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robinsall.bsky.social
Chemotaxis. Math. Computers. Cells. Machine learning.
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Cool work. Fever & lice, what's not to love?

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At times like these it's important to remember the 3 branches of science

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It's really simple. Pulling another few hundred million from the sector = forced redundancy for a few thousand more academics. Lots more for each Uni that goes bankrupt. If that's what the government want to do, they have a mandate. But students are future voters. Their parents & families are too.

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@viviennestern.bsky.social re 6% - well done holding their feet to the fire - but please do keep doing it...

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They are absolutely nuts. University sector is in a diabolical financial crisis driven overwhelmingly by government policies. Overseas student recruitment dropping steeply, and threatening to put unis out of business. So what do they propose? Make recruitment harder & pull £0.5bn from the sector.

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Yay! Welcome, new neighbour!

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Utterly deranged letter from US Education Secretary to Harvard. Really quite extraordinary. The US' competitors are smiling broadly watching this...

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Interesting proble with fingerprint ID for computer. When I dig the garden it trashes my fingers. Can't get in to the computer after...

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

Good piece. Not only true for UK universities, either www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

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Solo hiker on the West Highland Way passing Buchaille Etive Mor. Pic: Stuart Beattie

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Oh how novel. Two different peer reviewers. Each saying a work cannot be accepted unless it covers a different important area in the field in detail. I wonder what these peer reviewers work on?

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Fourteen years old. Jeepers creepers.

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“The Chancellor sparked anger when she revealed that govt wants to enable young people from Europe and UK to work and travel overseas” FFS. What ‘Brexit freedom’ exactly is being betrayed here? The freedom to NOT be free to work and travel overseas? One of the stupidest front pages I’ve ever seen.

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Found this marvellous piece of techie kit in my parents' roof. Can anyone tell me where the USB lead goes? Can't find a socket anywhere...

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Interesting piece of kit Amazon is trying to sell me

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My cartoon for this week's @newscientist.com

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How academics imagine their lives would look like if they decide to work in tech

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Toucans enjoy being petted

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Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know

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Unpopular opinion: Whenever a molecular biology paper mentions an "axis" (eg - "the Rac-WAVE axis") it means they don't understand it well and can't be bothered to explain it, but want to get credit for having done both.

submitted 69 days ago • 2 comments

⭐️ Please Fwd. Are you in Paris on 16th May? See👇 poster of symposium on « Information processing in biological systems » @collegedefrance.bsky.social Fantastic line of speakers 🤩. It is free, w/o registration, and it will be exciting.m! Follows from my series of lectures at CdF last fall.

submitted 71 days ago • 2 comments

I'm shopping around for food that is guaranteed not to have have any mRNA in it. Can any experts help me please?

submitted 73 days ago • 1 comment

I remember the cystic fibrosis patients I took care of 20 years ago. I also remember the dedicated HIV wards in the hospitals, and that Princess Diana made headlines for shaking hands with AIDS patients. Progress has been incredible. Miracles are where you choose to see them.

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