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Gary Hawkes
QA Lead
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Software QA Lead and tester who loves to see people grow, processes continuously improve and help organisations understand and support Quality Engineering
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The MoTaverse exists to advance the quality engineering and software testing industry in a fun, safe, professional and forward-thinking way.MoT Cambridge Chapter events exist as a way to bring people together to gather and learn about all things quality.
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This Week in Quality
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This Week in Quality
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Share your week’s highlights, challenges, and lessons in quality
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I have itchy feet. That’s not a medical condition, it’s an idiom for describing how one might feel if they’ve been in the same place for too long. It conveys a strong almost restless desire to leav...
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Itchy feet: A year for exploration
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Itchy feet: A year for exploration
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4.2.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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4.1.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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What developers get wrong about testing
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How should we test this? Part 5 - Test Strategy
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Confession time: I’ve become far too much of a house human. While it’s lovely working from home during the colder, wetter seasons (central heating, snacks, decent WiFi and all the warm blankets), I...
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🏁 My 2026 Goals: Escape the House, Hack the World, and Write About It
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🏁 My 2026 Goals: Escape the House, Hack the World, and Write About It
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Spotted this when thinking about ordering a pizza last night.
My favourite was the "Well done" in the middle :D
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Pizza options (including a little affirmation!)
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Pizza options (including a little affirmation!)
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"I'd like Margherita Pizza please...but with sausage, pepperoni and spicy beef...without a tomato base...medium...swap the mozzarella for vegan cheese...extra cheese....with less cheese."
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MoTaCon is our annual conference for quality people.
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Here's Your MoTaCon MoTivation
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Here's Your MoTaCon MoTivation
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"Inspiring to see Stuart! Congratulations on raising the bar each time ✌️"
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I'm going to be speaking at LDX3 in June! This wouldn't be happening if it wasn't for Ash Winter, Diana Dromey, Melissa Fisher, Scout Burghardt, Simon Tomes and really MoT as a whole!
Before I t...
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I blame Ministry of Testing for this!
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I blame Ministry of Testing for this!
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I blame Ministry of Testing for this!
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I blame Ministry of Testing for this!
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I blame Ministry of Testing for this!
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I blame Ministry of Testing for this!
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I blame Ministry of Testing for this!
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Honest, helpful and insightful reflections from Clare Norman.
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Measuring our value is difficult
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Measuring our value is difficult
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Measuring our value is difficult
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2026 started off with a bang in a variety of ways. Some days, it can feel overwhelming just thinking about the days ahead. But, taking the time to process my themes and goals for the year, being pa...
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Do more of what makes you feel privileged to be here.
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Do more of what makes you feel privileged to be here.
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Infinite Loop * Infinite Space - James Thomas
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MoT Cambridge - February 2026
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MoT Cambridge - February 2026
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MoT Cambridge - February 2026
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Data quality is weird - Bob Salmon
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MoT Cambridge - February 2026
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MoT Cambridge - February 2026
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MoT Cambridge - February 2026
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"I don't think I could give tortoises better names! 😂"
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Lemmy and Torpedo have woken from their first proper hibernation.
They've previously been too young to hibernate the whole winter. It was lovely to see them warming in the sunshine while eating t...
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Lemmy & Torpedo - Guardians of the MoTaverse
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Lemmy & Torpedo - Guardians of the MoTaverse
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4.1.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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