Natalie Harrower

⬆️ With colleagues involved in Canada’s Major Scientific Initiatives / en compagnie de collègues des grandes initiatives scientifiques du Canada :
@natalieharrower.bsky.social - @crdcn.bsky.social
@robannan.bsky.social - @genomecanada.ca
@fbouchard.bsky.social - @umontreal.ca

Academic Advisory Board The Academic Advisory Board (AAB) is an integral part of GRIOS governance. Its main role is to advise the Steering Committee on academic matters and ensure the academic rigour and quality of the work ...

A warm welcome to all AAB members! Thrilled to have you on board! @amaddi.bsky.social, Amanda Blatch-Jones, Eduarda Centeno, Emmanuel Boakye, @emckiernan.bsky.social, Julia Priess Buchheit, @natalieharrower.bsky.social, Nchangwi Munung, Neil Jacobs, Timothy Errington
👉 www.grios.org/academic-adv...

📊 Today, @chiefscican.bsky.social has released Towards a National Scientific Data Governance Framework with recommendations to ensure research data is managed responsibly and used to benefit everyone. CRDCN's @natalieharrower.bsky.social contributed as an expert panelist.

🔗https://buff.ly/mFeCc4c

I just walked into the departures area at an airport (at home) and my phone provider texted me with roaming info. I’m nowhere near a border 🧐

Day 2 of CRDCN 2025 is well underway!

Board member and Academic Director of the @nb-rdc.bsky.social Ted McDonald speaks at the plenary session “Data management and supporting FAIRly restricted data” alongside James Doiron, Alexandra Cooper and Kevin Read, and moderator @natalieharrower.bsky.social.

US set to close office responsible for global science and technology deals Cuts at the US Department of State could eliminate the office that negotiates science and technology agreements, including with Europe, throwing into confusion the future of global research cooperatio...

US set to close office responsible for global science and technology

sciencebusiness.net/internationa...

50% tariffs on one of the world’s poorest countries. The disgust is real.

Trump tariffs could undermine Brexit deal in Northern Ireland US president imposes two-tier rate on island of Ireland, raising concerns over impact on 1998 peace pact

Trump tariffs could undermine Brexit deal in Northern Ireland

“A former EU commissioner has questioned whether Trump thought through his plan’s effect on the peace process brokered by the US almost 30 years ago.”

What makes anyone think that he *would* have thought this through??

Trinity warns staff not to answer US government request for diversity and equality information A questionnaire seeks to establish whether funded research aligns with the Trump administration’s interests.

Canadian universities, please respond this way, thank you.
jrnl.ie/6662142

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Really excited to be part of this panel on Canada’s national research infrastructures!

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Canadian - Etiquette Common cultural etiquette and polite behaviour when visiting a home, eating or giving gifts

Randomly came across this guide to Canadian etiquette and it’s so specific and accurate! I didn’t realize some of these were specific to Canadians - eg how a gift is also it always accompanied by a card.

culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/canadian-cul....

@marjoriessister.bsky.social hello, friend.

I just gave this book to my eight-year-old niece, so considering this and what @whatsfsaid.bsky.social just said, I think I’ll be asking her if I can borrow it! (We have agreed to read parts together ❤️)

Day ONE of the next four years starts with stupid, cruel, vindictive and dangerous. Read it. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

DRI Factsheet No. 11: Web Archiving and the DRI - Digital Repository of Ireland A new DRI Fact Sheet has been published in the Repository – DRI Factsheet No. 11: Web Archiving. This fact sheet offers detailed guidance on the processes involved in the creation of web archives, alo...

We're delighted to share our new Web Archiving Factsheet with the BlueSky community.

This cutting-edge new preservation capability means the DRI can digitally capture websites or content published on the web, to act as a record.

Find out more: dri.ie/news/factshe...

Our Jan newsletter is out now! With news of our 2025 #CommunityArchive Scheme winners, tips on the creative reuse of digital collections, and the latest #OpenResearch news, read the latest issue here: mailchi.mp/ria/dri-jan-...

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Big tech is picking apart European democracy, but there is a solution: switch off its algorithms | Johnny Ryan The latest actions of Musk and Zuckerberg are a sign of things to come, but the EU already has the power to give people back control Elon Musk’s latest attempts at direct political interference illustrate the grave danger that Europe is facing. He has…

Big tech is picking apart European democracy, but there is a solution: switch off its algorithms | Johnny Ryan

I only crossed paths with Kathryn McWilliams briefly - her death is a huge loss to research. Her career was incredibly impressive and I was so moved by these words in her obituary:
www.saskatoonfuneralhome.com/obituaries/k...

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Eliot Weinberger · Incoming! They Came from Fox News They vow to cut two trillion dollars from the federal budget – five times the combined annual salaries of all federal...

"They came from Florida, from Fox News and Fox Business, square-jawed men and women with big hair and collagen lips." www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Duo goes Meta

What a lovely thing to do - this acknowledgement.

Hard to express the delight and surprise of this clip in the kid’s film That Christmas! If you know, you know. 🤣#IrishMemes #Don’tMakeUnnecessaryJournies

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🌟Exciting Opportunity: 20 PhD Scholarships Available!

These include PhD in AI & Journalism/Media.

🔗 Start Date October 2025
🗓️ Application Deadline 31 January 2025
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@jehalli.bsky.social you are looking very small, furry and cuddly here 🤗. Welcome to Bluesky!

I have a have no Catie’s fudge problem.