Claire Donald
@claireldonald.bsky.social
Lecturer in Microbiology at University of Glasgow - she/her - mosquito-borne viruses- learning & teaching in higher education- technology assisted learning - immersive (XR) education
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Curious about tick virology? Read my latest piece in @uk.theconversation.com where I explain findings of my latest research article www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hope it will helps people to understand the importance of studying tick and their pathogens #ScienceforAll #WomenInScience #Arbovirose
Hope it will helps people to understand the importance of studying tick and their pathogens #ScienceforAll #WomenInScience #Arbovirose
Research shows how ticks survive deadly passengers and what it means for stopping future outbreaks.
Understanding tick immunity may be key to preventing killer viruses from spreading
Research shows how ticks survive deadly passengers and what it means for stopping future outbreaks.
tcnv.link
August 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Curious about tick virology? Read my latest piece in @uk.theconversation.com where I explain findings of my latest research article www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hope it will helps people to understand the importance of studying tick and their pathogens #ScienceforAll #WomenInScience #Arbovirose
Hope it will helps people to understand the importance of studying tick and their pathogens #ScienceforAll #WomenInScience #Arbovirose
Really enjoyed working with MSc Science Communication student Hannah to produce this video as part of her summer project. It's a great opportunity to look at science from a different perspective. Great work Hannah!
🦟 Dengue, a mosquito-borne disease, is expected to rise in a warming world.
This video by MSc student Hannah Stephens explores how #dengue transmission may shift with climate change and how innovative research could help control it.
@uofglasgow.bsky.social
youtu.be/zY1F875_M80
This video by MSc student Hannah Stephens explores how #dengue transmission may shift with climate change and how innovative research could help control it.
@uofglasgow.bsky.social
youtu.be/zY1F875_M80
Dengue in a Warming World: Can We Control It?
YouTube video by MRC - UofGlasgow Centre for Virus Research
youtu.be
September 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Really enjoyed working with MSc Science Communication student Hannah to produce this video as part of her summer project. It's a great opportunity to look at science from a different perspective. Great work Hannah!
Tis the season ....
June 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Tis the season ....
It's been a busy few weeks welcoming pupils from various schools to visit us on campus. Last week we had pupils testing out our Disease Diagnostic Virtual Reality app, while this week pupils have joined us in the teaching lab to learn about infectious microorganisms
@uofgsii.bsky.social
@uofgsii.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It's been a busy few weeks welcoming pupils from various schools to visit us on campus. Last week we had pupils testing out our Disease Diagnostic Virtual Reality app, while this week pupils have joined us in the teaching lab to learn about infectious microorganisms
@uofgsii.bsky.social
@uofgsii.bsky.social
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We are helping students @uofgmvls.bsky.social build confidence in cell culture techniques using virtual reality. Contact elixr-mvls@glasgow.ac.uk for more info
Lab hosted by Dr Claire Donald and XR suite
Lab hosted by Dr Claire Donald and XR suite
April 18, 2025 at 9:52 AM
We are helping students @uofgmvls.bsky.social build confidence in cell culture techniques using virtual reality. Contact elixr-mvls@glasgow.ac.uk for more info
Lab hosted by Dr Claire Donald and XR suite
Lab hosted by Dr Claire Donald and XR suite
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For those of you who approached me at @microbiologysociety.org #Microbio25 (and anyone else interested!!), this is your last chance to apply for our PDRA position. Come join us in Glasgow!
🚨We are hiring! A MRC-funded PDRA position to study novel anti-phage systems & their evolutionary dynamics in P. aeruginosa, in collaboration with @friendlymicrobe. If you are passionate about phage-bacteria interactions & evolution, apply now ! tinyurl.com/bddz4z44
April 4, 2025 at 9:46 AM
For those of you who approached me at @microbiologysociety.org #Microbio25 (and anyone else interested!!), this is your last chance to apply for our PDRA position. Come join us in Glasgow!
My colleagues are just awesome! Today @nicolaveitchuofg.bsky.social presented her work on EDI in UG education on behalf of the UofG team and collected an EDI award from the @microbiologysociety.org
March 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
My colleagues are just awesome! Today @nicolaveitchuofg.bsky.social presented her work on EDI in UG education on behalf of the UofG team and collected an EDI award from the @microbiologysociety.org
I recently had a clear out and rediscovered my @cvrinfo.bsky.social public engagement t- shirt. So I wore it to yoga. Does that count as outreach?!
March 19, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I recently had a clear out and rediscovered my @cvrinfo.bsky.social public engagement t- shirt. So I wore it to yoga. Does that count as outreach?!
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Happy International Day of Women & Girls in Science to you all - girls, women & allies that love science and advocate for making it an increasingly diverse and attractive place. Let's imagine a future with more women in science & better research that truly serves and represents us all 💜@unesco.org
February 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Happy International Day of Women & Girls in Science to you all - girls, women & allies that love science and advocate for making it an increasingly diverse and attractive place. Let's imagine a future with more women in science & better research that truly serves and represents us all 💜@unesco.org
📢 New paper klaxon!! Delighted to announce that our study, led by @nicolaveitchuofglt.bsky.social, investigating the use of #VirtualReality to teach practical laboratory skills by-proxy to biology students has been published in Virtual Reality @springernature.com link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Experiential learning through virtual reality by-proxy - Virtual Reality
Virtual reality (VR) is increasingly being used as a teaching and learning tool, however scaling this technology is difficult due to technological and cost considerations. An alternative approach that...
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February 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
📢 New paper klaxon!! Delighted to announce that our study, led by @nicolaveitchuofglt.bsky.social, investigating the use of #VirtualReality to teach practical laboratory skills by-proxy to biology students has been published in Virtual Reality @springernature.com link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Last year saw lots of exciting developments in our collaboration between the University of the West Indes and @uofgsii.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social and exchanging ideas on innovative education.
Read about it here www.gla.ac.uk/explore/glas...
Read about it here www.gla.ac.uk/explore/glas...
January 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Last year saw lots of exciting developments in our collaboration between the University of the West Indes and @uofgsii.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social and exchanging ideas on innovative education.
Read about it here www.gla.ac.uk/explore/glas...
Read about it here www.gla.ac.uk/explore/glas...
First session of the semester in the UofG Multiuser VR suite. Today we welcomed students on the @uofgsii.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social Diagnostic Technologies and Devices masters course. They are learning how to diagnose a viral infection using qPCR in VR
January 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
First session of the semester in the UofG Multiuser VR suite. Today we welcomed students on the @uofgsii.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social Diagnostic Technologies and Devices masters course. They are learning how to diagnose a viral infection using qPCR in VR
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“It is really hard for infectious diseases to effectively stop being specialists and move over into a new species. So, when that happens, it is striking and concerning” — Microbiology Society member, Ed Hutchinson, in an important article published in the Guardian yesterday -
Age of the panzootic: scientists warn of more devastating diseases jumping between species
Experts believe H5N1 bird flu belongs in a growing category of infectious diseases that can cause pandemics across many species. But there are ways to reduce the risks
buff.ly
January 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“It is really hard for infectious diseases to effectively stop being specialists and move over into a new species. So, when that happens, it is striking and concerning” — Microbiology Society member, Ed Hutchinson, in an important article published in the Guardian yesterday -
Bouncing back into Semester 2 after 2 blissfully uninterrupted weeks off 💥
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Alt: a man squatting down with the words jensen announcing nvidia earnings on the bottom
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January 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Bouncing back into Semester 2 after 2 blissfully uninterrupted weeks off 💥
A cracker joke fit for a microbiologist 🤒🦠💊
December 20, 2024 at 9:47 PM
A cracker joke fit for a microbiologist 🤒🦠💊
One of the nice things about teaching so late in the Semester is having the pick of teaching spaces. For our final session of the year we're in one of the awesome @uofgasbs.bsky.social active learning spaces. Added bonus of checking out how the construction of our new lab building is going 🏗️👷♀️🦺
December 13, 2024 at 1:46 PM
One of the nice things about teaching so late in the Semester is having the pick of teaching spaces. For our final session of the year we're in one of the awesome @uofgasbs.bsky.social active learning spaces. Added bonus of checking out how the construction of our new lab building is going 🏗️👷♀️🦺
Me to!!
December 11, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Me to!!
Really excited to have been invited to share our work on using #VirtualReality to teach our UG students practical laboratory skills alongside our amazing colleagues in the @uofglasgow.bsky.social School of Education
December 3, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Really excited to have been invited to share our work on using #VirtualReality to teach our UG students practical laboratory skills alongside our amazing colleagues in the @uofglasgow.bsky.social School of Education
It's that time of year when my course prep looks a little different to normal 🐛🪲🦗
November 29, 2024 at 5:32 PM
It's that time of year when my course prep looks a little different to normal 🐛🪲🦗
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Do you want to become a virologist?
The @CVRinfo PhD programme is now recruiting for both UK and international applicants - rotate in two labs then choose a project tailored to your interests.
Also you get to live in Glasgow, which is fab.
Please RT!
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
The @CVRinfo PhD programme is now recruiting for both UK and international applicants - rotate in two labs then choose a project tailored to your interests.
Also you get to live in Glasgow, which is fab.
Please RT!
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
November 22, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Do you want to become a virologist?
The @CVRinfo PhD programme is now recruiting for both UK and international applicants - rotate in two labs then choose a project tailored to your interests.
Also you get to live in Glasgow, which is fab.
Please RT!
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
The @CVRinfo PhD programme is now recruiting for both UK and international applicants - rotate in two labs then choose a project tailored to your interests.
Also you get to live in Glasgow, which is fab.
Please RT!
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
Hello Bluesky 👋 I love teaching and public engagement. Today I'm combining both and teaching PGRs/ ECAs how to engage with the public. Such a treat to be doing it in the @uofglasgow.bsky.social ARC
November 28, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Hello Bluesky 👋 I love teaching and public engagement. Today I'm combining both and teaching PGRs/ ECAs how to engage with the public. Such a treat to be doing it in the @uofglasgow.bsky.social ARC