Delighted to announce that Prof. Kevin Foster has been elected Fellow of @royalsociety.org! This honour recognises the unique way he combines maths, ecology, evolution and microbiology to study microbial communities Many congratulations Kevin! Find out more: www.path.ox.ac.uk/news-article...

Great fun to be in the House of Lords this evening with fellow @ukyoungacademy.bsky.social exec group member @smeekings.bsky.social, to celebrate 25 years of the @royalsociety.org's pairing scheme between scientists and policy makers. Lovely to meet so many interesting people from both spheres!

Time for the @ukyoungacademy.bsky.social annual dinner! Not just a network opportunity, but also great speakers!

At @royalsociety.org today for the @ukyoungacademy.bsky.social annual members meeting. I have even found a former Dunner!

It was a pleasure to be the second Node community manager, and also to join the crew for a reunion. Thanks Joyce for making it happen!

I've been lucky enough to work with all five of the community managers @easternblot.bsky.social, @catcvicente.bsky.social, @aidanmaartens.bsky.social, @helenzsci.bsky.social and @joyceyu.bsky.social, without whose enthusiasm and dedication the site wouldn't be the vibrant hub you know and love.

Many thanks to Peter Coveney and @rogerhighfield.bsky.social for an absolutely fascinating presentation and discussion for our final Tuesday Talks/DwD of Hilary Term!

Tonight at 5.30pm on the BBC! 📺 The Foster group here at the the Dunn School will bring the science of the microbiome to ‘Operation Ouch!’, a popular children programme presented by Doctors Chris and Xand Van Tulleken. One to watch with your little ones! 👣🦠 www.path.ox.ac.uk/news-article...

It was a real pleasure to represent the UK Young Academy at a roundtable discussion on 'Science in Conflict Zones' at the @ria.ie Royal Irish Academy yesterday, organised by the Young Academy Ireland @yai.ie (organisers featured in the photo). Inspiring and thought provoking discussion!

Saddened to hear Bela Novak has died Pioneering and influential systems/quant biologist. Changed how we think about the cell cycle (amongst other things). www.merton.ox.ac.uk/news/remembe...

Still hard to believe but Béla Novák died suddenly on Saturday. We've lost a fantastic colleague, mentor & great friend to many. There was really no-one else like him. Working with him was so much fun & I owe him a lot. All my thoughts are with his family. www.merton.ox.ac.uk/news/remembe...

Just one week left to register for our #biologists100 conference. Join us in Liverpool to discuss fantastic science, meet friends old and new and be part of our sustainability journey. View the programme for more details & register by Friday 28 February: bit.ly/3Ddp0QV

Last chance to enter our science writing competition and win a cash prize and have your work published in our magazine!

We are recruiting @ox.ac.uk @dunnschool.bsky.social for a joint project between Kevin Foster's group and mine! Cluster hire of two postdocs interested in: 1) Mucosal immunology and oral vaccine development my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... 2) Microbiology my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... Please share!

A pleasure and a privilege to be at this UK Young Academy workshop @royalsociety.org today, part of this project ukyoungacademy.org/activities/a.... I am running a session on CVs, cover letters and interviews, with loads of help from amazing UKYA colleagues from other fields

ICYMI We are recruiting a new Associate Professor in cell and molecular biology, with a preference for immunology, inflammation and/or infection - all defined broadly Come and be our colleague! Deadline 28 Feb, please spread the word! www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...

Come work with me! Great opportunity for an enthusiastic Comms or events professional!

You can’t beat @dunnschool.bsky.social in the snow.

Early snow in Oxford 🌨️❄️ (photos by @isaacsiuwong.bsky.social and Qiaoyu Tian)

Come and do your PhD with us! If you want to investigate the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying disease in a friendly, supportive community, we want to hear from you! 4 years, fully funded. Applications now open! www.path.ox.ac.uk/study-with-u...

The public does not care what department we work in, but how our research can make difference. Are we missing a trick when approaching public engagement from a discipline-focused angle? Janet Stott and I make the case for interdisciplinary public engagement journals.biologists.com/bio/article/...

Opening for a postdoctoral researcher at the Slack lab (Molecular Mucosal Immunology) in Oxford!🧪🧬🦠🧫 Come and join our team to work on sampling of gut antigens for IgA priming. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... www.slacklab.ethz.ch Please share widely!

It was fantastic to be at the Royal Society yesterday for the UK Young Academy second members meeting! Great to see old faces and meet the new members. Really exciting time as new projects begin and we mature as an academy!

Penicillin is unarguably the biggest thing the Dunn School has ever done (yet...). Norman Heatley made it possible. He is not forgotten, but is not as famous as he should be.

Based on this blog, I have just ordered the book! (but note that the name is not as in the blog: it's actually Scientific Papers Made Easy) Good writing is central to good science Thanks Lindsay Turnbull @queensoxbiology.bsky.social and @stuwest.bsky.social

Here's an exciting job for the right person. Chance to join the senior staff at EMBO. Based in Heidelberg at the EMBO headquarters, it's a great organisation and a great place to work. www.embl.org/jobs/positio...

“Thanks to an alignment of calendars, 2024 will set a record for the greatest number of people living in countries that are holding nationwide elections: more than four billion, or just over half of humanity.” From the 15th Jan edition of The New Yorker

Important so please help spread the word... Interested in postgrad research? Maybe do a PhD? Oxford runs a summer internship scheme for UK students from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds Stipend, free accommodation, mentoring... Deadline 21 Feb www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...

British Society for Cell Biol members - deadline approaching (15th Jan) for nominations: - The Hooke Medal (started group in last 14 years) bscb.org/competitions... - The Women in Cell Biology medal awarded to an outstanding early career PI. bscb.org/competitions...

One of the projects I launched in the last couple of years is a public engagement fund at Reuben college. I wonder if it is a first for an Oxbridge college? 1/n

We are all very proud of Prof Liz Robertson's CBE in the New Year's Honours! She's a true pioneer of mammalian developmental biology as well as an extraordinary mentor. www.path.ox.ac.uk/news-article...

Finally made my way to Blue Sky. Interested to see how it compares to ‘the other place’!