PRESS RELEASE - The fast-track tree breeding method that is restoring ash to the landscape
A fast-track method of breeding disease-resistant ash trees has been developed by researchers leading efforts to conserve the species.
www.jic.ac.uk/press-releas...
VACANCY 🌎 Sir Anthony Habgood Professor of Climate and the Environment
A tremendous opportunity to advance your academic career in a world-leading, vibrant and interdisciplinary environment, and to make a difference by steering exceptional research: tyndall.ac.uk/news/sir-ant...
A scenic view of the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. The image features colorful historic buildings lining both sides of the canal. A gondola with passengers is seen gently gliding across the water, surrounded by other boats. The sky is bright with scattered clouds.
Prof Robert Nicholls from @tyndallcentre.bsky.social has co-authored a study that says that relocating the city of Venice is among four potential options that could help it adapt to future sea-level rise.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4tl8inJ
@climateuea.bsky.social
#ResearchMatters #NewStudy
Cell, Development and Molecular Biology Seminar Series: Thurs 23 April, 1-2pm. EFRY 01.05 Hosted by Dr Geoff Mok.
Join us next week for our next CDMB Seminar! Our speaker is Dr Sean Tattan (BIO & CPP): "3D or not 3D, that is the question: can patient-derived gut organoids drive the development of personalised medicine?"
All welcome! #UEAScience
"I’m grateful to have gained many academic experiences during my PhD, but also to have created opportunities in areas of science communication."
💬 Dr Gab Astorga
A social media card with a photo of fermented food and the text "Research Scientist (Data Science) to investigate how novel fermented plant-based foods influence the human gut microbiome, Salary: £37.500 to £43,350, Contract length: 2 years, Apply by 17 May 2026"
🆕 Vacancy! We’re looking for a Research Scientist (Data Science) to join Professor @bioinf.bsky.social 's group to investigate how novel fermented plant-based foods influence the human gut microbiome 📊
💷 £37,500 to £43,350
🗓️ Apply by 17 May 2026
➡️ buff.ly/X88I01N
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Dr Chuen Zhang Lee, from @biouea.bsky.social, has carried out a new study that has found that living with friends may be altering your gut bacteria.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4dAxUbb
#ResearchMatters
Aerial view of a deforested section of the Amazon rainforest. The image shows a stark contrast between the dense, green trees and an area of cleared land with tree stumps and barren soil.
Dr Mark Tebboth from @developmentuea.bsky.social has been the lead author of an opinion piece that says a new UK Government report on global biodiversity loss and national security risks distorting evidence and driving ineffective policy.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4viBb55
#ResearchMatters
Thinking about university later in life? 👋
Head to our website to find out more about studying as a mature student and book your place at our Open Day on Saturday 4 July: www.uea.ac.uk/visit/uni-op...
A Connections grid that reads 'Create four groups of four! Quadram Institute edition. Keep your answers in mind.' The words are: Ruminococcus, Lactococcus, Soya beans, Sesame seeds, Yoghurt, Lactobacillus, Seaweed, Tempeh, Kimchi, Brewer's yeast, Candida, Escherichia, Wheat germ, Sauerkraut, Bifidobacterium, Staphylococcus.
Introducing the Quadram Institute Connections 🟨🟩🟦🟪
For April Fools Day, we invite you to create four groups of four based on our science.
Once you've untangled the four categories write your answers down and come back tomorrow when we reveal the answers.
Need clues? Let us know ⤵️
#MicroSky
📣 Post-Symposium FSRN Workshop at #VTEC2026
A focused workshop will be held in partnership with the Food Safety Research Network (FSRN) as part of its cross-sector initiative Advancing STEC Diagnostics.
📅14 May
Register now ⤵️
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Deadlines are fast approaching for our four remaining PhD studentships, with two based at our centre hub, the University of Bath and two at the University of East Anglia. 📣
Deadline: From 9 - 20 April 📆
Find out more and apply now on our website: www.cast.ac.uk/cast-careers/
Two woodpeckers with red heads perched on tree trunks in a lush, green forest setting.
Prof Carlos Peres, from @ueaenv.bsky.social has been a researcher on a study that has found that improving the landscapes surrounding forest remnants can dramatically increase their ability to retain bird species.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4v2Gup8
#NewStudy #ResearchMatters #Birds
Our #pint26 programme and tickets are released in 2 weeks!
To celebrate we will have a taster event in Norwich on Mon 13 April.
🎫Get your tickets here: pintofscience.co.uk/event/a-half...
Pint of Science will be 18-20 May.
@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social
Hands chopping mizuna from a hydroponic unit
Would you like to have your own kitchen garden? 🌿
If you’re a vegan or vegetarian, with regular periods, living within 70 miles of Norwich you can take part in our HARVEST study growing biofortified greens in a kitchen garden🌱
Find out more➡️ buff.ly/3NdjH5y
A photo of someone pipetting and the text "Research Scientist to characterise transposon mutant libraries in Shewanella and other relevant organisms. Salary: £37,500 to £30,600, Contract length 1 year, Apply by 7 April 2026"
Do you have a PhD in microbiology or a related discipline, experience working with Omic data and environmental microbes? 🦠
Check out our current vacancy⤵️
💷 £37,500 to £40,600
🗓️ Apply by 7 April 2026
➡️ buff.ly/a4OQqYe
Deadline is 8th of April. #phdposition
The Microbe Zoo will be going to the Royal Society summer science exhibition 2026!!! Fantastic achievement by @sawtrust.bsky.social and @norwichmicro.bsky.social
royalsociety.org/science-even...
Congratulations to our very own @anders-bergstrom.bsky.social for this fantastic paper on the 'Genomic history of early dogs in Europe' highlighted on the cover of Nature.
#UEAScience
A photo of someone pipetting and the text "Research Scientist to characterise transposon mutant libraries in Shewanella and other relevant organisms. Salary: £37,500 to £30,600, Contract length 1 year, Apply by 7 April 2026"
🆕 Vacancy! We’re looking for a Research Scientist to join @webberma.bsky.social 's group and characterise transposon mutant libraries in Shewanella and other relevant organisms as part of the EB MIND Engineering Biology Mission Award
💷 £37,500 to £40,600
🗓️ Apply by 7 April 2026
➡️ buff.ly/a4OQqYe
Two people in outdoor clothing are planting a small tree in a grassy field. The sky is grey and cloudy, and buildings are faintly visible in the background.
A person smiling and standing in a grassy area, wearing a green top and gloves. They are holding a rubbish bag. A lake surrounded by trees is visible in the background.
Thanks to a brilliant volunteer effort, more than 100 native trees have been planted to boost biodiversity for our campus wildlife 💚🌳
Hawthorn, rowan, wild pear and more were planted across the Broad Hay meadows to help enhance the space for birds, insects and other species➡️ https://bit.ly/4biWvQ4
In this new workshop, we're bringing together #spatial and #histology expertise to troubleshoot sample preparation methods that span different species and tissue types, with researchers from Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, and
@quadraminstitute.bsky.social.
Norwich has just been named the best place to live in the UK and we couldn't be more proud. We love you, Norwich! 🫶
Norwich was crowned winner in The Sunday Times Best Places to Live guide, the only location to have featured in all 14 editions of the guide.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/4lCFCTU
🆕 Professor Lindsay Hall @halllab.bsky.social elected Fellow of the European Academy of Microbiology @femsmicro.org ✨
A stylized illustration of a crescent moon set against a black sky with scattered white stars. Pink lanterns hang among fluffy white clouds, creating a whimsical, nighttime scene.
Wishing all our students, colleagues, alumni, and friends who are celebrating, a joyful and blessed Eid al-Fitr! 🎉☪️ Eid Mubarak!
#EidMubarak
Great to hear our local MP Ben Goldsborough highlighting in Parliament the world-class science taking place here at the Quadram Institute and @johninnescentre.bsky.social on vitamin D deficiency and sunshine tomatoes🍅
We’d be delighted to host a visit by Dame Angela Eagle.
Bluebells in the historic Sainsbury Centre woods
Volunteers built natural fencing to protect bluebells using the branches cut during coppicing
Spring approaches with good news – bluebells on our campus now have a better chance of survival thanks to volunteers revitalising the historic Sainsbury Centre woods 🪻
Learn more about this project: https://bit.ly/40BQub9
#Spring #Nature #Conservation
BBSRC PhD opportunity with industrial placement @nrpdtp.bsky.social, @ueamedical.bsky.social, @biouea.bsky.social on regulation of growth factor PEDF abundance and activity in the retina: www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...
Jayne from Heart 2 Heart (centre) with Ian Callaghan (right), University Secretary, and Karen Thompson (left), Director of Health and Safety, Risk and Business Continuity.
Jayne from Heart 2 Heart (right) with Ian Callaghan (left), University Secretary.
Staff, students and visitors to the UEA campus will now have quicker access to lifesaving equipment thanks to a defibrillator donation from a charity.
Learn more about this donation: https://bit.ly/3P2RSRI
#health #defibrillator
🌿 Day 1 of #CEECRebellion2026 is underway ☀️
Opening remarks from Aldina Franco kicking off two days of talks on ecology, evolution, and conservation at UEA.
Looking forward to a great programme of research and discussion.
@aldinafranco.bsky.social @biouea.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social