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NEW: We’re honoured to be ranked number one in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the tenth consecutive year. 👏
October 9, 2025 at 9:07 AM
How do you keep lab morale high when motivation dips and uncertainty looms?

This Nature Careers article couldn’t be more topical right now:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Worth a read for anyone navigating the ups and downs of research life right now 💭

#Academia #PhDLife #AcademicChatter
Rubbish years: how to boost lab group morale when world events crash in
Award-winning mentors share best practice to keep your team going amid political upheavals, economic downturns and other events.
www.nature.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Learn bioinformatics from scratch with our highly rated beginners’ #bioinformatics #training course!

Running 8–19 December 2025, this course will teach you R, omic data analysis, & how to create publication-quality plots.

BSI members receive a discount! https://bit.ly/4maNpqF
October 6, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre, a new world-class centre for the Arts and Humanities will open to the academic community on 13 October 2025 🏛️✨

A public cultural programme hosted by the Centre will begin in April 2026.

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September 30, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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🔬 🧫 🖥️ 🧬 Applications are now open to study at the Kennedy Institute @kiroxford.bsky.social next year!

Look at available projects, meet our supervisors and find out what it’s like studying at the University of Oxford. www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/study
September 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
The Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology (kiroxford.bsky.social) Student Symposium | Day 2 💡

The event culminated with more brilliant talks, Taylor Swift references, and a thought-provoking keynote speaker.

It is a privilege to train with so many talented and hard-working scientists and trainees 🧠
September 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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NEW: Oxford will be the first UK university to give all staff and students free ChatGPT Edu access, from this academic year.

ChatGPT Edu is built for education, with enhanced privacy and security.
September 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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🩻 🦴 🖥️ 🔬 Applications are now open to study at the Botnar Institute @botnaroxford.bsky.social next year!

Find out what it’s like to study at Oxford, meet our supervisors and see available projects! www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/study-at-the-botnar
September 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The Kennedy Institute Student Symposium | Day 1 💡

Hosted by the kiroxford.bsky.social!

Such a brilliant day filled with science, multidisciplinary ideas, and inspiring presentations.

It was wonderful to hear about everyone’s projects and to get thoughtful feedback on my own!
September 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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🔬 🧫 🧬 🩻 Applications are now open to study at NDORMS next year! 🥼 🩺 🎓

Join us at our world class University of Oxford research institutes, the Kennedy @kiroxford.bsky.social and the Botnar @botnaroxford.bsky.social for your DPhil!

https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/study
September 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Last week, I attended the 2025 Reuben College Entrepreneurship Forum 💡

An inspiring day of talks from entrepreneurs & VCs, thought-provoking discussions, and a brilliant pitching competition showcasing Oxford’s next wave of ventures.

Congrats to Autotone on winning the pitch 👏
September 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Building a professional network can have a big impact, but attending meetings isn't always easy.

The BSI Career Enhancing Grant can help with the costs of joining networking events and connecting with peers.

Find out more & apply by 24 September: https://bit.ly/3QedNDL
August 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Dr Mariana Borsa (@nanaborsa.bsky.social), a postdoc studying autophagy and ageing, will leave the Kennedy Institute to start an exciting new chapter in Switzerland as a Principal Investigator!! 🎉

www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-mari...
Dr Mariana Borsa to start her own research group in Basel
Dr Mariana Borsa, Postdoctoral Researcher in autophagy and ageing, will leave the Kennedy Institute to start an exciting new chapter in Switzerland as a Principal Investigator.
www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk
August 18, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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🚨 AAI is proud to announce the launch of the AAI RESTORE Grants Program, an $8M emergency funding initiative to support scientists whose immunology-focused federal research grants were abruptly terminated or frozen in 2025.

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#AAIRESTORE
July 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🚨 Funding alert!

@aai.org's RESTORE Grants Program offers up to $100K for 12 months to immunology projects frozen/terminated in 2025.

Apply by Aug 28, 2025, for funding Oct 2025–Sep 2026.

#Immunology #ResearchFunding #FundingOpportunity
July 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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🌟 Interested in broadening your experience beyond academia?

The BSI Career Enhancing Grant can support internships in science communication and more. Applications are open until 24 September.

See how the grant could help you and apply here: https://bit.ly/3QedNDL
July 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
hrilled to share that Medhesion won 1st Place at #StEPIgnite2025 🏆

From the lab to the clinic, we’re tackling surgical adhesions head-on.

A huge thanks to enspireoxford.bsky.social‬, mentors, and my phenomenal team for this incredible ride!innovation.ox.ac.uk/news/medhesi...n/
Medhesion wins StEP Ignite 2025 as students showcase the future of innovation - Oxford University Innovation
After four weeks of entrepreneurial training, mentoring, and venture development, ten student teams from the ...
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July 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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NDORMS has been recognised again as a @eular.org Centre of Excellence in Rheumatology Research! 🎉🎉

www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/news/ndorms-...
NDORMS recognised as a European Centre of Excellence
NDORMS has been awarded the designation of a EULAR Centre of Excellence for a third consecutive term. This prestigious award is a recognition of the department’s contribution to advancing the science ...
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July 29, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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We're hiring a skilled Research Assistant to process and inventory samples from clinical studies looking at inflammatory diseases, including Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Apply by 6 August!

www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
Research Assistant (180619)
As a Research Assistant you'll work across the Coles, Buckley and Dendrou research groups focusing on immune-mediated inflammatory diseases including Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inflammatory Bowel Diseas...
www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk
July 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Oxford University spinout OrganOx has won the £50k MacRobert Award from the Royal Academy of Engineering for its life-saving technology, boosting organ transplants and cutting waiting lists.

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Oxford’s OrganOx wins the MacRobert Award 2025 | University of Oxford
The Royal Academy of Engineering has announced that OrganOx has won the £50,000 MacRobert Award, the longest running and most prestigious prize for UK engineering innovation, for its life-saving
www.ox.ac.uk
July 9, 2025 at 10:20 AM
📣 Aspiring Biology PhD students! Apply now to the 2025 Stanford Biology Preview Program – a virtual event to help you prep for PhD apps with mentorship, feedback, and insider tips! 🧬

📅 Program dates: Sept 11–12 (virtual)

🔗 Application link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
2025 Stanford Biology Preview Program Application
The Stanford Biology Preview Program (BPP) aims to support scholars through the PhD application process. The Stanford BPP offers virtual workshops to provide insight into the Stanford Biology PhD Prog...
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July 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Want to work at the intersection of science, policy, and society?

The Christine Mirzayan Fellowship at the National Academies offers a 12-week paid policy fellowship in Washington DC, USA.

Apply by July 8 👉 mirzayanfellow.nas.edu

#SciencePolicy #STEM #PhD #Research #Academia
The Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program
This program is an early career educational and training opportunity. It is designed to engage its Fellows in the analytical process that informs U.S. science and technology policy.
mirzayanfellow.nas.edu
June 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
#FundingOpportunity for early-career scientists 🚨

Launch your lab right out of your PhD/postdoc with the Rowland Fellows Program at Harvard.

🔬 5-yr funded fellowship
💰 Independent budget
🏛️ Lab space

Deadline: Aug 16, 2025

🌍 Open worldwide

🔗 rowland.harvard.edu/fellowships
Fellowships – Rowland Institute at Harvard
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June 27, 2025 at 11:50 AM
🚨 Abstract submissions open for the 2025 AMA Research Challenge!

✅ Showcase your research
✅ Compete for a $10,000 grand prize
✅ Gain national recognition

🗓 Deadline: July 16, 2025

www.ama-assn.org/member-benef...

#AMAResearchChallenge #MedStudent #Resident #IMG #MedicalResearch
AMA Research Challenge
The AMA Research Challenge is the largest national, multi-specialty research event for med students, residents and fellows, and international medical graduates.
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June 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I really enjoyed the Foundations of Immunology course offered by britsocimm.bsky.social‬.

The day was spent in lectures exploring how our immune system defends, adapts, and sometimes misfires. I could not have asked for a better refresher about the basics o#Immunologygy 💡
June 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM