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Alan Kelly
@akellyucc
Personal ramblings about the world we live in and life in general, esp science and culture. Frequent puns and dogs. Professor, food scientist and Head @fnsucc
Cork, Ireland
Joined April 2009
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    Alan Kelly
    @akellyucc
    Jul 5, 2024
    Everyone slags Starmer over the family background in tools but in fairness he can assemble a cabinet quickly
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    Alan Kelly
    @akellyucc
    Dec 17, 2022
    The joke is all the sweeter when you have to work to get it.
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    Alan Kelly
    @akellyucc
    Jun 14, 2022
    The perfect reaction shot
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    Alan Kelly
    @akellyucc
    May 15, 2023
    E and MC, squared
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    Alan Kelly
    @akellyucc
    Jun 15, 2024
    Love this from @IrishTimes letters
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    Alan Kelly
    @akellyucc
    Jul 31, 2022
    Replying to @fueledbybananas and @TByrne75
    Trump properties are already crime scenes so it’s fine
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    Alan Kelly
    @akellyucc
    Jan 5, 2022
    Okay, I’m hooked on the #Wordle bug, but does anyone else of a certain age think it’s basically an online word-based version of this?
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    Alan Kelly
    @akellyucc
    Jun 19, 2024
    Still one of my favourite typos
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    Alan Kelly
    @akellyucc
    Jun 22, 2023
    The Rosetta Stone of academia
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    Alan Kelly
    @akellyucc
    Aug 1, 2024
    Dublin. Cork
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    Alan Kelly
    @akellyucc
    Dec 17, 2022
    Replying to @DaithiMacTaig and @maura_fionn
    It’s Rudolf. He went down in…..
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    Alan Kelly
    @akellyucc
    Aug 1, 2023
    I love this 😂😂
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    Alan Kelly
    @akellyucc
    May 7, 2021
    As a journal editor, I have just checked the stats for 10 papers I am handling. 68 review invites sent 13 accepted 32 declined 23 no response. Finding reviewers is getting harder and harder, and peer review needs everyone to engage for it to work. @AcademicChatter
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    Alan Kelly
    @akellyucc
    Apr 26, 2022
    I see turf is trending. For peat’s sake.