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Patients Association @patients-association.org.uk · 17h

Today our Head of Partnerships and Involvement @sarahtilsed.bsky.social joined brilliant panellists at HETT Show South to talk about the importance of meaningful patient and public involvement in the design of digital products and services.

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Patients Association @patients-association.org.uk · 17h

For more information on this topic, read Sarah's blog from Hett Show North earlier this year: www.patients-association.org.uk/blog/why-inn...

Why innovation in healthcare needs patient involvement

Healthcare innovation is advancing at an incredible pace, with new technologies and digital solutions transforming the way care is delivered. But for these innovations to truly benefit everyone, patie...

www.patients-association.org.uk

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 20h

FIGHT FOR SCIENCE RALLY ✊🌏
⏰ WHEN: October 17th, 2025
📍WHERE: 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC!
RSVP to JOIN THE FIGHT IRL: zurl.co/LayiM ‼️

📲 Join us Virtually!: zurl.co/Um47l

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Andy Warhol @warhol.bsky.social · 18h

Telephone, 1961
https://botfrens.com/collections/19/contents/3877

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Bone Cancer Research Trust @bcrt-uk.bsky.social · 17h

This #BoneCancerAwarenessWeek, meet Lewis, who was diagnosed with adamantinoma at 8 years old.

His pain was documented for years before his diagnosis. Unfortunately, it was dismissed 📕

Visit: ow.ly/2PJO50X5FB9

@letsbewheel.bsky.social

#CouldItBeBoneCancer #Awareness #UntilTheresACure

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Public Policy | Southampton (PPS) @publicpolicyuos.bsky.social · 1d

🎨 How can creativity strengthen policymaking?
CCPN Dialogues hosts Vanissa Wanick & Emily Bastable with a rapid-fire line-up on underrepresented groups, sonic methods, playful participation, and games research.

🗓️ Wed 22 Oct, 12–1pm (UK) • Online

🔗 Register: buff.ly/VeZiVl8

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 1d

One of the corner lanterns of on Duncan McNaughtan's 1897 Free Classical Baltic Chambers on Wellington Street in Glasgow.

#glasgow #balticchambers #architecture #glasgowarchitecture #glasgowbuildings #architecturephotography

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NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) South London @arc-southlondon.bsky.social · 1d

There is still time to sign up for the next webinar in the ARC National events series on Patient and Public Involvement research arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/events-train...

A graphic for the National Institute of Health and Care Research.

Text on a blue background reads: "What does impact in Patient and Public Involvement mean?

Join us for this free webinar with William Lammons, PPI Lead at ARC North Thames, and Raj Mehta, a public contributor. They will share findings from a narrative review of reviews on the impacts of PPI, covering:

-Types and examples of reported impacts
-Limitations in how these impacts are described
- Practical implications for PPI professionals, researchers and public contributors
[Calendar icon] Online, Oct 15, 12-1.30pm.

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Bone Cancer Research Trust @bcrt-uk.bsky.social · 1d

“If sharing my story means that bone cancer is spoken about more in healthcare, that’s the main thing.”

In #BoneCancerAwarenessWeek, Sophie’s voice is driving real change 🧡

Read her story in @the-independent.com : ow.ly/zeH050X6Xrm

#CouldItBeBoneCancer #Awareness #UntilTheresACure

Nurse who dismissed pain as muscle injury has leg amputated after rare tumour found

Sophie Fay first noticed an aching pain behind her knee in March 2024

ow.ly

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Biological Sciences @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social · 5d

Huge congratulations to our nominees this evening Rising Star Dr Abigail Sudol - Public Good and Social Mobility Prof Mark Chapman and ED&I Concordat Faculty Champions Network team @theeliaslab.bsky.social and ALL the other nominees & amazing winners tonight 👇 👏👏👏

Abigail Sudol Mark Chapman and Salah Elias

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Wessex Health Partners @whpartners.bsky.social · 7d

Around 1 in 3 women & 1 in 5 men over 50 will suffer an osteoporosis-related fracture in their lifetime.

Join us for a special online event marking World Osteoporosis Day, where we will officially launch the Wessex Women and Girls Research & Innovation Network.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/osteoporos...

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Ignacio Arganda-Carreras @iarganda.bsky.social · 8d

📣 We’re hiring, please RT! Fully funded 4-year PhD position in our CVPD group at @informatikaehu.bsky.social!

Research at the intersection of AI, deep learning & bioimage analysis. 🧠🔬

📅 Applications open Oct 6 (deadline: ~Oct 27)
📍 San Sebastian, Spain.
👉 cvpd.github.io/post/2025-09...

📢 Open 4-year PhD Position in Deep Learning for Bioimage Analysis! | CVPD Research group

The Computer Vision and Pattern Discovery (CVPD) group at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) is offering a fully funded 4-year PhD position within the recently awarded project TOSBI: Towar...

cvpd.github.io

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Christophe 🔬 L @christlet.bsky.social · 9d

Beautiful drawing of ciliogenesis in airway cells from Sorokin, 1968: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/.... Just shown on stage by @mahjoublab.bsky.social at #GEF25

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Hao Yin @haoyin.bsky.social · 8d

Regionalized & Sex-dependent scRNAseq of 🐭Aorta

Carotid
Aortic Arch
Descending Thoracic
Abdominal Aortic #SmoothMuscleCell

Arch
#SecondHeartField vs #NeuralCrest SMC

339 Regional SMC mRNA features ➡️ cardiovascular trait GWAS

#AortaEd
#NatCardiovascRes 2025
www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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IFLScience @iflscience.com · 10d

Biological sex is much more complicated than a binary classification.

👉 www.iflscience.com/a-mosaic-spe...

“A Mosaic Spectrum Of Sex Characteristics”: Most Organs In Our Bodies Don’t Fit The Male-Female Sex Binary

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Skype a Scientist @skypeascientist.bsky.social · 9d

On Tues Oct 7th,, we're cohosting a livestream all about how to communicate on personal genetics in the classroom and informal science education settings!

We'll be joined by @robomalley.bsky.social from @pged.bsky.social at Harvard to talk best practices.

RSVP for free here: givebutter.com/8TVNiA

DNA floats in the background of a texty event flyer that says "Personal genetics engagement in classrooms and communities, Learn about genetic advances and about how to bring conversations about ethical, legal, and social dimensions of genetics into classrooms and informal science learning. Tuesday OCtober 7, 2025, 12pm EDT. broght to you by Skype a scientist and the personal genetics education and dialogue program. RSVP at linktr.ee/skypeascientist

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 11d

Magpie Morning’ by contemporary UK #printmaker Annie Soudain #WomensAr

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Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 11d

Good morning . Thank you to @grahamc57.bsky.social for today's #FoxOfTheDay .

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 11d

Love these door handles on a townhouse on Saint Vincent Street in central Glasgow. The house itself was build in the 1820s, but I think these are Art Nouveau in style and date from refurbishments in the 1890s.

#glasgow #architecture #doorfurniture #handle #artnouveau #architecturephotography

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 11d

Simply listening to the experiences of women with conditions such as endometriosis will help to end the long-standing inequalities they face when it comes to medical progress

We can avoid the agonising wait for advances in women's healthcare

Simply listening to the experiences of women with conditions such as endometriosis will help to end the long-standing inequalities they face when it comes to medical progress

www.newscientist.com

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 12d

The central pavillion of the David Stow building at the former Jordanhill Teacher Training College in the west of Glasgow. Designed by H. and D. Barclay, it was built in 1913.

#glasgow #jordanhill #architecture #glasgowbuildings #architecturephotography

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 12d

Chilean artist and illustrator Paulina Silva Chala, born in Santiago de Chile in 1990 #WomensArt

Painting of a standing woman in blscl with darlk hair upper half facing right looking outwards under large drops of rain and among rounded shapes and eyed

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Andy Warhol @warhol.bsky.social · 12d

Kiku, 1983
https://botfrens.com/collections/19/contents/4018

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 12d

#Fox by Helen Ahpornsiri, who creates intricate collage artworks created with real pressed flowers and leaves. #WomensArt #Autumn #Fall

The upper half of a sitting fox facing left looking right created with small leaves in browns, orange and green all against a white background

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 12d

‘For patients and the public, the promise of life sciences lies in earlier diagnosis, more personalised care and improved outcomes. But these benefits must be delivered equitably, transparently and safely.’

Our life sciences explainer is out now: https://bit.ly/3Iv9JOa

Life Sciences Explained | The King's Fund

This Explainer Looks At The Role Of Life Sciences In England's Health And Care System, And Why They Matter.

www.kingsfund.org.uk

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