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A hate-driven agenda stoked by politicians & pundits has fuelled violence, intimidation & division.

But we know the truth:
❌ Free speech is NOT a cover for hate speech
❌ Inciting hatred is NOT defending freedom
❌ Migration is NOT to blame for political and economic turmoil. It’s a scapegoat.

Breaking News: Read three top CDC officials' resignation emails. The end of an era.

Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

Evidence-based decision making for malaria elimination applying the Freedom From Infection statistical framework in five malaria eliminating countries: an observational study Applying the FFI model framework to malaria surveillance data can provide programmes with information to support decision making, specific to malaria species. When routine malaria surveillance systems...

How strong are malaria surveillance systems at detecting the last cases of malaria?
Our new study in The Lancet Global Health applies the Freedom From Infection model across 5 countries, helping programmes measure confidence in elimination.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

This summer, 10 of our Zoology & Marine and Freshwater Biology BSc Honours students packed their bags, grabbed their field kits, and headed out on unforgettable research adventures.

Learn more about what they've been up to 👉
www.gla.ac.uk/schools/bohv...

#WorldChangingGlasgow

📣Come work with us!

Looking for a Research Assistant/Associate in Data Analysis, for a Pfizer-funded research project focused on effectiveness of maternal #RSV vaccination in infants in Scotland.

More: bit.ly/3Va7yCd
Enq to: @louisapollock.bsky.social
Closing: 17 Sept 25

@cvrinfo.bsky.social

A year of hard work, passion, and dedication! Our MSc students in Conservation at @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk shared the findings of their final projects last Friday. Inspiring talks and brilliant science from a fantastic cohort! 👏🌿📊

REstoring forest ecosystems for BiodiveRsity and healTH (REBIRTH) at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - REstoring forest ecosystems for BiodiveRsity and healTH (REBIRTH) at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAPhD.com

🚨 PhD opportunity!
Join us at @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk to explore how forest restoration & rewilding shape tick-borne disease risk across Scotland 🇬🇧 and the Italian Dolomites 🇮🇹.
Fieldwork, modelling, One Health focus.
Apply by 28 July 2025 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

REstoring forest ecosystems for BiodiveRsity and healTH (REBIRTH) at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - REstoring forest ecosystems for BiodiveRsity and healTH (REBIRTH) at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAPhD.com

🚨 PhD opportunity!
Join us at to explore how forest restoration & rewilding shape tick-borne disease risk across Scotland and the Italian Dolomites.
Fieldwork, modelling, One Health focus.
Apply by 28 July 2025! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

First detection and entomological characterisation of invasive malaria vector Anopheles stephensi in sympatry with other vectors in Gayi Southern Niger Republic - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - First detection and entomological characterisation of invasive malaria vector Anopheles stephensi in sympatry with other vectors in Gayi Southern Niger Republic

The invasive #malaria vector Anopheles stephensi has now been detected in another African country - Niger

Niger already has a high burden, ranking 3rd globally in malaria deaths. An stephensi was found at one site near Nigerian border. Wider surveillance warranted

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🎓Another reason to come study at @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk? You might end up on a PGT/PGR writing retreat at @sceneuog.bsky.social, right on the stunning shores of Loch Lomond ✍️🌊🌳

Foreign aid cuts will cost lives, scientists warn Keir Starmer More than 130 academics have signed a letter telling the prime minister that cuts in funding could hinder the global fight against disease

Proud to be 1 of 130 scientists who signed letter to Prime Minister advocating to retain support for #GlobalFund & @gavi.org to prevent backslide on global health progress. Thx to @thomaschurcher.bsky.social & colleagues for initiating (see thread for article text)

www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

🎻 Just another day at @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk — you might come for the science and end up in an impromptu cello duet with your professor in the zoology museum. World-class research, creative sparks, and a community like no other!
👉 www.gla.ac.uk/schools/bohv...

Check out our new paper on cat population dynamics and #rshiny app!

More details here: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/bohv...

YouTube video by UofG MVLS School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine (BOHVM) Masters Q&A - University of Glasgow

Interested in biodiversity, conservation, or One Health?
Watch our @uofglasgow.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk MSc Q&A session — featuring staff & students from our exciting programmes in the School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine.
Watch now: youtu.be/L2aAxpvHi_o?...

Did you see what we did there? 👀

University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine Professor/Reader/Senior Lecturer of Applied Animal Nutrition/Metabolomics/Microbiome Vacancy Ref: 164231 Salary: Professional range and subject to negotiation Reader/Senior Lecturer, Grade 9, £58,596 - £65,814 per annum The School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine are seeking to appoint a Professor/Reader/Senior Lecturer of Applied Animal Nutrition/Metabolomics/Microbiome. You will make a substantial and positive contribution to the strategic direction of the School/College through leading and contributing to clinical activity and/or research of international standard, high quality teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, securing research funding, and providing academic leadership and management within the School/College. You will also actively engage in relationships with external stakeholders that advance knowledge exchange, public understanding and outreach. Applications are invited from candidates of international standing with an appropriate record of academic/clinical achievement in applied animal nutrition, metabolomics and/or the microbiome. We are looking for a candidate who will complement our existing strengths in clinical veterinary medicine, evolutionary biology, animal physiology, aquaculture and microbiology and whose work contributes to our broader research agenda around animal welfare, sustainability and planetary health. The School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine is home to researchers studying organismal biology and animal health across a diverse range of systems, approaches and disciplines with existing strengths in infectious disease, physiology, ageing, veterinary epidemiology, and evolution among others. You will be based on the University of Glasgow’s Garscube campus, where the majority of veterinary teaching and research infrastructure is located. This inc…

Job alert!
Come and join us at the friendliest place I've ever worked. @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social are seeking to appoint a Professor/Reader/Senior Lecturer of Applied Animal Nutrition/Metabolomics/Microbiome here at @uofglasgow.bsky.social

A graph of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations at the Mauna Loa observatory, Hawaii, from 1958 to 4th February 2025. It shows carbon dioxide levels rising at an accelerating rate over the decades. This is known to be due to emissions of carbon dioxide from human activity, mainly fossil fuel burning but also deforestation. The first CO2 concentration value in March 1958 was 315 parts per million (ppm). The latest daily value is 426 ppm. The graph also shows a seasonal cycle of a few ppm within each year, which is known to be linked to the growing season in the northern hemisphere causing a temporary uptake of carbon in spring and summer and release in autumn. The graph is produced routinely by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego.

Although NOAA's page on atmospheric CO2 levels has vanished, you can still get this vital information from Ralph Keeling's team at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego keelingcurve.ucsd.edu

Please follow bsky.app/profile/keel... for updates and share

Don't let science be hidden

New work by #JoelOdero & team!

Distinct Genetic Populations and Resistance Backgrounds of the Malaria Vector Anopheles funestus in Tanzania:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social #IfakaraHealthInstitute @malariagen.bsky.social

💡 Can we achieve malaria elimination with smarter surveillance?
Our new study answers "yes" by showing the power of community health workers (CHWs) in supplementing routine data, achieving higher precision and sustained elimination efforts in the Dominican Republic.
doi.org/10.4269/ajtm...

Group photo of Leverhulme Ecological Data Science PIs and doctoral candidates, October 2024

Applications are now open for the October 2025 intake of the Leverhulme DTP in Ecological Data Science. Five fully funded PhDs and a "Masters plus PhD" option for eligible students. Apply by 07 March. Read about this year's projects here: ecological-data-science.github.io

We’ve moved to Bluesky! Follow us at @mosquitoscotland.bsky.social for updates on mosquito-borne disease risks, climate change impacts, and our latest research in Scotland. Stay informed and learn more at www.mosquito-scotland.com 🦟🌍
#Mosquitoes #Scotland #ClimateChange

Malaria community on Bluesky

Starter packs BIOLOGY General Science community https://go.bsky.app/HVYAMEA Research Institutions in Life Sciences https://go.bsky.app/LxXpcvJ LGBTQIA+ in STEM https://go.bsky.app/BFc4wgf LGBTQIA+ in STEM 2 h...

Thank you so much to whoever put this very comprehensive list of #science Bsky starter packs together. This is just amazing: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Members of SBOHVM Join the conversation

Excited to see so many from @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social flocking to Bluesky 🦋! Find us all here: go.bsky.app/C689V2h

4/ ✅ With this approach, decision-makers can allocate resources effectively, avoid premature relaxations, and maintain control measures until elimination is confidently achieved. A game-changer for malaria-endemic countries striving for elimination! 🦟🌍 #Malaria #GlobalHealth

3/ 🧮 How it works: Our state-space model estimates the true malaria burden and assesses the sensitivity of surveillance systems. It calculates the probability of being malaria-free while addressing imperfections in routine health system data. #BayesianModeling #DataScience

2/ 🦟 Why this matters: Achieving and confirming malaria elimination is complex. Our framework complements existing @who.int guidelines by providing a quantitative, evidence-based approach to assess ongoing transmission risks and ensure sustainable elimination. #InfectiousDiseases #PublicHealth

Freedom from infection: enhancing decision-making for malaria elimination Assessing elimination of malaria locally requires a surveillance system with high sensitivity and specificity to detect its presence without ambiguity. Currently, the WHO standard criteria of observin...

🚨 Excited to share our new paper in BMJ #GlobalHealth! 🎉 We introduce a novel statistical framework to improve the accuracy of declaring #MalariaElimination, integrating surveillance data with advanced modelling. 🌍🔬
🔗: gh.bmj.com/content/9/12...
With @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social and @lshtm.bsky.social

Great presentations from @MosquitoScotland team at @ukvbd.bsky.social meeting, highlighting their work on mosquitoes and #vector competence in the UK @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social @cvrinfo.bsky.social
L R Dr Jean-Philippe Parvy, Dr Georgia Kirby, Mr Meshach Lee