Lots of my former colleage are now rethinking their future plans. I spoke with one today who will see out thier new grant and then be off to (non-academic) pastures new follwing a bit of silent quitting. ☹️

An outsanding opportunity for a Post Doc to work on an exciting collaboratove project with my colleague @thushan-desilva.bsky.social @fohsheffield.bsky.social www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRQ537/r...

We offer four pathways to publish open access across our journals, allowing us to support the molecular biosciences community to share their latest research and reviews. Lean more: https://ow.ly/sIrq50Z3iZZ 🧪

Coeliac diesease is a chronic illness, not a lifestyle choice. Over 20 years ago GF prescriptions were essential for us and still are for many. GF food has changed since our first household diagnosis but costs have always been excessive. @coeliacuk.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Thank you to Dr Amir Khan for supporting Coeliac Awareness Month 🧡  Coeliac disease affects 1 in 100 people in the UK, but around 64% remain undiagnosed.  Symptoms can include fatigue, bloating, anaemia and brain fog.  Know the feeling?  https://f.mtr.cool/gigyiqxmnz

Explore how cutting-edge computational and biochemical approaches are transforming our understanding of cancer biology and treatment response in our latest ECR webinar! Join us on 2 June to delve into multi-omics data: https://ow.ly/PY5w50Z07pX

The lastest plans for job cuts @sheffielduni.bsky.social made the THE. Where will the axe fall next? My former colleagues are currently awaiting their fate. @sheffielducu.bsky.social Sheffield’s renowned chemistry department at risk in latest cuts www.timeshighereducation.com/news/sheffie...

Research Technician post available (4 years) in the lab of @thushan-desilva.bsky.social working on an exciting international collaborative project on programming nasal epithelial cells to prevent respiratory viral infections: Closing date 3rd of June 2026 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRN715/r...

We’re delighted to share our most recent quarterly report, from Altmetric Explorer to showcase the top 10 trending articles from across our publications, ranked by Altmetric score. See the thread below for trending articles and find out more here: bit.ly/Altmetric-Re... 🧪

NEW on Wonkhe: Settlement changes would particularly affect academics, MAC suggests wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...

Please come join me in Washington, DC August 2-6th for the FASEB SRC on Cilia and Centrosomes meeting! Over 40 talks will be selected from abstracts. We are also excited to launch our first North American Ciliopathy Summit, held at the same venue on August 2. events.faseb.org/event/cilia-...

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On my return from four months travelling I was very sad to see that my former colleages @sheffielducu.bsky.social are back out on strike again. Solidarity to them all. 💪

From tomorrow, Sheffield University staff are on strike again! Our university is being destroyed and we must respond. We'll be on that picket line to defend our colleagues, students, education, community, & ultimately, our dignity. Share & support! @ucu.org.uk @sheffielducu.bsky.social

Well my 🚴🏼year is over. Over 5000 miles and C2C in a day. I doubt I'll get to that next year 🤔 (I will be travelling until May!) Happy peddling in 2026

Sheffield management have withdrawn their threat of a lockout for w/c 5 Jan to facilitate further discussions with our excellent @sheffielducu.bsky.social negotiators. Massive thanks to the ucu team, and to everyone for having our backs. It’s not over yet, but maybe there’s a path to get there!

As someone with an interest in comparative aspects of mammalian innate immunity in the nasal cavity this is a really cool study. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Awesome from the chemistry department students at @sheffielduni.bsky.social in support of @sheffielducu.bsky.social 👌 youtu.be/TxdDV0G9Ys0?...

Still it's a nice photo?

As someone who delved into the world of the neutrophil when I first started @sheffielduni.bsky.social this is quite a paper! As we cyclists say "chapeau" to all concerned.😎

Will it ever comeback @sheffielduni.bsky.social? Remember the Section 188 notice in 2020? @sheffielducu.bsky.social

Great to see media coverage of the hostile and punitive approach taken by management at @sheffielduni.bsky.social towards @sheffielducu.bsky.social staff striking to protect jobs. Threats and intimidation won't work. We're out until we win! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hello from the #DigitalPicket line. I'm simultaneously disappointed by senior management's communication around negotiations and impressed with all the amazing @sheffielducu.bsky.social colleagues that have been on the picket lines and continue to engage in constructive discussions Solidarity!

Check out this post about our current situation from a colleague at another university. @sheffielducu.bsky.social

I am guess if you can't take your staff with you on your journey then perhaps you just get rid of the staff. Where's the problem? @sheffielducu.bsky.social

This is quite an advance. I well remember visiting the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social when they were assembling Chromosome 20 (where favourite genes are). The place was full of MJ Tetrad DNA engines and huge sequencing machines. How times have changed.

Tuesday my union offered to call off 2 weeks of strikes, in return for postponing the redudnacy of, maybe, 5 people for three months. Yesterday the uni wrote to all staff saying "not interested", unless we completely caved. Today we toured picket lines across campus: @sheffielducu.bsky.social

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Early engagement with professional societies such as the @biochemsoc.bsky.social is a great way to interact with your scientific community and to build networks. There is no telling how this may help your career.

So I posted these musings on BPIFB4 to a preprint server as I was not really sure what to do with them. They have been stuck in my head for too long. Let me know what you think? www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...

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We’re on our 3rd day of (v cold) strike today @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk HE is being dismantled by mgmt on eye watering salaries, whilst staff delivering teaching, research & admin are casualised, burnt out & forced out Pls donate to our fighting fund if you can shorturl.at/EpeTe

An outstanding opportunity. @ukcilianetwork.bsky.social could amplify this (maybe they have)?

Here's a great paper tracing the molecular evolution of the H5N1 avian influenza outbreak. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I am on strike this week, in support of colleagues placed at risk of compulsory redundancy. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423... If you a student and want to know more/how to support the strike, see here: ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/industrial-a... @sheffielducu.bsky.social

Heartbroken to be on strike (again) - never an easy decision 👍 We cannot accept a university in which staff jobs, student education, and research progress are under threat by major (and financially unnecessary) change management processes. @sheffielducu.bsky.social #Sheffield #DigitalPicket

Solidarity with all my former colleagues @sheffielducu.bsky.social out on strike yet again after years of uncertainty and restructures due to shambolic management decisions.

@sheffielducu.bsky.social Do the University’s financial reports support the need to make job cuts? #DigitalPicket #Sheffield t.co/pmTtz6x6kx

@bmj.com has issued an expression of concern for a paper claiming stem cell therapy can reduce the risk of heart failure. The move comes after sleuths and scientists critiqued the “complete mismatch” between the study data and the article itself.

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One of the things that academics should understand is that not only do professional societies offer you pathways to involvement in the shaping of the society and it's research objectives but that this can also be enjoyable as well. I have had 20+ years of engagement with the Biochem Soc.

This #TrusteesWeek we thank all those who support us on our committees, boards and panels. Our vital work couldn't be possible without the dedication of these roles. Discover more: buff.ly/fxF03hX

I am a little late on this paper (I am retired 😎) but this is really cool piece of work. Marsupial single-cell transcriptomics identifies temporal diversity in mammalian developmental programs: Developmental Cell www.cell.com/developmenta...

Our Special Issue on Cilia and Flagella: from Basic Biology to Disease, guest edited by @cilialab.bsky.social‬ and @lottepedersen.bsky.social, is building. We’ll be highlighting all the articles over the next couple of weeks. Follow along at #JCSciliaSI. journals.biologists.com/jcs/issue/13...

🔊New preprint from our lab! Zygotene cilia regulates meiosis, germ cell development, and fertility in zebrafish, mice, and humans www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...

We've worked to advance the molecular biosciences for over 100 years. Believing in the open exchange of ideas is one of our founding beliefs, driving our activities. Discover more: buff.ly/bEZI5ct #OAWeek

We are looking for talented, inspirational #bioscientists to be put forward for our 2027 #BiochemAwards! Spare some time today and nominate deserving colleagues for one of our 12 available categories. Deadline for initial nominations is 3 November 2025. https://ow.ly/EhgJ50X9yQs

Showcasing her outstanding contributions to the field of oxidative signalling throughout her career so far, congratulations to Professor Christine Foyer, who receives the 2026 Biochemical Society Award for Sustained Excellence at our Plant Proteins meeting today!

Dr Juan Carlos De La Concepcion presented the 2026 Early Career Research Award Lecture on structure-guided approaches to engineer novel resistance against destructive plant pathogens — a major biotechnological milestone for agriculture! #PlantProteinsMeeting