Dr Nick Birse
@nbir.se
Lecturer in Mass Spectrometry at the Institute for Global Food Security & School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast | Royal Society of Chemistry Member | BSAC Open Water Instructor | Own Views | #TeamMassSpec | #EV
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Dr Nick Birse
@nbir.se
· Mar 24
🚨 PhD Project Alert 🚨
UK and RoI students - here's a project looking at understanding how lowering methane emissions may change the quality profile of beef produced under typical UK/Ireland production systems. #phdprojects #phd #foodsecurity
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
UK and RoI students - here's a project looking at understanding how lowering methane emissions may change the quality profile of beef produced under typical UK/Ireland production systems. #phdprojects #phd #foodsecurity
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🚨 PhD Project Alert 🚨
UK and RoI students - here's a project looking at understanding how lowering methane emissions may change the quality profile of beef produced under typical UK/Ireland production systems. #phdprojects #phd #foodsecurity
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
UK and RoI students - here's a project looking at understanding how lowering methane emissions may change the quality profile of beef produced under typical UK/Ireland production systems. #phdprojects #phd #foodsecurity
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
March 24, 2025 at 10:17 AM
🚨 PhD Project Alert 🚨
UK and RoI students - here's a project looking at understanding how lowering methane emissions may change the quality profile of beef produced under typical UK/Ireland production systems. #phdprojects #phd #foodsecurity
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
UK and RoI students - here's a project looking at understanding how lowering methane emissions may change the quality profile of beef produced under typical UK/Ireland production systems. #phdprojects #phd #foodsecurity
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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How Labour abandoned its own legacy and betrayed Britain’s farmers…
Post-war policies reshaped Britain’s agricultural scene, but today's neoliberal policies threaten both food security and farmers’ survival.
Post-war policies reshaped Britain’s agricultural scene, but today's neoliberal policies threaten both food security and farmers’ survival.
How Labour abandoned its own legacy and betrayed Britain’s farmers
Oli Post-war policies reshaped Britain’s agricultural scene, but today's neoliberal policies threaten both food security and farmers’ survival
westenglandbylines.co.uk
March 24, 2025 at 9:16 AM
How Labour abandoned its own legacy and betrayed Britain’s farmers…
Post-war policies reshaped Britain’s agricultural scene, but today's neoliberal policies threaten both food security and farmers’ survival.
Post-war policies reshaped Britain’s agricultural scene, but today's neoliberal policies threaten both food security and farmers’ survival.
I was always enormously fond of Joan's little cameo in 'Last Action Hero' as a teacher showing Laurence Olivier's Hamlet, though obviously it's things like Equus that Joan Plowright will rightly be remembered for.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Dame Joan Plowright: Acting legend dies at 95
She was one of Britain's most acclaimed stage and screen stars and the widow of Sir Laurence Olivier.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I was always enormously fond of Joan's little cameo in 'Last Action Hero' as a teacher showing Laurence Olivier's Hamlet, though obviously it's things like Equus that Joan Plowright will rightly be remembered for.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What's with the soppy messages at Kings Cross - a child telling me not to clean my shoes on the escalator brushes and a random bloke talking about the gap between the train and platform being some sort of river or ribbon.
January 17, 2025 at 9:04 AM
What's with the soppy messages at Kings Cross - a child telling me not to clean my shoes on the escalator brushes and a random bloke talking about the gap between the train and platform being some sort of river or ribbon.
Exciting to be able to announce a new major grant that Queen's University is a partner on, looking to improve supply chain resilience - a sister project to our RISC Network Plus reimagining supply chains project.
www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/ifm-sec...
www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/ifm-sec...
IfM News and Features
News and Features from Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), University of Cambridge.
www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk
January 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Exciting to be able to announce a new major grant that Queen's University is a partner on, looking to improve supply chain resilience - a sister project to our RISC Network Plus reimagining supply chains project.
www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/ifm-sec...
www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/ifm-sec...
Why was Glen Sannox so hard to build ?
1. It's made of metal, which is harder to nail together than wood
2. It's very long so can't be assembled in a garage or shed
3. Chris de Burgh's refusal to pay the ferryman in advance caused a shortage of cash.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
1. It's made of metal, which is harder to nail together than wood
2. It's very long so can't be assembled in a garage or shed
3. Chris de Burgh's refusal to pay the ferryman in advance caused a shortage of cash.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why was Glen Sannox so hard to build?
The new CalMac vessel at the centre of Scotland's ferries saga has finally been delivered by Ferguson shipyard
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Why was Glen Sannox so hard to build ?
1. It's made of metal, which is harder to nail together than wood
2. It's very long so can't be assembled in a garage or shed
3. Chris de Burgh's refusal to pay the ferryman in advance caused a shortage of cash.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
1. It's made of metal, which is harder to nail together than wood
2. It's very long so can't be assembled in a garage or shed
3. Chris de Burgh's refusal to pay the ferryman in advance caused a shortage of cash.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It don't really know why it had to take Tony Slattery's extremely untimely death, but back to Whose Line on Channel 4 we go, and the mad mad world of Slattery next to Bond villain par-excellence Jonathan Pryce, plus Rory McGrath and John Sessions.
www.channel4.com/programmes/w...
www.channel4.com/programmes/w...
Whose Line Is It Anyway? - Series 1 Episode 7
Tony Slattery, Jonathan Pryce, Rory McGrath and John Sessions feature in this show
www.channel4.com
January 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It don't really know why it had to take Tony Slattery's extremely untimely death, but back to Whose Line on Channel 4 we go, and the mad mad world of Slattery next to Bond villain par-excellence Jonathan Pryce, plus Rory McGrath and John Sessions.
www.channel4.com/programmes/w...
www.channel4.com/programmes/w...
Postdoc positions attached to my research group now available - will be recruiting for 2 positions through this advert (one for 3 years, one for 2.5 years). Supply chain, sustainability and resilience focused for someone interested in modelling and digital twins.
hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
Job profile
hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk
January 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Postdoc positions attached to my research group now available - will be recruiting for 2 positions through this advert (one for 3 years, one for 2.5 years). Supply chain, sustainability and resilience focused for someone interested in modelling and digital twins.
hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
Producing food is arguably the easy (well, easier) part - making sure all of that food is safe to eat and isn't going make human or animal consumers ill, that's the real challenge. #FoodSafety
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/food-produ...
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/food-produ...
January 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Producing food is arguably the easy (well, easier) part - making sure all of that food is safe to eat and isn't going make human or animal consumers ill, that's the real challenge. #FoodSafety
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/food-produ...
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/food-produ...
Really sad to hear about Tony Slattery's death - a former Rector of the University of Dundee, he was simply incredible on Whose Line, and then scene stealing in Kingdom.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tony Slattery: Comedian and actor dies aged 65
He was known for his quick-witted improvisations on shows like Channel 4's Whose Line Is It Anyway.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Really sad to hear about Tony Slattery's death - a former Rector of the University of Dundee, he was simply incredible on Whose Line, and then scene stealing in Kingdom.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Is Nigel Farage really selling nappies over on X at the moment @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social ? It must surely be a wind-up.
January 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Is Nigel Farage really selling nappies over on X at the moment @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social ? It must surely be a wind-up.
I despair at Imperial - not knowing King Crimson or Brian Eno is entirely unforgivable. #universitychallenge
January 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I despair at Imperial - not knowing King Crimson or Brian Eno is entirely unforgivable. #universitychallenge
The Frontiers in Zoology paper from tonight's Only Connect on pet toilet habits being on a north-south axis (and it's Open Access). #OnlyConnect
frontiersinzoology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
frontiersinzoology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Dogs are sensitive to small variations of the Earth’s magnetic field - Frontiers in Zoology
Introduction Several mammalian species spontaneously align their body axis with respect to the Earth’s magnetic field (MF) lines in diverse behavioral contexts. Magnetic alignment is a suitable paradi...
frontiersinzoology.biomedcentral.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The Frontiers in Zoology paper from tonight's Only Connect on pet toilet habits being on a north-south axis (and it's Open Access). #OnlyConnect
frontiersinzoology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
frontiersinzoology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Reports that the pool was being heated up by a janitor equipped with a Russell Hobbs kettle were neither confirmed nor denied by Perth and Kinross Council...
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/pert...
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/pert...
Perth Leisure Pool to reopen as 'temporary solution' found
The boiler issue remains unresolved.
www.thecourier.co.uk
January 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Reports that the pool was being heated up by a janitor equipped with a Russell Hobbs kettle were neither confirmed nor denied by Perth and Kinross Council...
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/pert...
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/pert...
PhD project alert - I'm co-supervising a mass spectrometry PhD, making use of our Waters TQ-Absolute system with DESI-XS imaging platform to develop faster, more sensitive food contaminant tests. Deadline 7th February. DMs open for queries.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
January 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
PhD project alert - I'm co-supervising a mass spectrometry PhD, making use of our Waters TQ-Absolute system with DESI-XS imaging platform to develop faster, more sensitive food contaminant tests. Deadline 7th February. DMs open for queries.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
REIMS work that we've been developing for several years - quite a lot more to come from this, beyond the pre-print...
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Towards Real-Time Industry-Proof Pork Breed and Boar Taint Classification Using Rapid Evaporative Ionisation Mass Spectrometry (Reims)
To help counteract food fraud and meet consumer expectations, the pork industry requires reliable quality-monitoring and traceability systems. In this context,
papers.ssrn.com
January 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
REIMS work that we've been developing for several years - quite a lot more to come from this, beyond the pre-print...
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Reposted by Dr Nick Birse
January 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Just watching #1917 on TV tonight and remain staggered by the film, but also a little sad that I'm unlikely to see it in all its glory in a cinema again. The nighttime scene with the flares and fires remains one of the finest pieces of film I've seen in a cinema (the old Dublin Road Movie House).
January 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Just watching #1917 on TV tonight and remain staggered by the film, but also a little sad that I'm unlikely to see it in all its glory in a cinema again. The nighttime scene with the flares and fires remains one of the finest pieces of film I've seen in a cinema (the old Dublin Road Movie House).
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Who let the wanker in
January 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Who let the wanker in
almost time for the 'two yutes' scene... #MyCousinVinny
a man in a suit and bow tie is talking to another man in a suit and bow tie in a courtroom .
ALT: a man in a suit and bow tie is talking to another man in a suit and bow tie in a courtroom .
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
almost time for the 'two yutes' scene... #MyCousinVinny
I find myself tonight momentarily looking to see who Sean Lock has on his team as the camera pans around the studio and being sad for a minute when I remember he's sadly no longer with us. #CatsCountdown
January 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I find myself tonight momentarily looking to see who Sean Lock has on his team as the camera pans around the studio and being sad for a minute when I remember he's sadly no longer with us. #CatsCountdown
off we go back to Vienna, sadly only virtually today, to once again hear the Vienna Philharmonic.
January 1, 2025 at 10:23 AM
off we go back to Vienna, sadly only virtually today, to once again hear the Vienna Philharmonic.
Really sorry to hear of Johnnie's passing - I was an enormous fan of his back in the days of Drivetime, such a warm and fun time with Johnnie and Sally frequently in hysterics. I even got my pick of songs on the Crusin' feature.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Johnnie Walker: Former BBC Radio 2 DJ dies at the age of 79
The presenter retired in October due to ill-health having worked as a DJ for 58 years.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 31, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Really sorry to hear of Johnnie's passing - I was an enormous fan of his back in the days of Drivetime, such a warm and fun time with Johnnie and Sally frequently in hysterics. I even got my pick of songs on the Crusin' feature.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If you're wondering about coming to @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social to study, one enjoyable reason to head for Belfast is our wonderful cinema, Queen's Film Theatre. 2024 saw it show 444 films from 67 countries and it's certain to be showing most of the films on The Guardian's 2025 list.
Auteurs assemble! Why 2025 offers a banquet of movies by cinema’s great creators
Auteurs assemble! Why 2025 offers a banquet of movies by cinema’s great creators
Malick, Ramsay, Bigelow, Denis, Guadagnino, Zhao: cinema’s most exciting visionaries are all back with new films this year. And then there’s Iñárritu directing Tom Cruise …
Barbenheimer. Gladicked. Deadpool & Wonkarine. The big movies of the past couple…
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2024 at 3:47 PM
If you're wondering about coming to @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social to study, one enjoyable reason to head for Belfast is our wonderful cinema, Queen's Film Theatre. 2024 saw it show 444 films from 67 countries and it's certain to be showing most of the films on The Guardian's 2025 list.
Reposted by Dr Nick Birse
Sharing three fully funded PhD opportunities to join my lab at Queen’s to work on topics spanning bacterial pathogens, antibiotic resistance, microbial interactions, & mobile genetic elements 🦠. Closing dates in January and February, and open to international candidates 🌍 Projects detailed below ⬇️
December 30, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Sharing three fully funded PhD opportunities to join my lab at Queen’s to work on topics spanning bacterial pathogens, antibiotic resistance, microbial interactions, & mobile genetic elements 🦠. Closing dates in January and February, and open to international candidates 🌍 Projects detailed below ⬇️