The human body isn’t a masterpiece of design – it’s a patchwork of evolutionary compromise Many aspects of human anatomy are just “good enough” solutions – functional, but far from perfect.

Many aspects of human anatomy are just “good enough” solutions – functional, but far from perfect.

Been talking about this for years: Skills wheels, compulsory team teaching, generic content that anyone can cover, modeled on Starbucks and stripping out the content of degrees to avoid a “single point of failure” (that’s management-speak for an academic off sick). This is how you kill HE.

Hate hate hate them. Every day there is more of this trash being shared by so called educators or health care professionals on LinkedIn. I despair

📢 Call for Papers! We invite submissions for special issue “Development, Evolution, and Comparative Anatomy of the Larynx.” This issue aims to highlight interdisciplinary work exploring the development, evolution, and structure–function relationships of the larynx across species.
📅 Deadline: Sep 15

Researchers in Museums: Collections and Archives Workshop Series. Thackray Museum of Medicine, Leeds. 13 May; 18 June; 9 July; 1-4pm. I am delighted to be working with Thackray Museum of Medicine to host three workshops for ‘Researchers in Museums’. These interactive workshops offer early career researchers an opportunity to learn about the potential of museum collections to enrich their research. Each workshop will include: ‘Cancer in the Collections’: a unique insight into how one researcher, Dr Claire Turner (Durham University) uses Thackray’s extensive collections and archives to support her own research. Stores Tour: an exclusive guided tour of Thackray’s stores by its Collections Team, with the opportunity to learn more about the history of the museum and the objects, books, and archival materials it holds. Research Room Time: a chance to look in greater depth at books, objects and archival materials drawn from the museum’s collections. Personal Research: option to request and view an object related to your own research. Each session can accommodate up to 8 attendees, each of whom will receive a £20 bursary towards travel to the workshop. To be eligible to attend, you must be: An early career researcher (MA, PhD, or within two years of finishing the PhD) Working broadly within the field of medical humanities Expressions of interest should include a short summary of your research, how you meet the workshop criteria, and your preferred workshop date (max 250 words). All EOIs should be submitted to claire.o.turner@durham.ac.uk by 5pm on Friday 17 April.

I'm delighted to finally share details of a workshop series I'm hosting with @thackraymuseum.bsky.social! 'Researchers in Museums' is open to a wide range of early career researchers and offers the opportunity to go 'behind the scenes' in a fantastic medical museum. Please share widely!

Oh wonderful, thank you!

Really hoping I get a ticket to be able to join the workshop online, looks brilliant 🤩

Sounded fab and looks like a great turn out, I was sad not to be able to attend - 400 miles in the way! Id really be interested in an online workshop, please do let me know the details!

Blue sky! Sun! Is this real life?!
Still plenty of mud for the swamp monster though 😬

Thank you, I'll check them out! Where would I be able to find out more information?

Had a really ✨ brilliant ✨ time being part of the Anatomy Late Anti-Valentines event on Thursday @thackraymuseum.bsky.social in Leeds, as part of their Under The Sheets Anatomical Illustration exhibit 🧠 🫀 🫁 🦷 🦴 👁️ 👅 . I encourage everyone to visit the exhibit but also the amazing museum in general!

The commentator was an Olympic skiier himself.....

No, absolutely not, I agree

The male commentator literally says "I competed with a torn ACL back in 1985, it can be done and she's been proving that in qualification"........ But still the rhetoric continues

This looks fantastic! I'm so sad it clashes with another conference I'm involved with! Fingers crossed next time

Teaching Associate (Medical/Human Anatomy Demonstrator) at University of Bristol Discover Teaching Associate (Medical/Human Anatomy Demonstrator) jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.

✨ Come and join us in the Anatomy department at the University of Bristol for a year, teaching medics and dental students, and hanging out with the best anatomy colleagues you could ask for..... ✨
0.5FTE allowing for clinical work the rest of the week

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Oh brilliant! I was sad to not be able to make Frome today, glad to hear about Arnos Vale - count me in!

Oh how exciting! 😍

I wish the HTA would help control some of this. I don't believe that just because a bone is over 100 years it isn't covered by any laws, and can just be washed hands of, and left to personal ethics and morality. Somethibg needs to be done!

A one-night-only exploration of the beauty and brilliance of our bodies. The evening features live dissections, creativity galore with life drawing and crafts, bite-size-informed with short, sharp speed tours, talks, and even a DJ and bar! Come and join me!

Thackray Lates: Anatomy Uncovered - Thackray Museum of Medicine This Anti-Valentine’s, we’re peeking beneath the sheets with a one-night-only exploration of the beauty and brilliance of our bodies. Marking...

Really excited to be invited to speak at the @thackraymuseum.bsky.social in Leeds on the 12th Feb for an Anti-Valentine’s late, marking the launch of their latest exhibition – Beneath the Sheets: Anatomy, Art and Power
thackraymuseum.co.uk/event/thackr...

Yeah I can see that. Back to the drawing board

Maybe Sydney Sweeney?

She's a cutie isn't she - boggly eyes, one ear up one ear down always. On her write up at the shelter she was described as looking 'goofy' which is so on point

I miss this silly Billy so much when she's not around, even though she's a goofy sassbag, contributes nothing to the rent, and takes up the whole bed #dogsofbluesky

Happy my abstract has been accepted for the @slsauk.bsky.social conference 🥳
I’ll be presenting on anatomical imaging: exploring how images of cadavers are managed, & how gaps in law & guidance leave decisions to individual's ethics & morality.
Grateful to contribute to such important conversations

You could. It was never official part of the uni, and anatomy classes were often private and could be run from anywhere by anyone, even at the start of the official medical school. Can recommend some great books on the history of the BRI and the museum collection if you're interested?

He was anatomised under the murder act, dissected and kept by Richard Smith Jr, who ran private anatomy classes out of the old BRI and kept this in his personal collection, which formed a huge part of the BRIs museum, before being dispersed after air raids destroyed the building in the 40s

Dissecting the Grinch: what anatomy reveals about Christmas’s most famous villain From broad cheekbones and a flexible back to a small prefrontal cortex, here’s everything an anatomist thinks makes the Grinch so one-of-a-kind.

A Lil' Christmas Anatomy Fun

Dissecting the Grinch: what anatomy reveals about Christmas’s most famous villain theconversation.com/dissecting-t...

What happens when you donate your body to science? Human bodies have been studied and dissected for thousands of years, sometimes to extreme lengths. But what happens if you donate your body to science now?

A thoughtful new short video from BBC Scotland highlights the importance of body donation with clarity and care. Scottish anatomy has a remarkable way of getting this right and Viv is the ideal voice to guide the public through such a vital, often misunderstood process.
www.bbc.co.uk/videos/cd0kv...