Philip Leftwich
@philipleftwich.bsky.social
Assoc Prof @uniofeastanglia
Scientist
Biology / Genetics / Rstats
Scientist
Biology / Genetics / Rstats
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Northern lights have been strong this year
February 5, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Northern lights have been strong this year
Lab scientists of Bluesky. What is happening with our gels?
Standard EtBr staining of a standard 1% gel
Provide your suggestions below and I will say "We already tried that 🙄" in a sarcastic tone.
Standard EtBr staining of a standard 1% gel
Provide your suggestions below and I will say "We already tried that 🙄" in a sarcastic tone.
February 5, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Lab scientists of Bluesky. What is happening with our gels?
Standard EtBr staining of a standard 1% gel
Provide your suggestions below and I will say "We already tried that 🙄" in a sarcastic tone.
Standard EtBr staining of a standard 1% gel
Provide your suggestions below and I will say "We already tried that 🙄" in a sarcastic tone.
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Devastatingly sad.
Every Labour MP should be forced to read this. In fact, every MP, who rushed back to Parliament to vote to save one steel mill, whilst hastening the collapse of dozens of universities - and harming the students, staff, communities and economies universities sustain and support
Every Labour MP should be forced to read this. In fact, every MP, who rushed back to Parliament to vote to save one steel mill, whilst hastening the collapse of dozens of universities - and harming the students, staff, communities and economies universities sustain and support
'When it opened, the campus housed a GP surgery and a new dental clinic offering free treatment to local people. This was followed later by the forum – a library and art gallery shared by the university and local people.' 1/2
‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?
When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Devastatingly sad.
Every Labour MP should be forced to read this. In fact, every MP, who rushed back to Parliament to vote to save one steel mill, whilst hastening the collapse of dozens of universities - and harming the students, staff, communities and economies universities sustain and support
Every Labour MP should be forced to read this. In fact, every MP, who rushed back to Parliament to vote to save one steel mill, whilst hastening the collapse of dozens of universities - and harming the students, staff, communities and economies universities sustain and support
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Before anyone gets too angry about this, several things. (1) Universities in the UK, unlike the US, are pretty much under the financial and admin control of central govt. If RefUK moves to wipe them out, as they will, then some will choose life. (1/3) www.timeshighereducation.com/news/univers...
Universities try to woo Reform as party gains ground
Serious lobbying efforts under way, with right-wing party expected to be more sympathetic to elite universities than rest of the sector
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Before anyone gets too angry about this, several things. (1) Universities in the UK, unlike the US, are pretty much under the financial and admin control of central govt. If RefUK moves to wipe them out, as they will, then some will choose life. (1/3) www.timeshighereducation.com/news/univers...
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Thanks to some great comments and suggestions, we've updated TADA!
Read it here: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Transferable, Available, Documented, Annotated.
Read it here: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Transferable, Available, Documented, Annotated.
January 28, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Thanks to some great comments and suggestions, we've updated TADA!
Read it here: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Transferable, Available, Documented, Annotated.
Read it here: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Transferable, Available, Documented, Annotated.
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If anyone is looking for a v talented postdoc with expertise in molecular ecology, #microbiomes, mycobiomes, and/or pathogen #genomics, my friend @microbianac.bsky.social is finishing her PhD & looking for a #postdoc. Reach out if you have something coming up (Europe pref but potentially flexible).
January 27, 2026 at 8:35 PM
If anyone is looking for a v talented postdoc with expertise in molecular ecology, #microbiomes, mycobiomes, and/or pathogen #genomics, my friend @microbianac.bsky.social is finishing her PhD & looking for a #postdoc. Reach out if you have something coming up (Europe pref but potentially flexible).
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And so it begins... 3 UK universities (Essex, Sussex & Kent) have just gone public about walking away from their Elsevier Read & Publish deals, despite Jisc's recently announced agreement. Expect to see more of these over the coming months. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/three-m... #OpenAccess
Three major research universities opt out of new Elsevier deal
Complaints over ‘price increases’ and open access models spur UK institutions to walk away from offer from publishing giant, despite nationally negotiated agreement
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:12 PM
And so it begins... 3 UK universities (Essex, Sussex & Kent) have just gone public about walking away from their Elsevier Read & Publish deals, despite Jisc's recently announced agreement. Expect to see more of these over the coming months. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/three-m... #OpenAccess
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Just renewed my membership for the 5th year with @sortee.bsky.social.
A fantastic organisation to be a part of. If you want to become a member and are interested in open, reliable, and transparent EcoEvo, it’s worth joining!
sortee.org/join/
A fantastic organisation to be a part of. If you want to become a member and are interested in open, reliable, and transparent EcoEvo, it’s worth joining!
sortee.org/join/
Join
Join Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary biology (SORTEE)
sortee.org
January 23, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Just renewed my membership for the 5th year with @sortee.bsky.social.
A fantastic organisation to be a part of. If you want to become a member and are interested in open, reliable, and transparent EcoEvo, it’s worth joining!
sortee.org/join/
A fantastic organisation to be a part of. If you want to become a member and are interested in open, reliable, and transparent EcoEvo, it’s worth joining!
sortee.org/join/
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Midweek boost for my latest post - when AI models eat the source of their own training data
https://tomstafford.substack.com/p/model-collapse
https://tomstafford.substack.com/p/model-collapse
Model collapse
when AI alters our behaviour and our institutions, the risk isn't just theoretical
tomstafford.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Midweek boost for my latest post - when AI models eat the source of their own training data
https://tomstafford.substack.com/p/model-collapse
https://tomstafford.substack.com/p/model-collapse
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Job alert! We're recruiting for a #lecturer in marine conservation to direct our new #Marine #Conservation MSc and have the ?pleasure of working with me 'cos I run the Wildlife Conservation MSc. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQF022/l... 🧪 We're friendly and you can still buy a house on an academic salary here!
www.jobs.ac.uk
January 20, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Job alert! We're recruiting for a #lecturer in marine conservation to direct our new #Marine #Conservation MSc and have the ?pleasure of working with me 'cos I run the Wildlife Conservation MSc. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQF022/l... 🧪 We're friendly and you can still buy a house on an academic salary here!
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Well that’s me locked out. No pay for the foreseeable future, all because I refuse to reschedule lost teaching, for which I have already lost pay as part of the strike. Please donate to support @sheffielducu.bsky.social members like me at www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...
January 19, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Well that’s me locked out. No pay for the foreseeable future, all because I refuse to reschedule lost teaching, for which I have already lost pay as part of the strike. Please donate to support @sheffielducu.bsky.social members like me at www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...
Here I am, really emphasizing something! 😂
Brilliant first day!
Brilliant first day!
🚀 Our course Introduction to Statistics in R with @philipleftwich.bsky.social has just kicked off! 🎉
Day 1 is all about getting started with R and mastering Data Wrangling — the foundation for any data journey. 💻📊
#RStats #DataScience
Day 1 is all about getting started with R and mastering Data Wrangling — the foundation for any data journey. 💻📊
#RStats #DataScience
January 19, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Here I am, really emphasizing something! 😂
Brilliant first day!
Brilliant first day!
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Reproducibility is key to science. In computational biology, we routinely manipulate high-dimensional data (spatial, single-cell, bulk) through filtering, normalisation and transformation. Capturing those steps clearly improves reproducibility and transparency.
tidyomics.github.io/tidyomicsBlo...
tidyomics.github.io/tidyomicsBlo...
Omicslog – tidyomicsBlog
Providing logging capabilities for SummarizedExperiment objects.
tidyomics.github.io
January 6, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Reproducibility is key to science. In computational biology, we routinely manipulate high-dimensional data (spatial, single-cell, bulk) through filtering, normalisation and transformation. Capturing those steps clearly improves reproducibility and transparency.
tidyomics.github.io/tidyomicsBlo...
tidyomics.github.io/tidyomicsBlo...
Not impressed by snow day...
January 3, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Not impressed by snow day...
Deadline for applications is Monday 5th January!
Please share 📢
We have a Postdoc position available here @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social to develop innovative genetic control strategies for insect agricultural pests in collaboration with @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/19...
We have a Postdoc position available here @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social to develop innovative genetic control strategies for insect agricultural pests in collaboration with @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/19...
January 2, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Deadline for applications is Monday 5th January!
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📊 Start the new year learning statistics in R!
Our online course Introduction to Statistics in R (19–22 Jan) with @philipleftwich.bsky.social is perfect for beginners and combines theory with lots of hands-on practice in R.
🚨 Last seats available!
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
Our online course Introduction to Statistics in R (19–22 Jan) with @philipleftwich.bsky.social is perfect for beginners and combines theory with lots of hands-on practice in R.
🚨 Last seats available!
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
January 2, 2026 at 10:03 AM
📊 Start the new year learning statistics in R!
Our online course Introduction to Statistics in R (19–22 Jan) with @philipleftwich.bsky.social is perfect for beginners and combines theory with lots of hands-on practice in R.
🚨 Last seats available!
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
Our online course Introduction to Statistics in R (19–22 Jan) with @philipleftwich.bsky.social is perfect for beginners and combines theory with lots of hands-on practice in R.
🚨 Last seats available!
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
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Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
December 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
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Job links for those posts with our team:
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
December 18, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Job links for those posts with our team:
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
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Come and join us at Imperial College to work a project looking at mechanisms in Long Covid and ME/CFS
We're looking for:
A keen, experienced Research Nurse
A gifted molecular immunologist with a strong bioinformatics background
www.imperial.ac.uk/.../descript....
www.imperial.ac.uk/.../descript....
We're looking for:
A keen, experienced Research Nurse
A gifted molecular immunologist with a strong bioinformatics background
www.imperial.ac.uk/.../descript....
www.imperial.ac.uk/.../descript....
www.imperial.ac.uk
December 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Come and join us at Imperial College to work a project looking at mechanisms in Long Covid and ME/CFS
We're looking for:
A keen, experienced Research Nurse
A gifted molecular immunologist with a strong bioinformatics background
www.imperial.ac.uk/.../descript....
www.imperial.ac.uk/.../descript....
We're looking for:
A keen, experienced Research Nurse
A gifted molecular immunologist with a strong bioinformatics background
www.imperial.ac.uk/.../descript....
www.imperial.ac.uk/.../descript....
Please share 📢
We have a Postdoc position available here @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social to develop innovative genetic control strategies for insect agricultural pests in collaboration with @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/19...
We have a Postdoc position available here @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social to develop innovative genetic control strategies for insect agricultural pests in collaboration with @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/19...
December 15, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Please share 📢
We have a Postdoc position available here @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social to develop innovative genetic control strategies for insect agricultural pests in collaboration with @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/19...
We have a Postdoc position available here @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social to develop innovative genetic control strategies for insect agricultural pests in collaboration with @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/19...
Always a great meet-up. Squint and I'm at the back with my party hat on!
Such a great group of people - with a passionate commitment to improving open research. Great stuff planned for 2026!
Such a great group of people - with a passionate commitment to improving open research. Great stuff planned for 2026!
Such a great @ukrepro.bsky.social meeting yesterday in Manchester. Hugely productive, focused, and what an outstanding example of collaborative working for the greater good! Sorry I cannot be there for day 2
December 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Always a great meet-up. Squint and I'm at the back with my party hat on!
Such a great group of people - with a passionate commitment to improving open research. Great stuff planned for 2026!
Such a great group of people - with a passionate commitment to improving open research. Great stuff planned for 2026!
If I wanted to make sure a bunch of universities went belly up, this would seem a pretty solid plan.
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i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
If I wanted to make sure a bunch of universities went belly up, this would seem a pretty solid plan.
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Want to build a solid stats foundation using R? Join our online Introduction to Statistics in R course with @philipleftwich.bsky.social, 19–23 Jan 2026! Perfect for beginners wanting hands-on practice and confidence in data analysis.
More info & registration: www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
More info & registration: www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
November 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Want to build a solid stats foundation using R? Join our online Introduction to Statistics in R course with @philipleftwich.bsky.social, 19–23 Jan 2026! Perfect for beginners wanting hands-on practice and confidence in data analysis.
More info & registration: www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
More info & registration: www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
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Join us! 🧬🪰🎉🔬
We are currently advertising two #PhD projects to study the #evolution, #development and #genomics of sexual traits in stalk-eyed flies.
Deadline for applying is Wednesday, January 7, 2026. Get in touch for more info!
We are currently advertising two #PhD projects to study the #evolution, #development and #genomics of sexual traits in stalk-eyed flies.
Deadline for applying is Wednesday, January 7, 2026. Get in touch for more info!
November 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Join us! 🧬🪰🎉🔬
We are currently advertising two #PhD projects to study the #evolution, #development and #genomics of sexual traits in stalk-eyed flies.
Deadline for applying is Wednesday, January 7, 2026. Get in touch for more info!
We are currently advertising two #PhD projects to study the #evolution, #development and #genomics of sexual traits in stalk-eyed flies.
Deadline for applying is Wednesday, January 7, 2026. Get in touch for more info!
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Any Italian speakers who might have a little time to proofread some llm-generated pkgdown translations? github.com/r-lib/pkgdow...
Add Italian translations by jayhesselberth · Pull Request #2929 · r-lib/pkgdown
After potools::po_create("it")
Prompt:
You are an experienced translator. Create new a new translation for Italian in po/R-it.po. These are GNU gettext translations for pkgdown, a tool us...
github.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Any Italian speakers who might have a little time to proofread some llm-generated pkgdown translations? github.com/r-lib/pkgdow...