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Rocío Martínez Aguilar

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Post-doctoral researcher in the Maybin & Forde labs. Working on heavy periods (🩸). Member of the Bioquarter Postdoc Society and UCU. 🇪🇸 in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (She/Her) edwebprofiles.ed.ac.uk/profile/roci…

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MHR | Foundations of Reproductive Science @mhr-reprodsci.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🌟 Meet MHR Associate Editor Rocío Martínez Aguilar! At @EdinburghUni, she researches heavy menstrual bleeding mechanisms to find non-hormonal treatments. 🩸🔬 Boost your early-career portfolio & publish with MHR! 👇 👥 Board: bit.ly/MHR_Board 📝 Submit: bit.ly/MHR_Submissions
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MHR | Foundations of Reproductive Science @mhr-reprodsci.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Meet MHR Associate Editor Xiaofei Sun! 👋 👨‍🔬 Research Assoc. Prof @cincychildrens.bsky.social. 🔬 Focus: uterine receptivity & placental development. 💡 "MHR's strong reputation makes it an ideal platform." 🤝 Board: bit.ly/MHR_Board 📝 Submit: bit.ly/MHR_Submissi...
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Elaine Emmerson @doctoremmerson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Wonderful to see this out - congratulations to co-first authors @magmarlene.bsky.social & @drbmalengier.bsky.social who undertook this comprehensive study while postdocs with Rebecca Gentek at @edinuni-irr.bsky.social, funded by the Kennedy Trust. #macrophage #synovium www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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Synovial lining macrophages form during early postnatal life via fetal-derived CX3CR1+ cells and AQP1+ intermediates
In this study, Pinto et al. reveal early postnatal life as a critical window in which fetal-derived CX3CR1+ cells and AQP1+ intermediates establish the synovial macrophage lining. This work shows how ...
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The Society for Reproductive Investigation @sriwomenshealth.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
SRI is now accepting abstracts for the upcoming 2027 Annual Scientific Meeting in Glasgow, Scotland! Before starting your submission, please review the information on our general abstract information page. www.sri-online.org/events/2027/... Submit your abstract by October 16, 2026, 11:59pm CT.
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MHR | Foundations of Reproductive Science @mhr-reprodsci.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
🌟 Meet MHR Associate Editor Cameron Schmidt! 👋 👨‍🏫 Asst. Prof at East Carolina Univ studying spermatogenesis. 💡 Why publish with MHR? "Rigorous standards, efficient & transparent review." 🤝 Board: lnkd.in/ePqiktxA 📝 Submit: lnkd.in/eGXVN8da #MHR
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MHR | Foundations of Reproductive Science @mhr-reprodsci.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
📢 We are thrilled to introduce a new article type to MHR: Concise Communications! 📝✨ Have a firm conclusion that doesn't need a full manuscript? Or a provocative finding to share while completing long-term research? This short-format, peer-reviewed option is for you. 🧵👇
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MHR | Foundations of Reproductive Science @mhr-reprodsci.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Happy Wednesday! 🌟 Meet MHR Associate Editor, Prof. Dr. Daniela Fietz (University of Giessen)! 👋 🔬 She researches the intersection of immunology & reproduction, focusing on testis biology & spermatogenesis. Get to know the board: lnkd.in/eaMkq7yH #MHR #ReproductiveBiology
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MHR | Foundations of Reproductive Science @mhr-reprodsci.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
🗞️ EXTRA, EXTRA! Molecular Human Reproduction (MHR) has officially reached a new Impact Factor of 4.2 in the JCR 2026! 📈✨ Huge THANKS to our authors, reviewers, ed board & readers! 👏 Check our new cover 👇 & consider MHR for your next submission!
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MHR | Foundations of Reproductive Science @mhr-reprodsci.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Wednesdays are for meeting the minds behind MHR! 🌟 Kicking off our new series is Associate Editor Elle Roberson 👋 👩‍🔬 Asst. Prof at CU Anschutz studying endometrial remodeling & pregnancy success. 🤝 Board: bit.ly/MHR_Board 📝 Submit: bit.ly/MHR_Submissions #MHR #ReproductiveBiology
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Institute for Regeneration and Repair @edinuni-irr.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Celebrating IRR research, innovation and impact. Our 2026 symposium showcased our fantastic research talent. Congratulations to Flash Talk Prize winner Ellen McGregor, poster prize winner Jenny Riches and poster prize runners-up, AJ Boyland, Kellie Horan and Skye Jolly. 🎉 🔬 🏆https://edin.ac/4fBVzsP
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MHR | Foundations of Reproductive Science @mhr-reprodsci.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
🔬 Friday's paper in MHR! How do high glucose 🩸, LPS 🦠, & metformin 💊 impact the human placenta? A new study reveals distinct stimulus-specific signatures in placental lipid metabolism & inflammatory signaling. 📖 Read here: academic.oup.com/molehr/artic... #Placenta #ESHREjournals #WomensHealth
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Metabolic, microbial, and pharmacological stimuli elicit distinct lipidomic and cytokine responses in the human placenta
Abstract. The placenta integrates metabolic and immune functions essential for fetal development, and disruptions in lipid metabolism and inflammatory sign
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Reproduction and Fertility @repro-fertility.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
What if testicular tissue images could be analysed in seconds rather than hours? New research by Adam Gadd et al. presents a machine learning-assisted workflow for automated cell segmentation, classification and quantification in human and mouse testicular tissues. 🔗 doi.org/10.1530/RAF-...
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Study for the Society of Reproduction @ssrepro.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
We are excited to announce and celebrate the newest members of the 2026 SSR Board of Directors.   Vice President Elect, Humphrey Yao, PhD Director, Niamh Forde Director, Karen Schindler Junior Trainee Representative, Julia Balough Congratulations!
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MHR | Foundations of Reproductive Science @mhr-reprodsci.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
📢 New paper in #MHRJournal! 🔬 A study by Carine Munaut at GIGA-ULiège explores the S1P signaling pathway in an #adenomyosis mouse model. S1P modulation decreased tissue invasion & altered uterine immune cells, showing promise for new therapies! 🧬 👉 academic.oup.com/molehr/artic...
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Stage-dependent sphingosine-1-phosphate pathway modulation as a therapeutic strategy in a murine model of adenomyosis
Abstract. Adenomyosis is characterized by chronic inflammation, myometrial remodeling, and subfertility, yet therapeutic options that preserve reproductive
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Reproduction and Fertility @repro-fertility.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
New article published in the special collection: Immune Regulation & Inflammatory Mechanisms in Reproductive Health & Disease. This review by Amber Thornton & Heloisa Rutigliano explores how the maternal immune system supports embryo survival during early bovine pregnancy. doi.org/10.1530/RAF-...
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MHR | Foundations of Reproductive Science @mhr-reprodsci.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
🔬 New Research Alert in MHR! We are exploring how hormonal dynamics affect endometrial receptivity in endometriosis-associated infertility. A new study links aberrant PGR expression with ESR1 in the endometrium. 🔗 Read the full open-access paper: academic.oup.com/molehr/artic... 🧵👇
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Aberrant progesterone receptor (PGR) expression is associated with estrogen receptor 1 (ESR1) expression in the endometrium from infertile women with endometriosis
Abstract. Estrogen receptor 1 (ESR1) and progesterone receptor (PGR) are essential regulators for endometrial receptivity and embryo implantation. Their ex
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Reproduction and Fertility @repro-fertility.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
📣 Early career researchers & clinicians in reproduction/fertility: join the RaF Early Career Reviewing Panel to gain peer review training, publishing insight, certification & profile-building opportunities. Apply: raf@bioscientifica.com Learn more: raf.bioscientifica.com/page/earlyca...
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MHR | Foundations of Reproductive Science @mhr-reprodsci.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Publish your original research in MHR’s Early Career Innovator Series and compete for the MHR Award! 🏆 The winner gets an all-expenses-paid trip to present at the next ESHRE Annual Meeting. Read the criteria and submit: academic.oup.com/molehr/pages...
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MHR Early Career Innovator Series
MHR is pleased to announce that, throughout 2024 and 2025, our Early Career Innovator Series has gone from strength to strength. As a result, this initiative wi
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Institute for Regeneration and Repair @edinuni-irr.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
See so many of our Centre for Reproductive Health researchers speaking at the Everywoman Festival pop-up in Ediburgh! www.everywomanfest.com/edinburgh-ab...
A poster for the pop-up Everywoman festival in Edinburgh. Text says "pop up every woman a women's health festival. Weekend of 6&7th June 2026. Edinburgh, Meadows festival." Photos of participants in the festival are along the left side. Topics for discussion include menopause, endometriosis.
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MHR | Foundations of Reproductive Science @mhr-reprodsci.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
🌟 EDITOR'S CHOICE 🌟 How does maternal obesity impact placental vascular development? 🤔 A new review by Ramanlal, James & Boss ( @AucklandUni ) explores how inflammation disrupts angiogenesis & alters fetal growth. 📖 Read: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41530408/#Pl... #MaternalObesity
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Claire Ang @claireang.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Excited to share my new preprint from the McKinley lab, where we explored regenerative mechanisms across menstruation and pregnancy! We thought specialized glands would regenerate everything. We were wrong. But the real mechanism turned out to be way cooler :) 🧪🧵 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Rebekah Higgitt @rhiggitt.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Here's one we made earlier for #IWD - 8 women in Scotland who shaped #histSTM www.nms.ac.uk/discover-cat...
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8 women in Scotland who shaped the history of science | National Museums Scotland
Many of the scientific endeavours featured in our collections are the work of women with a connection to Scotland. Below, we've highlighted key contributio
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Ali Twelvetrees @dozenoaks.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Women's voices have been curiously absent from the media coverage of the Epstein files. Kudos to @jkutzie.bsky.social for publishing this excellent piece. If you consider yourself to be an ally please take a moment to consider the impact of the ecosystem created by men at the top.
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The boys’ club: How Epstein’s influence shaped the exclusion of women in STEM
In one email, an AI researcher suggested it’s “hard to be brilliant if you are worrying if you look fat or why another woman hates you.”
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Elaine Emmerson @doctoremmerson.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Our latest preprint, led by @lizihegarty.bsky.social & aided by @erinwatson.bsky.social shows that fixation time matters when it comes to visualising #macrophages in #salivarygland & other epithelia.We find 1hr allows detection of mac subsets while preserving architecture. With @bainlab.bsky.social
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Rocío Martínez Aguilar @rocioma.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
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Women Want Out
40% of women of reproductive age want to leave the US. Why?
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Rod Mitchell @rodtmitchell.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
🚨 PhD position - now open 🚨 Interested in doing a #PhD in #FertilityPreservation at The University of Edinburgh? We have an exciting project on #Macrophages, #Chemotherapy & #Infertility supervised by @RoseanneRosario, @RodTMitchell and Elaine Emmerson. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Targeting macrophages to protect fertility after chemotherapy at University of Edinburgh on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Targeting macrophages to protect fertility after chemotherapy at University of Edinburgh, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Elaine Emmerson @doctoremmerson.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
🧫 For anyone interested in doing a #PhD in #fertility preservation, #chemotherapy & #macrophages please see this opportunity at @edinuni-irr.bsky.social in #Edinburgh, supervised by Roseanne Rosario, @rodtmitchell.bsky.social & me. 💻 www.findaphd.com/phds/project... 📆 Closing date: 6th March
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Targeting macrophages to protect fertility after chemotherapy at University of Edinburgh on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Targeting macrophages to protect fertility after chemotherapy at University of Edinburgh, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Elaine Emmerson @doctoremmerson.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
V happy to share the latest collaborative effort between myself & Anthony Callanan, led by #PhDstudent Mary Heim, who characterised #macrophages in the irradiated #thyroid, and then developed electrospun scaffolds to locally modulate immune response. advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Targeting Post‐Irradiation Thyroid Dysfunction: Electrospun Scaffolds As A Dual‐Action Approach for Antioxidant and Immune Modulation
Radiation-induced hypothyroidism follows head and neck radiotherapy due to oxidative stress and inflammation. Electrospun polycaprolactone scaffolds containing adenosine have potential to modulate th...
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Institute for Regeneration and Repair @edinuni-irr.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
We are excited to announce we are recruiting patients for our ENDO1000 project! 🎉 Head over to the ENDO1000 website for more information and to sign up for the study: edin.ac/49UMqad Your data could make all the difference to improving the lives of people living with endometriosis.
Endo1000 logo, a scientist looking through a microscope.
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Reproduction and Fertility @repro-fertility.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
🎉 Congratulations to Seema Banglawala, winner of the 2026 Reproduction and Fertility Prize, presented last week in Edinburgh at Fertility 2026! The RaF Prize recognises outstanding presentations and excellence in early career research, and this year, Seema’s work truly stood out. Congratulations!
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Prof Niamh Forde @niamhforde.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
We have a PhD studentship available starting in October 2026. Investigating climate change heat stress impacts on maternal and child health. Get in touch if you have questions! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Harnessing comparative biology to understand climate change induced heat stress impacts on maternal and offspring health at University of Edinburgh on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Harnessing comparative biology to understand climate change induced heat stress impacts on maternal and offspring health at University of Edinburgh, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Dr Laura McCulloch @dr-l-mcculloch.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
We have a further exciting PhD opportunity in the lab investigating the impact of systemic infection on the recovering brain after stroke and its link to small vessel disease and cognitive decline. Details in the link below www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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VIDA DTC - Understanding the impact of post-stroke infection on neuroinflammation and small vessel disease in stroke recovery at University of Edinburgh on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - VIDA DTC - Understanding the impact of post-stroke infection on neuroinflammation and small vessel disease in stroke recovery at University of Edinburgh, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Elaine Emmerson @doctoremmerson.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Thrilled for our wonderful postdoc @lizihegarty.bsky.social whose #PhD work on colonic #macrophages and #colitis with @bainlab.bsky.social @edinuni-irr.bsky.social has been accepted for publication in @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social 🔬 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Tissue resident colonic macrophages persist through acute inflammation and adapt to aid tissue repair
Macrophages are crucial for the maintenance of intestinal homeostasis, are considered key proinflammatory effector cells during intestinal inflammatio…
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Dr Emma S Chambers @emmaschambers.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
I am so proud to say that our paper is now available at Aging Cell. There is a paucity of data as to how the menopause impacts your immune system, and the aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the menopause on monocyte phenotype and function. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Age‐Associated Inflammatory Monocytes Are Increased in Menopausal Females and Reversed by Hormone Replacement Therapy
Post-menopausal females (> 64 years) have an increase in frequency of inflammatory monocyte populations with defective phagocytosis as compared to pre-menopausal (< 40 years) females. Hormone Replace....
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Institute for Regeneration and Repair @edinuni-irr.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Last Saturday, we opened our doors to the public once again for Doors Open Day. Visitors were invited to take part in lab tours, a specialist talk and our science marketplace, exhibiting research from across our Institute and the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. edin.ac/46IYFF7
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 30/09/2025
That's quite the chart annotation. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A chart of "Major concerns of PhD candidates." The top text says, "Financial pressures top the list of concerns faced by PhD candidates, but concerns differ among the sexes. Those studying in the United States rank the political landscape as their main worry." The chart shows that in the full survey, political landscape is the biggest concern for about 20% of students (a bit higher for women than men) but there's an annotation saying "In US PhD students, this rose to 64%". Overall, the highest-rated concern was financial pressures at around 40%.
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Nature Communications @natcomms.nature.com · 24/09/2025
Behind the scenes: researching long COVID and menstruation @jackiemaybin.bsky.social @edinuni-irr.bsky.social #WomensHealth #LongCovid #Periods #COVID19 #menstruation #Health bit.ly/4nRbEMa
Screenshot showing the following text: "When the COVID-19 pandemic began, few of us anticipated the lingering aftermath that would emerge in its wake. As a researcher in women's health, I found myself drawn into an unexpected and urgent area of study: the intersection of long COVID and menstruation". Post written by Jacqueline Maybin and Alexandra Alvergne.
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Calum Bain @bainlab.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Delighted all of @lizihegarty.bsky.social's hard work as paid off. She shows that tissue resident colonic #macrophages persist through #inflammation and adapt to aid tissue repair. Lovely collaborative work with colleagues @edinuni-irr.bsky.social and beyond. 🙏🏻 @uofgsii.bsky.social
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Elaine Emmerson @doctoremmerson.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Absolutely delighted that our superstar #postdoc @lizihegarty.bsky.social was awarded the @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social Student Support & Supervision Award for #PAW 2025. Thoroughly deserved for everything she does for @emmersonlab-irr.bsky.social, @bainlab.bsky.social & @edinuni-irr.bsky.social
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College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, Edinburgh Uni @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
New research highlights an important connection between long Covid and menstrual health. Women with long Covid often face heavier, longer periods and worse symptoms around menstruation. Read more 👉 edin.ac/42xzdRJ @edinuni-irr.bsky.social | @jackiemaybin.bsky.social
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Institute for Regeneration and Repair @edinuni-irr.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Long Covid study sheds light on link with period disruption 🩸 Women with long Covid experience longer, heavier periods compared with those never infected with the virus, new research suggests. Read our article: edin.ac/3VQcV9Z
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Long Covid study sheds light on link with period disruption | Institute for Regeneration and Repair
Women with long Covid experience longer, heavier periods compared with those never infected with the virus, new research suggests.
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Elaine Emmerson @doctoremmerson.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
#EMDS2025 attendees - if anyone is looking for a postdoc position and likes what they see of #Edinburgh, please come and speak to me or @lizihegarty.bsky.social (poster 71) or @erinwatson.bsky.social (poster 35).
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Elaine Emmerson @doctoremmerson.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Official advert coming soon! #postdoc #macrophages @britsocimm.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social @edinuni-irr.bsky.social
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eldanjof.bsky.social @eldanjof.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
@ucuedinburgh.bsky.social FIRST DAY OF WELCOME WEEK STRIKE ACTION ‼️#StopTheCuts
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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 08/09/2025
📢 Staff at the University of Edinburgh are on strike against £140m cuts. Show your support to colleagues at Edinburgh university ✊
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DORA @dorassessment.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Our partnered project 'Breaking Barriers in Research Funding Applications: Evaluating Narrative CVs and Co-designing Solutions' has come to an end! Thanks @edicaucus.bsky.social @daphnejacksontr.bsky.social University of Surrey. Here's an overview of what we have been working on and our key findings
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EDI Caucus @edicaucus.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Take some of your own time, and read 8 stories of casualised and precariously employed academics. in-their-own-time.ed.ac.uk Dr Cécile Ménard and Dr Lena Wånggren with artist Maria Stoian received EDICa Flexible Funding to produce this research and artwork highlighting the challenges faced.
8 cartoon-drawn headshots, each with a different colour of shading. Steph - sepia shading, with flowing brown hair and glasses. Robbie - purple shading, with glasses and fair hair in a low ponytail falling over one shoulder. Susan - green shading, with wavy fair hair and glasses. Alex, orange shading, with short brown hair. Olivia, blue-grey shading, with black braids pulled into a bun at the nape of the neck. Eimhir, pink shading, with short hair. Gwen, turquoise shading, with pixie cut dark hair and earrings. Chris, blue shading, with short dark hair and glasses.
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