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Mark Dabee Saltmarsh

@dt-technician.bsky.social

Technician Demonstrator - Cardiff Metropolitan University - BA PGCE MIScT - Technician Commitment Lead - UKITSS Council Member - THE Outstanding Technician of the year nominee 2024

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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

05.10.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

20.09.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

05.09.2025 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

A slightly different version, β€œwhen God closes a door, he opens a window”…

06.08.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ozzy Osborne
1948 - 2025

22.07.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 8066    πŸ” 1701    πŸ’¬ 155    πŸ“Œ 208
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RIP Ozzy, legend is an over used term, one of the best to ever do it. 🀘❀️

22.07.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our seasonal newsletters provide key updates on signatory and supporter events, upcoming funding and development opportunities and sector news catered to technical leaders working in higher education and research. Don't miss the next one and subscribe: eepurl.com/iTx2WM

18.06.2025 09:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Loving the fact this is classed as an England and Wales project, should see some wonderful improvements in the Valleys… @yes.cymru

12.06.2025 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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.

11.06.2025 09:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

02.06.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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YouTube video by UK Institute for Technical Skills and Strategy Technician Commitment

This weekend we’re celebrating eight years of the Technician Commitment πŸŽ‰

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?...

30.05.2025 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Miles Jupp, Jodie Chatfield, Clare Viney

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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

12.05.2025 10:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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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

31.05.2025 06:24 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I remember seeing them at Reading festival around this time, I even had a shirt with that mascot on it for years !

23.05.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œYou can’t negotiate with a tiger when your head is in its mouth” Winston Churchill. Just putting this out there…

24.04.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is indeed correct, but 2800 people lost their jobs even with this support. Nationalising was mocked by all parties until Scunthorpe came about. There’s nothing misleading here, simply uneven priorities , that’s why many are furious.

13.04.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t get me wrong I’m happy for the Scunthorpe steel workers, but we were told to re skill and accept the fact manufacturing is on the way out, exactly the same as Scotland and then this happens. Beyond fuming

12.04.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

12.04.2025 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 789    πŸ” 322    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 21

Been a Labour support most of my life, I’m done. Give us Plaid and a say in our own future, tired of Westminster treating us like second class citizens, every single time. From HS2, the crown estate, port talbot and on and on and on.

12.04.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Where was this support for the steel works in Port Talbot. Shocking behaviour, do us all a favour call it English Steel.

11.04.2025 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dammit, that was my other guess…

11.04.2025 06:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cathedral road?

10.04.2025 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Michael Sheen is to play Owain GlyndΕ΅r in an epic new play as the first details of Welsh National Theatre's debut productions are revealed...
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02.04.2025 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
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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.

02.04.2025 05:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Indeed, but Welsh RL didn’t actually win much in that time, and the ones that returned didn’t help Wales win anything either. You’re right, the exodus was bad and certainly contributed, but equally we had more clubs to pick from.

16.03.2025 06:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You’re right, although I think there’s a multitude of reasons, the game has moved on, we were far too slow to blood these youngsters while the old guard were still around to support, all the WRU nonsense and weaker nations have upped their game massively. Hard yards to come, life support incoming!

15.03.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m not so sure, we lost 51-0 to France and 96-13 to South Africa in the 90’s, as bad as today was, it was no where near that bad. I’d say on a par IMO, but we can all agree this is the bottom, the next coach is going to be a very important pick…

15.03.2025 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Yup, sadly but it will come around

15.03.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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.

15.03.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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13.03.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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