First talk of the night! #pint19

By 2023, one in four of our undergraduates should be from the UK’s most under-represented backgrounds. We’ve introduced two new programmes, Opportunity Oxford and Foundation Oxford, to make that happen. Click the link to learn more: ox.ac.uk/opportunity

I’m proud to announce that BioRender (a project my team & I have poured our hearts into for 2 yrs) has 200K+ figures by 95K+ scientists 👨🏽‍🔬👩‍🔬! We built this so you could stop struggling to make figures in PPT 🔬 Also, the base version is free, forever 💜 biorender.com

A stark reminder that we should not take all published work as legitimate! As scientists we have a duty to ensure all work available to the general public is correctly analysed, discussed and scrutinised! I'm also shocked at the amount of animal abuse conducted here.

Great to see this in Oxford. We're also striving to reduce our single use plastics in the lab #plasticpledge #sustainability ow.ly/Z15x50uwmc8

For the next few weeks we will be completing a single use plastic audit in our labs, aiming to identify the areas where most waste is produced and then implementing solutions to reduce our output. Stay tuned for regular updates #PlasticPledge #Sustainability #WorldEnvironmentDay

For the last 20 months we have been trialling a lab book alternative - the RocketBook. The pages are uploaded and then erased with water! Excellent for tracking notes and reducing paper. Each book has displaced at least 5 paper lab books! Rocketbook #sustainability

The human gut #microbiome never ceases to amaze me. Now a discovery of a bacterium that coverts Type A or B blood to type O, with big implications for blood transfusion. nature.com/articles/s4156… Nature Microbiology by Peter Rahfeld Steven Withers and colleagues University of British Columbia

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We're bringing together scientific researchers, corporate partners, entrepreneurs and the local community to co-exist and co-create on an unprecedented scale. Say hello to #WhiteCityCampus 👋

In DARWIN we do many other things apart from great science! 😉 Workplace design can have significant effects on productivity, and this week we have re-designed our lab office space! 🌱💻

Crowdfight COVID-19 are a platform aiming to redirect scientific resources towards the fight against COVID-19. This is for scientists at ALL career levels, and in ALL fields. Please see if you can help here: crowdfightcovid19.org

This is brilliant @Nicky_lab_brat

My (short) take on the technology and research achievements of the synthetic biology community over the last decade. TL;DR - we crushed it 👍 nature.com/articles/s4146…

Anna Sobolewska-Stawiarz, Croda: 2030 targets are to be 'climate, land and people positive' - with impressive progress to date. Biotechnology can make the world more sustainable. Contact Anna with ideas!

Day 2 of the HVB online event: Discovery, development and production of high value bio-based products. Looking forward to some interesting talks on functional molecules! High Value Biorenewables Network

GOOD NEWS – applications for the Manchester Access Programme 2021 are officially OPEN! 🎉👏 MAP could be your pathway to university, but don’t just take our word for it - here is some lovely feedback we received from a student this year 🌟

If you're interested in applying or want to find out more, please visit the MAP website. There's loads of information on there, including pre-recorded webinars! The application deadline is 23.59 on Sunday 13th December - put the date in your diary now 📝 manchester.ac.uk/study/undergra…

First visit to C3 Biotechnologies, where they are turning carbon waste into synthetic fuels. A Stockport treasure helping growth & fighting climate change!