Samantha Ahern

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

The winning team with there backpacks, the challenge setter Dr Owain Kenway and our co-organiser Georgina Ellis. And of course Archie ARCvark.

And that’s a wrap! Winners of the @ucl-arc.bsky.social #Lenovo X #NVIDIA student hackathon were team Duck. Well done everyone who took part today 🥳

Plush ARCvark watching James setup the ThinkStation devices

Archie supervising @ucl-arc.bsky.social colleagues ahead of today’s Lenovo X NVIDIA student hackathon

Sorry I'm not more open-minded about LLMs, it's just some fucking maniacs shoveled out a bunch of useless bloatware featuring that technology, did not give me any chance to opt out, reorganized the entire economy around it, zeroed out gains made by green energy, and made it impossible to buy RAM

@uclopenscience.bsky.social please share with networks

I really want to teach this module this year, please share with your networks.

Yesterday I coached a session at my old primary school, in the large playground. When I was there it was the junior school’s small playground, and is smaller than it used to be. I spent 4yrs playing on that playground.

The weather held, the riders came, and I quite enjoyed myself in the end

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No, but have a good dose of nervous excitement, almost time for me to coach a cycling session

Tomorrow I am coaching cycling. Am
nervous and excited. Also close to completing my coaching upgrade.

HPC Carpentry Approved as The Carpentries' Fourth Lesson Program On 5 February 2026, our Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve the adoption of HPC Carpentry as the fourth official lesson program of The Carpentries, alongside the Data Carpentry, Library Ca...

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I still need an extra cyclist for Saturday 😔 will be very difficult to complete course if I have to re-arrange

We had a pair in the tree out back, sadly our neighbours cut it down. It’s now weirdly quiet in the mornings.

My spirit animal is a Magpie, always trying to do too many things and taking on new before closing off other things

When you’re 1 cyclist short for your coaching session assessment and Saturday is the only 1 of 2 possible dates before mid-May.

It has been a pleasure having set the questions for this evening’s @LTHEChat #LTHEChat thanks all for responses

I'll be teaching again for Barcelona Summer School of Demography, "Demography with R" 6-10 July: ced.cat/en/bcn4seaso... You can do this program in person or online. Sign up, it's fun to do demography! @cedemografia.bsky.social

I hope you have enjoyed the questions, and it’s been a useful reflection point

Looking after each other is important, especially if you’re going through a tough time or just a silly busy week.

Pets are super important, impatiently waiting until I can have one. Hugging lots of friends and families dogs in the interim.

I had a colleague encouraging me to crack on and write the paper about some learning we had developed and design considerations of the learning. Was nice to have someone nudging me

#LTHEChat A6 radical candour, humility and kindness.

#LTHEChat thank you everyone for your insightful and reflective responses so far

#LTHEChat A5 a mini meltdown and a lot reflection

I was also a secondary school teacher, transitioned from an ICT teacher to an IT trainer in higher education

#LTHEChat A4 I have had teaching/training and educational development roles across my 13yrs in HE. The thing that is consistent is my belief in inclusive teaching practice. Am now more in the staff development space but still working with taught students and ed dev in the student space

Sometimes I feel that I’m struggling with a difficult birth when trying to initiate change

#LTHEChat A3 I naturally gravitate towards teaching, I instruct sports for fun. I guess my own sense of values.

PRISM network Professional Research Investment and Strategy Managers (PRISMs) are managers of large research, training, and network grants who have strategic responsibilities and drive the growth of the research cl...

#LTHEChat A2 currently I’m navigating a new identity, and how I align or not with the PRISM community whilst retaining my education leadership role within the department. PRISM: www.pris-managers.ac.uk