🆕 @vitaminb12lab.bsky.social was in Parliament yesterday with colleagues from the B12 Alliance raising awareness with policymakers of the challenges around vitamin B12 deficiency in the UK📊 📺️ You can catch a report on why this matters on @itvanglia.bsky.social (4m 51s) ➡️ buff.ly/HB47Kuv

🆕 Blog! Dr Pedro Cardenas from our Food and Nutrition team introduces two new tools that are making UK food composition data faster, easier, and more open to use 📊 buff.ly/pJZima5

How our Food and Nutrition team are opening up UK nutrition information through new digital tools - Quadram Institute

“We have all stood in a supermarket aisle looking at a bag of spinach or a packet of lentils and wondered how nutritious they are. How much iron does spinach contain? Which grains offer the most…

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EVENT - NBI Accessible Science Talks 2026 📣 Calling all teachers, schools and colleges - SAVE THE DATE 🗓️ Tuesday 17 November 2026 We're excited to announce the return of the Accessible Science Talks at Norwich Research Park! 🔬🌿🧬

"Attending VoM 2026 was valuable for my professional development at an important stage of my PhD." 💬 @deuskamya.bsky.social buff.ly/Z64q4TB

Five days of phage science in Prague; reflections on the Viruses of Microbes 2026 conference - Quadram Institute

“In July, I travelled to Prague, Czech Republic, to attend the Viruses of Microbes (VoM) 2026 conference, with support from the Centre for Microbial Interactions Flexible Funding scheme and a travel…

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🆕 Vacancy! We're looking for a Senior Research Scientist to lead research activities around food data and tools in nutrition research 📊 💷 £47,450 to 52,560 🗓️ Apply by 30 September 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/XREczHX

🆕 We're looking for a web design agency to help us build a new website that reflects our brand, tells people about the impact our science makes, and is more accessible, responsive, and faster to load buff.ly/JOipWPY

Web development opportunity - Quadram Institute

Our current website was designed nearly 10 years ago and has performed a sterling job for us over the intervening years. But it is time for a new website that better reflects our users’ needs. We…

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Would you like to join us as a Group Leader in Microbes and Food Safety? The priorities for the research programme are to reduce enduring and emerging threats to the safety of UK food supplies. 💷 Competitive 🗓️ Apply by 30 September 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/CG8vwJK

“I'm delighted to have appointed Perry to this critical role for the delivery of our science strategy to help the UK address global challenges such as the rise of diet related ill health &increased pressures on food systems from antimicrobial resistance and climate change.” 💬 Professor Daniel Figeys

Quadram Institute announces Dr Perry Bateman as new Director of Operations - Quadram Institute

The Director of Operations role is a key member of the leadership team at Quadram Institute Bioscience and leads a range of management activities supporting the delivery of our scientific vision,…

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🆕 Blog! Our PhD student @deuskamya.bsky.social reflects on presenting his research, learning more about phage therapy and networking at an international conference for bacteriophage research 🌍️ ➡️ buff.ly/Z64q4TB

If you're on #NorwichResearc Park check out our current exhibition displaying work from a collaboration with Norwich University of the Art's BA Illustration course 🎨 📅 Until 11 September 2026 buff.ly/TsvFgo6

Norwich University of the Arts illustration exhibition 2026 - Quadram Institute

Illustrations inspired by our upcoming human studies are on display in the public atrium at the Quadram Institute. Along with being a hub for life science research, Norwich is home to a top creative…

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We're pea-leased to see pulses are becoming more popular🌿 Discover more about why pulses are good for your health and how we're working to maximising their health benefits ⤵️ quadram.ac.uk/blogs/why-pu...

Why pulses are good for your health - Quadram Institute

The humble pulse has a powerful impact on human health. Yet pulses' extensive benefits are not widely known.

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The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w ago

Jumping beans: UK shoppers turn to legumes to save cash and improve diet

⏰ Closing soon! We are looking for a Statistician to provide statistical support across the Institute’s research areas, including study design, data analysis, interpretation and communication of findings. 💷 £38,000 to £46,500 🗓️ Apply by 10 September 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/boqom80

"I’m excited to be joining colleagues at the Quadram to support the institute’s mission to deliver research with real health impact. I’m also looking forward to working with partners across the Norwich Research Park to enable great science.” 💬 Dr Perry Bateman buff.ly/wSOVIxT

Quadram Institute announces Dr Perry Bateman as new Director of Operations - Quadram Institute

The Director of Operations role is a key member of the leadership team at Quadram Institute Bioscience and leads a range of management activities supporting the delivery of our scientific vision,…

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🆕 What employers are looking for in the age of AI — and four ways to provide it Our Director and CEO Professor @dfigeys.bsky.social is quoted in @nature.com 's career article on the topic ⤵️ buff.ly/CJyOCWq

What employers are looking for in the age of AI — and four ways to provide it

For applicants whose knowledge of AI stops at the name ChatGPT, Nature spoke to academics, employers and early-career researchers to find out what you need to expand your understanding.

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"Regardless of whether the manuscript is accepted, I can now face the next steps with greater confidence. And I could return to them as a researcher: curious, imperfect and standing on solid ground.” 💬 Revathy Krishnamurthi buff.ly/0LOurCD

From peer review to core emotions: looking beneath academic anxiety - Quadram Institute

Revathy Krishnamurthi reflects on how reaching the core emotions beneath her anxiety helped her with the pressures of peer review

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🆕 How to eat for your age — the key changes to maximise your health 📰 Our research on vitamin B12 featured in The Times ⤵️ buff.ly/0KMXDZq

How to eat for your age — the key changes to maximise your health

We’re all aware of the importance of a good diet to longevity. But as we grow older, specific foods may optimise our constitution. Peta Bee provides a guide

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💡 Do you have an idea for a short-term project and/or collaboration focused on using AI for a safe and sustainable agri-food supply chain? Check out the current funding opportunity from the Food Safety Research Network #UKFRSN ⤵️ 💷 £2,000 to £10,000 🗓️ Appy by 30 October 2026

New funding available for collaborations on using AI for food safety and sustainability - Food Safety Research Network

The FSRN Pilots Award is a rapid call for new short-term projects and collaborations focused on using AI for safe and sustainable agri-food supply chains.

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We're looking to bring in a forward-thinking Group Leader who wants to develop their research programme, using our considerable capabilities and helping to consolidate the Quadram Institute as a world leader in food safety and research. 💷 Competitive 🗓️ Apply by 30 September 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/CG8vwJK

🆕 We're pleased to announce Dr Perry Bateman as our new Director of Operations buff.ly/V8cZBrw

Quadram Institute announces Dr Perry Bateman as new Director of Operations - Quadram Institute

The Director of Operations role is a key member of the leadership team at Quadram Institute Bioscience and leads a range of management activities supporting the delivery of our scientific vision,…

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📣Deadline extended to 5 October 2026

Quadram Institute@quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 2w ago

⏰ Closing soon! We're looking for a Trustee Director who has director level or equivalent expertise and is interested in supporting our research and role in improving human health. 🗓️ Apply by 31 August 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/zmfgJLL

⏰ Closing soon! We're looking for a Trustee Director who has director level or equivalent expertise and is interested in supporting our research and role in improving human health. 🗓️ Apply by 31 August 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/zmfgJLL

🆕 The Food Safety Research Network, together with @cam.ac.uk and @foodgov.bsky.social are organising a workshop on the topic of interventions applied in slaughterhouses and cutting/ processing plants to reduce the levels of Campylobacter 🦠 🗓️ Thursday 24 September 2026 buff.ly/GNDXvts

Campylobacter in poultry forum: Slaughterhouses and cutting/ processing plants workshop - Food Safety Research Network

Following the publication of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) report A review of interventions in the food chain with the potential to reduce Campylobacter levels in chicken meat, the Food…

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Remember the manuscript with the nine reviewers? Here's @revathykri.bsky.social's side of the story, an insightful tale of self-reflection.

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"Peer review is a conversation. Sometimes a difficult one, certainly, but ultimately part of how science improves. Once I separated the science from my sense of self-worth, I could also let go of some of the urgency I had created. I stopped trying to solve everything at once." buff.ly/Lr6EEGy

"Peer review is a conversation. Sometimes a difficult one, certainly, but ultimately part of how science improves. Once I separated the science from my sense of self-worth, I could also let go of some of the urgency I had created. I stopped trying to solve everything at once." buff.ly/Lr6EEGy

From peer review to core emotions: looking beneath academic anxiety - Quadram Institute

Revathy Krishnamurthi reflects on how reaching the core emotions beneath her anxiety helped her with the pressures of peer review

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Do you have a Master’s degree, or equivalent experience, in statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology, data science, applied mathematics or similiar? Check out our current vacancy ⤵️ 💷 £38,000 to £46,500 🗓️ Apply by 10 September 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/boqom80

This #WorldWaterWeek we're resharing Dr Heather Felgate's blog about how studying the biofilms of Shewanella oneidensis and Geobacter sulfurreducens bacteria could help clean up metals from wastewater 💦 buff.ly/i6p9kHk

Researching the biology of bacterial biofilms to boost bioremediation - Quadram Institute

Research into how the biofilms of Shewanella oneidensis and Geobacter sulfurreducens bacteria could help clean up metals from wastewater

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⏰ Closing soon! We're looking for an enthusiastic and highly organised Grants Coordination Officer to support our researchers in securing external funding for internationally recognised bioscience research. 💷 £38,000 to £42,150 🗓️ Apply by 28 August 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/0Gh5tjd

🆕 Our Chief Scientific Officer Dr Matthew Gilmour was on BBC Radio 5 Live last night talking about the Salmonella outbreak 📻 Listen from 1:00 ▶️

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Connor Phillips sits in with the day's main news stories, topical debate and interviews.

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🆕 Blog! Researcher Dr Revathy Krishnamurthi reflects on how reaching the core emotions beneath her anxiety helped her understand old emotional patterns and approach the pressures of peer review with greater confidence. buff.ly/Lr6EEGy

From peer review to core emotions: looking beneath academic anxiety - Quadram Institute

Revathy Krishnamurthi reflects on how reaching the core emotions beneath her anxiety helped her with the pressures of peer review

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This year, #Norwich was named the best place to live in the UK by the Sunday Times, and has also been picked as the best place to live in the East and the happiest city to work in the UK. We currently have lots of exciting vacancies. Read more about living and working in Norwich ➡️ buff.ly/ZHTv0vU