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I am all social media-ed up. I have now set up a blog, the first introductory post is in place afsrachel.wordpress.com/2016…
Prof Rachel Norman retweeted
Dundee University's decision to cut standalone maths degrees “risks narrowing the supply of quantitative skills essential to regional economic need” – CaMS has written to university leadership to express concerns about proposed cuts.
Read more below:
heraldscotland.com/news/2623…
Prof Rachel Norman retweeted
Absolutely fantastic turnout at today's Research Culture Awards, with over 70 people in the room and more online! Congratulations to all our nominees 🎉 The RCA is a wonderful opportunity to recognise colleagues for the amazing work they do. A well deserved celebration!
Prof Rachel Norman retweeted
"Universities have collectively announced more than 12,000 job cuts in the last year, new analysis from the University and College Union (UCU) suggests."
Make no mistake. Our university sector is in trouble.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3v…
Prof Rachel Norman retweeted
Vice Chancellors taking home millions while staff are offered just 1.4%.
The hypocrisy at the top of higher education has never been clearer.
Join us live as we expose it and talk about what comes next.
Thursday. 7 PM. youtube.com/live/rZRbCP0YJ9o…
#WeAreTheUniversity
ALT Table of VC pay
Prof Rachel Norman retweeted
Staff & PGRs: Don't forget to register for Festival of Research 2025! Full day Interdisciplinary Engagement event on Mon 27 Oct, Research Culture Awards celebrations on Wed 29 Oct (10am-12). Celebrate! For more details & to register Festival webpages here: stir.ac.uk/research/festival…
Prof Rachel Norman retweeted
The flagship Research Culture Awards nominations close 26.09.25! The Awards Ceremony will be co-hosted by @AFSRachel & @brainsnstyle on Wed 29 Oct, 10am-12pm, Campus Central. Let a colleague know you value them and why! fill in the nomination form here: forms.office.com/e/NDNNZBNLe…
ALT 2025 Research Culture Awards The 8 nomination categories this year are: Outstanding Research Leadership Outstanding partnership with Professional Services Outstanding Early Career Researcher Outstanding Activity dedicated to enhancing Research Culture Outstanding activity to support Research Impact Outstanding activity to support Innovation & Knowledge Exchange Outstanding Mentor Outstanding Collaborator Nominations close Friday 26 September.
Prof Rachel Norman retweeted
🧪🦠 Stirling Science Festival is coming back for 2025 and boasts its biggest and best programme of events to date.
The family-friendly festival of events returns from 13-18 October with an expanded schedule of activities, workshops and exhibitions taking place across a range of local venues with this year’s theme focusing on health and wellbeing.
More: stirling.gov.uk/news/stirlin…
Prof Rachel Norman retweeted
Here's a happy-go-lucky 🎶 parody about the way that @RobertKennedyJr is now collapsing American healthcare - based off #PaulSimon's toe-tapping "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard".
It's called: "Measles and Polio Down in the Schoolyard."
Prof Rachel Norman retweeted
Staff & PGRs: Registration is now open for Festival of Research 2025, with a full day Interdisciplinary Engagement event on Mon 27 Oct & Research Culture Awards celebrations on Weds 29 Oct (10am-12). For more details and to register Festival webpages here: stir.ac.uk/research/festival…
Prof Rachel Norman retweeted
The Research Culture Awards are back and open for nominations. The Awards Ceremony will be co-hosted by Prof Rachel Norman @AFSRachel and Prof Anna Whittaker @brainsnstyle on Wed 29 Oct (10.00-12.00). Let a colleague know you value them and why: forms.office.com/e/NDNNZBNLe…
Prof Rachel Norman retweeted
Melissa Hogenboom's Breadwinners reveals the unseen gender-based power dynamics and cognitive biases that shape our everyday lives. It will make you angry – and rightly so newscientist.com/article/mg2…
Prof Rachel Norman retweeted
✒️CaMS supporter and Lib Dem Universities spokesperson @IanSollom has written for @Politics_co_uk to make the case for a national maths strategy which can guide the UK's leadership of world-class maths research and innovation.
🔗Read the article below:
politics.co.uk/mp-comment/20…
Its Scottish Mathematical Challenge awards day for the Central and East region and we are hearing about fractals from Jonathan Fraser at St Andrews University
With @scottishmaths conference tomorrow, we spent today celebrating 50 years of the SMC mathematical challenge competition and nearly 80 years of its chair Bill Richardson 👏👏👏👏
Prof Rachel Norman retweeted
The Women's Survey 2025 has a focus on access to fresh food including community growing spaces and food provision services in your council area 🥕 widespread responses mean useful data, so please share with your networks and complete the survey here: smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ZP1O4A
📢CALLING ALL WOMEN IN SCOTLAND!
Our 2025 Women’s Survey is live — tell us what life is like for you. From unpaid work to Council Tax impacts, we want to hear it all. 💬
🕒 Takes 10–15 mins
🔗 smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ZP1O4A/
#WomensVoices #Scotland
Prof Rachel Norman retweeted
No event has transformed my teaching as much as the @scottishmaths Conference….nothing tops that!
A few tickets still available for this year’s event (17th May at Stirling Uni):
bit.ly/SMC2025tickets
Prof Rachel Norman retweeted
📢 2 Job opportunities!
📌 @UofGMVLS for a research project on diet inequalities, food systems & community nutrition
Post 1: jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research-…
⏳closing date 29/4
📋24mo, PDRA grade 6
Post 2: jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research-…
⏳closing date 6/05/25
📋33mo, PDRA grade 6/7
Prof Rachel Norman retweeted
📢 Exciting news! ICMS have some fantastic Public Lectures coming up in May.
Join us for thought-provoking talks from leading experts.
📅 Find out more & register here:
eventbrite.co.uk/o/internati… – at Edinburgh, Scotland