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Tim Fenton

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Professor of Cancer Biology at the University of Southampton, long-suffering Toffee, dad to two footballing daughters, still get grumpy about Brexit more often than is good for me.

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#ANewHope πŸ™

05.09.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 19241    πŸ” 3140    πŸ’¬ 780    πŸ“Œ 208
In 1900, 31% of all deaths were children under the age of 5.  Today it’s 0.7%.  Vaccines, medications, and modern science are the reason why.  Trust the science, it’s been proven to work safely and efficiently time and time again.

In 1900, 31% of all deaths were children under the age of 5. Today it’s 0.7%. Vaccines, medications, and modern science are the reason why. Trust the science, it’s been proven to work safely and efficiently time and time again.

04.09.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 20094    πŸ” 6965    πŸ’¬ 441    πŸ“Œ 286

Fantastic work @abrahamgihawi.bsky.social and @danbrewer.bsky.social. It is great to see this very important work published!

04.09.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reform MP says they will negotiate with the Taliban.

28.08.2025 08:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1244    πŸ” 394    πŸ’¬ 155    πŸ“Œ 82
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Britain has never stood alone From Empire to the NHS, this country has always relied on outsiders. The real crisis isn’t migration – it’s dishonesty

Conservative or Labour, both dodge the truth about migration: we need it. Refusing to admit it is political cowardice.

Read The Bear's fact-packed and refreshing read on how immigration has long benefited this country.

@eastangliabylines.co.uk @bearlypolitics.co.uk

24.08.2025 11:29 β€” πŸ‘ 249    πŸ” 93    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3

People convicted and imprisoned for saying or writing things that stir up racial hatred.

β€’ Abu Hamza
β€’ Abdullah el-Faisal
β€’ Lucy Connolly

Guess which conviction made the right wing suddenly decide writing or saying things that stir up hatred is okay, actually.

23.08.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1048    πŸ” 234    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 2
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The Thai cover band you didn't know you needed in your life.

Crank it! πŸ˜€ 🎸

21.08.2025 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 11393    πŸ” 2055    πŸ’¬ 486    πŸ“Œ 249

Immigration has dropped dramatically in the last two years – small boat crossings are a small part of the overall picture, but have come to dominate the story (in part because the government has let it)

22.08.2025 06:50 β€” πŸ‘ 336    πŸ” 152    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 17
Alan Kurdi, dead on a beach

Alan Kurdi, dead on a beach

It is very nearly the tenth anniversary of that brief moment when, for 2 or 3 days, British newspapers remembered refugees are desperate human beings who need our help, rather than scum that it's okay to threaten with violence.

21.08.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2768    πŸ” 1033    πŸ’¬ 113    πŸ“Œ 56
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Russia Sanctions Byline Times Journalists and Contributors for Exposing Putin's War Crimes The Russian foreign ministry added multiple Byline Times and Byline TV contributors to its "stop list" following our award-winning investigations into the Putin regime

Russia just sanctioned six @bylinetimes.bsky.social journalists and contributors.

Proof that the work they and Byline does is hitting the target and really matters.

bylinetimes.com/2025/08/21/r...

21.08.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 724    πŸ” 260    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 9
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Concerned locals.

Ordinary mums and dads.

Just members of.. checks notes... Combat 18.

standuptoracism.org.uk/robert-jenri...

18.08.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1953    πŸ” 832    πŸ’¬ 109    πŸ“Œ 54

94% of teachers have had to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies. An estimated 1 in 6 have second jobs during the school year to make ends meet.

The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year.

Something has gone terribly wrong.

18.08.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 14510    πŸ” 4602    πŸ’¬ 582    πŸ“Œ 224
Illustration of a β€œpaper mill” operation. On the left, people in lab coats and suits, some with money in hand, feed data into a large machine. On the right, a shadowy figure collects freshly printed fake scientific papers emerging from the machine.
Image credit: DAVIDE BONAZZI/SALZMANART

Illustration of a β€œpaper mill” operation. On the left, people in lab coats and suits, some with money in hand, feed data into a large machine. On the right, a shadowy figure collects freshly printed fake scientific papers emerging from the machine. Image credit: DAVIDE BONAZZI/SALZMANART

A new study uncovers how paper mills and brokers collaborate to drive large-scale scientific fraud. Fraudulent publications are rising far faster than legitimate ones.

In @science.org: www.npr.org/2025/07/24/n...

In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

18.08.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Looks like it’s going to be another long, crap season for us Everton fans.

18.08.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How RFK Jr. Mastered Fake Scienceβ€”and Screwed Us in the Process He’s Making America Great Againβ€”for lethal pathogens.

How RFK Jr. Mastered Fake Science β€” and Screwed Us in the Process

He’s Making America Great Again β€” for lethal pathogens.

10.08.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2322    πŸ” 838    πŸ’¬ 153    πŸ“Œ 44
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Spaces are running out for our online flow cytometry course this September! πŸ§ͺ

Master multiparameter design and troubleshooting like a pro with expert-led sessions that are tailored for immunologists.

Register now and save with the BSI member discount! https://bit.ly/43N86mG

08.08.2025 07:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Global Partner of Choice for R&D | Report | Wellcome This report outlines the importance of research and development (R&D) for the UK, emphasising its role in economic growth, global reputation and national security amidst changing geopolitical landscap...

The UK Government must recognise the power of research and development.

If harnessed strategically, it can create economic growth in the UK, boost its soft power and make it healthier and safer.

We’ve published a report outlining how. Read it here: wellcome.org/reports/uk-g...

16.07.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œHigher education is in a death spiral” Dan Lonsdale reflects on two years as SU PresidentΒ  - Palatinate Isla Mustin spoke to Dan Lonsdale, outgoing President of Durham Students’ Union (SU) about his two-year tenure in the role as the lead representative of the University’s student body and the wider sta...

Outgoing head of Durham University's Student Union: things are 'brutal', 'Higher Education is in a death spiral', hundreds of staff have gone, the student rental housing market is in crisis. They're even fundraising to buy a house. Tough reading. www.palatinate.org.uk/higher-educa...

15.07.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

πŸ’―. Sadly, representation of our sector / lobbying of government from UUK seems to lack assertiveness (certainly in public) at a time when so many voices are competing for a share of limited resources.

16.07.2025 08:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

what’s occurred to me today is that academics feel like unheard canaries in the coalmine: we know that the cuts being made are impoverishing our universities, our research culture and outputs, and students’ experience of higher education. we are shouting but going unheard by managerial staff #UKHE

15.07.2025 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

This is spectacularly damning coming from someone that served in cabinet alongside Chris β€˜hapless display of ineptitude’ Grayling and chums.

16.07.2025 07:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Prof Harris gave a brilliant lecture followed by loads of excellent questions from a highly engaged audience. Stay tuned for our next online lecture, coming in the autumn!
#cancerresearch

10.07.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This will be a great meeting - and in the sunniest part of the UK!

10.07.2025 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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2025 Inaugural BACR Early Career Award Recipient

03.07.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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The BACR are pleased to announce this year's BACR Student Impact Award Winner.

07.07.2025 09:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Summary Table of the massive defunding of biomedical research in the United States
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

06.07.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1556    πŸ” 1011    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 74

A very interesting read…

06.07.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

FIFA is in the highly unusual position of being able to teach both Iran and the USA a thing or two about corrupt, tyrannical leadership.

25.06.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
IN FULL: Prof. David Thomas' Address to the National Press Club
YouTube video by National Press Club of Australia IN FULL: Prof. David Thomas' Address to the National Press Club

Rewatching Prof David Thomas' Natl Press Club Address "Cancer: The Modern Plague" from ~ 12 mths ago to use in my class. Asked to cut it down to just 7-8 mins; but hope many will watch it all. It's a brilliant speech, full of the benefits science brings to healthcare. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih8A...

16.06.2025 07:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0