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Deadline to apply for MRC fully funded 4-year PhD studentships is approaching on *9 Jan 2026*!
Join world-class researchers across
@unibirmingham.bsky.social ,
@uniofleicester.bsky.social and @uniofnottingham.bsky.social

👉See more.bham.ac.uk/mrc-aim/phd-...

I'm delighted to share that I passed my PhD viva!

A huge thank you to Matthew Rushworth and Joe Galea (@galeaj.bsky.social) as examiners and chair @arkadykonovalov.bsky.social.

I'm incredibly grateful to supervisors @brainapps.bsky.social and @markdhumphries.bsky.social for all their support.

and thank you to @mrcaimdtp.bsky.social for funding this work!

Multi-omic surveillance of microbial dynamics in river and flood-impacted environments: implications for public health in a changing climate at University of Birmingham on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Multi-omic surveillance of microbial dynamics in river and flood-impacted environments: implications for public health in a changing climate at University of Birmingham, listed on FindAP...

New PhD project @imibirmingham.bsky.social, supervision by @drjorhodes.com and myself, now open!

'Multi-omic surveillance of microbial dynamics in river and flood-impacted environments: implications for public health in a changing climate'

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Deadline 9 Jan 2026!

Applications still OPEN for MRC fully funded PhD studentships 🎓✨
Join world-class researchers across our 3 partner universities:
🔹 @unibirmingham.bsky.social
🔹 @uniofleicester.bsky.social
🔹 @uniofnottingham.bsky.social
🌍 Open to applicants worldwide
👉 Apply more.bham.ac.uk/mrc-aim/phd-...

"I ended up getting to Oxford, which is incredible and, if I hadn’t had this experience, I don’t think I would have even tried." - Hoa, Brilliant Club ambassador. Computer Science and Philosophy, Hertford College, University of Oxford.

There are now just 24 hours left of The Big Give Christmas Challenge!

So far we've raised £10,582, which will open doors for over 100 more talented young people who would otherwise miss out on the transformative opportunities university education can bring.

Students like Hoa... (1/6)

PhD co-supervised by Clare Anderson @bagshaap.bsky.social & @selmalugtmeijer.bsky.social.

*PhD funding through the @mrcaimdtp.bsky.social* interested in doing a PhD aimed at understanding the brain mechanisms underlying how sleep impacts on motivation in health and Parkinsons Disease? Want to learn computational modelling & brain imaging? Get in touch. more.bham.ac.uk/mrc-aim/phd-...

Applications are now open 🚀for our fully funded Medical Research Council 4-year 🎓studentships 🎓 across our 3 partner institutions @unibirmingham.bsky.social @uniofleicester.bsky.social and @uniofnottingham.bsky.social

See👉 more.bham.ac.uk/mrc-aim/phd-... to find out more and apply *by 9 Jan 2026*.

Research Fellow at University of Birmingham Apply now for the Research Fellow role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.

Job opportunity in my lab! We're looking for a post-doc to come join us for an exciting project exploring the evolution of #AMR and #hypervirulence in #klebsiella. Please share!! @unibirmingham.bsky.social Details: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOV067/r...

Thinking about joining us at #BSI25 in Liverpool this December? Registration is open!

Book early to take advantage of discounted rates and secure your spot for four days of world-class science, networking, and inspiring talks.

🔗 https://bit.ly/3IkxWq8

Research Fellow - Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy - 106119 - Grade 7 The successful candidate will make extensive use of a range of in vivo models of fungal infection and will have access to the wide range of transgenic tools and in vivo immunology techniques establish...

Job ads for TWO postdoctoral positions available in our group are now online. Deadline August 25th.
🧪Immunologists, apply in link below.
🍄Microbiologists- please follow link in next post.
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Registration is open for the Microbial Genomics of Eukaryotes meeting in Glasgow! This event will highlight a range of scientific accomplishments in eukaryotic genome research. Sign up today and submit your abstract by August 12: bit.ly/Eukaryotes25 #Eukaryotes25

Have a great time Lucy!

Microbiology Society Annual Meeting in Ireland - Abstracts now open

Submit your abstract for Microbiology Society Annual Meeting in Ireland 2025 before 1 August 2025 for an opportunity to present your research. Learn more about how to submit an abstract and follow our abstract guidance - microb.io/IrelandMeeti... #MicrobioIrish25

Really interesting read Leah. Congratulations!

Only a few weeks to go! 🚨

Join us in Birmingham on Friday 20 June for an exciting event uniting clinical and academic immunologists.

Don’t miss this chance to connect, collaborate, and advance immunology from bench to bedside. Secure your spot today: bit.ly/4iWsVRT

Fantastic news Connor and well deserved, congratulations 👏

Lovely morning of activities on lake Coniston for our first year cohort

3 weeks to go before #pint25!
Check the programme and get your tickets here to join the science celebration 👇
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🗓 19th-21rd May 2025
📍45+ locations across the UK
🗣400 events

Sunshine and blue skies, what a perfect start to the week for our 1st years who are off to The Raymond Priestley Centre for a week of team building activities 😎

🎟 #pint25 programme and tickets released on Monday- save the date!

✨️Festival 19-21 May 2025

Pro tip : sign up to our mailing list to be the first to hear when eepurl.com/TbbVX

Thanks again for making Annual Conference 2025 such a success! Want to join us in 2026? Submit an article to our journals by June 30th for a chance to win your registration, whilst supporting us as a not-for-profit. Find out more here: microb.io/3o6DvhI

Another amazing student symposium with some fantastic talks and posters.
🏆Best talk prizes were awarded to Bethany Mackinnon @kelseyhipwell.bsky.social and Michael Macleod
🏆 Best poster presentations went to @syedmhammad03.bsky.social Ruby Fell and Lauren Bowron
Congratulations to all presenters!

Research Associate in Breast Cancer Metastasis:CRUK Oglesby Cancer Research Building, 555 Wilmslow Road, M20 4GJ

New postdoc position in @frances-turrell.bsky.social lab. Great opportunity to join a new group, doing exciting work 🧪

Get in touch if you want to chat about life in the lab (it's fab)!

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

#ImmunoSky

How Do Vaccines Work? Vaccination has changed the world, saving millions of lives and enabling us to eradicate a lethal disease for the first time in human history – not to mention its critical role in ending the Covid-19 ...

It's the @britsocimm.bsky.social Vaccine Engagement Day tomorrow and by amazing coincidence I'll be giving a @greshamcollege.bsky.social lecture on - you've guessed it - vaccines! Sign-up to watch free in person or online here: www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/how...

There's still time to join us on 27 January 2025 at 13:00 BST for the next webinar of the AMR in Focus series: "What's new in therapeutics". Register now - https://microb.io/AMR-in-Focus

📢 Calling all BSI members! Our BSI Communication & Engagement grant scheme is here to support your #PublicEngagement projects in #immunology

Apply for up to £1,000 to bring your #SciComms ideas to life 💡

Deadline for applications: 1 February 2025

🔗 bit.ly/3Y9j8gm

The image include a picture of immune cells on the right and the words: "30 Jan 2025 Online. Immune responses investigated by spatial biology across species. Brought to you by the BSI Comparative and Veterinary Immunology Affinity Group (CVIG)."

🗓️Three weeks to go until the BSI-CVIG online seminar exploring spatial #omics technologies in #immunology!

🧫 Come along to find out how these advanced technologies can be applied across different tissues and species

Register today👉 bit.ly/423kpJi

#CVIG25

Available projects, application form and further details on our website more.bham.ac.uk/mrc-aim/phd-...

All projects are Medical Research Council funded for 4 years and open to home and overseas candidates