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Jen Davies

@jendavies.bsky.social
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I study motor control, mostly of balance and walking. Particularly interested in the effect of our environment and psychological state on how we control movement. (I'm terming this "psychoneuromechanics" for now). Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University

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George Tackley @gtackley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Exciting pain-themed PhD opportunities this year @gw4biomeddtp.bsky.social, including ours with potential for MRI imaging and animal models, based in @cubriccardiff.bsky.social and @exeter.ac.uk: gw4biomed.ac.uk/pain-as-neur... -- DEADLINE 21st Oct -- *** Please get in touch if interested ***
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Pain as neurobiological surprise: Using human brain imaging and animal studies to advance new concepts in persistent pain. - GW4 BioMed MRC DTP
Project Code NMH27Ca Tackley Project Type Other Research Theme Neuroscience and Mental Health Project Summary Download Summary We experience surprise when our best guess about the immediate future tur...
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Sara J Hussain @sarahussain.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
📣 Postdoc in Human Neurophysiology & Neurorehab 📣 The Real-Time NeuroRehabilitation Lab at the U of Iowa is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Scholar! Motor control, EEG/TMS, neurorehabilitation, and real-time multimodal methods. 📅 Summer/Fall 2026 📧 sara-hussain@uiowa.edu Please share!
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Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Both MRC and BBSRC responsive modes now withdrawn until further notice. Existing applications unlikely to succeed (late 2025 round expecting 1-5% success rate). Listen, I get that UKRI wants to pivot. But killing both at once is devastating. Let's hope at least one opens by summer... #AcademicSky
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MRC instructs grant review boards to slash funding rates - Research Professional News
Boards asked to recommend just three applications for funding, as BBSRC also suspends calls
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Angelika Stefan @ephemeralidea.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Our phenomenal speakers include @tomstafford.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy @alelautarescu.bsky.social @olivia.science @irisvanrooij.bsky.social Phoebe Wallman (not on Bluesky)
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Tatjana Tchumatchenko @tatjanat.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Please spread the word🔊My lab is looking to hire two international postdocs. If you want to do comp neuro, combine machine learning and awesome math to understand neural circuit activity, then come work with us! Bonn is such a cool place for neuroscience now, you don't want to miss out.
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Nick Holmes @thehandlab.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Postdocs: you will not find a better opportunity than this 👇
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Jen Davies @jendavies.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
If your New Year’s resolution is to find a fantastic 3-year post doc position in a great city with a small, friendly lab group and national collaborators… you’re in luck!!! Open for applications until Tuesday. krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear... @ispgr.bsky.social @ncmsociety.bsky.social
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Research Associate: Neural Control of Movement in - Cardiff University - Job Details
Job Details: Research Associate: Neural control of movement in Parkinson's Disease School of Healthcare Sciences, Card
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Jen Davies @jendavies.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
📢 Postdoctoral Opportunity – Parkinson’s Research (3 years) This fantastic three-year postdoctoral position at Cardiff University and funded by Parkinson’s UK, has now re-opened for applications. 🔗 Full details and application here: krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...
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Research Associate: Neural Control of Movement in - Cardiff University - Job Details
Job Details: Research Associate: Neural control of movement in Parkinson's Disease School of Healthcare Sciences, Card
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Jen Davies @jendavies.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
📢 Postdoctoral Opportunity – Neural control of movement in Parkinson’s (3 years) This fantastic three-year postdoctoral position at Cardiff University and funded by Parkinson's UK, has now re-opened for applications. Full details and application here: krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...
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Research Associate: Neural Control of Movement in - Cardiff University - Job Details
Job Details: Research Associate: Neural control of movement in Parkinson's Disease School of Healthcare Sciences, Card
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Solya Székely @solyas.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Are you someone, or do you know anyone, who has pain in their arm/hand/shoulder (for any reason) and would be interested in contributing to ONLINE research on movement perception in upper limb pain? Participate/find out more here: run.pavlovia.org/Szekely/unil...
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Solya Székely @solyas.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Who wants to be a postdoc in Cardiff? Great place, great looking project, fantastic PI✨
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Jen Davies @jendavies.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
**Come work with us!!** Three-year post-doc position funded by Parkinson's UK available Cardiff University - using TMS to study inhibition of planned stepping movements and better understand freezing of gait. Full details here - krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear... Please share!!
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Research Associate: Neural Control of Movement in - Cardiff University - Job Details
Job Details: Research Associate: Neural control of movement in Parkinson's Disease School of Healthcare Sciences, Card
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TMSMultiLab @tmsmultilab.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Amazing #TMS #job opportunity alert! #PostDoc #BrainStim #Parkinsons #Movement 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Jen Davies @jendavies.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
**Come work with us!!** Three-year post-doc position funded by Parkinson's UK available Cardiff University - using TMS to study inhibition of planned stepping movements and better understand freezing of gait. Full details here - krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear... Please share!!
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Research Associate: Neural Control of Movement in - Cardiff University - Job Details
Job Details: Research Associate: Neural control of movement in Parkinson's Disease School of Healthcare Sciences, Card
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TMSMultiLab @tmsmultilab.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
To find out about how #TMS #BrainStim users collect, analyse & share their data, we've made a very brief TMS survey: forms.gle/83Abpj5F8qzd... It should take you less than 5 minutes & does not ask for any personal information. We'll use the answers to plan our future work. Please share! 🙏🙏🙏 ⚡
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TMSMultiLab survey
TMSMultiLab is a community of ~70 researchers using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). We aim to share methods code and data, to reach consensus & encourage best practice in TMS research methods...
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Solya Székely @solyas.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Friday is a big day for the TMS-RAT🤩
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George Tackley @gtackley.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Future pain neuroscientists, do get in touch if this PhD opportunity interests you ... happy to answer questions and advise.
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Jen Davies @jendavies.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
This is a great scheme - check it out if you are looking for a PhD opportunity. Lots of exciting projects this year (as always!)
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Brian Umberger @brianumberger.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Please repost! We have an open rank, tenure-line faculty position in biomechanics in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. At U-M we have great colleagues, exceptional resources, and biomechanics can be found all across the campus. #BiomechSky
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Tenure-track Faculty Position in Biomechanics (Open Rank), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA - Biomch-L
The School of Kinesiology (http://kines.umich.edu) at the University of Michigan invites applications and nominations for a tenure-track faculty position at the level of Assistant Professor, Associate...
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criispapdp.bsky.social @criispapdp.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Do you live with #ChronicPain? Your story matters. Share a snapshot of your day – however big or small – to help others understand life with pain. Deadline extended to Mon 1st Sept 2025 uniofbath.questionpro.eu/t/AB3uySWZB3... #PainStories #PatientVoice
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Christopher McCrum @chrismccrum.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
New job vacancy! Joint PhD: Prevent Falls with Augmented Reality (FallAR) at Maastricht & Hasselt Universities vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric... with me, @melvynroerdink.bsky.social Pieter Meyns & @kennethmeijer.bsky.social @ispgr.bsky.social @worldfallssociety.bsky.social
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Joint PhD: Prevent Falls with Augmented Reality (FallAR) at Maastricht & Hasselt University
Joint PhD: Prevent Falls with Augmented Reality (FallAR) at Maastricht & Hasselt University
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Taylor Dick @taylorjmdick.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
We are recruiting a postdoc for an exciting multi-disciplinary project that explores the use of quantum sensors to measure muscle behaviour - looking for someone with skills in ultrasound, mocap, and EMG - funded by QLD Government's Quantum 2032 Challenge uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/uqcare...
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Neuromechanics
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Full-time, fixed-term position for 3 years Base salary will range from $80,448 – $107,104 (Academic Level A) + 17% Superannuation Based at our vibrant St L...
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Vivensa Foundation @vivensa.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Like many others, we’ve left X so we’re new around here - and with a new name too (formerly Dunhill Medical Trust). We’re looking forward to connecting with those who have great ideas and methods for improving the health and well-being of older people.
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Body Eyes and Movement (BEAM) Lab @beamlab.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
We are looking for autistic volunteers for a research project on balance and falls. Contact courtney.nabb@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk if you're interested
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Jen Davies @jendavies.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Let's imagine a company tells 100 employees that in 2 months time, 20 of them will be fired and gives no indication of how the decision will be made as to which 20 individuals this will be. [1/5]
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Jen Davies @jendavies.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Cardiff University run paid summer on-campus internships for students, which is a great initiative. I advertised a research internship for this year and received 27 applications. In all honesty, I would have been very happy to give it to any one of at least 25 of these students.
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Jen Davies @jendavies.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
How does a 500% discount work... Does this mean they'd pay me?!
Screen shot of email saying "We invite you to join us as Guest Editor(500% discounts will be applied
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Katie Corker @katiecorker.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
See our preprint licensing FAQ to learn more - asapbio.org/licensing-faq Plus check out the Creative Commons zenodo resources for more great info - zenodo.org/communities/...
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Preprint licensing FAQ
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Jen Davies @jendavies.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Very strong 'It's Friday afternoon and we're all failing when trying to estimate how long a task will take' energy here
Screenshot of webpage saying "Generate report. 16 min 50 seconds elapsed (5 minutes estimated)"
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Nicole Tersigni @nicsigni.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 03/03/2025
Are you an HHS employee struggling with your 5 bullets? We applaud the hero that created this site, where you can input your occupation (title or job series both work) and it generates 5 bullets for you. www.opmreply.com
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OPM Reply
Automate response to OPM emails
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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 24/10/2024
Clinical Researchers: I am here to warn you about a meteor hurling towards us. That meteor represents increasing scrutiny of clinical research; and in particular how we approach data collection, analysis, interpretation and reporting. Prepare now, or face the consequences. 1/
Title slide: Acting as if our research might matter - Analyzing data

Image: A meteor about to strike the earth.
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Julien Gossa @juliengossa.cpesr.fr · 21/02/2025
"The university is a ticking time bomb. But the mental health impact assessment of these cuts (another Friday PDF) says we can lean on our line managers. My line manager, a quiet mid-career academic with an international research reputation, is also devastated."
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Olaf Hauk @olafhauk.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
I put some introductory #EEG / #MEG videos together, based on our introduction to #neuroimaging at the @mrccbu.bsky.social : youtube.com/playlist?lis.... They should cover the most common aspects of EEG/MEG analysis, including pre-processing, source estimation and functional connectivity.
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Introduction to EEG/MEG data analysis - YouTube
Introduction to EEG/MEG data analysis playlist featuring multiple videos split into topics set out below. Presented by Olaf Hauk from the MRC CBU. EEG/MEG me...
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Katherine Boyer @katherineaboyer.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
This will start to filter through the community today but the Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Science Study section has been postponed to an unknown future date. The approvals at the highest levels that needed to happen for a federal review meeting to be held didn’t get done. 1/n
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
“Our next speaker will address the enshittification of PubMed”. @hildabast.bsky.social at her incisive best. #academicsky absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...
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What if We Can't Rely on PubMed? - Absolutely Maybe
PubMed is incredibly reliable. And a lot depends on it. It’s an ecosystem built around MEDLINE, the steady feed of new publications…
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
“If no lawyer within earshot of the President is willing to give him that advice, then I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.” static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics... All of this. All. Of. It.
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Calli McMurray @callimcflurry.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
The Trump administration's chaotic changes to diversity-based funding have left trainees in limbo. My colleagues and I at @thetransmitter.bsky.social spoke to ten neuroscience trainees about what the uncertainty means for them, their research and their futures: www.thetransmitter.org/funding/a-gu...
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‘A gut punch:’ How U.S. neuroscience trainees are grappling with diversity-based funding flux
Ten trainees spoke with The Transmitter about how the precarious state of U.S. federal funding is affecting their research and career plans.
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Jen Davies @jendavies.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Upcoming Open Research seminars as part of Open Research Week 2025 - www.liverpool.ac.uk/open-researc...
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Open Research Week 2025 Open Research Week 2025- Open Research - University of Liverpool
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Mark Hooper @markhooper.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
New page! Hope it’s useful for students who know something about academia, but haven’t yet reflected critically on the importance of #researchintegrity. Hope it annoys anyone who is boring enough to think that integrity is only about following basic rules. www.trickygoose.training/intro_resear...
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Introduction to Research Integrity — Tricky Goose Training
A brief introduction to research integrity for those who are new to the topic.
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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
In clinical research, you will often receive feedback on study design, stats, and/or data analysis from an editor or reviewer that is simply wrong. Here is a list of common "statistical myths" and references you can use to push back. discourse.datamethods.org/t/reference-...
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Reference Collection to push back against "Common Statistical Myths"
Note: This topic is a wiki, meaning that this main body of the topic can be edited by others. Use the Reply button only to post questions or comments about material contained in the body, or to sugge...
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 08/02/2025
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
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Jen Davies @jendavies.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Wow, I hadn’t released this part. Wow
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 08/02/2025
5. Other schools may have even higher overhead rates. Harvard's is around 69%. This new order slashes that percentage to a maximum of 15%. This means cutting one of the most important sources of university funding nationwide by 75% or more. Universities cannot function with this scale of cut.
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Indirect costs = the costs of keeping a university running. Heating and lighting it, the library, the IT department, HR, cleaning etc. The actual costs are perhaps 50-100% of the direct costs of research. This is a pillow on the face of academic research in USA.
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Bob C-J and Geoff Cumming @thenewstats.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Holy crap: now they are cutting indirect rates to 15% for all NIH grants. The heavy hitters in research (the Ivys and research institutes) have been playing things soft. I pray this will provoke them off the sidelines. If this stands, us research and economy 💩💩💩 arstechnica.com/science/2025...
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National Institutes of Health radically cuts support to universities
Sudden and drastic change will make it hard for researchers to keep the lights on.
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Krish D. Singh @magnetokrishio.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
We are very excited to announce the open release of a new 170 participant dataset: Linked MEG, TMS, multimodal 3T MRI, 7T MRI, Connectom MRI, cognitive /questionnaire data. Immense effort from a fabulous CUBRIC team. Paper by Carolyn McNabb et al: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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