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BioClocks UK is a hub for biological rhythms research in the UK, supporting researchers to deliver impact through outreach, training, and community-specific resources. Website: www.bioclocks.uk Find out more: doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2023.034

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Marine Chronobiology Network @marine-chronobio.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Let's start with a #StarterPack! Here are some folks working on #biological #rhythms ⏰ in #marine #life. 🌊 If you do so, too, please get in touch and we will add you! #chronobiology #circadian #tidal #lunar #annual #MarineEcology #MarineLife #clocks #moon #tides
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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The New Phytologist Foundation is pleased to sponsor Autumn Clock Club 2026, taking place in Norwich today: www.bioclocks.uk/event-detail... @bioclocksuk.bsky.social #PlantScience
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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A huge thanks to @johninnescentre.bsky.social and @antdodd.bsky.social for hosting our #ClockClub today and to our sponsors for making it possible! @newphyt.bsky.social, @gensocuk.bsky.social as well as BMG Labtech, Cairn Research, Novogene, PHCBI, SHIMR and New England Biolabs
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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Join our upcoming industry-academia workshop bringing together vertical farming and CEA professionals with chronobiologists to tackle industry challenges! Industry expression of interest and challenge submission is open here: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/QChTGDuuHV #verticalfarming #agritech
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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The time of Clock Club is coming back around! Register for the free conference in Norwich on the 17th of September here: www.bioclocks.uk/event-detail... #Chronobiology #Sleep #Ecology #Seasonality #Circadian
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Autumn Clock Club 2026 Norwich | Bioclocks Uk
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Meeting of Young Chronobiologists (MYC) @myc.eurosky.social · 09/05/2026
The Meeting of Young Chronobiologists is an international, early-career initiative that connects researchers across all topics of chronobiology. It is dedicated to early career researchers and aims to promote an open and interactive atmosphere, creating a networking space for the next generation.
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MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology @mrclmb.ac.uk · 07/07/2026
In June, LMB scientists teamed up with @bioclocksuk.bsky.social for a chronobiology outreach exhibit at #TheBigBangFair, engaging 3000 teachers and students over 3 days. Read more about their exhibit here: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/... #LMBNews #PublicEngagement @nsmyllie.bsky.social
LMB scientistsExhibit with brain models and worksheets
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Kaiser Lab @clocksevolution.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
(Young) chronobiologists, save the date! 📅⏰🌗 Great topic, great organisers, great place! #chronobiology #circadian #circatidal #circalunar #circannual @juleneumann.bsky.social @nils-reinhard.bsky.social @lhueppe.bsky.social @bioclocksuk.bsky.social @aberdlsagb.bsky.social
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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
We spring forward this weekend, but changing the clocks is increasingly controversial - why? #circadian #dst #springforward #chronobiology #clockchange #SciComm🧪
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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Satellites could disrupt #circadian rhythms globally. Major projects such as #ReflectOrbital and #SpaceX are pushing boundaries, and now is the time to recognise the effect these projects could have on life everywhere. www.bioclocks.uk/news 🧪 #AcademicSky #Scicomm #Chronobiology
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Jule Neumann @juleneumann.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Honored and over the moon to add another Chronobiology talk to the TEDx universe at Aberystwyth next week! 🌓🦟 There are still some tickets left! tedxaberystwyth.com @aberuni.bsky.social @mpi-evolbio.bsky.social @clocksevolution.bsky.social @bioclocksuk.bsky.social
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Naomi Mittet @naolimit.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Prof. Andrew Millar is a circadian systems biologist and co-founder of @bioclocksuk.bsky.social. Watching this has been informative and grounding (dealing with some anxiety here in the U.S.). youtu.be/vwcohlbwIU8?...
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Dr. Andrew Miller - clocks, crops and climate. Performance Around the Clock episode 38.
YouTube video by Performance Around the Clock w Dr. Satchin Panda
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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
The deadline to register for our upcoming #ClockClub at Nottingham Trent University is fast approaching - get your ticket before the 7th of December! www.bioclocks.uk/event-detail... #chronobiology
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Winter Clock Club 2026 | Bioclocks Uk
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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
#Chronobiology is a broad field encompassing virtually all life sciences. Find PhDs, Postdoctoral roles and more on our jobs board: www.bioclocks.uk/group/jobs/d...
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Discussion - Jobs | Bioclocks Uk
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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Share you #chronobiology research at the upcoming #ClockClub in Nottingham on the 9th of January 2026. Only a few more days until the 14th Nov abstract submission deadline! Send your abstract here: forms.office.com/e/cQDefteB7S
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Louise Hunter @feedbacklou.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
4yr MRC-funded postdoc position investigating circadian mechanisms in cardiometabolic disease, currently available @manchester.ac.uk www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... Come and join our brilliant Centre for Biological Timing team! @bioclocksuk.bsky.social #chronobiology #circadian #postdoc
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Research Associate in Circadian Mechanisms in Cardiometabolic Disease:Oxford Road
Due to the nature of the funding, KTP Associates who have already completed a KTP are not eligible to apply.
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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Find out what the UK #chronobiology community has been up to and how we're working to bring science out of the lab in our newsletter: heyzine.com/flip-book/a3...
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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Around the equinox, we see an increased interest in how biological rhythms are affected by light. UK #Chronobiology academics have been communicating the research on this for over a decade now - check out this timeless podcast episode on rhythms: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b... #SciComm 🧪
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BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Circadian Rhythms
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss circadian rhythms.
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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
As the day shortens you might start to see a change in the behaviour of the little visitors in your garden and local parks. What do you notice? Nocturnal activity is the result of internal biological rhythms! Learn more through our factsheets: www.bioclocks.uk/factsheets #SciComm #chronobiology🧪
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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
What makes you tick? We talk about #circadian rhythms and the biological clock like we already know what's going on, but there's still so much to learn about this fundamental process! Learn more about the research going on at Oxford here: www.bioclocks.uk/research/wha... #SciComm #chronobiology🧪
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What keeps the clock ticking? | Bioclocks Uk
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 05/08/2025
We are happy to announce that the Faraday Discovery Fellowships are now open for applications. These prestigious long-term awards are designed to support mid-career research leaders to undertake high-quality, original research. Find out more on now: #RSGrants royalsociety.org/grants/farad...
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yvoscience.bsky.social @yvoscience.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
📄Coming Soon!📄 The application for the Fall 2025 Young Voices of Science Program will be opening soon on Friday, August 15th and will be closing on Friday, September 5th. #science #scicomm #sciencecommunication
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Josefine Kailaheimo-Björkqvist @josefinebjorkqvist.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Too early to think? Why school start times matter for sleep and learning 🎒 ⏰ Another great episode of @lightoclock.bsky.social podcast covering adolescent sleep, circadian rhythms and initiatives aimed at delaying school start times www.tscnlab.org/podcast/s03e04 #chronobiology #chronotype
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Translational Sensory and Circadian Neuroscience Unit (MPS/TUM/TUMCREATE) — Light O'Clock (Season 3) – Episode 4: Too early to think?
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Antony Dodd @antdodd.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Jornal da USP wrote a nice piece about our collaborative work with @gojonnes.bsky.social and @carloshotta.bsky.social published in @newphyt.bsky.social jornal.usp.br/ciencias/rel... #chronobiology
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Relógio biológico das plantas regula eficácia de herbicidas
Herbicidas atuam bloqueando vias metabólicas essenciais das plantas dentro das células ao longo das 24 horas do dia; entendimento do processo pode ajudar a diminuir a quantidade usada, reduzindo danos...
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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
☀️ Summer is a great time to observe biological rhythms in action. Look at the insect life around you - do they come out at a particular time of day? 🐝 If so, you've found their 'temporal niche'! 🔗 Learn more through our factsheets here: www.bioclocks.uk/factsheets #SciComm #Ecology 🧪
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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Need some #chronobiology expertise but not sure where to start? Academic leaders in #circadian rhythms, #sleep, #plant chronobiology, #seasonality, #neuroscience and more can now be reached through our BioClocks UK expert directory. www.bioclocks.uk/about/bioclo... #SciComm 🧪
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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
🧠 These patterns matter: • Should services adapt services to provide support when most needed? • Could timing light therapy or crisis care boost impact? Read the blog & share your thoughts 👉 buff.ly/3xJbl23 #MentalHealth #CircadianRhythms #Wellbeing
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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
☀️ Depression and anxiety were lowest in the morning, rising through the day. 😊 Happiness peaked early, dropped midday, rebounded a bit – then crashed by midnight. 😐 Loneliness barely changed – it stayed steady across the day.
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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
🕰️ Do things really feel better in the morning? A UK study analysed 1 million mood reports from 49,000 people across 2 years and found a clear pattern. Mental health peaks in the morning and dips late at night. #MentalHealth #CircadianRhythms #Wellbeing #MorningPerson 🧵 THREAD
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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
You probably know that humans have #circadian rhythms, but did you know plants do too? Now is a great time to go out and witness clocks in nature! For more of our expert-reviewed factsheets, see our website: www.bioclocks.uk/factsheets #SciComm #Ecology 🧪
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Anna B. Szabo @annabszabo.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
🚨Open Call for Fellow Sleep Researchers!🐭 💤The @esrs.bsky.social has just launched an initiative to develop a consensus-based manual for recording and analysing sleep in laboratory rodents. 🔗Are you interested in joining us on this exciting journey?Apply here before 1 August: lnkd.in/dWfMabRr
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Call for Contributors: ESRS Manual for the recording and analysis of sleep in laboratory rodents | ESRS
The absence of standardised methodologies for measuring and scoring sleep in mice and rats continues to pose challenges for reproducibility and data
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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Multiple new roles in Circadian Biology and Medicine open in Germany! Applications closing 8th August 2025. Check out our jobs forum for notices of these opportunities and more: www.bioclocks.uk/forum/_jobs
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Jobs | Bioclocks Uk
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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
#Circadian #Biology has grown into an incredibly broad field, one that you can now learn the fundamentals of through a clear, concise, and expertly written book. For free. Read it here and share it with your students and peers: doi.org/10.21827/686... [doi.org] #chronobiology #SciComm 🧪
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On the Essential Principles and Practice of Circadian Biology: A Road Map – Simple Book Publishing
Circadian Biology is about the adaptation of life to our rotating world, to the Earth’s 24-hour rhythm of day and night. Not surprisingly, the field has attracted considerable popular and scientific ...
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Lisa Buchauer @libuchauer.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
We are currently recruiting a bioinformatics/computational biology postdoc to join the infrastructure project of a newly funded large research consortium (SFB-TRR) on Circadian Medicine between Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Universität zu Lübeck ⌚ ⏰ ⏱️ 🕰️ !
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Antony Dodd @antdodd.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Using plant circadian programs to optimize agrochemical use - we wrote this Tansley Insight in collaboration with @carloshotta.bsky.social and @gojonnes.bsky.social for @newphyt.bsky.social #chronobiology #circadian nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Using plant circadian programs to optimize agrochemical use
Os agroquímicos possuem um papel importante na maximização da produção agrícola. Herbicidas são uma classe de agroquímicos usados no controle de plantas daninhas e no manejo de algumas culturas duran...
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Abi pienaar @abipienaar.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
My tips as a chronobiologist for better sleep! www.instagram.com/p/DLXKIljspaw/ @bioclocksuk.bsky.social
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Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) @hssib.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
🆕REPORT: The impact of staff fatigue on patient safety. Watch a short summary video: youtu.be/22F_qHCpo0o Read the full report: www.hssib.org.uk/patient-safety-investigations/the-impact-of-staff-fatigue-on-patient-safety/investigation-report/ #PatientSafety #NHS #Healthcare
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The impact of staff fatigue on patient safety
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Light O'Clock @lightoclock.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Check out the latest episode of Light O'Clock to learn more about it! 🎧 Spotify: tinyurl.com/nvsdrejp 🍏 Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/432apfw7 🌐 Website: www.tscnlab.org/podcast/s03e03 3/3
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Translational Sensory and Circadian Neuroscience Unit (MPS/TUM/TUMCREATE) — Light O'Clock (Season 3) – Episode 3: Blurred vision – The myopia epidemic and indoor lifestyles
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Light O'Clock @lightoclock.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
In the third episode of Season 3, Raymond P. Najjar (National University of Singapore and Singapore Eye Research Institute) discusses light exposure, time outdoors, and myopia in children. 2/3 ↪️
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Light O'Clock @lightoclock.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
More children than ever are developing nearsightedness. Could simply spending more time outside in daylight help protect their vision? And what are the challenges associated with increasing time outdoors for kids? 👀 1/3 ↪️
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The British Sleep Society (BSS) @britishsleepsoc.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
To receive calendar invites for the entire series please click on the link: tinyurl.com/267j9zas The webinar is open to healthcare science professionals at all levels.
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The British Sleep Society (BSS) @britishsleepsoc.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Contact us at: admin@sleepsociety.org.uk
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iHCDP – integrative Human Circadian Daylight Platform @humandaylight.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
💡 How does light impact our health? Join the #CAS in Light and Chronobiology — a 1-year course blending science, design, and clinical practice. ✔️ Start: Sept 2025 ✔️ Format: online + in-person workshops ✔️ Course language: English Learn more → bit.ly/44dQcdF #chronobiology #circadian #light #science
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CAS – iHCDP
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Silvia Pineda-Munoz, PhD - Climate Ages @climateages.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
You’ve probably heard scientists should “build a personal brand.” But no one tells you what to post. So you stare at the blinking cursor… wondering how to show up without sounding self-promotional—or like you’ve abandoned the science. (1/9) 🧪 #SciComm
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Richard Fisher @richardfisher.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
At the moment, I'm particularly looking for *scientists* interested in writing for @aeon.co. Is that you? I have recently commissioned essays on geology, oceans, cosmology, astronomy, Antarctica, the brain, computer science, quantum and more. aeon.co/science
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Science — Latest | Aeon
Science Essays from Aeon. World-leading scientists and science writers explore topics from theories of evolution to theories of consciousness, quantum physics to deep time, chemistry to cosmology.
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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
What should you do if you #Travel across multiple time-zones? It depends, so here's an example! Check out our full factsheet on Jetlag here: www.bioclocks.uk/factsheets #chronobiology #scicomm 🧪
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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
What does the evidence say about beating #jetlag? It depends which way you’re going! Check out our full factsheet on Jetlag here: www.bioclocks.uk/factsheets #chronobiology #scicomm 🧪
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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
If you’ve ever travelled across multiple time zones, you may already know a bit about #jetlag. What symptoms do you experience? Check out our full factsheet on Jetlag here: www.bioclocks.uk/factsheets #chronobiology #scicomm 🧪
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Michael Grandner @grandner.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Join me TOMORROW Thurs 5/29 @ 9am AZ/PT | 12pm ET for the next #BSMinar! Pam Alfonso-Miller from @northumbriauni.bsky.social (and @uarizona.bsky.social lab alum) will present: "No Health without Sleep Health" Free CME! Info/Signup: seminar.sleephealthresearch.com
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Plant & Cell Physiology @plantcellphysiol.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Less than 1 month to go before the #plantscience #chronobiology meeting! 🕔 🌱 plantclock.wixsite.com/2025
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Plant Chronobiology Symposium 2025
The Leuven Plant Institute presents the first ever symposium on plant circadian biology, Plant Chronobiology 2025 at KU Leuven in June 2025!
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