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Dr. Maria Octavia Rangel's careers PowerPoint recounts her journey to becoming a geriatric cardiologist at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in the US and provides advice for following in her footsteps.

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The Finch ruling - which came about through Sarah's tireless campaigning - means that the environmental impact assessment of a fossil fuel project must include the emissions from all the fuel it produces, and not just the impact of the infrastructure itself

It's hugely important

Benefits and impacts of use of light in UK fisheries and their wider effect on the marine environment Applications are invited for three 3.5 year PhD studentships: Benefits and impacts of use of light in UK fisheries and their wider effect on the marine...

PhD opportunity! "Benefits & impacts of use of light in UK #fisheries & their wider effect on the marine environment" (aka #scallopdiscos!) Supervision by me @thembauk.bsky.social Tom Davies @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social Tim Smyth @pml.ac.uk @fishtekmarine.bsky.social www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/resear...

Deep-Sea Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems: Ecology, Function and Management Applications are invited for a 3.5 years PhD studentship: Deep-Sea Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems: Ecology, Function and Management. The studentship will...

PhD opportunity! "Deep-Sea Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems: Ecology, Function and Management". Do cutting edge research on the deep sea under supervision from Prof Kerry Howell @pml.ac.uk, Dr Angela Stevenson @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social & me @thembauk.bsky.social www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/resear...

#scicomm

Our very own Joe Aslett talks about his journey from completing his MSc in #scicomm to joining the @futurumcareers.bsky.social team and his recent travels!

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The medieval alchemist, Cristoforo da Parigi, wrote numerous letters explaining his craft. At @mcgilluniversity.bsky.social , Dr Matteo Soranzo is analysing these documents to understand how Cristoforo’s scientific ideas were shaped by the culture of the time.
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🚨Job Alert plz RT!

Johns Hopkins Psych & Brain Sciences is looking for a new colleague using behavioral or computational approaches to study cognition!

We are excited about many areas of (esp higher) cognition in human adults, children, or nonhuman animals

Open-rank

apply.interfolio.com/178146

YouTube video by Just Have a Think This is not the video I had planned to make.

Here is an excellent summary of last week's National Emergency Briefing in London. Well worth a watch and please sign the letter to the Prime Minister linked at the end.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sa7...
#climatechange #impacts #energy #health #tippingpoints #nationalsecurity #foodsecurity

Destination STEM: helping to navigate career journeys - Futurum How can students use STEM Learning’s Destination STEM for STEM careers guidance?

To support teachers in enabling young people to take the lead in exploring careers for themselves, STEM Learning UK has set up Destination STEM. National Lead Ajay Sharman introduces this innovative online platform.

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🔊 Interested in doing a PhD on RNA-binding proteins in an abundant microbiota species and becoming a member of the German Priority Programme “Illuminating Gene Functions in the Human Gut Microbiome”? Apply here: www.uni-wuerzburg.de/karriere/sin...

A 'must read' paper, I think.

The future of AI – and why social sciences matter - Futurum What is the role of social sciences in AI?

However we feel about it, #AI is here to stay. At The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in the UK, social scientists are exploring the future of AI and the critical decisions we need to make to ensure it serves the greater good.

futurumcareers.com/the-future-o...

For #scicomm to be inclusive, it's important to publish in people's own language - these resources are all in English (US and UK versions) and also Spanish.

I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

Do you have a question for…? - Futurum One thing Futurum can guarantee is that the research shared on our website will always pose thought-provoking questions…

One thing Futurum can guarantee is that the research shared on our website will always pose – and generate – thought-provoking questions.

And as each article page features a comment box, you can submit your questions for the researchers to read and respond to...

futurumcareers.com/do-you-have-...

#scicomm

University teaching income ‘£6.4 billon less’ than 10 years ago UUK says shortfall in teaching money is ‘baked in’ to higher education funding system as institutions brace for new tax in upcoming budget

'Ahead of the autumn budget on 26 November, Universities UK (UUK) has calculated that funding per student for teaching in 2025-26 is at 64 per cent of the level it was in 2015-16.' 1/3

TRANSFORM – Equipping the next generation of researchers @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social to integrate methods and perspectives from different academic and practice fields to address current and future #sustainability challenges.

Watch the whole 🎬 media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/transf...

‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10

TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE. For shame, Mr Johnson and the team you pretended to lead. Preventable deaths on your hands. They will not return to us. You live on, rich and vainglorious.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Yes, this is where you would work (the round building, not the boat)

We are looking for a postdoc to join our team! If you're interested in translating a cutting edge genomics technology (www.nature.com/articles/s41...) to real-life applications in hematology, this is for you. We offer a unique working environment ON THE BEACH: recruitment.crg.eu/content/jobs...

Great to work with these guys on a wonderful, open access #scicomm and #edusky platform.

Enjoy!

Another super cool and totally free #scicomm magazine is out!

Scientists are becoming more visible in public climate debates, but the effects of this engagement are far from straightforward. We often hear strong claims about credibility and trust, yet what does the evidence say? Our new preprint explores this osf.io/preprints/ps...

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What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...

After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing hens and spiking egg prices, the USDA didn’t investigate whether the virus was airborne. @propublica.org did. www.propublica.org/article/bird...

Warnings rise for U.S. as severe flu strain causes outbreaks in Canada, U.K. A flu strain that emerged over the summer is causing "unprecedented" outbreaks in Japan, as well as in Canada and the U.K. The CDC hasn't provided insights on flu in the U.S. in nearly two months.

Meanwhile, the 'human flu season is officially on', writes virologist, @angierasmussen.bsky.social. And, 'a flu strain that emerged over the summer is causing 'unprecedented' outbreaks in Japan, Canada and the U.K.', noted @erikaedwards.bsky.social @nbcnews.com.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Brilliant!

The Great Big Nature Survey | The Wildlife Trusts The Wildlife Trusts would love to hear your opinions on how nature makes you feel, and what you think we as a society should (or shouldn’t) be doing to protect it. Take the survey today!

The Wildlife Trusts have launched The Great Big Nature Survey.

They want to hear from YOU to help them understand how the UK connects with nature & help them see the bigger picture.

Have your say today 👉
www.wildlifetrusts.org/great-big-na...

YouTube video by thejuicemedia Honest Government Ad | Carbon Capture & Storage

Did someone say Carbon Capture and Storage??

This from the Australian government.

youtu.be/MSZgoFyuHC8

= Bloomberg Carbon Capture: Why Investors Are Souring Green Climate Politics The Scientists Who Popularized Carbon Capture Have a Warning About It Many countries are relying on it to meet their climate goals, but it might hurt more than help, they say. in

When I started to criticize wild promises for carbon dioxide capture & removal in 2022, I took *so much shit* from the energy modelers and journalists promoting it, but those same people are silent now that even the scientists who first imagined the tech are increasingly mounting the same criticism.