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Sara Pretorius and colleagues review UK guidelines for individual health conditions and propose improvements to guideline development processes to improve usability of guidelines for clinicians managing patients with multiple long term conditions

https://bit.ly/4slFri8

A fully iPS-cell-derived 3D model of the human blood–brain barrier for exploring neurovascular disease mechanisms and therapeutic interventions - Nature Neuroscience Gonzalez-Gallego et al. developed a fully iPS-cell-based human three-dimensional blood–brain barrier (BBB) model and used it to study roles of the stroke risk gene FOXF2 in BBB dysregulation, demonstr...

This is incredible - a 3D model of the blood brain barrier built from stem cells - I’m definitely keeping an eye on how this will lead to improvements for neurological disorders

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Don’t talk science, play science: translate your data into music to improve its reach Data sonification helps researchers to build connections and communicate their science to a broader audience.

A Nature Careers feature explores data sonification, which turns data into sound, and how it helps researchers to build connections and communicate their science to a broader audience. #Academicsky 🧪

Science isn’t a solo sport – let’s write accordingly Generosity in authorship, sharing imperfect drafts and writing daily are academic habits that make research clearer, fairer and more impactful

Academic habits that make research clearer, fairer and more impactful: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/science-isnt-solo-sport-lets-write-accordingly #AcademicChatter #ECRchat #AcademicSky

How to design and supervise GenAI-integrated doctoral research Strategies for research supervisors and curriculum designers when embedding GenAI in research activities

Strategies for research supervisors and #curriculum designers when embedding #GenAI in #research activities: https://ow.ly/LPRb50YcJ5P #Academia #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky

Intralysosomal pathogens differentially influence the proteolytic potential of their niche | Infection and Immunity Evading lysosomal degradation is of critical importance to successful intracellular pathogens. The lysosome, classically considered the waste disposal and recycling center of the cell, is a hostile en...

The interesting and world of #pathogens revealed in this next piece of the puzzle by researchers the @monashuniversity.bsky.social Biomedicine Discovery Institute #microbiology #immunology

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WHO graphic titled “5 things to know about cataract.” It features five blue circular icons with short facts: 1. It’s the leading cause of blindness 2. It’s the clouding of the lens of the eye 3. Cataract surgery is the only treatment 4. It affects adults and children 5. Regular eye exams and timely treatment can prevent vision loss

Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide. Yet it’s also one of the most treatable.

- Knowing the signs
- Getting regular eye exams
- Accessing timely treatment

can protect your 👁️ vision.

Here are 5 things to know about cataract 🔗 bit.ly/4bNNEGU

Where is your data?

Today marks the start of LoveDataWeek26 with this motto.

Time for us to remember that data is best archived in repositories, FAIR.
For data from publicly funded research, this is mandatory. And the DFG monitors this.

More: https://t1p.de/5i2m7

PS: graphic's a tribute to xkcd.

Our researchers at Biomedicine Discovery Institute @monashuniversity.bsky.social in the Del Borgo lab group have shown proof-of-concept for hydrogel-mediated miRNA delivery in #stroke model #drug #innovative #platform #pharmacology 🤩💡Clinical optimisation next step

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University of York latest to decline offer from publisher Elsevier, with several more expected to walk away after previous agreements expired #highered #AcademicSky https://ow.ly/zUjv50Y9maa

Cattle manure suppresses methane consumption and enhances denitrification-associated nitrous oxide production in farm dams - Microbiome Background Farm dams (or agricultural ponds) are often heavily polluted freshwater systems because of nutrient-rich manure entering the water through direct deposition and runoff. Accordingly, these s...

A new paper from researchers at @monashuniversity.bsky.social Biomedicine Discovery Institute about cattle manure and methane production in farm dams - really important social research, open access #microbiome #methane check it out 👇🏻

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Smart Lark Training | LinkedIn Smart Lark Training | 66 followers on LinkedIn. Building Skills. Driving Impact. Advancing Research. | We are a team of passionate higher education professionals who have been at the forefront of rese...

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#Training #Development #Research #HigherEducation #ResearchImpact #Consultancy

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After years of working in higher education - designing training programmes that have huge impact on researcher development, mentoring researchers and watching them develop into impactful communication gurus - we’ve decided to offer our expertise through 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.

New Post: WEEKEND READING: Calling for a bold new vision for higher education  www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/01/25/c...

Call for Evidence - AUKUS This document provides RAND Europe’s submission of evidence in relation to the UK Parliament’s Defence Committee's Call for Evidence on the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) trilateral ag...

Our latest submission to the UK Parliament’s Defence Committee examines the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) agreement, and how shifting geopolitical dynamics shape opportunities & risks for defence cooperation.

Read here: www.rand.org/pubs/testimo...

Strengthening Emergency Preparedness and Response for AI Loss of Control Incidents This report focuses on understanding and addressing AI loss of control (LOC) scenarios where human oversight fails to adequately constrain an autonomous, general-purpose AI.

Are we prepared for scenarios where advanced AI systems operate beyond human oversight? Check out the findings from our new report on emergency preparedness for AI loss-of-control incidents

Explore the report & recommendations here: www.rand.org/pubs/researc...

“Appalling” numbers of journal editors publishing in their own special issues have been highlighted by research integrity experts, who urged publishers and funders to tackle this “abuse of editorial power”
https://ow.ly/G05G50XXSg3

New Post: WEEKEND READING: The one strategic role almost every university underestimates – and why it matters now more than ever www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/01/17/w...

I have to admit I didn’t really know what a this role actually did, great article

Use of fixed-term posts ‘stifling more critical research’ Scholars with short contracts seen as more likely to favour doing ‘safer’ work, with ‘serious ramifications’ for their disciplines

“Embedded precarity” in HE is diminishing research quality as staff on short-term contracts favour “safer” work to secure future employment, according to the author of a new report

#AcademicSky #highered

“When failure rates sit this high, we’re not just losing good ideas—we’re draining time, energy & morale from a workforce we can’t afford to waste.” Success rates @ 8% the #nhmrc Ideas Grants scheme = a lottery! The MREA must be increased! #auspol www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...

I'll be giving the Annual Guest Lecture for the Oxford Centre for Personalised Medicine. On 28th April 2026 at 5.30 pm.

‘Personalised Medicine, a Primary Care Perspective’.

Open to all.
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New Post: WEEKEND READING: What if, in trying to ‘fix’ universities, we are quietly unmaking them? www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/01/10/w...

A multimodal sleep foundation model for disease prediction - Nature Medicine A deep learning-based model, developed using the rich, multimodal data available from polysomnography-derived sleep recordings, performs well on common sleep analysis tasks and predicts future disease risk across a range of diseases.

A paper published in Nature Medicine presents SleepFM: a multimodal sleep foundation model trained on over 585,000 hours of polysomnography data. It can accurately predict 130 health conditions from one night of sleep, including dementia and heart failure. 🧪🩺

With a background as a neuroscientist and a love of neuroscience I love reading about Stephen Porges insights on feeling safe and secure in #academia - I support the call to redesign spaces to enhance learning and performance

The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing

Academic publishing now shows the same decline that has hit social media and online marketplaces.

Universities are increasingly offering graduates career advice and guidance well beyond their immediate job search, with staff across the institution being asked to play more of a role in the employability agenda, reports Juliette Rowsell #EduSky
https://ow.ly/Ls1j50XSvQQ

New “Pulse Check” Program to Capture Timely Insights from the Scholarly Communications Community We are excited to announce the launch of Pulse Check, a new polling initiative designed to gather timely, actionable insights from across the scholarly communications community. Each Pulse Check poll ...

#Editors, etc., if you're involved in #scholarly #publishing, I urge you to complete upcoming #polls about the field that @scholarlypub.bsky.social will conduct. Results to be shared on their blog @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social. First poll, open till Dec. 12, 2025, is about #AI. tinyurl.com/34e5mzwj

Warwick University scientists help find 'hidden' antibiotic - United Kingdom Prof Greg Challis, from the University of Warwick's chemistry department and Melbourne's Monash University's Biomedicine Discovery Institute, said:

Warwick University scientists help find ‘hidden’ antibiotic

https://www.europesays.com/uk/534285/

Prof Greg Challis, from the University of Warwick’s chemistry department and Melbourne’s Monash University’s Biomedicine Discovery Institute, said:…#uk #news #uknews

Yes, the PPI lead is essential for any research involving the public or patients. But they also need to be experienced and trained.