Is it ethical for authors to declare "no competing financial interests" when three of six authors are employed by a company who benefits from the outcomes of the paper? #researchethics

We've published a report on building Australia's bioeconomy, highlighting the need for a national strategy and other key actions. More here: eprints.qut.edu.au/257869/

I'm still processing a comment from a paper review where they said we "misinterpreted" articles we cited because we cited them for specific arguments made in the paper and not for the whole thesis of the paper. Is this a thing?

Why is it called the National Competitive Grants Program and not "Onlyfunds"? #arc #ncgpreview

I've been going through the process of closing down my Twitter/X personal account. I've unfollowed accounts and removed my followers while deleting tweets. I've also not interacted with content in months. So now my For You page is full of very racist right-wing tweets from blue-tick accounts. 😭

🔔BIOLOGISTS 🔔 My colleague is seeking participants to be interviewed about all the little things that make a difference to their career experiences and progression in biology. Participants at any career stage will complete a short survey and participate in a short interview over Zoom. Details below

If you're at Asilomar this week, chat with Rob Speight about this. I'm sure he'll like it!

Finally got our paper on the innovation-driven synthetic biology market out. We framed the synbio market as a specialist market of tools and services that enable products with new or improved attributes. These products then go into the larger product markets. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🥛🧀 Australians love their milk, cheese, and ice cream—but the $6 billion dairy industry is evolving. A new seed-fund project is exploring how innovations in alternative dairy proteins could reshape the future of the industry. @jeromeramirez.bsky.social Learn more👇 bit.ly/4144XMU

Broooo 🙈#copilotfail

Funny how it's "you cannot break the laws of physics" when it comes to efficiency and reliability of renewable energy sources but not on how fossil carbon impacts global climate. Oilman logic! 😩

Turns out the key to a good work culture is self-awareness, emotional intelligence and empathy. cc: academia hbr.org/2017/07/a-3-...

Fully-funded PhD opportunity in mathematical biology and applied mathematics with Pascal Buenzli and me at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. Details at smb.org/Member-Forum... @smbmathbiology.bsky.social

Is 2025 I finally, finally actually learn Python? Hold me accountable!

I've been fortunate to collaborate with Shanghai University in a study of the treatment of industrial waste salt via pyrolysis or solvent elution. Pyrolysis performs better but solvent elution has benefits for thermolabile wastes. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

My colleague Milena Bojovic wrote about her PhD research on a just transition for the New Zealand dairy industry to a sustainable food future and to navigate the disruptions from alternative protein industries. theconversation.com/nzs-dairy-in...

An essay on the philosophy and the climate crisis by a Centre of Excellence Synbio colleague Daniele Fulvi daily-philosophy.com/daniele-fulv...

I can't understand why academic writing needs to be dense. Every statement needs to be referenced. Can't I write a topic sentence without a reference and unpack that in the following sentences that are referenced? Why are there reviewers that review line by line?

New Australian national study finds 77% of LGBTQ young people surveyed had experienced workplace sexual harassment, often directly connected to their LGBTQ identities. www.anrows.org.au/publication/...

I promise I'm a real academic and I'm just getting grant success from small internal schemes. It will amount to something someday! Proud of my internal grant record - most projects that have been successful were interdisciplinary with real-world outcomes.

The new Queensland government is repealing the Path to Treaty Act, and instead aims to focus on "tangible outcomes" in health, housing, education and employment for Indigenous communities. statements.qld.gov.au/statements/1...

Packed week with meetings and talks in Singapore for the Asia Pacific Food Innovation Summit. Lots of energy and optimism in this region, which is needed so we can work on feeding people and feeding them well.

Daydreaming about the alternate universe where my supervisor lets me do petty revenge on the edgelord finance people at work by copying them (my supervisor) on replies acknowledging passive aggressive "actually..." emails.

Impact > Status

Me in the audience as my student presents the seminar for his thesis

Yeah, okay.

Teaching observation: Students have gotten used to a slot on an online form/site that bears their name, they now forget to write their name on documents they submit. Not all but a fair number of them do.

Love writing about bioenergy while listening to Beyonce's "Energy" 🍃⛽✈️

I can't think clearly this morning. Could it be that I'm still processing watching Miss Saigon (for the first time! Am I even Filipino??) yesterday?

My students when I give them a hint on the assessment:

I am so excited for everyone to see this amazing story about the mysterious seismic signal, mega-tsunami, giant rockslide, and perpetual wave machine of a fjord! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Really great discussion yesterday in our small research group. Our group leader's (my boss) eyes lit up when we discussed how we present our research in a conference and we were all engaged. So many good ideas and the enthusiasm to go with them! This is a part of research that I love.

Moving more into Bluesky as the other side collapses. My feed has been terrible in the past few weeks. I want to see people doing science, posting academic jobs, and having chats about the wonderful work we do.

Last year someone made a snarky remark about something I was doing for them for free out of goodwill and I saw it again and now I am mad/sad/anxious.

🖐️Put a finger down if you've had a dream about reading a paper, trying and failing to follow the method described in it, then finding out the paper wasn't good anyway.

Hi Bluesky! I am a chemical engineering postdoc 🇦🇺 who looks at process models and technoeconomics of precision fermentation, and other bioproduction processes to support building the bioeconomy. Interested in multidisciplinary research, including various sectors working together to achieve goals.