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Our next Cell, Development & Molecular Biology seminar speaker will be Mona Alawadhi, PhD student in the Wormstone/Williams/Grocott labs. All welcome!
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Our next Cell, Development & Molecular Biology seminar speaker will be Mona Alawadhi, PhD student in the Wormstone/Williams/Grocott labs. All welcome!
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Congratulations to BIO graduate, Caleb Stradling, this year's winner of the Bishop of Norwich Ecology Prize. He's seen here collecting his prize from the Bishop of Norwich, Graham Usher, and our very own @simon-butler.bsky.social.
#UEAScience
#UEAScience
Meet Caleb Stradling (and a curlew.) Caleb is the winner of this year's Bishop of Norwich Ecology Prize. His research into nesting curlews, while at @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social is already helping the endangered birds. @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social www.dioceseofnorwich.org/curlews-help...
November 3, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Congratulations to BIO graduate, Caleb Stradling, this year's winner of the Bishop of Norwich Ecology Prize. He's seen here collecting his prize from the Bishop of Norwich, Graham Usher, and our very own @simon-butler.bsky.social.
#UEAScience
#UEAScience
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ARIES Doctoral Training Cohort 2025 ✨
@stephbee23.bsky.social
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@biouea.bsky.social
@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social
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November 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
ARIES Doctoral Training Cohort 2025 ✨
@stephbee23.bsky.social
@aries-dtp.bsky.social
@biouea.bsky.social
@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social
@stephbee23.bsky.social
@aries-dtp.bsky.social
@biouea.bsky.social
@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social
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Would you like to have your own kitchen garden? 🌿
If you’re a vegan or vegetarian, with regular periods, living within 70 miles of #Norwich you can take part in our HARVEST study growing biofortified greens in kitchen garden🌱
Find out more➡️ buff.ly/49xToBz
If you’re a vegan or vegetarian, with regular periods, living within 70 miles of #Norwich you can take part in our HARVEST study growing biofortified greens in kitchen garden🌱
Find out more➡️ buff.ly/49xToBz
November 11, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Would you like to have your own kitchen garden? 🌿
If you’re a vegan or vegetarian, with regular periods, living within 70 miles of #Norwich you can take part in our HARVEST study growing biofortified greens in kitchen garden🌱
Find out more➡️ buff.ly/49xToBz
If you’re a vegan or vegetarian, with regular periods, living within 70 miles of #Norwich you can take part in our HARVEST study growing biofortified greens in kitchen garden🌱
Find out more➡️ buff.ly/49xToBz
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🌍 Could your idea change the world? UEA Change Makers competition returns with £2,000 top prize. The world continues to face complex social and environmental challenges, but UEA students have always been known for their creativity, courage, and ability to imagine a better tomorrow.
November 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🌍 Could your idea change the world? UEA Change Makers competition returns with £2,000 top prize. The world continues to face complex social and environmental challenges, but UEA students have always been known for their creativity, courage, and ability to imagine a better tomorrow.
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🎓 PhD Position!
🧪 Role of non-canonical autophagy in the liver response to unhealthy Western diets with Dr Naiara Beraza
📅Apply by 2 December
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🧪 Role of non-canonical autophagy in the liver response to unhealthy Western diets with Dr Naiara Beraza
📅Apply by 2 December
➡️ buff.ly/9gAywp5
November 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🎓 PhD Position!
🧪 Role of non-canonical autophagy in the liver response to unhealthy Western diets with Dr Naiara Beraza
📅Apply by 2 December
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🧪 Role of non-canonical autophagy in the liver response to unhealthy Western diets with Dr Naiara Beraza
📅Apply by 2 December
➡️ buff.ly/9gAywp5
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Happy birthday to our Enterprise Centre (fondly known as 'TEC') which turned 10 this year!
Ahead of its time in achieving the net-zero carbon building standard, TEC remains one of the most sustainable buildings in the UK & Europe.
To find out more: https://bit.ly/4nvoI9o
#NetZero #UniCampus
Ahead of its time in achieving the net-zero carbon building standard, TEC remains one of the most sustainable buildings in the UK & Europe.
To find out more: https://bit.ly/4nvoI9o
#NetZero #UniCampus
November 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Happy birthday to our Enterprise Centre (fondly known as 'TEC') which turned 10 this year!
Ahead of its time in achieving the net-zero carbon building standard, TEC remains one of the most sustainable buildings in the UK & Europe.
To find out more: https://bit.ly/4nvoI9o
#NetZero #UniCampus
Ahead of its time in achieving the net-zero carbon building standard, TEC remains one of the most sustainable buildings in the UK & Europe.
To find out more: https://bit.ly/4nvoI9o
#NetZero #UniCampus
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Toad hibernation burrow building 🐸
Last week, enthusiastic volunteers from across the Norwich Research Park came together to create a cosy winter refuge for toads in our courtyard 🍃🪵
Last week, enthusiastic volunteers from across the Norwich Research Park came together to create a cosy winter refuge for toads in our courtyard 🍃🪵
November 5, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Toad hibernation burrow building 🐸
Last week, enthusiastic volunteers from across the Norwich Research Park came together to create a cosy winter refuge for toads in our courtyard 🍃🪵
Last week, enthusiastic volunteers from across the Norwich Research Park came together to create a cosy winter refuge for toads in our courtyard 🍃🪵
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The absence of coral reefs in Earth system models introduces gigaton-scale low biases into future ocean carbon sink estimates. Speaker: Dr Lester Kwiatkowski.
How does climate-driven change in reef calcification alter the ocean carbon sink and future carbon budgets? 📍All welcome: shorturl.at/4Lao4
How does climate-driven change in reef calcification alter the ocean carbon sink and future carbon budgets? 📍All welcome: shorturl.at/4Lao4
November 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The absence of coral reefs in Earth system models introduces gigaton-scale low biases into future ocean carbon sink estimates. Speaker: Dr Lester Kwiatkowski.
How does climate-driven change in reef calcification alter the ocean carbon sink and future carbon budgets? 📍All welcome: shorturl.at/4Lao4
How does climate-driven change in reef calcification alter the ocean carbon sink and future carbon budgets? 📍All welcome: shorturl.at/4Lao4
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1/ Evolutionary trade-offs between intergenerational and transgenerational fitness effects
Transgenerational / intergeneration fitness effects can be adaptive, but they can also trade-off with each other:
New work led by Isaac Harris, preprint:
tinyurl.com/yp2b6tjm
Transgenerational / intergeneration fitness effects can be adaptive, but they can also trade-off with each other:
New work led by Isaac Harris, preprint:
tinyurl.com/yp2b6tjm
November 5, 2025 at 12:18 PM
1/ Evolutionary trade-offs between intergenerational and transgenerational fitness effects
Transgenerational / intergeneration fitness effects can be adaptive, but they can also trade-off with each other:
New work led by Isaac Harris, preprint:
tinyurl.com/yp2b6tjm
Transgenerational / intergeneration fitness effects can be adaptive, but they can also trade-off with each other:
New work led by Isaac Harris, preprint:
tinyurl.com/yp2b6tjm
Come along to the BIO Open Lecture TODAY, 2-3pm, in EFRY 01.08 where we welcome Dr Caroline Beck from University of Otago with talk title "What can tadpoles teach us about rare genetic epilepsy?" Hosted by Prof. Grant Wheeler. All welcome #UEAScience
November 5, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Come along to the BIO Open Lecture TODAY, 2-3pm, in EFRY 01.08 where we welcome Dr Caroline Beck from University of Otago with talk title "What can tadpoles teach us about rare genetic epilepsy?" Hosted by Prof. Grant Wheeler. All welcome #UEAScience
Explore career options and meet with employers at Science Connect: Careers Fair and Panels at 1pm - 3pm in NEWSCI 0.07/0.08 on Wednesday 5 November. Alongside the Fair from 1.30pm - 4.15pm we have a programme of talks and presentations. Hope to see you there! #UEAScience
November 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Explore career options and meet with employers at Science Connect: Careers Fair and Panels at 1pm - 3pm in NEWSCI 0.07/0.08 on Wednesday 5 November. Alongside the Fair from 1.30pm - 4.15pm we have a programme of talks and presentations. Hope to see you there! #UEAScience
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🆕Vacancy! We're looking for a Project Scientist to work on a project designing combinations of phages against Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) in swine.
💷 £29,890
🗓️ Apply by 16 November 2025
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💷 £29,890
🗓️ Apply by 16 November 2025
➡️ buff.ly/Cq1dOf3
November 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🆕Vacancy! We're looking for a Project Scientist to work on a project designing combinations of phages against Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) in swine.
💷 £29,890
🗓️ Apply by 16 November 2025
➡️ buff.ly/Cq1dOf3
💷 £29,890
🗓️ Apply by 16 November 2025
➡️ buff.ly/Cq1dOf3
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🎓 #PhDPosition !
🍔 Evolutionary and Ecological Impact of the Western Lifestyle on the Gut Microbiome with Dr Falk Hildebrand @bioinf.bsky.social
📅Apply by 2 December
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🍔 Evolutionary and Ecological Impact of the Western Lifestyle on the Gut Microbiome with Dr Falk Hildebrand @bioinf.bsky.social
📅Apply by 2 December
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November 4, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🎓 #PhDPosition !
🍔 Evolutionary and Ecological Impact of the Western Lifestyle on the Gut Microbiome with Dr Falk Hildebrand @bioinf.bsky.social
📅Apply by 2 December
➡️ buff.ly/Pf6wmqO
🍔 Evolutionary and Ecological Impact of the Western Lifestyle on the Gut Microbiome with Dr Falk Hildebrand @bioinf.bsky.social
📅Apply by 2 December
➡️ buff.ly/Pf6wmqO
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🔔New paper alert🔔 a fun project, with some interesting findings-
How short and longer of heatwave durations impact insect eggs and are results reproducible across labs? doi.org/10.1002/oik....
@biouea.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @bencole2504.bsky.social & co-authors
How short and longer of heatwave durations impact insect eggs and are results reproducible across labs? doi.org/10.1002/oik....
@biouea.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @bencole2504.bsky.social & co-authors
Oviposited eggs are sensitive to experimental heatwaves
Extreme, variable heatwaves are predicted to increase in frequency under global warming, leading to thermal stress that can be damaging to biodiversity. Recently, it has been shown that exposure to h...
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November 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
🔔New paper alert🔔 a fun project, with some interesting findings-
How short and longer of heatwave durations impact insect eggs and are results reproducible across labs? doi.org/10.1002/oik....
@biouea.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @bencole2504.bsky.social & co-authors
How short and longer of heatwave durations impact insect eggs and are results reproducible across labs? doi.org/10.1002/oik....
@biouea.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @bencole2504.bsky.social & co-authors
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Ever wondered what it's like to be a PhD student at UEA? 🤔
Join Alex as he takes us through his day studying Plants, Food and Health. From groundbreaking research in our MoveX Lab to whipping up a nutritious lunch and staying fit at the gym- it's all in a day's work for our passionate postgrads! 🔬🥗
Join Alex as he takes us through his day studying Plants, Food and Health. From groundbreaking research in our MoveX Lab to whipping up a nutritious lunch and staying fit at the gym- it's all in a day's work for our passionate postgrads! 🔬🥗
October 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Ever wondered what it's like to be a PhD student at UEA? 🤔
Join Alex as he takes us through his day studying Plants, Food and Health. From groundbreaking research in our MoveX Lab to whipping up a nutritious lunch and staying fit at the gym- it's all in a day's work for our passionate postgrads! 🔬🥗
Join Alex as he takes us through his day studying Plants, Food and Health. From groundbreaking research in our MoveX Lab to whipping up a nutritious lunch and staying fit at the gym- it's all in a day's work for our passionate postgrads! 🔬🥗
Congratulations to BIO graduate, Caleb Stradling, this year's winner of the Bishop of Norwich Ecology Prize. He's seen here collecting his prize from the Bishop of Norwich, Graham Usher, and our very own @simon-butler.bsky.social.
#UEAScience
#UEAScience
Meet Caleb Stradling (and a curlew.) Caleb is the winner of this year's Bishop of Norwich Ecology Prize. His research into nesting curlews, while at @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social is already helping the endangered birds. @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social www.dioceseofnorwich.org/curlews-help...
November 3, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Congratulations to BIO graduate, Caleb Stradling, this year's winner of the Bishop of Norwich Ecology Prize. He's seen here collecting his prize from the Bishop of Norwich, Graham Usher, and our very own @simon-butler.bsky.social.
#UEAScience
#UEAScience
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🎓 PhD Position !
🔬 Unravelling how endothelial metabolism drives vascular inflammation with Dr Stephen Robinson @robinsonlab-qib.bsky.social
📅Apply by 2 December
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🔬 Unravelling how endothelial metabolism drives vascular inflammation with Dr Stephen Robinson @robinsonlab-qib.bsky.social
📅Apply by 2 December
➡️ buff.ly/wXgG9hN
October 30, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🎓 PhD Position !
🔬 Unravelling how endothelial metabolism drives vascular inflammation with Dr Stephen Robinson @robinsonlab-qib.bsky.social
📅Apply by 2 December
➡️ buff.ly/wXgG9hN
🔬 Unravelling how endothelial metabolism drives vascular inflammation with Dr Stephen Robinson @robinsonlab-qib.bsky.social
📅Apply by 2 December
➡️ buff.ly/wXgG9hN
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Researchers from our Norwich Medical School have found that treating patients at home with IV antibiotics, rather than in a clinical setting, could halve costs to the NHS and relieve pressure on hospital beds.
Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4hzrtFg
#Research #Study #Antibiotics
Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4hzrtFg
#Research #Study #Antibiotics
October 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Researchers from our Norwich Medical School have found that treating patients at home with IV antibiotics, rather than in a clinical setting, could halve costs to the NHS and relieve pressure on hospital beds.
Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4hzrtFg
#Research #Study #Antibiotics
Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4hzrtFg
#Research #Study #Antibiotics
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🎓 #PhDPosition !
🍽️ The impact of innovative food ingredients on the human gut microbiome and health with Dr Fred Warren @starchlab.bsky.social
📅Apply by 2 December
➡️ buff.ly/zaFaqGk
🍽️ The impact of innovative food ingredients on the human gut microbiome and health with Dr Fred Warren @starchlab.bsky.social
📅Apply by 2 December
➡️ buff.ly/zaFaqGk
October 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🎓 #PhDPosition !
🍽️ The impact of innovative food ingredients on the human gut microbiome and health with Dr Fred Warren @starchlab.bsky.social
📅Apply by 2 December
➡️ buff.ly/zaFaqGk
🍽️ The impact of innovative food ingredients on the human gut microbiome and health with Dr Fred Warren @starchlab.bsky.social
📅Apply by 2 December
➡️ buff.ly/zaFaqGk
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Beyond excited to share our new Perspective just published in ISME Journal! This work is a joint effort with Shamik Roy, @drbradbrad.bsky.social and Marc Dumont exploring how warming and antibiotics influence carbon use efficiency. We hope you enjoy reading it!
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October 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Beyond excited to share our new Perspective just published in ISME Journal! This work is a joint effort with Shamik Roy, @drbradbrad.bsky.social and Marc Dumont exploring how warming and antibiotics influence carbon use efficiency. We hope you enjoy reading it!
academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...
academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...
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Are you looking for your first step into a career in the STEM? Explore career options and meet with employers at Science Connect: Careers Fair and Panels at 1pm - 3pm in NEWSCI 0.07/0.08. Alongside the fair from 1.30pm – 4.15pm we have a programme of talks and presentations.
October 28, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Are you looking for your first step into a career in the STEM? Explore career options and meet with employers at Science Connect: Careers Fair and Panels at 1pm - 3pm in NEWSCI 0.07/0.08. Alongside the fair from 1.30pm – 4.15pm we have a programme of talks and presentations.
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A daughter following on the work of her mother:
a computer game exploring the wonders of a hidden world ensures a lasting legacy for our lovely late colleague Prof Harriet Jones.
#UEAScience
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a computer game exploring the wonders of a hidden world ensures a lasting legacy for our lovely late colleague Prof Harriet Jones.
#UEAScience
www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...
October 21, 2025 at 11:59 AM
A daughter following on the work of her mother:
a computer game exploring the wonders of a hidden world ensures a lasting legacy for our lovely late colleague Prof Harriet Jones.
#UEAScience
www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...
a computer game exploring the wonders of a hidden world ensures a lasting legacy for our lovely late colleague Prof Harriet Jones.
#UEAScience
www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...
In our next BIO Open Lecture on Wednesday 5th November, 2-3pm, in EFRY 01.08 we welcome Dr Caroline Beck from University of Otago with talk title "What can tadpoles teach us about rare genetic epilepsy?" Hosted by Prof. Grant Wheeler. All welcome #UEAScience
October 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
In our next BIO Open Lecture on Wednesday 5th November, 2-3pm, in EFRY 01.08 we welcome Dr Caroline Beck from University of Otago with talk title "What can tadpoles teach us about rare genetic epilepsy?" Hosted by Prof. Grant Wheeler. All welcome #UEAScience
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🎓 #PhDPosition !
🦠 How does antibiotic resistance evolve in mixed communities? with Professor Mark Webber @webberma.bsky.social
📅Apply by 2 December
➡️ buff.ly/f6FEVRP
🦠 How does antibiotic resistance evolve in mixed communities? with Professor Mark Webber @webberma.bsky.social
📅Apply by 2 December
➡️ buff.ly/f6FEVRP
October 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🎓 #PhDPosition !
🦠 How does antibiotic resistance evolve in mixed communities? with Professor Mark Webber @webberma.bsky.social
📅Apply by 2 December
➡️ buff.ly/f6FEVRP
🦠 How does antibiotic resistance evolve in mixed communities? with Professor Mark Webber @webberma.bsky.social
📅Apply by 2 December
➡️ buff.ly/f6FEVRP