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Sainsbury Wellcome Centre @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social · 15d

Applications are now open for the SWC Systems Neuroscience PhD Programme.

Join us in London!

🧠 World-class neuroscience training
💰 Fully-funded 4-year programme
🖥️ Close links to @gatsbyucl.bsky.social

Apply by 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...

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Mark D Humphries @markdhumphries.bsky.social · 28d

The MRC are looking for a computational neuroscientist (anything from cognition to NeuroAI) to join their Neuroscience & Mental Health Board, to replace me as I step down next year.

Drop me a line if you want to know more

Deadline September 14th

www.ukri.org/who-we-are/w....

MRC Neurosciences and Mental Health Board (NMHB) member vacancies

Closing date 14 September 2025 at 11:59pm (UK time) Number of positions Six Length of term Two years, plus additional two years after review Time commitment Two days per month Remuneration £160 per da...

www.ukri.org

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Jenny Bizley @bizleylab.bsky.social · Sep 8

I guess I was thinking somewhere like
Welcome’s open research but that only works if it’s welcome funded… (hope all is well, it’s been ages!)

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Jenny Bizley @bizleylab.bsky.social · Sep 7

If you have the bandwidth no harm in getting it out somewhere open access as explicit methods paper

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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · Aug 27

🚨 MILLIONS at higher risk will lose NHS Covid vaccines this autumn.

Lives will be at risk. The NHS will face more pressure. Covid is as serious as 'flu and also requires updated seasonal vaccines.

We can stop this!
Sign + share our petition (on next post)

1/ #KeepCovidBoosters

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Jenny Bizley @bizleylab.bsky.social · Aug 5

UCL Ear Institute's external fellowship sponsorship scheme is open for applications - come and start your research group with us!
Important dates: 28th August: intention to submit.
1st September, 5pm: Application deadline

Further information: lnkd.in/ehmuJp96

Career Development Pathways at the Ear Institute

The Ear Institute at University College London (UCL) invites Expressions of Interest from early career researchers who wish to be sponsored for external fellowships.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Jenny Bizley @bizleylab.bsky.social · Jun 17

Congratulations!

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Jenny Bizley @bizleylab.bsky.social · Apr 30

Fully funded (UK rate) studentship with the awesome @emmaholmes90.bsky.social ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/emma...

Emma Holmes @emmaholmes90.bsky.social · Apr 29

Deadline extended for my fully-funded #PhD position - apply by 7th May! Come and work with me & join the UCL Cognitive Hearing Lab: bit.ly/3RAEYZ8 The studentship is funded by RNID and will help make noisy environments easier for people with hearing loss

Jenny Bizley @bizleylab.bsky.social · Apr 26

Took the 9yo for an amazing bat walk this evening with saveleatherlane-wp.org.uk . Saw or heard at least 4 different species and now wondering if it’s too late for the lab to switch to echolocation 🤔 if you’re in or near the #chilterns you should go too! 🦇 👂

Leather Lane Conservation Group – Preserving and Protecting Leather Lane

saveleatherlane-wp.org.uk

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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · Apr 17

as an experiment in academic internet stuff I made a 'new-auditory' list for folks interested in audition, hearing, speech, music etc

anybody can join at groups.google.com/g/new-audito...

the 30-year-old AUDITORY list is v cool but has many drawbacks, not least that it runs on 30-yr-old tech

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Jenny Bizley @bizleylab.bsky.social · Apr 16

Skills needed for a systems #neuroscience PI: carpentry, micro-soldering, surgery, coding, analysis, writing, people management... and yoga moves -- to get into a testing arena, and then fix stuff while balancing on the only non 'acoustically transparent' (i.e. fixed) part of the floor 🤷‍♀️ #neverbored

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Jenny Bizley @bizleylab.bsky.social · Apr 2

Had a wonderful day of science yesterday at the @champalimaudr.bsky.social giving a talk and being part of a thesis Jury. Big congrats to Mafalda and the Renart Lab! #🧠 #neuroscience

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Kate Jeffery @katejj.bsky.social · Mar 28

OK here it is, the moment you have all been waiting for! Our advert for 5 posts here at Glasgow: Cognitive neuroscience/psychology. Closing date May 12 - please spread the word
www.nature.com/naturecareer...

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Jenny Bizley @bizleylab.bsky.social · Mar 23

Checked one off the trail-running bucket list yesterday - Ashridge boundary run - 17+ miles of stunning(ly hilly) "fun" #chilterns #trailrunning #ridgeway

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Jenny Bizley @bizleylab.bsky.social · Mar 20

Using my gran’s ancient (vintage?) sewing machine to hem a new curtain for our speaker grid setup. Love the contrast between state of the art behaviour/tracking/neuropixels and my dodgy sewing skills — and so excited for the data beginning to emerge 🤓 🧠 #neuroscience

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Jenny Bizley @bizleylab.bsky.social · Mar 20

This is great news, but the weakest link in our circle is the primary age sibling who we cannot even pay to vaccinate…

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The International Conference on Auditory Cortex @icac2025.bsky.social · Mar 14

Abstract submission for ICAC 2025 is still open!
We are looking forward to see you in Maastricht in September.

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Jenny Bizley @bizleylab.bsky.social · Mar 14

Great episode of inside health www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... exploring hearing and age related hearing loss, featuring multiple non-bluesky Ear Institute contributors @uclbrainscience.bsky.social #neuroscience #hearing

Inside Health - Why do we lose our hearing with age? - BBC Sounds

Is hearing loss taken as seriously as eyesight loss, and what can we do about it?

www.bbc.co.uk

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Jenny Bizley @bizleylab.bsky.social · Mar 14

Congratulations @sciwithrach.bsky.social -- what a great addition you will be!

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British Science Association @britsciassoc.bsky.social · Mar 14

This #BSW25 we're excited to announce two new trustees have joined BSA Council!

Welcome Dr Rachel Williams @sciwithrach.bsky.social & Professor Turi King @turiking.bsky.social, brilliant scientists committed to public communication and engagement:

www.britishscienceassociation.org/news/british...

British Science Association Council welcomes two new trustees

The British Science Association has announced that two new trustees, Professor Turi King and Dr Rachel Williams, have joined Council – the governing board of trustees for the organisation.

www.britishscienceassociation.org

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Masud Husain @masudhusain.bsky.social · Mar 6

Why academia is sleepwalking into self-destruction. My editorial @brain1878.bsky.social If you agree with the sentiments please repost. It's important for all our sakes to stop the madness
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...

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Alina Peter @alinapeter.bsky.social · Mar 6

I keep reading such things and want to mention applications are open in the German Lise Meitner program for excellent female scientists, who typically already have leadership experience. It is the breeding ground for future MPI directors. Maybe you can point some folks to it that may match.

Lise Meitner Excellence Program

Since 2018, up to ten further Lise Meitner Groups will be advertised to recruit and promote exceptionally qualified female scientists as part of the new Lise Meitner Excellence Program.

www.mpg.de

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Jenny Bizley @bizleylab.bsky.social · Mar 6

Beautiful work - congratulations!

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Nicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · Mar 6

One of the NIMH PIs whose name is the termination list: Sooyhun Lee, whose lab just published this beautiful @nature.com paper (that has received too little press because comms at NIH are down). Read! Cite!

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Simon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · Mar 5

"We should communicate our passion & curiosity, connecting with those who share our wonder about the world, but must also showcase the practical significance of basic research, demonstrating how seemingly arcane investigations yield transformative applications." Great piece by @tonyzador.bsky.social

How to communicate the value of curiosity-driven research

The burden of proof is on us, as researchers, to explain why what we do is valuable to society.

www.thetransmitter.org

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