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Librarian, (very) amateur photographer
Image shows a black and white side profile photograph of Terrance Hayes. In the bottom left-hand corner is white text that reads: Image Credit: Terrance Hayes by Dirk Skiba
We are delighted to introduce Terrance Hayes as the latest Seamus Heaney International Visiting Poetry Fellow at Queen’s.
Terrance is an award-winning American poet and educator, and Distinguished Silver Professor of Creative Writing at New York University.
Find out more ➡️ ow.ly/fGsY50XA1ST
Congratulations to Dr Kevin Morgan who has been named the winner of the @rsc.org Excellence in Higher Education Prize.
He received the prize for his sustained contributions to making #Chemistry and #ChemicalEngineering more engaging, accessible, and relevant to society.
Amazing work, Dr Morgan!
Photo of clouds in a blue sky taken over the tops of trees
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Looking down into a cloudy valley in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The sky is hazy and pale blue. Low mountains extend to the horizon.
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekTforTelevision #Stunday
#LandscapePhotography
Happy Valley
Passing scenes in Norway
Moods
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A blue bird sits on a branch in a red maple tree.
'Blue Bird in Autumn' - Ito Sozan, ca. 1910's.
#JapaneseArt #shinhanga
A waterfall tumbles down the rocky face of a mountainside. Lower Catawba Falls, North Carolina
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforRock
#Waterfalls #LandscapePhotography
An autumnal scene in the Lake District where the trees are reflected in the water.
The call of autumn in Cumbria.
#lakedistrict #cumbria #autumn #landscape #reflections #photography
Close up photograph of purple hydrangeas flowers with water droplets and small blue petals suspended in them.
Hydrangeas hanging on…
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Gli alberi che si protendono sul greto di un ruscello, si riflettono nell'acqua.
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Two peach coloured rose blossoms, surrounded by dark green foliage. Green and brown shrubs and a sliver of grey autumn sky in the background.
Autumn rose
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A Chrysanthemum bush alive with small colorful flowers.
#ColorADay #OrangeSun #Flowers
Chrysanthemums
Beautiful!
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View from cloud height, about 6,600 ft above sea level, looking down at green mountains. Floating grayish-white clouds cast dark shadows on the quiet slopes.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekQforQuiet
#LandscapePhotography
It's very beautiful, Matt! I don't think I'm familiar with this plant. Thank you for sharing! 😀
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An unusual orange colored flower believed to be Voodoo Flame Ginger. It has many tubular looking petals that spread outward from the center like a firework.
‘Farbe: Orange’ #FotoVorschlag
#Flowers #Photography
A reminder that vaccines are among the safest and most effective medical treatments ever developed.
Here's an interactive timeline to explore the history of devastating infections and the scientific and medical advances to fight them.
#VaccinesSaveLives
Northern Ireland at risk of race riot ‘permacrisis’, government files warn
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Here it is.
The newborn book.
My thanks as always to #Trivent Publishing for a beautiful job.
trivent-publishing.eu/home/214-404...
Ab 25.09. zeigt das #Museum Kunstpalast in #Düsseldorf die Ausstellung „Künstlerinnen! Von Monjé bis Münter“. Sie widmet sich 30 Künstlerinnen, die im 19. Jahrhundert in Düsseldorf ausgebildet wurden.
Zuvor waren die Werke in Helsinki zu sehen: musermeku.org/crossing-bor...
#kunst #kultur
Panel 1. image of a huge nuclear plant. “Reactor Overheating” 2. A worker in a hazmat suit works at a computer. The screen reads: “Press cancel to avoid critical overload” 3 - 9. The worker continues to type at the computer. The screen changes in each panel and reads: “Enter password to confirm” “Incorrect password” “Incorrect password” “Do you want to reset your password?” “Reset link has been sent to your email” “Please choose a new password” “New password can't be the same as old password” The colour gets hotter in each panel. Starting blue in 1 and ending in red in 9. Panel 10. Wide view. The entire earth is blown up.
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
p.s. this week I am on a USA/Canada tour with my new book. Details and preorder links at tomgauld.com
Why OpenAI’s solution to AI hallucinations would kill ChatGPT tomorrow | Wei Xin
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QUB History research seminars - Fridays at 4pm starting 26 September. All welcome!
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Image shows a square box -the top shows a researcher filling a pipette. The bottom contains a red rectangle with white text that reads: “This research breakthrough highlights the benefit of combining academic expertise with industry to make real-world impact. We hope this discovery will lead to the development of new, targeted anti-inflammatory drugs which will help treat these devastating diseases.” Dr Rebecca Coll, Senior Lecturer in Immunobiology. There is also a photo of Dr Rebecca Coll beside the text in the bottom left-hand corner.
RESEARCH BREAKTHROUGH: Discovery could lead to new drug treatments for #InflammatoryDiseases including #Alzheimers, #asthma, #arthritis and #obesity.
Find out more: ow.ly/LxOx50WQeL9
#LoveQUB #LoveQUBResearch
We’re hiring! We’re excited to recruit four Senior Library Assistants, a new role for Goldsmiths Library.
Our SLAs are based in four specialist teams in the Library, while working collaboratively cross-service to maintain operations and provide an excellent user experience.
Closing 31 Aug.
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