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'Staff and students need urgent clarity on all aspects of research funding and access to EU programmes' - UCU's Matt Waddup responds to letter from university leaders warning about impact of no-deal Brexit on UK HE: fenews.co.uk/press-releases…

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Our new LRRK2 paper is now on bioRxiv #SITraN Neuroscience Institute Prof Heather Mortiboys Laura

#letsget5million #brexit #brexitpetition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/2415…

We're proud to announce that Neuroscience Institute has been awarded the #QueensAnniversaryPrize for innovation in neuroscience research that is delivering real benefits for people living with devastating neurodegenerative diseases. Read more, here: shef.ac/2s5Ija4

First time back in the lab since lockdown. Well everything is still here - now only the people that make this place come alive...

Day 17 #big30shef, 🙂🌧️⛈️😱😟🥵 =12 miles of muggy cycling only for the heavens to open and a mad dash for home. Managed 23.5, 317 miles to go. Had to try given tomorrows forecast 😨, maybe rest day 2. All for a very worthwhile cause, thanks for supporting #parkinson's research.

The financial impact of #COVID19 has put charity #ResearchAtRisk. We’re joining AMRC in calling on Government to bridge the gap in charity spend and provide £310m to medical research charities to help fund vital research. Read more: bit.ly/2N4ToiW

Day 22 #big30shef managed 39.5miles (+🚲>work) 😊on a beautiful day (Kestrel seen) all be it a tad gusty,157 to go. Your generosity is still amazing me, #Parkson's research benefiting from every £ THANK YOU. justgiving.com/fundraising/ad… Weather good for attempting Winnats tomorrow😱😟

Postdocs in crisis: science cannot risk losing the next generation nature.com/articles/d4158…

Looking for a postdoc on a 2-year #MND #ALS drug discovery project in collaboration with Prof Dame Pam Shaw and funded by ⁦Darby Rimmer MND Foundation⁩ #SITraN ⁦Neuroscience Institute⁩ jobs.ac.uk/job/CFF277/res…

Amazing news from UK government this morning as it agrees to fund much needed work to find a cure for #MND #ALS. The patient led #United2EndMND campaign and Michael Booker have achieved something that will bring us closer to a world free of MND.

“The feeling I had was one of relief, that we would be able to do something”: MND researcher Chris McDermott tells #BBCBreakfast how he felt when Brian Dickie called him on Saturday to say ‘it’s going to be in the papers: the Govt are giving £50 million to #MND research’ 👍

Our latest work on C9orf72 in synapses is now online. doi.org/10.1007/s00401… A great collaboration with Tom Gillingwater @MatthewLivesey5 Baron Bob of the Ganglion the Bendotti lab Istituto Mario Negri & andy grierson with funding from Alzheimer's Research UK Catherine Moody UKRI MRC MND Association #SITraN Neuroscience Institute

Going forward you can find us on devoslab.bsky.social

A fully funded PhD Studentship funded by MND Association to work on the function of TMEM106B at the synapse in ALS/FTD is available to start 1 October 2025. findaphd.com/phds/project/i…