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Richard Unwin

@rdunwin.bsky.social
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Mass Spectrometry and proteomics at Uni of Manchester. Analysis of primary samples for biomarker discovery. Development of targeted assays for clinical use. Co-founder, Complement Therapeutics Also football (SWFC), cricket and politics.

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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Well, City are fucked. #swfc got a 12 point deduction for overvaluing the ground to get round spending rules in 2020. Can only assume that doing the same thing, on a far bigger scale, over 8 seasons, and blocking the investigation, will see City down to AT least League 1?
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I know I'm not quite in his demographic, but #niallhoran puts on a helluva show 😁😁 #CoopLive
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Another outstanding thread... 👏👏
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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 24/09/2026
"If medical schools and universities don't want the literature to be overwhelmed with garbage," Oransky said, "then they should probably stop giving every applicant ... an incentive to publish a lot of crap."
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Is AI Flooding Medical Journals With 'Meaningless' Research?
'It's not fraudulent, and it's not really slop,' one expert says
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I did a thing about legitimate concerns, and - you'll thank me later - defined the collective noun for patriots. No paywall. russincheshire.substack.com/p/legitimate...
russincheshire.substack.com
Legitimate Concerns
How politicians turned migration into a permanent panic — and why the facts tell a different story
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Science and vaccines for the win!
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The University of Manchester @manchester.ac.uk · 07/09/2026
What if your next big idea starts here? www.manchester.ac.uk/collaborate/... Join ambitious thinkers, changemakers and innovators from across Manchester and beyond. Build new connections, exchange ideas and explore opportunities for collaboration.
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Been reading the early copy of #TheWolfThatChewsRocks by @russincheshire.bsky.social. And it's amazing. Equal parts very funny, hugely tender (despite Baxters slightly eccentric nature - who's dog isnt), and learnt a lot. It's out for real on the 14th. Highly recommend! 😁🐾🐾
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Why is train WiFi so awful? Fourth @transportforwales.bsky.social train of the week. Fourth with little (in this case no) service. 😤
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This is the most accurate thing that's ever been posted on the Internet ever. Make sure to watch to the end 🤣🤣🤣
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Reese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A massive update: At least ~15 companies~ are selling scientists antibodies using faked validation data. We've documented 18,000+ manipulated images on 17,000+ products sold by leading laboratory suppliers including Thermo Fisher, Abcam, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Millipore Sigma and Bio-Techne. 1/🧵
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
This is terrific...
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Yasset Perez-Riverol @ypriverol.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
So easy to download data from @pride-ebi.bsky.social & #ProteomeXchange using pridepy github.com/PRIDE-Archiv.... Here is a short introduction for students youtube.com/watch?v=TiuG... generated with #GeminiNotebook #NotebookLM #OpenData
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GitHub - PRIDE-Archive/pridepy: Python client for PRIDE Archive Rest API.
Python client for PRIDE Archive Rest API. . Contribute to PRIDE-Archive/pridepy development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Gavin Buckingham @drgbuckingham.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
New Yorker cartoon feels about right
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Worboys Lab @worboyslab.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I have a technician post available in my lab and am looking for a passionate and ambitious team player to join our group. If you're interested in the role, please get in contact. www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social
jobs.manchester.ac.uk
Research Technician:Oxford Road
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Great statement. Every word.
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Barack Obama's Iconic Mic Drop
ALT: Barack Obama's Iconic Mic Drop
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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Fake passports. A money laundering conviction. A mystery casino fortune in Montenegro... There's yet more revelations about who Farage chooses to surround himself with. Let’s start with George Cottrell. A man Farage describes as "like a son," and his former chief of staff 👇
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
What the actual hell is this???? Do AmericanS really have to put up with this shit in the middle of actual sports event. I WANNA WATCH THE FOOTBALL!!!!! 🙄🙄🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
👏 👏 👏 🤦‍♂️
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🙏🙏🙏🙏
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Binface vs Nigel Garbage. Tough choice. #VoteBinface
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Ouch. Strong Steve Morrow vibes after the 1993 league cup final... #swfc
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Football. Bloody hell...
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Everyone awake yet? #MEXENG Phew....
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Justin Loke @jloke1.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Engineer blood cancer to defeat it!👨‍🔬👩‍🔬 I'm hiring a Senior Scientific Officer at the CRUK Manchester Institute — using CRISPR to recreate the mutation combinations behind AML and MDS, and find where they're vulnerable. Hands-on. Apply 👇 @cruk-mi.bsky.social apps.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/recruitment/...
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The University of Manchester @manchester.ac.uk · 24/06/2026
🙌 We’ve been ranked first in the world in the Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact Ratings. @timeshighered.bsky.social
1st in the world in the Times Higher Education Sustainability Ratings
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
I've just contacted a company and their rep has replied with an email which looks very much like an AI rehash: 'I understand that you want *lists my request*', 'I'd like to find out more about your *exact wording of application*' etc. Should I be annoyed? Or keep going until I talk to a human?
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
I have some sympathy for Kier Starmer. Elected to be boring after the chaos of Johnson/Truss wrecked the Tories, his boringness ended up being his downfall. Yes he made mistakes, but I feel his blandness did for him as he couldn't sieze the narrative. He leaves the UK better than when he took over.
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Emma Hayes has been the best thing about this World Cup by a million miles so far. #Legend
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Jon Lim, FRCP PhD @drjonlim.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Featured on BBC News: #TeamManchester is growing. 🚀 Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute will be receiving an extra £6m a year in investment, creating 8️⃣ senior research roles: 4 group leaders, 2 senior group leaders & 2 clinician scientists. @cruk-mi.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Manchester cancer research lab's £6m extra annual cash boost
Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute says the extra cash will make a "huge difference" to its work.
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
My son is planning to lead 24 young people up Kilimanjaro next year to raise funds for Street Child, who have so far helped over one million children wordwide access education. If anyone would like to donate to support their efforts, there's a link below. Thanks. www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
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joe's UK Kilimanjaro 2027 Student Fundraising Page
Help Someone wonderful raise money to support Street Child
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Roland Pease @peaseroland.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Another UK chemistry department in trouble - this time Sheffield. savesheffieldchemistry.netlify.app
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An Open Letter
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Love this. Can just imagine the conversation. Storch: How can we increase our hospitality takings? Hirsty: Let's see if they can keep up with me! 🤣🤣🤣🍺 #swfc
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
OK. Was taking a while to get into the #WorldCup but I'm now desperate to watch Belgium vs Egypt so I guess I'm there... 🤣🤣🤣
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
#FromYorkshire
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
I stand by a comment I made last week. If Thermo want to be seen as taking this seriously, they should hold themselves to the same standards as their customers are. Anyone using this kind if 'optimisation' in a paper would be looking at a retraction for fraud.
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Reese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Thermo Fisher now has a page up in response to our observations. They flatly deny that images were manipulated or fabricated while repeating that images were "optimized for presentation and clarity on the website", no lie, six times. www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/l...
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
😲😲😲😲
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Gastrophage...
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
This...
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
This is REALLY bad of Thermo. They've got caught, and their statement (in thread) smacks of a complete misunderstanding of of what they've done and disregard for their customers. What would happen if I submitted a paper with an image that had been "adjusted for presentaton purposes". Quite.
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Fiona J Whelan @whelanfj.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
A reminder that this position closes in a few days time!
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Of course, if you ask this question to people in Manchester, the most common answer will be 'London' 😂 #LoveMCR
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Is this just a genius piece of marketing by Thermo to sell more mass specs? Joking aside, this is BAAAAAD. If we can't trust the data that is provided by companies (a company) that shows their product works, how do we know what were're buying/using? Luckily, p53 isn't very impor..... oh dear 🤦‍♂️
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Grant writing...
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Well, its out. Honored to play a small part in this huge project using multi-omics to profile human biology and variations at unprecedented scale. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Thanks to a great team of co-authors and collaborators! @fbmh-uom.bsky.social @uom-dcs.bsky.social
sciencedirect.com
A comparison of deep multiomics profiles across ethnicity, geography, and age
Despite extensive research, molecular differences in human populations and the influence of ancestry, age, geography, and diet are poorly understood. …
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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
🐮💩
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Manchester Cancer Research Centre @mcrcnews.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Curious about research in a clinical setting? The Scientists in Clinic scheme offers the chance to attend clinic & see research first-hand. Open to all Manchester scientists & PhD students. Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute The Christie Institute for Cancer Education
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