And so goodbye to #arma2026 . Huge thanks to organisers, speakers, exhibitors, and venue staff. All I need now is to find the time and energy to follow up on everything I said I'd follow up on.

Sign in the community hall foyer. Good advice for life, in or out of the hall.

Better systems could make a contribution to finding a way out of the higher education permacrisis. But their sourcing and introduction is that much harder because of the higher education permacrisis. To paraphrase Boromir...

One last present to wrap for Mrs Cash4Questions and I'm done. Unusual request, but it's Christmas and who am I to argue? Seasons greetings to one and all.

Turns out that philanthropy opens doors...

There is an opportunity to attract top US-based research talent. But our pitch can only be... come to the UK, the bin fire that is our higher education system is a bit smaller than yours. Also, they get paid a lot more... just don't see how we can afford *them*, when we can't even afford *us*.

Yeah... don't bicycles, right?

Yesterday I ran the Robin Hood Half Marathon, 8 weeks after finishing chemo. I'm asking for sponsorship for Cancer Research UK - see link below. Got round in 2hrs 1 min 48s and loved every minute. Although I'll pretend it was a gruelling death march if it'll generate more sponsorship.

Huge thanks to organisers, volunteers, and spectators at this year's #Dublinmarathon . Great organisation and atmosphere as always. Post pandemic PB amidst sunshine, showers and rainbows. Marathon number 10 today. Running can get out of hand.