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BioClocks UK is a hub for biological rhythms research in the UK, supporting researchers to deliver impact through outreach, training, and community-specific resources. Website: https://www.bioclocks.uk/ Find out more: https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2023.034

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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · Jan 27

The BioClocks UK network exists to build bridges bridges between chronobiology research and real-world impact. But what exactly does that mean? Find out more here!
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#chronobiology #translational #circadian 🧪

BioClocks UK: driving robust cycles of discovery to impact | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Chronobiology is a multidisciplinary field that extends across the tree of life, transcends all scales of biological organization, and has huge translational potential. For the UK to harness the oppor...

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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · 19h

Find out what the UK #chronobiology community has been up to and how we're working to bring science out of the lab in our newsletter:
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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · 15d

Around the equinox, we see an increased interest in how biological rhythms are affected by light. UK #Chronobiology academics have been communicating the research on this for over a decade now - check out this timeless podcast episode on rhythms: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
#SciComm 🧪

BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Circadian Rhythms

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss circadian rhythms.

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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · 22d

As the day shortens you might start to see a change in the behaviour of the little visitors in your garden and local parks. What do you notice?

Nocturnal activity is the result of internal biological rhythms! Learn more through our factsheets: www.bioclocks.uk/factsheets

#SciComm #chronobiology🧪

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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · Aug 18

What makes you tick?

We talk about #circadian rhythms and the biological clock like we already know what's going on, but there's still so much to learn about this fundamental process!

Learn more about the research going on at Oxford here: www.bioclocks.uk/research/wha...

#SciComm #chronobiology🧪

What keeps the clock ticking? | Bioclocks Uk

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Aug 5

We are happy to announce that the Faraday Discovery Fellowships are now open for applications. These prestigious long-term awards are designed to support mid-career research leaders to undertake high-quality, original research. Find out more on now:

#RSGrants

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yvoscience.bsky.social @yvoscience.bsky.social · Aug 12

📄Coming Soon!📄

The application for the Fall 2025 Young Voices of Science Program will be opening soon on Friday, August 15th and will be closing on Friday, September 5th.

#science #scicomm #sciencecommunication

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Josefine Björkqvist @josefinebjorkqvist.bsky.social · Aug 12

Too early to think? Why school start times matter for sleep and learning 🎒 ⏰

Another great episode of @lightoclock.bsky.social podcast covering adolescent sleep, circadian rhythms and initiatives aimed at delaying school start times www.tscnlab.org/podcast/s03e04

#chronobiology #chronotype

Translational Sensory and Circadian Neuroscience Unit (MPS/TUM/TUMCREATE) — Light O'Clock (Season 3) – Episode 4: Too early to think?

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Antony Dodd @antdodd.bsky.social · Aug 12

Jornal da USP wrote a nice piece about our collaborative work with @gojonnes.bsky.social and @carloshotta.bsky.social published in @newphyt.bsky.social jornal.usp.br/ciencias/rel... #chronobiology

Relógio biológico das plantas regula eficácia de herbicidas

Herbicidas atuam bloqueando vias metabólicas essenciais das plantas dentro das células ao longo das 24 horas do dia; entendimento do processo pode ajudar a diminuir a quantidade usada, reduzindo danos...

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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · Aug 11

☀️ Summer is a great time to observe biological rhythms in action. Look at the insect life around you - do they come out at a particular time of day?

🐝 If so, you've found their 'temporal niche'!

🔗 Learn more through our factsheets here: www.bioclocks.uk/factsheets

#SciComm #Ecology 🧪

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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · Aug 5

Need some #chronobiology expertise but not sure where to start?

Academic leaders in #circadian rhythms, #sleep, #plant chronobiology, #seasonality, #neuroscience and more can now be reached through our BioClocks UK expert directory.

www.bioclocks.uk/about/bioclo...

#SciComm 🧪

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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · Jul 24

🧠 These patterns matter:

• Should services adapt services to provide support when most needed?
• Could timing light therapy or crisis care boost impact?

Read the blog & share your thoughts 👉 buff.ly/3xJbl23

#MentalHealth #CircadianRhythms #Wellbeing

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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · Jul 24

☀️ Depression and anxiety were lowest in the morning, rising through the day.

😊 Happiness peaked early, dropped midday, rebounded a bit – then crashed by midnight.

😐 Loneliness barely changed – it stayed steady across the day.

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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · Jul 24

🕰️ Do things really feel better in the morning?

A UK study analysed 1 million mood reports from 49,000 people across 2 years and found a clear pattern.

Mental health peaks in the morning and dips late at night.

#MentalHealth #CircadianRhythms #Wellbeing #MorningPerson

🧵 THREAD

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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · Jul 21

You probably know that humans have #circadian rhythms, but did you know plants do too? Now is a great time to go out and witness clocks in nature!

For more of our expert-reviewed factsheets, see our website: www.bioclocks.uk/factsheets

#SciComm #Ecology 🧪

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Anna B. Szabo @annabszabo.bsky.social · Jul 12

🚨Open Call for Fellow Sleep Researchers!🐭
💤The @esrs.bsky.social has just launched an initiative to develop a consensus-based manual for recording and analysing sleep in laboratory rodents.
🔗Are you interested in joining us on this exciting journey?Apply here before 1 August: lnkd.in/dWfMabRr

Call for Contributors: ESRS Manual for the recording and analysis of sleep in laboratory rodents | ESRS

The absence of standardised methodologies for measuring and scoring sleep in mice and rats continues to pose challenges for reproducibility and data

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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · Jul 7

Multiple new roles in Circadian Biology and Medicine open in Germany!
Applications closing 8th August 2025.
Check out our jobs forum for notices of these opportunities and more: www.bioclocks.uk/forum/_jobs

Jobs | Bioclocks Uk

Advertise job opportunities here!

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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · Jul 4

#Circadian #Biology has grown into an incredibly broad field, one that you can now learn the fundamentals of through a clear, concise, and expertly written book. For free.

Read it here and share it with your students and peers: doi.org/10.21827/686... [doi.org]
#chronobiology #SciComm 🧪

On the Essential Principles and Practice of Circadian Biology: A Road Map – Simple Book Publishing

Circadian Biology is about the adaptation of life to our rotating world, to the Earth’s 24-hour rhythm of day and night. Not surprisingly, the field has attracted considerable popular and scientific ...

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Lisa Buchauer @libuchauer.bsky.social · Jul 2

We are currently recruiting a bioinformatics/computational biology postdoc to join the infrastructure project of a newly funded large research consortium (SFB-TRR) on Circadian Medicine between Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Universität zu Lübeck ⌚ ⏰ ⏱️ 🕰️ !

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Antony Dodd @antdodd.bsky.social · Jun 30

Using plant circadian programs to optimize agrochemical use - we wrote this Tansley Insight in collaboration with @carloshotta.bsky.social and @gojonnes.bsky.social for @newphyt.bsky.social #chronobiology #circadian nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Using plant circadian programs to optimize agrochemical use

Os agroquímicos possuem um papel importante na maximização da produção agrícola. Herbicidas são uma classe de agroquímicos usados no controle de plantas daninhas e no manejo de algumas culturas duran...

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Abi pienaar @abipienaar.bsky.social · Jun 27

My tips as a chronobiologist for better sleep!

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Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) @hssib.bsky.social · Apr 24

🆕REPORT: The impact of staff fatigue on patient safety.

Watch a short summary video: youtu.be/22F_qHCpo0o

Read the full report: www.hssib.org.uk/patient-safety-investigations/the-impact-of-staff-fatigue-on-patient-safety/investigation-report/

#PatientSafety #NHS #Healthcare

The impact of staff fatigue on patient safety

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Light O'Clock @lightoclock.bsky.social · Jun 24

Check out the latest episode of Light O'Clock to learn more about it!

🎧 Spotify: tinyurl.com/nvsdrejp
🍏 Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/432apfw7
🌐 Website: www.tscnlab.org/podcast/s03e03

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Translational Sensory and Circadian Neuroscience Unit (MPS/TUM/TUMCREATE) — Light O'Clock (Season 3) – Episode 3: Blurred vision – The myopia epidemic and indoor lifestyles

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Light O'Clock @lightoclock.bsky.social · Jun 24

In the third episode of Season 3, Raymond P. Najjar (National University of Singapore and Singapore Eye Research Institute) discusses light exposure, time outdoors, and myopia in children.

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Light O'Clock @lightoclock.bsky.social · Jun 24

More children than ever are developing nearsightedness.

Could simply spending more time outside in daylight help protect their vision? And what are the challenges associated with increasing time outdoors for kids? 👀

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The British Sleep Society (BSS) @britishsleepsoc.bsky.social · Jun 13

To receive calendar invites for the entire series please click on the link: tinyurl.com/267j9zas
The webinar is open to healthcare science professionals at all levels.

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