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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

One of the most fun things I've taken part in. Sometimes we chat about careers or fun facts about our work, and sometimes we talk about our favourite video games or music. This programme is so incredibly vital to give so many students a chance to meet real scientists. I'm so grateful for the win!

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Thank you to you and the team for organising this wonderful monthly event!

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

My first ever long talk! I had a lot of fun putting it together, and plenty of fun delivering it. I look forward for more chances to improve my public speaking skills! Watch below to hear my talk on why mucus is still a hot topic. #SciComm #AcademiaSky 🧪

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

It was a pleasure! I can't wait to work on a new talk for you!

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Hana Ayoob @hanaayoob.co.uk · 20/12/2025

Looking for some nerdy drawing fun over the next few weeks? My Xmas & New Year zines are available to download for £1 (or more) and you’re welcome to print as many copies as you want! They’re A4 but I’m told can be printed on Letter paper & trimmed #SciArt ko-fi.com/hanaayoob/shop

Hana holding a fan of A6 zines called ‘nerdy drawing club, issue 1 - Xmas marks the spot’ with a tree made of triangles on the front.

An a6 zine titled ‘nerdy drawing club: issue 2, New Year’s Play’ with half a mandala drawn on the front and a pen on top of the zine

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BIG - STEM Communicators Network, UK @big-stem-network.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

There's still time to join our online LinkedIn Clinic on 3rd December. Book your spot now! www.big.uk.com/event-6410654

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

I'm #PhDone! I had a wonderful day discussing my work on goblet cell responses during parasite infection 🤧🪱 After a really pleasant and exciting viva, I got to spend the evening celebrating with friends from all different areas of my life. Onto full-time sci-comm! #PhDSky #SciComm #ImmunoSky

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

My video from FameLab is now up! In 3 minutes, I aimed to convince the audience that nature's supermaterial mucus deserves so much more research! I was extremely nervous, but I'm determined to keep bringing mucus to the masses! 🧪 #SciComm #PhDSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9oh...

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FameLab UK Final 2025 - Erin Pallott

YouTube video by Cheltenham Festivals

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Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health @fbmh-uom.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Fantastic news and so well deserved, Erin!

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 22/07/2025

Did you know that bisexual flowers are perfect? Botanists do. My latest pin celebrates the fact that 90% of flowering plants have individual flowers with both male and female parts. Botanists call these 'bisexual' or 'perfect' flowers. Please share! www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

A row of five enamel pins in the shape of six-petal flowers in nonbinary, pan, bi, trans, and LGBTQ+ flag colours. Each is on a backing card that reads "A perfect flower by canopy robin. Did you know that 90% of flowering plants have individual flowers with both male and female parts. Botanists call this a perfect flower."
The bi flower's backing card is purple and the others are green.

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

I'm writing my thesis and wrapping up this PhD, but I've been extremely blessed in my final year to receive awards and recognition for my public engagement and sci-comm work. Thank you to everyone who supported and nominated! @britsocimm.bsky.social @fbmh-uom.bsky.social @fbmhdocacad.bsky.social

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

What came first, the scientist or the journalist? Great first panel for #abswss25 discussing career journeys into science journalism. 2 perspectives from a science background and 2 from a journalism background. @absw.bsky.social

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

This was a real surprise, and I'm so grateful. The support I've had has been phenomenal and it's giving me the courage to keep going and recognise "hey, I'm actually quite good at this". Thank you @britsocimm.bsky.social for this lovely award.

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Thank you so much Juan! I wouldn't have done half the things I've achieved without the encouragement I get from you and others!

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 17/06/2025

We're halfway through Pride so now seems a good time to drop a pin that people have been requesting: something for allies. The thing is though, I'm not interested in selling a traditional ally pin that allows just anyone to claim they're on our side, so lets talk about that 🧵 canopyrobin.etsy.com

Rectangular pins with rounded corners and text that reads "ask me about allyship" or "Real allies take action" on the trans pride flag, intersex inclusive progress pride flag, and a plain black background.

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Thank you Juan!!! You've been amazingly supportive!

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

I'm representing North West at the @FameLab national final on 6 June! I'll be bringing the gross factor to my talk on mucus, alongside nine other amazing speakers covering a wide range of science topics. So excited to show Cheltenham Science Festival attendees what I'm all about! #SciComm #PhDSky

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

I am so pleased to announce that I have been shortlisted for the @britsocimm.bsky.social Public Engagement Award. I have worked really hard on supporting PE initiatives, as well as building my own ( @reshiveblog.bsky.social ), so this is really exciting for me! #ImmunoSky #PhDSky

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Hello! Please, could I be added to the feed? My Orcid ID: orcid.org/0000-0002-33...

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

#FluorescenceFriday #FluorescentFriday Here's a Trichuris muris egg getting up close and personal with the intestinal epithelium. #PhDSky #ImmunoSky

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I was so excited and humbled that friends from different areas of my life all came to support me. Especially my partner who has never missed a single important moment for me. I worked hard for this, but I'm also so lucky to have them back me up. #SciComm #PhDSky #FameLab

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Nothing like tackling a public speaking fear than a public speaking competition. I am so thrilled and shocked to have won the #FameLab North West final. Everyone was amazing and I hope you're all proud. Looking forward to learning and improving ahead of the national finals!! #SciComm #PhDSky

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

We're working hard to think of new ways to be helpful! Always looking for feedback.

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Research Hive - Sci-Comm Blog @reshiveblog.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Is this surprising to you? Check our blog (and below!) for a recent post on how fiction reading is beneficial to your mental health and wellbeing. Read for fun, not as a chore! #BookSky #EduSky #AcademicSky

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Research Hive - Sci-Comm Blog @reshiveblog.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Scientists and politicians need to communicate if we want helpful scientific advancements to make it to everyday life. Federica looks at the links between science and policy and the current barriers to efficient cross-talk. #SciComm #AcademicSky #PhDSky research-hive.com/2025/02/18/s...

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Science and Legislation: Challenges, benefits and hopes of a growing relationship

Author: Federica Spaggiari // Editors: Erin Pallott & Elan Shellard When people are asked to think of a word to describe politics, the answers range from laws to corruption, taxes to parties, e…

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Research Hive - Sci-Comm Blog @reshiveblog.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

When the PhD goes wrong, it can feel like the end of the world. Dead ends and failed experiments are hard, but often inevitable. Elan writes about her experience and tips for managing stress in these situations, emphasising community. Talk it out! #PhDSky #PhDChat research-hive.com/2025/02/06/p...

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Probably Not the End of the World

Three realisations for coping with stress and anxiety when PhD plans go awry Author: Elan Shellard // Editors: Rashmi Danwaththa Liyanage & Oliver Hartley A PhD is a somewhat unique challenge i…

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

With my wonderful partner's help, I ran a workshop introducing PGRs to blogging and how our platform @reshiveblog.bsky.social can help kickstart #scicomm skill development. It was so exciting and with the great feedback, I hope I can start hosting it online to even more people #PhDSky

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

My Instagram feed is fully of worm queen videos thanks to my snooping 😂

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

And for locating some of the worst offenders!

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Mallory's episide on the Conspirituality podcast on parasite cleanses was really helpful in helping me think what to cover!

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Thank you! It would be good to go in again looking more into the ingredients and why they don't work, but I stuck to marketing tactics for this one.

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

For my final blog post of the year, I wrote about parasite cleanses. My own personal pet-hate of pseudoscience internet, since helminths are my thing. I focussed on how these snake oil salespeople get people hooked on their content and into their online stores. #AcademicSky #SciComm

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Selling the Disease to Sell the Cure: Parasite Cleanses of Social Media

Author: Erin Pallott // Editors: Nithya Eswaran & Vicky McIntyre I enjoy browsing social media under hashtags relating to my research fields. There are so many talented and dedicated scientists…

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Macaulay Turner @macaulayturner.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Get down to the engineering building to see some NanoSIMS #UoM-TBM

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

I'm a big believer in makeup as a creative outlet. Much easier to spend 2 hours on something BIG than something aimed to subtly hide flaws.

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Joined the rest of UoM's immunologists at our Christmas dinner social. The theme was dress to impress, so we had to show them how the goths do it. Maybe a slight shock to those who only see me at work 🤭 #ImmunoSky #AcademicSky #QueerInSTEM

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

One of our team members, Rashmi, wrote this wonderful story about just how personal her research is to her.

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

On a casual afternoon of my final year, I have noticed I've been incorrectly spelling a gene name the entire time. In every single write-up, abstract, poster and presentation. #PhDSky

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

What a privilege it is to help people share their stories through my blog. Rojita's journey is incredible.

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Research Hive - Sci-Comm Blog @reshiveblog.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

NEW POST: Good news! A healthy night's sleep will do more for your memory than those extra late-night hours of revision. Nina Wycech explains the science behind how important sleep is for learning, and how it is the real key to exam success. #PhDSky #EduSky #NeuroSkyence

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Don’t forget to sleep: The key to exam success

Author: Nina Wycech // Editor: Luke Marshall How long did you sleep yesterday? Have you pulled an all-nighter or sacrificed sleep to study longer? As a neuroscientist interested in sleep, your answ…

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Happy Fluorescence Friday! To summarise my talk at @thestemvillage.bsky.social last week: Intestinal goblet cells are far more complex than we think. A simple PAS or Muc2 antibody stain won't reveal the whole picture in your studies. #ImmunoSky #PhDSky #AcademicSky #QueerInSTEM

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

No worries I assumed that would be the case! Looking forward to it!

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Hi Mallory, not sure if you're open to DMs, but I sent you a message on Instagram as I'm writing about something close to your heart (parasite cleanses). I was mainly looking for recommendations on more creators who cover similar topics!

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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Society if scientists could figure out how to effectively fill seats in lecture theatres. #AcademicSky

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