PVC, Executive Dean @UlsterCEBE; Past President @EngProfCouncil. Engineer, Mathematician, Software Developer, PFHEA, National Teaching Fellow, 合氣道, 居合道, He/Him.

Joined February 2009
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Professor Colin Turner retweeted
Northern Ireland is at a tipping point in AI adoption - but skills need to keep pace across the workforce. We have launched the Artificial Intelligence Collaboration Centre AI Learning Lab, with Queen's University Belfast to bridge the gap. Read more: ow.ly/biTv50YBPiq
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Professor Colin Turner retweeted
We are preparing our students from the Computing, Engineering and Built Environment Faculty for the innovation economy. Interested in joining us? Sign up: Belfast Lab 24 April: ow.ly/Hr1e50Yy2W7 Derry~Londonderry Lab 19 May: ow.ly/vVet50Yy2W6
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Professor Colin Turner retweeted
Today on #InternationalWomensDay, we are highlighting some of the exceptional women from the Ulster University alumni community who are making a meaningful impact across industries, communities and beyond. Read more about their career journeys here: ow.ly/hfK850YpaSy
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This blog article is very much one of those I have written to save someone else many hours trying to solve the same niche problem. (Even if that is just future me). How to customise Microsoft Authentication in a Python Django App. piglets.org/blog/2025/12/24/… #django #entra
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Well done Ruth on your graduation and such an excellent vote of thanks!
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Replying to @UlsterUni
@UlsterUni What an amazing day. 18 years since I started the course. So honoured to be afforded the opportunity to speak to & on behalf of the cohort. Best day of my life. 🥰. #ProudofUU
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Professor Colin Turner retweeted
We’re delighted to share that Joan Condell, Professor of Intelligent Technologies, has been appointed to the prestigious DSIT Fellowship Programme. She will join Britain’s leading scientists and technologists in driving technological innovation. @SciTechgovuk
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Professor Colin Turner retweeted
Immense planning and technical precision was required for this absolutely preposterous (but real) view: I captured my friend @BlackGryph0n transiting the sun during a skydive. This might be the first photo of it's kind in existence. See a video of this moment in the reply 👇
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Professor Colin Turner retweeted
Tonight, we officially hand over the title of @TimesHigherEd University of the Year. ​ It’s been an incredible 12 months and we wish this year’s nominees the best of luck. ​ We are taking a look back to last year’s unforgettable winning moment. #WeAreUU
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Professor Colin Turner retweeted
We are proud to have officially launched @ResearchPlusUni in Parliament, today. ResearchPlus is a new collaboration between ten long established & highly regarded research-focused universities, of which Ulster University is one. Learn more: researchplus.ac.uk/new-colla… #WeAreUU
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A great blog article from the @EngProfCouncil's Stella Fowler on how the current unsustainable finding model in UK Higher Education makes understanding the data and policy in admission trends even more important. Have a read, and consider attending the forum itself!
7 Oct 2025
Why attend the EAN Access & Admissions Forum 2025? Stella Fowler’s blog explains how #leaders, #faculty, and #policymakers can gain insights, strategies, and solutions for #funding and #admissions challenges shaping #engineering #education. 📖Read more: bit.ly/AAForum25
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Delighted to see this well deserved recognition!
Congratulations to Prof. Jim McLaughlin on his election to @RAEngNews. A leader in biomedical engineering & digital healthcare innovation, Prof. McLaughlin joins a group of Fellows recognised for exceptional contributions to engineering & technology. ow.ly/SffQ50X1zVK
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Professor Colin Turner retweeted
Congratulations to Ulster University’s Dr Denise MacDermott who has been awarded a prestigious National Teaching Fellowship Award for 2025 by @AdvanceHE. Read more: ow.ly/rMCs50WAw9c #ProudofUU
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Professor Colin Turner retweeted
The longest straw you can drink from on Earth is ~ 10.3 m (33.8 ft) long
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More proof that the Japanese people have exquisite taste. #tayto #norniron
Love TAYTO😋 It’s so good!!
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Professor Colin Turner retweeted
Today we are proud to confer an Honorary Doctorate on Billy Murray, for his outstanding contribution to kickboxing. Read more: ow.ly/CpEy50Wmmh2 #WeAreUU
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We are delighted to announce that we have been ranked #1 in job prospects, teaching quality, course content, careers service, personal tutor and value for money in the UK @studentcrowd awards. Watch what our recent graduates had to say about their experience.
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Not impressed @Translink_NI - I've just missed this connection to Derry/Londonderry because you apparently couldn't find your conductor at Bangor.
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Professor Colin Turner retweeted
Today our first cohort of doctors graduated from @UlsterUniMed at our Derry~Londonderry campus. NI Health minister @mikenesbitNI had this message for those students graduating today. #WeAreUU | #ProudOfUU | @healthdpt
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Class of 2025: First Cohort of Doctors Meet the students who are making history today as they are the first cohort to graduate from @UlsterUniMed at our Derry~Londonderry campus. Read more here: ow.ly/N4BR50Wig8K #WeAreUU | #ProudOfUU
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Dear @VancityReynolds, how does one apologise to a Canadian colleague that one has inadvertently called American. #askingforafriend
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