUND THE WEB THEN SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES TRIED TO KEEP US FROM EVER LEAVING… AND WE DIDN'T. Woman on phone: SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL THEN AI BEGAN GENERATING SUMMARIES SO YOU DIDN'T NEED TO CLICK THROUGH TO A SITE ANYMORE. Computer screen: MONOPOSEARCH Summary SOON... THE AI CHATBOT BECOMES THE ONLY SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND REAL PUBLICATIONS DISAPPEAR. Woman speaking to phone: CHATBOT, WHAT IS A WEBSITE? UNTIL ONE DAY, PEOPLE WALK AWAY AND BUILD SOMETHING NEW. Woman has left devices on the ground and is walking into sunset © 2025 Jen Sorensen

This week's comic, inspired by a study showing that AI summaries on top of search results are dramatically cutting traffic to websites.

#Kind

(There can be only one, right?)

Didn't know "I'm in love with my car", but that's one weird track 🚗

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“About Time” Teaching Resources The lovely people at DK have made some teaching resources to accompany “About Time” which include activities to help children think about the importance of time, practise telling the ti…

Primary Teachers! If you’re planning to teach how to tell the time to your students soon, you might find these FREE worksheets useful: alomshaha.com/about-time-t...

a man in a white shirt is standing on a stage with his mouth open and a purple background . Alt: Freddie Mercury, lead singer of Queen, in a white vest, standing on a stage and throwing his hand out triumphantly.

MAGNIFICO-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh!

BEATLES WORLD CUP is no more.
#BeatlesWorldCup

Tomorrow, we kick off the QUEEN WORLD CUP.
#QueenWorldCup.

A knock-out tournament, songs going head-to-head each day, until we have determined the greatest ever Queen song.

Get hyped. Or don't.

a man in a blue suit is sitting in a chair with his arms outstretched . Alt: a man in a blue suit is sitting in a chair with his arms outstretched .

We are not worthy!

International #ResearchIntegrity conference 16-18 November 2025
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This book is gold dust! Just read the first chapter and already there are so many great takeaways for general application of visualising data

Then there's all the code and instructions included so that readers and users of R can follow along step-by-step and learn as they go - so good! 📈✅🔥