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Catrin Moore @catrinm.bsky.social · 4d

One of the best Welsh bands around at the moment #CardinalBlack
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Paul Hoskisson 🧫 🦠🐸 @paulhoskisson.bsky.social · 9d

Come and work with me and @ariannebabina.bsky.social on #Streptomyces evolution and antibiotic production

Origins of a tangled bank: Adaptation and evolution in antibiotic-producing Streptomyces

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University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - NorthWest Biosciences - Our Projects - Underpinning Bioscience - Paul A Hoskisson

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 6d

If you're not sure how far the country still needs to go on fixing misogyny, this is one good indicator for you:

Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 6d

This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.

Article reads:
Woman named as Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first

The 63-year-old archbishop-designate is married to Eamonn Mullally, with whom she has two children. Originally from Woking in Surrey, she was the UK's chief nursing officer from 1999 to 2004.

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Catrin Moore @catrinm.bsky.social · 16d

Hi @matthewjames.from.software Can you share the paper please

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Catrin Moore @catrinm.bsky.social · 28d

My days will probably all be AMR, but hosting 2 half days is enough 🤣

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Catrin Moore @catrinm.bsky.social · 29d

What are you doing next April?
Do you fancy joining us in Belfast to discuss microbes (ok, #AMR) - we have two half day sessions under the Knocking Out AMR banner. Do send your abstracts, the closing date for submission is the 11th of November and join us for some fun filled discussions #Microbio26

Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · Sep 8

Join us for Annual Conference 2026!

Abstract submission and registration are open for the UK’s largest annual gathering of microbiologists.
Held in Belfast, UK, this year’s Conference also features two-day attendance tickets.

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 29d

Applications for Society Supported Conference Grants close on 01 October at 23.59 BST. Awards of up to £2,000 are available to members who wish to organise a conference in any field of microbiology. Check your eligibility and apply now: microb.io/SocietySuppo...

Society-Supported Conference Grants

Awards of up to £2,000 are available to members who wish to organise a conference (in person or virtual) in any field of microbiology, either independently or in partnership with another Society.

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Catrin Moore @catrinm.bsky.social · Jul 18

I provided some comments about the aid cuts in the UK that’s affecting the Fleming Fund today: microbiologysociety.org/news/society...

Microbiology Society responds to UK aid cuts affecting global AMR programme

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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · Jun 17

Children in London and northern England have the worst rates of dental decay and tooth extractions.

Access to NHS #dentists is in short supply and this is having a big impact on some of the most vulnerable children.

Read @stutibagri.bsky.social's analysis: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/is-...

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · Jun 4

🚨 NEW: Labour is lifting 100,000 children out of poverty by expanding access to free school meals.

Alongside free breakfast clubs, cheaper uniform costs and government-funded childcare, Labour is putting money in parents’ pockets and giving children the best start in life.

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · May 19

We have had the perfect example this last weekend of why we urgently need to update how we regulate media.

The Guardian headline: Government drops health push after ultra-processed food firm lobbying.

Loads of Labour bashing results.

Yet paragraph 8 tells it happened 2yrs ago under the Tories.

Petition: Review traditional and social media regulation

Review media regulation, including social media, to consider the introduction of stricter regulations to ensure truthful reporting, accountability and integrity across all platforms, including newspap...

petition.parliament.uk

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · May 14

A UKRI Policy Fellowship is available with my employer, The Environment Agency. It is to look at applying social and behavioural science to increase natural hazard resilience in diverse communities.

Might be of interest to the #EGU25 science-policy community.

www.ukri.org/wp-content/u...

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Catrin Moore @catrinm.bsky.social · Apr 14

Miriam is just about to present her poster on the patient pathway for patients with UTIs in the community in Kampala, Uganda (the CAST-UTI study) - just here! #ESCMIDGlobal25

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · Mar 22

Left: Nigel Farage says medicine shortages after Brexit is, "Utter tosh.. It's complete and utter rubbish.. Project fear.. It should be utterly completely totally disregarded"

Right: "Brexit a key factor in worst UK medicine shortages in four years"

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · Mar 22

I know there's a lot happening but this week several grenades were thrown to decimate domestic HIV treatment and prevention research. I know more colleagues with canceled grants than not.
Our patients will die or get worse care as a direct result.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

What It Really Means to ‘Give Infectious Disease a Break’

The Trump administration isn’t just dismantling protections against illnesses. It’s inviting them right in.

www.theatlantic.com

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · Mar 22

How is this okay?

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Jeremy Konyndyk @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social · Mar 22

Can confirm. USAID's DARTs are being fully dismantled.

These are the legendary teams that fight famine, beat Ebola, rescue people after earthquakes.

They represent the very best of America in the world.

Elon Musk was once a builder. Now he just destroys.

This shameful nihilism will kill people.

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · Mar 21

NEWS: I'm told about 160 personal service contractors were just terminated at USAID. All DC based but people who go abroad on assignments usually shepherding aid deliveries abroad.

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Catrin Moore @catrinm.bsky.social · Mar 18

It was my absolute pleasure to give the Hunterian lecture to the Hunterian Society last night (www.hunteriansociety.org.uk). It was a real delight with some great questions at the end. Thank you so much for the lovely book too 🙂.

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Keith Trujillo @neurochicano.bsky.social · Mar 16

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JoAnn Trejo @joann-trejo.bsky.social · Mar 16

You got 5 min to really understand the real costs of scientific research - check out this video

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzNc...

Understanding the Real Costs of Research

YouTube video by AAMCtoday

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Zen Faulkes @doctorzen.net · Mar 9

Are you or someone you know:

A recently dismissed federal scientist?

Doing science-related work affected by the mass firings and defunding of science?

“You Can’t Fire Science” is a project to illustrate and share those stories: bit.ly/faces_of_sci...

A good follow up to #StandUpForScience!

They can’t fire science! Tell your story: http://bit.ly/faces_of_science

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Mar 9

When Trump was sworn in, Elon Musk's corporations were under more than 32 investigations conducted by at least 11 federal agencies.

Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE.

Funny how that works, huh?

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Catrin Moore @catrinm.bsky.social · Mar 8

Sharing an important discussion, it looks as though there were very few MPs present for this one, I wonder why?
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MP shares harrowing misogynistic abuse she's received in powerful Commons speech

YouTube video by PoliticsJOE

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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · Mar 8

Among the many fights Trump/Musk are picking the most serious one is the one with reality. It's impossible to win this one 🧪🌎

Inside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · Mar 7

The words “climate change” are now forbidden at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Although members of the sea-going force confront the impacts of warming daily, Academy officials say they made the curriculum changes to comply with Trump administration policy.

US Coast Guard Academy Censors ‘Climate Change’ From Its Curriculum - Inside Climate News

The terminology will be stricken in classes for future officers in a service that confronts global warming every day, a move some say will weaken it.

insideclimatenews.org

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Johanna Joyce @johannajoyce.bsky.social · Mar 8

Giving thanks for all amazing and inspiring women around the world on International Women’s Day

We will never give up fighting for equality, for what is just and fair, and for each other 💪

#WomenOfTheWorldUnite
#WomenInScience 🧪

photo of the 1970 march showing a crowd of women and the banner ‘women of the world unite’

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Tristan Snell @tristansnell.bsky.social · Mar 2

Kids are dying of measles. Egg prices are skyrocketing. Bird flu is out of control. Planes are falling out of the sky. Inflation is rising. Tariffs are coming. Consumer confidence is collapsing. A recession is now likely. The stock market is dropping.

Donald Trump is golfing.

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