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Immunologist, U of Sheffield Alumnus, Cyclist, Runner, Spaniel owner, Dad.
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Or to put it another way, overseas students now subsidise the cost of teaching each UK undergraduate by an average of £2,500 each. Take them away and you've got an absolutely existential crisis for universities. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...

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stockportlibdems.org.uk/2025/05/02/s...

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

Great to see Llew elected in Winslow and that the ex-tory "independent" didn't fool too many people.

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

Who's ready for another @thestemvillage.bsky.social Immunology Seminar Series? If you haven't seen these before, we invite LGBTQ+ immunologists to present online to the wider immunology community. If you'd like to present or attend, please drop a mention below #immunosky 🧪 #academicsky

submitted 27 days ago • 3 comments

Greek 10-year bond yield is lower than US, UK and Australia. What about them fetas?

submitted 42 days ago • 3 comments

Our lab has a postdoc position available to use super-resolution microscopy to understand how nanoscopic localisation of immune checkpoints dictates their function. Please get in touch if interested in applying. www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... #ImmunoSky #Imaging #Microscopy

submitted 55 days ago • 1 comment

Today the Russell Group has published a letter, also signed by CaSE, the Royal Society of Chemistry, and the Institute of Physics, urging the European Commission President and UK Prime Minister to keep the future of UK-EU research collaboration on the agenda at their upcoming summit in May.

submitted 69 days ago • 1 comment

Looking for cycle route suggestions from Hazel Grove (near park & ride) to Oxford Road corridor. Consensus of route planners seems to be back streets to Dialstone Ln, Lancy Hill to A6. Strava/Garmin heatmaps show A6 more popular. Any ideas @owlernook.bsky.social @theblueulysses.bsky.social ?

submitted 76 days ago • 2 comments

Trump has been signalling his plan to force Ukraine's capitulation to Russia for years. That European allies aren't better prepared for it is a stunning political failure. Starmer's grovelling last week looking increasingly impotent.

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Government missions require long-term R&D plan, says @sciencecampaign.bsky.social www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

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She was also a biologist who exchanged ideas with Charles Darwin. The @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social institute was named after her in 2018.

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

Two weeks left to apply for a postdoc position with the Slack group! Please spread the word!

submitted 99 days ago • 1 comment

After one year of the Bradford clean air / low emission zone, GP visits for breathing and heart problems were down by a quarter. My latest for @theguardian.com. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

submitted 103 days ago • 3 comments

James Meadway writes “So to summarise, a bunch of Oxford and Cambridge graduates who live in London are very very keen on seeing lots of investment taking place in Oxford Cambridge and London. But don’t worry, this time it’s going to be very different to all the other times this has happened.”

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Our study on pasteurising influenza viruses in milk is now out! It's a nice simple story: influenza viruses (including H5N1) are killed really effectively by pasteurisation, but in raw milk they stay infectious - obvious public health implications of both points... (1/2) rdcu.be/d73te

submitted 110 days ago • 8 comments

Prior vaccination prevents overactivation of innate immune responses during COVID-19 breakthrough infection | Science Translational Medicine www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

submitted 111 days ago • 5 comments

Heard from inside the National Cancer Institute, part of NIH — travel through April is canceled. Purchasing with government card is frozen. All public comms are off limits. Can’t even submit abstracts to future meetings. Can’t submit *manuscripts* for publication. All hiring activity frozen. Fuck.

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A very good response from several organisations, including @mumsforlungs.bsky.social and @walkridegm.org.uk to GM’s totally inadequate #CleanAirZone announcement. It’s a pity our politicians aren’t brave enough to do the right thing for our city and our children’s health.

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Working with a great team to organize @keystonesymposia.bsky.social on "#LongCOVID and Other Post-Acute Infection Syndromes #PAIS" #KSLongCOVID26 @patientled.bsky.social @daltmann.bsky.social August 10-13, 2025 | Santa Fe Hope to see you there! keysym.us/KSLongCOVID26

submitted 128 days ago • 10 comments

Wendy Barclay and I will soon be recruiting a postdoc to work on a virology project investigating the evolution of swine influenza viruses and how this impacts future pandemic potential. Job will be based at Imperial's South Kensington campus. Drop me a DM/email for more details.

submitted 205 days ago • 1 comment