Under the guise of my new alter-ego @TheTrichProf I like invite you all to the first ever Oxford BFRB Conference, co-organised with @BFRB_UK_Ireland https://t.co/KSyQHi93gt. Here's why scientists and researchers should come...

Rosalind Franklin was already a renowned structural biologist when on July 25, 1955 - her 35th birthday - she wrote to her dept. chair requesting a well-deserved raise. The arguments would be familiar to any academic today!

Check out this exciting upcoming conference in September on body-focused repetitive behaviours. Led by @ClareEMackay @TheTrichProf alongside @BFRB_UK_Ireland it will include presentations from a range of academic disciplines. Sign up 👇

NEW PAPER 📢 New study indicates that the new recombinant shingles vaccine could reduce the risk of #dementia compared to a previous vaccine. Led by @MaximeTaquet & funded by @NIHRresearch @OxHealthBRC the paper is published in @NatureMedicine. 👇👇👇 https://t.co/j4n5zE87qw

Prof Cath Harmers @OxfordPERL address as the new president of the @BAPsych. Woohoo!

*Ten* 3-year post-doc/assistant prof jobs advertised for our Pioneer Centre for SMARTbiomed - address key questions in common complex diseases through development of new stat/comp tools & software. A new Denmark-Oxford collaboration. Critical mass! https://t.co/1X5lNzRI5w

THE INFLAMED BRAIN! Autoimmune conditions underlie some cases of psychosis. Scientists are expanding their search for patients, who often benefit from treatment. 1/

“action is needed to reverse the decline in clinical academics by working with universities, medical schools, and NHS trusts to create more flexible career pathways, recruit & retain a diverse research workforce representative of the populations it serves”

NEW PAPER: Neurological & psychiatric outcomes of semaglutide for Type II diabetes. Study @rdegiorgi @MaximeTaquet finds semaglutide: - does not negatively impact brain health - is associated with lower risk of cognitive problems & nicotine dependence https://t.co/bH38AUtGer

Important to foster the careers of clinical academic trainees in Forensic Psychiatry. I don’t think the specialty did this at all well for my generation and there’s no viable research future without them.

Academic neurology in the UK: a plea to turn away from the precipice

PhD Studentship opp: Probiotics and menopause Starting in October 2024, the research will focus on the emotional & cognitive effects of a commercial probiotic in perimenopausal women & the involvement of gut microbes. https://t.co/ODQYX3Vze4 #AcademicTwitter #Studentship

We are calling on the next government to unlock the power of research in the NHS. NHS clinical research is essential for driving healthcare innovation, but this national asset is under threat. Here's how the next government can help ⤵️ 🧵

New Oxford-Aarhus-Copenhagen collaboration - not yet launched - 2 postdocs, 2 senior postdocs and postdoc coordinator in Oxford. Jobs 173031-3 at https://t.co/8li4H2wags Methods-focussed in group Holmes, Visscher, Evans, Nicholson, @cwcyau, @ten_photo etc, Denmark ads soon

JOB: Associate Professor of #Psychiatry with fellowship @WolfsonCollege & honorary @OxfordHealthNHS We're looking for a world-leading researcher who can deliver teaching & is committed to equality, diversity & inclusion #AcademicTwitter #academicjobs https://t.co/RMM6D1QpYw

Irrespective of election results, the next UK government needs to make sure that UK universities and research institutes are able to attract the best global science talents. @wellcometrust appreciates the study by @royalsociety on "tax on talent"

What a line up of great professorial promotions @UCLPsychiatry! Very well done, colleagues, and this must have an impressive impact on gender balance among our full professors! 🥂Profs @DrAPitman @Naaheed_Mukadam @Francesca_Solmi Nicola Morant @rapaport_penny (think they must

Well done to DPhil student Thomas Reilly for winning the @BAPsych Public Communications Junior Prize for his @Rational_Psych blog. Dr Reilly is a @The_MRC Clinical Research Training Fellow researching how hormones affect mental health. Read the blog 👇 https://t.co/4Fmnp2jkKK

🧵Involvement opportunity! Join us to support two exciting large @wellcometrust funded studies called Sleeping Better and FOCUS: https://t.co/HW9WRgeR9y. More details 👇 @OxPsychiatry @OxExpPsy @ProfDFreeman @FelicityWaite @BLennox4 @rob_mccutcheon Pls RT!