Lovely day at Thorpe Park for Team Aston on our way to the Horizons in STEM HE Conference. Lots of great rides and now a nice chill in the shady Calipso Bar - it’s not been a cold day 😅 #UKSTEMConf26
Alan Goddard
@alangoddard.bsky.social
Professor of Biotechnology at Aston Uni. Interested in all things membranes and biotech. All opinions my own (not sure anyone else would want them).
I’m not sure how much longer I can get away with this. Thanks to midcult for publishing two new things
We are so proud of all our Biochemical Society 2027 Award winners. Visit our website to find out more about all of the deserving recipients #BiochemAwards 🧪 https://ow.ly/mZ6O50YIGo8
Visiting from Sydney, we were honoured to present Renae Ryan with the 2025 International Award today! Renae closed out the Membrane Proteins Conference with her fascinating insights into the twisted link between glutamate transporters and Episodic Ataxia.
It's great to see everyone networking among the incredible posters on day 2 of Membrane Proteins Conference! Ready for a great line up of speakers for this afternoon #BiochemEvent
Congratulations to Doryen Bubeck who was presented with the 2026 GlaxoSmithKline Award at Membrane Proteins Conference today! Doryen's research into the membrane attack complex has opened new lines of investigation into the importance of lipids in immune homeostasis
Both adverts are now out! 4- year PDRA position: lnkd.in/euijUXW4 closes 1st May. 4-year PhD position: lnkd.in/eWUsRrv4 closes 1st June. Both positions are expected to start on 1st October. Reach out for more info! @astonaime.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk #membraneproteins #proteinfolding
Join @naomilpollock.bsky.social, @alangoddard.bsky.social & @alice-rothnie.bsky.social from 15-17 April to understand the basics of membrane protein purification using cutting edge methods, at the 7th UK Workshop on Membrane #Proteins! Places are limited, save £50 if you register before 15 February!
Lorraine Reese@lorraine-reese.bsky.social · 6mo agoRegistration is open for the 7th UK Workshop on Membrane #Proteins! Join us from 15-17 April to understand the basics of membrane protein purification using cutting edge methods. Places are limited, save £50 with our earlybird discount if you register before 15 February: ow.ly/rx0B50YbAUt
Still time to submit an abstract or save £50 on the full fees for this great Membrane Proteins Conference! Taking place 7–9 April 2026 in Birmingham, don’t miss the chance to listen to expert researchers discussing membrane proteins in diverse biological processes. #Proteins🧪 ow.ly/rhHJ50XNBLI
Colleagues of mine @naomilpollock.bsky.social and @alice-rothnie.bsky.social are at a BBSRC event today and have been told that the RM call is paused, until maybe March, to allow them to transition to a open call rather than 3 deadlines a year. Nice that this is widely communicated 😉
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild (Birmingham UK edition): A hedgehog A seagull that steals crisps from a shop A pigeon with fewer toes than wings Half a dead badger Two foxes having a very good time
Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️@napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 8mo agoIntroduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild: Caribou Ravens Seals Kea Turkeys
Excited and pleased (I think!) to announce that I'm the new Head of Biosciences @astonuniversity.bsky.social. Hopefully continued success for the new Department in an exciting School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Biosciences!
Biochemical Society's Membrane Protein Conference 7–9 April 2026 Birmingham, UK | Leonardo Royal Hotel - Abstracts welcome for talks & posters - Bursaries available! - Register & submit here: www.eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/f... #MembraneProteins #CallForAbstracts @biochemsoc.bsky.social
*PhD project is live* Lipid-Based Nanotechnologies for Probing and Modulating Host–Microbe Interfaces Joint between Aston and Birmingham University with @owenlabuob.bsky.social and @alangoddard.bsky.social warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
Dr George Ashdown
Dr George Ashdown
warwick.ac.uk
This episode of Mark Steele's in Town about Handsworth is brilliant. It's the Birmingham I grew up in, moved back to and work in, at one of the most diverse and integrated Universities in the UK. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
BBC Radio 4 - Mark Steel's in Town, Series 4, Handsworth
Comedian Mark Steel explores reggae, riots and white supremacist gardening in Handsworth.
bbc.co.uk
Lewis Goodall@lewisgoodall.com · 10mo agoBirmingham, my home city, is a fantastic city, with fantastic people- a success story. It has its problems, like anywhere. But the obsession the online right has with it is as transparent as it gets.
Birmingham, my home city, is a fantastic city, with fantastic people- a success story. It has its problems, like anywhere. But the obsession the online right has with it is as transparent as it gets.
Come and do a PhD with us - we are interested to hear from biochemists and chemists who are interested in making cool technology inspired by cell membranes! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Novel polymers for tunable protein-lipid nanodisc formation at Aston University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Novel polymers for tunable protein-lipid nanodisc formation at Aston University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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🗓️ SAVE THE DATE: 24-25th June 2026 #UKSTEMConf26 The 2026 UK Horizons in STEM HE conference will take place at Royal Holloway.This conference is an opportunity for all STEM colleagues to share their insights into teaching innovation, pedagogy, & develop connections across the STEM disciplines.
Ok, putting it out there, I think Invincibles are going to win by over 100 here.... #TheHundred
Great to be at Old Trafford (the good one 😉) for The Hundred again. Although I am wearing my Phoenix top and Bears cap...
Can that please be it for Zak Crawley now? Put him out of my misery #EngVInd #cricketsky #cricket
The endless summer of Zak Crawley www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...
Welcome to The Crawley Zone, where endless backing doesn’t always deliver results | Barney Ronay
The England opener walked off with 18 from 43 balls at Lord’s in the third Test against India, but to criticise those numbers is a kind of cultural faux pas
theguardian.com
Always a nice surprise to be cited in someone's talk (especially when it's not about membrane biochemistry!) #UKSTEMconf25
@rossp22.bsky.social from @astonuniversity.bsky.social talking at #UKSTEMConf25 about interprofessional learning.
Amazing start to @ukstemconf.bsky.social #UKStemConf25. Nice to hear about the history of the conference and looking forward to the next couple of days.