As the new asylum ban is condemned by international human rights groups, the Children's Commissioner, and the UN, the BBC leads its news bulletins on... Government criticism of Gary Lineker

Thanks so much for inviting us to talk about our research. Great hosts, great audience, great evening! #pint23

Thrilled to present emerging insights from the Early Detection of Neurodegenerative diseases (EDoN) study at #AAIC23 !!! Thank you Alzheimer's Research UK for funding this important work! @EDoNInitiative

Cognitive tests are effective in predicting incident #Alzheimer’s disease in patients with subjective cognitive decline or mild cognitive impairment, according to a poster presentation at the #AAIC23. Alzheimer's Association Tim Whitfield bit.ly/44QZdpM

Insights on reserve, resilience & protective factors needed! Have you contributed to or discovered fascinating research in these areas recently📊? Share via our survey to be featured in the Reserve & Resilience Year in Review. Particularly keen on highlighting LMIC research.🌎

Great and pithy read from Jodi Watt🏳️‍🌈 dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-tokenism-…

More than 200 genes linked to depression have been newly identified in a worldwide study led by Prof @KKuchenbaecker UCL Psychiatry UCL Genetics Institute, suggesting new drug targets and drug repurposing potential ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/jan/…

There are many obstacles that people from minoritised ethnic groups face in academia. See here for data and resources: ucu.org.uk/action-against…. We are glad to see the Wellcome taking initiative to support researchers from underrepresented ethnic groups in academia!

While biomarkers are understandably creating much excitement, cognitive tests are still at the heart of clinical assessment — and have value in predicting progression to dementia in routine practice onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/gp…

Thanks to @DunhillMedical for all your support (both financial and more generally) that helped make my PhD happen!

Subcontractors like Bidvest Noonan do not provide services, the workers do. Subcontractors are simply there to squeeze profits out of public institutions by degrading working conditions. We urge UCL to give security back their holidays, and end outsourcing!

I know this survey was done in 2020, but I think still relevant today! #ReimagineResearch #wellcometrust youtu.be/n3CW_5Ot8Q4

Ever wonder how research gets funded? Early career researchers Tim Whitfield and Barbara Balocating Dunn got a behind-the-scenes look at the grant process. Read our latest blog post for their tips for crafting stronger proposals. tinyurl.com/27vrvr7k

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… "Sally Reed said having two mammograms 15 years apart were responsible for "saving" her life. Because of what she's gone through, having a male radiographer "wouldn't bother me at all", she says."

bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c7… A friend heckled me asking why I didn't take part in the 'Dance your PhD' contest when I was completing mine... I'm gutted, this is the first I've heard of it 😭

The 2010 Equality Act prohibits discrimination based on: Age, Disability, Gender reassignment, Marriage & civil partnership, Pregnancy & maternity, Race, Religion or belief, Sex, & Sexual orientation. Reform UK have committed to scrapping it should they win the next election

From BBC: Trump flies to Gulf to strike financial deals and argues that it's through commerce and economic development that the Middle East will transcend violence and division. Day one of the tour saw the US and Saudi Arabia announce a $142bn arms deal.

"We are destroying more and more homes, they have nowhere to return to. The only inevitable outcome will be the desire of Gazans to emigrate outside of the Gaza Strip," Netanyahu stated m.jpost.com/israel-news/po…

"We are seeing things happening that will make the world an unhappier place far beyond the region, far beyond the Israelis and the Palestinians, because we are hollowing out the very rules that protect the fundamental rights of every human being." Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC

How many Gazans died seeking aid at distribution points prior to GHF taking over? How many have died since?