UEA Biological Sciences

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We are happy to be hosting Aarushi Vaidya, PhD student in Grocott Lab, School of Biological Sciences, UEA on Thursday 12th March 2026, 1-2pm, EFRY 01.02LT for our CDMB Seminar Series. All Welcome

We're happy to be hosting Aarushi Vaidya, PhD student in Grocott Lab, School of Biological Sciences, UEA, on Thursday 12th March, 1-2pm, EFRY 01.02 LT for our CDMB Seminar Series! All Welcome #UEAScience

Top left cut rates vs homing rates in four different alleles, sequence differences bottom left. Right overall homing rates vary significnantly across different alleles

Natural genetic variation can silently undermine gene drive performance.

In our new study, we used a split homing drive in Culex quinquefasciatus and found that target-site heterology of less than 10% reduced homing efficiency by up to 54%.
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Looking forward to welcoming Dr Jennifer Frost, King's College London to the next BIO Open Lecture on Wednesday 11th March, 2-3pm, EFRY 01.08. Talk title "The role of transposable elements in pregnancy complications". Host: Prof. David Monk. All Welcome

Looking forward to welcoming Dr Jennifer Frost, King's College London to the next BIO Open Lecture on Wednesday 11th March, 2-3pm, EFRY 01.08. Talk title "The role of transposable elements in pregnancy complications". Hosted by Prof. David Monk. All welcome #BioOpenLectures #UEAScience

A silhouette of a power plant with multiple smokestacks releasing plumes of smoke. The sun sets in the background, casting an orange hue across the sky. Nearby, a few low buildings and trees are visible along the horizon.

Prof Benjamin Santer from@ueaenv.bsky.social has sought to set the record straight over “demonstrably incorrect” claims made in a major US government report that misrepresented his work and downplayed the role of human activity in global warming.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4r2ZxMY

#ResearchMatters

Talk title: "Enhancer Identification and Verification in Cardiac Progenitor Cells During Heart Formation in the Chicken Embryo." Thursday 5th March 1pm to 2pm, Elizabeth Fry Building 01.02 Photo of Jennifer Giffin - a smiling woman with brown shoulder length hair, wearing a lab coat, in a laboratory.

We're very happy to be hosting Dr Jennifer Giffin of the Münsterberg Lab, this Thursday (5 March) for our CDMB seminar series! All welcome #UEAScience

Today is #WorldWildlifeDay 🌺 🐼

This year’s #WWD2026 theme is conserving medicinal and aromatic plants. Recently, we welcomed members of Wild Youth Action (Norfolk Wildlife Trust) who were interested in exploring how our rare book collections linked to nature and biodiversity in Norfolk

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CareerCentral: About our services Learn about the support our careers service offers, and how you can access it as a UEA student, apprentice or recent graduate.

Head to our website to learn more about the UEA Award and stay informed about the latest job opportunities: www.uea.ac.uk/study/employ...

A large industrial power plant with multiple cooling towers emitting steam into the cloudy sky. The scene includes electrical pylons and a field of green grass in the foreground. The weather appears overcast.

A new study co-authored by researchers from @tyndallcentre.bsky.social and Norwich Business School has found that countries with stricter and better-targeted climate policies cut carbon emissions faster.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4tVMQGk

@ecioxford.bsky.social

#ResearchMatters #CarbonEmissions

Were gossip columns really like Lady Whistledown? 📰

Dr James Wood from our School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing explores the gossip columns that inspired Bridgerton.

#Netflix #Bridgerton

It was great to host @jpsenescence.bsky.social over a couple of days @biouea.bsky.social, great seminar on the new approaches to the old problem of ageing )

A volcano with a peak releasing smoke, showing a flow of glowing lava down its side, surrounded by lush green forest under a cloudy sky.

Prof Benjamin Santer and Prof David Thompson have co-authored a new study in collaboration with @mit.edu that shows how three major natural events impacted global atmospheric temperatures.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4kYkOGq

@ueaenv.bsky.social

#ResearchMatters #GlobalWarming #NaturalEvents

Discover your path in Biological Sciences at this event Tuesday March 10th 17:00 - 19:00 Online Open to all School of Biological students. Book your place now on https://mycareercentral.uea.ac.uk/students/events/detail/2768175

Discover your path in Biological Sciences at this event

Tuesday March 10th 17:00-19:00 Online

Open to all School of Biological Sciences students.

Book your place now on mycareercentral.uea.ac.uk/students/eve... #UEAScience

A ship navigates through icy waters surrounded by snow-covered mountains, heading toward a cloudy horizon. The deck features a helipad with several people standing nearby.

A group of people in orange suits conduct scientific research on an ice-covered landscape. Equipment and tools are scattered around as they work. In the background, the RRS Sir David Attenborough research ship is visible against a blue sky.

An aquatic drone is navigating beneath a large iceberg, surrounded by bright blue water and smaller ice chunks.

Prof Carol Robinson from @ueaenv.bsky.social has co-chaired a @unesco.bsky.social report that warns on the uncertainty about our planet’s oceans and how they absorb and store carbon.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4tNwFLi

#ResearchMatters #NewStudy #Carbon

The Charpentier group is recruiting three postdoctoral researchers, in: Bioinformatics/AI, Molecular Biology/Genetics, and Proteomics.

We have three exciting opportunities for Postdoctoral Researchers to join the @charpentiermyriam.bsky.social Group, to work on cutting-edge science in the field of plant calcium signalling on a programme funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Applications close this Friday: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/

CEEC Rebellion's coming!

Make a note in your diaries for the 18 and 19 March 2026 at UEA, and in the meantime, how awesome are the team?! ⬇️

#UEAScience

Ever been curious about how an animal's insides work?

You can find out at a special live event in April at the Royal Institution with our very own @bengarrod.bsky.social, along with Jess French.

More details about the event, and how to book your place, in the thread below... 🧵

#UEAScience

Ever wondered what makes you rush to the cinema after watching a trailer? 🎬

Our very own Dr Keith Johnston spilled the secrets at the Norwich Science Festival on how film trailers use clever triggers to get you excited for the big screen!

#NorwichScienceFestival

The ViTal-D Study - Quadram Institute Are you aged over 18 years, live within 70 miles of Norwich and think you may be low in vitamin D? You may be eligible to participate in the ViTal-D study. The ViTaL-D Study is investigating the…

Live within 70 miles of Norwich and think you might be low in vitamin D? 📍

Take part in our study investigating whether tomatoes biofortified through gene editing to be high in vitamin in D can help boost vitamin D levels🌞

@johninnescentre.bsky.social

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A scenic landscape featuring vibrant wildflowers in the foreground, lush evergreen trees, and a clear lake. Mountains rise in the background under a bright sun with rays radiating across a clear blue sky.

Dr Jeff Price from @tyndallcentre.bsky.social is the lead author on the most comprehensive assessment to date of how climate change threatens biodiversity in more than 98,000 protected areas worldwide.

#ReserachMatters #ClimateChange #Biodiversity

#SneakPeek 👀 Step inside the #Microbe Zoo at Norwich Science Festival 🌟🧪

🗓️ 14 - 21 February
📍 @theforumnorwich.bsky.social

Get ready to shrink down to learn some BIG, fascinating facts about microbes 🦠

@norwichmicro.bsky.social @sawtrust.bsky.social

Here’s a sneak preview of the Microbe Zoo coming to Norwich Science Festival soon 👀

📅14 - 21 February 2026
📍The Gallery, the Forum Norwich

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@norwichmicro.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social @thesainsburylab.bsky.social @earlhaminst.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social

Have a great time, Matthew!

A pile of crackers/biscuits

You could contribute to the development of new food products that may be beneficial to health.

We’re looking for participants to take part in the fully remote GlyCarb study with @nnuh.bsky.social

Find out more and register your interest
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Don't forget to sign up to attend The Darwin Day 2026, Endless Islands Most Beautiful on Weds 11 Feb, 1 - 5pm, Julian Study Centre UEA. Please see attached schedule and link to sign up. Everyone welcome

Don't forget to sign up to attend The Darwin Day 2026, Endless Islands Most Beautiful on Weds 11 Feb, 1 - 5pm, Julian Study Centre UEA. See attached schedule and link to sign up. Everyone welcome. #UEAScience

They don't just sell insurance, you know... 😏

Excellent new paper from our very own @domcram.bsky.social

Delighted to see our paper featured on the cover of the Journal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org

Thanks Pam Hurkens for the lovely image of a heavily pregnant meerkat being weighed at our field site.

New wadertales blog on how quickly juvenile godwits learn to feed efficiently through their first winter:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2026/02/05/l...
From new @asab.org paper led by Josh Nightingale:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#ornithology

Darwin Day 2026, Endless Islands Most Beautiful, Weds 11th Feb 2026; 1.00pm–5.00pm, Julian Study Centre, UEA. An excellent afternoon of talks linked to islands and adaptation. See the attached flier for the schedule. Everyone is welcome…and it’s free …. but please sign up

Darwin Day 2026, Endless Islands Most Beautiful on Weds 11th Feb 2026; 1.00pm–5.00pm, Julian Study Centre, UEA. An afternoon of excellent talks linked to islands and adaptation. See attached flier for the schedule and the link to sign up. Everyone is welcome.

Which is your favourite? Have you voted for your favourite bird ?

Loved designing these for the really lovely ‘Birds in Greenspaces’ app coming out in spring !
I’m very fond of the wood pigeon 🐦