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Barbara-Anne Robertson (she/her) @canuckinengland.bsky.social · 5d

Land of lamppost flags and 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 painted roundabouts up here. Never was before, but truly is getting grim up here. 🥺

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Barbara-Anne Robertson (she/her) @canuckinengland.bsky.social · Jul 29

😂😂 self report peer review

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Barbara-Anne Robertson (she/her) @canuckinengland.bsky.social · Jul 29

No revisions! Desk accept!

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Barbara-Anne Robertson (she/her) @canuckinengland.bsky.social · Jul 29

Stay safe. Stay vigilant.

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Liad Mudrik @liadmudrik.bsky.social · Jul 21

If you are interested in pursuing a PhD in cognitive neuroscience, specially targeting conscious vs. unconscious processing, contact me. We are recruiting 🙏🧠 please RT

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Barbara-Anne Robertson (she/her) @canuckinengland.bsky.social · Jul 21

I’ve been a fully-fledged British citizen for just over a week now but the truest test to date will be if this scone recipe, adapted to be gluten&dairy free, will pass judgment of British friends this evening. 😬 especially since they’re laced with maple syrup. You can take the Canuck out of Canada…

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Barbara-Anne Robertson (she/her) @canuckinengland.bsky.social · Jul 1

Our Canada Day dog turned 12 today. A dozen years with this sweet boy 🫶 He spent it mostly napping, and trying to pinch food off the bbq.

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Barbara-Anne Robertson (she/her) @canuckinengland.bsky.social · Jul 1

Bonne fête du Canada, eh! 🍁 🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦🍁

a group of cartoon characters are sitting at desks and one of them is wearing a hat that says canada

ALT: a group of cartoon characters are sitting at desks and one of them is wearing a hat that says canada

media.tenor.com

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Tom Hollenstein @tomhollenstein.bsky.social · Jun 5

My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇

www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...

Queen’s Special U.S. Doctoral Recruitment Initiative | School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral AffairsDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown...

Queen’s University is a globally engaged, research-intensive institution dedicated to attracting and supporting exceptional PhD students who will significantly advance our research mission.

www.queensu.ca

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Jonte (they/he) @jonterhance.bsky.social · Jun 4

Excited to announce I'm recruiting for my first two Postdoctoral Research Associates! These 5-year positions will allow the holders to dive into applying quantum foundations to understand and develop quantum advantage!

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UCU Newcastle University @newcastleucu.bsky.social · Jun 1

Come down to Newcastle, come up to Newcastle, come across to Newcastle — join the NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION in Newcastle on June 11th. Everyone who thinks HE needs to be supported and accessible to all is welcome! For your agenda's: 11 June, 12-2pm, Newcastle!

national demo UCU in Newcastle - 11 June

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Barbara-Anne Robertson (she/her) @canuckinengland.bsky.social · Jun 3

Now 5600 signatures strong. Add yours!

Barbara-Anne Robertson (she/her) @canuckinengland.bsky.social · May 29

If you haven’t signed @newcastleucu.bsky.social’s petition to end unnecessary redundancies at Newcastle Uni, please sign and share widely. www.change.org/p/end-unnece...

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · Jun 2

The next deadline for new PIs, within 5 years of their first faculty position, to apply for JEB's next round of Kickstart Travel Grants and ECR Visiting Fellowships is 6 June, so don't miss this chance to apply for helpful funding @biologists.bsky.social
biologists.com/grants/#jeb
Please repost

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Barbara-Anne Robertson (she/her) @canuckinengland.bsky.social · May 23

Please read and sign the petition below. Newcastle University are sacrificing staff whilst expanding infrastructure plans, including building a new campus. Support is appreciated. Please share widely.

Smulders Lab @smulderslab.bsky.social · May 23

Our university is trying to save about £3.8M per year from their outgoings, and have decided that, even though this is only 0.5% of annual turnover, they need to fire academics, rather than cut down on major infrastructure plans. Anything you can do to support is much appreciated.
chng.it/mdHVd8yRg6

End unnecessary redundancies at Newcastle University

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

chng.it

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Barbara-Anne Robertson (she/her) @canuckinengland.bsky.social · May 31

🙌🏻

Dr Sherri Hayden 🇨🇦 @drsherrihayden.bsky.social · May 31

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

MEC back under Canadian ownership after 5 years of U.S. management | CBC News

Retailer Mountain Equipment Company (MEC), the B.C-based brand specializing in outdoor equipment, is back under Canadian ownership. The company's newest ownership group is described in a news release ...

www.cbc.ca

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · May 29

“Brooke Nichols has launched an online tracking tool assessing the consequences of the USAID cuts. She estimated that 103 people were dying every hour as a result.

Former USAID chief Andrew Natsios estimates that two million will have died by the end of the year.”

Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · May 29

Musk’s reign of incompetence and cruelty is over. Now fuck off
inews.co.uk/opinion/musk...

Musk’s reign of incompetence and cruelty is over. Good riddance

He waded into Doge without the slightest idea what he was doing

inews.co.uk

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Barbara-Anne Robertson (she/her) @canuckinengland.bsky.social · May 29

If you haven’t signed @newcastleucu.bsky.social’s petition to end unnecessary redundancies at Newcastle Uni, please sign and share widely. www.change.org/p/end-unnece...

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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · May 27

PhD studentship available in developmental cognitive neuroscience, in Cambridge - please publicise.

Open to women candidates, as the student will be based at Newnham College.

Duncan Astle @duncanastle.bsky.social · May 27

Funded PhD opportunity with @sjblakemore.bsky.social and I, at Cambridge. We are looking for someone interested in developmental science, to start in the coming academic year. Please share it with anyone you think might be interested (see details attached 😁).
drive.google.com/file/d/1RIvg...

Funded PhD opportunity.pdf

drive.google.com

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Pam Nash @pamnashes.bsky.social · May 26

Sad, but totally necessary, that after the horrendous events in Liverpool, the police have to state the colour and nationality of the man arrested in order to silence the usual racists.

Liverpool parade live: Man detained after car driven into crowd

Merseyside Police say the man is white, British and from the Liverpool area. It is not clear if he is thought to be the driver.

www.bbc.co.uk

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UCU Newcastle University @newcastleucu.bsky.social · May 26

As the university's management escalates by pressing ahead with up to 38 compulsory redundancies, after losing over 260 of our colleagues through voluntary severance, our membership’s clear message remains: STOP this. Members are upset angry and aghast by the behaviour of university management.

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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · May 15

The Higher Education crisis is spreading into the NHS, with nursing education being cut by two thirds of universities. Still want an unplanned system now?
www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Nurse lecturer cuts ‘explode’ as domestic workforce plans put at risk, new report shows | Royal College of Nursing

Nurse lecturer cuts ‘explode’ as domestic workforce plans put at risk, new report shows

www.rcn.org.uk

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Smulders Lab @smulderslab.bsky.social · May 23

Our university is trying to save about £3.8M per year from their outgoings, and have decided that, even though this is only 0.5% of annual turnover, they need to fire academics, rather than cut down on major infrastructure plans. Anything you can do to support is much appreciated.
chng.it/mdHVd8yRg6

End unnecessary redundancies at Newcastle University

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

chng.it

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Barbara-Anne Robertson (she/her) @canuckinengland.bsky.social · May 23

Please read and sign the petition below. Newcastle University are sacrificing staff whilst expanding infrastructure plans, including building a new campus. Support is appreciated. Please share widely.

Smulders Lab @smulderslab.bsky.social · May 23

Our university is trying to save about £3.8M per year from their outgoings, and have decided that, even though this is only 0.5% of annual turnover, they need to fire academics, rather than cut down on major infrastructure plans. Anything you can do to support is much appreciated.
chng.it/mdHVd8yRg6

End unnecessary redundancies at Newcastle University

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

chng.it

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Richard J. Binney @rjbinney.bsky.social · May 19

Limited Spaces available! Deadline for Applications: June 2nd! Join researchers and clinicians from around the globe for an opportunity to dissect and advance your knowledge of brain anatomy.

www.bangor.ac.uk/courses/othe...

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Barbara-Anne Robertson (she/her) @canuckinengland.bsky.social · May 19

It’s alright, we’ll just forgive the Libdems for Clegg. It’s probably time to move on.