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Philip Leftwich

@philipleftwich.bsky.social
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Assoc Prof @uniofeastanglia Scientist Biology / Genetics / Rstats

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Physalia-courses@ONLINE @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
🚀 Take your R skills beyond the basics! Join Beyond Beginner R: Advancing Your Coding Skills with @philipleftwich.bsky.social & @eivimeycook.bsky.social, 27–30 October, online. Learn reproducible workflows, advanced tidyverse, ggplot2, Quarto, GitHub & AI-assisted programming. shorturl.at/UyvM2
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Rebekah Rogers @evolscientist.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Officially recruiting postdocs at GW. If you are interested in genetic novelty, structural variation, or evo genetics please get in touch! We have data sets on mulitple organisms with large population sizes (Drosophila, Megalonaias nervosa) and species in decline (fireflies, mussels, elephants).
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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
As Rod Liddle has died, I notice this column I wrote in 2019 about his attacks on people with M.E. is on the most read again. Rebekah Brooks, of News UK, described Liddle today as “provocative”. In reality, he spread lies about very sick people for cash. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Rod Liddle vilifies disabled people. I’m tired of the hate. We all should be | Frances Ryan
Whether it is ME patients or another target, huge swathes of the media have normalised hatred of minorities for years, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
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Simon Butler @simon-butler.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
📢 JOB ALERT 📢 Exciting opportunity to join us as a Lecturer in Ecology. 3 year post @ 0.5FTE. Application deadline 18/09/26 - see below for details. @biouea.bsky.social @ueaceec.bsky.social vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/23...
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Lecturer in Ecology (ATS1374) in University of East Anglia | UEA
View details and apply for this Lecturer in Ecology (ATS1374) vacancy in University of East Anglia. Faculty of Science School of Biological Sciences Lecturer in Ecology (0.5 FTE) Ref: ATS1374...
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Physalia-courses@ONLINE @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
📣 Time to start announcing our 2027 courses! 🚨 Let’s kick things off with Learning Statistics with R, led by @philipleftwich.bsky.social 📅 Online, 18–21 January 2027 Learn R and build practical skills in statistics and data analysis! 👉 www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work... #Rstats #Statistics
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Stephen Turner @stephenturner.us · 03/05/2026
Free and open-source images, icons, and tools for creating scientific illustrations doi.org/10.59350/5zt... 🧪
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Free and open-source images, icons, and tools for creating scientific illustrations
Phylopic, NIH Bioart, Bioicons, Scidraw, Open Science Art, Health Icons, Servier Medical Art, Biodiversity Heritage Library, the Noun Project, Segment Anything, Excalidraw, draw.io, Biographics
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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Efficient gene editing in the biting midge Culicoides sonorensis by adult injection www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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CRISPR-Cas9 mediated knockout of the white gene in the bluetongue virus vector, Culicoides sonorensis (biting midge) - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - CRISPR-Cas9 mediated knockout of the white gene in the bluetongue virus vector, Culicoides sonorensis (biting midge)
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Philip Leftwich @philipleftwich.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Not one to be swayed by free stuff, but the @ukrepro.bsky.social conference is off to a great start. And I got a free tote! #reproducibleresearch
UKRN logo tote bag Coffee morning!
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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 03/07/2026
I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.
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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
As part of my appearance in the @cosmicshambles.com Forest of Science and Culture @latitudefestival.bsky.social, I was interviewed by the @the-independent.com about lots and lots of things, including the role of #geoscience in combating #climatechange 🌍🧪⚒️ www.independent.co.uk/tv/culture/p...
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Professor Chris Jackson on climate change: ‘We can dig ourselves out’
Geologist and science communicator Professor Chris Jackson says he remains optimistic about humanity's ability to tackle climate change, despite the scale of the challenge. "It's like a second half co...
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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I am not sure what to make of the underperformance of the screwworm fly lure traps, but they don't seem to be picking up anything. www.aphis.usda.gov/animals/anim...
USDA Screwworm dashboard with stats and a map of Texas showing cases in the central-south part of the state. Total animal cases:27; Fly trap detections: 0.
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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The crisis in UK higher education is worsening week by week — Exeter University is one of the best in the UK, with superb lecturers (and several You’re Dead To Me guests), but it’s planning massive job cuts in History, Archaeology, Classics — see the petition below to lend your voice in support
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Anupama Ranawana @msamrc.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
As I was listening to this.. such a great public history broadcast... It struck me that Dr Emily Hauser is at Exeter where the humanities are facing a huge cull. Her job might be at risk of redundancy yet here she is on public radio educating the community....
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Lauren Brent @ljnbrent.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The University of Exeter is not in budget deficit. Yet are proposing to cut 150 academic jobs. This include my job. Please sign and share the petition, write our Vice Chancellor, to your MP, and get the word out about the act of self harm this university is about to commit. c.org/yKcx6Zr29H
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This campaign needs you now
Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter
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Stephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
A Fellow of the @royalsociety.org making claims that are contrary to evidence and the truth - and in clear breach of their now defunct code of conduct.
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Dr. Lauren E. Fuess @laurenfuess.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
As a horse owner, I am very much not ok right now. Literally thinking about bubble wrapping my guy for the entirety of the near future.
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Next month @biofair.bsky.social's two day workshop discussing FAIR practices and impacts at facilities in UK life science institutes is happening here at the Quadram Institute 📅 9 July 2026 - 10 July 2026 Find out more and register now ⤵️
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BioFAIR workshop on barriers and opportunities in producing FAIR data and workflows at facilities within UK life science institutes - Quadram Institute
A two day workshop discussing FAIR practices and impacts at facilities in UK life science institutes
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Philip Leftwich @philipleftwich.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Very excited about this. With @eivimeycook.bsky.social we have cooked up a course that has the perfect blend of supercharged AI tool use, while making sure we deliver clear, reproducibile code!
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Alice Godden @alicegodden.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Looking for small pot of funding approx £5,000 to conduct some exciting genomics for a pilot transposons and climate resilience project in vulnerable species. If anyone knows of any pots available to UK-based researchers please let me know :) #funding #research #academia #NERC #UKRI
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Physalia-courses@ONLINE @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
You can still join our upcoming course next week with @philipleftwich.bsky.social & @eivimeycook.bsky.social and bring your R coding skills to the next level 🚀 Learn reproducible workflows, tidyverse, ggplot2, Quarto, GitHub, AI-assisted coding, and more. www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
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Beyond Beginner R: Advancing Your Coding Skills
Dates 1-4 June 2026
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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Beware the scam predatory journal "JHU:Science and Technology (Natural Science Edition)" They have me FRAUDULENTLY listed as Editor-In-Chief. They refuse to remove my name. They are aping the legitimate journal "Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Natural Science Edition)"
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
When Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social shared his article about why universities were in trouble and why they need investment, a Labour MP jumped in to say they weren’t a priority for her. She may be surprised at how many people are employed in universities and how important they are to the economy.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12/05/2026
Thousands of University of Nottingham staff told they are at risk of redundancy
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Thousands of University of Nottingham staff told they are at risk of redundancy
Institution says it could run out of money by 2031 and wants to cut more than 600 academic and support posts Thousands of staff at the University of Nottingham have been told to prepare for redundancy as part of swingeing financial cuts that academics say will harm the institution’s future. The university’s administration sent letters to 2,700 staff on Tuesday, notifying them their role was at risk of redundancy after its leadership said it could run out of money by 2031. Continue reading...
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Philip Leftwich @philipleftwich.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I am hosting a session for the @ukrepro.bsky.social conference exploring open research advocacy in the UK and what greater organisational collaboration might look like. If you are part of an organisation engaged in this and are interested in contributing please drop a comment! #OpenResearch
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Philip Leftwich @philipleftwich.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
🚨New paper alert🚨 www.nature.com/articles/s41... Multiplexing #genedrive in Anopheles stephensii
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Integrating multiplexing into confineable gene drives effectively overrides resistance in Anopheles stephensi - Nature Communications
Anopheles stephensi is a major malaria vector invading East Africa. Here, authors demonstrate that multiplexing sgRNAs in CRISPR gene drives effectively overcomes target site resistance while maintain...
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UK Reproducibility Network @ukrepro.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Early bird registrations for the UKRN conference close 15 May 2026! Times are difficult for many in research and higher education, all the more reason to gather for support and to #collaborate. Our early bird registrations cost half-price, don't miss out! www.conference.ukrn.org #UKRN2026JoinUs
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UKRN Conference Wednesday 8 – Thursday 9 July, 2026
Join us to take part in conversations about improving research practice, alongside researchers, research-enablers, policymakers, and partners from across all disciplines in the UK. Discover what we ha...
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Philip Leftwich @philipleftwich.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Very excited about this. With @eivimeycook.bsky.social we have cooked up a course that has the perfect blend of supercharged AI tool use, while making sure we deliver clear, reproducibile code!
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Philip Leftwich @philipleftwich.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I am hosting a session for the @ukrepro.bsky.social conference exploring open research advocacy in the UK and what greater organisational collaboration might look like. If you are part of an organisation engaged in this and are interested in contributing please drop a comment! #OpenResearch
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 09/05/2026
This website shows you what your browser is leaking about you. sinceyouarrived.world/taken
sinceyouarrived.world
taken.
A web page that tells you what your browser gave away the moment you arrived. No login, no form, no permission. Most pages do this. None of them tell you.
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We Are RLadies+ @weare.rladies.org · 28/04/2026
👇 Calling all RStudio users who now [also] use Positron 👇 I’m making a Positron tutorial for my @emlab.ucsb.edu colleagues, who primarily use RStudio - what should I include to ease the transition? I'd love to hear your tips, fave resources/tutorials, or how shifting to a new IDE went for you!
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Philip Leftwich @philipleftwich.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
I made the mistake of making a joke on Bluesky. I knew it and I did it anyway www.wired.com/story/bluesk...
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Bluesky Can’t Take a Joke
Bluesky has been a safe haven for users fleeing X and Threads. But while there’s less hate, there’s also fewer lolz.
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UK Reproducibility Network @ukrepro.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Deadlines for poster submissions and travel bursaries for the UKRN conference on 8th-9th July are fast approaching! See all the relevant dates and information on our website: www.conference.ukrn.org. #UKRN2026joinus
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UKRN Conference Wednesday 8 – Thursday 9 July, 2026
Join us to take part in conversations about improving research practice, alongside researchers, research-enablers, policymakers, and partners from across all disciplines in the UK. Discover what we ha...
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Philip Leftwich @philipleftwich.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Exciting work from our lab! @amberhall.bsky.social and Matthew Shackleton-Chavez validated the first 7SK Pol III promoter in a Tephritid fly, Ceratitis capitata. A new tool for gRNA expression in #CRISPR editing of this major agricultural pest. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... #SynBio #Entomology
CRISPR-mediated editing of the white locus and resulting adult phenotypes. (A) Alignment of
135 the engineered sgRNA to the white reference sequence (GeneID: 101458180); the grey bar indicates the
136 sgRNA target region. Values denote the percentage of sequencing reads assigned to each sequence
137 variant for 7SK-driven and U6-driven sgRNA constructs, respectively. The upper rows show confirmed
138 wildtype and white mutant allele sequences; the lower rows show indel sequences identified by
139 CRISPResso2 analysis. Source data are deposited under ENA project PRJEB111759. (B) Representative
140 images of post-microinjection adult flies: wildtype (left) and mosaic mutant (right).
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Philip Leftwich @philipleftwich.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Remember this? Today in class something fascinating happened... We discussed this as an example of bad visual design because it distorts the impression of the height difference between countries. Then I set the task of making their own public engagement visuals on fresh data...
Pictograph of female height. 
Non 0 y axis and female symbols to represent bars makes for distorted impressions of height differences by country
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Matishalin @matishalin.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
The problem with offloading finding paper to ai is you will get biased results. 🧪🤖 I don't want to call out k-dense in particular but it's the clearest example of how using tools without reading their prompts Is a bad idea. github.com/K-Dense-AI/c...
Image of a Claude skill from https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills/blob/main/scientific-skills/citation-management/SKILL.mdFurther text from https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills/blob/main/scientific-skills/citation-management/SKILL.md
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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
📢CALL FOR COLLABORATION📢 My PhD student Warre is looking for flies infected with #Laboulbeniales fungi. Especially Musca domestica! If you have any, store in 96% ethanol or in the freezer, record on @inaturalist.bsky.social, and/or contact Warre. #TeamLaboul #LFEE #LuminaQuaeruntur
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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Here's what the Reform UK housing spokesman had to say about the Grenfell Tower disaster. These people are a joke, and a nasty one at that. (1/2)
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Chuen @chuenlee.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
🧵 New paper! How does the immune system shape the gut microbiome in wild animals? We studied the Seychelles warbler using shotgun metagenomics to test how variation in MHC genes (key immune genes) influences both the taxonomy and function of gut microbes. rdcu.be/e7Wxv Here’s what we found 👇
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Host immunogenetic variation and gut microbiome functionality in a wild vertebrate population
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Philip Leftwich @philipleftwich.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Box and whiskers
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Dr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Do u think they did an equalities audit before deciding on a two-tier workforce because I have some wild guesses about who is most impacted here.
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
We’re hiring! THE is seeking an experienced reporter to lead our coverage of key issues within UK and global HE. Applications close on Tuesday 17 March. careers.timeshighereducation.com/jo…
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Reporter - Times Higher Education
We're looking for an experienced reporter to cover key issues in UK and global higher education!
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Dax Kellie @daxkellie.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
In one week I'll be talking about tips for reproducible R code and why science would love you to try these tips on your own code too 🧪😍🌏 It's an online talk, so feel free to watch comfortably from your couch. Hope to see you there! @sortee.bsky.social #rstats events.humanitix.com/sortee-webin...
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SORTEE Webinar: On what makes good sharable and reproducible R code, how to do it, and why it’s good for science
For this month's SORTEE webinar, Dr. Dax Kellie from the Atlas of Living Australia will present on good, sharable, and reproducible R code in science
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Lorna Richardson @lornarichardson.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Monday morning Bluesky people, any more thoughts on AI for arts and humanities in HE?
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Philip Leftwich @philipleftwich.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
I would watch the hell out of a phyllis and millicent detective agency spinoff! #callthemidwife
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Philip Leftwich @philipleftwich.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Thank you all for the kind interest in my aching middle aged body. 👌
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Philip Leftwich @philipleftwich.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
The human body is so adaptable. For example because I didn't manage to go the gym for 2 weeks - my body smartly adapted to the idea that I would never go back and appears to have atrophied all of my muscles 😓
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Philip Leftwich @philipleftwich.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
This is the first formal analysis of the field. So please share it widely - hope this is a tool of wide use to the #genedrive community.
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Alper Akay @alperakay.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
This is ridiculous but not surprising! Obviously, EPSRC must have people/organisations in mind and I wouldn’t be surprised if they have been in contact with some groups in advance. Some hard questions about why £40m is spent as such www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
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Four-week timeframe for £40m AI research lab divides opinion - Research Professional News
Tech advocates celebrate prospect of new UK lab, but “extremely tight” application window sparks concern
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Philip Leftwich @philipleftwich.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Accepted! 🥳 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Philip Leftwich @philipleftwich.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
This is the first formal analysis of the field. So please share it widely - hope this is a tool of wide use to the #genedrive community.
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