BBSRC Early Independence Fellowships had an Outline stage this year to try help with amount of peer review. Turns out they received 586 applications, a 110% increase on 2025, and only typically fund 15 a year. They are cancelling this stage and going straight to full app with an institutional sift.

🆕 Vacancy! We're looking for a Director of Operations to join our Directorate Department. 💷 Competitive 🗓️ Apply by 4 June 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/2g9pbF3

Most biologics are glycosylated and some of them heavily. In this “fresh off the press" #glycotime preprint we look into how a filter that accounts for glycosylation explicitly in 3D can help reduce lab costs and increase the efficiency of de novo binder design pipelines. Short 🧵 ⬇️ 1/7

The Journées Sécrétion are back! 8th and 9th October in Marseille Keynote lecture by: @wilbertbitter.bsky.social Registration is open until June 15: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Organized by Romé Voulhoux @cascaleslab.bsky.social, @thicoz.bsky.social, Julien Giraud, Yaelle Aouizerate

🆕 Blog! Why should we involve patients and the public in human studies? Hear from the individuals in our Patient and Public Involvement panel who inform and inspire our scientists to make sure research is relevant and inclusive 👋 buff.ly/p9AXaiL

🆕 We are seeking an established scientific leader, with proven experience and capabilities to serve as Chair of the QIB Board of Trustees. 🗓️ Apply by 11 May 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/rlL2jAU

🆕 How gut bacteria could inspire novel colon cancer therapy through glycochemistry 🧪 @jugelab.bsky.social buff.ly/NeArOSf

Exploratory analyses of cervicovaginal mucus O-glycan composition and microbiota profiles in unexplained infertility #glycotime #Glycobiology

Norwich was recently named the best place to live in the UK by the Sunday Times 🌟 Discover more about what makes Norwich a great place to live and work ➡️ buff.ly/vLgNy9n

🆕 Vacancy! We’re looking for a Research Scientist (Metaproteomics) to join Dr Kai Cheng's group to develop and apply computational and analytical methods for metaproteomics 💻️ 💷 £37,500 to £45,350 🗓️ Apply by 29 April 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/TwJBqNo

Research Ireland and @ukri.org have announced a new Memorandum of Understanding to underpin partnership on existing and new activities, enabling further collaboration on research areas that are critical to technological innovation and economic growth. Read more www.researchireland.ie/news/mou-uk-...

🆕 We're pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Matthew Gilmour as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) following a competitive external competition. Read more ➡️ buff.ly/Ra5OEeL

Interested in the Future Leaders Fellowship Scheme? Join our upcoming webinars to learn more about the scheme, application process and what support is available. 24 March: webinar for host organisations 26 March: webinar for applicants Register via the ‘additional information’ section ⬇️

Updates on our 2026 strategy and budget can be found here: www.ukri.org/who-we-are/o...

Today, we’ve launched our first AI strategy that sets out a bold plan to help position the UK as a global leader in AI. The strategy will unite universities, industry, and government to take AI research from the lab to the real-world and improve everyday lives. More 👉 www.ukri.org/news/ukri-ai...

Delighted to be hosting @laurianeplouhinec.bsky.social at Quadraminstitute.bsky.social to study the role of #CAZymes in xenobiotics conversion by gut commensal bacteria, as part of MSCA. Thank you to the reviewers and to @ec.europa.eu for the funding!

Today, we're sharing an open letter from our Chief Executive, Professor Sir Ian Chapman, outlining changes to UKRI investment approach, and addressing concerns about research funding and the financial position of STFC. Read his letter here: www.ukri.org/news/open-le...

Save the date! Glycochemistry meets glycobiology at the GFG 2026 congress! 🗓️ May 18-22, 2026 🔗 Learn more : 30èmes Journées du Groupe Français des Glycosciences - Sciencesconf.org share.google/tVHQLAu7dI4K...

If you have experience in #metaproteomics and microbiology, then this is for you!

Interested in the sugars bacteria use to evade our immune system? We are looking to train a student across microbiology & biochemistry to discover the mechanisms for scavenging & recycling these sugars & and join the thriving glycobiology community in York www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Deadline for abstracts: 12th Dec 2025. Deadline for registration: 9th Jan 2026. #microsky #phagesky #phage

🚆 Mobility awards now open! Get £500–£5,000 to support short- or long-term visits between academia and industry. Boost collaboration, learn new skills and spark innovation. Rolling call - apply anytime! 🔗 giba-uk.org/funding-oppo...

We’re so proud of Manasik, who passed her PhD viva yesterday! 🎉 Her hard work truly paid off. Big thanks to @robinsonlab-qib.bsky.social and Dr Indrani Mukhopadhya for a thoughtful discussion, and @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu for supporting this research. Congratulations, Dr Ali! 🥂👩‍🔬

Discover interdisciplinary research from renowned glycobiology and immunology experts from across the world! 🧪 Featuring a keynote lecture from Gabriel Rabinovich, get involved with the inaugural International Glycoimmunology Online Symposium by registering today: buff.ly/ykJKJNS

Calling all glycoimmunologists! Whether you have exciting new data, a publication on the horizon or wish to discover more about the latest developments, our International Glycoimmunology Online Symposium is the place to be! Register now and join us on 1 December 🧪: buff.ly/qEafofC

🆕 We are part of the new UK Gut-Immunology-Brain Axis Network+, a groundbreaking UK research network to uncover how gut health influences the brain, immune system, and mental well-being – potentially leading to new treatments for conditions like anxiety, depression, and dementia. buff.ly/BwDxrHL

Choose Science. Choose Europe. A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open. With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond. Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF

🆕 Blog! We speak to Quadram Institute Early Career Fellow Dr Serena Monaco about the power of NMR, the gut microbiome and her career path in science ⚛️ buff.ly/LSXnXyi

🚀 Interested in the interactions of xenobiotics with the gut microbiome? Join us @quadraminstitute.bsky.social to apply precision microbiome assays to xenobiotics. Apply by 28 May 2025. 👉 quadram.ac.uk/vacancies/gr... #microbiome #PrecisionNutrition #metaproteomics #metabolics #metagenomics

🆕 Vacancy! We have an exciting opportunity for Early Career Researchers to join our fellowship scheme to help individuals become future leaders within the fields of food, microbes and health research. 💷 £44,500 to £55,000 🗓️ Apply by 1 June 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/ZYRnaC1

🚨 Don't miss one of the top #glycotime events of the year! The 27th International Glycoconjugate Symposium (Glyco27) and 8th Canadian Glycomics Symposium jointly hosted by the IGO and @glyconet.bsky.social will take place in Edmonton, AB 🇨🇦, from 25-30th of May 2025 🌟🍬 Details at www.glyco27.org/en

Post-doctoral available in our team at @cermav.bsky.social in protein engineering for glycosciences. emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U... Join us for exciting project aiming at developping new probes for characterizing structure and dynamics of polysaccharides in plante cell wall.

Anyone interested in joining us @quadraminstitute.bsky.social as part of @norwichmicro.bsky.social we’re recruiting for group leaders! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMF274/g...

📢 Applications are OPEN for the @wellcometrust.bsky.social Biomedical Vacation Research Studentships @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social, NRPDTP Doctoral Training Partnership and Norwich Research Park 🧪 🗓️ Deadline - 2 March 2025 💻 Find out more about our projects and apply: www.uea.ac.uk/research/res...

We're looking for a Research Scientist to contribute to the development and applications of microphysiological systems (MPS) including organ-on-chip technologies. 💷 £36,720 to £39,750 🗓️ Apply by 5 March ➡️ https://buff.ly/3PR1Typ

Registration is open for the 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Carbohydrates and the associated Gordon Research Seminar! 🧪 We have a exciting line-up of confirmed speakers and more to be added! www.grc.org/carbohydrate... The conference will be held June 15 - 20 in Holderness, NH.

Call for Abstracts deadline is approaching! Submit your abstract for #Glyco27 before the deadline: February 10, 2025! Don't miss your chance to present—submit your abstract today: www.glyco27.org/en/callforab... @glycotime.bsky.social @ozglyco.bsky.social @giaglyco.bsky.social #Glycoscience

🆕 Vacancy! We're looking for a Research Scientist to contribute to the development and applications of microphysiological systems (MPS) including organ-on-chip technologies. 💷 £36,720 to £39,750 🗓️ Apply by 5 March ➡️ https://buff.ly/3PR1Typ

How do gut bacteria use sialic acid sugars? quadram.ac.uk/blogs/how-do...

14th INTERNATIONAL GUT MICROBIOLOGY SYMPOSIUM - 3-5 JUNE 2025 gutmicrobiology-2025.symposium.inrae.fr

If you are female PhD faculty in #GIresearch ( #basicscience or #translational), we invite you to join WINGS, Women Innovating in Gastrointestinal Science, a community for career development, mentorship & networking. Please fill out the form on our website and RT! bit.ly/4fHBWfj #GISky #Gastrosky

Thank you all for following us and your patience is now rewarded! here is AT LAST the first episode of our new GlyConnect season!! We have now a REAL search engine and the option of visualising entities and how they are glyconnected! glyconnect.expasy.org

⏰ Closing soon! We’re looking for a Flow Cytometry and Histology Research Support Scientist to join our core science support 🔬 💷 £36,000 to £39,750 🗓️ Apply by 16 December 2024 ➡️ https://buff.ly/3V0PhaZ

Don't use red and green data lines/surfaces in the same panel please #chemsky. It can be difficult for some colorblind readers to differentiate them. I've accepted (in principle) 2 papers today, and both sets of authors were asked to remove red/green colour contrasts www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Just had our team festive lunch, and it was such a great time! 🎉 Good food and laughs! Wishing everyone a joyful and cozy holiday season! 🌟🍽

We are opening a call for applications 2025 – Creation of new junior research groups at the Institut Pasteur in Paris @pasteur.fr all details on our web site : research.pasteur.fr/en/call/call...

@ryangriffithsqib.bsky.social and Dimitris at the #BiochemEvent ‘Advances and New Horizons in Glycobiology’ meeting presenting their #GlycoCell Hub poster. Enjoyed the discussions and exchanging ideas with this great community. Thanks to the BiochemSoc for organizing this inspiring event! #Glycotime

Biochem Soc not yet on here (get a move on!!!) but the recent #BiochemEvent was fabulous!!!! Advances and New Horizons in Glycobiology. We celebrated 3 Award Winners, the latest glycoscience research and bringing together new and existing collaborators!

Still time to register to awsome Glycobiology Gordon Research Conference 2025. We have a fantastic line of speakers and this will be top #glycotime in Tuscany !! Register at www.grc.org/glycobiology...