Danish Foreign Minster Lars Løkke Rasmussen speaks after WH meeting: "For us, ideas that would not respect the territorial of the Kingdom of Denmark and the right of self-determination of the Greenlandic people are of course totally unacceptable. We therefore still have a fundamental disagreement."

South Carolina measles cases jump 68% in one week amid holiday activities and lagging vaccination. www.cnn.com/2026/01/08/h...

By attacking Venezuela, Donald Trump has established a precedent for other leaders—notably Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping—who want to take military action against countries in their respective regions. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

BREAKING: In a major blow to Donald Trump, the Senate voted 52–47 to advance a resolution that would bar the president from taking further military action in Venezuela without congressional approval. Republican Sens. Paul, Hawley, Murkowski, Collins, and Young supported the measure.

For my first post in 2026 I wanted to use a bit of reflection from 2025 to map my thinking for 2026. I can't wait to hear ideas about how we can build and develop our community and support each other more in the next 12 months girlymicrobiologist.com/2026/01/09/l...

Just a reminder that u never know where your random holiday discussion ideas will lead 2014 ideas post vs 2025 blog numbers My point is this. If you have had the 'what if' conversations this winter holiday, please be brave and embed them beyond when you feel the brutal bump of a return to reality

One of my colleagues passed away this morning Drink that champagne people Kiss that crush Live the moment None of us know when this crazy roller coaster will end. Get off the ride with no regrets

If you are still looking for a last minute stocking filler for those researchers and students in your life, today is the last day where you can pick up the kindle version of It Shouldn't Happen to a PhD Student for only 99p #lessthanacupofcoffee #phd #phdchat www.amazon.co.uk/Shouldnt-Hap...

Counting myself so lucky to have another great review on Amazon for It Shouldn't Happen to a PhD Student Even better for anyone who wants to pick it up, the Ebook is still on sale for only 99p for a few more days www.amazon.co.uk/Shouldnt-Hap... #phd #phdproblems #phdchat #phdlife

Looking for a Christmas pick me up for your students or the university bound The kindle version of It Shouldn't Happen to a PhD Student will be on sale for 7 days from 12/09 - pick up the Ebook for only 99p #PhDstudies #PhD #postdoctoralstudy #academiclife www.amazon.co.uk/Shouldnt-Hap...

Looking for a Christmas pick me up for your students or the university bound The kindle version of It Shouldn't Happen to a PhD Student will be on sale for 7 days from 12/09 - pick up the Ebook for only 99p #PhDstudies #PhD #postdoctoralstudy #academiclife www.amazon.co.uk/Shouldnt-Hap...

Still looking for a Christmas pick me up for your students or the university bound within your friends & family - great news! The kindle version of It Shouldn't Happen to a PhD Student will be in sale for £1.99 for 7 days from the 15th December #PhDstudies #PhD www.amazon.co.uk/Shouldnt-Hap...

The Girlymicrobiologist.com blog has just hit 21000 reads for 2025 with a few weeks left to go, on track to match/exceed 2024 I'm beyond grateful to everyone who writes guest blogs and those of you who take time to read their words and mine Thank you everyone #scienceblog #scienceblogger

11 years ago today I passed my PhD viva So much has happened since then, glorious experiences, things I would never have dreamed of Sadly it's not the same for everyone. To try & even the playing field I wrote a book to try to help www.amazon.co.uk/Shouldnt-Hap...

I wld never ask someone to write a blog about my book, in fact it took me a while to persuade myself it was OK to share this 1 that dropped into my inbox. I'm proud of the messages I've had saying that it has helped & my hope is it will help others still more girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/11/07/g...

Book no 1 is out and available to buy RIGHT NOW on Amazon (pls support if u can, it means the world) www.amazon.co.uk/Shouldnt-Hap... Book no 2 is being worked up & on representation of infection in media/TV Hit me up with your ideas in case I've missed any, good/bad/ scientifically cringe worthy

It's Halloween You know what that means.... A blog post that focuses on infection and vampire movies/TV girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/10/31/h...

Time goes by so fast

Having a needed break frm wrking this wkend & letting the fact that my book has hit the shelves sink in There's plenty in there on how to achieve academic success, but also on how to manage your work life balance & allow yourself time for reflection www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1806050757 #phd #phdlife

The books for Fridays book launch have arrived! If you can't make it to London you can still grab a copy at www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1806050765 #PhD #PhDstudies #PhDlife #PhDproblems #healthcarescience #academia #academiclife

I'm starting research for my 2025 Halloween blog post. It'll be on vampirism & infection in movies/TV My starter for 10 list: The Strain Ultraviolet The passage Daybreakers Underworld Nosferatu Blade The Last Man on Earth The Omega Man I am Legend What am I missing? #halloween #vampires

I can't believe its been five years already. You have all taught me so much and this is the result. An actual, real, book! Thank you for all your continuous support. You encourage me to be brave, stay visible, and to keep moving forward. girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/10/16/m...

All formats are now available It Shouldn't Happen to a PhD Student: How to thrive, not just survive, during your PhD www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1806050765 #PhDstudent #phd #phdchat #phdproblems #phdstudentlife #phdlife #phdjourney #phdcandidate #hsst #phdresearch #phdthesis #phdlifestyle #academia

The Traitors is back on our screens for exciting episodes, of what Mr Girlymicro refers to as 'Confirmation Bias Castle', I thought I would share a blog I wrote discussing what the series can tell us about the benefits and pitfalls of group decision making girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/01/27/t...

The books for Fridays book launch have arrived! If you can't make it to London you can still grab a copy at www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1806050765 #PhD #PhDstudies #PhDlife #PhDproblems #healthcarescience #academia #academiclife

All formats are now available It Shouldn't Happen to a PhD Student: How to thrive, not just survive, during your PhD www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1806050765 #PhDstudent #phd #phdchat #phdproblems #phdstudentlife #phdlife #phdjourney #phdcandidate #hsst #phdresearch #phdthesis #phdlifestyle #academia

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

The Ebook version is out and ready to buy on Amazon with the print versions available next week All feedback and shares gratefully received Let me know what you think! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FTY5RD6C

In a moment like this, when tensions are high, part of the job of the president is to remind us of the ties that bind us together.

The time has come. Here are all the details of my super secret project. I've written a book. It's called 'It Shouldn't Happen to a PhD Student: How to thrive not just survive during your PhD' It should go live to buy on Amazon on Friday 17th October girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/09/12/a...

It's finally happening The first Girlymicrobiologist book is coming! It Shouldn't Happen to a PhD Student: How to thrive, not just survive, during your PhD This is the book I wish someone had given me when I started my PhD Live to order (amazon depending) on 17/10/25 Pls share with yr networks

6 chapters left to write 12000 words 3 days to make it happen 1 book to finish #wevegotthis #wordcountisking

1/4 We poke fun at RFK Jr.’s nonsense — intimate lamprey encounters, aluminum conspiracies, raw milk evangelism — but it’s not just absurd. His ideas cause real harm — especially to people with the least protection from bad policy. 🧵

Today is a big day in the world of Girlymicro. It marks my 250th blog post. I cannot express how much gratitude I feel to everyone who continues to read, support & cheer lead me along the way. girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/08/01/m...

This weeks guest blog is from the awesome Kate Rennie with an immunology introduction from Claire Walker It continues this months mycology theme but talks about how baking and yeast work in non-standard baking processes, and why gluten free baking is so hard girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/07/25/g...

Last week to apply for TWO PhDs with me and amazing supervisors at University of Birmingham The Last Of Us - www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Understanding pathogen diversity in maternal and neonatal populations - www.findaphd.com/phds/project... I’m on holiday so can’t answer queries though

Continuing the Girlymicro blog theme for the month, today we're talking more things mycology. If you love bread as much as I love bread, you will be excited to read more about all things baking & how this sits alongside the worlds of microbiology/immunology. girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/07/18/g...

This weeks post is a little more technical than normal, but given new guidance, and the ever increasing importance of C. auris, I thought it was worth taking some time to cover what it is, why it's important and what we can do about it. girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/07/11/c...

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I'm excited by todays guest blog post from Samuel Watkin. As a die hard Christie fan & lover of all things murder mystery I'm so interested in how the topics of microbiology & toxicology meet through the world of mycotoxins. Luckily I have Sam to educate me girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/07/04/g...

To new PIs: The game you set out to play doesn’t follow the same rules anymore. Since this is all new, all advice is bad advice, but I would aim to (and am trying) diversify funding you apply to as much as you can. We need to keep doing science. For everyone.

It's such a privilege for me to share a guest blog post this week from Anthony De Souza. Ant has undertaken work on tacking Health Inequalities through the Differential Attainment Toolkit. I'm so grateful to be able to share his insights. girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/06/27/g...

girlymicrobiologist.com I'm getting very close to my 250th post & I was wondering if any of you would be prepared to do me a favour...... Would you mind writing a couple of lines or a paragraph about the blog? I'd love to collate them & include them in what feels like a pretty milestone moment

I've been spending a lot of time thinking about the power of being an ally recently and how to do it better. I'm no expert in this, I just have a real wish to improve and learn. I thought, as it's Pride this month, I would try & capture some of that thinking girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/06/20/t...

I've been spending a lot of time thinking about the power of being an ally recently and how to do it better. I'm no expert in this, I just have a real wish to improve and learn. I thought, as it's Pride this month, I would try & capture some of that thinking girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/06/20/t...

The world is pretty stressful right now. so heading into the weekend I thought it was timely to share a post about the benefits of getting up and taking a walk, either to centre ourselves or with the people we care about. girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/06/13/w...

This week we have a brilliant guest blog from Claire Walker finishing off the blog series on how DNA and DNA sequencing can be used to impact decision making, both personal and clinical. girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/06/06/g...

This week we have a brilliant guest blog from Claire Walker finishing off the blog series on how DNA and DNA sequencing can be used to impact decision making, both personal and clinical. girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/06/06/g...

There's a lot of challenge right now, no matter which professional grp you sit in. I thought it might be timely to write something 2 remind myself & others that even in challenging times there are ways in which we can find the positive #nostormlastsforever girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/05/30/f...