Our experts are ready for today’s free Webinar 'Metal & Rare Earth Element Biology'. We have been excited to work with @ebichub.bsky.social on this event & we all look forward to hearing much more at 12 noon. #ElementalHub #Collaboration #EBIC #RareEarthElements shorturl.at/UuLRT

Joint EBIC-Elemental Webinar: Metal and Rare Earth Element (REE) Bioleaching | 29 July 2026 - ELEMENTAL

Metal and Rare Earth Element (REE) Bioleaching For the fourth and final episode in this webinar series, EBIC are partnering with Elemental Engineering Biology Mission Hub to explore metal and REE biol...

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🎉We’re hiring!🎉 Four exciting opportunities for ECRs interested in the good governance and constructive communications of synthetic genomics and genetic technologies in general. research.kent.ac.uk/global-scien... #AcademicJobs #PostdocJobs #ResearchJobs #STS #Governance #RRI

🎉We're recruiting!🎉 Want to be part of one of the most exciting scientific frontiers of our time? We are hiring two postdocs in the Social Study of Synthetic Genomics to work on our @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded Care-full Synthesis project . See: jobs.kent.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Thrilled to share our fantastic lineup of speakers for 'Shaping the Plant Synthetic Biology Community', bringing together diverse perspectives to co-construct the future of plant synthetic biology in the UK. 📍 Norwich Research Park & Online 🗓 15 June | 🕒 1:30–4:30 🎟 Eventbrite: tinyurl.com/48xr9a3v

Shaping the Plant Synthetic Biology Community: A Dual Launch Event

Join us for a hybrid dual launch of a new Relational Map and cross-sector Observatory shaping the future of UK plant synthetic biology.

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Now available in print www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Climate change governance by central banks in an era of interlocking crises

In this article, we survey the literature on central bank action on climate change, focusing particularly on how the combined crises of COVID-19, inflation, and Ukraine have affected this action. W...

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Huge congratulation to GSEJ External Member @camilleserisier.com on her selection as a 2026 British Pavilion Fellow with the British Council. The Fellowship forms part of the 61st Venice Biennale, one of the most significant global platforms for contemporary art research.kent.ac.uk/global-scien...

Today we spotlight our #BusinessInteractionVouchers. Also known as BIVs, we have up to £50,000 available to support industry-academic in engineering biology for metal processing. All information including funding guidelines available below, deadline 29th May 5 pm. #Applynow shorturl.at/t2cOB

The 1st edition of the 'Relational Map of #Plant #SyntheticBiology in the UK' is out! 🌱 It's a transdisciplinary collaboration between @olmoore.bsky.social , Dr Little & Dr Rylott. Part of the ARIA-funded Futuring Biological Commons, led by @joyzhang.bsky.social To access doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

Explore our newly launched #ElementalHub Spring Newsletter which is packed full of latest activity including our recent annual meeting & exciting events to come soon, as well as new #fundingopportunities. Also showcasing a #CriticalMinerals feature, explore it here elementalhub.org/2026/03/24/s...

Spring Newsletter 2026 - ELEMENTAL

Inside, you’ll find highlights from the Elemental Annual Meeting in York, where researchers and partners gathered to celebrate progress and forge new collaborations. We’re also announcing the first re...

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📣 “Meet-the-Editors” of Current Sociology Webinar for prospective contributors by Current Sociology editors 🗓️ March 12, 2026 at 5pm - 7pm SGT (UTC +8) 🔗 Register at tinyurl.com/sociologyweb...

#Conference ℹ️ “Solidarity: Possibilities and Pitfalls” 2026 Annual Congress of the South African Sociological Association (SASA) on July 6-9, 2026 at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa 🗓️ Deadline for abstracts: March 15, 2026 🔗 sociology.africa/index.php/an...

Given reported cases, we feel the need to clarify: please be aware of scam emails. ‘presidentola10115@gmail.com’ is not associated with either Current Sociology Monographs or myself. We only communicate via official journal email listed on the journal website and through university email accounts.

Joy Zhang@joyzhang.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Always a pleasure to discuss @isa-sociology.org journals and publication outlooks, especially with fellow Current Sociology editors, Joonmo Son and Daniel Goh, alongside the Executive Committee meeting. Also loved the reusable conference badge. Also loved the reusable conference badge.

Always a pleasure to discuss @isa-sociology.org journals and publication outlooks, especially with fellow Current Sociology editors, Joonmo Son and Daniel Goh, alongside the Executive Committee meeting. Also loved the reusable conference badge. Also loved the reusable conference badge.

Last week Elemental PDRAs & PhD researchers & members gathered in York for the Transcriptomics Analysis Pipeline Workshop. This in‑person session offered a practical & collaborative environment to explore RNA‑sequencing data analysis. Read more at elementalhub.org/2026/02/12/t... #ElementalHub

Reflecting on the Transcriptomics Analysis Pipeline Workshop- 10 February 2026 - ELEMENTAL

Discover highlights from the University of York’s Transcriptomics Workshop. Learn RNA-seq workflows, data analysis, and pathway interpretation in a hands-on, expert-led session.

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Our keen followers will have noted our Year 2 Annual Meeting posts last week. By bringing partners & stakeholders together, the meeting reinforced our shared goals, strengthened collaboration across work packages, & helped further develop our community. #ElementalHub elementalhub.org/2026/02/17/h...

Highlights from the Elemental Annual Meeting- York February 2026 - ELEMENTAL

Highlights from Day One  The event kicked off with a warm welcome from Chair, Martin Warren, setting the context for the meeting and its goals. Attendees were introduced to the latest updates from BBS...

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What can top spending two days with some of my favourite engineering biologists at @elementalengbio.bsky.social annual meeting? Delivering an RRI and engagement session with the wonderful Emma Cook, Head of Engagement at UKRI-BBSRC

That’s a wrap on the BBSRC ELEMENTAL Mission Hub Annual Meeting, where we celebrated our second year and mapped out plans for 2026. Thanks must go to all our speakers and panellists for leading the event and our delegation for coming along. Also all at Hilton York! #EngineeringBiology

Submission portal now working! Deadline extended to 2 March. Look forward to receiving your abstracts!

GSEJ-For Better Knowledge@gsej.bsky.social · 7mo ago

📣 #CallforAbstracts 'Global Public Deliberation in Science and Technology: Knowledge Pluralism and the Policy Interface' Detail: research.kent.ac.uk/global-scien... 📝 Abstracts: 250 words ⏰ Deadline: 1 Feb 🔗 Submit here: tinyurl.com/2kd2zey #PublicEngagement #SciencePolicy #KnowledgePluralism

If you are interested in #ScienceDiplomacy, #ScienceCommunication or #PublicEngagement, please join us in Malaysia this July! Still 11 days to submit your abstract!

GSEJ-For Better Knowledge@gsej.bsky.social · 7mo ago

📣 #CallforAbstracts 'Global Public Deliberation in Science and Technology: Knowledge Pluralism and the Policy Interface' Detail: research.kent.ac.uk/global-scien... 📝 Abstracts: 250 words ⏰ Deadline: 1 Feb 🔗 Submit here: tinyurl.com/2kd2zey #PublicEngagement #SciencePolicy #KnowledgePluralism

📣 #CallforAbstracts 'Global Public Deliberation in Science and Technology: Knowledge Pluralism and the Policy Interface' Detail: research.kent.ac.uk/global-scien... 📝 Abstracts: 250 words ⏰ Deadline: 1 Feb 🔗 Submit here: tinyurl.com/2kd2zey #PublicEngagement #SciencePolicy #KnowledgePluralism

Absolutely delighted that our panel for @easst.bsky.social '26 was accepted. Please submit an abstract to our panel "Commoning socio-technical frontiers: Navigating cutting-edge science & technology..." Deadline 28th February - P014 at conference EASST2026. nomadit.co.uk/conference/e...

Great 48 hours- Thanks to the @oecd-ocde.bsky.social and DSIT for the consultation on anticipatory biotech governance in Paris. A delightful bonus was a group photo with iGEMers. Equally grateful to @sonjavw.bsky.social for the wonderfully interdisciplinary science diplomacy event in Cambridge.

So look forward to learning from everyone at this event!

Sonja van Wichelen@sonjavw.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Join me in Cambridge for the CRASSH Symposium on Science Diplomacy — a chance to think with scholars across STS, HPS, sociology, IR & socio-legal studies. #STS @4sweb.bsky.social @joyzhang.bsky.social @samhistsci.bsky.social @hyoyoonkang.bsky.social www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/48677...

We’re very pleased to announce the publication of the ODESSI Conference Report. This is a major initiative that GSEJ, in close collaboration with our global partners, will be advancing. At its core is an effort to bring together public engagement and science diplomacy. lnkd.in/eFcBXxXG

Misleading content can be both hard to spot and dangerous. But how can we identify and debunk it? Join Professor Iryna Gurevych for the free Milner Prize Lecture on 17 November as she explores: https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2025/11/how-to-spot-and-debunk-misleading-content/

That’s why the thorniest problem lies in the phenomenon of ‘science at large’ www.wsj.com/tech/biotech...

Genetically Engineered Babies Are Banned. Tech Titans Are Trying to Make One Anyway.

Silicon Valley startups are pushing the boundaries of reproductive genetics, hoping to prevent diseases as well as improve chances for a high IQ and other traits.

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Can’t wait to read this!

Matthew Cobb@matthewcobb.bsky.social · 9mo ago

UK publication day for this wrist-spraining beauty! Appropriately, I’m travelling to Cambridge, where I’m doing a book launch talk at the LMB tomorrow afternoon.

I am so very excited about this new chapter of my life. Looking forward to working alongside talented colleagues to find creatives ways to leverage knowledge for the benefit of Canadians www.dal.ca/news/2025/11...

Dalhousie’s Dr. Françoise Baylis begins new chapter as president of the Royal Society of Canada

Global bioethics leader steps into a pivotal national role, aiming to deepen public trust in research, amplify Canadian voices on the world stage, and champion science for societal good.

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My next Zoom lecture on heritable human genome editing — November 6, 2025. The plan is to provide a worldwind summary of the last 10 years ….