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EXPeditions @expeditions.bsky.social · 55m

Federica Genovese’s EXPs in our collection with The Leverhulme Trust 🔗 www.joinexpeditions.com/experts/4624...

#Climate #Politics #ReliableKnowledge #PublicEngagement #PLPEXPeditions @leverhulme.ac.uk

EXPeditions @expeditions.bsky.social · 55m

🌍 Political scientist Federica Genovese (@fgenovese.bsky.social; @ox.ac.uk) lives what she studies. From solar panels to heat pumps, she reflects on the personal choices that support collective climate action, while never losing sight of the big picture.

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EXPeditions @expeditions.bsky.social · 22h

🔗 Tickets here : www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/5x15-lever....
@leverhulme.ac.uk

5x15, Leverhulme Trust & EXPeditions present: The Value of Knowledge

Join us for a special event on the value of knowledge in an age of disinformation. In partnership with the Leverhulme Trust and EXPeditions.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

EXPeditions @expeditions.bsky.social · 22h

💡Get your tickets to join the conversation !
Join us for a special event on the value of knowledge in an age of disinformation, Monday 17th of November in Conway Hall, London !

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EXPeditions @expeditions.bsky.social · 1d

🌍 Federica Genovese (@fgenovese.bsky.social) explores how tackling climate change demands international cooperation. She examines the politics of COP meetings, shifting global power, and the challenges of climate finance.

🔗 www.joinexpeditions.com/exps/1229

#PLPEXPeditions @leverhulme.ac.uk

Climate change and international politics

The only way to deal with climate change effectively and credibly requires some type of international agreement, some level of international cooperation. There is no way in which only one country can ...

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NPR @npr.org · 2d

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi were honored for research into how the body helps the immune system avoid attacking your own tissues instead of foreign invaders.

The medicine Nobel Prize goes to 3 scientists for work on peripheral immune tolerance

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi were honored for research into how the body helps the immune system avoid attacking your own tissues instead of foreign invaders.

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 2d

What do literary historian Santanu Das, psychobiologist Daisy Fancourt, archaeologist Naoíse Mac Sweeney, geographer Simon Reid-Henry, and cultural historian @tiffwattsmith.bsky.social all have in common?

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EXPeditions @expeditions.bsky.social · 1d

Hannah Skoda’s EXPs in our collection with the Leverhulme Trust ( @leverhulme.ac.uk ) 👉
www.joinexpeditions.com/experts/4619...

#Equality #Education #ReliableKnowledge #PublicEngagement #PLPEXPeditons

Hannah Skoda

I am Associate Professor of Medieval History at the University of Oxford (St John's College). I am a 2014 Philip Leverhulme Prize Winner. I research the social and cultural history of the later Middle...

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EXPeditions @expeditions.bsky.social · 1d

🎓 Hannah Skoda, medieval historian at Oxford (@ox.ac.uk), reflects on gender equality in higher education today and how progress can be made.

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EXPeditions @expeditions.bsky.social · 3d

Federica Genovese’s EXPs in our collection with @leverhulme.ac.uk 🔗
www.joinexpeditions.com/experts/4624...

#Climate #Politics #ReliableKnowledge #PublicEngagement #PLPEXPeditions

Federica Genovese

I am a Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Oxford. I specialize in studying the politics of crisis and specifically climate change. I am a 2024 Philip Lever...

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EXPeditions @expeditions.bsky.social · 3d

🌍 Federica Genovese (@fgenovese.bsky.social), professor of political science at the University of Oxford (@ox.ac.uk), reflects on the ideas and experiences that shaped her approach to tackling climate change.

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Professor Anna Vignoles @annavignoles.bsky.social · 5d

In case you missed this, we have a fabulous evening lined up talking about the importance of research and knowledge. Seems very timely and great to partner with @expeditions.bsky.social and 5x15 ... Do come along.

www.5x15.com/events/5x15-...

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EXPeditions @expeditions.bsky.social · 5d

Aaron William Moore’s EXPs in our collection with @leverhulme.ac.uk 👉

www.joinexpeditions.com/experts/4616...

#History #Culture #ReliableKnowledge #PublicEngagement #PLPEXPeditions

Aaron William Moore

I am the Handa Chair of Japanese-Chinese Relations at the University of Edinburgh and a modern historian of China and Japan. I also work in modern literature. I am a 2014 Philip Leverhulme Prize Winne...

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EXPeditions @expeditions.bsky.social · 5d

🌏 Historian Aaron William Moore from the University of Edinburgh reflects on why he studies China, Japan, and Russia : not out of romantic fascination, but because they help answer big questions about culture, education, and modernity.

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Jane Goodall Institute of Canada @janegoodallcan.bsky.social · 7d

Dr. Jane made an indelible mark on our understanding of chimpanzees and other species, and also of humankind and the environments we all share.

She inspired curiosity, hope, and compassion in countless people, and paved the way for many others.

#ThankYouJane #RememberingJane

Photo: Marko Zlousic

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EXPeditions @expeditions.bsky.social · 7d

Davide Michieletto’s EXPs here in our collection with
@leverhulme.ac.uk
👉
www.joinexpeditions.com/experts/4615...

Davide Michieletto

I am a professor of biomaterials at the University of Edinburgh working on topological problems in soft matter and biology. I am a 2024 Philip Leverhulme Prize winner.

www.joinexpeditions.com

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EXPeditions @expeditions.bsky.social · 7d

🧬 Davide Michieletto, professor of biomaterials at the University of Edinburgh, shares what first drew him into biomaterials research and how curiosity drives his scientific journey.

#Research #Biomaterials #ReliableKnowledge #PublicEngagement #PLPEXPeditions @erc.europa.eu @royalsociety.org

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EXPeditions @expeditions.bsky.social · 8d

Davide Michieletto explores DNA as more than life’s blueprint: its folding and packaging shape how genes work, how cells adapt, and how identity is defined.

Davide Michieletto's EXPs available on our collection with @leverhulme.ac.uk 🔗 www.joinexpeditions.com/exps/1219-th...

#PLPEXPeditions

The living book of DNA

DNA is the blueprint of life. It contains all the genetic information required for complex organisms to be alive and to sustain life.

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EXPeditions @expeditions.bsky.social · 8d

Watch Aaron William Moore’s EXPs on our collection with
@leverhulme.ac.uk
👉
www.joinexpeditions.com/experts/4616...

#ReliableKnowledge #PLPEXPeditions

EXPeditions - Explore the world of ideas

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EXPeditions @expeditions.bsky.social · 8d

📚 What can a diary tell us that official histories can't? Historian Aaron William Moore explores how personal writings from China and Japan reveal lives shaped by war, ideology, and memory.

#PLPEXPeditions

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EXPeditions @expeditions.bsky.social · 9d

Tiffany Watt Smith (@tiffwattsmith.bsky.social) explores the history of female friendship, from practical support networks to 20th-century anxieties, and today’s changing expectations.

🔗 www.joinexpeditions.com/exps/1216

#PLPEXPeditions @faberbooks.bsky.social @celadonbooks.bsky.social

A history of female friendship

Female friendship is a powerful, evolving force that has long been overlooked, yet reveals deep emotional, cultural, and social significance across history

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EXPeditions @expeditions.bsky.social · 9d

Davide Michieletto’s EXPs here in our collection with @leverhulme.ac.uk 👉
www.joinexpeditions.com/experts/4615...

Davide Michieletto

I am a professor of biomaterials at the University of Edinburgh working on topological problems in soft matter and biology. I am a 2024 Philip Leverhulme Prize winner.

www.joinexpeditions.com

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EXPeditions @expeditions.bsky.social · 9d

🍝 Davide Michieletto, professor of biomaterials at the University of Edinburgh, reflects on how creating a new pasta shape connects to his research in polymer physics.

#Science #Innovation #ReliableKnowledge #PublicEngagement #PLPEXPeditions @royalsociety.org @erc.europa.eu

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 10d

The Trust has joined forces with @expeditions.bsky.social to host a special evening on 17 November, featuring leading scholars Shantanu Das, Daisy Fancourt, Naoíse Mac Sweeney, Simon Reid-Henry and @tiffwattsmith.bsky.social to discuss the importance of knowledge in a changing world.

White text on black background: The Value of Knowledge in an Age of Disinformation. Six headshots of speakers. Logos: 5x15, Leverhulme Trust, EXPeditions.

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EXPeditions @expeditions.bsky.social · 12d

Tiffany Watt Smith’s EXPs available in our collection with
@leverhulme.ac.uk 🔗https://linktr.ee/joinexpeditionslinks
@faberbooks.bsky.social
@celadonbooks.bsky.social

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