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Dr Alix Blockley @BlockleyDr

Biologist, Electrophysiologist. Lecturer at University of Leicester. Science 🧪🧬🦠🔬 🧫 the outdoors 🌲🌳🌵🚴‍♀️🏕🏔. Views my own. She/Her.

Joined May 2020
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Wollaton Parkrun looking pretty magical this morning…
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Finally got myself together enough to watch the last ever @itvcycling @LeTour highlights 😭 No pressure @neverstraysfar but you’re in a solo breakaway when it comes to inspiring the future of British Cycling…
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Patricia Rodriguez Macia@_PatriRM
25 Oct 2024
We are hiring! Join our team for an exciting PhD project!
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25 Oct 2024
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PhD opportunity #2💧🔋🦠 Mimicking nature for CO2 capture and conversion: Biohybrid catalysts for sustainable CO2 reduction (@_PatriRM as PI, me as Co-I) centa.ac.uk/studentship/2025… via @CENTA_NERC Ref 2025-L16 #phdchat #metalloenzymes
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Mummy Wren Adventure @NTCalkeAbbey
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Roberto Feuda@RobertoFeuda
23 Sep 2024
🚨 17 PhD positions available, including 2 in Leicester, to work on different aspects of insect biology as part of the MSCA-DN INCITE project! 🐞🔬 Interested? Apply now and help spread the word! researchjobs.cz/job/europe-1…

EUROPE: 17 PhD positions in MSCA DN project INCITE

Seventeen PhD positions are available in the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Training Network “INCITE– Insect Clock Initial Training Experience” in countries such as Czech Republic, Germany, France…

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University of Leicester@uniofleicester
22 Sep 2024
Hello to all our new students moving in this weekend! We are SO happy to see you! Plan your Freshers' Week ➡️ le.ac.uk/study/welcome/event… We understand moving to uni can feel scary, we've got your back. ➡️ le.ac.uk/study/welcome/your-… #CitizensOfChange | #LeicesterWelcome
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University of Leicester@uniofleicester
10 Sep 2024
40 years ago today at 9.05am, Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys made the landmark discovery of the world’s first ‘genetic fingerprint’. 👉le.ac.uk/news/2024/september… Our researchers continue to innovate, and as #CitizensOfChange, we are dedicated to solving society’s most critical issues.
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Nishan Canagarajah@NCanagarajah
5 Sep 2024
Wow! @UniofLeicester is Daily Mail University of the Year 2025. Thrilled to receive this accolade for our continued commitment to excellence in education and inclusivity. Congratulations to all our staff, students, alumni, and supporters. @MailOnline #UniversityOfTheYear
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Roberto Feuda@RobertoFeuda
15 Aug 2024
After many months of work (and a bit of procrastination), I’ve finally 'finished' the lab website: sites.google.com/view/feudal…. It is still a preprint version..

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What We Do The emergence of the nervous system and its fundamental unit, the neuron, represents a major transition in animal evolution. Nervous systems enable sensory processing, intercellular...

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Life with a toddler…
In Otter News....@In_Otter_News2
19 Aug 2024
"Bring me the pebbles. All of them. Now."
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We still have a few places left in Biological Sciences - including on our Medical Biosciences Programmes 🙂 Give us a call ☎️
University of Leicester@uniofleicester
16 Aug 2024
Our lines are back open and we are ready to take your call. ☎ Speak to us now on 44 (0)116 373 6000 Visit our Clearing hub for guidance and advice: le.ac.uk/clearing #CitizensOfChange #ChangeIsCalling
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Missed your grades or want to change up? We still have some space on our Medical Biosciences programmes. If you feel a little lost you can find your home with us 🏡👨‍🎓♥️ Looking forward to talking to you 🙂 #clearing
University of Leicester@uniofleicester
15 Aug 2024
Good luck to everybody getting your results today! 🤞 We are here for you. Call us now 44 (0)116 373 6000 / visit our Clearing Hub le.ac.uk/clearing to explore your options #CitizensOfChange #ChangeIsCalling
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Rainbow Lab CVS-UoL@RainbowLabUoL
10 Aug 2024
It’s very nearly here!!! #CPW2024 @CPW_Liverpool @NanionTech @CampdenIRD @sophionbio @Cairn_Research @WorldPrecision @DigitimerLtd @Co_Biologists @Scientifica_Int CED ltd.
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I LOVE graduation ♥️🥂 I cry without fail - so proud of our lovely students
Nishan Canagarajah@NCanagarajah
19 Jul 2024
An amazing 247 colleagues supported graduations @uniofleicester this week, which saw more than 4,000 students, of 107 different nationalities, graduate. The youngest to graduate was aged 20, and the eldest 79. Congratulations #LeicesterGrad 👏🎉
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Rule is if its use by is after the year your dad was born then it’s fine…
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15 Jul 2024
Do reagents expire? The answer is: sometimes go.nature.com/4f4gXE5
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Croquet darrrrrling @NTCalkeAbbey
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Oliver Barnstedt@obarnstedt
14 Jul 2024
🚨Pls retweet!🚨 Barnstedt Lab is going live at the University of Magdeburg! We have 2 fully-funded job openings to study the neural circuits of memory and action using in vivo optical tools. Come join us! 🔬🐭❇️🏃💭 Postdoc: ovgu.b-ite.careers/jobpostin… PhD: ovgu.b-ite.careers/jobpostin…
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Facu Suenzo@facundosuenzo
10 Jul 2024
me with all my academic friends
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Thanks @Beeestonia for this gem haha Admit it @Number10cat - You sent Kenny out on a mega canvassing campaign for @labour and that’s where he’s been for the past five weeks! You owe him a cabinet position…
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Congratulations @julietocampbell ♥️🌹
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5 Jul 2024
Labour GAIN Broxtowe from the Conservatives 🌹
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