Patrick Goymer

PLOS One, Life Sciences- Associate Editor US-Remote

Do you have a background in Life Sciences research and are you keen on an editorial career? I'm hiring an Associate Editor for my team at PLOS One. Details below, but ping me with any queries. The role is remote, based in the UK or select US states.

job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/plos/jobs/46...

Snapshot of the PLOs Biology staff editor page with Ines Alvarez Garcia’s profile

Our editor Ines Alvarez-Garcia is at #2025ISMPMI this week.

Reach out to her for a chat about your work, the field, #PLOSBiology, publishing or just to say hello!

Happy conference!

Selfie of Miquel Vall-llosera Camps outside the Ocean Science Congress on a sunny day in Nice, France.

Our Senior Editor Miquel Vall-llosera Camps is at One Ocean Science Congress this week in Nice, France! If you're attending, feel free to reach out, say hello, and ask questions about the journal or PLOS ONE research. Learn more about the conference at one-ocean-science-2025.org #OOSC.

We are also currently looking for an Academic Editor for our Marine Biology section, which Miquel can tell you more about. Or if you are not at the meeting, feel free to reach out to me or go straight to our recruitment link: survey.alchemer.com/s3/4051452/4...

Patrick’s fundraiser for Suffolk Wildlife Trust Help Patrick Goymer raise money to support Suffolk Wildlife Trust

Today is #GlobalRunningDay, so here's my fundraising page for running the Ipswich Half Marathon on behalf of @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social, a charity of which I’m honoured to be a trustee.

Very grateful for any sharing or donating you feel able to do. Thank you!

www.justgiving.com/page/patrick...

One Ocean Science Congress (#OOSC) opens today. PLOS One is represented by my colleague Dr Miquel Vall-llosera Camps - please find him to ask any questions about the journal and our interest in ocean science. journals.plos.org/plosone/s/st...

PLOS statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity - The Official PLOS Blog Since its founding over twenty five years ago PLOS has been dedicated to advancing open science, ensuring that knowledge is accessible to…

It feels good to be part of an organization determined to stand behind its mission, values and principles.
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They wait until after I've left to publish possibly the cutest cover so far! 🙈

PLOS One Associate Editor UK-Remote, US-Remote

PLOS One is recruiting! We are particularly interested in candidates with public health, epidemiology, medicine or economics expertise, but welcome applications from other fields. The positions are remote, based in UK or US (see ad for specific states).

job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/plos/jobs/45...

PLOS One Associate Editor UK-Remote, US-Remote

PLOS One is recruiting! We are particularly interested in candidates with public health, epidemiology, medicine or economics expertise, but welcome applications from other fields. The positions are remote, based in UK or US (see ad for specific states).

job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/plos/jobs/45...

🧵Just published in @plosbiology.org - one of the most unusual papers that I've ever handled as editor (with help from guest ed @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social). @mallorymrice.bsky.social &co explore the consequences of problematic terminology that has grown up around ecology & evolutionary biology...

A chromosomal mutation is superior to a plasmid-encoded mutation for plasmid fitness cost compensation Plasmids spread important traits in microbiomes but impose fitness costs on their hosts. This study of the ecological consequences of plasmid-bacterial compensatory evolution reveals benefits to bacte...

🆕New in @plosbiology.bsky.social: we show compensatory mutations make plasmids play Rock-Paper-Scissors and turn conjugation into a weapon🛡️💫✂️🦠

w/Rosanna Wright, Jamie Wood, @mbottery.bsky.social, @kmudz.bsky.social, @scottishwormboy.bsky.social, Ellie Harrison & @brockhurstlab.bsky.social #MicroSky

What is ageing? Even the field’s researchers can’t agree Survey of scientists who study ageing finds no consensus on the fundamentals.

"Researchers studying ageing disagree on just about everything — including what ageing is, whether it is a disease and when it starts — according to a survey of about 100 scientists working in the field."
by @smritimallapaty.bsky.social in Nature.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Traffic Noise Blocks Out the Benefits of Nature Sounds A study reveals that traffic noise significantly reduces the stress-relieving benefits of natural sounds like birdsong. Participants reported improved mood and lower anxiety when listening to nature, ...

Natural soundscapes improve mood and reduce stress, but this effect is diminished with the addition of traffic noise. Reducing the traffic's speed lowers the detrimental effect.
www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/traf...
Original study in PLOS ONE: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

PLOS Mental Health’s Lived Experience Focus Group - Applications Open! - Speaking of Medicine and Health We mentioned in a recent blog post in honour of our 1 year anniversary as a journal, that PLOS Mental Health is…

I think it's great that my first post on here is this:

PLOS Mental Health is launching a lived experience focus group for 2025! To find out more about who we are looking for, what they will do, and how to apply, take a look at this blog:

speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2024/11/26/p...

Important new Consensus View, in which the authors advocate for a 'large-scale, cooperative, and community-minded approach to inferring a full LECA gene set'. They also argue for the wider applied benefits of this fundamental knowledge. #OpenScience