Prof Rachel Norman

I am all social media-ed up. I have now set up a blog, the first introductory post is in place afsrachel.wordpress.com/2016/10/03/fir…

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!

"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/…

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/rZRbCP0YJ… #WeAreTheUniversity

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/festi…

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/NDNNZBNLem

Me: “At least things can't get any worse” Things:

🧪🦠 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/stirling-…

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."

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/festi…

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/NDNNZBNLem

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 #Echobox=1754898130" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">newscientist.com/article/mg2673…

✒️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/202…

Including excellent use of a giant pointing stick

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 👏👏👏👏

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

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

📢 2 Job opportunities! 📌 @UofGMVLS for a research project on diet inequalities, food systems & community nutrition Post 1: jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research-a… ⏳closing date 29/4 📋24mo, PDRA grade 6 Post 2: jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research-a… ⏳closing date 6/05/25 📋33mo, PDRA grade 6/7

📢 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/internationa…

SMC Stirling Maths Conference Sat 17 May. Tickets: £80 standard; £20 for Highland and the Scottish Islands; £10 students. Only 150 tickets, so sign up quickly. Workshops: bit.ly/SMC2025worksho… Tickets and sign up: bit.ly/SMC2025tickets