My Instagram Ⱥłꞡꝋɍīⱦħᵯ has decided to serve me nothing but seal and sea lion content and I've honestly never been happier on that app 🦭

"How many plugs do you want on this wall?"
"Yes."

Can't wait for the inevitable podcast and memecoin!

This is such an important story.

💀

Email saying "An AI created a podcast of your paper" Said paper is my PhD dissertation, "The Role of The Hippocampus In Configural Learning"

This is my PhD thesis

I did not ask for this

I did not consent to this

I did not approve of this

I was not compensated for this

I would not have advised this

I do not like this

And worst of all, the number of people who've read my thesis has still not increased.

Text of CAUT advice: Given the rapidly evolving political landscape in the United States and reports of individuals encountering difficulties crossing the border, CAUT strongly recommends that academic staff travel to the U.S. only if essential and necessary. In addition, CAUT recommends that academics who fall into the following categories exercise particular caution: Citizens or residents of a country identified in media reports as likely to be subject to a travel ban Citizens or residents of a country where there are diplomatic tensions with the U.S. Travellers with passport stamps evidencing recent travel to countries that may be subject to a travel ban or where there are diplomatic tensions with the U.S. Those who have expressed negative opinions about the current U.S. administration or its policies Those whose research could be seen as being at odds with the position of the current U.S. administration Travellers who identify as transgender or whose travel documents indicate a sex other than their sex assigned at birth Academics should carefully consider what information they have, or need to have, on their electronic devices when crossing borders and take actions to protect sensitive information where necessary.

Canadian Association of University Teachers recommends that academics travel to the US "only if essential and necessary", and to be careful about what information we have on our electronic devices, especially if you fit into a fairly wide set of categories. www.caut.ca/latest/2025/...

Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows: [scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech] 1 CHURCHILL: The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us. 2 CHURCHILL: Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war. 3 CHURCHILL: If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun- BBC PRESENTER: Thank you prime minister 4 BBC PRESENTER: Mr hitler, your response? 5 HITLER [in the studio]: Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill 6 HITLER: What we are proposing - CHURCHILL: Hang on 7 HITLER: Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement - 8 CHURCHILL: What's he doing here BBC PRESENTER: It's important we hear both sides of the debate 9 CHURCHILL: This isn't a debate You don't debate fascists 10 HITLER: Oh here we go with ze Godwins law! 11 HITLER: Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'... CHURCHILL: Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit- 12 HITLER [standing up, saluting]: RAUSS! BBC PRESENTER: *Please* Mr Churchill let him speak [ends]

@uk-itss.bsky.social Undergraduate Summer Placements are now live, including one at @edinuni-irr.bsky.social Flow Cytometry Facility!

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Are you an undergraduate student looking to gain hands-on experience in a cutting-edge research environment?

6-8-week paid opportunity to work alongside Research Technical Professionals (RTPs):

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Centre for Inflammation Research. Closing Date: 31 March 2025

📣Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral research position in drug development for pulmonary microdosing trials is funded by the EPSRC-backed MicroTex Hub, a multidisciplinary initiative to test treatments for pulmonary inflammation and infection.

More Info: edin.ac/3XsWiCO

Happy 7th birthday to Jura the best boy 🍳

📢 We’ve arrived in #Edinburgh for the Flow Cytometry Facilities Meeting 2025!

🗓️ 8–9 Jan | 📍 @edinuni-irr.bsky.social, @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social

🎤 Don’t miss @lhwstratocore.bsky.social's Techno Bite on sustainability, today at 14:30.

See you there!

#FCFM2025 @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social

EASTBIO-Investigating phosphoinositide acyl chain composition as a novel regulator of T cell signalling during ageing at University of Edinburgh on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - EASTBIO-Investigating phosphoinositide acyl chain composition as a novel regulator of T cell signalling during ageing at University of Edinburgh, listed on FindAPhD.com

If you’re interested in immune cell metabolism I’m recruiting for a PhD student. Deadline: 17th Jan. Start date: Sept 2025. Informal discussion always welcome.

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

For all my #FlowCytometry followers, @edinuni-irr.bsky.social is hosting the @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social Flow Cytometry Facilities Meeting 2025.

Come along 8th-9th of January for talks, Q&As, and to meet incredible colleagues.

As if you need another excuse to visit #Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏰🔬

Day 9, Tbilisi. 🇬🇪🇪🇺

Midnight, 0 degrees.

The Georgian regime has attempted to ban fireworks and confiscate them from protestors.

Live scenes at Parliament:

Happy #BlackFriday everyone 🫰

#BlackFriday

Really enjoyed Bernard Hogan-Howe as a guest and would love to hear more from him in future episodes 👮

I’ve been reluctant to start a Substack, because I like being commissioned, I like being edited, and I especially like to be paid.

But I couldn’t face hawking this one around to weary editors, for reasons that you may understand if you read it.

rostaylor240051.substack.com/p/and-then-p...

Nobody is signing up to give talks at the event! We're desperate! Since your institute is hosting can you do us a favour and give one?

Sure.

Great. We need your slides and an abstract by EOD

"The Archbishop of Canterbury was there, literally a day after he resigned, with a drink in his hand, acting as if nothing happened at all."

Ian Hislop breaks down the "confrontation" he had with Justin Welby over his inaction on sexual abuse in the church.

@privateeyenews.bsky.social

Excited to get some ham at The Lodge Coffee House

‘A place of joy’: why scientists are joining the rush to Bluesky Researchers say the social-media platform — an alternative to X — offers more control over the content they see and the people they engage with.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...