Dr Tim Zijlstra

Is the NBA preseason starting right after EuroBasket?

The tournament has given me a huge hunger for more again…

Awesome initiative - happy to help David out! Let me know.

Goede kennis, dank!

'In his own right' niet 'write' en Paul is er nog, dus 'Was' is wat voorbarig, verder lijkt het me een zeer leuk boek, zal er naar uitkijken.

The number of digitally illiterate decisions the UK government has made and keeps on making... mind-boggling.

Slowly destroying the internet whilst forcing Brits to hand over highly sensitive information to unknown entities. No questions about how those entities make money from this... Great.

Heerenveen na 15 jaar weer SKS-kampioen: emotionele zege voor familie Brouwer SNEEK – Voor het eerst sinds 2008 heeft het skûtsje van Heerenveen weer het kampioenschap in de SKS gewonnen. Het werd een emotionele dag voor de familie Brouwer, want de vorige keer dat Heerenveen kampioen werd, stond Pieter Brouwer aan het roer. Hij overleed vorig jaar aan een ernstige ziekte.

#Heerenveen #SKSkampioen #BrouwerFamilie

Unlocking the repository: A strategy for increasing the uptake of green open access - Jayshree Mamtora, Wayne Bradshaw, Tove Lemberget, 2025 This article uses a recent retroactive open access project undertaken by an Australian university library to reframe attitudes and approaches to author self-arc...

Mamtora, J., Bradshaw, W., & Lemberget, T. (2025). Unlocking the repository: A strategy for increasing the uptake of green open access. IFLA Journal, 0(0). doi.org/10.1177/0340...

Tv-recensie | Kijkend naar Holland zie ik vele talkshows vaak door oneindig klaagland gaan ZAP: Na de walgelijke tweet van Wilders is er nu BBB-leider Caroline van der Plas die de aanval opent op de „islamisering” van Nederland. De klagerige angst die wordt aangewakkerd voor een…

Ook BBB-leider Caroline van der Plas opent de aanval op de „islamisering” van Nederland, schrijft onze recensent. De klagerige angst die wordt aangewakkerd voor een islamisering die niet bestaat, veroorzaakt een afkeer van mensen die wel degelijk bestaan. buff.ly/NSYynFe

Arthur's Seat, a hill in Edinburgh, with a cloudy sky overhead. Photo credit: David Monteith-Hodge.

The Met Office has a current amber weather warning for Scotland's Central Belt, and as such there might be some disruption within Edinburgh. 1/3

Stephen Colbert, "You warned everyone about the future under our president"

Kamala Harris, "You're correct that I did predict a lot of it. What I did not predict was the capitulation. I didn't see that coming"

Can lecturers in #healthcare please, PLEASE, stop telling students they have to do a 'SYSTEMATIC REVIEW' for the 2000 word literature review they are expected to do for their dissertation?

IT IS SO UNBELIEVABLY DAMAGING TO YOUR STUDENTS!!!

(and shows how little you know!)

#AcademicSky

Bit of a #CoPilot breakthrough - I've created an 'agent', essentially a wrapper, that has clear instructions to help as a project officer. I've given it access to public websites related to my work, and uploaded a range of related files.

Tell you what, so far it has sped up my work considerably.

Delighted with that #Arensman victory. What a performance! #TdF

The Kings are my secret pleasure, watched and liked!

Will watch to see you mention Nembhard. If you do, I will subscribe ;)

Listening to the finale of today's stage on the commute back. Holy mackerel #Pogacar! What a massive blow to anybody who thought they could win this #TdF

One area I don't agree with Derek is that the current way education works is 'near perfect', we should never settle for 'near perfect' and in particular need to look at #assessment as a way to trigger better outcomes.

Managed to watch this lecture on #AI and #education by ‪@veritasium.bsky.social‬ last night.

A lot of food for thought and a lot of points I agree with, made eloquently and with insight. We have to create a compelling argument for people to use AI to support their learning, not replace it.

Lovely meeting today trying to bring different parts of the amazing community here in Tayside together. My job's a bit of a blessing at times!

A little moan. You know Doodle, to do 'availability' polls for large meetings? If you get one of them once in a blue moon, fine. But getting four in my inbox this past week alone? Now I'm double checking the doodles against each other and my calendar and frankly, that makes them pointless.

Corruption attracts corruption.

Hadn’t thought of the tpe. Still wonder if there wasn’t a better deal out there?

But why would the Jazz accept a packet of crisps and a half pint of Tennent’s for Collins to facilitate this?

Now that voice recognition is so good, how much longer will we be using keyboards?

Odd question I thought, but then I realised I already use the very poor Siri on a regular basis to carry out simple tasks...

So maybe not that long?

That's legit what I'd love to know...

Excellent to see support for #digital literacy in the community. A model worth exploring here in Scotland as well.

If you use #CoPilot regularly, would you say it is:

A) Enhancing my productivity
B) Helping me with writing and reporting tasks
C) A great way to procrastinate
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

I am entirely undecided to be honest...

On my shortlist I had Huff at the bottom, but at this price he rises a few steps for sure. I'm not saying I love it, because it means we are standing pat, but I don't hate it either.

If you fancy reading my (slightly rambling) thoughts on the 10 year health plan, and possibly even replying with your thoughts, then please do! | Tim Zijlstra If you fancy reading my (slightly rambling) thoughts on the 10 year health plan, and possibly even replying with your thoughts, then please do! I think it is a very ambitious statement of intent with ...

Right, a post with my thoughts on the recently announced 'Ten year health plan for England'. #NHS

I am pleased with the intent, but I am not sure about some of the detail.

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There’s a growing and very real threat to Sheffield Wednesday #SWFC. One entirely induced by a charlatan owner who lied, deceived and manipulated his way into that position.

Football has become atrocious and it’s the fans that end up losing.