Scientists feel that the pressure to publish is rising, but that the time and resources they have to do the necessary research are falling, according to a survey of 3,200 researchers go.nature.com/4hNDvuN

The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.

Here's why diversity in science really matters: on our blog, ScienceWrite alum Dr Jasmeen Kanwal explores the career of Professor Thema Monroe-White and her work using big data to uncover systemic bias: #BlackHistoryMonth https://royalsociety.org/blog/2025/10/why-diversity-in-science-really-matters/

Wherever we looked for the prominent flaggers and leaders of this movement, we found people smugglers and sex doll salesmen, people with dubious criminal pasts and people willing to put in a good word for Adolf Hitler. manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...

Genomics fellows - ever wondered what to do with histopathology (e.g. H&E slides)? 🔬➕🧬🟰🤩 I am super excited to have contributed with @evachrenkova.bsky.social to this amazing effort of @andre-rendeiro.com & @yimin-zheng.bsky.social for multimodal data integration: LazySlide!🧵👇

Loved this piece on running - it is for fun! And v insightful re 90s diet culture and impact on exercise: A moment that changed me: I hated running – until I saw it through my daughter’s eyes | Running | The Guardian share.google/nCwBco33x9ry...

Members of the Department of Oncology were at ESMO 2025 in Berlin last week to present their research, chair sessions, and network with collaborators. Read about some of the highlights from our department’s contributions to the congress: www.oncology.ox.ac.uk/news/esmo-2025

Oxford’s Temporary Congestion Charge is now live. The charge will be at points on six roads in Oxford. Cars with permits & all other vehicles can pass through charge locations for free. Without a permit, £5 per day is payable. www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/transport-an...

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yes Northern Ireland is in the UK, and has a land border with Europe now - NI parents caught in UK crackdown lose child benefit after travelling via Dublin | Northern Ireland | The Guardian share.google/K0fjqqLVARpZ...

The real horror this Halloween?? 2,000 tonnes of plastic costumes haunting our planet, according to research by Hubbub 😱 This spooky season, swap new costumes for pre-loved from charity shops, or get crafty with what you already have at home.

Absolutely! Academic "pedigree" means lack of diversity and inclusion

Bit of a first-generation university student/academic gripe - speaking with a senior researcher recently about potential collab, asked me 2 questions 1. where was my PhD and 2. where was my postdoc. Then they instantly lost interest. FYI - don't do this.

Delighted to be hosting the Oxford KIR Workshop 2026 April next year. Please register here and contact me regarding accommodation. www.oxforduniversitystores.co.uk/conferences-...

Having a session focused on chromosomal instability at #ESMO25 was incredible - fantastically engaged audience and such a great session - really hope we can make breakthroughs in treating these aggressive cancers

Is it fair for grant reviewers — who are often our colleagues — to judge the legitimacy of career breaks due to personal circumstances? go.nature.com/48yaJvF

Getting ready for #ESMO25 ? Make room for our exciting session on Targeting Chromosomal Instability on Saturday morning, 8.30am - speakers include Dr Sam Bakhoum, Prof Floris Foijer and Dr Cathy Dumbrava on making this a targetable biology

‼️REACTION: “Let us bring in our humanitarian supplies.” Oxfam’s Regional Humanitarian Coordinator, Ruth James, tells @skynewsrss.bsky.social’s @markaustintv.bsky.social that aid agencies must be allowed to reach people in desperate need in Gaza.

Oncogenes are often copy-number amplified on extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) in cancer. But how is ecDNA inherited by dividing cancer cells? In this preprint, we identify elements within ecDNA that promote its retention in dividing cells. 1/11 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Before/after Oxford half - amazing run with fantastic crowds

Watching the Oxford 1/2 marathon today, I was struck by the runners being of every age, gender, height, build and ethnicity in contrast to Robert Jenricks comments last week. Charity fundraisers, members of athletics clubs and individuals with a common aim to finish the run. Well done everyone.

My 14-yr-old and I were playing with Sora, gave it two prompts of things I/we had done that day 1/n

D-7 until #ESMO25! 👋🇩🇪 Excited to be part of first ever tumor-agnostic scientific track with @viveksubbiah.bsky.social @JulianaRBeale #NiamhColeman Don’t miss these educational sessions! ⬇️ @myesmo.bsky.social

MTAP deficiency confers resistance to cytosolic nucleic acid sensing and STING agonists | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Almost 55,000 children in Gaza acutely malnourished, Lancet study estimates

New CRUK Post-doc position in our group. #mutationalorder #multiomics #cancer. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

"If you lift your head, you are shot right between the eyes". Mohammed risked his life to get food for his family from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. The Israeli military has killed over 2000 civilians just trying to get food. Killing the hungry is a red line. #RedLineForGaza

Happy to announce the publication using advanced models to understand how T cells mediate efficient immunoediting in early sarcomas. This was a collaboration between Julie Cheung and Brian Hunt in the lab Thanks to Cancer Cell for publishing our work. www.cell.com/cancer-cell/...

📝The MSc in Radiobiology course is now accepting applications for 2026/27. The course looks in depth at principles of radiobiology & their clinical applications, for those interested in careers in academic research, clinical practice or industry. 📍See oncology.ox.ac.uk/study-with-us for details

Over the last year, Nature’s Careers team has been tapping into its global community of readers, writers, friends and colleagues to compile a list of laboratory hacks to help make scientists’ working lives easier. Here’s a list of 99 of those hacks. #Academicsky 🧪

I think I'm in love with this article - "I not only felt as though I didn’t “have it all”; I felt as if I didn't have anything" share.google/nHOSi0nL64ER...

Don't just read the comments :) helpful discussion here - LLMs can't replace human writing

"Talent and grit matter, but so do structure, transparency, and care." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/4nCiPYg

Join me in The Science of Childhood Cancer lecture series hosted by @StJudeResearch this Thursday, September 25 at 12 CT/1pm ET where I will be presenting Developmental origins of infant acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Register to attend: ow.ly/yzf550T7Iv3

Lots of congratulations to Tianming Zhao @oncology.ox.ac.uk who defended his MRes fantastically yesterday! This is a great story led by @mtjackson101.bsky.social (who defended his DPhil in Jan) that we hope to share soon - congratulations Tianming!

For our #flowcytometry peeps, would you like to have a single fix/perm protocol that is optimised for everything? One that preserves fluorophores while allowing simultaneous TF and cytokine staining? How about 100-fold cheaper? You got it: currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Stay tuned for updates and opportunities to join our group. www.oncology.ox.ac.uk/research/res...

Windsor Castle Tuesday night. Four of us arrested for 'malicious communications'. Now released. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8V4...

As part of the 93% state school educated it is so important we continue to make opportunities available to everyone, not just those already halfway up the ladder www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Projections of U.S. President Donald Trump, Britain's Prince Andrew and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were put on display against the walls of Windsor Castle while Trump was in Britain for a state visit.

Longer hours. But why? #PhDchat #PhDforum #ECRchat #postdoc

Free tonight? Come and try a rehearsal at All Saints Church in Headington - we're there every Monday. Email Sarah at [email protected] to find out more!

Medics in southern Gaza sound alarm over wave of newly displaced Palestinians

Register by September 22 to get the lowest rates for the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics (October 22-26; Boston), chaired by Ryan B. Corcoran, Tim F. Greten, and Elena Garralda. Learn more: buff.ly/0ZizQBA #Targets25

US drugmaker Merck scraps £1bn London research centre and cuts 125 science jobs www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Gaza is being erased! Demand Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper stop Israel's genocide - Medical Aid for Palestinians share.google/6rOeQNOh0wZc...

This weekend, we joined thousands to call for an end to the horrors in Gaza. The UK government cannot stay silent while Gaza is erased. Action is urgent - and we’ll keep showing up until it happens. #RedLineForGaza