How it started > how it progressed > how it ended 🫂 (Pre) industrial relations on the picket #dogsonpicketlines #dinosaursOnPicketLines Both dinosaur and dog united in a dance of #solidarity tails wagging and tongues lolling for #ucuRising fight for fair pay and pensions

Another day on the picket. We are still here. Different day, same asks. We still want our pension back We won't accept being paid less every year. We would like the pay gaps closed. We want workloads that are manageable and jobs that are secure. Please and thanks #ucuRising 🦖🐩

I hope employers are ready to do serious negotiating After fighting over successive years, our members will not be fooled by pretty words or old rope. We will accept no less than real change On casualisation On pay gaps On workloads And yes on pay too! #ucuRISING #acceptNoLess

This image from today's IPCC synthesis report is brutal. The existing policy trajectory represents a profound failure of our governments, and of our international political system. We need much more aggressive mitigation and much stronger international cooperation.

Two fully funded #PhDs are available at Heriot-Watt University to explore the performance of state-of-the-art #bifacial #solar panels (#photovoltaics). Details available on the links below, please apply if you are interested. findaphd.com/search/Project… findaphd.com/search/Project…

Noticed that pro-climate-action accounts were stagnating or shrinking, and that denier accounts seemed to be ballooning. So - I checked, with some help, and....yep. Elon Musk has made Twitter into a safe space for pro-fossil fuel disinformation. A 🧵 ketanjoshi.co/2023/03/28/mus…

It seems Laing O’Rourke are not actually banning OPC but just using more cement replacements highlighting use of GGBS and PFA. laingorourke.com/company/press-…. There are so many ways to reduce the impact of concrete, like using less, or using unconstrained cement alternatives like /1

The CIBSE Scottish Region is hosting a two-day conference on 'Key Issues in Building Services, and Implications of the Building Safety Act' at the University of Strathclyde on 7-8 June 2023.  Link given below. cibse.org/what-s-on/cibs…

Celebrate "International Women in Engineering Day' in Edinburgh on 23rd June with CIBSE Scotland. The event is open to all. Heriot-Watt EGIS HWU - AthenaSwan HWU Arch Eng Get your tickets here; lnkd.in/dHpYR88r

BBC reporting that the current UK govt is going to water down its net-zero policies by - falsely - claiming that it "has over-delivered on confronting climate change" No one - the CCC, IPCC, UN, scientists - has ever claimed that. Quite the opposite bbc.com/news/uk-politi…

Two demo Urban Arrows & other bikes for sale. Both 2022/3 black CargoLines with belt drive, Kiox, 500Wh Bosch battery. From £3500. Other £POA. + UA Shorty in stock. PM an offer! Bruntsfield Area Net Zero Action Initiative @SW20Ed Rosanna Rabaeijs Cargo Bike Movement @PortyEnergy EST 0% Interest Loans Apply

Upcoming The Research Centre for Urban Studies (RCUS) seminar - the social impact of energy transition. Cc Heriot-Watt Engage Urban Energy Research Group Alex MacLaren #OneOfUsAllOfUs

We are deeply concerned at this wholly political attack on our colleague and UCU Scotland officer, Professor Kate Sang. We are further concerned by the public response of Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser which shows no respect for Professor Sang's privacy or rights. Officers will meet soon to respond

We regret to inform you that Donelan's letter to UKRI came on the same day, @James_Coe1 reports, that Policy Exchange published the policy note "Top Science Quango Packs new Equality Advisory Board with Anti-Israeli Academics" Read. The. Whole. Note. wonkhe.com/wp-content/won…

I will be charing this amazing panel event in Edinburgh at Dynamic Earth on April 10th with Heriot-Watt University during Edinburgh Science 🌎 Wonderful panel; Dr Melissa Marques-McEwan Dr Ingrid Kelling, Dr Euan Winton, and Dr Alex MacLaren #OneOfUsAllOfUs 🧪🥼 Get your tickets now!

I get to talk about some awesome impactful work I’ve been doing on climate- and listen to colleagues talk about their fascinating research impact too. Come join us! Some interesting and inspiring stories - ask us difficult questions 👍 and leave with #hope 🌍🌏🌎 #ClimateAction

Tonight we are at Dynamic Earth with Laura Young, and our climate researchers to talk about how we can all be part of the journey to beyond net zero - Alex MacLaren #OneOfUsAllOfUs Melissa Marques-McEwan Euan Winton and Ingrid Kelling

🎉Congratulations to Heriot-Watt teachers Alex MacLaren, a Chartered Architect & Dr Colin Rickman, a protein biochemist, who have been shortlisted in the prestigious 2024 Times Higher Education Awards. More here: tinyurl.com/2rbyfzrb #HeriotWattUni #THEAwards Times Higher Education

Happy that the Team ESTEEM Solar Decathlon experience is being applauded in another context: this was really great learning, for all of us! Congratulations to my fellow nominees :)

So pleased to see the pioneering work of Alex MacLaren #OneOfUsAllOfUs recognised in this year's #THEAwards. A superb example of the challenge-focused learning so characteristic of Heriot-Watt University study. Congratulations Alex!