GaryFoster
@Prof_GD_Foster
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Retired Prof in Molecular Plant Pathology: enjoys life voraciously: enjoys beer: enjoys family & 2 dogs even more than beer(!) L'pool FC through thick & thin
Bristol (origins Norn Iron)
Joined August 2012
Our kids never threw out a book their entire lives. Therefore we’ve about 25 years worth stored in our loft for both of them. We’ve finally decided to sort Finding some classics. Fishing with Foster….The legend begins 😂 could change ‘fishing’ for a wide range of things 😂😂😂
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Not too bad a view to wake up to in the morning. Second only to my wife of course.
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Back in gods homeland the great wee Norn Iron. The wind is howling, the wind is horizontal, yep we are deffo home.
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Endophytic Trichoderma spp. can protect strawberry and privet plants from infection by the fungus Armillaria mellea https://t.co/sqXfgGsgEt
journals.plos.org
Armillaria mellea is an important fungal pathogen worldwide, affecting a large number of hosts in the horticulture and forestry industries. Controlling A. mellea infection is expensive, labour...
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Exploring fungal RiPPs from the perspective of chemical ecology https://t.co/q2tMBE9qYt
link.springer.com
Since the initial detection, in 2007, of fungal ribosomally synthesised and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs), this group of natural products has undergone rapid expansion, with four...
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University tuition fees in England to rise with inflation every year from 2026 Too little too late.
bbc.com
Bridget Phillipson confirmed the plans for the next two years, with fees to increase automatically after that.
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Very appropriate 😂
Our kids never threw out a book their entire lives. Therefore we’ve about 25 years worth stored in our loft for both of them. We’ve finally decided to sort Finding some classics. Fishing with Foster….The legend begins 😂 could change ‘fishing’ for a wide range of things 😂😂😂
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Only UK people will understand and also those of a certain age. Still very very proud of all my badges especially the silver. Still have all my letters from Biddy Baxter. The nicest person I’ve ever met in my childhood universe. #BluePeter
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Cuts equivalent to 15,000 jobs planned at UK universities – Proposed job losses almost triple since March https://t.co/wXsbEMtm01 via @timeshighered
timeshighereducation.com
Proposed job losses almost triple since March as unions prepare to vote on nationwide industrial action
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UK universities have collectively announced more than 12,000 job cuts in the last year
bbc.co.uk
University workers will vote on national strike action this month over a 1.4% pay offer made in the summer.
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Thousands more UK university jobs cut as financial crisis deepens
bbc.co.uk
University workers will vote on national strike action this month over a 1.4% pay offer made in the summer.
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UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show
theguardian.com
Loughborough, Heriot-Watt and Glasgow corresponded with companies concerned about campus protests
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As an academic/scientist I might’ve worked on sweet potato diseases for many years. But I’ve still got a lot to learn about growing them outside in the UK. But still not to bad a crop so far 🍠
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Glasgow University accused of failing student who killed himself on graduation day Ethan Scott Brown was wrongly told he had not earned geography degree despite marks being enough for a 2:1
theguardian.com
Ethan Scott Brown was wrongly told he had not earned geography degree despite marks being enough for a 2:1
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Students protest Bristol University links with arms companies being used by Israel
bristolpost.co.uk
Students have only been back for a matter of days
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