Do you teach data analysis and are considering in-person assessments? We introduced an in-person Data Analysis in R exam (MSc level) last trimester, and I wrote a blog on the experience: alicerisely.weebly.com/news--blog/i... If you’ve tried something similar, I’d love to hear how it went!

I can't believe this only ended up getting 3,590 supporters when it needed 10,000; it was a sad day. This has unlocked a new fixation, and I will campaign to get this reopened... #Drosophila #Tribolium #CoolScience #FruitFlies beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

Please share 📢 We have a Postdoc position available here @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social to develop innovative genetic control strategies for insect agricultural pests in collaboration with @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/19...

link.springer.com/book/10.1007... Great for #OpenScience that this piece, Simon Carding, @quadraminstitute.bsky.social is freely accessible. Relevant to anyone whose work is related to microbiomes. Great info on DNA extract, 16S, metagenomics, bioinformatics & stats. Looking forward to using this!

An office buddy of mine made the most beautiful personalised christmas cards, showing everyone’s respective PhD project. Thank you @gargi93.bsky.social, this really warmed the heart! #foxes #dogs #medfly #birds #microbiota #probiotics

Medfly are legends of the game! Look at these blights, four of them. Do any Medfly behaviour people actually know what’s going on..?? #medfly #mediterraneanfruitfly #ceratitiscapitata #tephritidae #diptera #entomology #insectscience #insectbehavior #insectbehaviour

Day 1 of #MicroEvo25 yesterday was great, I’m enjoying and am ready for the rest of Day 2 for some really interesting talks on predicting microbial evolutionary dynamics and more poster viewing! @microbiologysociety.org

Want to build a solid stats foundation using R? Join our online Introduction to Statistics in R course with @philipleftwich.bsky.social, 19–23 Jan 2026! Perfect for beginners wanting hands-on practice and confidence in data analysis. More info & registration: www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

Anyone in Sydney spotted Queensland fruit fly lately? Trying to keep an eye on what’s popping up in NSW 🪰. #Queenslandfruitfly #Sydney #NSW #Fruitfly #Pestalert #Gardenwatch #Urbanfarming #Invasivespecies #Biosecurity #bactrocera #btryoni #bactroceratryoni

Our latest #SORTEE-led paper is out now in #ProcB! We reviewed data/code-sharing policy clarity, strictness & timing across 275 EcoEvo journals We also worked with #ProcB & #EcologyLetters to assess initial compliance with sharing mandates. Huge team effort! 👉 doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

Our new paper is out in Dev Biol! 🎉 🐸🧬 We show #miR-196a directs #neural crest fate in #Xenopus by repressing immature neural #ectoderm — evidence #miRNAs can potentially drive, not just fine-tune, early patterning 👉 Read more here: doi.org/10.1016/j.yd... @devbiol.bsky.social @biouea.bsky.social

So so epically excited for this tomorrow, will be logging in online. Cannae wait to soak it all up though!! #PositConf2025

Happy to announce ✨quarto-revealjs-editable✨ This fully supersedes the imagemover extension, as I back then didn't realize the potential. You can now also move, resize, change font size and alignment for text in your slides github.com/EmilHvitfeld... #quarto #slidecrafting

FlyBase needs your help! We ask that European labs continue to contribute to Cambridge, UK FlyBase, whereas US and other non-European labs can contribute to US FlyBase. For more information and how to donate: wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase...

A reminder you/your lab can support FlyBase at Cambridge through the following link. Every bit helps. Please share if you yourself can't donate. www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...

🚨New pre-print🚨 Natural DNA variation can slash CRISPR gene drive efficiency by up to 54% in Culex quinquefasciatus, a major West Nile virus mosquito vector. <10% mismatch at the target site disrupts copying. #GeneDrive #CRISPR (with Tim Harvey-Samuel and Alphey Lab) doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Oh hey! This was my lab mate Dennis's design work! I also still think it's a great idea. I'mma tell him this resurfaced on socials

I can't believe this only ended up getting 3,590 supporters when it needed 10,000; it was a sad day. This has unlocked a new fixation, and I will campaign to get this reopened... #Drosophila #Tribolium #CoolScience #FruitFlies beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

Don’t know if this is a thing on here #rstats But is there anyway I can make interactive-like quizzes on a Quarto website? Just looking for something simple like multiple choice to start with.

Out now in @molbioevol.bsky.social with Michelle Liu (co-first), Ryan Frost, Matthew Lindsay, Malak Bayoumi, Martin Brengdahl, @ruxmolnar.bsky.social and @aneil-agrawal.bsky.social, we evolved ~40% of the D. melanogaster genome under male-limited inheritance, ... academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...

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🪰🦠🧬 We loved hearing from @katiemillar.bsky.social on the stability of K. oxytoca across Medfly diets, regions & populations and the potential for microbiome-targeted biocontrol approaches 🥰 Some beautiful slides too #MNGPopUp #MicrobialGenomics #MicroSky #InsectMicrobiome #PestControl #Biocontrol

Register to see our very own @katiemillar.bsky.social sky.social speak at the Norwich #MNGPopUp on 3rd July. Go, Katie! #UEAScience

In my latest piece for @uk.theconversation.com, I explain our latest research with @eivimeycook.bsky.social and @alexeimaklakov.bsky.social on how eating less, rapamycin and metformin affect lifespan. Read it here: theconversation.com/anti-ageing-... #ageing #longevity #sciencecommunication

New preprint out on social interactions and the gut microbiome in a cooperative breeding species doi.org/10.32942/X2N...

🪰 Could K.oxytoca Hold the Key to Controlling a Global Pest? Register for #MNGPopUp to find out! @katiemillar.bsky.social looks at fruit fly microbiomes to unlock new pest control strategies 📅 July 3 | 📍Norwich 🔗 linktr.ee/microbesng #MicroSky #ECR @norwichmicro.bsky.social @getgenome.bsky.social

📢 3 WEEKS to POP UP Norwich organised with @norwichmicro.bsky.social & @getgenome.bsky.social! 📅 3rd July - a fantastic day of talks from passionate #ECR 's delving into the world of Microbial Genomics! 🦠💡 🔗 Register to attend in person (lunch is included): linktr.ee/microbesng #MNGPopUp #MicroSky

This years goal is to find a cool Tephritid like this in England

🚨 🪺🐦🦠 PhD opportunity in my lab for UK home fee students. Feel free to contact me for informal enquiries. Please share! shorturl.at/wUo8r

Making a profound impact within and beyond UEA, the Early Career Teaching Excellence Award is presented to @drbeckylewis.bsky.social! Implementing innovative approaches to authentic and inclusive assessment, Becky has introduced pre-arrival modules, the Skills Community of Practice, and more!

🚨🚨🚨 New Research Alert 🚨🚨🚨 bit.ly/4i1dOp2 Pan traps reveal #insect responses to #heatwaves, showing the importance of structure in the landscape It's been a real priviledge to work with Josh. His undergrad dissertation is out in @royentsoc.bsky.social Ecological Entomology. #climate #drought #ento

For #FlyDay - the aptly named Peacock Fly (Callopistromyia annulipes) struttin their stuff! #becurious #inverts

Introducing the brand new Starter Pack of staff, PhD students and related accounts, from the School of Biological Sciences, UEA. Follow us... #UEAScience go.bsky.app/PLSJXMz

The beautifuls, dynamic duo ❤️

Today is the last day of our #Metabarcoding in Microbial Ecology course! A huge thank you to our instructors and all the participants for making this week a great learning experience. @fonamental.bsky.social @delcampolab.bsky.social

A great end to 2024: The Zebrafish Sperm Proteome analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... We described >5400 sperm proteins! Spearheaded by PhD student Jayme Cohen in collaboration with many people at @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social