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UK GIBA Network+
@ukgibanetwork.bsky.social
Advancing understanding of the gut-immune-brain axis (GIBA).
🚨 Job Alert: Research Scientists at @quadraminstitute.bsky.social

Shape the future of gut-immune-brain axis research and its role in ageing

📍 Norwich | £37.5k–£45.3k
🗓 Apply by 28 Nov

🔗 Learn more about these and more early career research opportunities
www.giba-uk.org/early-career...
November 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
⏳ 1 week left! Apply for our flexible funds to spark interdisciplinary gut-immune-brain axis (GIBA) research collaborations.

✅ Up to £50k available
⏰ Deadline: 22nd November, 5pm

👉 giba-uk.org/funding-oppo...
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🚆 Mobility awards now open!

Get £500–£5,000 to support short- or long-term visits between academia and industry.

Boost collaboration, learn new skills and spark innovation.

Rolling call - apply anytime!

🔗 giba-uk.org/funding-oppo...
November 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Gut-immune-brain axis (GIBA) research can...

🧠 Ignite curiosity
❤️ Empower understanding
🤝 Build capacity
📣 Amplify impact

Funds up to £1,000 are available for public engagement, communication and knowledge exchange.

Closing date: 1st December

🔗 www.giba-uk.org/funding-oppo...
October 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🚨 Funding Alert 🚨

Flexible funds now open via the GIBA Network+ to spark interdisciplinary research into gut-immune-brain mechanisms, tech and collaboration.

✅ Up to £50,000 available
📆 Closes 22 Nov, 5pm

🔗 Apply & read guidance: www.giba-uk.org/funding-oppo...
October 24, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Reposted by UK GIBA Network+
We are partnering with the @ukgibanetwork.bsky.social dedicated to advancing understanding of the complex interactions between the immune system and both the peripheral and central nervous systems.

Join the network here: www.giba-uk.org

#neuroscience, #microbiology, #immunology, #nutrition
October 17, 2025 at 10:52 AM
There was great energy in #Southampton for our recent launch event 🌟

Want to catch up on the highlights from an exciting day?

Check out our new event report 👇
www.giba-uk.org/highlights
October 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Reposted by UK GIBA Network+
We have a good 'gut feeling' about the
@ukgibanetwork.bsky.social 🧠🧩

Researchers gathered in #Southampton for the launch of a pioneering new network, co-led by @unisouthampton.bsky.social, to unlock the link between gut, immune and brain health.

Learn more 👉 research.uhs.nhs.uk/news/new-col...
October 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
📊 Want to boost your research skills?

Join our 3-day training on Experimental Design and Core Statistics in Cambridge (Dec 8–10).

✅ Free to attend
🙋‍♀️ Open to all career stages
🚆 Travel and accommodation costs reimbursed

Apply by October 17th 👉 www.giba-uk.org/training-opp...
October 1, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Our NEW working groups support effective collaborations across the UK.

Could you help answer one of our first 5️⃣ key research questions?

👉 www.giba-uk.org/working-groups

🙋‍♀️ Ambitious ECRs are invited to co-lead each group. Apply before Friday 10th October.
September 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Reposted by UK GIBA Network+
If you are UK-based and interested in Gut-Immune-Brain Axis research, do sign up to our GIBA+ network and its working groups! You will get access to lots of new contacts, publication and funding opportunities 🧪🧠🤑 #PainResearch #PainScience #neuroskyence #ImmunoSky
Our working groups support the development of effective collaborations across the UK to advance research.

Introduced by Franziska Denk (@denklab.bsky.social) at our #GIBANetworklaunch.

Want to know our first 5️⃣ topics? Find out here 👇
www.giba-uk.org/working-groups
September 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined from across the UK for our #GIBANetworklaunch in Southampton!

Follow us to learn more about some of the event's big announcements over the coming days 🌟

Want to join the network? You can sign-up via our website 👇
www.giba-uk.org
September 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
✔️ Flexible funds
✔️ Fellowships
✔️ Mobility awards

Our director Jonathan Swann shares some of the ways we will expand the mechanistic understanding of the gut-immune-brain axis.

More details will appear on our Network website in the coming days 👇
www.giba-uk.org/funding-oppo... #GIBANetworklaunch
September 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
“One of the key pillars of our network is training,” says
@alexmsalmeida.bsky.social.

We are committed to equip our members with the skills, tools and methods essential for research.

Our first course was announced at our #GIBANetworklaunch 🌟

Want to know more? 👇
🔗 giba-uk.org/training-opp...
September 22, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Our working groups support the development of effective collaborations across the UK to advance research.

Introduced by Franziska Denk (@denklab.bsky.social) at our #GIBANetworklaunch.

Want to know our first 5️⃣ topics? Find out here 👇
www.giba-uk.org/working-groups
September 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
"This is a wonderful thing," says Rochellys Heijtz from the Karolinska Institutet, welcoming the aims of the new UK GIBA Network+.

Fantastic insights into the latest gut-immune-brain axis research from our renowned keynote speaker.
#GIBANetworklaunch
September 22, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The past two decades have seen a global explosion of research into the gut-immune-brain axis.

There is great energy in #Southampton today for our #GIBANetworklaunch.

Together, we are building a vibrant and diverse research community to fully realise GIBA's potential.

Learn more 👉 www.giba-uk.org
September 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM
There's only 1️⃣ week to go until the Microbiome Innovation One Health Conference in Oxford.

Our network director Jonathan Swann will be speaking in a packed programme.

Let's maximise translational opportunities as we celebrate the UK's strengths in microbiome science 🌟
web.cvent.com/event/9d50cf...
Microbiome Innovation One Health Conference 2025.
web.cvent.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:32 AM
🚨 Gain insight, influence science policy and boost your career.

There are 8️⃣ vacancies on the BBSRC People & Talent Strategy Advisory Panel - Researcher Subgroup.

Closing date: August 7th

Learn more on our early career research opportunities page 👇
www.giba-uk.org/early-career...
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August 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
📰 We’re proud to see our network featured in the Microbiome Times!

The article introduces our exciting plans to unlock gut, immune and brain health links through a new UK-wide interdisciplinary research community.

Read more: www.microbiometimes.com/new-uk-resea...
New UK research network to unlock gut, immune and brain health links - Microbiome Times Magazine
A groundbreaking UK research network has been launched to uncover how the microbiota, gut, immune system and brain are inter-connected and how they can influence mental wellbeing. Work from the resear...
www.microbiometimes.com
July 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Are you interested in the gut-immune-brain axis (GIBA)? 🧠🔬

Researchers and stakeholders from all disciplines and backgrounds are invited to join the launch event for our UK GIBA Network+.

📅 Monday 22nd September
📍 Southampton Harbour Hotel
Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-giba-ne...
July 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Are you interested in the gut-immune-brain axis (GIBA)? 🧠💡

We are building a national research network to improve understanding of the connection between the gut and nervous system.

Join our growing community 👇
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July 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Introducing the GIBA Network+ 🧠🔬

Our groundbreaking UK research network will uncover how gut health influences the brain, immune system and mental wellbeing.

Supported by @ukri.org, we’ll bring experts together to dive deeper into these connections.
🔗👉 www.ukri.org/news/uk-rese...
UK research network to unlock gut, immune and brain health links
A groundbreaking UK research network has been launched to uncover how gut health influences the brain, immune system and mental wellbeing.
www.ukri.org
July 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM