Clive Petry
@clivepetry.bsky.social
Institute Research Manager at the University of Cambridge, biochemist, Christian, husband, dad, exhiled gashead, socialist. Reposting does not necessarily imply endorsement.
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Fantastic listen - well done Charlotte and thanks @mrcepid.bsky.social for putting it together for us.
#WorldDiabetesDay
#WorldDiabetesDay
Today is World Diabetes Day & our Brief Interval podcast series ends with Dr Charlotte Boughton discussing the use of automated insulin delivery systems, that aim to impreove outcomes for people with type 2 diabetes.
Charlotte is a Clinical Researcher @ims-mrl.bsky.social
Listen – buff.ly/zJrvFRo
Charlotte is a Clinical Researcher @ims-mrl.bsky.social
Listen – buff.ly/zJrvFRo
November 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Fantastic listen - well done Charlotte and thanks @mrcepid.bsky.social for putting it together for us.
#WorldDiabetesDay
#WorldDiabetesDay
#WorldDiabetesDay2025. After 45 years of living with Type 1 diabetes, I am extremely grateful for the research and improvements in diabetes care over that time.
November 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
#WorldDiabetesDay2025. After 45 years of living with Type 1 diabetes, I am extremely grateful for the research and improvements in diabetes care over that time.
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So sad to hear the news - John truly was an inspiration to so many, and one of a kind.
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
Nobel Laureate Professor Sir John Gurdon dies aged 92
It is with great sadness that the University shares the news of the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon, founder of the Gurdon Institute.
www.cam.ac.uk
October 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
So sad to hear the news - John truly was an inspiration to so many, and one of a kind.
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
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October 3, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Just to be clear:
- Paracetamol does not cause autism.
- Sadiq Khan is not introducing Sharia law in the UK
- We do not have a massive free speech problem here.
- Britain is not on the verge of civil war.
These are not controversial subjects or contested, they're just not true.
- Paracetamol does not cause autism.
- Sadiq Khan is not introducing Sharia law in the UK
- We do not have a massive free speech problem here.
- Britain is not on the verge of civil war.
These are not controversial subjects or contested, they're just not true.
September 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Just to be clear:
- Paracetamol does not cause autism.
- Sadiq Khan is not introducing Sharia law in the UK
- We do not have a massive free speech problem here.
- Britain is not on the verge of civil war.
These are not controversial subjects or contested, they're just not true.
- Paracetamol does not cause autism.
- Sadiq Khan is not introducing Sharia law in the UK
- We do not have a massive free speech problem here.
- Britain is not on the verge of civil war.
These are not controversial subjects or contested, they're just not true.
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Summer has arrived and we are bringing together our community to watch Wimbledon and 18 free films on a big screen at the heart of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus between 30th June and 14th July.
Completely free and open to everyone, find out more: cambridge-biomedical.com/event/big-sc...
Completely free and open to everyone, find out more: cambridge-biomedical.com/event/big-sc...
June 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Summer has arrived and we are bringing together our community to watch Wimbledon and 18 free films on a big screen at the heart of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus between 30th June and 14th July.
Completely free and open to everyone, find out more: cambridge-biomedical.com/event/big-sc...
Completely free and open to everyone, find out more: cambridge-biomedical.com/event/big-sc...
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Please share widely with friends, family, and foes. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...
U.S. Scientists Warn That Trump’s Cuts Will Set Off a Brain Drain
www.nytimes.com
June 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Please share widely with friends, family, and foes. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...
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Today we've announced the new Faraday Fellowship accelerated international route, which will grant up to £30 million in funding over the next two years to attract global talent and support the development of world-leading research groups in the UK: #RSGrants royalsociety.org/news/2025/05...
Royal Society announces £30m fund to attract global talent over next two years | Royal Society
International recruitment scheme comes amid announcement of Government principles for 10-year research funding
royalsociety.org
May 19, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Today we've announced the new Faraday Fellowship accelerated international route, which will grant up to £30 million in funding over the next two years to attract global talent and support the development of world-leading research groups in the UK: #RSGrants royalsociety.org/news/2025/05...
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I don't doubt that a lot of the content of the PM's speech on immigration today will be v popular. I'd just rather live in a country where it wasn't and where we had the imagination to decide it doesn't have to be that way.
May 12, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I don't doubt that a lot of the content of the PM's speech on immigration today will be v popular. I'd just rather live in a country where it wasn't and where we had the imagination to decide it doesn't have to be that way.
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Science is #global 🌎🌍🌏🧪— what's happening in the US has consequences far beyond
Thanks to #Science for reaching out — was happy to share a view from Europe on the impact of destructive science cuts
"The future for so many scientists in the US and around the world has rapidly become very uncertain"
Thanks to #Science for reaching out — was happy to share a view from Europe on the impact of destructive science cuts
"The future for so many scientists in the US and around the world has rapidly become very uncertain"
Overseas universities see opportunity in U.S. ‘brain drain’
But many U.S.-based scientists seeking to leave may struggle to find positions in countries grappling with funding issues of their own
www.science.org
March 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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We have a winner #standupforscience2025 NYC
March 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
We have a winner #standupforscience2025 NYC
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For International Women’s Day, we are celebrating the women of the @ims-mrl.bsky.social, the @mrcepid.bsky.social and GDAR Network.
Meet JaneKennet, Research Co-ordinator and Nurse at the @ims-mrl.bsky.social
👉 mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/staff/jane-k...
#AccelerateAction #IWD2025
Meet JaneKennet, Research Co-ordinator and Nurse at the @ims-mrl.bsky.social
👉 mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/staff/jane-k...
#AccelerateAction #IWD2025
March 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
For International Women’s Day, we are celebrating the women of the @ims-mrl.bsky.social, the @mrcepid.bsky.social and GDAR Network.
Meet JaneKennet, Research Co-ordinator and Nurse at the @ims-mrl.bsky.social
👉 mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/staff/jane-k...
#AccelerateAction #IWD2025
Meet JaneKennet, Research Co-ordinator and Nurse at the @ims-mrl.bsky.social
👉 mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/staff/jane-k...
#AccelerateAction #IWD2025
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Seen at #StandUpForScience2025 Sacramento
March 8, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Seen at #StandUpForScience2025 Sacramento
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Academic publishing is a fantastic business model and we are all tools... (in their hands)
www.varsity.co.uk/news/29280
www.varsity.co.uk/news/29280
Cambridge spends over £12M on academic journal access
Cambridge has spent more than any other UK university on academic journal subscriptions
www.varsity.co.uk
March 8, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Academic publishing is a fantastic business model and we are all tools... (in their hands)
www.varsity.co.uk/news/29280
www.varsity.co.uk/news/29280
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Many are only learning about europepmc.org now that Trump is defunding the NIH and threatening the existence of Pubmed.
February 1, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Many are only learning about europepmc.org now that Trump is defunding the NIH and threatening the existence of Pubmed.
Wow. I am so grateful for the NHS!
When you watch people just punch themselves in the dick over and over and over... it really makes you wonder...
Gonna be real hard for the South to 'rise again' when they have to have their legs amputated from untreated diabetes...
Gonna be real hard for the South to 'rise again' when they have to have their legs amputated from untreated diabetes...
January 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Wow. I am so grateful for the NHS!
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For everyone in the Cambridge area interested in metabolomics or lipidomics: CaMeL talks, January 23rd. Please register on www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/events/camel...
January 7, 2025 at 8:27 AM
For everyone in the Cambridge area interested in metabolomics or lipidomics: CaMeL talks, January 23rd. Please register on www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/events/camel...
It's that both home and away game of the season at Cambridge United. Come on Rovers! #CambridgeGas #UTG
January 4, 2025 at 12:13 PM
It's that both home and away game of the season at Cambridge United. Come on Rovers! #CambridgeGas #UTG
Well, let's get this party started!
December 12, 2024 at 7:45 AM
Well, let's get this party started!