Between 1985--2023, MIT's faculty grew 9%. Administrative staff grew 189%. 📈 Why? In new @pnas.org paper, we use dynamical system model to show administrative bloat can emerge without empire-building--just from well-intentioned problem-solving gone awry www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Directional elements: the preprints are out! 1/n Congratulations to our amazing team: biorxiv.org/content/10.6... biorxiv.org/content/10.6... biorxiv.org/content/10.6... We screened for principles governing global brain dynamics by developing a set of new methods: 1) conformal immersion microscopy;

🎉Save the date! Black In Neuro Week 2026 is July 27–Aug 2. We're celebrating our 6th annual BIN Week with returning favorites like #NeuroRacism, #NeuroAcrossTheDiaspora, and #BINRollCall plus a brand new theme: #BlackInTime. ✨ 🧠 #BINW26 #AReimaginedFuture

This, on the death of Henry Nowak, is an outstanding piece of journalism by @stephenkb.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/aa94...

The show is back for a THIRD run at @sohotheatre.bsky.social from 22-24th June during #LondonClimateActionWeek #LCAW #LondonTheatre TICKETS: sohotheatre.com/events/matt-...

Final meeting of the organising committee! We are so excited to see you all 😆 @drmyelin.bsky.social @philiphasel.bsky.social @izzynchristie.bsky.social @dr-vmosienko.bsky.social @lucywheatley.bsky.social Safe travels - see you in Bristol

17 people died trying to cool off in extreme, record breaking May heat. Farage’s reaction? Nothing, his plan is to reverse climate change legislation & drill for more oil. 1 man is murdered by a Sikh. His reaction? We should react with “pure cold rage” It’s not about saving life, it’s about racism.

www.theguardian.com/environment/... What about trees?

In case it's of interest to anyone, here's a regularly updated list of UK postdoctoral research fellowships - feel free to share/copy sites.google.com/site/blakemo...

Every scientist and HR professional working with scientists needs to listen to this podcast from the amazing Hidden-Brain series. It’s the reason I’ve never signed out a day’s leave in my life and never will. But it’s also why I make sure I take time off anyway. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

"The ERC Plus Grants are set to give outstanding researchers in Europe and from further afield the chance to go after their most ambitious ideas, thanks to additional funds from the European Commission through the #ChooseEurope initiative." Maria Leptin, ERC President link.europa.eu/8gF4JC

Thank you to the wonderful @physoc.bsky.social for hosting our second meeting next week in Bristol! As The Physiological Society celebrates their 150th year we are delighted to be supported and partnered with them. 🫁 🧠 🫀 🦴 🫁 🧠 🫀 🦴 🫁 🧠 🫀 🦴 🫁 🧠 🫀

A global team of engineers and scientists has combined optical stimulation with a highly sensitive recording probe into one tool: Neuropixels Opto. Shared in @natmethods.nature.com, it allows researchers to measure, record, and manipulate brain cells. 🔗: https://bit.ly/3PxrwYI

Barred owl babies are fed by parents for 4-6 months. Even after they can fly at 5 weeks of age they remain dependant on their parents who teach them to search for food.

There are these data centers that use minimal amounts of electricity and don't need millions of gallons of water, to cool them. They're called libraries.

Centre Manager role at UCL supporting the UK DRI through finance, research operations, staffing and administration for dementia research. Closing date: 11th June www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/uk-dri-c...

Clinical Lecturer or Associate Professor role at UCL supporting Queen Square Brain Bank research, neuropathology diagnostics and neurodegenerative disease expertise. Closing date: 22nd June www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/lecturer...

Neuropixels + Optogenetics = Neuropixels Opto Combining high-resolution electrophysiology and optogenetics. 960 sites, 28 emitters, 2 colors. Today in @natmethods.nature.com doi.org/10.1038/s415... Thanks to @wellcometrust.bsky.social, @alleninstitute.org, @hhmijanelia.bsky.social & team.

📣 Registration is open for the 28th Meeting of the French Glial Cell Club! 📍 Sète, France | 📅 November 17–20, 2026 An international meeting bringing together experts in glial cell biology from across Europe & beyond 🔖 Abstract submission deadline: July 15th, 2026 Don't miss it 👉 lnkd.in/eEGfg8yC

Check out our revamped lab website 👀 sites.google.com/sheffield.ac...

Call for Travel Grants for FENS Satellite Event – SENC Student Members A total of 750 EUR has been awarded by SENC to support student attendance at the FENS Satellite Event. Deadline for applications: June 8, 2026 Notification of results: June 12, 2026 Sent to: [email protected]

Wills Memorial Building is the tall grand building at the top of Park Street. See you there Monday morning 😆 #excited #can'twait #7moresleeps #sciencefriends #sciencefun

Check out our revamped lab website 👀 sites.google.com/sheffield.ac...

Please sponsor me for a good cause 🫁 More info below if you click on the link www.justgiving.com/page/isabel-...

Denmark, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands plan to build four artificial islands to quadruple offshore wind in the North Sea – the equivalent of 30 nuclear reactors. We have so many solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate #ClimateCrisis #climate #energy #tech #GreenNewDeal

Microglial mitochondria transfer to astrocytes via GPNMB-enriched extracellular vesicles alleviates cognitive deficits in tauopathy mice www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Excited to share our paper published today in @NatureNeuro: www.nature.com/articles/s41... Using spatial proteomics, we identified a previously undescribed plaque-associated microglial population that emerged only when morphology and spatial context were integrated with protein expression #Microglia

Age-Associated Remodeling of neuroglial Connexin43 in the Mouse and Human Brain https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.18.725990v1

Bristol is recruiting a Lecturer in Philosophy, with specialisation in one of and teaching competency in at least three of: Aesthetics Ethics Philosophy of AI Philosophy of Education Political Philosophy Value Theory 24 month post with teaching orientation. www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

DREADDs in humans--update: 3 clinical trials using hM4Di in humans registered in China. 2 for epilepsy and 1 for Parkinson's Disease. In our original paper we stated: "...We suggest that at least one of these designer receptors, hM4D, will prove useful for neuronal silencing in vitro and in vivo.."

Sheffield Neurovascular Lab website revamped sites.google.com/sheffield.ac...

“The fact that he is known as a vulture capitalist should tell you everything about how inappropriate this deal is [for Thames Water]… these kinds of people are there to suck the lifeblood out of our utilities and public services, and this deal should not be rushed through.”

Are you a physics teacher at a UK secondary school or sixth form? Want to join the fight against proposed cuts to astronomy, particle physics and space science? Sign our open letter opposing the cuts below ✍️👇️ ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...

What if neurons are not the only cells shaping cognition? This May, Mario Martín-Fernández starts AstroCode, a new @erc.europa.eu project at the CNC exploring whether astrocytes actively participate in how the brain stores and processes information. Rethinking cognition, one cell at a time.

Welp, our -80C Thermo freezer is finally dying after its third compressor. I need to buy a new one. What makes and models are people liking or hating these days? I've not had great luck with Thermo and neither have several labs on my floor. Not sure what to get or to avoid. Help!

Research Assistant role at UCL studying C9orf72 ALS and FTD using iPSC neurons, molecular biology and imaging to explore disease mechanisms. Closing date: 8th June www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...

This medical facility in Indiana got a #solarpower upgrade. It's the first carbon neutral medical facility in the state. RT if you think more parking lots should go #solar. We have the solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #renewables #voteclimate

Clinical Research Fellow role at UCL supporting a cohort study on amyloid beta prion like disease, Alzheimer’s disease and cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Closing date: 2nd June www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/clinical...

Join us at the #2026BRAINConference! Attendees will get to hear about the accomplishments of the BRAIN Initiative community and get a preview of what's to come. Open to the public and free to apply. 🔗 Learn more and register at: https://www.2026brainconference.com/

Funded PhD at the University of Southampton studying dementia fall risk using wearable sensors, movement data and machine learning for earlier detection. Closing date: 5th June www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-wear...

Fully funded PhD at Trinity College Dublin studying retinal and choroidal imaging biomarkers for early Alzheimer’s disease in genetically determined populations. Closing date: 31st May www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-reti...

Lots happening at the @royalsociety.org this summer! Come

This, by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social, is a brilliant, fascinating and definitional article. If you want to understand what's happening around the world, you should read it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

New method for identifying the fine transcriptomic types of thousands of neurons recorded in vivo!

A short interview in the Guardian on the evolution of the brain, the mystery of consciousness, and why the next generation will be smarter than us... www.theguardian.com/science/2021...

Chronic postnatal chemogenetic activation of forebrain excitatory neurons modulates adult glial function and metabolism in male mice https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.16.725656v1

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“Whenever you’re the first, it’s almost like you become representative of what that will be, and so I do not take that lightly,” Clark told The 19th in a Monday interview. https://bit.ly/42OVqKS

We’re at the Canadian Neuroscience Meeting @canacn.bsky.social today through Thursday! Swing by our booth to pick up some swag and chat with our team about what @thetransmitter.bsky.social has to offer! #can2026 #neuroskyence

“The Arctic is currently warming at four times the rate experienced by the rest of the planet. But the Antarctic has started to catch up, so that it is already warming twice as quickly as the planet overall.” buff.ly/lXt4VwP No time to waste. #ActOnClimate #climate