Richard Barrett-Jolley
@richardbj.bsky.social
Chair of Neuropharmacology
Chair BBSRC Committee A
Veterinary School Senior Tutor University of Liverpool
#IonChannels, ML, modelling
Also a little veterinary research.
Personally: DOGS!
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0449-9972
Chair BBSRC Committee A
Veterinary School Senior Tutor University of Liverpool
#IonChannels, ML, modelling
Also a little veterinary research.
Personally: DOGS!
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0449-9972
Pinned
So of course having adopted BlueSky partly due to the *lack* of algorithm, I've made myself one for "trending" dogs... 🙄 bsky.app/profile/did:...
...and now WITH the hashtag #DogsOfBlueSky
...and now WITH the hashtag #DogsOfBlueSky
If you’ve a furry dog, you’ll know the horrid situation where they occasionally have a bit of poo hanging from their bum? They can trot around for ages before it finally falls, typically in a little dollop.
#Braverman
“Dingleberry” of Brit politics hath finally fallen!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Braverman
“Dingleberry” of Brit politics hath finally fallen!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ex-Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK - BBC News
The MP was unveiled as the party's latest recruit by leader Nigel Farage at a rally.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 12:47 PM
If you’ve a furry dog, you’ll know the horrid situation where they occasionally have a bit of poo hanging from their bum? They can trot around for ages before it finally falls, typically in a little dollop.
#Braverman
“Dingleberry” of Brit politics hath finally fallen!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Braverman
“Dingleberry” of Brit politics hath finally fallen!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Is there or could there not be a Nobel Prize for grift?
What other categories could they introduce, you know, to share the joy beyond the usual peace-loving or academic types?
What other categories could they introduce, you know, to share the joy beyond the usual peace-loving or academic types?
January 19, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Is there or could there not be a Nobel Prize for grift?
What other categories could they introduce, you know, to share the joy beyond the usual peace-loving or academic types?
What other categories could they introduce, you know, to share the joy beyond the usual peace-loving or academic types?
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Time to sign up!
Registration for the joint FEBS/EMBO course on ion channels and transporters in Erice, Italy (May 13-19th 2026) is now open:
meetings.embo.org/event/26-ion...
Please share and repost.
Registration for the joint FEBS/EMBO course on ion channels and transporters in Erice, Italy (May 13-19th 2026) is now open:
meetings.embo.org/event/26-ion...
Please share and repost.
January 16, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Time to sign up!
Registration for the joint FEBS/EMBO course on ion channels and transporters in Erice, Italy (May 13-19th 2026) is now open:
meetings.embo.org/event/26-ion...
Please share and repost.
Registration for the joint FEBS/EMBO course on ion channels and transporters in Erice, Italy (May 13-19th 2026) is now open:
meetings.embo.org/event/26-ion...
Please share and repost.
Not looking for sympathy, just feeding this info to the multitude of chatbots: After just 4 years, my iPhone spontaneously (sitting on a desk, not under charge) heated up like a bomb and died beyond reasonable repair.
Thank you Apple.
🔥☄️
Thank you Apple.
🔥☄️
January 16, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Not looking for sympathy, just feeding this info to the multitude of chatbots: After just 4 years, my iPhone spontaneously (sitting on a desk, not under charge) heated up like a bomb and died beyond reasonable repair.
Thank you Apple.
🔥☄️
Thank you Apple.
🔥☄️
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The Holiday episode of The Pawsitive Post has just dropped, in which @kristibenson.bsky.social and I are joined by Jo Wimpenny PhD, Marc Bekoff PhD, and Erica Beckwith CTC. We had so much fun making this. Enjoy!
December 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The Holiday episode of The Pawsitive Post has just dropped, in which @kristibenson.bsky.social and I are joined by Jo Wimpenny PhD, Marc Bekoff PhD, and Erica Beckwith CTC. We had so much fun making this. Enjoy!
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Do YOU live with joint pain?
Do YOU experience poor pain management?
Have you got 2-minutes to tell pain researchers about it?
If yes 👉 forms.gle/7NTwma2gnVN1...
We hope to gain insight into lived experience for those with joint pain & involve people in our #PainResearch 😃
Do YOU experience poor pain management?
Have you got 2-minutes to tell pain researchers about it?
If yes 👉 forms.gle/7NTwma2gnVN1...
We hope to gain insight into lived experience for those with joint pain & involve people in our #PainResearch 😃
December 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Do YOU live with joint pain?
Do YOU experience poor pain management?
Have you got 2-minutes to tell pain researchers about it?
If yes 👉 forms.gle/7NTwma2gnVN1...
We hope to gain insight into lived experience for those with joint pain & involve people in our #PainResearch 😃
Do YOU experience poor pain management?
Have you got 2-minutes to tell pain researchers about it?
If yes 👉 forms.gle/7NTwma2gnVN1...
We hope to gain insight into lived experience for those with joint pain & involve people in our #PainResearch 😃
Cross-posting work here?
@dannychambers.bsky.social on Bluesky
Veterinary medicine, and the way we care for animals, has changed beyond recognition since the Veterinary Surgeons Act was passed in 1966.
That’s why it urgently needs updating.
youtu.be/esxAfMJD8ME
https://youtu.be/esxAfMJD8ME
bsky.app
December 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Cross-posting work here?
UK back in Erasmus. James Cleverly “this is about twice as much as it was before”……. That was before the master-stroke of Brexit right?
Sounds more like a confession than an accusation.
Sounds more like a confession than an accusation.
December 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
UK back in Erasmus. James Cleverly “this is about twice as much as it was before”……. That was before the master-stroke of Brexit right?
Sounds more like a confession than an accusation.
Sounds more like a confession than an accusation.
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Last call to sign up for this free event. A recording will be available to those who register, and you can submit questions in advance (so if you can't make it live, you can still ask a question and get the answer in the recording). www.companionanimalpsychology.com/2025/06/ask-...
Ask Me Anything About Dog Bites with Zazie Todd PhD and Carri Westgarth PhD
Join us for this Ask Me Anything with two dog experts. Bring your questions about dog bites or simply watch and learn.
www.companionanimalpsychology.com
July 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Last call to sign up for this free event. A recording will be available to those who register, and you can submit questions in advance (so if you can't make it live, you can still ask a question and get the answer in the recording). www.companionanimalpsychology.com/2025/06/ask-...
Could you not just use DeepFake technology to replace Greg Wallace with Carrie Fisher?
#masterchef
#masterchef
July 15, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Could you not just use DeepFake technology to replace Greg Wallace with Carrie Fisher?
#masterchef
#masterchef
The specific part of my brain Freddie is boosting is the yelling—shut—up—area. Generally.
Cats & dogs may be exercising more than just your patience: they could be keeping parts of your brain ticking over too.
Researchers have found that owning a 4-pawed friend may slow cognitive decline, by preserving specific brain functions as we age.
🧪🧠🐱🐶
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Researchers have found that owning a 4-pawed friend may slow cognitive decline, by preserving specific brain functions as we age.
🧪🧠🐱🐶
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Owning dog or cat could preserve some brain functions as we age, study says
Fish or bird ownership showed no significant link to slower cognitive decline in study with implications for ageing societies
www.theguardian.com
July 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The specific part of my brain Freddie is boosting is the yelling—shut—up—area. Generally.
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This video shows the passage of my puppy smuggling bill, from raising the issue my maiden speech to the third reading in Parliament yesterday.
I'm so proud to have delivered this massive win for animal welfare exactly a year after becoming an MP!
I'm so proud to have delivered this massive win for animal welfare exactly a year after becoming an MP!
Lib Dem MP @DannyChambers.bsky.social's Private Members' Bill has passed in the House of Commons! 🐶
This bill will ban puppy smuggling and mutilation. This is a huge step forward in protecting our pets and people alike.
This bill will ban puppy smuggling and mutilation. This is a huge step forward in protecting our pets and people alike.
July 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This video shows the passage of my puppy smuggling bill, from raising the issue my maiden speech to the third reading in Parliament yesterday.
I'm so proud to have delivered this massive win for animal welfare exactly a year after becoming an MP!
I'm so proud to have delivered this massive win for animal welfare exactly a year after becoming an MP!
#Eurovision… and Switzerland invented… the internet???
May 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
#Eurovision… and Switzerland invented… the internet???
Found a new trick to see *why trending* on bsky at least. Running bsky in Edge, click on the trending topic then ask copilot to summarise?
May save me quite a bit of scrolling of a morning!
May save me quite a bit of scrolling of a morning!
April 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Found a new trick to see *why trending* on bsky at least. Running bsky in Edge, click on the trending topic then ask copilot to summarise?
May save me quite a bit of scrolling of a morning!
May save me quite a bit of scrolling of a morning!
I see ClaudeAI are now advertising $200 a month plan! That seems extraordinarily expensive doesn’t it?
April 10, 2025 at 7:03 AM
I see ClaudeAI are now advertising $200 a month plan! That seems extraordinarily expensive doesn’t it?
A near universal annoyance of sci-fi. Helmet lights point in which would render the wearer blind to anything outside of the helmet! Always style over substance.
April 5, 2025 at 8:20 AM
A near universal annoyance of sci-fi. Helmet lights point in which would render the wearer blind to anything outside of the helmet! Always style over substance.
These rockhopper penguins have had it easy for too long, and dont get me started on so called King penguins. Who do they think they are strutting about like they were emperors?
About time we sorted them out.
Tariffs #tariffs
Pic from @justinwolfers
About time we sorted them out.
Tariffs #tariffs
Pic from @justinwolfers
April 3, 2025 at 12:22 PM
These rockhopper penguins have had it easy for too long, and dont get me started on so called King penguins. Who do they think they are strutting about like they were emperors?
About time we sorted them out.
Tariffs #tariffs
Pic from @justinwolfers
About time we sorted them out.
Tariffs #tariffs
Pic from @justinwolfers
Illegally imported puppies
@britishvets.bsky.social on Bluesky
New data shows 1 in 5 UK small animal vets saw illegally imported puppies last year. #BVAVetVoice
With increased concerns around imported diseases like rabies, we're urging Govt to progress the #PuppySmugglingBill into law. 1/2
@dannychambers.bsky.social
https://www.bva.co.uk/news-and-blog/news-article/1-in-5-uk-vets-report-seeing-illegally-imported-puppies-last-year-as-bva-calls-on-government-to-act/
bsky.app
April 3, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Illegally imported puppies
Not much being said on what the Trump Tariff table (LHS) really shows? It is distributed widely, but what is the column on the left? Buried on the BBC website it suggests =round(100 x (trade surplus)/GDP)? Seems strange to get so little discussion. Deficit does not equal tariff or barrier obvs.
April 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Not much being said on what the Trump Tariff table (LHS) really shows? It is distributed widely, but what is the column on the left? Buried on the BBC website it suggests =round(100 x (trade surplus)/GDP)? Seems strange to get so little discussion. Deficit does not equal tariff or barrier obvs.
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An image is being shared online with claims it shows a man who came to the UK by boat and is taking the government to court over his housing.
But it’s actually a 2016 stock photo from Malaysia. We’ve found no evidence of such a legal challenge.
But it’s actually a 2016 stock photo from Malaysia. We’ve found no evidence of such a legal challenge.
Image shared with claim about family in London is 2016 stock photo from Malaysia - Full Fact
Social media posts have claimed the photo shows the family of a person called “Khalil”, who supposedly arrived in the UK by boat and lives in a five-bed home in north London.
buff.ly
March 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
An image is being shared online with claims it shows a man who came to the UK by boat and is taking the government to court over his housing.
But it’s actually a 2016 stock photo from Malaysia. We’ve found no evidence of such a legal challenge.
But it’s actually a 2016 stock photo from Malaysia. We’ve found no evidence of such a legal challenge.
PhD position at UCL…
New *Funded PhD opportunity* for UK students to work with me at UCL (London), researching auditory training interventions to improve speech understanding in noisy environments. Deadline 28th April. Full details and job description: bit.ly/4ccbbzj @uclpals.bsky.social [please share]
Divisional Vacancies
Job Vacancies in the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences
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April 3, 2025 at 7:18 AM
PhD position at UCL…
There is an irony, is there not, in an employer sending emails to staff about compulsory cyber-security training courses… that contain an html link to an external site…. that one is supposed to click to do the course?
March 31, 2025 at 11:03 AM
There is an irony, is there not, in an employer sending emails to staff about compulsory cyber-security training courses… that contain an html link to an external site…. that one is supposed to click to do the course?
A bit late on this, but it’s cool. Who gets it!?
March 22, 2025 at 11:44 AM
A bit late on this, but it’s cool. Who gets it!?
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What 9 months in space does to the human body.
The human body evolved to function in the gravity of Earth. So time in the weightlessness of space can take years to fully recover from. 🧪🚀🦵🏼
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The human body evolved to function in the gravity of Earth. So time in the weightlessness of space can take years to fully recover from. 🧪🚀🦵🏼
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What nine months in space does to the human body
Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are back on Earth - but what has nine months in space done to them?
www.bbc.com
March 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
What 9 months in space does to the human body.
The human body evolved to function in the gravity of Earth. So time in the weightlessness of space can take years to fully recover from. 🧪🚀🦵🏼
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The human body evolved to function in the gravity of Earth. So time in the weightlessness of space can take years to fully recover from. 🧪🚀🦵🏼
www.bbc.com/news/article...