It’s hard to think of other investments that have a better return. This one is different though because it is fundamentally an investment in our collective future as a well informed and forward looking society.
The UK higher education sector contributes an outstanding £265 BILLION to our economy.
For every £1 of public money invested, £14 gets put back into the economy.
Universities can power the government's growth mission. See more👇
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ALT Graphic showing the London Economics & Universities UK economic impact data.
Professor Chris Ponting will update the All Party Parliamentary Group on ME on #DecodeME and the Genetics Centre of Excellence on Wednesday 15 November.
Encourage your MP to attend.
ALT APPG ME Wednesday 15 November 2023. Professor Chris Ponting will address the All Party Parliamentary Group on ME to update them on DecodeME and the Genetics Centre of Excellence. DecodeME
I'm thrilled too and super-grateful for wonderful lab members, mentors and collaborators over the years. A huge thanks to the colleagues who nominated me!
🏅Thrilled to announce that Prof Adele Marston @Marston_lab, has been awarded the 2024 Mary Lyon Medal. This award recognises outstanding research in genetics to scientists who are in the middle of their research career.
@uniofedinburghgenetics.org.uk/8-november-2…
🏅Thrilled to announce that Prof Adele Marston @Marston_lab, has been awarded the 2024 Mary Lyon Medal. This award recognises outstanding research in genetics to scientists who are in the middle of their research career.
@uniofedinburghgenetics.org.uk/8-november-2…
The HZI will hire up to twenty (20!) tenure-track research groups under the broad topic of "Microbial Stargazing" (🦠🌌). The first round of 4 positions is now open; the call closes on the 10th of December. Please share! helmholtz-hzi.de/en/career/j…
Really excited to announce that our latest #UTI paper has just been formally accepted by @ScienceAdvances! More info when we are able. Thanks to enormous effort from lead author @CarlosEBFlores (formally my postdoc, now with @biozentrum) @MasetRamon, @EM__Ian & others!
Single Molecule Bacteriology III is coming in 2024! Great working again with my favorite colleagues @AchillesKap@stephan_uphoff and Meriem El Karoui, and welcome @seamus_holden!
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A heartfelt appreciation to @hsnaith@SBSatEd@EdinburghUni for putting together an enlightening event today at #eidsymp23. What a fantastic opportunity for knowledge sharing and collaboration!
We are delighted to establish our new Discovery Research Platform for Hidden Cell Biology @EdinburghUni and grateful to @wellcometrust for support. @SBSatEd @WTcell
Discovery research has near limitless potential, but researchers can be faced with barriers too substantial to overcome alone.
To address this, we are directing £73 million into eight new Discovery Research Platforms.
Learn more ⤵️
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ALT Michael Dunn, Director of Discovery Research at Wellcome, says: "By providing substantial support focused on specific research challenges, we have the potential to revolutionise fields of research."
A £9 million grant from @wellcometrust will fund a new Discovery Research Platform for Hidden Cell Biology
It will reveal deep insights into the inner world of cells, shedding new light on diseases and antimicrobial drug resistance.
➡️ edin.ac/3NDKsl6
We’ve reached 10,000 DNA participants! We still need more so please help us spread the word about #DecodeME to #PwME
Take part here if you haven’t already: rb.gy/hc04i#MECFS
ALT 10,000 participants have now been asked to provide a DNA sample. We still need more so please help us spread the word. www.decodeme.org.uk
@BioPhysicsUK IOP biological physics group 1-day meeting on organoids and lab on chip. Virginia Pensabene kicks off with endometrial models. @OrganOnAChip