Dr Jamie Sims

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'Obscene' pay of uni fatcat bosses targeted in new proposals before MSPs Greens co-leader Ross Greer has tabled amendments to a Scottish Government Bill to curb the earnings of top execs at universities and colleges.

The principal of Edinburgh Uni earns around £420,000 a year. This week his staff were on strike over the threat of redundancies.

It's time we got the pay of uni and college bosses back under control. MSPs can back my plans to do that on Wednesday.

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It was their final,most essential command

I think we have some scarlet elf cups somewhere too.

Not sure if this is shroomy or mouldy but it is intriguing

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Thanks Steve, looks like it’s a good indicator of healthy unimproved grassland, which is what we’ve been working on in the meadow.

Any idea what this is please @landethics.bsky.social ? It’s in a meadow that was cut late August. North Wales.

How the high-rise tower block came to symbolise the contradictions of modern Britain Governments have repeatedly failed to learn lessons about keeping their residents safe and building better social housing for their future.

Governments have repeatedly failed to learn lessons about keeping their residents safe and building better social housing for their future.

The wind in the pylons and cables combined to make a weird chorus. A deep hum from the cables, the wind in the trees, and a mechanical shriek from the pylon, I assume caused by the vibrations transferring from air to metal. Captivating. (This would have been more poetic in @hookland.bsky.social )

The EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy, sustainable, and just food systems The global context has shifted dramatically since publication of the first EAT–Lancet Commission in 2019, with increased geopolitical instability, soaring food prices, and the COVID-19 pandemic exacer...

EAT-Lancet 2.0 report is out today, updating the influential 2019 report.

On my first read it seems to bring further data/evidence to support the big solutions for food/climate/nature: 1) improve productivity & env performance of agriculture, 2) reduce food loss/waste, 3) healthy/sustainable diets.

I always thought the same about Isn’t It Amazing by the Hothouse Flowers.

Tokyo is moving in the opposite direction. In addition to the ongoing loss of private green spaces, many large, old trees are being sacrificed for profit-driven redevelopment — all while summer temperatures continue to rise dramatically.
#unSmartCity

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S.H.F.S…https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy3zjxy3dwo

Just FYI…the UK is in no position to match this offer.

Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.

“Helsinki has not recorded a single traffic fatality in the past 12 months, city and police officials confirmed this week.”

City engineer credits lower speed limits and smart design.

I agree. #Helsinki #VisionZero

A part, small but important, of watching women’s football was the lack of simulation and time wasting so prevalent in the men’s game. Shame that Italy and Spain are doing so much to copy the worst parts of the men’s game.

‘No shops, no schools’: homes in England built without basic amenities Thousands of properties going up without access to playgrounds, community infrastructure and even doctors

“No shops, no schools”: homes in England built without basic amenities. “Thousands of properties going up without access to playgrounds, community infrastructure & doctors.”

Some developers not fulfilling legal requirements with little consequence, others didn’t actually have to.

A planning mess.

I wonder if it ever occurs to Italy that if they hadn’t wasted so much time, the game would’ve been over before that goal.

Of all the issues associated with being convinced to do another modelling study, knowing I'll have to engage with this is the worst. If you know, you know.

No learn g survives contact with the locals. I completed Duolingo Spanish and then couldn’t understand a word when I went to Spain.

Did you see this @landethics.bsky.social ? I was wondering how well it correlates with you cool wilder places map?

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The health and wellbeing benefits of biodiverse greenspace: A case study of green and social prescribing in Newcastle Hospitals (RDFC25/EE/GES/GODDARD ) at Northumbria University on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - The health and wellbeing benefits of biodiverse greenspace: A case study of green and social prescribing in Newcastle Hospitals (RDFC25/EE/GES/GODDARD ) at Northumbria University, listed...

Great PhD opportunity with Mark Goddard at @northumbriauni.bsky.social investigating the effects of exposure to nature in patient recovery in hospital settings. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Why does @linkedin.com hate images?

Make healthy food more appealing, government tells supermarkets Supermarkets will be challenged to sell healthier food, under a new government obesity plan.

“The Food Foundation reported that 1,000 calories of healthy food such as fruit and veg costs £8.80, compared to £4.30 for the equivalent amount of less healthy food, such as ready meals and processed meats.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Full day of preparation for the regenerative materials building workshops, making sure the straw bale wall frames are ready, along with stands for clay plastering.

Improving the utility and interpretation of children’s physical activity assessed by accelerometers Edge Hill University is seeking to host exceptional research fellows funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships scheme to develop accelerometer methods for the assessment of physica...

I've posted a Euraxess advert for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship project under Horizon Europe, focused on accelerometer methods for assessing children's physical activity.

I’d be grateful for shares and reposts! 🙏

Link is below 👇
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/354331

Oxford council had one staff member to deal with all housing complaints Only one member of staff at Oxford City Council was left to deal with housing complaints for a period last year.

Only one member of staff at Oxford City Council was left to deal with housing complaints for a period last year, as the authority admits it had a 'difficult year'.

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