Eleanor M. Townsend
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Eleanor M. Townsend
@emtownsend.bsky.social
Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences (Microbiology), University of Exeter
Co-chair of the Staff LGBTQ+ Network
(she/her)
New episode of (Un)Serious Science is out now!
A change in scientific field from biology over to astrophysics.
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open.spotify.com/episode/2YXj...
White lies and white light: Trying to comprehend the vastness of the universe
open.spotify.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Reposted by Eleanor M. Townsend
In collaboration with the LGBT+ education charity Schools OUT, our experts have produced free educational resources championing the achievements of LGBT+ individuals working in maths and science for secondary schools and museums.

news.exeter.ac.uk/university/e...
Exeter to help UK school pupils learn about LGBT+ scientists
University of Exeter experts have produced free educational resources championing the achievements of LGBT+ individuals working in maths and science for secondary schools and museums across the UK. Th...
news.exeter.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Reposted by Eleanor M. Townsend
Come work with me!

I am hiring a senior research technician to help me discover novel phage genes with antibiofilm properties. We will create metagenomic libraries, program robots, sequence viral metagenomes and many more fun things.

The application deadline is 02-Dec-25.

shorturl.at/GErUo
Senior Research Technician (111019-1125) - University of Warwick
Title: Senior Research Technician (111019-1125). Application Deadline: . Position Type: Fixed Term
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November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Latest episode of (Un)Serious Science out now!
Which microbe is the most likely to be the cause of an infectious zombie apocalypse? tinyurl.com/unserioussci...
July 18, 2025 at 10:13 AM
First episode of (Un)Serious Science is out now on Spotify!
We talk to LGBTQ+ people in STEMM about their fun science ideas - this episode, "Jurassic Genetics: How plausible is everyone's favourite theme park?"
June 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Yesterday the LGBTQ+ staff network published an open letter expressing our disappointment in the @exeter.ac.uk response after the Supreme Court Ruling on the meaning of sex in the Equality Act.
You can read our letter below.
May 30, 2025 at 8:53 AM