Reposted by Tim FentonMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 05/09/2025#ANewHope 🙏 769190813106
Reposted by Tim FentonPhysicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 04/09/2025 447199666926
Reposted by Tim FentonRosie Holt @rosieisaholt.bsky.social · 28/08/2025Reform MP says they will negotiate with the Taliban. 1551236391
Reposted by Tim FentonBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 24/08/2025Conservative or Labour, both dodge the truth about migration: we need it. Refusing to admit it is political cowardice. Read The Bear's fact-packed and refreshing read on how immigration has long benefited this country. @eastangliabylines.co.uk @bearlypolitics.co.ukeastangliabylines.co.ukBritain has never stood aloneFrom Empire to the NHS, this country has always relied on outsiders. The real crisis isn’t migration – it’s dishonesty 424793
Reposted by Tim FentonRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 23/08/2025People convicted and imprisoned for saying or writing things that stir up racial hatred. • Abu Hamza • Abdullah el-Faisal • Lucy Connolly Guess which conviction made the right wing suddenly decide writing or saying things that stir up hatred is okay, actually. 131044234
Reposted by Tim FentonColorado Socialist ☭🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 ♿ @leftwardswing.bsky.social · 21/08/2025The Thai cover band you didn't know you needed in your life. Crank it! 😀 🎸 477112892029
Reposted by Tim FentonJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 22/08/2025Immigration has dropped dramatically in the last two years – small boat crossings are a small part of the overall picture, but have come to dominate the story (in part because the government has let it) 27335152
Reposted by Tim FentonRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 21/08/2025It is very nearly the tenth anniversary of that brief moment when, for 2 or 3 days, British newspapers remembered refugees are desperate human beings who need our help, rather than scum that it's okay to threaten with violence. 11227551027
Reposted by Tim FentonOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 21/08/2025Russia just sanctioned six @bylinetimes.bsky.social journalists and contributors. Proof that the work they and Byline does is hitting the target and really matters. bylinetimes.com/2025/08/21/r...bylinetimes.comRussia Sanctions Byline Times Journalists and Contributors for Exposing Putin's War CrimesThe Russian foreign ministry added multiple Byline Times and Byline TV contributors to its "stop list" following our award-winning investigations into the Putin regime 15721258
Reposted by Tim FentonOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Concerned locals. Ordinary mums and dads. Just members of.. checks notes... Combat 18. standuptoracism.org.uk/robert-jenri... 1081939827
Reposted by Tim FentonRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/08/202594% of teachers have had to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies. An estimated 1 in 6 have second jobs during the school year to make ends meet. The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year. Something has gone terribly wrong. 571144174572
Reposted by Tim FentonProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 18/08/2025A new study uncovers how paper mills and brokers collaborate to drive large-scale scientific fraud. Fraudulent publications are rising far faster than legitimate ones. In @science.org: www.npr.org/2025/07/24/n... In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 11311
Tim Fenton @timfenton10.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Looks like it’s going to be another long, crap season for us Everton fans. 000
Reposted by Tim FentonJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10/08/2025How RFK Jr. Mastered Fake Science — and Screwed Us in the Process He’s Making America Great Again — for lethal pathogens.thebulwark.comHow RFK Jr. Mastered Fake Science—and Screwed Us in the ProcessHe’s Making America Great Again—for lethal pathogens. 1482306829
Reposted by Tim FentonBritish Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Spaces are running out for our online flow cytometry course this September! 🧪 Master multiparameter design and troubleshooting like a pro with expert-led sessions that are tailored for immunologists. Register now and save with the BSI member discount! bit.ly/43N86mG 045
Reposted by Tim FentonWellcome Trust @wellcometrust.bsky.social · 16/07/2025The UK Government must recognise the power of research and development. If harnessed strategically, it can create economic growth in the UK, boost its soft power and make it healthier and safer. We’ve published a report outlining how. Read it here: wellcome.org/reports/uk-g...wellcome.orgThe Global Partner of Choice for R&D | Report | WellcomeThis report outlines the importance of research and development (R&D) for the UK, emphasising its role in economic growth, global reputation and national security amidst changing geopolitical landscap... 0184
Reposted by Tim FentonGlen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Outgoing head of Durham University's Student Union: things are 'brutal', 'Higher Education is in a death spiral', hundreds of staff have gone, the student rental housing market is in crisis. They're even fundraising to buy a house. Tough reading. www.palatinate.org.uk/higher-educa...palatinate.org.uk“Higher education is in a death spiral” Dan Lonsdale reflects on two years as SU President - PalatinateIsla Mustin spoke to Dan Lonsdale, outgoing President of Durham Students’ Union (SU) about his two-year tenure in the role as the lead representative of the University’s student body and the wider sta... 23716
Reposted by Tim FentonDr Lucy J.S. Clarke 🇵🇸🏳️⚧️🌈 no human is illegal @lucyjsclarke.bsky.social · 15/07/2025what’s occurred to me today is that academics feel like unheard canaries in the coalmine: we know that the cuts being made are impoverishing our universities, our research culture and outputs, and students’ experience of higher education. we are shouting but going unheard by managerial staff #UKHE 2206
Tim Fenton @timfenton10.bsky.social · 16/07/2025This is spectacularly damning coming from someone that served in cabinet alongside Chris ‘hapless display of ineptitude’ Grayling and chums. 010
Tim Fenton @timfenton10.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Prof Harris gave a brilliant lecture followed by loads of excellent questions from a highly engaged audience. Stay tuned for our next online lecture, coming in the autumn! #cancerresearch 020
Tim Fenton @timfenton10.bsky.social · 10/07/2025This will be a great meeting - and in the sunniest part of the UK! 021
Reposted by Tim FentonThe British Association for Cancer Research @thebacr.bsky.social · 03/07/20252025 Inaugural BACR Early Career Award Recipient 042
Reposted by Tim FentonThe British Association for Cancer Research @thebacr.bsky.social · 07/07/2025The BACR are pleased to announce this year's BACR Student Impact Award Winner. 021
Reposted by Tim FentonEric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 06/07/2025Summary Table of the massive defunding of biomedical research in the United States www.nytimes.com/interactive/... 601545998
Reposted by Tim FentonJonny Coates @jacoates.bsky.social · 27/06/2025$20 million cut from Springer Nature. Whilst I agree we shouldn't be giving these companies money (or at least so much of it) this is pure censorship. Don't be fooled by the talk behind it, this is about control over expertise and injection of political ideology. www.axios.com/2025/06/25/t...axios.comScoop: Trump admin cuts contracts with scientific publishing giantThe administration has questioned editorial practices and whether journals are partisans in scientific debates 111
Reposted by Tim FentonDeborah Marsh @djmarsh24.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Rewatching Prof David Thomas' Natl Press Club Address "Cancer: The Modern Plague" from ~ 12 mths ago to use in my class. Asked to cut it down to just 7-8 mins; but hope many will watch it all. It's a brilliant speech, full of the benefits science brings to healthcare. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih8A...youtube.comIN FULL: Prof. David Thomas' Address to the National Press ClubYouTube video by National Press Club of Australia 031
Tim Fenton @timfenton10.bsky.social · 11/06/2025I’m hoping that as the voice of UK universities, @universities-uk.bsky.social might provide some reflection on implications of today’s spending review for the HE sector and keep us informed on much needed efforts to lobby government on our behalf. It would be great to see a first Bluesky post! 010
Reposted by Tim FentonPress Gazette @pressgazette.co.uk · 11/06/2025Good Morning Britain's North America correspondent Noel Phillips hit on the arm by a police rubber bullet while covering LA protests against immigration raids: "Police don’t appear to care whether you’re a journalist, whether you're a resident or a protester" www.itv.com/watch/news/i... 012
Reposted by Tim FentonThe Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 09/06/2025Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (born #OnThisDay in 1836) was a pioneering physician and suffragette. She was the first woman in Britain to qualify as a doctor, co-founding the London School of Medicine for Women and paving the way for other women in the profession. #WomenInSTEM 23915
Reposted by Tim FentonJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 04/06/2025New powerful article up in the New York Times on cancelled and delayed grants www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comHere Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump (Gift Article)Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye. 11302207
Reposted by Tim FentonDr. Melvin Sanicas @vaccinologist.bsky.social · 02/06/2025New study from @weillcornell.bsky.social and @mskcancercenter.bsky.social revealed that Bacillus Calmette-Guérin #BCG, the century-old #tuberculosis #TB #vaccine & decades-old #immunotherapy for #bladdercancer, works to reprogram immune cells in the #bonemarrow www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 262
Reposted by Tim FentonEACR - European Association for Cancer Research @helloeacr.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Don't miss our interactive workshop exclusive to EACR members, designed to equip you with the skills, strategies, and confidence needed to navigate interviews across a variety of science-related job positions. 📅 09 June at 15:00-16:30 CET 🌍 Zoom us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 012
Tim Fenton @timfenton10.bsky.social · 02/06/2025In beautiful Edinburgh for the @thebacr.bsky.social 65th anniversary meeting. What better way to start than getting up King Arthur’s Seat. Now to hear some brilliant science! 020
Reposted by Tim FentonDiane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 30/05/2025I had to read this several times as “prioritise growth” and “hit universities over the head” are so mutually contradictory 21367123
Reposted by Tim FentonJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 30/05/2025“Higher education might have been bad at making the arguments, but its campuses are the new factories, or even the new mines, supporting thousands or tens of thousands of jobs. Closures could devastate communities for a generation.” www.theneweuropean.co.uk/james-ball-i...theneweuropean.co.ukIf universities sink, then so will StarmerSome Labour figures believe Britain has too many unis. But if they start failing, local economies – and Starmer’s re-election prospects – will go with them 34016
Reposted by Tim FentonThiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia.bsky.social · 27/05/2025'Moreover, human data analysis revealed that both age and NAD metabolism determine the responsiveness to CAR-T cell therapy. Targeting NAD pathways, we were able to recover the mitochondrial fitness and functionality of CAR-T cells derived from older adults.' www.nature.com/articles/s43...nature.comAge-associated nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide decline drives CAR-T cell failure - Nature CancerVannini and colleagues report that an age-associated decline in nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide levels is associated with mitochondrial dysfunction and reduced antitumor efficacy of chimeric antigen... 062
Tim Fenton @timfenton10.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Wow, just wow. Trump administration ends Harvard's ability to enrol international students. 000
Reposted by Tim FentonGraham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Brilliant! www.theguardian.com/politics/202... 15515112
Reposted by Tim FentonMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 20/05/2025It’s definitely progress! 🇬🇧🇪🇺 And if you want to push for more (ultimately all the way back to EU membership), then join European Movement UK 👉 www.europeanmovement.co.uk/membership 17445128
Reposted by Tim FentonMarshall Burke @marshallburke.bsky.social · 16/05/2025What happens to science under autocracy? The rise of the National Socialist Party in 1930s Germany provides an (admittedly extreme) example. Prior to the early 1930s, scientists at German institutions won a third of Nobels. 10 years later, that number was 5%, and has never recovered. 13513257
Reposted by Tim FentonPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 03/05/2025THIS BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND please join me & @thebhf.bsky.social in inspiring the nation to learn LIFE SAVING CPR❤️🙏 450,000 people have now engaged with the FREE online training course to learn CPR in JUST 15 MINUTES! Let’s be ready to save a life👇 www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-... 113252
Reposted by Tim FentonRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 02/05/2025‘Kennedy told reporters that there were "many, many good ways to treat measles and doctors need to know that and to know those methods.’ One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.cbsnews.comRFK Jr. asks CDC for new measles treatment guidance amid his unfounded claimsKennedy claimed that drugs like budesonide and clarithromycin "have been shown very effective" for measles, but doctors say they don't fight the infection itself. 1470330959920
Reposted by Tim FentonBrian Moore @brianmoore666.bsky.social · 01/05/2025This is all getting very dark. 9848
Tim Fenton @timfenton10.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Blair’s comments on net zero today come in at number 3 in misguided things he’s done behind the Iraq war (2nd) and THAT post-lockdown haircut. 000
Reposted by Tim FentonWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 30/04/2025PD1+ ILC3 predict JAK-dependent inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 021
Reposted by Tim FentonThiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia.bsky.social · 29/04/2025'Among the 117 total patients, recurrence-free survival at 2 years was 92% (95% confidence interval, 86 to 99); the median follow-up for recurrence was 20.0 months (range, 0 to 60.8). The majority of patients (95%) had reversible, grade 1 or 2 adverse events (60%) or had no adverse events (35%).'nejm.orgNonoperative Management of Mismatch Repair–Deficient Tumors | NEJMAmong patients with mismatch repair–deficient (dMMR), locally advanced rectal cancer, neoadjuvant checkpoint blockade eliminated the need for surgery in a high proportion of patients. Whether this ... 033
Reposted by Tim FentonThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 28/04/2025Credit where it’s due to Labour on academy schools | Letterstheguardian.comCredit where it’s due to Labour on academy schools | LettersLetters: Bob Hudson highlights the education secretary’s proposals to curb academy freedoms. Plus a letter from Wendy Musson 25913