Tobias Hoffmann
@tobias1hoffmann.bsky.social
Biochemist, now working in science policy.
Passionate about biodiversity 🪲🌿, science and innovation policy #scipol, scientific policy advice, science diplomacy and of course the life sciences (cancer & RNA #splicing) - my own views only
Passionate about biodiversity 🪲🌿, science and innovation policy #scipol, scientific policy advice, science diplomacy and of course the life sciences (cancer & RNA #splicing) - my own views only
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Do not miss this. Absolutely fascinating for anyone who loves political cartoons.
How we draw the age of Trump and turmoil: two cartoonists go head-to-head | Martin Rowson and Ella Baron
Martin Rowson has been drawing for the Guardian since the 1980s; Ella Baron since 2022. In paint and pixels, each is tasked with capturing the chaos and absurdity of our political moment
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Do not miss this. Absolutely fascinating for anyone who loves political cartoons.
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(1/3) Recently, the European Commission published the Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard 2025: link.europa.eu/B8RBR8
It helps identify trends in R&D investment across companies, sectors and regions, supporting better decision-making by companies & policymakers 🧪
@ec.europa.eu
It helps identify trends in R&D investment across companies, sectors and regions, supporting better decision-making by companies & policymakers 🧪
@ec.europa.eu
January 12, 2026 at 8:18 AM
(1/3) Recently, the European Commission published the Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard 2025: link.europa.eu/B8RBR8
It helps identify trends in R&D investment across companies, sectors and regions, supporting better decision-making by companies & policymakers 🧪
@ec.europa.eu
It helps identify trends in R&D investment across companies, sectors and regions, supporting better decision-making by companies & policymakers 🧪
@ec.europa.eu
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Womit wir bei meinen Zielen fürs Wochenende wären 🥰
January 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Womit wir bei meinen Zielen fürs Wochenende wären 🥰
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„The costs of competing for grants can exceed what the grants are worth. When that happens, nobody wins.“ Überbordendes Antragswesen in der Wissenschaft - und die Folgen: Viel Geld für Bürokratie, wenig für Forschung. Interview mit Gerald Schweiger TU Wien. www.deutschlandfunk.de/buerokratie-... 1/2
Bürokratie: Steuergelder fließen oft zu großem Teil in Anträge statt Forschung
www.deutschlandfunk.de
January 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
„The costs of competing for grants can exceed what the grants are worth. When that happens, nobody wins.“ Überbordendes Antragswesen in der Wissenschaft - und die Folgen: Viel Geld für Bürokratie, wenig für Forschung. Interview mit Gerald Schweiger TU Wien. www.deutschlandfunk.de/buerokratie-... 1/2
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Timeline cleanse.
Yesterday we started #kakapo artificial insemination for the season. We do this to help maintain genetic diversity, with a potential additional benefit of improving fertility. We inseminated Esperance, who mated naturally a few nights ago. #conservation #parrots #birds
January 8, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Timeline cleanse.
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"Man sollte die Leute besser beim Wort nehmen. Die US-Führung beim Wort zu nehmen, das heißt auch: Man muss das Schlimmste für möglich halten."
Gedanken zu einem revolutionären Moment, dem, was geschehen ist, und dem, was womöglich geschehen wird.
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Gedanken zu einem revolutionären Moment, dem, was geschehen ist, und dem, was womöglich geschehen wird.
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Wenn ein Tyrann einen Tyrannen entführt, wartet die Tyrannei
Es brechen kalte Zeiten an.
beimwort.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
"Man sollte die Leute besser beim Wort nehmen. Die US-Führung beim Wort zu nehmen, das heißt auch: Man muss das Schlimmste für möglich halten."
Gedanken zu einem revolutionären Moment, dem, was geschehen ist, und dem, was womöglich geschehen wird.
Neuer Newsletter:
Gedanken zu einem revolutionären Moment, dem, was geschehen ist, und dem, was womöglich geschehen wird.
Neuer Newsletter:
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25 years of Everglades restoration: The historic effort was designed to replenish South Florida’s drinking water supply. Now it may help save the region from climate change.
Now in its 25th Year, a Historic Effort to Save the Everglades Evolves as the Climate Warms - Inside Climate News
Everglades restoration was designed to replenish the drinking water supply in one of the fast-growing parts of the nation. The same effort may help save South Florida from climate change.
insideclimatenews.org
January 1, 2026 at 7:29 PM
25 years of Everglades restoration: The historic effort was designed to replenish South Florida’s drinking water supply. Now it may help save the region from climate change.
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Snagged this excellent enhydro quartz from Erongo, Namibia. Huge mobile bubble with a second, smaller one pointed to by the arrow. 😍
December 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Snagged this excellent enhydro quartz from Erongo, Namibia. Huge mobile bubble with a second, smaller one pointed to by the arrow. 😍
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the snow has fallen such that it looks like a little child, standing on a pile of snow, watching the snow fall
December 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
the snow has fallen such that it looks like a little child, standing on a pile of snow, watching the snow fall
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Public #RandD budgets in the OECD stagnated in 2024.
The new OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook 2025 calls for smarter, more co-ordinated STI policies to navigate tech changes and other challenges we all share: oe.cd/STIO25
#STIpolicy #scicom #scipol #techpol
The new OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook 2025 calls for smarter, more co-ordinated STI policies to navigate tech changes and other challenges we all share: oe.cd/STIO25
#STIpolicy #scicom #scipol #techpol
October 28, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Public #RandD budgets in the OECD stagnated in 2024.
The new OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook 2025 calls for smarter, more co-ordinated STI policies to navigate tech changes and other challenges we all share: oe.cd/STIO25
#STIpolicy #scicom #scipol #techpol
The new OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook 2025 calls for smarter, more co-ordinated STI policies to navigate tech changes and other challenges we all share: oe.cd/STIO25
#STIpolicy #scicom #scipol #techpol
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🎉Wir gratulieren unserem Mitgründer Dr. Robert Hoffie @forscherrobert.bsky.social (@leibnizipk.bsky.social) zu seiner Auszeichnung durch Research.Table:
Er wurde zu einer der 100 entscheidenden Persönlichkeiten der Wissenschaftsszene in der Kategorie NGOs ausgewählt.🥳
Mehr Infos: shorturl.at/5b5hW
Er wurde zu einer der 100 entscheidenden Persönlichkeiten der Wissenschaftsszene in der Kategorie NGOs ausgewählt.🥳
Mehr Infos: shorturl.at/5b5hW
December 3, 2025 at 8:40 AM
🎉Wir gratulieren unserem Mitgründer Dr. Robert Hoffie @forscherrobert.bsky.social (@leibnizipk.bsky.social) zu seiner Auszeichnung durch Research.Table:
Er wurde zu einer der 100 entscheidenden Persönlichkeiten der Wissenschaftsszene in der Kategorie NGOs ausgewählt.🥳
Mehr Infos: shorturl.at/5b5hW
Er wurde zu einer der 100 entscheidenden Persönlichkeiten der Wissenschaftsszene in der Kategorie NGOs ausgewählt.🥳
Mehr Infos: shorturl.at/5b5hW
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Even the the damn twitter card for this Nature Scientific Reports is clearly AI Slop.
November 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Even the the damn twitter card for this Nature Scientific Reports is clearly AI Slop.
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i’m so happy for him
November 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
i’m so happy for him
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🏺🎄NATALIE HAYNES’ CLASSICIST CHRISTMAS LIST 2025🎄🏺
We’ve got seven pages of gift ideas for the classics enthusiast in your life. First is BOOKS, of course - from your local bookseller, if possible! Which would you pick?
Next up: toys & games…
We’ve got seven pages of gift ideas for the classics enthusiast in your life. First is BOOKS, of course - from your local bookseller, if possible! Which would you pick?
Next up: toys & games…
November 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
🏺🎄NATALIE HAYNES’ CLASSICIST CHRISTMAS LIST 2025🎄🏺
We’ve got seven pages of gift ideas for the classics enthusiast in your life. First is BOOKS, of course - from your local bookseller, if possible! Which would you pick?
Next up: toys & games…
We’ve got seven pages of gift ideas for the classics enthusiast in your life. First is BOOKS, of course - from your local bookseller, if possible! Which would you pick?
Next up: toys & games…
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[email protected] has the right of it.
November 24, 2025 at 2:46 AM
[email protected] has the right of it.
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Switzerland is joining Horizon Europe!
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Switzerland is joining Horizon Europe!
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
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Imagine splitting open a rock and seeing this.
A paper in Scientific Reports presents the origins of vivid colours within the gemstone ammolite — a rare type of brightly coloured fossilised ammonite shell. go.nature.com/48OT5DX #Paleosky ⚒️ 🧪
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Imagine splitting open a rock and seeing this.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Book covers of your favourite books are too kiddy-ish? Why not hand-make a new bunch and replace them yourself? Here's how..
Renewing and rebinding books for bibliophiles.
#books #rebind #bookcovers #craftsmanship #skills
Renewing and rebinding books for bibliophiles.
#books #rebind #bookcovers #craftsmanship #skills
October 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Book covers of your favourite books are too kiddy-ish? Why not hand-make a new bunch and replace them yourself? Here's how..
Renewing and rebinding books for bibliophiles.
#books #rebind #bookcovers #craftsmanship #skills
Renewing and rebinding books for bibliophiles.
#books #rebind #bookcovers #craftsmanship #skills
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Hurricanes feed off of warm water. Watch how quickly the eye of #Melissa collapsed as it moved onto land and over the mountainous terrain of Jamaica, and how quickly it is reforming now that it has moved back over water! I will be adding this radar loop to my earth science lectures.
October 29, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Hurricanes feed off of warm water. Watch how quickly the eye of #Melissa collapsed as it moved onto land and over the mountainous terrain of Jamaica, and how quickly it is reforming now that it has moved back over water! I will be adding this radar loop to my earth science lectures.
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UNESCO is urgently seeking bold ocean science solutions to strengthen the critical science-policy-society interface and accelerate progress toward a sustainable ocean. Submit your proposal to access global networking & funding. Clcik the link for detail:👇
primeprogressng.com/opportunitie...
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UNESCO calls for bold ocean science solutions - Prime Progress NG
The Call for Decade Actions No. 10/2025 focuses on strengthening the science-policy-society interface in ocean science.
primeprogressng.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
UNESCO is urgently seeking bold ocean science solutions to strengthen the critical science-policy-society interface and accelerate progress toward a sustainable ocean. Submit your proposal to access global networking & funding. Clcik the link for detail:👇
primeprogressng.com/opportunitie...
primeprogressng.com/opportunitie...
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This is one case where being a boring economist helps.
Forget the list: *Donate money*
Food banks can turn it into food more efficiently than you can and also know what's needed better than even this list.
Forget the list: *Donate money*
Food banks can turn it into food more efficiently than you can and also know what's needed better than even this list.
For those making good donations over the holidays this is really a good read!
October 27, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This is one case where being a boring economist helps.
Forget the list: *Donate money*
Food banks can turn it into food more efficiently than you can and also know what's needed better than even this list.
Forget the list: *Donate money*
Food banks can turn it into food more efficiently than you can and also know what's needed better than even this list.