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Helen Price @helenpprice.bsky.social · 25d

A reminder that Elon Musk is still a Fellow of the Royal Society. Surely THIS is the point at which he is expelled @royalsociety.org

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 25d

Elon Musk spoke by video to Tommy Robinson's anti-immigrant rally in the UK today.

"You're in a fundamental situation here where, whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you," said Musk. "You either fight back or you die."

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · Feb 8

Please take care of yourselves.

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I'ah Donovan-Banfield @idb-virology.bsky.social · 29d

🎟 Free tickets britishscienceassociation-tickets.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

I am incredibly grateful for this opportunity to bring my wildest ideas to life. Thank you @britsciassoc.bsky.social & @microbiologysociety.org ✨️

@livunihls.bsky.social
@antiviral-rskating.bsky.social

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I'ah Donovan-Banfield @idb-virology.bsky.social · 29d

🛼🤝🦠 The best part of this project has been co-producing fun scientific storytelling, bridging my two loves - skating and virology research!

💡 It's fantastic to see the variety of backgrounds that have been involved in this process - from managers to MSc students - virology fun is for everyone!

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I'ah Donovan-Banfield @idb-virology.bsky.social · 29d

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As the final few days of prep for #BSF25 "Antiviral Roller Skating" draw closer, I thought I'd share this video of some of the wonderful Liverpool Roller Birds volunteers who have made it possible!

🦸‍♀️ Come & see their antiviral alteregos in action this Friday 12th Sept @unitytheatre.bsky.social

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British Science Association @britsciassoc.bsky.social · 29d

It's almost time for the British Science Festival - 10-14 Sept in Liverpool!

Can't join us? Science Café on BBC Radio Wales has a #BSF25 special show tonight, with lots of our amazing speakers, incl. science rapper Jon Chase.

Listen from 6.30pm or online afterward:

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio Wales - Science Cafe, British Science Festival 2025

Adam Walton explores this years British Science Festival.

www.bbc.co.uk

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I'ah Donovan-Banfield @idb-virology.bsky.social · Sep 4

Let's gooooo! 🦠✨️🧬🎭

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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · Aug 28

Antiviral roller skating! It's the sports / science crossover event we've been waiting for! Part of British Science Festival, Liverpool Roller Birds will show you just what Coronavirus can do, and how science stops it. 12 Sept britishscienceassociation-tickets.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/... #BSF25

Graphic of roller-skaters in front of a coronavirus

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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · Aug 22

🛼 BSF25 presents Antiviral Roller Skating!

Explore viruses & immunity through science + skating fun @liverpooluni.bsky.social

Fri 12 Sept
18.30 - 19:15
Unity Theatre - Unity One

@britsciassoc.bsky.social

Free/Book now 👉

britishscienceassociation-tickets.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

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British Science Association @britsciassoc.bsky.social · Aug 26

There's just two weeks (and a day) to go until the British Science Festival #BSF25 arrives in Liverpool!

Here's 10 of the many reasons you should join us at @ljmuofficial.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social and venues across the city from 10-14 September:

theguideliverpool.com/10-reasons-t...

10 reasons to go to the British Science Festival in Liverpool

British Science Festival takes over Liverpool from September 10 - 14 and it’s going to be an amazing week of 100+ events. Find out more here.

theguideliverpool.com

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · Aug 26

Health misinformation and disinformation are the biggest and most under prioritized threats to public health in the 21st century. They are eroding decades of progress in the control and spread of diseases in real time. If we do not address this like the existential threat it is, we risk everything!

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Emmottlab @emmottlab.bsky.social · Aug 24

Led by @idb-virology.bsky.social, the lab is contributing to #BSF25 with a performance of antiviral roller skating!

Working with Liverpool roller birds, and supported by the BSF and @microbiologysociety.org

Antiviral Roller Skating @antiviral-rskating.bsky.social · Aug 24

📣 Introducing "Antiviral Roller Skating"! ✨️🦠🛼✨️

Debuting at the British Science Festival 2025 #BSF25 in Liverpool! Exploring viruses & antivirals through movement & play!

Friday 12 Sep, 18.30
@unitytheatre.bsky.social

FREE tickets: britishscienceassociation-tickets.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Title card with multicoloured stickers of roller derby players in action, some with different coloured shields with an antiviral symbol on it, with white text in the middle "Antiviral Roller Skating". The background is a greyscale graphic of viruses particles.

A photo of the cast reading the script at the fiest rehearsal, overlaid with text about the event which reads: "British Science Festival Liverpool 2025; University of Liverpool × Liverpool Roller Birds; Friday 12th September, 18.30, Unity Theatre - Theatre One.

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I'ah Donovan-Banfield @idb-virology.bsky.social · Aug 24

Just less than 3 weeks to go until this weird and wonderful production makes it's debut at the British Science Festival in Liverpool this September! #BSF25

Excited (nervous/scared) for my first foray into theatre production! 😄🎭🛼✨️

Please give the page a follow and share 🙏🏽 🖤💜

Antiviral Roller Skating @antiviral-rskating.bsky.social · Aug 24

📣 Introducing "Antiviral Roller Skating"! ✨️🦠🛼✨️

Debuting at the British Science Festival 2025 #BSF25 in Liverpool! Exploring viruses & antivirals through movement & play!

Friday 12 Sep, 18.30
@unitytheatre.bsky.social

FREE tickets: britishscienceassociation-tickets.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

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Antiviral Roller Skating @antiviral-rskating.bsky.social · Aug 24

👨‍🔬Scientific Advisors Drs. Max Edrmann & Ed Emmott @edemmott.bsky.social

🎭 Inspiration: "Bus Regulation: The Musical" by Ellie Harrison @ellieharrison.bsky.social

💷 Funded by @microbiologysociety.org & @britishscienceassociation.bsky.social

#bsf25 #scicomm #sciencecommunication
#skating #sciart

Graphic with a greyscale background that reads "inspired by Bus Regulation: The Musical created by Ellie Harrison. Funding sources: Microbiology Society and British Science Association

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Antiviral Roller Skating @antiviral-rskating.bsky.social · Aug 24

📣 Introducing "Antiviral Roller Skating"! ✨️🦠🛼✨️

Debuting at the British Science Festival 2025 #BSF25 in Liverpool! Exploring viruses & antivirals through movement & play!

Friday 12 Sep, 18.30
@unitytheatre.bsky.social

FREE tickets: britishscienceassociation-tickets.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

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Antiviral Roller Skating @antiviral-rskating.bsky.social · Aug 24

🤝 A collaboration between @liverpooluni.bsky.social & Liverpool Roller Birds

✍️🎬 Written, Directed & Produced by Dr. I'ah Donovan-Banfield @idb-virology.bsky.social

👯‍♀️Choreographed by Ani Bosco

📸 Director of Photography Dr. Rebee Penrice-Randal @rebee.bsky.social

📹 Videography by Paroketh Films

A photo of I'ah Donovan-Banfield presenting introductory slides to the cast, with text above reading: "written, Directed and Produced by I'ah Donovan-Banfield"

A photo of Ani Bosco, with her back to the camera, leading the choreography of the first rehearsal with five skaters in the background with joined hands. Text overlaid reads "Choreographed by Ani Bosco"

Photos of [left to right] Director of Photography Dr Rebee Penrice-Randal and Videographer Jon Stonehouse of Paroketh Films.

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Rebee @rebee.bsky.social · Aug 11

Manuscript preprint out today! Assessing the utility of nanopore sequencing at point-of-care for rapid insight into the host response to infection 🦠

www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...

Utility of long read Nanopore sequencing as a tool for rapid insight into the host response in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 or influenza A virus at point-of-care

Long read sequencing with Nanopore provides a platform for rapid, accessible, and flexible sequencing of nucleic acids, which is advantageous when faced with an outbreak or biological threat, particul...

www.researchsquare.com

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BlackinXNetwork @blackinx.bsky.social · Aug 7

#BlackInChemWeek #STEM #Chemistry #Science #BlackSky

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Ed Hutchinson @socialinfluenza.bsky.social · Aug 3

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Ten years after the Zika outbreak: What happened to the babies born with microcephaly?

We speak to the women infected with the Zika virus in Brazil a decade ago about what life is like with their children now.

www.bbc.com

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Dr Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social · Jul 25

📢New job posting!📢
Are you excited by the idea of building global infrastructure to make pathogen sequencing more accessible, interpretable, and equitable? 🧑🏻‍💻🧬

My group at @swisstph.ch has an opening working with ARTIC2, @pathoplexus.org, & Loculus - read on!

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An image showing the ARTIC and Pathoplexus logos connected by blue lines, with the text "Hiring: post-doc/software engineer" and "Global open-source pathogen tools" and "Join Swiss TPH, Work on ARTIC2 and Pathoplexus, Basel, Switzerland"

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Mahan Ghafari @mghafari.bsky.social · Jul 30

🚨Our study on characterising the within-host SARS-CoV-2 evolution during persistent infections is now out in @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social!
👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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I'ah Donovan-Banfield @idb-virology.bsky.social · Jul 30

Congratulations Mahan and team! Fantastic work 👏🏽

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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · Jul 8

🚨📆⏰ EXTENDED DEADLINE 🧬🦠🧫
Still working on some cool data? No sweat! The ECR symposium abstract call has been extended by TWO WEEKS! 🤩
Submit your abstract at tinyurl.com/BIM-abst... by July 22, 11.59PM EST! #BiM2025 #BlackInMicrobiology #EarlyCareerResearch

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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · Jun 10

In a year filled with uncertainty for the future of science, we’re choosing to lead with HARMONY.💛🧫 We believe in the power of community, in raising our voices, and in caring deeply for one another. This October, join us as we create a space rooted in hope. #BlackInMicroWeek #BiM2025

The Black in Micro Week 2025 schedule announcement with a black and yellow microbe background. The flyer reads "Black Microbiologists Association presents Black in Micro Week 2025, October 14-16. Events: Mon 14, Pathways for Change; Tues 15, Careers & Research; Weds 16, Community. The Conference theme is Harmony: Hope, Alliance, Resilience, Mutual Support, Optimism, Nurturing and Yielding Progress. Registration opens soon.

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I'ah Donovan-Banfield @idb-virology.bsky.social · Jul 4

Inspired by @ellieharrison.bsky.social 's Bus Regulation: The Musical. youtu.be/4VFSHg2GFN4?...

Supported by @microbiologysociety.org Education & Outreach Grant

Wacky ideas encouraged by @edemmott.bsky.social @rebee.bsky.social

Bus Regulation: The Musical (Merseyside)

YouTube video by Ellie Harrison

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