Please RT - Funded #PhD opportunity in my group studying nanoplastic particles and their ecological and evolutionary significance in replicated whole ecosystems. With @Howbeer @TomOMcDonald and Steve Morris @DefraGovUK as case partner. Deadline Jan 8th findaphd.com/phds/project/ac…

Who reviewed this paper? A few days ago @gcabanac tweeted about a paper that had published a remark that it had been forced to cite irrelevant papers. You can see the tweet here: buff.ly/3UMIguf. We remarked that if it was not so serious, it would be funny. Since reading that tweet, we have not been able to get it out of our head, so we thught that we would document it in a little more detail. We are doing this for three reasons. 1️⃣ In our view, it descerves more detail to be made available. 2️⃣ We'd like these details to be be kept as a matter of public record, so we are posting similar posts on our X account and our LinkedIn account. 3️⃣ It should be of interest to this community, so we hope that this raises even further the ethical issues around this topic. The first image shows the paper that we are looking at. What is interesting is the text that appears on at the end of the introduction (highlighted in red). This appears to show that the reviewer insisted that a set of 13 papers be cited, else they would not accept the paper. It would be interesting to see the review repport, so that we could be certain what had been said. If you want to see the paper, it is available here: buff.ly/4fndXm0 In the rest of this 🧵, we show the papers that have been asked to be cited (i.e. [35]-[47]). These have been taken from the paper mentioned above. You'll notice (as we have highlighted it) that every paper is "et al." meaning, of course, that there are quite a few authors on each paper. Gicven that we cannot see all the authors, the other images on this 🧵 shows the full set of authors on each of these 13 papers. We leave it an an exercise for the reader to hazard a guess as to the reviewr is?

New fully funded PhD studentship focused on breast milk and infant microbiome at @UniofNewcastle with me, @rickdunnblade, and @neonatalbiobank. Applications close December 13th. Feel free to contact me if interested. Please RT. findaphd.com/phds/project/mr…

We have two funded PhD studentships available through @DiMeN_DTP programme for Oct2025 Standard_2025_127: Understanding the mechanisms of norovirus replication (Dr Edward Emmot) Standard_2025_71: Widening the ‘NET’ to identify new treatments for bronchiectasis (Dr Helen Wright)

Calling all GC-MS #metabolomics experts, there's still time to contribute to the mQACC GC-MS survey! See the link below and help round out the query on GC-MS QA/QC approaches

📢 We're hiring a Research Technician We are seeking a talented, organised and highly motivated research technician to join the Perinatal Pharmacology Group on a Wellcome Trust funded translational research programme.

Registration closes next week for our sponsors meeting @HORIBA_UK on 11th September. Should be a great meeting, get registering 👇🏻

Amy Colleran, PhD student @LivUniBCSB, discusses her research into the detection of the volatile chemical compounds associated with smelly armpits! ➡️bit.ly/3LVB1eM #MyFirstPaper | #PhDchat | #Raman | #TeamLivUni

📢 Exciting news! The abstract submission deadline for Metabomeeting 2024 has now been extended to September 2nd! Don't miss your chance to be part of this incredible event! Submit your abstract now! liverpool.ac.uk/systems-mole…

Places are filling up fast for the 4th Nordic Metabolomics Conference in Turku (26th - 28th August). The final deadline for sign up will be the 9th August due to space limitations. Register here: nmetc2024.fi/registration to avoid missing out!

🔍 Don't forget to register for meeting 232 (11th Sept). It includes a student session, with topics covering cancer, arthritis, AI and cell-sorting! Do come along to support these young scientists! 👇🏻Info & online booking: irdg.org/meeting/irdg-232-sp…

Great 3 days @LivUniTCM helping provide LC-MS metabolomics training from PhD student to clinical biochemists and a proteomer in the mix - our 4th course in 6 months thanks @The_MRC helping with bursaries

Registration for @NMetC2024 is filling up fast. Register here: nmetc2024.fi/registration to secure your spot as soon as possible! (Turku, August 26-28th 2024). #lipidomics #exposome #gutmicrobiome #immunometabolism @matejoresic @KatiHanhineva

📢 Reminder 📢 Don't miss out! Applications for the EMN Committee 2024-25 are now OPEN! Join us to make a difference, grow your skills, and connect with the metabolomics community. 📄 Application call details 👉 shorturl.at/qL8Bi 📝 Apply here 👉docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…

Registration for the 232rd IRDG meeting being hosted by @HORIBA_UK on 11th Sept is now open. Great list of topics: nanoscale, IR cancer imaging, counterfeit ID, 2D materials, & CERS with optical trapping.
👇🏻Info & online booking:
irdg.org/meeting/irdg-232-sp…

Wow! Year 3 pulled out all the stops for Movie Day, can you spot any of your favourite characters?🎥

🦁🦁🦁on a shirt It wouldn't be an England match without the Knotty Signing Choir cheering the team on #deafrolemodels #inspirational #BSL #ItsComingHome #EURO2024    #EuroSemiFinal #EnglandNetherlands @AshKnotty @GB_DeafFootball @England @FIFAcom

📢 Dr. @RoyGoodacre from the University of Liverpool and the actual president of the @MetabolomicsSoc He will give us a plenary lecture on scaling (up and down) metabolomics. 🗓️ Join us at the V LAMPS meeting in Montevideo, Uruguay Oct 30th-Nov 1st #VLAMPS

Going to @spec2024? I'm giving a Data Analysis Workshop on Sunday evening 17.15 to 18.45. It will be great to see you there! #spec2024