Helen
@starryhelen.bsky.social
HE Director | Theatre lover | Tulip obsessive | Proud Auntie | Perfectly imperfect | Happiest by the sea | Views my own | 🍀🇳🇱
Work with a fab SU who bring you flowers and chocolates 💙🧡
September 15, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Work with a fab SU who bring you flowers and chocolates 💙🧡
Bye bye beautiful Belfast 🍀
Lovely couple of days despite the circumstances of the visit. I miss it already
#HomeFromHome
Lovely couple of days despite the circumstances of the visit. I miss it already
#HomeFromHome
September 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Bye bye beautiful Belfast 🍀
Lovely couple of days despite the circumstances of the visit. I miss it already
#HomeFromHome
Lovely couple of days despite the circumstances of the visit. I miss it already
#HomeFromHome
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Please enjoy this stunning image of the lunar eclipse over Pitstone Windmill 🌔
📷️: @andymagicman.bsky.social
📷️: @andymagicman.bsky.social
September 2, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Please enjoy this stunning image of the lunar eclipse over Pitstone Windmill 🌔
📷️: @andymagicman.bsky.social
📷️: @andymagicman.bsky.social
If any one has had a worse week than me, I sympathise - and somehow it is still only Thursday.
Nanie Sodone: Mary Poppins Says 'So Done'
ALT: Nanie Sodone: Mary Poppins Says 'So Done'
static.klipy.com
August 27, 2026 at 6:03 PM
If any one has had a worse week than me, I sympathise - and somehow it is still only Thursday.
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Every serious analysis of the future of the economy says we need a lot more B.
It happens in universities.
A is not an alternative to B. It is also important.
Universities do not only consist of D.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
It happens in universities.
A is not an alternative to B. It is also important.
Universities do not only consist of D.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
July 28, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Every serious analysis of the future of the economy says we need a lot more B.
It happens in universities.
A is not an alternative to B. It is also important.
Universities do not only consist of D.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
It happens in universities.
A is not an alternative to B. It is also important.
Universities do not only consist of D.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
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In a world where so many people are absolutely awful, live your life so you earn an obituary like this one.
August 5, 2026 at 8:54 PM
In a world where so many people are absolutely awful, live your life so you earn an obituary like this one.
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UEFA spokesperson Dietmar Fumm said to reporters "This decision effectively signals that Gianni Infantino is an enemy of world football".
tl;dr: FIFA "foe" - Fumm
tl;dr: FIFA "foe" - Fumm
July 30, 2026 at 5:32 PM
UEFA spokesperson Dietmar Fumm said to reporters "This decision effectively signals that Gianni Infantino is an enemy of world football".
tl;dr: FIFA "foe" - Fumm
tl;dr: FIFA "foe" - Fumm
🧡 A lovely little reminder of why I do what I do.
🎓 The future is bright.
🎓 The future is bright.
Ready to make a difference that matters 💥
From hesitant first steps onto campus to walking tall, equipped and emboldened to improve the world and inspire others around them.
This summer's 31… | ...
Ready to make a difference that matters 💥
From hesitant first steps onto campus to walking tall, equipped and emboldened to improve the world and inspire others around them.
This summer's 31 student...
www.linkedin.com
July 31, 2026 at 9:38 PM
🧡 A lovely little reminder of why I do what I do.
🎓 The future is bright.
🎓 The future is bright.
Pretty sure the entire global community (minus 🇦🇷 obviously) cheered in unison there. At last 🇪🇸
July 19, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Pretty sure the entire global community (minus 🇦🇷 obviously) cheered in unison there. At last 🇪🇸
Why is coming home from here always so hard?
The beauty of Co Antrim takes my breath away every single time 💚
The beauty of Co Antrim takes my breath away every single time 💚
July 18, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Why is coming home from here always so hard?
The beauty of Co Antrim takes my breath away every single time 💚
The beauty of Co Antrim takes my breath away every single time 💚
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Let me help.the Sunday night dread with 12 minutes of pure joy, courtesy of the band of HM Royal Marines.
youtu.be/qYgn5LxKCFw?...
youtu.be/qYgn5LxKCFw?...
Ibiza Prom Classics | Royal Albert Hall | The Bands of HM Royal Marines
YouTube video by The Bands of HM Royal Marines
youtu.be
July 12, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Let me help.the Sunday night dread with 12 minutes of pure joy, courtesy of the band of HM Royal Marines.
youtu.be/qYgn5LxKCFw?...
youtu.be/qYgn5LxKCFw?...
I had the absolute privilege of meeting Penelope Keith once (through Girlguiding) and she was as wonderful as I could have hoped.
Warm, charming, a real giggler, and so very kind.
Margo Leadbetter will always be iconic - and a total style queen.
Warm, charming, a real giggler, and so very kind.
Margo Leadbetter will always be iconic - and a total style queen.
Penelope Keith as Margo in The Good Life
Alt: Penelope Keith as Margo in The Good Life
static.klipy.com
June 29, 2026 at 7:03 PM
I had the absolute privilege of meeting Penelope Keith once (through Girlguiding) and she was as wonderful as I could have hoped.
Warm, charming, a real giggler, and so very kind.
Margo Leadbetter will always be iconic - and a total style queen.
Warm, charming, a real giggler, and so very kind.
Margo Leadbetter will always be iconic - and a total style queen.
Tough, tough day at the office but the campus peonies are helping boost my mood. 🌺
June 2, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Tough, tough day at the office but the campus peonies are helping boost my mood. 🌺
Finally I have got the work IT advice I have been wanting forever….
Unfortunately it didn’t work and my laptop is still glitchy. 🤷🏼♀️
#TheITCrowd
Unfortunately it didn’t work and my laptop is still glitchy. 🤷🏼♀️
#TheITCrowd
May 29, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Finally I have got the work IT advice I have been wanting forever….
Unfortunately it didn’t work and my laptop is still glitchy. 🤷🏼♀️
#TheITCrowd
Unfortunately it didn’t work and my laptop is still glitchy. 🤷🏼♀️
#TheITCrowd
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Artificial Intelligence and legal work - a crucial case to read
There was a routine court application which would usually go through on nod, but the judge suspected something was not right and asked questions, and this then came out.
If you must use AI, be careful.
www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...
There was a routine court application which would usually go through on nod, but the judge suspected something was not right and asked questions, and this then came out.
If you must use AI, be careful.
www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...
May 28, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Artificial Intelligence and legal work - a crucial case to read
There was a routine court application which would usually go through on nod, but the judge suspected something was not right and asked questions, and this then came out.
If you must use AI, be careful.
www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...
There was a routine court application which would usually go through on nod, but the judge suspected something was not right and asked questions, and this then came out.
If you must use AI, be careful.
www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...
Beautiful bank holiday weekend weather but this extreme hay fever can get in the bin. I look like I have been crying for a week.
May 23, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Beautiful bank holiday weekend weather but this extreme hay fever can get in the bin. I look like I have been crying for a week.
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Exciting times at @royalholloway.bsky.social Peregrines livestream! First chick has arrived (11.25) and now second is on its way (12.49) 🐣 www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDv_...
Royal Holloway Peregrines
YouTube video by Royal Holloway Peregrines
www.youtube.com
May 16, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Exciting times at @royalholloway.bsky.social Peregrines livestream! First chick has arrived (11.25) and now second is on its way (12.49) 🐣 www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDv_...
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Modest proposal: People who use "staycation" to mean "going on holiday" to be placed under indefinite house arrest.
The UK is set for a staycation summer - and there are plenty of hidden gems
The UK is set for a staycation summer - and there are plenty of hidden gems
Seasoned staycationers share their favourite spots as Airbnb and Booking.com say interest in UK stays are up on last year.
www.bbc.com
May 9, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Modest proposal: People who use "staycation" to mean "going on holiday" to be placed under indefinite house arrest.
A lovely bank holiday Monday walk under the wonderful, vibrant Wisteria at RHS Wisley.
May 4, 2026 at 2:15 PM
A lovely bank holiday Monday walk under the wonderful, vibrant Wisteria at RHS Wisley.
Tired, frazzled and fed up.
Sometimes an unplanned day of annual leave is just what you need to reframe the madness.
Sometimes an unplanned day of annual leave is just what you need to reframe the madness.
May 1, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Tired, frazzled and fed up.
Sometimes an unplanned day of annual leave is just what you need to reframe the madness.
Sometimes an unplanned day of annual leave is just what you need to reframe the madness.
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OfS has lost in the courts before. It will do so again unless it can come up with a less combative and more consensual approach to regulating large and complex universities.
April 29, 2026 at 4:05 PM
OfS has lost in the courts before. It will do so again unless it can come up with a less combative and more consensual approach to regulating large and complex universities.
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On 31 March 2025 the Office for Students employed 475 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff.
April 29, 2026 at 7:35 PM
On 31 March 2025 the Office for Students employed 475 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff.
April 26, 2026 at 5:05 PM
