Springboard awardee Dr Rodrigo Vitorio next to a quote that reads: "The Springboard support will enable me to take a crucial next step in understanding how tDCS can be optimised and personalised for people with Parkinson's."

We’re pleased to share the latest round of our Springboard programme 👏

This year we're supporting 55 early career researchers across the UK whose bold ideas have the potential to save lives, by investing £6.7M in discovery-driven health research 💡

➡️ bit.ly/4syNGa8

President of the Academy, Professor Andrew Morris, next to a quote that reads: "Getting effective treatments to patients faster is what matters most, and the approval of new medicines as a direct result of these changes shows that this arrangement can make a real difference to people and families."

The approval of new medicines under the UK Govt's pharmaceutical partnership with the US can make a real difference to people and families by getting effective treatments to patients faster.

Read today's announcement: ow.ly/QVOR50YCpXo

And scroll for our full reaction 🧵

Tell Florida to restore and protect the Pulse Memorial Now! After Trump directive, Florida removed rainbow crosswalk that honors the 49 people killed at Pulse. Demand the crosswalk be restored and protected! Sign now!

After Trump directive, Florida removed rainbow crosswalk that honors the 49 people killed at Pulse. Demand the crosswalk be restored and protected! Sign now! a.allout.org/s/P8Egz/

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There's two weeks left to apply for our Professorship scheme ⏰

🌍 Available to biomedical or healthcare researchers moving from overseas to the UK to start a Professorship
💷 Receive up to £500k in funding

Apply by Wed 21 Jan 4pm GMT

👉 bit.ly/499n2yi

Raju: The Speaker and others have said that this driver was weaponizing her vehicle.

AOC: Their editorializing of this event to justify a public murder is disgusting. It is horrifying. Watch it for yourself and make that assessment for yourself on which of these leaders are lying to you.

a skeleton is standing on a sidewalk holding a bottle and a piece of paper . ALT: a skeleton is standing on a sidewalk holding a bottle and a piece of paper .

I really want to try and do more podcast appearances this year, if anyone needs a guest or knows of a particular podcast that might be looking let me know!

#podcast #history #localhistory #Shropshire #folklore #folktales #folkcustoms

Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach More than 400 leather hobnailed boots, thought to date back to the 19th Century, have been found.

I love a bit of weird news.

Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on beach www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Me on a train smiling u have messy blonde hair and pink lipstick. The window begins me shows a blurry winter field and cold blue sky.

It’s Friday everyone! And it’s also Krampusnacht so I hope none of you have been naughty this year 😉
I’m on my way to visit family for a pre Christmas get together.
I hope you all have a wonderful Friday. And check my socials over the weekend for information about Monday’s episode of witw!

A photo of Dr Mohammad Hosseini, with a quote that reads: "Fostering trust in science requires well-informed, collaborative and critically thinking communities, supported by mechanisms that ensure transparency and accountability."

What can Africa’s fight against HIV teach us about tackling today’s global health challenges? 🌍

Pleased to share Dr Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social will join the panel at our International Health Lecture with @thelancet.com, bringing his expertise in research ethics to the discussion 🔬✨

Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.

Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.

Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

Anyone else having posting issues on @bsky.app today - do your posts end up in replies? #Bluesky #Comms

What is the endgame in this toxic immigration debate: is it friends and neighbours thrown out of the country? | Jonthan Liew The notion of remigration was abstract, but the right is dragging it towards respectability. If the goal is homogeneous whiteness, they should say it, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

will be doing some more general columns for the guardian going forward. this one is on remigration and the evolution of a far-right pipe dream into mainstream discourse. I promise they won’t all be this depressing. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Promotional graphic for the Academy of Medical Sciences and The Lancet International Health Lecture 2025 that reads: “Lessons from Africa: health diplomacy in HIV prevention. Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim FRS, Associate Scientific Director, Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA). Tuesday 4 November 2025 at 15:30 (GMT). In person, London and online.” On the right is an image of Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim, smiling and wearing glasses and a black top

What can Africa’s fight against HIV teach us about tackling today’s #GlobalHealth challenges? 🌍

Join our International Health Lecture with @thelancet.com to find out 💫

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Leading pediatric group breaks with RFK Jr., recommends COVID shots for young kids The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on Tuesday recommended that parents vaccinate all infants and young children against COVID-19, a break from Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert…

Leading pediatric group breaks with RFK Jr., recommends COVID shots for young kids

Eight profile images of the Academy's Cross Sector Experience Award recipients on a navy blue background

We're proud to announce Academy funding for 13 cross-sector partnerships 🤝

Our Cross-Sector Experience Awards supports awardees to work for up to a year in a different sector, sparking collaboration and transformative ideas 🚀

👉 Learn more: bit.ly/3HsZvgD

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Do you work in life sciences? Are you keen to drive change within your organisation?

You could be eligible for our FLIER programme – helping rising leaders create impact across the sector 🚀

Join our upcoming webinar to learn more ⬇️

📅Wed 20 Aug
🔗 ow.ly/ohpf50WzQGl

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very impressed by the framing in this photo my 7-year-old took using an olympus point and shoot i got for him a little bit ago

Academy of Medical Sciences incoming CEO, Rosalind Campion, next to a quote that reads: "I am very proud to have been appointed to be the CEO of the Academy of Medical Sciences. Progress in medical sciences is transforming the lives of patients in the UK and globally, and can fundamentally improve the UK's economy and productivity."

We’re pleased to announce Rosalind Campion as our new CEO 🎉

Rosalind brings extensive leadership experience across health & life sciences, & will be a fantastic asset to the Academy as we work to improve health for all 🌍

Please join us in welcoming Rosalind to the Academy 👏

👉 ow.ly/H4M750WxQtr

The Invention of “Sesame Street” Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.

“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.

Bluesky hive mind, what do you use apart from HTML when you want to create accessible digital content?

#Accessibility #Digital #Web #HTML

Child’s weight for life shaped by first 1,000 days, report health experts

🚨 Childhood obesity is rising at alarming rates around the world

Our latest report, with Italy’s Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, calls for early intervention to ensure healthier futures for all children 🌱

Read the report: bit.ly/46qy7tN

And see our key takeaways 🧵

#StandingStoneSunday

The Callanish Stones are an arrangement of standing stones placed in a cruciform pattern with a central stone circle, on the Isle of Lewis, #Scotland. They were erected in the late #Neolithic era, and were a focus for ritual activity during the Bronze Age.

📸 Tom Richardson

This is horrific. I'm lost for words.

Who were the ancient Denisovans? Fossils reveal secrets about the mysterious humans Clues are emerging about the ghostly clan that settled eastern Asia and left a genetic legacy in people today.

Who were the ancient Denisovans? Fossils reveal secrets about the mysterious humans. Clues are emerging about the ghostly clan that settled eastern Asia and left a
genetic legacy in people today www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Opinion: Migrant workers prop up the UK’s social care system. Now… Labour’s crackdown will break a promise made to workers like me – and leave the system in disrepair

everyone's said pretty much all there is to be said on the 'island of strangers'/'incalculable damage' stuff, so just sharing this by a migrant care worker on how it feels to hear yourself discussed like this while looking after people's loved ones www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

Stop Hungary’s Pride Ban – Defend LGBT+ Rights Now Hungary has banned Pride marches, threatening LGBT+ rights and the freedom to protest. Sign the petition now to urge the EU to act before it’s too late. Every voice matters – help defend human rights ...

I just signed Budapest's petition with All Out that could really change things for LGBT+ people. Add your name and join me in the fight for LGBT+ rights! a.allout.org/s/WY8xL/

Justice for Sara and all trans lives in Colombia! Urgent: Justice for Sara, trans woman brutally murdered in Bello. 💔 We demand action against LGBTIQ+ violence in Colombia. Sign and share! ➡️ #JusticeForSara #NiUnaMas #LGBTIQ+ 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Urgent: Justice for Sara, trans woman brutally murdered in Bello. 💔 We demand action against LGBTI+ violence in Colombia. Sign and share! ➡️ #JusticeForSara #LGBTI+ 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
👉 a.allout.org/s/WqkBJ/

Ebb and flow in beautiful Looe. A little corner of calm. May your day be peaceful, my friends. 😊

#Cornwall #Looe #river #calm #peace #nature #trees #life #photography

• Al Overview The idiom "you can't lick a badger twice" means you can't trick or deceive someone a second time after they've been tricked once. It's a warning that if someone has already been deceived, they are unlikely to fall for the same trick again. Here's a more detailed explanation: • Licking: "Licking" in this context means to trick or deceive someone. • Badger: The badger is a wild animal, and the phrase likely originates from the historical sport of badger baiting where dogs were used to harass

Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add “meaning” afterwards, and you’ll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up. Here is mine