Uschi Symmons
@usymmons.bsky.social
Programme manager for #health and #biotech at the EU Innovation Council (#EIC), based in Brussels. Previously research in genomics, single-cell bio, rare diseases & animal models. Talks a lot about science #funding, #mentorship & #equity. Opinions my own
Normally, every year I make a special advent 🗓️ for my family. They have included treasure hunts across town, quizzes and a day-by-day story. But this year, my 7y.o. and husband went all out to surprise me with a calendar they made for me! ❤️🤶🏻🎄🎄🤶🏻❤️
Can't wait to see what each day has in store!
Can't wait to see what each day has in store!
November 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Normally, every year I make a special advent 🗓️ for my family. They have included treasure hunts across town, quizzes and a day-by-day story. But this year, my 7y.o. and husband went all out to surprise me with a calendar they made for me! ❤️🤶🏻🎄🎄🤶🏻❤️
Can't wait to see what each day has in store!
Can't wait to see what each day has in store!
Almost 20 years after it was published I finally read World War Z and I'm crazy shocked by
a) how underrepresented women are in the book, and
b) how little this seems to be discussed in most analyses of the book.
#howManyWomen #weekendreading
a) how underrepresented women are in the book, and
b) how little this seems to be discussed in most analyses of the book.
#howManyWomen #weekendreading
November 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Almost 20 years after it was published I finally read World War Z and I'm crazy shocked by
a) how underrepresented women are in the book, and
b) how little this seems to be discussed in most analyses of the book.
#howManyWomen #weekendreading
a) how underrepresented women are in the book, and
b) how little this seems to be discussed in most analyses of the book.
#howManyWomen #weekendreading
Ghost train in Vienna...
November 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Ghost train in Vienna...
Husband recently got a @newyorker.com print subscription, and I've really enjoyed some of their #science and #technology pieces.
For example, this one on the search for interventions for healthy #ageing was a really fun read: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
For example, this one on the search for interventions for healthy #ageing was a really fun read: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
September 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Husband recently got a @newyorker.com print subscription, and I've really enjoyed some of their #science and #technology pieces.
For example, this one on the search for interventions for healthy #ageing was a really fun read: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
For example, this one on the search for interventions for healthy #ageing was a really fun read: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
September 27, 2025 at 11:08 AM
And with these 1500 pieces our summer staycation has officially begun... 🧩🧩🧩
July 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM
And with these 1500 pieces our summer staycation has officially begun... 🧩🧩🧩
Sometimes I can't help but wonder what triggered inclusion of certain points in the user manual...
Case in point: the crutch 🩼 that "does not respond to verbal or telepathic command" 😅
Case in point: the crutch 🩼 that "does not respond to verbal or telepathic command" 😅
July 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Sometimes I can't help but wonder what triggered inclusion of certain points in the user manual...
Case in point: the crutch 🩼 that "does not respond to verbal or telepathic command" 😅
Case in point: the crutch 🩼 that "does not respond to verbal or telepathic command" 😅
Visiting my mum+sorting through some old stuff. Found my high school geography notes, including lessons on #EU #history, #institutions & #policy from ~1999 (HU wasn't even a member state yet!). Who would have thought that 25 yrs later I will be working for the institutions... 🤯😱☺️
#BlastFromThePast
#BlastFromThePast
February 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Visiting my mum+sorting through some old stuff. Found my high school geography notes, including lessons on #EU #history, #institutions & #policy from ~1999 (HU wasn't even a member state yet!). Who would have thought that 25 yrs later I will be working for the institutions... 🤯😱☺️
#BlastFromThePast
#BlastFromThePast
I ❤️ Xmas: our family,from around the 🌎,comes 2gether. We've developed our own special traditions thru the years& 1 of my fav's is to DIY a ridiculously #extravagant #advent 🗓️ with a serial, family-themed story. This year I used some old Nature's- I think it turned out quite beautiful! #upcycling 🎄🎄🎄
December 1, 2024 at 8:18 AM
I ❤️ Xmas: our family,from around the 🌎,comes 2gether. We've developed our own special traditions thru the years& 1 of my fav's is to DIY a ridiculously #extravagant #advent 🗓️ with a serial, family-themed story. This year I used some old Nature's- I think it turned out quite beautiful! #upcycling 🎄🎄🎄
As a multicultural family living in a third country today kicks off the season of traditional food and festivities that will last until Jan 6. Happy #Thanksgiving to all who celebrate it!
#LetTheGamesBegin
#LetTheGamesBegin
November 23, 2023 at 8:53 AM
As a multicultural family living in a third country today kicks off the season of traditional food and festivities that will last until Jan 6. Happy #Thanksgiving to all who celebrate it!
#LetTheGamesBegin
#LetTheGamesBegin
Finally read the article on #postdocs in their 30s. It reads as if buying a house or starting a family is the main problem. Those are important issues,but it downplays the mental/emotional burden of instability,esp when relocating & how disruptive it is for #sciencecareers...
November 9, 2023 at 8:44 AM
Finally read the article on #postdocs in their 30s. It reads as if buying a house or starting a family is the main problem. Those are important issues,but it downplays the mental/emotional burden of instability,esp when relocating & how disruptive it is for #sciencecareers...