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Department of Biology, University of York
@biologyatyork.bsky.social
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danieljeffares.bsky.social
Want to predict pandemics, investigate evolving parasites in the Amazon, or revolutionise climate-resilient crops? Check out our fully-funded PhD projects starting 2026.
djeffares.github.io/phd.html @glycojones.bsky.social @york.ac.uk @biologyatyork.bsky.social @katherinedenby.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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uoyopenres.bsky.social
"We think this research is incredibly exciting because it suggests that bladder cancer might be preventable"

#openaccess paper in @aaas.org Science Advances - see thread below from @drsimonbaker.bsky.social @biologyatyork.bsky.social @ybri-uoy.bsky.social 🔓 📄
December 5, 2025 at 8:29 AM
biologyatyork.bsky.social
New research by Biology's Elva Robinson is featured on the Biological Recording Company's YouTube channel: youtu.be/tPpx4U1wL18

Check out the video to learn about the amazing lives of the secretive Shining Guest Ants!
shining guest ant male
December 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
biologyatyork.bsky.social
🧬Baking and Biology🍪
Congratulations to York students in the Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership who won the Great BioYorkshire Bake-off at the first year residential! A great way for the students from the @yorkshirebiodtp.bsky.social Universities to come together.
Decorated biscuits Decorated biscuits Decorated biscuits Winning team sat around the table with their decorated biscuits
December 3, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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katherinedenby.bsky.social
Very excited to advertise 15 plant engineering biology PhD projects @biologyatyork.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social @slcuplants.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social & University of Bristol. 🪴 🥬 🔧 🧬 Come join this new Plant BioDesign community!

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November 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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uofytechs.bsky.social
#job for a Laboratory Technician within @biologyatyork.bsky.social undertaking a critical role providing daily technical support, organisation and housekeeping within the Biology Teaching Labs. Apply by 05/12/2025: jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/labo...
Jobs - The University of York
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November 21, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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cmbeale.bsky.social
New paper out documenting research in protected areas across the African Savannah. We identify the widespread hot, wet savannah sites as understudied with 38% of all parks having no papers associated with them & 5 parks accounting for ~50% of all papers 🧪 1/3
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A map of Africa showing each savanna protected area as one of five possible savanna clusters grouped according to climate, soil, and landscape parameters and the various environmental groups they call into. There are lots of sites that fall into "Cluster 1" of hot, mosit savannahs, but litte research in these areas.
November 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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katherinedenby.bsky.social
Two 4-year PhD positions available for Oct 2026 🪴 We're part of CNAP with 12 plant/microbe research groups combining excellent fundamental science with innovation.

1st - MAGIC Crops: Genomics to breed high yielding, resilient and nutritious amaranth for smallholder farmers
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November 19, 2025 at 8:28 AM
biologyatyork.bsky.social
(1/2) Congratulations to Dr Ines Hahn who is a finalist for two awards at the @womeninneurouk.bsky.social this autumn 🎉 Ines has been nominated and selected as a finalist for Leading Researcher Award: Cognition and Neurodevelopment Category AND Mentorship Award.
@exdrososcientia.bsky.social
Image of Ines Hahn and her Postdoc Lubna Nuhu-Soso and PhD student Alex Roof at the WinUK awards, alongside a written description of each award
November 17, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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uofytechs.bsky.social
@biologyatyork.bsky.social is looking to appoint a Horticulture Technician Apprentice to support plant science research. Duties include propagating, hydroponics, experimenting, managing day-to-day care of plants + plant pest control etc. Apply by 05/12/2025: jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/hort...
Jobs - The University of York
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November 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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yorkbioimaging.bsky.social
Some super cool imaging in this BBSRC Yorkshire Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (YBDTP) PhD
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

@bioimaginguk.bsky.social @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social c @biologyatyork.bsky.social
How do plants feel the cool of evening and use it to time growth? (York YBDTP Project) at University of York on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - How do plants feel the cool of evening and use it to time growth? (York YBDTP Project) at University of York, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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protinnimmunity.bsky.social
3 PhD positions in the lab for British Students. Inflammasome, cell death and skin immunity, with fantastic colleagues. Check them out or share it with curious and motivated PhD students: www.findaphd.com/phds/?Keywor... @yorkshirebiodtp.bsky.social @ybri-uoy.bsky.social @biologyatyork.bsky.social
dave boucherare PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
FindAPhD. Search Funded PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in dave boucherare. Search for PhD funding, scholarships & studentships in the UK, Europe and around the world.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
biologyatyork.bsky.social
To mark Lung Cancer Awareness Month, we speak with Professor Dawn Coverley this week about the Coverley lab's research!

Today, we ask Dawn, 'what are you researching?
#CIZ #CizzleBiotechnology #lungcancerawareness cizzlebiotechnology.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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ybri-uoy.bsky.social
Exciting news! 🎉 We'd like to welcome Professor Ian Hitchcock as our new Director. With a passion for innovation and collaboration, @ian-hitchcock.bsky.social will lead us into an inspiring new chapter of research excellence
November 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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ybri-uoy.bsky.social
Congrats to @joanarcf.bsky.social @biologyatyork.bsky.social who has been awarded a BBSRC responsive mode grant, with
@mottramlab.bsky.social as a co-I & collaborators @ipmontevideo.bsky.social @warwickuni.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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billgrey.bsky.social
🚨 We have 3 fully funded PhD studentships open!
Join the Grey Lab & collaborators at @biologyatyork.bsky.social, @universityofleeds.bky.social & @ybri-uoy.bsky.social to explore stem cells, proteomics & leukaemia biology
📍Start Oct 2026 | 💡Apply via MRC & BBSRC
👇Details in thread 👇
October 31, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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ybri-uoy.bsky.social
Thrilled to have @ewanbirney.bsky.social as today's BMS seminar speaker & as a keynote in the @biologyatyork.bsky.social Postdoc Symposium

Ewan presented his work on "Genomics, Imaging and AI: three technologies changing research and healthcare"

Hosted by Prof Gavin Wright
October 31, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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uoyopenres.bsky.social
Former @anthropocenebio.bsky.social @biologyatyork.bsky.social PhD student Dr Tiffany Ki has used records from museum collections and citizen science projects to show long-term patterns in the species richness of tropical butterflies 🦋

Read the full #openaccess paper: doi.org/10.1098/rspb... 🔓 📄
Integrating museum records with contemporary citizen science data to uncover 166 years of tropical butterfly history
A former PhD student at the University of York has used records from museum collections and citizen science projects to show long-term patterns in the species richness of tropical butterflies.
www.york.ac.uk
October 31, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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uofytechs.bsky.social
#job internal advert for a Technician in @biologyatyork.bsky.social in the Dasmahapatra Group www.york.ac.uk/biology/peop... to support ongoing projects on plant and butterfly evolution. Full time 4 month position. Apply by 04/11/2025. More details: jobs.york.ac.uk/internal/vac...
Kanchon Dasmahapatra - Department of Biology, University of York
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October 29, 2025 at 9:27 AM
biologyatyork.bsky.social
🎉 Congrats to Dr Ousmane Dao, awarded a prestigious Royal Society Career Development Fellowship! @royalsociety.org
His research at @biologyatyork.bsky.social will uncover how photorespiration and CO₂-concentrating mechanisms interact in algae—key to Earth’s carbon cycle and future crop innovation.
Ousmane in the labs!
October 27, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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uoyopenres.bsky.social
International research led by the Centre for Novel Agricultural Products @biologyatyork.bsky.social describes how a potato and tomato crop-killing microorganism employs special enzymes to disable plants’ early warning systems 🥔 🍅 🦠

#openaccess paper in Nature Comms doi.org/10.1038/s414... 📄 🔓
Crop-killing pathogen found to disable plant ‘alarm system’
Scientists have discovered how one of the world’s most destructive plant diseases manages to slip past crops’ defenses - a breakthrough that could help farmers grow stronger, more resilient plants.
www.york.ac.uk
October 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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uofytechs.bsky.social
Highlighting: Rebecca Stokes from @biologyatyork.bsky.social who was the runner up in the @rsb.org.uk Technical Apprentice of the Year 2025. Rebecca received her award from @dougbrown1.bsky.social at a celebration event at the Houses of Parliament www.rsb.org.uk/biology-week... #congratulations
October 17, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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uoyopenres.bsky.social
A review led by @anthropocenebio.bsky.social @biologyatyork.bsky.social concludes that we have not reached the threshold of 'mass extinction', but could do so if biodiversity loss continues to increase

#openaccess manuscript via White Rose Research Online eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/23... 🔓 📄
Humans driving extinctions on scale not seen since dinosaurs, scientists say
Human activity may be triggering the greatest extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs, according to scientists.
www.york.ac.uk
October 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
biologyatyork.bsky.social
New funding secured! 🥳 Our next project is a deep dive into Genetics-based methods for precise interventions against invasive species.
Lead: Professor Luke Alphey,

This ARIA research funding will be used to shape a cross-cutting Engineering Ecosystem Resilience programme. 🌿🔬
October 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
biologyatyork.bsky.social
Thanks to Reckitt who recently hosted our students on an industry insight visit in Hull.

Touring their facilities, hearing about their graduate scheme and taking part in a mock assessment centre.

A fab opportunity for students to learn about career paths after graduation.
Photo of TV screens in Reckitt's reception displaying the words Reckitt Photo of Reckitt's atrium with the wording "Take a closer look at our science" written on the wall next to a window showing a lab Photo of Reckitt's atrium showing some hanging cloud like objects
October 16, 2025 at 10:29 AM