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Juju Fars (They/Them) @juju-vision.bsky.social · Aug 20

Still open until the end of the year #UK #Oxfordshire #England

Juju Fars (They/Them) @juju-vision.bsky.social · Apr 15

Looking for participants for our study in Oxford! If you are:
- 18 to 50 yo
- Have amblyopia/lazy eye AND/OR wore an eye patch as a kid
Please contact us on [email protected] or visit our website amblyopiaproject.wordpress.com

#oxford #oxforduniversity #oxfordshire #lazyeye #Amblyopia #vr

flyer page 2: text: What is the study about?
-Investigating lazy eye, also named amblyopia, which affect visual processing.
-Discovering how the brain responds to visual training and improvements in individuals with lazy eye
- understanding hwo the brain sees using MRI scans

3rd page of flyer. Text is: Who can participate? Healthy participants with Lazy Eye aged 18-50 years and MRI safe.
You must have a reliable internet connection at home and live in or around Oxfordshire.
Participation is free and you will be compensated for your time!
How to participate?
Contact us at:
vision.study@ndcn.ox.ac.uk

Visit the website:
https://amblyopiaproject.wordpress.com/
Or scan this QR code:

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Juju Fars (They/Them) @juju-vision.bsky.social · Jun 28

Old school brain scientists not ready for modern philosophy
#meme #brain #science

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Juju Fars (They/Them) @juju-vision.bsky.social · Jun 27

Look, I say things about inclusion here!
www.ndcn.ox.ac.uk/news/recruit...

Recruiting participants - improving inclusivity

We talk to postdoctoral researcher and EDI ambassador Juju Fars about LGBTQIA+ inclusion in research and how they marked Pride month.

www.ndcn.ox.ac.uk

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Juju Fars (They/Them) @juju-vision.bsky.social · Apr 17

When you work in an MRI lab #meme #IASIP #MRI #magnet #science

"Okay, alright. What's your favourite hobby?" "Eh Magnets" "Okay. Like making magnets? Collecting magnets?" "Just magnets" #meme #IASIP #MRI #magnet

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Juju Fars (They/Them) @juju-vision.bsky.social · Feb 26

Still recruiting! 😊

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Juju Fars (They/Them) @juju-vision.bsky.social · Apr 15

Looking for participants for our study in Oxford! If you are:
- 18 to 50 yo
- Have amblyopia/lazy eye AND/OR wore an eye patch as a kid
Please contact us on [email protected] or visit our website amblyopiaproject.wordpress.com

#oxford #oxforduniversity #oxfordshire #lazyeye #Amblyopia #vr

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Stephanie Rossit @stephanierossit.bsky.social · Jan 21

Do you have a PhD in Psychology, Neuroscience or Neuroimaging & are looking for a post-doc?

Do you want to join a friendly lab?

Do you want to live in Norwich (UK) - gorgeous city close to the beach? You can surf, meet seals, do wonderful walks, eat gelato & enjoy gorgeous sunsets!

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Juju Fars (They/Them) @juju-vision.bsky.social · Jan 22

Looks great! I would consider applying but I never worked on DTI....

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Juju Fars (They/Them) @juju-vision.bsky.social · Nov 28

Turns out I like to teach about vision science

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Meghie Rodrigues @meghier.bsky.social · Nov 26

Thank you so much to whoever put this very comprehensive list of #science Bsky starter packs together. This is just amazing: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Starter packs

BIOLOGY General Science community https://go.bsky.app/HVYAMEA Research Institutions in Life Sciences https://go.bsky.app/LxXpcvJ LGBTQIA+ in STEM https://go.bsky.app/BFc4wgf LGBTQIA+ in STEM 2 h...

docs.google.com

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · Nov 18

We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how:

docs.bsky.app/docs/advance...

#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics

Action Intent Links | Bluesky

Authors, websites, and apps can use action intent links to implement "Share on Bluesky" buttons, or similar in-app actions. Logged-in users will be directed to the corresponding action view in the Blu...

docs.bsky.app

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Nov 18

A really important finding is that well over half of people in poverty in the UK (54%) live in a family that includes a disabled person.

In 2022/23, there were 8.7 million people in poverty who are disabled themselves, or who live with a disabled person, up from 6.9 million in 2019/20.

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Juju Fars (They/Them) @juju-vision.bsky.social · Nov 18

Today’s wisdom - discussed at my lab:
"If you were born after Beyblade was released, you’re officially young."

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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · Nov 18

Early career science peeps:

The next couple of years at least are going to be brutal for science funding. These resources will be crucially important.

Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · Nov 17

Download our database of 492 (!) funding opportunities for EARLY-CAREER FACULTY AND RESEARCHERS.

For each entry, we provide link to funder, description, amount, deadline, and eligibility criteria (e.g. citizenship).

Download freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

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Juju Fars (They/Them) @juju-vision.bsky.social · Nov 17

Yes! I really needed this one!

BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · Nov 17

Needs vision science: go.bsky.app/3EWSGiv

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Juju Fars (They/Them) @juju-vision.bsky.social · Oct 25

Gorgeous!

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Juju Fars (They/Them) @juju-vision.bsky.social · Oct 25

I swear the UK is the temperature opposite of south east Asia. In S.E. Asia, it's hot and moist and here, it's cold and moist

Juju Fars (They/Them) @juju-vision.bsky.social · Oct 23

We still look for participants in Oxford and London for our lazy eye study! Please share and I will be very happy!
#science #lazyeye #amblyopia #research #neuroskyence #oxford
amblyopiaproject.wordpress.com

Lazy Eye Study

University of Oxford - Vision Group

amblyopiaproject.wordpress.com

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Juju Fars (They/Them) @juju-vision.bsky.social · Apr 15

Looking for participants for our study in Oxford! If you are:
- 18 to 50 yo
- Have amblyopia/lazy eye AND/OR wore an eye patch as a kid
Please contact us on [email protected] or visit our website amblyopiaproject.wordpress.com

#oxford #oxforduniversity #oxfordshire #lazyeye #Amblyopia #vr

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layerfmri.bsky.social @layerfmri.bsky.social · Feb 25

Today 25 years ago, the first fMRI study got published that imposed layers on human MR images.
By Ravi Menon
doi.org/10.1002/(SIC...
It took another 8 years until the first layer profiles (plot of fMRI signal across layers).

(Looking at layer-fMRI history with Faruk Gulban)

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Juju Fars (They/Them) @juju-vision.bsky.social · Feb 21

Every three weeks, I bring homemade vegan baked goods to work, and I've been asked in the past to share the recipes. Finally, I've started writing them up on my website!
Here is the first one: Fluffly Garlic Bread (jujufars.owlstown.net/pages/5298-p... )

PhD webpage Julien Fars - Fluffy Garlic Bread

The following is a copy of an email that was sent to my institution's mailing list. Get ready to have your taste buds tickled today, I brought in my famous ...

jujufars.owlstown.net

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Neelima Vallangi @neelima.bsky.social · Nov 20

There's a deep sense of sadness and loneliness seeing this record shattering graph.

November 17, 2023 was the first day in recorded history when the earth's surface was a whole 2°C hotter than pre-industrial times. Yet, there's barely any chatter about this staggering breach.

Graph showing daily temperature anomaly hitting peak of 2.06°C on November 17th, 2023 for the time period starting from 1940 to 2023.

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Juju Fars (They/Them) @juju-vision.bsky.social · Nov 20

There is nothing more funny that calling your dog in a park or ordering them to sit using those kind of names

Juju Fars (They/Them) @juju-vision.bsky.social · Nov 20

A small reminder that you should ALWAYS name your plants/pets using names that belongs to 50+y.o. men.

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