Helen Brown
@helenlbrown.bsky.social
Lecturer in Microbiology at Cardiff University. Working on biofilms, opportunistic infections, anaerobes, wound healing, and the skin microbiome. Also interested in supporting academic careers and well-being.
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Major Academic Press Calls for ‘Publish or Perish’ Reform
Just one-third of researchers, publishers, funders and librarians believe academic reward and recognition systems are working well, according to a survey from @cambridge.org. https://bit.ly/3WiBjS8
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
Just one-third of researchers, publishers, funders and librarians believe academic reward and recognition systems are working well, according to a survey from @cambridge.org. https://bit.ly/3WiBjS8
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
October 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Major Academic Press Calls for ‘Publish or Perish’ Reform
Just one-third of researchers, publishers, funders and librarians believe academic reward and recognition systems are working well, according to a survey from @cambridge.org. https://bit.ly/3WiBjS8
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
Just one-third of researchers, publishers, funders and librarians believe academic reward and recognition systems are working well, according to a survey from @cambridge.org. https://bit.ly/3WiBjS8
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
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It’s International Microorganism Day! We asked the Society’s Champions to tell us about their favourite microbes and, our Champion, Eliza Wolfson, has created some fun illustrations to show you a bit more of their character! @eliza-coli.bsky.social @femsmicro.org #InternationalMicroorganismDay
September 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
It’s International Microorganism Day! We asked the Society’s Champions to tell us about their favourite microbes and, our Champion, Eliza Wolfson, has created some fun illustrations to show you a bit more of their character! @eliza-coli.bsky.social @femsmicro.org #InternationalMicroorganismDay
Excellent piece on why the current "business" model of University funding is flawed and what universities might aspire to be.
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Excellent piece on why the current "business" model of University funding is flawed and what universities might aspire to be.
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Confirmation that it was just the one swan, actually
'Hot Fuzz' swan rescued from road by Essex police officer
The swan is back in its natural habitat and was not injured in the process.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Confirmation that it was just the one swan, actually
Pop up science shop....what an absolutely amazing idea, and a resounding success. I take my hat off to all of you, this must have taken a phenomenal amount of work to organise!
Some numbers.
📆 28 days
🧑🏼🔬 54 volunteers
🎓 3 universities
🛝 8 activities
💰 6 treasures
🧟 11 horror show booths
🖼️ 52 picture frames
🦟 100 live mosquitoes
👪 4,955 visitors
🏫 11 school visits
🎯 900 sticker challenges
🔍 753 treasure hunts
🧫 1,254 body swabs
📝 258 feedback forms
📸 >500 photos
🤷🏼 0 regrets
📆 28 days
🧑🏼🔬 54 volunteers
🎓 3 universities
🛝 8 activities
💰 6 treasures
🧟 11 horror show booths
🖼️ 52 picture frames
🦟 100 live mosquitoes
👪 4,955 visitors
🏫 11 school visits
🎯 900 sticker challenges
🔍 753 treasure hunts
🧫 1,254 body swabs
📝 258 feedback forms
📸 >500 photos
🤷🏼 0 regrets
Photo album: Superbugs Pop-up 2025 — Superbugs - The microbial world in, on and around us
Photos from the Pop-Up Science Shop in the St David’s Dewi Sant shopping centre in Cardiff from 7th July to 3rd August 2025 A selection of photos taken during pre-booked school visits and on open day...
www.superbugs.online
August 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Pop up science shop....what an absolutely amazing idea, and a resounding success. I take my hat off to all of you, this must have taken a phenomenal amount of work to organise!
Today we said goodbye to our long standing @one-cardiffuni.bsky.social colleague Dr. Rob Thomas, who gave an amazing lecture on his long term research on animal behaviour and climate change.
July 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Today we said goodbye to our long standing @one-cardiffuni.bsky.social colleague Dr. Rob Thomas, who gave an amazing lecture on his long term research on animal behaviour and climate change.
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I just published: Academic poaching: when other PIs steal your trainees
There are many toxic behaviors in academia, but one we rarely talk about is #AcademicPoaching. Have you ever been a victim?
#AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #phdchat
medium.com/p/academic-p...
There are many toxic behaviors in academia, but one we rarely talk about is #AcademicPoaching. Have you ever been a victim?
#AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #phdchat
medium.com/p/academic-p...
Academic poaching: when other PIs steal your trainees
There are many toxic behaviors in academia, but one we rarely talk about is #AcademicPoaching. Have you ever been a victim?
medium.com
July 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I just published: Academic poaching: when other PIs steal your trainees
There are many toxic behaviors in academia, but one we rarely talk about is #AcademicPoaching. Have you ever been a victim?
#AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #phdchat
medium.com/p/academic-p...
There are many toxic behaviors in academia, but one we rarely talk about is #AcademicPoaching. Have you ever been a victim?
#AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #phdchat
medium.com/p/academic-p...
Manuscript accepted:
a group of people are dancing under a tree with lanterns hanging from it
ALT: a group of people are dancing under a tree with lanterns hanging from it
media.tenor.com
July 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Manuscript accepted:
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YOU MUST SATE YOUR THIRST TO HAVE STRENGTH TO CRUSH YOUR ENEMIES.
July 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
YOU MUST SATE YOUR THIRST TO HAVE STRENGTH TO CRUSH YOUR ENEMIES.
Interesting thoughts on how Wales the way in ensuring student feedback is central to course development. Particularly interesting ideas on how to communicate student rights and training in delivering feedback
NEW on Wonkhe: From student rights to democratic participation, Jim Dickinson makes the case for a bold, enforceable Learner Engagement Code in Wales to ensures higher education delivers on its civic promise buff.ly/SVxSJvK
July 25, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Interesting thoughts on how Wales the way in ensuring student feedback is central to course development. Particularly interesting ideas on how to communicate student rights and training in delivering feedback
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Join us today for the latest AMR in Focus webinar, 'Taking STRIDES: The value of diagnostics against AMR'. The webinar is free, and all are welcome to attend. Register before 10:30 BST today to attend: microb.io/4estktQ
July 21, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Join us today for the latest AMR in Focus webinar, 'Taking STRIDES: The value of diagnostics against AMR'. The webinar is free, and all are welcome to attend. Register before 10:30 BST today to attend: microb.io/4estktQ
Ah, so it's not just me then.......
July 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Ah, so it's not just me then.......
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July 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Young microbiologists Rachael Barton and Luka Brajdić open up on their experiences of the Letters in Applied Microbiology ECS Symposium 2025 at the University of Liverpool on June 12. www.the-microbiologist.com/careers/petr... #LAM_ECS2025
Petri dishes, phages, and public speaking - at the LAM ECS Research Symposium 2025
Rachael Barton and Luka Brajdić open up on their experiences of the Letters in Applied Microbiology ECS Symposium 2025 at the University of Liverpool on June 12.
www.the-microbiologist.com
July 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Young microbiologists Rachael Barton and Luka Brajdić open up on their experiences of the Letters in Applied Microbiology ECS Symposium 2025 at the University of Liverpool on June 12. www.the-microbiologist.com/careers/petr... #LAM_ECS2025
Hear about my PhD and Mphil students thoughts on their first ever conference (and first time in Liverpool!)
#LAM_ECS2025
www.the-microbiologist.com/careers/petr...
#LAM_ECS2025
www.the-microbiologist.com/careers/petr...
Petri dishes, phages, and public speaking - at the LAM ECS Research Symposium 2025
Rachael Barton and Luka Brajdić open up on their experiences of the Letters in Applied Microbiology ECS Symposium 2025 at the University of Liverpool on June 12.
www.the-microbiologist.com
July 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Hear about my PhD and Mphil students thoughts on their first ever conference (and first time in Liverpool!)
#LAM_ECS2025
www.the-microbiologist.com/careers/petr...
#LAM_ECS2025
www.the-microbiologist.com/careers/petr...
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Its day 3 of the heatwave and Edmund has had enough
June 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Its day 3 of the heatwave and Edmund has had enough
I love that the new US immigration policy has actually increased distribution of bald Vance photos. I also never thought I'd be reposting the Daily Mail......we do indeed live in interesting times!
June 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I love that the new US immigration policy has actually increased distribution of bald Vance photos. I also never thought I'd be reposting the Daily Mail......we do indeed live in interesting times!
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The 2025 #PacBio Microbial SMRT Grant is now open! 🚨
Submit your 100-word proposal for a chance to win free #HiFiSequencing, including SMRTbell library construction and use of Revio SMRT Cells for microbial or metagenomics research at SeqCenter.
Apply now: bit.ly/4nfZlcz
Submit your 100-word proposal for a chance to win free #HiFiSequencing, including SMRTbell library construction and use of Revio SMRT Cells for microbial or metagenomics research at SeqCenter.
Apply now: bit.ly/4nfZlcz
June 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The 2025 #PacBio Microbial SMRT Grant is now open! 🚨
Submit your 100-word proposal for a chance to win free #HiFiSequencing, including SMRTbell library construction and use of Revio SMRT Cells for microbial or metagenomics research at SeqCenter.
Apply now: bit.ly/4nfZlcz
Submit your 100-word proposal for a chance to win free #HiFiSequencing, including SMRTbell library construction and use of Revio SMRT Cells for microbial or metagenomics research at SeqCenter.
Apply now: bit.ly/4nfZlcz
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The transfer of antibiotic resistance genes between evolutionarily distant bacteria | mSphere journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
The transfer of antibiotic resistance genes between evolutionarily distant bacteria | mSphere
Antibiotic-resistant infections pose a growing threat to global health. This study
reveals how genes conferring antibiotic resistance can move between bacteria that
belong to different phyla lineages ...
journals.asm.org
June 22, 2025 at 3:13 AM
The transfer of antibiotic resistance genes between evolutionarily distant bacteria | mSphere journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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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?"
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
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?"
We talk to LGBTQ+ people in STEMM about their fun science ideas - this episode, "Jurassic Genetics: How plausible is everyone's favourite theme park?"
My thoughts are with all the staff now at risk in Lancaster Uni. The whole HE sector is at risk, with universities try to save frankly eye-watering sums of money
Lancaster University has become the latest UK institution to announce large-scale cuts as it looks to save £30 million. It has informed staff of plans to cut 400 full-time equivalent positions by July 2026, with academics the first to go
#AcademicSky #highered
#AcademicSky #highered
Lancaster University to cut one in five academic jobs
Institution says it is ‘not immune’ to financial challenges as it looks to axe 400 jobs
www.timeshighereducation.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
My thoughts are with all the staff now at risk in Lancaster Uni. The whole HE sector is at risk, with universities try to save frankly eye-watering sums of money
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