"The UK cannot become a science superpower unless it exploits the full range of talent that we have" - @nramnani.bsky.social We are now welcoming applications to our BNA Scholars Programme. 🔗 Find out more and apply: www.bna.org.uk/policy-advoc... #BNAScholars #DiversityInSTEM #Mentorship

Join us for our annual lecture! We have a fantastic line-up this year: a consultant neurosurgeon and two discovery scientists will discuss how they are redefining biomedical methods - using living human brain tissue - bringing us closer to curing major neurological diseases. Book: edin.ac/4oYHTtk

*So* looking forward to Celebrity Traitors tonight. This quote from the Guardian has been making me laugh for hours now “David Olusoga’s … so consistently misguided that you actually began to retrospectively doubt the veracity of his highly regarded documentaries” 😁😁😁

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Following a recent article about the different layers of conceptualisation in a science project, this is about a pet peeve of mine. I would love to hear your views. network.febs.org/posts/thinki...

However long I live here I will never get used to how utterly beautiful the views from Princes St are. This was last night 😍

Well, this is going to be quite the conundrum for RFK et al...

7 basic science discoveries that changed the world. Ozempic, MRI machines & flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government. 🧪🧠🔬💊💉🦈 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

In the mood for something sciency and spooky? How about the Halloween special of @uclbrainstories.bsky.social - where me and @caswell.bsky.social talk to @drjlange.bsky.social on some of the gothic stories in neuroscience! 👻 🧠 🎃 💀🧟‍♂️ spotify.link/2lHT9pLQRXb

“AO3 reminds us that platforms can be built by and for communities, without extractive profit models or exclusionary hierarchies. It shows what’s possible when infrastructure is treated as a public good, and when participation is scaffolded, not gated.“ Such a great piece!

Really looking forward to this- we can probably accommodate a few last minute sign-ups 😊

Third, the peculiar idea that somehow we don't need to read, write, or perform literature reviews anymore; popping up like a satanic mushroom in almost all so-called OK uses of LLMs. Companies writing our papers via their chatbots is not scientific at all. See section 5: doi.org/10.31234/osf... 7/

www.nature.com/articles/d41... look at the subtitle: which researchers welcome the effort?? Let’s just kill collaboration shall we? Let’s just make sure every paper is a battle. This is not going on the right direction

That merely being “under review” by a Nature family journal is offered as a quality proxy for a paper is a tragic illustration of the extent to which academia is addicted to brands and outsources evaluation

It doesn't matter how many grant writing workshops you put on, or how much pressure you put on academics to apply - if the money isn't there, the money simply isn't there.

Honestly- can you imagine if we had a prime minister who decided to knock down Big Ben so they could build a tacky monstrosity for entertaining?

New @who.int Global Status Report on Neurology calls for urgent action to address the growing burden of neurological disorders & to promote brain health for ALL. @arinatam.bsky.social co-authored Ch4: Effective, timely & responsive diagnosis, treatment & care. Full report: edin.ac/43r3P7U

🚀 Excited to share my latest paper on using SHAP, to predict direct target genes of chromatin-associated factors! Check it out for insights into gene regulation and the power of explainable AI in genomics! #XAI #SHAP #Genomics doi.org/10.1371/jour... Let's break down what we found! 👇

🎯🎯🎯: "These 'AI' products are materially and psychologically detrimental to our students' ability to write and think for themselves, existing instead for the benefit of investors and multinational companies." Brilliantly put. I couldn't agree more.

cannot believe on some level I & my colleagues have turned the tide on this, but also it was in some senses inevitable as why not! Humans can do anything; we still have a way to go however of course, but: banning AI in the classroom should be as uncontroversial as banning calculators in early maths

Job Alert: Postdoctoral Research Associate Join the Wellcome-funded ENERGISE-BD team at the University of Edinburgh. ENERGISE-BD is a randomised controlled trial comparing nutritional ketosis to the NHS EatWell guidance in patients with bipolar depression. More info: edin.ac/4nEN5BDb Alert

Interesting piece “From my experience of universities, one of the most important elements of that is the culture around the senior management table, which is not the governing body,” he said. “You cannot have…an overbearing culture where essentially the executive is run in a hierarchical system.”

As if we needed more evidence of the harm being done by RFK et al 🤬 "It is because of this “stigma,” Lin explains, that his team hasn’t attempted to seek federal funding for its planned clinical trial." www.science.org/content/arti...

📢 Rapid #WES in children with severe #epilepsy achieves a high diagnostic yield and enables gene-targeted therapies. 🧬 #Genetics #PrecisionMedicine #EJHG www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🫶 “Edinburgh really has my heart in every single way.” A look at international student life – from the Royal Mile to a welcoming community. Thinking about a masters or a PhD? Join our Postgraduate Virtual Open Days next month: edin.ac/4ofmAmM #Edinburgh #Postgraduate

⏳ NC3Rs-BBSRC Business Interaction Vouchers application deadline approaching: 16.00, Tuesday 4 November. Apply for up to £25k to support industry-academic collaborations that advance 3Rs approaches in oncology, cardiovascular science and new approach methodologies: nc3rs.org.uk/our-funding-...

Serious questions for the Wellcome Trust and Wellcome Leap to answer here. Allocating $50m to microbiome pseudoscience is bad enough. But things get alarmingly murky when you notice that the Program Director is working on commercial microbiomics products.

If any scientists working in public health nutrition and infant development want to stop helping people and start commercializing your evidence-free breakthrough product opportunities, this @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded program looks amazing. Apply today! 👇🚀🦠 wellcomeleap.org/form/

Surprising twist in #epilepsy genetics 👀 Our new preprint shows that many MOGHE brains - even in females - carry extra Y-chromosome material, restricted to the lesion! Could sex-chromosome mosaicism be a driver of this epileptogenic malformation? 🧬 Read more: doi.org/10.1101/2025...

I had the privilege of being on the committee that reviewed the applications for this imaginative and well-targeted call for infrastructure and training in support of replacement. Some fantastic projects that will result in real reductions in animal use thanks to #NC3Rs

If this happened at a steel plant there would be talk of government bail out to secure jobs

Register now for an afternoon of networking and expert insights at an event that brings together researchers, clinicians and neurosurgeons to discuss the practicalities and potential of using human brain tissue to replace animal models in neuroscience.

The thing that we need in the world today is a group of men and women who will stand up for right and to be opposed to wrong, wherever it is.” - MLk Jr. #RadioFreeAmerica

My expectations of Celebrity Traitors were quite high but that was awesome. The bit with Claudia screaming “HEAVE HO PULL THE HORSE” had me laughing out loud 😄

Day 2 of ##Hiddenref2025 and a reminder that people are as important as outputs.

Wonderful opportunity to work with Martin Howard and my group trying to understand how chromatin influences gene transcription and expression. Integration of theory, modelling, and experimentation. Come and join the team! Please repost! jobs.jic.ac.uk/Details.asp?...

Thanks to everyone who joined the 9th Annual SIDB Retreat! Two incredible days of inspiring science, great discussions, and vibrant collaboration. Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! Find out more on sidb.org or via linktree in our bio

'Huddled under blankets in my freezing office, because the anti-suicide lock on the window has seized slightly ajar, I am – like everyone –frantically trying to make it work for the students, [since] any hit in our student satisfaction scores will be an excuse for management to cut more jobs.'

Are you thinking on an exciting PHD project at the interface of translation control and innate immunity? @rnanomad.bsky.social and I have a project that might interest you!

🧬💥 Do the genetics that make you develop a disease also help you survive it? Not much. Our new study in Nature Genetics including 9 disease and 7 biobanks shows: • Susceptibility variants ≠ survival • PRSs for onset weak at predicting progression • Lifespan PRS predicts survival better

BioImage analysis friends - King's are recruiting for a full-time, permanent facility position! Come and work with fun microscopes and fun people (and me!) - please share! www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/126345-...

Another day, another email from someone who finds my research "resonates" with their interests. A word I never saw used in this context until a few years ago, but now almost ubiquitous 🙄

An extra day in Copenhagen thanks to the KLM strike. It’s an ill wind…

Poster boards are ready and waiting for #NeuroBioUK - let’s get this science party started 🥳

Go Diogo Go :) Great first #NeuroBioUK session finishing with our favourite #zebrafish model used to decipher the pathomechanisms of a new #leukodystrophy 😍

We're kicking off the third #NeuroBioUK - an exciting day full of neuronal cell biology ahead! Massive thank for @bscb-official.bsky.social support and a shout out to our industry sponsors!

Good morning beautiful York 😍 #NeuroBioUK

Excited for #NeuroBio2025 tomorrow- on my way to York 😊

Join us next week to learn more about misconceptions around sex-inclusive research and how the Sex Inclusive Research Framework can be used by scientists, ethical review bodies and funders: nc3rs.org.uk/events/tackl... 📅 18 September, 15.00 – 16.00 📜 One hour of continuing professional development

Looking forward to day 2 of the @sidb-edinburgh.bsky.social retreat- Nika did us proud yesterday!