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Andrew Holding @andrewholding.bsky.social · Aug 7

📍The event will be held at the public engament space of Institute of Physics, 37 Caledonian Road, London N1 9BU

⏰ 10 am–3 pm (food provided; travel expenses reimbursed up to £25; additional support available to remove access barriers)

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Andrew Holding @andrewholding.bsky.social · Aug 7

We’re very keen to hear from voices outside academia, particuarly anyone passionate about health equity surrounding pregnancy or with direct experience of how pregnancy limits research, and the frustrations and impacts that causes.

Please feel too share.

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Andrew Holding @andrewholding.bsky.social · Aug 7

Excited to share that the Expression of Interest form is open for the UKYA Health OpenSpaces: Pregnancy in research event on 15 Sep 2025!

Details in thread.

🔗 ukyoungacademy.org/events/healt...

#PregnancyResearch #HealthEquity #MedicalResearch #PublicInvolvement #DiverseVoices #UKYA 🧪

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Health OpenSpaces | Pregnancy in research | UK Young Academy

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Andrew Holding @andrewholding.bsky.social · Jul 3

Come join us! Great community and in a great location. Transcription and Chromatin Uk from @biochemsoc.bsky.social

Connor Rogerson @doctorconnor.bsky.social · Jun 23

🚨Transcription and Chromatin UK is back for 2025🚨
We're in Manchester, UK 17th-19th September for the 3rd annual transcription and chromatin conference. Abstract deadline is the 17th July so make sure you register!

www.eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/f...

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Andrew Holding @andrewholding.bsky.social · May 7

Still time to sign up for this talk tomorrow. Professor Alana Welm will be talking her work developing patient derived models for cancer therapy.

York Biomedical Research Institute @ybri-uoy.bsky.social · May 2

Reminder that our online seminar is taking place next Friday 9th May, 2.00-3.30pm, hosted by @andrewholding.bsky.social! Make sure to sign up on the Eventbrite so you can receive the details for the live stream 😀

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ybri-onlin...

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Andrew Holding @andrewholding.bsky.social · Apr 24

YBRI (@ybri-uoy.bsky.social) are hosting @alanawelm.bsky.social for an online seminar on 9th May 2pm BST.

Prof Welm will be presenting her work on "Modeling metastatic breast cancer to advance therapeutic strategies".

Please share, and register to join at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ybri-onlin...

YBRI Online Biomedical Sciences Seminar 2025

Join our online biomedical sciences seminar open to UG, PG students, postdocs, ECRs and Group Leaders!

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Andrew Holding @andrewholding.bsky.social · Apr 4

Cryogenic PCR is underrated.

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Andrew Holding @andrewholding.bsky.social · Apr 2

Yes, they’ve been lovey. Sight seeing today. Fly to Melbourne tomorrow to visit the Peter Mac.

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Pradeepa Madapura @pradeepmadapura.bsky.social · Apr 1

Chromatin & transcription meeting is back again. Register your interest here www.biochemistry.org/events-and-t...

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Andrew Holding @andrewholding.bsky.social · Apr 2

This is amazing.

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Andrew Holding @andrewholding.bsky.social · Apr 2

Oh and now I see the typo. After it gets liked.

a man in a helmet says " this is the way "

ALT: a man in a helmet says " this is the way "

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Andrew Holding @andrewholding.bsky.social · Apr 2

Unfair on magic beans.

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Andrew Holding @andrewholding.bsky.social · Apr 2

Was a please to be hosted for a Seminar today. Fantastic team at the Lowy doing great work on fighting children’s cancer. Lots of ideas for follow up!

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Andrew Holding @andrewholding.bsky.social · Mar 28

It’s been decades since I worked for them. But back then, my surprise was to discover how big the newsagent part of the business was. Shipping physical papers to shops (not just WHS), and taking back unsold ones.

I guess that has dried up too.

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Andrew Holding @andrewholding.bsky.social · Mar 27

Having owned a Japan built Nissan (I didn’t realise at the time, was a second-hand first edition Leaf as sold to UK market). You suddenly rediscover logistics on parts etc for repairs when they’re surface shipped (3 months) to dealers.

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Andrew Holding @andrewholding.bsky.social · Mar 27

I’m surprised we export them to US not the EU. But Vauxhall, Nissan, Toyota and Mini all have big factories in the UK (I think?).

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Andrew Holding @andrewholding.bsky.social · Mar 26

Newborn babies were the one thing that cured my insomnia.

Suddenly I could fall asleep anywhere…

Andrew Holding @andrewholding.bsky.social · Mar 25

Depends on age, many are research active. However, I assume many are also retired/emeritus. A minority of those members are then probably active in policy/RS governance.

Therefore, while I’ve made many assumptions, I think that leaves a non-trivial number for which my query is not disingenuous.

Andrew Holding @andrewholding.bsky.social · Mar 25

I would love to know what you loose by turning in an FRS.

You still got an FRS…. So the recognition is not lost.

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Dave Daveson @davemayhem.bsky.social · Mar 21

ScienceSky I'm putting up a signal. I'm working on a new series of Horrible Science for Children's BBC. We would love to chat to experts about their favourite science facts for kids. I'm looking to chat to chemists first as well as some peeps who know their human biology.

a person is waving their hand in front of a sign that says " please help me "

Alt: a person is waving their hand in front of a sign that says " please help me "

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Andrew Holding @andrewholding.bsky.social · Mar 25

I love talking to school kids about how science told Scott of the Antarctic that limes cure scurvy, despite everyone knows they do and the UK navy used them 100 years earlier.

I also have a great talk on how making bread from air fuelled a world war.

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Andrew Holding @andrewholding.bsky.social · Mar 24

Post a ship that’s not Star Wars or Star Trek.

Andrew Holding @andrewholding.bsky.social · Mar 24

Oh the IIRC half eight is regional in German … which is more confusing.

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Lewis Dartnell @lewisdartnell.bsky.social · Mar 24

Helen has put together this wonderful list of all science festivals in the UK over the year.

Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · Mar 23

It may feel as though we live in dark times, but here in the UK there are LOADS of science festivals celebrating ideas, sparking curiosity & sharing the latest research (for both adults & kids). Someone told me recently they didn’t know where to look, so I made a list. Here goes… [deep breath]:
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Andrew Holding @andrewholding.bsky.social · Mar 23

As a teen watching TNG I wasn’t sure what a conference is.

As a researcher, I wonder why you would leave you posting on the equivalent of an artic survey ship to go to a conference.

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