Really interesting visit today to Rolls-Royce with the Foundation Future Leaders. Coming away with a lot of ideas relevant to academic research, despite the difference in size and sector. Thank you, @foundscitech.bsky.social
Mari Herigstad
@herigstad.bsky.social
Sheffield Carbon Monoxide Research Group lead. Senior lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University. CO effects on (neuro)physiology, developmental biology, public health. Foundation Future Leaders 2026. Website: https://sites.google.com/view/mari-herigstad
We’ll explore how to improve recognition of CO risks, strengthen communication strategies, and better reach vulnerable groups. Also including the launch of Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week and opportunities to amplify key messages across the sector. Join the conversation. buff.ly/8MqEVu3 #CORT26
This summer has been busy. We have another preprint available from our group: A non-invasive method of air pollutant exposure in an avian model of development www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
A non-invasive method of air pollutant exposure in an avian model of development
Air pollution is a growing public health concern. The developing fetus is particularly vulnerable, with exposure during pregnancy linked to negative developmental health outcomes. Teratogenic studies ...
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Really pleased that the first paper from PhD student Josh Durrans is released as a preprint today: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Micro-CT: A reversible contrast-based protocol for non-destructive imaging of cardiac morphology in an avian model.
Microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) is a useful tool that can be utilised for 3D structural characterisation and volumetric quantification of small biological specimens. Its potential application is p...
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Prachi Stafford @dodoscientist.bsky.social delivering a hugely important talk on EDI in Higher Education at the Breen Hadden symposium at @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social
The NHS is parking lung cancer scanners outside supermarkets - and it's working. - 10,678 cancers detected - 75%+ at early stages - People diagnosed early are 13x more likely to survive five years. Read more: www.emjreviews.com/general-heal... #MedSky #MedicalNews #Healthcare
NHS Catches Lung Cancer Early Through Supermarket Scans
Read more about the NHS Lung Cancer Screening Programme, rolled out in supermarket car parks, sports stadiums, and busy high streets.
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UKRI Policy Fellowships 2026 are now open!🚨 Apply for an 18-month fellowship to work in a UK or devolved government host partner, an arm’s length body or What Works Network member, to address pressing national and global challenges. Deadline 10 September 2026: www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
UKRI Policy Fellowships offer 18 month placements linking research and policy, with up to 50 roles across government and What Works hosts. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/ukri...
UKRI policy fellowships 2026 - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER
UKRI Policy Fellowships offer 18 month placements linking research and policy, with up to 50 roles across government and What Works hosts.
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Really excited to be in the Houses of Parliament with the Foundation Future Leaders today. @foundscitech.bsky.social
Air pollution is a public health issue as well as a climate issue, and clean air is essential to us all.
Carbon Monoxide Research Trust@coresearchtrust.bsky.social · 5mo ago#WorldEnvironmentDay takes place on 5/6/26, with a focus on #ClimateAction Climate action and health protection go hand in hand. By creating cleaner air outdoors and indoors, we can help build healthier communities and a more sustainable future for everyone. #CleanAir #CarbonMonoxideAwareness
#WorldEnvironmentDay takes place on 5/6/26, with a focus on #ClimateAction Climate action and health protection go hand in hand. By creating cleaner air outdoors and indoors, we can help build healthier communities and a more sustainable future for everyone. #CleanAir #CarbonMonoxideAwareness
This video from @ncoaa.bsky.social is a pretty hard watch and shows what a truly dangerous gas carbon monoxide can be: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sabZ...
“We Had No Warning” | Carbon Monoxide Survivor Story - Crystal Evers (Mrs. Illinois USA)
YouTube video by National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Association
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Prof Jeff Waage talks about his experience moving from traditional science-for-policy routes to activism to enable urgent policy change and public actions. e.g., Large-scale actions in 2019 encouraging large NGOs to 'come off the fence' on climate and biodiversity loss campaigning. #FSTEvents
Registration is now open for the 2026 FSL Course. 22-26 June, in Bordeaux (the week after OHBM). open.oxcin.ox.ac.uk/pages/fslcou...
FSL Course
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During half term, CORT CEO, Adrian McConnell took his daughter, Bea, to visit @herigstad.bsky.social and the team @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social. Read about Bea's unique and inspiring day in our latest blog entry buff.ly/jExilF9 #CarbonMonoxideAwareness #GirlsinScience #GirlsinSTEM #WomeninSTEM
CO Research Trust are accepting new grant applications until 13th March 2026. If your work touches on public health, housing, air quality, technology, or vulnerable populations, we’d love to hear from you. Find out more about our grant funding: www.coresearchtrust.org/blogs/grants... #Research
Every life saved from carbon monoxide starts with someone who cares. That’s who comes together at the 2026 CO Safety Summit. We’re inviting sponsors to help make this work possible and prevent the next tragedy. Learn more: buff.ly/5KSFr8w #COSafetySummit #CarbonMonoxideSafety #PublicSafety
How do we enhance the UK’s preparedness and resilience to climate change? We will be asking this Q next week at an event in partnership with @physoc.bsky.social, @foundscitech.bsky.social and the Council for Science and Technology (the government’s top-level advisory body on science & technology).
🎓 APPLY NOW 🎓 Are you an ECR seeking some Editorial Board experience? Our #EditorialBoardFellowship is a great opportunity to be directly involved in the editorial process under the guidance of a Senior Editor! ⏰ Applications close 15th March⤵️ physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...
Fully funded PhD opportunity! And there is still time to apply. Email me if you're interested.
Mari Herigstad@herigstad.bsky.social · 12mo agoCome do a PhD with us. We have an exciting multidisciplinary project available, joint between Sheffield Hallam and University of Sheffield, to determine the metabolic impact of air pollutant carbon monoxide. Ad here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Please share!
Come do a PhD with us. We have an exciting multidisciplinary project available, joint between Sheffield Hallam and University of Sheffield, to determine the metabolic impact of air pollutant carbon monoxide. Ad here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Please share!
Cellular mechanisms of CO-induced metabolic stress at Sheffield Hallam University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Cellular mechanisms of CO-induced metabolic stress at Sheffield Hallam University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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An exciting PhD opportunity to work at the University of Sheffield on how e-cigarettes affect reproduction and offspring: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
BBSRC Yorkshire Bioscience DLA Programme: Defining the Reproductive and Offspring Developmental Impacts of e-Cigarettes at University of Sheffield on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - BBSRC Yorkshire Bioscience DLA Programme: Defining the Reproductive and Offspring Developmental Impacts of e-Cigarettes at University of Sheffield, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Are you interested in stem cells, neurotoxicity and environmental pollution? Do you want to do a PhD? There is an opportunity at the University of Sheffield: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
BBSRC Yorkshire Bioscience DLA Programme: Human Stem Cell-Based Approaches for Neurotoxicity Testing of Environmental Contaminants (CASE Project) at University of Sheffield on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - BBSRC Yorkshire Bioscience DLA Programme: Human Stem Cell-Based Approaches for Neurotoxicity Testing of Environmental Contaminants (CASE Project) at University of Sheffield, listed on F...
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Excited to have our new paper in print! "Carbon monoxide exposure in pregnant women in the UK" link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Carbon monoxide exposure in pregnant women in the UK - BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colourless, odourless gas that poses a threat to life at concentrations of just a few hundred ppm. The developing foetus is particularly vulnerable to CO exposure,...
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Research student Tryphine Gumbo delivering a powerful talk about the use of social media to raise carbon monoxide awareness in young people. #CORT2025
The CO Research Trust conference 2025 is kicking off. Looking forward to a set of great talks, including by @dodoscientist.bsky.social, Tryphine Gumbo and Liam Ridge.
