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James Redfern
@drjamesredfern.bsky.social
Reader in Microbiology at Dept. Natural Sciences, Manchester Met, UK. I like all things biofilm, antimicrobials, test methods, standards etc.
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@microbiologysociety.org have been at this for a while on their innovative Open Research Platform, Access Microbiology. If you like the sounds of this, but your work isn't quite Nature level, send it to Access Microbiology www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
#PeerReview #OpenScience #SciPub
June 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Enjoyed today's Education and Outreach Symposium? Don't forget you can publish pedagogy articles in Access Microbiology, like this one -
How to set up and run a Bad Bugs Bookclub group
The Bad Bugs Bookclub is a public engagement initiative that enables scientists (microbiologists) and non-scientists to discuss the role of infectious disease and microorganisms in novels of fiction.…
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March 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Thanks so much to the lovely people at MMU for the fantastic Microbiology and Biotechnology Symposium today, especially the organisers Jonathan Butler and @drjamesredfern.bsky.social! Such cool research going on! Very flattered to win best poster prize too (even though I was an invader from UoM 😝)
December 18, 2024 at 9:14 PM
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Time to plug Access Microbiology whilst I'm here. An Open Access, Open Data, Open Peer Review platform for all you Microbiologists out there. Oh and it is society run, so the profits go back to the community via grants.
#MicroSky #OpenAccess #OpenData
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
Access Microbiology
Access Microbiology is an innovative open research platform. Read more about it in this news story and the platform's About page.As a sound science, open research platform, Access Microbiology offers ...
www.microbiologyresearch.org
November 25, 2024 at 5:17 PM
These starter packs are so useful! #biofilm
Biofilm Starter Pack on the Blue place

go.bsky.app/HF1jeCQ
November 19, 2024 at 10:24 AM
If your interested in #biofilms and regulatory science, the new “Building Consensus on Biofilm Regulatory Decision Making (RegulatoryToolBox)” COST Action might be for you - come join us here: www.cost.eu/actions/CA23...
Building Consensus on Biofilm Regulatory Decision Making
Regulatory science is the development of research equipment, in vitro and in vivo models, and methods that enable informed decision making. While every country has its own defined pathway for regulato...
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November 16, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Its a real shame to see people reviewing grants for early career scientists using a 'lack' of pubs in 10% journals as a lack of expertise. Journals dont equal quality, especially not for ECRs who often dont get to decide on where publications are going. Frustrating.
November 12, 2023 at 5:53 PM
Hopeful that I can find all the great scientists I followed on Twitter... is there a tool to help do that?
September 26, 2023 at 8:39 AM