Carsten Timmermann
@ctimmermann.bsky.social
Historian of Biology and Medicine. Science is culture, and long live the humanities. Director of @manchstm.bsky.social. Lapsed biochemist. Migrant. Rheinländer in 🇩🇪. Northerner in 🇬🇧. Gen X. Cyclist. Owned by dog. Often online. Here privately. He/him.
Eff off Adobe Acrobat. Honestly.
November 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Eff off Adobe Acrobat. Honestly.
Wes Streeting's comments on the racism experienced by health workers reminds me of the research by colleagues here at Manchester on the crucial role that immigrants have played since the inception of the NHS.
doi.org/10.1258/jrsm...
doi.org/10.1258/jrsm...
November 7, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Wes Streeting's comments on the racism experienced by health workers reminds me of the research by colleagues here at Manchester on the crucial role that immigrants have played since the inception of the NHS.
doi.org/10.1258/jrsm...
doi.org/10.1258/jrsm...
University roofscape with helicopter
November 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
University roofscape with helicopter
Ok ok, I admit: I have a particularly appealing specimen in my office.
November 4, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Ok ok, I admit: I have a particularly appealing specimen in my office.
Am I expected to?
November 3, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Am I expected to?
What?! I’m confused.
November 3, 2025 at 8:28 AM
What?! I’m confused.
I really liked that shark.
November 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I really liked that shark.
At Kunsthaus Zürich earlier today.
November 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
At Kunsthaus Zürich earlier today.
Lunch break above Zurich
October 31, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Lunch break above Zurich
Only glass between the bed and the bathroom. Fortunately I’m here by myself. 😬
October 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Only glass between the bed and the bathroom. Fortunately I’m here by myself. 😬
I’m in Zürich and there was a dog in the restaurant. (The food was excellent, too)
October 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I’m in Zürich and there was a dog in the restaurant. (The food was excellent, too)
Looking forward to @bschillace.brandyschillace.com’s second book talk this evening. Go Brandy!
October 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Looking forward to @bschillace.brandyschillace.com’s second book talk this evening. Go Brandy!
Interesting evening sky (and a bit of fog on the ground).
October 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Interesting evening sky (and a bit of fog on the ground).
Japanese novelist Sayaka Murata at the 20th Manchester Literature Festival
October 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Japanese novelist Sayaka Murata at the 20th Manchester Literature Festival
Who is a very silly dog, growling at his mirror image?
October 14, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Who is a very silly dog, growling at his mirror image?
This was a recent visit.
October 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
This was a recent visit.
Strange goings on at a (former) church yard cemetery near you.
October 10, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Strange goings on at a (former) church yard cemetery near you.
Here you go: Eichhörnchen doesn’t do the job.
October 8, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Here you go: Eichhörnchen doesn’t do the job.
Ah! Storm Amy heißt in Deutschland Detlef.
October 5, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Ah! Storm Amy heißt in Deutschland Detlef.
Only dogs, dog owners and footballers are out in this atrocious weather
October 4, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Only dogs, dog owners and footballers are out in this atrocious weather