My super department @warwicklifesci.bsky.social is hiring 6 assistant profs in the wake of recent retirements. We're looking for people in microbiology/infection, cellular disease / immunity; environmental biology; and plant/crop science. #MicroSky warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...

A square graphic on a white background. At the top, there are two distinct, rough, painted-style brushstroke patches side-by-side: one in the blue and yellow of the European Union flag and one in the red, white, and blue of the United Kingdom's Union Jack. Below the flags, bold, dark blue text reads: "THE UK IS COMING BACK TO ERASMUS+." In the bottom right corner, there is a small, rectangular official European Union flag.

The United Kingdom is coming back to Erasmus+.

The European Union and the United Kingdom have enabled the UK's association to Erasmus+ in 2027.

More ↓
link.europa.eu/MHc9JP

I have now read this piece and it is very good.

Massive respect for @merenbey.bsky.social and Iva for their persistence and documenting this torturous process.

Highly recommended reading for anyone who cares about reproducibility in science.

Discovery - Superbugs: Resistance rising, part 1 - BBC Sounds Antibiotic resistant bacteria is rising - is a great global crisis on the horizon?

I finally had the chance to listen to @peaseroland.bsky.social's excellent documentary - Superbugs: Resistance Rising.

Highly recommended! Episode 1 is here www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... or on your favourite podcast platform.

Grayscale image of the capsule under the parachutes, which look silvery. The capsule is glowing brilliantly along the bottom where the heat shield took the brunt of the atmospheric beating.

Love this shot. I think this is a thermal infrared camera, showing how the bottom of the capsule is still glowing due to its warmth after hypersonically ramming the atmosphere — compressing a gas heats it up a LOT when you're moving at superorbital speeds.

#ArtemisII

PLEASE SHARE. PhD Opportunity with me, Ben Raymond and Jan Engelstaedter and Andrew Letten at University of Queensland.

Experimentally testing mechanisms of how temperature may change selection and spread of AMR in E. coli. Coupled with some advanced modelling and sequencing.

🧪🦠 #microsky

Sunrise viewed through a natural red rock arch over a winding river in a rugged landscape. In the foreground, the European Union and Australian flags are displayed side by side above the text ‘EU-AUSTRALIA’ and ‘HORIZON EUROPE.’

🇦🇺🔓🇪🇺

The EU and Australia open negotiations on Australia’s association to Horizon Europe — the world’s largest and most prestigious research and innovation funding programme.

Read more: link.europa.eu/4VQthN

@scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu

MRC curiosity-driven research reopens with new approach The Medical Research Council (MRC) unpauses curiosity driven research funding and improves the funding process.

MRC curiosity-driven research reopens with new approach
www.ukri.org/news/mrc-cur...

MRC applicant-led funding opportunities reopen 7 Apr, experimental medicine opportunities opening 30 Apr

Complete change in selection of project: no boards, shortlisted applicants -> in-person panel interview.

Only 7 per cent of Northumbria staff agree to give up TPS pension University’s attempt to entice academics to abandon expensive scheme by offering generous payouts described as ‘abject failure’

Northumbria University’s attempt to entice academics to abandon expensive pension scheme by offering generous payouts described as ‘abject failure’

Postdoc in Soil viral ecology - Vacancy at Aarhus University Vacancy at Department of Agroecology - Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Aarhus University

I'm hiring my first postdoc! Apply by 20/4/26, position #20443. Seeking an environmental microbiologist with experience in metagenomics (preferably viromics) and molecular biology. Experience with targeted metabolomics is a plus.
international.au.dk/about/profil...

Prediction of eukaryotic cellular complexity in Asgard archaea using structural modelling - Nature Microbiology A structural catalogue of the Asgard archaeal pangenome reveals hundreds of eukaryotic-like proteins that suggest a higher degree of cellular complexity in the archaeal ancestor of eukaryotes.

🧵 1/10 New paper out in @natmicrobiol.nature.com from my postdoc at @mib-wur.bsky.social! 🎉

How eukaryote-like was the archaeal ancestor of eukaryotes? Sequence searches alone can't tell us — so we used protein structure prediction to look deeper. 🧬
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Mark E. Smith, singer, lyricist and only constant member of post-punk group the Fall, was born in Broughton, Salford, on this day 1957. Smith formed the band after attending a 1976 Sex Pistols gig at Lesser Free Trade Hall, Manchester, and was its leader until he died in 2018.

Using individual atoms to achieve fossil-free chemistry Methanol is a key starting material for chemical products. Researchers from ETH Zurich can now produce this precursor from CO2 and hydrogen with high efficiency by using isolated metal atoms as cataly...

#Methanol is a key starting material for chemical products. Researchers from ETH Zurich can now produce this precursor from #CO2 and hydrogen with high efficiency using single atoms for #Catalysts.

Paralog interference contributes to the preservation of genetic redundancy Duplicated self-interacting proteins can interact and interfere with each other’s function. Cisneros, Mattenberger, et al. show that selection against interfering loss-of-function alleles extends the ...

Really fantastic piece of work from @christianlandry.bsky.social et al.,
-elegant set of experiments to uncover mechanisms that contribute to understanding of duplicate retention & redundancy-
Paralog interference contributes to the preservation of genetic redundancy www.cell.com/current-biol...

In case you missed it: our review titled "Spatial structure: shaping the ecology and evolution of microbial communities" is out! 🚨

Let me hit you with some highlights on why spatial structure matters. (and why you should care!)

Sharing is appreciated 🙏 🧵👇

doi.org/10.1093/fems...

I can highly recommend Nicole's and the Modernising Medical Microbiology research group.

I spent a brilliant 12 months with them about 10 years and it really set me up with the skills and ideas to get to the level I am now!

If you have a chance to work with them, do it!

Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Bath Searching for an academic job? Explore this Postdoctoral Research Associate opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

New postdoc position available in the Tooke lab in our department. Perfect if you like molecular microbiology, structural biology and biochemistry!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQP592/p...

EMBL International PhD Programme - summer recruitment 2026! 👀

Research groups across EMBL are recruiting now! www.embl.org/about/info/e...

Don’t miss this opportunity to receive dedicated mentoring while doing interdisciplinary research.

"Seasonal enhancement of the viral shunt catalyzes a subsurface oxygen maximum in the Sargasso Sea" https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-67002-1

Viruses transform microbes, populations, & ecosystems.

In new work jointly led w/@tn-marine-micro.bsky.social + more, we find a link between enhanced viral infection and productivity 50 meters below the surface in the otherwise nutrient limited Sargasso Sea.

a 🧵

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

If you're an #EcoEvo #PhD candidate anywhere in the world looking for project funding, consider applying for the @asn-amnat.bsky.social Student Research Award.

Ten proposals for $2k in research funds will be awarded. Due 13 March 2026.

Please share widely! 🧪 #grants #ecology #evolution #behavior

Revitalizing actinobacteria research: an urgent response to the antimicrobial resistance crisis - Natural Products and Bioprospecting Abstract The crisis of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is escalating while the antibiotic pipeline remains stagnant. Our bibliometric analysis of eight decades of literature reveals a critical imbalanc...

Research into filamentous actinomycetes, the antibiotic producers, is in steep decline. Loads of natural products chemistry research worldwide but not much aimed at understanding their biology and ecology. The latter is key to unlocking their specialised metabolism

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

How specific are heritable symbioses?

And what can we learn from swapping obligate symbionts across host species?

We address this in our latest, led by @inespons.bsky.social & in our collaboration w/ @microbiome.bsky.social 🦠🪲 Out today in @natcomms.nature.com!

1/n
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A small polymerase ribozyme that can synthesize itself and its complementary strand The emergence of a chemical system capable of self-replication and evolution is a critical event in the origin of life. RNA polymerase ribozymes can replicate RNA, but their large size and structural ...

Ooooh. Cool new paper on origins of life. A simple 45-nucleotide RNA molecule that can perfectly copy itself.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Interesting study and great cover art!

Thanks to all the charlatans, quacks and fools who've allowed measles to reach my child's secondary school in London

Three years after the launch of the UK’s agency for ‘high-risk, high-reward research’, political expectations of the impact of public science funding are higher than ever. As UKRI funding is curtailed and redirected, how can Aria prove its worth, asks @jgro-the.bsky.social
https://ow.ly/t9Z850YcQuZ

I have a postdoc position in metagenomic exploration available in my group. Candidates with documented experience in phylo & metagenomics and preferably with petabase-scale data mining and GLM workflows are encouraged to apply. Come join us! 🧬🦠💻

Please repost

Apply here: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...

Visual with the text: Action plan for women in research, innovation and startups.

Women make up just 34% of the researchers in the EU.

The European Commission launched a call for evidence to shape an Action plan for women in R&I, tackling gender gaps and boosting equality in the European Research Area by 2030.

Have your say by 23 Feb: link.europa.eu/hh3vx6

#SciComm 🧪

Audience attentively listening to speaker at the Women Microbiologist Network from Annual Conference 2025.

On International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🔬👩‍🔬
We’re launching the Women Microbiologists Network: a member-led networking and discussions event for women in microbiology by Dr. Enas Newire.
Read the news story and join:
🔗 https://microb.io/4ax5M5I

Biological data governance in an age of AI Tailored access controls on new viral data would reduce misuse risks

Biological data governance in an age of AI | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...