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Genuinely never thought this stuff would make me feel sad
September 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Customer feedback this week;

‘Please can you get some more diversity at the National Trust by encouraging more hot men to visit.’

Ideas for how we do this v welcome. Nothing too racy please - we are the National Trust not the National Tryst.
September 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Ahead of #GlobalMNDAwarenessDay tomorrow, we're pleased to announce that The Alan Davidson Foundation has renewed its generous commitment to motor neuron disease (MND) research at Oxford by supporting the ACORN study for a further three years.

Read more: tinyurl.com/4x5jnb5v
Alan Davidson Foundation renews funding for ground-breaking motor neuron disease research at Oxford
As part of its renewed commitment, the Alan Davidson Foundation will continue to fund a full-time project manager to facilitate the ongoing coordination and growth of the ACORN study. The foundation i...
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June 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Come and help us develop and validate genetic pipelines for processing pathogens in collaboration with
@eitoxford.bsky.social

Senior Bioinformatic Engineer
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Senior Biostatistical Researcher
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Grade 8 or 7, depending on experience
closing date: noon Wednesday 2 July
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June 23, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Just like buses, here is a third role we are advertising for!

Come and help @philipwfowler.bsky.social use the large TB datasets we hold to help the OxCoD4TB consortium develop new therapeutics for tuberculosis.

Grade 7, funding until 28 Feb 2028, deadline noon Fri 4 July

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June 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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@vbrunner.bsky.social doing her pitch for her poster at #ESMyco!

@modmedmicro.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Here at #ARMA2025 with lots of people from all over the world!
June 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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#Tuberculosis kills over a million people each year, but research can change that. The following seminar shows how our scientists are developing new vaccines and treatments, while a former patient shares her experience youtu.be/vky73AhyjEc?...

#WorldTBDay @modmedmicro.bsky.social @ndm.ox.ac.uk
Tuberculosis: vaccines, diagnostics and experience
YouTube video by Oxford BRC
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March 24, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Time to make someone's year by nominating them for an ARMA award - one week left!
📢Calling all ARMA members! ARMA Awards 2025 will close in a week. Have you nominated yet?

There are four categories - innovation, advocacy, research culture and team of the year

Don't miss out on nominating colleagues and teams for their achievements in research management: arma.ac.uk/arma-awards/
March 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Counting down for our long-planned trip to Iceland. Much already booked, but any tips for places to see/eat in Reykjavik gratefully received
a man in a green sweater is playing a keyboard
ALT: a man in a green sweater is playing a keyboard
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February 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Please think about nominating one of your fantastic colleagues or peers in research management and administration. Yes, the @armauk.bsky.social awards are back!!!!
Nominations are open for ARMA Awards. We're inviting nominations for the following categories:

👉Innovation in Research Management
👉Advocacy in Research Management
👉Research Culture in Research Management
👉Research Management Team of the Year

Learn more about 2025 awards: arma.ac.uk/new-members-...
February 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Three roles currently advertised, all to help us develop and validate genetic pipelines for processing pathogens with EIT Oxford.

RA/PDRA (Grade 6/7)
noon 10 Feb
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Senior Bioinformatician (G8)
12 Feb
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Senior Medical Statistican (G8)
14 Feb
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January 31, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Come and work with us!

We are looking for a Medical Statistican.

Closing date: 4 Feb 2025

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January 20, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Tomorrow is #StrokePreventionDay and our researchers are leading the National Young Stroke Study. NIHR fellow Linxin Li is exploring what factors are driving the worrying increase in young stroke cases www.hra.nhs.uk/planning-and...

@nihr.bsky.social @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk
National Young Stroke Study
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January 24, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Longitudinal data has the potential to transform early intervention in mental health, but it’s an underutilised resource.

That's why we're funding researchers to use these datasets to find new ways of identifying anxiety, depression and/or psychosis ⤵️
wellcome.org/grant-fundin...
Longitudinal studies | Grant funding | Wellcome
Wellcome are funding research teams to analyse longitudinal data to help identify mental health conditions early. See eligibility information and find out how to apply.
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January 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Our amazing @modmedmicro.bsky.social team, who are leading our efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance #AMR – in the lab, with data and in software - went blue for this picture for #WAAW2024. See more about our research at bashthebug.net
November 22, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Hi! I just got here, sorry (puffs, fans face). While I get used to this place, here's a bit of fun....
For #WAAW2024, our Modernising Medical Microbiology theme has launched Microbes v Medicine, an art competition to raise awareness of antimicrobial resistance #AMR. The competition was inspired by art from Marni, aged 9. Closing date: 20 December. Find out more: bashthebug.net/2024/11/19/m...
Microbes vs Medicine: A Bash the Bug Art Competition
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) fighting a punchbag representing antibiotics by a previous winner, Marni (age 9) This week is World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (18th–24th Novemb…
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November 21, 2024 at 9:56 PM
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Our recent report on #AntimicrobialResistance & the need for improved surveillance, testing, infection control, #antibiotic stewardship, funding & global commitments for #AMR solutions in humanitarian settings. #WAAW2024 #MedSky

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The Broken Lens: Antimicrobial Resistance in Humanitarian Settings
MSF report on treating AMR in people caught in challenging humanitarian settings
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November 20, 2024 at 2:35 PM
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It’s World AMR Awareness Week and I’ve spent the day @wellcometrust.bsky.social with a bunch of other creatives discussing how to raise awareness. If you’re puzzled, check this out:
November 19, 2024 at 5:54 PM
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Over the course of #WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek we’ll be posting about the amazing work our researchers are doing to tackle #AMR. To start, take a look at what our microbiology and infection theme is up to: oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/research-the... #WAAW2024
Modernising Medical Microbiology and Big Infection Diagnostics | NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre
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November 18, 2024 at 10:28 AM
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The @nihr.bsky.social recently awarded nearly £11m to our researchers to work on healthcare associated infections. For #WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek, join us in the @WHO 2024 campaign: Educate. Advocate. Act Now. bashthebug.net/2024/11/18/m...
Major five-year project awarded
One side of research that isn’t seen much but is hugely important is securing the funding to do the research. We work very closely with the National Institutes for Health Research (NIHR) and,…
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November 18, 2024 at 2:06 PM
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Associate Professor @PhilFowler from our Microbiology & Infection Theme says that its vital to tackle antibiotic resistance; without antibiotics, much of modern medicine would be impossible oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/research-the...
@ndmoxford.bsky.social #WAAW2024
November 18, 2024 at 2:06 PM
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For #WAAW2024, our Modernising Medical Microbiology theme has launched Microbes v Medicine, an art competition to raise awareness of antimicrobial resistance #AMR. The competition was inspired by art from Marni, aged 9. Closing date: 20 December. Find out more: bashthebug.net/2024/11/19/m...
Microbes vs Medicine: A Bash the Bug Art Competition
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) fighting a punchbag representing antibiotics by a previous winner, Marni (age 9) This week is World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (18th–24th Novemb…
bashthebug.net
November 20, 2024 at 8:52 AM
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PhD student Dot Nagy from @modmedmicro.bsky.social is studying the DNA of bacteria, to help understand how antibiotic-resistant infections spread, and how we might protect people. @ndmoxford.bsky.social #WAAW2024 #AMR
November 20, 2024 at 3:27 PM
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Our @modmedmicro.bsky.social team works across @nihr.bsky.social infrastructure, including the #HPRU for #AntimicrobialResistance & Infections. Read about how they have developed software with EIT Pathogena to identify #AMR in #Tuberculosis bashthebug.net/2024/10/28/e... #WAAW2024
EIT Pathogena launched!
This has been a long time coming but last month, the Ellison Institute of Technology launched EIT Pathogena. This is a website where anyone anywhere in the world can work out what species of Mycoba…
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November 21, 2024 at 3:56 PM