Ekant Veer

Professor/Nerd at @UCNZ - often sarcastic- prone to ranting - sometimes takes pictures of sparkly things - thoughts are mine

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I've pretty much said #goodbyeX - feel free to follow me on the app with cloudless skies - VeerOffTrack - still likely to post on issues affecting #academia #marketing #photography and life in #NZ here's a dump of my fave pics from 2024

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Mānawatia a Matariki! Happy #Matariki to all around the motu - a time to celebrate a new year in the Māori calendar - a colleague in the northern hemisphere took this image of the star cluster that signals the new year and I took the opportunity to edit it. Enjoy!

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Ka rawe to Drs. Gath and Hurley - this year's joint Emerging Research Fellows from CMRF receiving $220,000 towards their research @UCNZ @UCCWRI @otago @OtagoCHCH @1NewsNZ @PressNewsroom @NZStuff

https://t.co/ghJopdmAx2

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@UCNZ Cool pic @UCNZ and @UCEngineering - I'm sure a pro could do better but here's a quick cleanup jobbie

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@dairymanNZ @NASAHubble @ESA_Webb @NASA @esa @apod Someone just said they think he's funnier than me and he's in...too easy

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With my 1 #PhD (unrelated to anything useful) and meagre budget I was able to take this pic...imagine what I could do with @NASAHubble or @ESA_Webb's budget. Basically, I'm crowdfunding for my own space telescope - who wants in 😅

@NASA @esa @apod

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@dairymanNZ @NASAHubble @ESA_Webb @NASA @esa @apod Probably...or you need your glasses prescription checked - I'm sure big dairy will fund an eye check for you 😂

Oh, and I'm enabling your son to make bad choices - he's gonna be the uni's comedic talent for an event (rather than work on his thesis)

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@UsmanAfzali I felt like a hacker typing in the DOS commands...

CD /d c: 😅😂

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@elisabethrolstn "You have chosen wisely" - as a marketer, even I threw up a little in my mouth

Good luck with the study and lifelong learning, e hoa!

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@secondzeit

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@Rjdlandscapes No selfie? Pfft, walk the talk, dude! 😂

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Sick of #aurora photos yet? Yeah, me too - but here are some from my night out, anyway - hope you enjoy! @Christchurch_NZ @ChristchurchCC @UCNZ

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I scored 16/20 on MIST-20, better than 62% of the US population. Cool research co-authored from @ucnz researcher Dr Claudia Schneider from @ucnzscience

🧐 https://t.co/GjDuYkkhiD #misinformation #fakenews

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Packed room to hear from Dr @UsmanAfzali about his work leading the Muslim Diversity Study in NZ @UCNZ @UCNZscience

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@sassysmc You're correct...first dive I take into that empty pool and I'd be gone...no amount of technique will save me from that splat!

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Always a privilege and honour to hear @DrStacyWood present - hard act to follow here at @univtennessee marketing department! @UCNZ @NCState

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Loving the kotahitanga against #JohnFromRangiora @Hilary_Barry @LauraTupou @1NewsNZ @NewshubNZ

And just in case you're listening, John...kotahitanga means unity/solidarity/working together

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@sassysmc Love how pumped his co-stars were after the performance 😂

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Back in the chair after nearly 25 years. Donation ban lifted on British Donors. I'm eating all the snacks!!!

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This is the best news ever! I've waited over 20 years to donate again, and now booked in to donate plasma at @NZBlood the morning I'm eligible. Don't know if I'll be the first, but hope I won't be the last - book in now, Brits! @NZStuff @1NewsNZ @Christchurch_NZ