Officially recruiting postdocs at GW. If you are interested in genetic novelty, structural variation, or evo genetics please get in touch! We have data sets on mulitple organisms with large population sizes (Drosophila, Megalonaias nervosa) and species in decline (fireflies, mussels, elephants).

As Rod Liddle has died, I notice this column I wrote in 2019 about his attacks on people with M.E. is on the most read again. Rebekah Brooks, of News UK, described Liddle today as “provocative”. In reality, he spread lies about very sick people for cash. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Rod Liddle vilifies disabled people. I’m tired of the hate. We all should be | Frances Ryan

Whether it is ME patients or another target, huge swathes of the media have normalised hatred of minorities for years, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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📢 JOB ALERT 📢 Exciting opportunity to join us as a Lecturer in Ecology. 3 year post @ 0.5FTE. Application deadline 18/09/26 - see below for details. @biouea.bsky.social @ueaceec.bsky.social vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/23...

Lecturer in Ecology (ATS1374) in University of East Anglia | UEA

View details and apply for this Lecturer in Ecology (ATS1374) vacancy in University of East Anglia. Faculty of Science School of Biological Sciences Lecturer in Ecology (0.5 FTE) Ref: ATS1374...

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📣 Time to start announcing our 2027 courses! 🚨 Let’s kick things off with Learning Statistics with R, led by @philipleftwich.bsky.social 📅 Online, 18–21 January 2027 Learn R and build practical skills in statistics and data analysis! 👉 www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work... #Rstats #Statistics

Free and open-source images, icons, and tools for creating scientific illustrations doi.org/10.59350/5zt... 🧪

Free and open-source images, icons, and tools for creating scientific illustrations

Phylopic, NIH Bioart, Bioicons, Scidraw, Open Science Art, Health Icons, Servier Medical Art, Biodiversity Heritage Library, the Noun Project, Segment Anything, Excalidraw, draw.io, Biographics

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Efficient gene editing in the biting midge Culicoides sonorensis by adult injection www.nature.com/articles/s41...

CRISPR-Cas9 mediated knockout of the white gene in the bluetongue virus vector, Culicoides sonorensis (biting midge) - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - CRISPR-Cas9 mediated knockout of the white gene in the bluetongue virus vector, Culicoides sonorensis (biting midge)

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Not one to be swayed by free stuff, but the @ukrepro.bsky.social conference is off to a great start. And I got a free tote! #reproducibleresearch

I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.

As part of my appearance in the @cosmicshambles.com Forest of Science and Culture @latitudefestival.bsky.social, I was interviewed by the @the-independent.com about lots and lots of things, including the role of #geoscience in combating #climatechange 🌍🧪⚒️ www.independent.co.uk/tv/culture/p...

Professor Chris Jackson on climate change: ‘We can dig ourselves out’

Geologist and science communicator Professor Chris Jackson says he remains optimistic about humanity's ability to tackle climate change, despite the scale of the challenge. "It's like a second half co...

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I am not sure what to make of the underperformance of the screwworm fly lure traps, but they don't seem to be picking up anything. www.aphis.usda.gov/animals/anim...

The crisis in UK higher education is worsening week by week — Exeter University is one of the best in the UK, with superb lecturers (and several You’re Dead To Me guests), but it’s planning massive job cuts in History, Archaeology, Classics — see the petition below to lend your voice in support

Dr Susan Greaney@suegreaney.bsky.social · last mo.

Petition against the job losses here: c.org/ddjtYXzdQQ

As I was listening to this.. such a great public history broadcast... It struck me that Dr Emily Hauser is at Exeter where the humanities are facing a huge cull. Her job might be at risk of redundancy yet here she is on public radio educating the community....

Greg Jenner (Historian)@gregjenner.bsky.social · last mo.

🎺😁👋You’re Dead To Me is back!! We begin series 12 with an episode about Homer, the Iliad, and the Odyssey 🏛️🗡️🎭 With our fantastic guests: Kiell Smith-Bynoe in Comedy Corner and Dr Emily Hauser in Ancient History Corner Listen now on BBC SOUNDS, or watch the episode on BBC iPLAYER in the UK!!

The University of Exeter is not in budget deficit. Yet are proposing to cut 150 academic jobs. This include my job. Please sign and share the petition, write our Vice Chancellor, to your MP, and get the word out about the act of self harm this university is about to commit. c.org/yKcx6Zr29H

This campaign needs you now

Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter

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A Fellow of the @royalsociety.org making claims that are contrary to evidence and the truth - and in clear breach of their now defunct code of conduct.

Quinn Slobodian@quinnslobodian.com · last mo.

In the last three hours, Musk has posted that USAID “was central to the creation of COVID-19,” “funded coronavirus research in China that killed millions of people,” “was used for terrorism,” and “killed millions.”

As a horse owner, I am very much not ok right now. Literally thinking about bubble wrapping my guy for the entirety of the near future.

Texas Observer@texasobserver.org · last mo.

The larvae hatch and latch onto their host with hooklike mouthparts, supping voraciously for 14 days before metamorphosizing into adult flies. Female flies can lay 300 eggs at a time, and larvae can feed so vigorously as to cause the death of their host within one week.

Next month @biofair.bsky.social's two day workshop discussing FAIR practices and impacts at facilities in UK life science institutes is happening here at the Quadram Institute 📅 9 July 2026 - 10 July 2026 Find out more and register now ⤵️

BioFAIR workshop on barriers and opportunities in producing FAIR data and workflows at facilities within UK life science institutes - Quadram Institute

A two day workshop discussing FAIR practices and impacts at facilities in UK life science institutes

buff.ly

Very excited about this. With @eivimeycook.bsky.social we have cooked up a course that has the perfect blend of supercharged AI tool use, while making sure we deliver clear, reproducibile code!

Physalia-courses@ONLINE@physaliacourses.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Do you want to bring your R skills to the next level? 📈 Join our online course with @philipleftwich.bsky.social & @eivimeycook.bsky.social Learn reproducible workflows, Quarto, GitHub, ggplot2, data.table, AI-assisted coding, and more through hands-on research-focused exercises shorturl.at/mymBy

Looking for small pot of funding approx £5,000 to conduct some exciting genomics for a pilot transposons and climate resilience project in vulnerable species. If anyone knows of any pots available to UK-based researchers please let me know :) #funding #research #academia #NERC #UKRI

You can still join our upcoming course next week with @philipleftwich.bsky.social & @eivimeycook.bsky.social and bring your R coding skills to the next level 🚀 Learn reproducible workflows, tidyverse, ggplot2, Quarto, GitHub, AI-assisted coding, and more. www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

Beyond Beginner R: Advancing Your Coding Skills

Dates 1-4 June 2026

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Beware the scam predatory journal "JHU:Science and Technology (Natural Science Edition)" They have me FRAUDULENTLY listed as Editor-In-Chief. They refuse to remove my name. They are aping the legitimate journal "Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Natural Science Edition)"

When Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social shared his article about why universities were in trouble and why they need investment, a Labour MP jumped in to say they weren’t a priority for her. She may be surprised at how many people are employed in universities and how important they are to the economy.

Thousands of University of Nottingham staff told they are at risk of redundancy

Thousands of University of Nottingham staff told they are at risk of redundancy

Institution says it could run out of money by 2031 and wants to cut more than 600 academic and support posts Thousands of staff at the University of Nottingham have been told to prepare for redundancy as part of swingeing financial cuts that academics say will harm the institution’s future. The university’s administration sent letters to 2,700 staff on Tuesday, notifying them their role was at risk of redundancy after its leadership said it could run out of money by 2031. Continue reading...

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I am hosting a session for the @ukrepro.bsky.social conference exploring open research advocacy in the UK and what greater organisational collaboration might look like. If you are part of an organisation engaged in this and are interested in contributing please drop a comment! #OpenResearch

🚨New paper alert🚨 www.nature.com/articles/s41... Multiplexing #genedrive in Anopheles stephensii

Early bird registrations for the UKRN conference close 15 May 2026! Times are difficult for many in research and higher education, all the more reason to gather for support and to #collaborate. Our early bird registrations cost half-price, don't miss out! www.conference.ukrn.org #UKRN2026JoinUs

UKRN Conference Wednesday 8 – Thursday 9 July, 2026

Join us to take part in conversations about improving research practice, alongside researchers, research-enablers, policymakers, and partners from across all disciplines in the UK. Discover what we ha...

conference.ukrn.org

Very excited about this. With @eivimeycook.bsky.social we have cooked up a course that has the perfect blend of supercharged AI tool use, while making sure we deliver clear, reproducibile code!

Physalia-courses@ONLINE@physaliacourses.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Do you want to bring your R skills to the next level? 📈 Join our online course with @philipleftwich.bsky.social & @eivimeycook.bsky.social Learn reproducible workflows, Quarto, GitHub, ggplot2, data.table, AI-assisted coding, and more through hands-on research-focused exercises shorturl.at/mymBy

I am hosting a session for the @ukrepro.bsky.social conference exploring open research advocacy in the UK and what greater organisational collaboration might look like. If you are part of an organisation engaged in this and are interested in contributing please drop a comment! #OpenResearch

This website shows you what your browser is leaking about you. sinceyouarrived.world/taken

taken.

A web page that tells you what your browser gave away the moment you arrived. No login, no form, no permission. Most pages do this. None of them tell you.

sinceyouarrived.world

👇 Calling all RStudio users who now [also] use Positron 👇 I’m making a Positron tutorial for my @emlab.ucsb.edu colleagues, who primarily use RStudio - what should I include to ease the transition? I'd love to hear your tips, fave resources/tutorials, or how shifting to a new IDE went for you!

I made the mistake of making a joke on Bluesky. I knew it and I did it anyway www.wired.com/story/bluesk...

Bluesky Can’t Take a Joke

Bluesky has been a safe haven for users fleeing X and Threads. But while there’s less hate, there’s also fewer lolz.

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Philip Leftwich @philipleftwich.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Are Nestle the good guys now???