@mattoburgess.bsky.social
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📣 We’re thrilled to announce the 5th Scottish Immunology Groups Network symposium! #SIGNET26
🗓️ 11 March 2026
📍 Perth, Scotland
A full day of cutting-edge research, collaboration & networking across the Scottish #Immunology community. Register here: https://bit.ly/3LxUJA5
🗓️ 11 March 2026
📍 Perth, Scotland
A full day of cutting-edge research, collaboration & networking across the Scottish #Immunology community. Register here: https://bit.ly/3LxUJA5
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
📣 We’re thrilled to announce the 5th Scottish Immunology Groups Network symposium! #SIGNET26
🗓️ 11 March 2026
📍 Perth, Scotland
A full day of cutting-edge research, collaboration & networking across the Scottish #Immunology community. Register here: https://bit.ly/3LxUJA5
🗓️ 11 March 2026
📍 Perth, Scotland
A full day of cutting-edge research, collaboration & networking across the Scottish #Immunology community. Register here: https://bit.ly/3LxUJA5
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If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
![[Scene is the entrance cabin to a NATIONAL TRUST PROPERTY AND GARDENS]
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NATIONAL TRUST EMPLOYEE [inside cabin]:
Hello there
2
[A young family - two parents two kids - have arrived at the front desk].
DAD:
Hi - do you have an activity trail, for the kids?
3
NT EMPLOYEE:
Of course – you’re just in time for the Autumn Gammon Trail!
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MUM:
That sounds fun, doesn’t it kids?
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NT EMPLOYEE [handing an activity sheet and pencils to the kids]:
Every autumn, the Reform Trust gammons flock back to the National Trust for the AGM. Just follow the trail round the grounds, and see how many you can spot!
6
NT EMPLOYEE [hearing something in the gardens]:
Listen - that's their call
[Calls emanating from the landscape]:
tut-tut
woke-woke
7
NT EMPLOYEE [showing the family an apparently empty fenced enclosure with some bushes in]:
They are extremely sensitive and fragile...
But you can bring them out of hiding if you put a little sign down mentioning slavery.
8
KIDS [pointing]:
There they are!
[Some little red faced PEOPLE wearing Barbour jackets and gilets emerge cautiously from the bushes. They are creeping towards a TINY SIGN in the middle of the enclosure].
[Little people noises]:
woke-woke
tut-tut
woke-woke
9
[Close-up of the TINY SIGN - we can read that it says]:
Slavery had a bit to do with building this massive house.
[Noises from the little people again as they inspect the tiny sign]:
tut-tut
woke-woke
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MUM [pointing]:
What's that one doing there?
NT EMPLOYEE:
Oh, that's so sweet…
11
[We see that one of the people is sat on a rock, with a little laptop open on a tree stump, and they are furiously typing away].
NT EMPLOYEE:
I think he's writing a column for the Daily Telegraph…
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[We see close up to the little person’s screen, it is a word document reading]:
Are National Trust scones secretly WOKE?
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October 31, 2025 at 9:02 AM
If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
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Giveaways that you're in an applied physics department.
October 30, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Giveaways that you're in an applied physics department.
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
What a game of cricket.
October 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
What a game of cricket.
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📣 PhD project available 📣
Interested in immuno-matrix interactions and matrix regulation?
This project will investigate how hyaluronan is cleared from the lungs after infection. 🫁
@profjudiallen.bsky.social
@lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @mcrcellmatrix.bsky.social
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Interested in immuno-matrix interactions and matrix regulation?
This project will investigate how hyaluronan is cleared from the lungs after infection. 🫁
@profjudiallen.bsky.social
@lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @mcrcellmatrix.bsky.social
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
(MCR DTP) Macrophage clearance of hyaluronan: mechanisms and consequences for lung disease at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - (MCR DTP) Macrophage clearance of hyaluronan: mechanisms and consequences for lung disease at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
📣 PhD project available 📣
Interested in immuno-matrix interactions and matrix regulation?
This project will investigate how hyaluronan is cleared from the lungs after infection. 🫁
@profjudiallen.bsky.social
@lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @mcrcellmatrix.bsky.social
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Interested in immuno-matrix interactions and matrix regulation?
This project will investigate how hyaluronan is cleared from the lungs after infection. 🫁
@profjudiallen.bsky.social
@lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @mcrcellmatrix.bsky.social
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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What is #immunology?
It’s the study of the immune system, protecting us from infection, disease & cancer. From vaccines to immunotherapies, it shapes modern medicine.
Celebrate #BiologyWeek by exploring how immunologists keep the world healthy 👩🔬👨🔬 https://bit.ly/4nmt8zR
It’s the study of the immune system, protecting us from infection, disease & cancer. From vaccines to immunotherapies, it shapes modern medicine.
Celebrate #BiologyWeek by exploring how immunologists keep the world healthy 👩🔬👨🔬 https://bit.ly/4nmt8zR
What is immunology? | British Society for Immunology
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October 13, 2025 at 12:29 PM
What is #immunology?
It’s the study of the immune system, protecting us from infection, disease & cancer. From vaccines to immunotherapies, it shapes modern medicine.
Celebrate #BiologyWeek by exploring how immunologists keep the world healthy 👩🔬👨🔬 https://bit.ly/4nmt8zR
It’s the study of the immune system, protecting us from infection, disease & cancer. From vaccines to immunotherapies, it shapes modern medicine.
Celebrate #BiologyWeek by exploring how immunologists keep the world healthy 👩🔬👨🔬 https://bit.ly/4nmt8zR
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"Slashdot: What's the reason OneDrive tells users this setting can only be turned off 3 times a year?
[Microsoft's publicist chose not to answer this question.]"
[Microsoft's publicist chose not to answer this question.]"
Microsoft's OneDrive Begins Testing Face-Recognizing AI for Photos (for Some Preview Users) - Slashdot
I uploaded a photo on my phone to Microsoft's "OneDrive" file-hosting app — and there was a surprise waiting under Privacy and Permissions. "OneDrive uses AI to recognize faces in your photos.....
slashdot.org
October 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"Slashdot: What's the reason OneDrive tells users this setting can only be turned off 3 times a year?
[Microsoft's publicist chose not to answer this question.]"
[Microsoft's publicist chose not to answer this question.]"
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Our iconic immune cell badges are back for #BSI25, and you get to choose the next design! 🎨🧫
Vote now and help decide which badge will join the line-up in Liverpool 👇
Cast your vote here🔗: https://bit.ly/46DtHzy
Vote now and help decide which badge will join the line-up in Liverpool 👇
Cast your vote here🔗: https://bit.ly/46DtHzy
October 8, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Our iconic immune cell badges are back for #BSI25, and you get to choose the next design! 🎨🧫
Vote now and help decide which badge will join the line-up in Liverpool 👇
Cast your vote here🔗: https://bit.ly/46DtHzy
Vote now and help decide which badge will join the line-up in Liverpool 👇
Cast your vote here🔗: https://bit.ly/46DtHzy
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Applications are now open for the 2026 BSI mentoring scheme 🎉
👥 Immunologists working in academia, clinical and industry settings are encouraged to apply
🗓️ Applications close 21 November 2025 at 23:59 GMT
🔗 Find out more and register https://bit.ly/3Yuz9in
👥 Immunologists working in academia, clinical and industry settings are encouraged to apply
🗓️ Applications close 21 November 2025 at 23:59 GMT
🔗 Find out more and register https://bit.ly/3Yuz9in
October 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Applications are now open for the 2026 BSI mentoring scheme 🎉
👥 Immunologists working in academia, clinical and industry settings are encouraged to apply
🗓️ Applications close 21 November 2025 at 23:59 GMT
🔗 Find out more and register https://bit.ly/3Yuz9in
👥 Immunologists working in academia, clinical and industry settings are encouraged to apply
🗓️ Applications close 21 November 2025 at 23:59 GMT
🔗 Find out more and register https://bit.ly/3Yuz9in
Out at my cricket clubs anniversary dinner tonight and its such a wild vision of an alternative life coming out of Oxbridge. So many people in wealth creation jobs and an after dinner speaker .
October 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Out at my cricket clubs anniversary dinner tonight and its such a wild vision of an alternative life coming out of Oxbridge. So many people in wealth creation jobs and an after dinner speaker .
Moving to Inkscape last year made me retroactively angry at how much time and money I wasted with Illustrator in the past. And that's before all the AI ick that has now.
Inkscape for scientists 3 is up! In this video, learn how to set up your workspace, and how do you find that damn fill/stroke panel? 🧪
youtu.be/PFcnjuMhUHI
youtu.be/PFcnjuMhUHI
Inkscape for scientists 3 - Setting up your workspace
YouTube video by Kevin Bonham
youtu.be
October 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Moving to Inkscape last year made me retroactively angry at how much time and money I wasted with Illustrator in the past. And that's before all the AI ick that has now.
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Now in #Science #Immunology, @drtesutherland.bsky.social & al report chitinase-like proteins (CLPs) make distinct contributions to airway pathology independent of #IL13- & #IL17 –mediated signaling in 🐀 #asthna model! CLPs orchestrate airway #ECM remodeling, & can be both protective & detrimental!
Allergen-induced airway matrix remodeling in mice can be prevented or reversed by targeting chitinase-like proteins
Allergic airway matrix remodeling occurs independently of IL-13 and IL-17A and is driven instead by chitinase-like proteins.
www.science.org
September 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Now in #Science #Immunology, @drtesutherland.bsky.social & al report chitinase-like proteins (CLPs) make distinct contributions to airway pathology independent of #IL13- & #IL17 –mediated signaling in 🐀 #asthna model! CLPs orchestrate airway #ECM remodeling, & can be both protective & detrimental!
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Extremely happy to see our work out in #ScienceImmunology. We show allergen-induced ECM remodelling occurs independently of IL-13 or IL-17 driven inflammation. Rather chitinase-like proteins drive airway ECM accumulation & inhibition of Ym1 can remarkably reverse it. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Allergen-induced airway matrix remodeling in mice can be prevented or reversed by targeting chitinase-like proteins
Allergic airway matrix remodeling occurs independently of IL-13 and IL-17A and is driven instead by chitinase-like proteins.
www.science.org
September 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Extremely happy to see our work out in #ScienceImmunology. We show allergen-induced ECM remodelling occurs independently of IL-13 or IL-17 driven inflammation. Rather chitinase-like proteins drive airway ECM accumulation & inhibition of Ym1 can remarkably reverse it. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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So pleased to see our research out in #ScienceImmunology demonstrating that CLPs regulate airway remodelling during allergy 🫁 Really proud of the hard work and collaboration that went into this project 🫱🏼🫲🏽. Definitely one to check out for lovers of the immuno-matrix & pretty pictures👇🏼🔬
Allergen-induced airway matrix remodeling in mice can be prevented or reversed by targeting chitinase-like proteins | Science Immunology www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🎉🎉
@hetompkins.bsky.social @drtesutherland.bsky.social @mattoburgess.bsky.social @james-ep.bsky.social
@profjudiallen.bsky.social
@hetompkins.bsky.social @drtesutherland.bsky.social @mattoburgess.bsky.social @james-ep.bsky.social
@profjudiallen.bsky.social
Allergen-induced airway matrix remodeling in mice can be prevented or reversed by targeting chitinase-like proteins
Allergic airway matrix remodeling occurs independently of IL-13 and IL-17A and is driven instead by chitinase-like proteins.
www.science.org
September 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
So pleased to see our research out in #ScienceImmunology demonstrating that CLPs regulate airway remodelling during allergy 🫁 Really proud of the hard work and collaboration that went into this project 🫱🏼🫲🏽. Definitely one to check out for lovers of the immuno-matrix & pretty pictures👇🏼🔬
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Aberdeen is hiring - Neuroimmunology Lectureship! Really exciting opportunity to join our supportive, collaborative and multidisciplinary Institute to carry out cutting edge translation research. Not to mention the scenery in the North East of Scotland is amazing www.abdn.ac.uk/jobs/vacanci...
Lecturer in Neuroimmunology, Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition (MED243A) | The University of Aberdeen
Browse and apply for current job openings at the University of Aberdeen across various schools, departments and roles, including admin and academic.
www.abdn.ac.uk
September 19, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Aberdeen is hiring - Neuroimmunology Lectureship! Really exciting opportunity to join our supportive, collaborative and multidisciplinary Institute to carry out cutting edge translation research. Not to mention the scenery in the North East of Scotland is amazing www.abdn.ac.uk/jobs/vacanci...
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Allergen-induced airway matrix remodeling in mice can be prevented or reversed by targeting chitinase-like proteins | Science Immunology www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🎉🎉
@hetompkins.bsky.social @drtesutherland.bsky.social @mattoburgess.bsky.social @james-ep.bsky.social
@profjudiallen.bsky.social
@hetompkins.bsky.social @drtesutherland.bsky.social @mattoburgess.bsky.social @james-ep.bsky.social
@profjudiallen.bsky.social
Allergen-induced airway matrix remodeling in mice can be prevented or reversed by targeting chitinase-like proteins
Allergic airway matrix remodeling occurs independently of IL-13 and IL-17A and is driven instead by chitinase-like proteins.
www.science.org
September 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Allergen-induced airway matrix remodeling in mice can be prevented or reversed by targeting chitinase-like proteins | Science Immunology www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🎉🎉
@hetompkins.bsky.social @drtesutherland.bsky.social @mattoburgess.bsky.social @james-ep.bsky.social
@profjudiallen.bsky.social
@hetompkins.bsky.social @drtesutherland.bsky.social @mattoburgess.bsky.social @james-ep.bsky.social
@profjudiallen.bsky.social
Fantastic three days at my first @emds2025.bsky.social. Congratulations and thanks to all the organisers for making such a successful meeting.
September 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Fantastic three days at my first @emds2025.bsky.social. Congratulations and thanks to all the organisers for making such a successful meeting.
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#EMDS2025 attendees - if anyone is looking for a postdoc position and likes what they see of #Edinburgh, please come and speak to me or @lizihegarty.bsky.social (poster 71) or @erinwatson.bsky.social (poster 35).
I am advertising for a #postdoc for a 3 year BBSRC-funded project exploring the role of macrophages in salivary gland development. The successful candidate will be based at @edinuni-irr.bsky.social at @uni-of-edinburgh.bsky.social. Closing date: 9th Oct. elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Emmerson lab within the Institute for Regeneration and Repair at the University of Edinburgh. This three year, BBSRC-funded postdoctoral research associa...
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
#EMDS2025 attendees - if anyone is looking for a postdoc position and likes what they see of #Edinburgh, please come and speak to me or @lizihegarty.bsky.social (poster 71) or @erinwatson.bsky.social (poster 35).
Looking forward to @emds2025.bsky.social in my home town of Edinburgh this week! Will be at poster 48 on Wednesday with our work characterising macrophage dynamics in severe allergic asthma models.
September 15, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Looking forward to @emds2025.bsky.social in my home town of Edinburgh this week! Will be at poster 48 on Wednesday with our work characterising macrophage dynamics in severe allergic asthma models.
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For anyone wanting to know more about this #postdoc position, I’ll be at @emds2025.bsky.social this week. Alternatively, you’ll find @emmersonlab-irr.bsky.social members @lizihegarty.bsky.social & @erinwatson.bsky.social at posters 71 & 35 #academicjobs
I am advertising for a #postdoc for a 3 year BBSRC-funded project exploring the role of macrophages in salivary gland development. The successful candidate will be based at @edinuni-irr.bsky.social at @uni-of-edinburgh.bsky.social. Closing date: 9th Oct. elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Emmerson lab within the Institute for Regeneration and Repair at the University of Edinburgh. This three year, BBSRC-funded postdoctoral research associa...
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:13 AM
For anyone wanting to know more about this #postdoc position, I’ll be at @emds2025.bsky.social this week. Alternatively, you’ll find @emmersonlab-irr.bsky.social members @lizihegarty.bsky.social & @erinwatson.bsky.social at posters 71 & 35 #academicjobs
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Expect more silence from the Royal Society in the face of their most notorious fellow advocating for the overthrow of the democratically elected government of a country he is neither a citizen nor a resident of (yet he is a fellow of their most prestigious learned society).
September 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Expect more silence from the Royal Society in the face of their most notorious fellow advocating for the overthrow of the democratically elected government of a country he is neither a citizen nor a resident of (yet he is a fellow of their most prestigious learned society).
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Official advert coming soon! #postdoc #macrophages @britsocimm.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social
@edinuni-irr.bsky.social
@edinuni-irr.bsky.social
I'll soon be advertising for a 3 year postdoc to join our lab at @edinuni-irr.bsky.social exploring #macrophages in salivary gland #development. Candidates should have a strong background in immunology/macrophage biology and/or developmental biology & key skills as below. Informal enquiries welcome!
September 10, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Official advert coming soon! #postdoc #macrophages @britsocimm.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social
@edinuni-irr.bsky.social
@edinuni-irr.bsky.social
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🚨 Two weeks to go until applications close for the BSI Career Enhancing Grant!
Seeking support for a pilot project, professional development, or new learning experience?
See how the grant can support you & make sure you apply by 24 September ➡️ https://bit.ly/3QedNDL
Seeking support for a pilot project, professional development, or new learning experience?
See how the grant can support you & make sure you apply by 24 September ➡️ https://bit.ly/3QedNDL
September 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🚨 Two weeks to go until applications close for the BSI Career Enhancing Grant!
Seeking support for a pilot project, professional development, or new learning experience?
See how the grant can support you & make sure you apply by 24 September ➡️ https://bit.ly/3QedNDL
Seeking support for a pilot project, professional development, or new learning experience?
See how the grant can support you & make sure you apply by 24 September ➡️ https://bit.ly/3QedNDL
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Two trials will be repeated endlessly despite always producing the same results:
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
M365 Copilot fails to up productivity in UK government trial
: AI tech shows promise writing emails or summarizing meetings. Don't bother with anything more complex
www.theregister.com
September 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Two trials will be repeated endlessly despite always producing the same results:
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)