Pressure to publish is rising as research time shrinks, finds survey of scientists Researchers feel that pressures to publish are increasing, but the time and resources available to do research are decreasing, according to a survey by Elsevier.

Interesting read.
The dichotomy between what we would like to do and what we have to do...

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

Comments?

The RVC furthers development and use of organ-on-a-chip technology through partnership with Emulate - Research News - Research at the RVC - Royal Veterinary College, RVC The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Emulate, Inc. to build on prior RVC research into Organ-on-a-Chip (Ooc) technology and support the development of animal species-specific Organ-Chip models.

Our latest development:
www.rvc.ac.uk/research/new...
Really pleased that @StephanSchuel and @AsliAkidil from @emulatebio.bsky.social and @royalvetcollege.bsky.social
made this happen!
The sky is the limit ;-)

Opinion Paper: The Sound Use of Experimental Hypotheses in Animal Science

I couldn’t agree more!
Thank you to former colleague of mine, @GiuseppeBee, for sharing this. While the generation of vast amounts of data is useful to an extend, we need to use new technologies in a hypothesis-driven approach.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Professor Gary Entrican receives Distinguished Veterinary Immunologist Award | Edinburgh Infectious Diseases | Edinburgh Infectious Diseases August 2025: Many congratulations to Professor Gary Entrican from The Roslin Institute who has received the Zoetis IUIS VIC Distinguished Veterinary Immunologist Award at the 14th International…

Congratulations to Honorary Professor Gary Entrican on receiving the Zoetis IUIS VIC Distinguished Veterinary Immunologist Award at the 14th International Veterinary Immunology Symposium, in recognition of his contribution to veterinary immunology.

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#Immunology #VetAwards

I love it there! My place...

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Who would have thought that fetal calf serum has such an effect on. Worth rethinking? Well...have a look.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
We can do so many things using 3D organ platforms.
@jdallilab.bsky.social; @peterolinga.bsky.social; @qmul.bsky.social; @royalvetcollege.bsky.social

Short communication: Recombinant yeast as an oral vaccine carrier - direct in vivo interaction with chicken gut epithelium Oral vaccines present a strategy for mass-immunisation, offering ease of administration with the potential to induce mucosal and systemic immunity. Th…

New work by @JoseJaramilloOrtiz, with @SamrudhiDeosthali and @BlakeDamer with really pretty pictures

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

@royalvetcollege.bsky.social #CVRM @HoughtonTrust

Job Opportunity at the RVC: Research Technician We are seeking a highly motivated Research Technician aiding the development of an organ-platform. The post is funded through a collaborative project between the RVC and Forcefield Therapeutics for in...

oin our friendly bunch
jobs.rvc.ac.uk/PPS-0211-25

jobs.rvc.ac.uk/PPS-0210-25

A PostDoc and a Research Technician post, initially funded for a year each, with extension possibilities
@RoyalVetCollege
@ForcefieldTherapeutics

Safety and efficacy of a novel glycoengineered recombinant vaccine candidate against Haemonchus contortus in sheep - npj Vaccines npj Vaccines - Safety and efficacy of a novel glycoengineered recombinant vaccine candidate against Haemonchus contortus in sheep

And the follow-up paper is live!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Great work from everyone involved
@VetMedUniVienna and @RoyalVeterinaryCollege

I am pleased to announce that our Journal #InnateImmunity by #Sage has two new associate editors.
Welcome to the team TeresaFreire and Jesús Hernández.

Really pleased to have these two colleagues from Uruguay and Mexico on board.

With @meganbryant.bsky.social

African swine fever virus host-pathogen interactions at the interface between the innate and adaptive immune responses at The Pirbright Institute on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - African swine fever virus host-pathogen interactions at the interface between the innate and adaptive immune responses at The Pirbright Institute, listed on FindAPhD.com

New PhD project available with Chris Netherton and Priscilla Tng at The Pirbright Institute on #AfricanSwineFever and #OrganPlatforms

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

The KnuepferLab is hiring!

Our team is looking for a highly motivated, experienced molecular parasitologist to expand our group as a postdoctoral researcher at the RVC.

Follow either link below for more information on the project and the job offer:
lnkd.in/eprgmaE9
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY962/p...

Glycoengineering of nematode antigens using insect cells: a promising approach for producing bioactive vaccine antigens of the barber's pole worm Haemonchus contortus The H11 antigens, located on the intestinal microvilli of Haemonchus contortus, comprise a group of homologous aminopeptidases essential for the parasite's digestion of blood meals. Native H11 protein...

What an absolutely brilliant collaboration between parasitologists, clinicians, biochemists, immunologists. And such a great outcome. Just watch this space for preprint 2 soon to follow

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Tracking mucosal innate immune responses to three influenza A virus strains in a highly translational pig model using nasopharyngeal swabs - Helena A Laybourn, Charlotte Kristensen, Anders G Pedersen,... Background Four influenza pandemics have occurred during the past 100 years, and new variants of influenza viruses will continue to emerge. The nasal mucosa act...

The last manuscript published by "Innate Immunity"
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Such a "hot topic" seeing the whole influenza situation world-wide
#InnateImmunity

Influenza of avian origin confirmed in a sheep in Yorkshire Influenza of avian origin (H5N1) has been confirmed in a single sheep in Yorkshire.

And it is spreading:
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Please be careful. First it was cows, now sheep....

YouTube video by Marlo Grosshardt Marlo Großhardt - Oma (Mini Livesession)

If you understand German, listen to this. This summarises it pretty well
www.youtube.com/watch?v=weC_...
#NeverAgain #StandUpAgainstOpression

But Brexit doesn't has any effect... :-(
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Coventry University says Brexit has had "a profound impact" on UK universities' ability to attract EU students."
In 10 years, what will be left of UK academia? Change is necessary
#DeathofAcademy #RIPUKUniversities

Rising inflation sends English fee towards £10K – does it matter? Passing five-figure milestone would only involve a small monetary rise but could it change the psychology of the debate around higher education?

:-( the social scissor will open even wider if this happens, and the funding scheme not changed...
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/rising-...?
@academic-chatter.bsky.social

Cell-autonomous innate immunity by proteasome-derived defence peptides - Nature Proteasomal degradation of cellular proteins generate defence peptides constitutively and in response to bacterial infection. Such peptides might provide a source of natural antibiotics that...

The innate immune system never ceases to amaze me:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
How cool is that!

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New article available on @innateimmunity.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Really interesting work regarding impact of different chemical fixations on NET detection

Spend some days with esteemed colleagues at the @DLG roadshow, talking about the future of dairy.
Was so great to learn from dairy farmers as well

Poster with current jobs in genetics and one health at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Please check the poster below for a selection of vacancies at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Focus here on genetics and on One Health. Check the website for the full selection of jobs: www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

World Parkinson Congress

Website for the 7th World Parkinson's Congress 2026 now live! @worldpdcongress.bsky.social

wpc2026.org

Research Software Engineer – Huber Group @ EMBL Bioconductor tools for biological data science and AI

Sorry. We have a new HR software that seems to do peculiar things with links. This should work: www.huber.embl.de/group/posts/...

When has it become the norm in academia to feel "guilty" for going on annual leave?!?
#AcademicChatter

Cambridge risks losing ‘unbelievable talent’ amid PhD funding cut Warning by vice-chancellor Deborah Prentice comes as ‘Silicon Valley’ planned between Oxford and Cambridge

".....and expressed concern that funding from research councils had “dropped off significantly.....'

Read the whole article here:

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Education should NEVER be a business!!!!

This world is so UNBELIEVABLE at the moment....I hope that this quote from Anne Frank still counts "In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit." and that we are not going down the path of 1984!!!! The news are so scary!
#StandTogetherAgainstFacism

How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.

Oh, and in case you are wondering: Read this!
It took them just 53 days...and everyone just followed.
NO ONE can say "we don't know what is going on", there is history!

www-theatlantic-com.translate.goog/ideas/archiv...

Might become handy one day ;-)

Do you remember those world leaders able to use compassionate, empathic words, expressed their condolences in eloquent, understandable ways about disasters , thanking emerging service etc, rather than disputing the psychological capacities and blaming everyone while rescue teams are still working? 😪