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Jack Ashby @jackdashby.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

🚨 #MUSEUMJOBS KLAXON🚨 We're looking for a Senior Digitiser and two Digitisers to work across @zoologymuseum.bsky.social & @camplantsci.bsky.social to help create biodiversity data for the researchers who need it, through #DiSSCoUK. 1. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/senior-... 2. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/digitis...

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A museum drawer containing tens of pinned tiger and emerald moths lined up in rows

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UofG MVLS @uofgmvls.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

it’s a great opportunity for undergraduate students (18+) from around the world. 🧠 Global Public Health in Action: Tackling Health Inequalities and Advancing Wellbeing 📅 22 June – 17 July 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/study/visiti...

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UofG MVLS @uofgmvls.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Spend your summer studying in Glasgow 🌍 The @uofgshw.bsky.social at the University of Glasgow is running two courses as part of the International Summer School this June–July. With guaranteed accommodation, credit-bearing courses, and the chance to experience Scottish culture,

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Jack Ashby @jackdashby.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Here's an awesome natural history humanities PhD opportunity, working with Cambridge University Library & our insect & archive collections here at @zoologymuseum.bsky.social, exploring the links between entomology, life writing & environmental change. Please share! www.ccc.cam.ac.uk/initiatives/...

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Cambridge University Library, University Museum of Zoology and the University of Cambridge - Collections Connections Communities

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Dr Louise Marryat @lmarryat.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

PLEASE SHARE: 🚨 Two Fully Funded PhD Opportunities – @glasgow.ac.uk @uofgshw.bsky.social 🚨 We’re recruiting for two PhD studentships exploring child and adolescent outcomes following prenatal opioid exposure, working with leading researchers and unique UK-wide administrative datasets 1/4

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Rona J Strawbridge @rjstrawbridge.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Todays highlight? An excellent first draft of a manuscript (especially given that the PhD student has been fighting with the methods for a while). Balances out the dull admin tasks! #AcademicChatter

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Rona J Strawbridge @rjstrawbridge.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

I understand that there are lots of automated emails... but when a request to review a paper first arrives friday 4.30pm and the reminder arrives at sunday 4.30pm, there is a high chance I'll say no on principle (a healthy work-life balance means ignoring work over the weekend).

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Rona J Strawbridge @rjstrawbridge.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Dear @plosone.org, sending a review invitation sunday morning, and the first reminder 29hrs later (monday morning) is unlikely to encourage me to review the paper for you. Regards, a researcher who is trying to maintain a healthy work-life balance.

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Rona J Strawbridge @rjstrawbridge.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

"please contribute your income-generating ideas". Because reading other research, research, papers, grants, teaching, supervision, marking, knowledge exchange, admin, external activities (reviewing paper, grants, examing) are not enough to fill an academics time. #academiclife

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Rona J Strawbridge @rjstrawbridge.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Todays pondering: how many hours does the average acadaemic waste on formating manuscripts for journals (by waste, I mean fixing stuff that is not mentioned in the author instructions/reformatting for a new journal after a rejection)?

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Jack Ashby @jackdashby.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Quick reminder that the deadline for applying for our EXCITING NEW ROLE of Senior Collections Lead at @zoologymuseum.bsky.social is THIS SUNDAY. Come and make a huge difference here at one of the UK's most important natural history collections 🤩. #MuseumJobs www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51272/

A row of fishes preserved in jars, labelled "Charles Darwin, Beagle Voyage"

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Hub for Metabolic Psychiatry @hubmetpsych.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

🚨 Last chance to apply for this fantastic opportunity! 🚨 📆 Closing this Thursday, 5th June 👩‍💼 2x 5-year positions available 📍University of Edinburgh elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

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Baszucki Foundation Chancellors Fellowships

Chancellors Fellowships are 5-year fellowships, designed to support talented early career researchers to develop into a leading research-active academic at the University of Edinburgh.

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Jack Ashby @jackdashby.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

I'm doing talks in #Cambridge on Thursday & #Oxford on Friday about #NaturesMemory, taking you behind the velvet rope to explore some of the surprising stories from natural history #museums. Heffers: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natures-me... @morethanadodo.bsky.social: www.oumnh.ox.ac.uk/event/nature...

On the left, Jack Ashby with a taxidermy echidna.
On the right, the cover of Nature's Memory: Behind the Scenes at the World's Natural History Museums, by Jack Ashby

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Hub for Metabolic Psychiatry @hubmetpsych.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Today for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we are introducing you to the people who make our research happen 🌟 Head over to our blog to meet the newest member of our Hub #community, Etsub, a PhD researcher @UofGlasgow exploring the genetic links between type 2 diabetes and SMI👇 tinyurl.com/mhawhub

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In Conversation with Etsubdink Teklebirhan Gebretsadik — The Hub for Metabolic Psychiatry

Welcome back to our ‘In Conversation’ series where we introduce you to the people who make the Hub for Metabolic Psychiatry’s research happen. In this post, meet our newest Hub member, Etsubdink Tekle...

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Rona J Strawbridge @rjstrawbridge.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Day 1: "we appreciate everyone has really heavy work loads". Day 2 (from someone present in the meeting on day 1): "in advance of your presentation, please provide an overview of the topic, addressing these 6 points, so we can best advertise it".

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Hub for Metabolic Psychiatry @hubmetpsych.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

📢📢📢 Today we are launching the Metabolic Interventions for People with Severe Mental Illness Priority Setting Partnership with the @jameslindalliance.bsky.social to identify the Top 10 research priorities in this space! 👇

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Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory @uofglasgowsldo.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Our @uofgshw.bsky.social colleague Shylet Njanike is looking for research participants for her study on the daily living experiences of Black African adults with learning disabilities living at home. Details in the flyer below 👇 You can also find out more about Shylet's research via bit.ly/4cRyZrU

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Rona J Strawbridge @rjstrawbridge.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I started working with genetics during my undergrad in 2000. None of my training (including self-directed learning in data sciecne) has equipped me for installing software on our computer cluster. No bioinformatics support available. Very frustrated and very much stuck!

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Rona J Strawbridge @rjstrawbridge.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Today's aim is to write and record four lectures. Just realised I'm boring myself. Is it reasonable to hope I'm better (less dull) in person?!

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Rona J Strawbridge @rjstrawbridge.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

How to look professional: spend the first meeting with a new PhD student cuddling the other supervisors dog #AcademicChatter

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Rona J Strawbridge @rjstrawbridge.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Just when I think I might get time to progress the oldest tasks on my to-do list, another new, big, important and urgent task lands at the top #AcadmicChatter

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Rona J Strawbridge @rjstrawbridge.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Hows your "to do before the christmas break" list going? mine has stalled because my access card wont let me into my office 😂does that mean the holidays have arrived?!

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