Rebekah J. White, PhD

How is this repulsive?

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This article really relies on Richard Dawkin's statement. Reminds me of his totally unprovoked anti-muslim tweets back in 2018... So his stance here isn't really surprising

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Temperate rainforest restoration project to begin in Cornwall - BBC News Cornwall Wildlife Trust is to begin a temperate rainforest restoration project at its 150-acre site near Looe.

Promising work going on in my home county ☺️ Love to see it!

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You have just taught me that this is paracetamol! I had no idea 😅

Hahah thank you, I love cats

A book, coffee, and pencil case on a green table overlooking a lake and greenery. The lake has large silver balls in it. Behind the lake, there is an art installation of smiling lips.

Art installation of a wooden harp in a wooden enclosure, surrounded by trees and greenery.

A plant with characteristically curled leaves in a starburst shape.

A pretty old building at the Botanic Gardens surrounded by greenery. There is a small round lake in front. The sky is cloudy.

Hanging out at Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh. I really like it here!

A great place to read ageing pop sci books for research purposes ☺️

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Oo I'm on it! Thank you ☺️

I'm keen on things to do with ageing, molecular bio, omics, worms, postdocs, plus Edinburgh uni and wider academia in general ☺️

Ah so simple, thank you! Do I need to be added to a list or anything, or will it just work?

Oo that would absolutely be useful, I deviate into nature projects sometimes! Thank you ☺️

This is the only one I've managed to figure out so far! I appreciate their clear instructions

Hello, still new here, how do I get myself on these starter packs and become a feed contributor? 😇

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Iconic work

Mock up of a pamphlet with silly academic poems in the form of bluesky posts

Poetry collection is going well thanks for asking

What an incredible person, thanks so much for sharing this.

My linocut portrait of pharmaceutical chemist Alice Ball, a young Black woman in a lab coat, printed in indigo. Below her is the chemical reaction for Ball’s Process in violet. Above and around her is a branch of chalmoogra with green leaves and yellow fruit.

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Rebekah and supervisor holding PhD thesis. Rebekah is in graduation robes and smiling at someone off camera.

Rebekah holding her PhD thesis with title: Comparative and Transcriptomic examination of senescence in Pristionchus nematodes.

Rebekah outside in red dress and graduation robes. She is smiling and there is a crowd behind her.

After years of worm-ing, I can finally pop on the robes, floppy hat... and hold my PhD thesis! Graduation was an awesome day, marking the end of my time as a student.

I'm looking back with fondness, but also with great excitement for the future ☺️

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An open letter from the presidents of Gaza universities Our campuses may have been razed, but our universities continue to exist.

A call to academic institutions and leaders, worldwide.

An open letter from the presidents of Gaza universities
Our campuses may have been razed, but our universities continue to exist.

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WHAT!!? I mean, I'm glad there's a solution that works / streamlines this for some (although at the expense of a well-deserved break.. not so sure).

But in regards to the last part, at the very least, I think the students would understand 😅

Absolutely, I agree! Before twitter was ruined, I had connected with so many people from all over doing all sorts. Including people in medicine, so hopefully they'll join us soon!