More good news - well done to Lucy and @finnagan216.bsky.social on winning pump priming funds for their projects! This funds a summer studentship (Finn) and a reciprocal visit for collaborative work with @jennyregan.bsky.social (Lucy)

PhD position available for self-funded / scholarship students here in lovely Sheffield using flies to dissect macrophage heterogeneity with @macrofage123.bsky.social and Ryan West - more details via lnkd.in/eVDVJF5m

Great day at the Bateson Centre Symposium last week. Big thanks to everyone who presented especially Milka Sarris and Francesco Boccellato, our external speakers. Brilliant work by the organisers @elkslab.bsky.social @noelresearchlab.bsky.social @fohsheffield.bsky.social

Great to get this preprint on healthy ageing, fisetin (strawberries!), myc, flies, mice & human macs out! Well done @macrofage123.bsky.social and co! doi.org/10.64898/202... @fohsheffield.bsky.social

Next DSNE: 6th May 2026, 12:00 PM(BST) Speaker:Iwan Evans-Sheffield University Talk:”A several nations army -dissecting macrophage heterogeneity in Drosophila” Interested in presenting your work? Contact me- [email protected] A friendly space for fly biology & open discussion --Organisers

Great to have #BatesonCentre logos back up on our doors @fohsheffield.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social - I just hope that #zebrafish to the bottom right isn’t thinking about eating the #drosophila

Small steps in the right direction! #sustainability

Amazing pies with the lab at the Notty House for lunch yesterday. Highly recommended!

2 new funded PhD projects available! www.findaphd.com/search/Proje... www.findaphd.com/search/Proje...

Lovely to celebrate Martin’s (Nicklin) retirement last night. Been a pleasure to work with such a kind and caring man last few years. Note the amazing Il36 cake!

If these guys can sleep nicely together there remains hope for world peace

Not real birds, Fred

Had a fab time at #EDRC2025 in Alicante. Great science, great people, long live the fly!

One of my favourite players ever, a classy move as always, Mr Milner

Always nice to see our lovely images on the walk up the stairs to the lab :-)

Phenomenal from #yeahyeahyeahs in #Manchester last night - a beautiful performance - that string section ❤️❤️❤️

Kitten up tree #2 no doubt hiding from punishment for the poor mouse he’s spread over the lounge floor

Paper accepted - find out more here! doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

‘Ansome boy on way into work this am

By all accounts a fine man www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Fly tipping album for the morning? Letter to Memphis ❤️❤️❤️ @pixiesofficial.bsky.social #TrompeLeMonde m.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Harder than ever to find funding for PhD students - scholarships seem 1st to be cut. PGRs make an enormous contribution to research & environment and uni’s also need to remember they bring >>> than their fees… papers, environment, impact, future roles www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Really sad news buff.ly/3EoNQh8 was lucky to be taught by Scott on a course, a lovely man

Pleased to announce a BBSRC-funded research associate position in my lab to study resolution of inflammation here in Sheffield. Closing date=13/2, pls get in touch for more info and pls share! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLQ588/r... #Drosophila #macrophages #CellBiology @fohsheffield.bsky.social

A song to brighten your day - Mr Ed Harcourt and Mr Greg Dulli youtu.be/VtjcO0UTvmo

Fully-funded PhD position available via the Yorkshire Biosciences DTP see www.findaphd.com/phds/project... for more details, closing date 14th March

Twitter account now deleted… hopefully people will find me on here instead! I could not with a good conscience stay on that platform any longer

Importing flies into the UK has got much easier. The overseas lab has to (with the help of the receiving lab) download a "General Import Licence" from the Agriculture ministry, sign off on the conditions listed, and include it with the shipping documents. However.... 1/4

How cool is today’s cake for lab coffee made by Zoe from @elkslab.bsky.social ?! And she’s not even ever watched Star Wars!

One of the advantages of early morning time points is seeing the beautiful sunrise on the way into campus!

Moving across here as disgusted with what Twitter became and in particular the actions of musk. What have others done with their X accounts? Deleted them or just let them lapse?

Last chance to apply for a fully funded PhD in my lab - deadline 6th Jan - mining white blood cell diversity to enhance phagocytosis tinyurl.com/y4bxvrbr