Thanks Sarah, that’s so kind 🥰

The History Of The Wheelchair Ramp Represents The Fight For Accessibility The history of the wheelchair ramp may go back thousands of years to ancient Greece, but buildings were not legally required to have wheelchair ramps until 1990.

In 1913, New York City's Grand Central Terminal became the first "stairless" train station in the world.

1913!

And in the 21st Century, the UK can't even work out how to provide level boarding for trains.

#accessible #travel #trains ♿

Dunc is seen in the photo in a mirror, sat in his power wheelchair wearing a plaid shirt, grew pants and a red “Supreme” cap - #TruckerProf

Second day back at work after nearly 3 months off work & 2 weeks in hospital after nearly dying from #sepsis followed by a massive flare up in my #ataxia, the #neurodegenerative disease I have. So thankful for my awesome research group & wonderful colleagues for keeping the show on the road 🥰

A proper inspiration for me when I was a baby queer scientist growing up in her actual back garden (Newstead Abbey Park in Nottinghamshire, the home of Lord Byron, Mr “mad, bad and dangerous to know” himself

Soil microbiomes show consistent and predictable responses to extreme events - Nature Soils from 30 grasslands across Europe were subjected to 4 contrasting extreme climatic events under drought, flood, freezing and heat conditions, with the results suggesting that soil microbiomes fro...

The original @mermanchester.bsky.social MERMan 🧜‍♂️ @knightjar.bsky.social’s amazing new Nature paper showing predictable soil microbiota responses to stress www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Great opportunity to join our growing team of microbiologists! I joined the University of Manchester almost two years ago and I haven’t looked back since. Amazing people, phenomenal facilities and a truly collegiate atmosphere 😊

Great opportunity in a fantastic part of the world in a department with some outstanding and lovely people ⬇️

The metabolic burden associated with plasmid acquisition: An assessment of the unrecognized benefits to host cells The environment bacteria are in dictates whether carrying a plasmid is ultimately a benefit or a burden. On the left, environment A shows one condition that made bearing this plasmid beneficial, wher...

Plasmids are commonly viewed as burdensome. But maybe this burden can be advantageous? Check out this new review paper from the lab that investigates this further!!

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Very excited to have been involved in this exciting research led by my PhD student Seb Hatt and in collaboration with RBG Kew and RBG Edinburgh

University websites are like distant stars, when you look at them you see the scientists as they used to be many years ago

Glad to have joined the exodus!

Hello Bluesky, excited to be transitioning to a community that better reflects my morals 🙌