Claas Kirchhelle
@kirchhelle.bsky.social
Historian of bugs & drugs: interested in #microbes #antibiotics #vaccines #phages; author of: Pyrrhic Progress (2020), Bearing Witness (2021), Typhoid (2022), Fear & Fever (2024) - Associate Professor INSERM (CERMES3, Paris): https://www.bugsdrugs.org/
Toronto never looked better! Skyline from the Ash bridges sewage treatment plant. Thanks to CIFAR for the invite! #microbiome
November 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Toronto never looked better! Skyline from the Ash bridges sewage treatment plant. Thanks to CIFAR for the invite! #microbiome
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📢 CARB-X funding round update!
Updated eligibility criteria for cycle two are now available. Review the updated materials to see if your project is eligible. Expressions of Interest may be submitted from 1 Dec. at 10:00 ET – 12 Dec. at 23:59 ET. #IDSky 🧪
🔗 Read here: bit.ly/4dTKvDj
Updated eligibility criteria for cycle two are now available. Review the updated materials to see if your project is eligible. Expressions of Interest may be submitted from 1 Dec. at 10:00 ET – 12 Dec. at 23:59 ET. #IDSky 🧪
🔗 Read here: bit.ly/4dTKvDj
November 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
📢 CARB-X funding round update!
Updated eligibility criteria for cycle two are now available. Review the updated materials to see if your project is eligible. Expressions of Interest may be submitted from 1 Dec. at 10:00 ET – 12 Dec. at 23:59 ET. #IDSky 🧪
🔗 Read here: bit.ly/4dTKvDj
Updated eligibility criteria for cycle two are now available. Review the updated materials to see if your project is eligible. Expressions of Interest may be submitted from 1 Dec. at 10:00 ET – 12 Dec. at 23:59 ET. #IDSky 🧪
🔗 Read here: bit.ly/4dTKvDj
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My colleague Marie-Theres Fojuth has advertised a fully funded 3-year PhD Fellowship in Museum Education @unistavanger.bsky.social with the «Into the Fjords: Blue Museums as Arenas of Learning about Vulnerable Ecosystems (FJORDS)» project. Perfect for Scandinavian-speaking #envhum #envhist people!
PhD Fellowship in Museum Education (288983) | University of Stavanger
Job title: PhD Fellowship in Museum Education (288983), Employer: University of Stavanger, Deadline: Sunday, January 4, 2026
www.jobbnorge.no
November 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
My colleague Marie-Theres Fojuth has advertised a fully funded 3-year PhD Fellowship in Museum Education @unistavanger.bsky.social with the «Into the Fjords: Blue Museums as Arenas of Learning about Vulnerable Ecosystems (FJORDS)» project. Perfect for Scandinavian-speaking #envhum #envhist people!
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Government has published one of those quiet but important documents that might get overlooked as it is not 'newsy'. The headline finding is that £1 of public R&D investment generates £8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
The value of public R&D
www.gov.uk
October 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Government has published one of those quiet but important documents that might get overlooked as it is not 'newsy'. The headline finding is that £1 of public R&D investment generates £8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Delighted to announce a new project on the roots of the #symbiosis concept!
"Symbiotic Synergies: How the Body Became a Chimera" is funded by an Australian Research Council Discovery Award & will be led by Maureen O'Malley, Nic Rasmussen & myself!
Stay tuned for news & opportunities!
#microbiome
"Symbiotic Synergies: How the Body Became a Chimera" is funded by an Australian Research Council Discovery Award & will be led by Maureen O'Malley, Nic Rasmussen & myself!
Stay tuned for news & opportunities!
#microbiome
October 28, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Delighted to announce a new project on the roots of the #symbiosis concept!
"Symbiotic Synergies: How the Body Became a Chimera" is funded by an Australian Research Council Discovery Award & will be led by Maureen O'Malley, Nic Rasmussen & myself!
Stay tuned for news & opportunities!
#microbiome
"Symbiotic Synergies: How the Body Became a Chimera" is funded by an Australian Research Council Discovery Award & will be led by Maureen O'Malley, Nic Rasmussen & myself!
Stay tuned for news & opportunities!
#microbiome
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“the latest evidence suggests that a mortality benefit may require targeting a wider age group." www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...
Randomized trial in Mali finds mass azithromycin distribution doesn't reduce deaths in infants
www.cidrap.umn.edu
October 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
“the latest evidence suggests that a mortality benefit may require targeting a wider age group." www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...
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Unexpectedly, there's an 'education focused' job in HPS at Sydney! At snr lecturer/assoc prof level, which means associate professor in US terms. You'll need to scan down below ruminant science etc to see it, though (perhaps a message there?):
#STS #bioethics #histstm #histsci #histmed
#STS #bioethics #histstm #histsci #histmed
Education Focused Academics (Sydney Horizon Educators) Faculty of Science
Full time and Part-time continuing (tenure-track) academic Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor (Education Focused) positions at The University of Sydney Opportunity for the best and brightest talented...
usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Unexpectedly, there's an 'education focused' job in HPS at Sydney! At snr lecturer/assoc prof level, which means associate professor in US terms. You'll need to scan down below ruminant science etc to see it, though (perhaps a message there?):
#STS #bioethics #histstm #histsci #histmed
#STS #bioethics #histstm #histsci #histmed
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The demise of reefs: World has entered first global climate tipping point with coral reefs in crisis due to warming oceans www.newscientist.com/article/2499...
Coral reefs are at a tipping point after surging global temperatures
Record-breaking ocean temperatures have caused widespread bleaching and death among warm-water corals, which could have far-reaching consequences
www.newscientist.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:38 AM
The demise of reefs: World has entered first global climate tipping point with coral reefs in crisis due to warming oceans www.newscientist.com/article/2499...
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Sharp global rise in antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals, WHO finds
Sharp global rise in antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals, WHO finds
Experts describe findings as deeply concerning and predict 70% increase in related deaths by 2050
Hospitals across the world have recorded an alarming rise in common infections that are resistant to antibiotics, with doctors saying the number of deaths driven by drug resistance will increase sharply in the years ahead.
One in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections were resistant to antibiotic treatments in 2023, with more than 40% of antibiotics losing potency against common blood, gut, urinary tract and sexually-transmitted infections between 2018 and 2023, records show. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Sharp global rise in antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals, WHO finds
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#jobfairy - don' t sleep on this, Dublin City Uni seeking a medievalist (Irish and/or European history) but deadline only two weeks away! #skystorians
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOY744/a...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOY744/a...
Assistant Professor in Irish and/or European Medieval History at Dublin City University
Searching for an academic job? Explore this Assistant Professor in Irish and/or European Medieval History opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.
www.jobs.ac.uk
October 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM
#jobfairy - don' t sleep on this, Dublin City Uni seeking a medievalist (Irish and/or European history) but deadline only two weeks away! #skystorians
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOY744/a...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOY744/a...
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The rise of ‘nightmare bacteria’: antimicrobial resistance in six charts
Data reveal how the global challenge to reduce deaths and infections from drug-resistant bacteria is not going according to plan.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Data reveal how the global challenge to reduce deaths and infections from drug-resistant bacteria is not going according to plan.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The rise of ‘nightmare bacteria’: antimicrobial resistance in six charts
Data reveal how the global challenge to reduce deaths and infections from drug-resistant bacteria is not going according to plan.
www.nature.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The rise of ‘nightmare bacteria’: antimicrobial resistance in six charts
Data reveal how the global challenge to reduce deaths and infections from drug-resistant bacteria is not going according to plan.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Data reveal how the global challenge to reduce deaths and infections from drug-resistant bacteria is not going according to plan.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
ISO/BSI standards are key industrial governance tools. Proposed new BSI pharma #sustainability standards only focus on carbon & not wider #EcoTox criteria like pollution or #AMR. In ESTL, we call for an integration of EcoTox criteria into PAS2090 & independent oversight: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
October 7, 2025 at 6:43 AM
ISO/BSI standards are key industrial governance tools. Proposed new BSI pharma #sustainability standards only focus on carbon & not wider #EcoTox criteria like pollution or #AMR. In ESTL, we call for an integration of EcoTox criteria into PAS2090 & independent oversight: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Absolutely tragic repeat. At first, I thought this was a history article.
www.fda.gov/about-fda/hi...
www.fda.gov/about-fda/hi...
October 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Absolutely tragic repeat. At first, I thought this was a history article.
www.fda.gov/about-fda/hi...
www.fda.gov/about-fda/hi...
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This is really excellent news!
Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
September 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This is really excellent news!
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Delighted to see our paper studying the evolution of plasmids over the last 100 years, now out! Years of work by Adrian Cazares, also Nick Thomson @sangerinstitute.bsky.social - this version much improved over the preprint. Final version should be open access, apols.
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Thread 1/n
September 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Delighted to see our paper studying the evolution of plasmids over the last 100 years, now out! Years of work by Adrian Cazares, also Nick Thomson @sangerinstitute.bsky.social - this version much improved over the preprint. Final version should be open access, apols.
Thread 1/n
Thread 1/n
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📕 🗣️ Pourquoi les polluants éternels #PFAS ont si longtemps été ignorés par les systèmes de surveillance des produits chimiques ? 🧪🕵♀️
Je pose quelques éléments de réponse dans la revue "Energie - Environnement – Infrastructures"
👉 www.lexiskiosque.fr/catalog/ener...
Bonne lecture !
Je pose quelques éléments de réponse dans la revue "Energie - Environnement – Infrastructures"
👉 www.lexiskiosque.fr/catalog/ener...
Bonne lecture !
September 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
📕 🗣️ Pourquoi les polluants éternels #PFAS ont si longtemps été ignorés par les systèmes de surveillance des produits chimiques ? 🧪🕵♀️
Je pose quelques éléments de réponse dans la revue "Energie - Environnement – Infrastructures"
👉 www.lexiskiosque.fr/catalog/ener...
Bonne lecture !
Je pose quelques éléments de réponse dans la revue "Energie - Environnement – Infrastructures"
👉 www.lexiskiosque.fr/catalog/ener...
Bonne lecture !
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We're hiring in wonderful Copenhagen 🇩🇰
Two or more open rank sociology professorships (tt assistant, associate with tenure, or full prof with tenure).
You'll join a leading sociology department in Europe with many core fields represented!
#sociology
More 👇
jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
Two or more open rank sociology professorships (tt assistant, associate with tenure, or full prof with tenure).
You'll join a leading sociology department in Europe with many core fields represented!
#sociology
More 👇
jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
Call for two or more open-rank academic positions in Sociology
jobportal.ku.dk
September 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
We're hiring in wonderful Copenhagen 🇩🇰
Two or more open rank sociology professorships (tt assistant, associate with tenure, or full prof with tenure).
You'll join a leading sociology department in Europe with many core fields represented!
#sociology
More 👇
jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
Two or more open rank sociology professorships (tt assistant, associate with tenure, or full prof with tenure).
You'll join a leading sociology department in Europe with many core fields represented!
#sociology
More 👇
jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
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🚨 We’re hiring!
The IMPACT AMR Network is looking for a Network Manager (0.5 FTE, 3 years) at LSHTM, starting 1 Oct 2025.
Help build and grow a vibrant global AMR community.
🔗 Apply here: bit.ly/45UROcK
⏰ Deadline: 10 Sept 2025
The IMPACT AMR Network is looking for a Network Manager (0.5 FTE, 3 years) at LSHTM, starting 1 Oct 2025.
Help build and grow a vibrant global AMR community.
🔗 Apply here: bit.ly/45UROcK
⏰ Deadline: 10 Sept 2025
Job Opportunity at LSHTM: Network Manager (0.5 FTE)
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working i...
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September 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🚨 We’re hiring!
The IMPACT AMR Network is looking for a Network Manager (0.5 FTE, 3 years) at LSHTM, starting 1 Oct 2025.
Help build and grow a vibrant global AMR community.
🔗 Apply here: bit.ly/45UROcK
⏰ Deadline: 10 Sept 2025
The IMPACT AMR Network is looking for a Network Manager (0.5 FTE, 3 years) at LSHTM, starting 1 Oct 2025.
Help build and grow a vibrant global AMR community.
🔗 Apply here: bit.ly/45UROcK
⏰ Deadline: 10 Sept 2025
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The Society's AGM followed immediately by The SSHM Lecture 2025 with Jeremy Greene (all welcome).
'Wasted medicines and medical wastes: Notes from the trash-heap of medical history'
📅Monday 6 October [Online]
🕰️4:00-5:30pm (UK time)
Register via the link on the webpage
#histmed #histSTM
'Wasted medicines and medical wastes: Notes from the trash-heap of medical history'
📅Monday 6 October [Online]
🕰️4:00-5:30pm (UK time)
Register via the link on the webpage
#histmed #histSTM
SSHM AGM & The SSHM Lecture 2025
Monday 6 October [Online] 4:00 – 5:30pm (UK time) As required, the Society gives notice to members that the Annual General Meeting to formally accept the accounts for 2024 and for…
sshm.org
September 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Amazingly, there's a permanent university job available in History! It's 'only' part-time, and as the only non-fixed term contract in the entire UK available right now will probably see a queue form many hundreds long, but it'll be great for someone: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOO275/l...
Lecturer in History at Birmingham Newman University
Recruiting now: Lecturer in History on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
www.jobs.ac.uk
September 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Amazingly, there's a permanent university job available in History! It's 'only' part-time, and as the only non-fixed term contract in the entire UK available right now will probably see a queue form many hundreds long, but it'll be great for someone: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOO275/l...
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if you liked #eahmh25 in Berlin, you'll love EAHMH27 in Prague! Congratulations to the new President of @eahmh.bsky.social, Katerina Liskova!
August 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
if you liked #eahmh25 in Berlin, you'll love EAHMH27 in Prague! Congratulations to the new President of @eahmh.bsky.social, Katerina Liskova!
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River swimming… but is it safe? Crocodiles, E. Coli and how we understand the environment by Claas Kirchhelle at #eahmh25 #histmed @eahmh.bsky.social
August 29, 2025 at 7:10 AM
River swimming… but is it safe? Crocodiles, E. Coli and how we understand the environment by Claas Kirchhelle at #eahmh25 #histmed @eahmh.bsky.social
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#EAHMH25 president @doravargha.bsky.social opening the conference by underlining the importance of collegiality, curiosity, and societal engagement amidst challenging times.
August 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
#EAHMH25 president @doravargha.bsky.social opening the conference by underlining the importance of collegiality, curiosity, and societal engagement amidst challenging times.