After a brief hiatus, we’re back with a vengeance next Monday - @erinpallott.bsky.social presents this month - didsburyscibar.co.uk/whats-eating... Join us @thealbertclub.bsky.social #scibar #didsbury

What's Eating You? Getting To Know The Parasites - Dr Erin Pallott - Didsbury SciBar

What's Eating You? Getting to Know the Parasites - Dr Erin Pallott - Didsbury SciBar

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One of the most fun things I've taken part in. Sometimes we chat about careers or fun facts about our work, and sometimes we talk about our favourite video games or music. This programme is so incredibly vital to give so many students a chance to meet real scientists. I'm so grateful for the win!

I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here@imascientist.org.uk · 6mo ago

Congratulations to our term winner Erin Pallott!🎉 After completing a PhD exploring gut parasites, mucus, and the immune system, Erin now helps scientists share their work with the wider world. Since joining I'm a Scientist, she has taken part in an impressive 100+ Chat! @stemlearning.bsky.social

My first ever long talk! I had a lot of fun putting it together, and plenty of fun delivering it. I look forward for more chances to improve my public speaking skills! Watch below to hear my talk on why mucus is still a hot topic. #SciComm #AcademiaSky 🧪

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A huge thanks to @erinpallott.bsky.social for joining us @thealbertclub.bsky.social to present at #Didsbury #SciBar this month - if you missed her fantastic talk you can watch it again at youtu.be/49lgJrg8khU

Looking for some nerdy drawing fun over the next few weeks? My Xmas & New Year zines are available to download for £1 (or more) and you’re welcome to print as many copies as you want! They’re A4 but I’m told can be printed on Letter paper & trimmed #SciArt ko-fi.com/hanaayoob/shop

There's still time to join our online LinkedIn Clinic on 3rd December. Book your spot now! www.big.uk.com/event-6410654

I'm #PhDone! I had a wonderful day discussing my work on goblet cell responses during parasite infection 🤧🪱 After a really pleasant and exciting viva, I got to spend the evening celebrating with friends from all different areas of my life. Onto full-time sci-comm! #PhDSky #SciComm #ImmunoSky

My video from FameLab is now up! In 3 minutes, I aimed to convince the audience that nature's supermaterial mucus deserves so much more research! I was extremely nervous, but I'm determined to keep bringing mucus to the masses! 🧪 #SciComm #PhDSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9oh...

FameLab UK Final 2025 - Erin Pallott

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Fantastic news and so well deserved, Erin!

Erin the Slime Scientist@erinpallott.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm writing my thesis and wrapping up this PhD, but I've been extremely blessed in my final year to receive awards and recognition for my public engagement and sci-comm work. Thank you to everyone who supported and nominated! @britsocimm.bsky.social @fbmh-uom.bsky.social @fbmhdocacad.bsky.social

Did you know that bisexual flowers are perfect? Botanists do. My latest pin celebrates the fact that 90% of flowering plants have individual flowers with both male and female parts. Botanists call these 'bisexual' or 'perfect' flowers. Please share! www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

I'm writing my thesis and wrapping up this PhD, but I've been extremely blessed in my final year to receive awards and recognition for my public engagement and sci-comm work. Thank you to everyone who supported and nominated! @britsocimm.bsky.social @fbmh-uom.bsky.social @fbmhdocacad.bsky.social

What came first, the scientist or the journalist? Great first panel for #abswss25 discussing career journeys into science journalism. 2 perspectives from a science background and 2 from a journalism background. @absw.bsky.social

This was a real surprise, and I'm so grateful. The support I've had has been phenomenal and it's giving me the courage to keep going and recognise "hey, I'm actually quite good at this". Thank you @britsocimm.bsky.social for this lovely award.

We're halfway through Pride so now seems a good time to drop a pin that people have been requesting: something for allies. The thing is though, I'm not interested in selling a traditional ally pin that allows just anyone to claim they're on our side, so lets talk about that 🧵 canopyrobin.etsy.com

I'm representing North West at the @FameLab national final on 6 June! I'll be bringing the gross factor to my talk on mucus, alongside nine other amazing speakers covering a wide range of science topics. So excited to show Cheltenham Science Festival attendees what I'm all about! #SciComm #PhDSky

I am so pleased to announce that I have been shortlisted for the @britsocimm.bsky.social Public Engagement Award. I have worked really hard on supporting PE initiatives, as well as building my own ( @reshiveblog.bsky.social ), so this is really exciting for me! #ImmunoSky #PhDSky

I'm now on Instagram! No idea what I'm doing, but hopefully I can make it educational and fun. 🧪 www.instagram.com/slimescience... #SciComm #PhDSky #AcademicSky

#FluorescenceFriday #FluorescentFriday Here's a Trichuris muris egg getting up close and personal with the intestinal epithelium. #PhDSky #ImmunoSky

Nothing like tackling a public speaking fear than a public speaking competition. I am so thrilled and shocked to have won the #FameLab North West final. Everyone was amazing and I hope you're all proud. Looking forward to learning and improving ahead of the national finals!! #SciComm #PhDSky

We're working hard to think of new ways to be helpful! Always looking for feedback.

Research Hive - Sci-Comm Blog@reshiveblog.bsky.social · 2y ago

New free resource: Our blog team has put together a guide to help spark some writing inspiration! Give it a read to learn styles and techniques other authors used. Find the link in this new post, plus how to hear about upcoming FREE and OPEN TO ALL workshops 👀

Is this surprising to you? Check our blog (and below!) for a recent post on how fiction reading is beneficial to your mental health and wellbeing. Read for fun, not as a chore! #BookSky #EduSky #AcademicSky

YouGov@yougov.co.uk · 2y ago

40% of Britons haven't read a single book in the last 12 months, with the median Briton having read or listened to just three in the past year 0 books: 40% 1: 3% 2: 5% 3: 7% 4: 4% 5: 3% 6-10: 10% 11-15: 6% 16-20: 4% 21-30: 5% 31-50: 4% 51+: 4% yougov.co.uk/entertainmen...

What makes a great leader? Confidence? Charisma? Jiya from @alliancembs.bsky.social explains that psychology points to something else: Emotional intelligence and understanding people. Have any stories on good/bad leadership? Let us know below! #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #SciComm

How Psychology Can Help you Become a Better Leader and Decision-Maker

Author: Jiya Mahajan // Editors: Emily Barrett & Erin Pallott When you think of a great leader, what comes to your mind? Maybe a CEO, a football coach giving a pep talk, or even a teacher who i…

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Scientists and politicians need to communicate if we want helpful scientific advancements to make it to everyday life. Federica looks at the links between science and policy and the current barriers to efficient cross-talk. #SciComm #AcademicSky #PhDSky research-hive.com/2025/02/18/s...

Science and Legislation: Challenges, benefits and hopes of a growing relationship

Author: Federica Spaggiari // Editors: Erin Pallott & Elan Shellard When people are asked to think of a word to describe politics, the answers range from laws to corruption, taxes to parties, e…

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When the PhD goes wrong, it can feel like the end of the world. Dead ends and failed experiments are hard, but often inevitable. Elan writes about her experience and tips for managing stress in these situations, emphasising community. Talk it out! #PhDSky #PhDChat research-hive.com/2025/02/06/p...

Probably Not the End of the World

Three realisations for coping with stress and anxiety when PhD plans go awry Author: Elan Shellard // Editors: Rashmi Danwaththa Liyanage & Oliver Hartley A PhD is a somewhat unique challenge i…

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With my wonderful partner's help, I ran a workshop introducing PGRs to blogging and how our platform @reshiveblog.bsky.social can help kickstart #scicomm skill development. It was so exciting and with the great feedback, I hope I can start hosting it online to even more people #PhDSky

For my final blog post of the year, I wrote about parasite cleanses. My own personal pet-hate of pseudoscience internet, since helminths are my thing. I focussed on how these snake oil salespeople get people hooked on their content and into their online stores. #AcademicSky #SciComm

Selling the Disease to Sell the Cure: Parasite Cleanses of Social Media

Author: Erin Pallott // Editors: Nithya Eswaran & Vicky McIntyre I enjoy browsing social media under hashtags relating to my research fields. There are so many talented and dedicated scientists…

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Get down to the engineering building to see some NanoSIMS #UoM-TBM

Joined the rest of UoM's immunologists at our Christmas dinner social. The theme was dress to impress, so we had to show them how the goths do it. Maybe a slight shock to those who only see me at work 🤭 #ImmunoSky #AcademicSky #QueerInSTEM

One of our team members, Rashmi, wrote this wonderful story about just how personal her research is to her.

Research Hive - Sci-Comm Blog@reshiveblog.bsky.social · 2y ago

NEW: Rashmi from @ljmuofficial.bsky.social is researching how discrimination and social identity affect the prevalence of psychosis in ethnic minorities in the UK. Originally from Sri Lanka, Rashmi also shares how personal this research is to her own life and identity. #PhDSky #AcademicSky

On a casual afternoon of my final year, I have noticed I've been incorrectly spelling a gene name the entire time. In every single write-up, abstract, poster and presentation. #PhDSky