Hayley Wickens @bughayleyw.pharmsky.app · 04/10/2026@virtualastro.bsky.social hi, are you doing your Uffington walks this winter? ✨🙂 000
Reposted by Hayley WickensAlaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 30/09/2026Meet Backpack, your 2026 Fat Bear Week champion. Backpack is 20 years old, weighs about 1,000 pounds and got his nickname because, as a cub, he loved riding on his mom's back across the Brooks River.akpub.ioMeet Backpack, Fat Bear Week’s chunky champBackpack went from hitching a ride on his mom’s back to cross the Brooks River to winning the hearts of fat bear fans around the world. 161674589
Reposted by Hayley WickensOliver Bullough @oliverbullough.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The fact something as fundamental and superb as the RNLI is a charity is one of the most magical and strange things about Britain. You can support them here. rnli.org/support-us/g...rnli.orgDonate to the RNLI and help save lives at seaYour donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here. 11615286
Reposted by Hayley WickensDamon Young @damonyoung.com.au · 04/09/2026This Finnish guy has been teaching himself Sumerian, and sent a cuneiform tablet to the British Museum to check his progress. They just emailed him that they've sent him something in the post. I'm now thrilled and excited for a total stranger! Clay tablet mail! www.reddit.com/r/Cuneiform/... 11555031490
Hayley Wickens @bughayleyw.pharmsky.app · 19/08/2026That *always* happens when we go to Tavistock! 110
Hayley Wickens @bughayleyw.pharmsky.app · 11/08/2026Fantastic to see some brilliant colleagues past and present on here, congratulations all 🎉 #FRCPharm 010
Hayley Wickens @bughayleyw.pharmsky.app · 11/08/2026Always interesting to see what is going on with data in the NHS... Nice new tool to play with too! 👏 021
Reposted by Hayley WickensGenomics England @genomicsengland.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Why do medicines work differently for different people? One of the reasons is our genes, and this is because they can influence how our bodies respond to medicines. This area of research is known as pharmacogenomics. Swipe through the images below to learn more 🧬💊 062
Hayley Wickens @bughayleyw.pharmsky.app · 04/07/2026Yes! That Humpty Dumpty has haunted me for over 40 years....😱😱😱 110
Hayley Wickens @bughayleyw.pharmsky.app · 01/07/2026Could you spot a fake pharmacy? Professional websites. Convincing reviews. But behind them might be criminals selling dangerous medicines. ✅ Only buy from pharmacies listed on the GPhC register. ✅ One simple check could save your life. How to check (🇬🇧): www.pharmacyregulation.org/how-check-on... 010
Hayley Wickens @bughayleyw.pharmsky.app · 23/06/2026Oh my goodness me neither and now I will need some, obviously 🤩 110
Reposted by Hayley WickensRoyal College of Pharmacy @rc-pharm.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Pharmacists play a unique role in building strong health systems. Today marks #CommonwealthPharmacistsDay - championing the work of young pharmacists, recognising their potential in improving health outcomes. Get involved with the campaign and join #GenerationChange: ow.ly/PI5H50Zce6o 011
Reposted by Hayley WickensSarah Wynn @sarahlwynn.bsky.social · 15/06/2026We were delighted to share this wonderful collaboration with the Julia Garnham Centre (JGC), Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust and The University of Sheffield, aimed at increasing the number of Unique guides. Find them on our Disorder Guides page: rarechromo.org/disorder-gui... 034
Reposted by Hayley WickensNaomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 05/06/2026every time I say this, someone didn't know: you can get the NYRB, the New Yorker, the LRB, Paris Review, The Spectator (weirdly not New Statesman), The Week, both French & Italian Vogue & New Scientist among many many other magazines FREE via the Libby app from your local library? 261526605
Hayley Wickens @bughayleyw.pharmsky.app · 30/05/2026Going through the same with a relative, it's a bit brutal, esp when you add travel time on too. All the best 🌟 000
Reposted by Hayley WickensTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...slate.comDrowning Doesn’t Look Like DrowningDrowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect. 253133909733
Reposted by Hayley Wickensmartinjs.bsky.social @martinjs.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Great to be at the Royal College of Pharmacy Fellows’ dinner last night. So enjoyed @drrageshri.bsky.social as guest speaker re the Unheard. Reminder to listen better & use privilege to amplify. Reminded me of the desire for a Louding Voice. @clarepharmacy.bsky.social @raliatonatade.bsky.social 242
Reposted by Hayley WickensBK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 14/05/2026When you survive a global pandemic, you are never quite the same. I wrote a reflection on the Hantavirus outbreak aboard the Hondius, the invisible work of outbreak containment, and how COVID changed the way many of us process fear, trust, and infectious threats. open.substack.com/pub/bktitanj...open.substack.comThe Things We Carry After a PandemicHow pandemic trauma reshaped the way we think about infectious threats 49137
Hayley Wickens @bughayleyw.pharmsky.app · 08/05/2026Ours did that too - similar circumstances - and it did give her a little boost before the main event the following year 🙂 All the digits crossed for her 🤞 010
Hayley Wickens @bughayleyw.pharmsky.app · 07/05/2026My Mum made me do a secretarial course when I was 15, including learning to touch type on massive electronic typewriters - *so* useful as it turns out even though I didn't go the route Mum had envisaged... 000
Reposted by Hayley WickensRoyal College of Pharmacy @rc-pharm.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Pharmacogenomics is becoming increasingly relevant to prescribing. Our pharmacogenomics resource supports prescribers across all professions to understand how genetic variation can influence medicines and apply this knowledge in practice. Learn more: ow.ly/opXy50YSxEA 032
Reposted by Hayley WickensRoyal College of Pharmacy @rc-pharm.bsky.social · 29/04/2026The RCPharm Annual Conference is an exciting opportunity for pharmacy and pharmaceutical science professionals to share their research and ideas with their colleagues. Submit your abstract by 5pm on 3 June: ow.ly/msA350YRAX2 011
Hayley Wickens @bughayleyw.pharmsky.app · 29/04/2026An excellent plan! Hope you have fun (and treat yourself to a nice posh coffee or similar afterwards!) 010
Hayley Wickens @bughayleyw.pharmsky.app · 29/04/2026Don't be nervous - you're awesome! Just imagine you're talking to one listener 🙂 110
Hayley Wickens @bughayleyw.pharmsky.app · 22/04/2026Chris, I've just come back from Japan and the cultural significance of Sakura is huge! We were lucky to arrive mid-peak, I had thought before we went that we would likely be too early (from previous data). Thanks for these articles on scientific process, which happened to be really topical for me! 110
Reposted by Hayley WickensKeith Stuart @keefstuart.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Hi I wrote about the making of classic platformerChuckie Egg and talked to its creator Nigel Alderton. Please give it a read as I want to show there’s an audience for this gaming history stuff 🙏 www.theguardian.com/games/2026/a...theguardian.com‘People still remember it 40 years later’: the making of Chuckie EggThe iconic game that came to define 8-bit programming still conjures flutters of nostalgia 40 years on – all thanks to a 15-year-old tea boy who worked a Saturday shift in a computer shop in Greater M... 36411158
Hayley Wickens @bughayleyw.pharmsky.app · 15/04/2026Article about careful data collection informing science - but also about the beautiful cherry blossom in Japan, and how it's hitting it's peak earlier due to milder winters 🌸 After 1,200 years, cherry blossom record to live on despite Japanese scientist’s death www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...theguardian.comAfter 1,200 years, cherry blossom record to live on despite Japanese scientist’s deathProf Yasuyuki Aono’s meticulous work charted shifting bloom dates as a marker of climate change 000
Hayley Wickens @bughayleyw.pharmsky.app · 06/04/2026These kaiju designs from @dochackenbush.bsky.social make me very happy - thought it only appropriate to bring one out to Japan with me 🥰 0171
Reposted by Hayley WickensPitt Rivers Museum @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Coming up for 100 years old and still wearing a silver & green Easter bonnet, this sugar lamb from Siracusa in Sicily was given to the Museum in 1933 and has been carefully looked after ever since. Find this lamb & other Eastery objects on our Eggstraordinary Easter Eggventure trail! bit.ly/4s8HQMM 0328
Reposted by Hayley WickensEuropean Space Agency @esa.int · 03/04/2026😮 Awesome views from Day 2 of #Artemis II this morning. @exploration.esa.int @esaearth.esa.int 2228761040
Reposted by Hayley WickensRoyal College of Pharmacy @rc-pharm.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Ms Tase Oputu has been elected as the first President of the future Royal College of Pharmacy. Council leadership roles have also been elected across England, Scotland and Wales, marking a key step in building the College's governance. More: bit.ly/4bRkgxW 0104
Reposted by Hayley WickensEuan Reid @euanreid.pharmsky.app · 17/03/2026The UKCPA Handbook of Pharmacogenomics Free-to-access online resource. @ukcpa.bsky.social #pharmsky pharmacogenomics-handbook.ukclinicalpharmacy.org/about-us/ 044
Reposted by Hayley WickensThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 06/03/2026In a world of lies, we need the BBC more than ever. This week could be our last chance to save it | Polly Toynbeetheguardian.comIn a world of lies, we need the BBC more than ever. This week could be our last chance to save it | Polly ToynbeeAs the public consultation on the BBC nears its end, the right will be out in force to undermine it. But its supporters can do their bit – with this guidance, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee 3913068
Reposted by Hayley WickensTom Clark @tom-clark.bsky.social · 06/03/2026A sickening society is clear in these statistics So why is it not in the news? Powerful wake-up call from @chakrabortty.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... 14174123
Reposted by Hayley WickensThe Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Two pharmacists have joined the cast of antimicrobial resistance musical, based on the life of Alexander Fleming, to run between 28 March and 2 May 2026 #lifeline #musical #westendmusical buff.ly/kb3KicSpharmaceutical-journal.comPharmacists join cast of antimicrobial resistance musicalTwo pharmacists are to feature in a London musical on the theme of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The chorus of Lifeline, a musical at Southwark Playhouse Elephant, which will run between 28 March… 021
Reposted by Hayley WickensBritish Oncology Pharmacy Association @bopa.org.uk · 04/02/2026BOPA recognised in the National Cancer Plan for England BOPA welcomes the National Cancer Plan and highlights the essential role of cancer pharmacy professionals in delivering world‑class cancer care bopa.org.uk/bopa-welcomes-… #WorldCancerDay #CancerPlan2026 #CancerPharmacy 022
Hayley Wickens @bughayleyw.pharmsky.app · 28/12/2025A wonderful article about the 150 year tradition of Blackpool illuminations and the people who make and look after them 🎄✨ www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...theguardian.comBlackpool Illuminations: An enlightening look behind the scenesDozens of staff bring the annual light show to life – but a changing climate means displays now need to be designed differently 131
Hayley Wickens @bughayleyw.pharmsky.app · 17/12/2025Knickers/motorway for me (Hants, 80s) 😁 Splendid work! 010
Reposted by Hayley WickensSarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Re-posting with alt text because the post accompanying this is obviously wrong, it's clearly a picture of a woman on a Crosscountry train having found a place to sit on the floor and read, her coffee cup beside her, folks queuing for the loo behind her 23511138
Reposted by Hayley WickensThe Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 01/12/2025The Royal Pharmaceutical Society is inviting feedback on its draft pharmacogenomic resource for all prescribers, as part of an open consultation #ukpharmacy #pharmacogenomics #prescribingbuff.lyRPS invites responses to pharmacogenomics prescribing consultationThe Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) is inviting feedback on its draft pharmacogenomic resource for all prescribers, as part of an open consultation. In a statement published on 1 December 2025,… 026
Hayley Wickens @bughayleyw.pharmsky.app · 28/11/2025I've just had a proper Proustian moment at the sight of that game packaging... 010
Reposted by Hayley WickensRoyal College of Pharmacy @rc-pharm.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Genomics has rapidly developed to help diagnose or classify disease, track infectious disease outbreaks and to predict response, or adverse response, to medicines. Find out more about pharmacogenomics: ow.ly/3uE550UbHWw #AMR #AntimicrobialResistance #WAAW #WAAW2025 011
Reposted by Hayley WickensBritish Infection Association @biainfection.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Discover the topics for the 2026 Dilemmas in Critical Care Infections Day ⬇️ ⭐ Metagenomics ⭐ Water safe ICU ⭐ Optimal dosing of antimicrobials in ITU Register 👉 fitwise.eventsair.co... #Infection #CriticalCareInfections #BIADilemmasDay2026 012
Hayley Wickens @bughayleyw.pharmsky.app · 12/11/2025The only reason I know what a verb and a noun are was from learning French and German - absolutely not taught it in English at the time. Quite shameful when your 8 year old comes home talking about fronted adverbials and subjunctive whatsits 😅 120
Reposted by Hayley WickensLucy Pollock @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Whoohoo! Calling #Bristol and surrounding areas 🥳🥳 I’ll be @cliftonlitfest at 10.30 on Sunday 16th Nov talking useful happy sad important things worth knowing about #GettingOlder - pleased come, bring mum, grandad, best friend, son ❤️❤️🐘🐘❤️❤️ 021
Reposted by Hayley WickensSuperbugs 🦠🔬🏫🧒🏽 @superbugs.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Happy #Halloween! Check out our collection of #spooky #agarart from across the internet. 👉🏼 www.superbugs.online/superblog/ha... 🎃👻💀🦴🧟🧛🏼🕷️👹 0177
Reposted by Hayley WickensNational Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 31/10/2025When in the woods, best beware of dead man's fingers lurking there. Reaching up above the ground, a creepy fungi to be found. Happy Halloween everyone. Photo: Sheringham Park by Rob Coleman 15936309
