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Angus J Wilkinson

@AngusJWilkinson

UK-based Materials Scientist (he/him) still trying to learn - views mine 🐘[email protected]

 Oxford, UK
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Joined July 2015
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Time & again SEND provision in Oxfordshire fails to centre the child, & their needs. There are arcane rules, fragmented teams deflecting responsibility, inflexibility & no transparency. A Kafkaesque system that looses families that need support the most. tinyurl.com/ymby8hx2
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SCOOP: Thousands of published studies misidentify which microscopes were used in experiments — my latest for @RetractionWatch 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 @nickwizzo, @AngusJWilkinson, @AmaralLab
Retraction Watch (@RetractionWatch) profile pictureRetraction Watch@RetractionWatch27 Aug 2024
Exclusive: Thousands of papers misidentify microscopes, in possible sign of misconduct retractionwatch.com/2024/08/…
Exclusive: Thousands of papers misidentify microscopes, in possible sign of misconduct

Exclusive: Thousands of papers misidentify microscopes, in possible sign of misconduct

via Richardson et al One in four papers on research involving scanning electron microscopy (SEM) misidentifies the specific instrument that was used, raising suspicions of misconduct, according to …

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I think this is a white plume moth. Any who really knows confirm? #moth #UKwildlife
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thought we'd flushed this - but no back it bobs...
Jesús Siller (@j_siller) profile pictureJesús Siller@j_siller6 Jun 2024
It seems @UniofOxford will now vote on whether to U-turn the success achieved by @MikeVolc and @space_quakes re: the abolition of the graduate fees. Is there already a counter-proposal? It seems odd to request this at the 11th hour, right before enacting the policy.
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chrislintott@chrislintott6 Jun 2024
In 2020, Congregation (the University of Oxford's parliament) voted to abolish the practice of charging £70 to apply to be a graduate student here. In preparing our motion, we gave the university authorities until 2024/25 to abolish the fee. (1/n)
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Nick Wise@nickwizzo17 May 2024
A *correction* to a paper with a matching advert for authorship that removes the lead author, adds a methodology section, and removes 25 unnecessary references. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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A research integrity committee appointed by @NTNU is recommending that the institution conducts a probe into the work of Filippo Berto, previously hailed as Norway's most productive researcher — my latest for @RetractionWatch: retractionwatch.com/2024/05/… @nickwizzo @AngusJWilkinson

Norway university committee recommends probe into the country’s most productive researcher

Filippo Berto, by ONOLO – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 In 2019, Filippo Berto was hailed as Norway’s most productive researcher, publishing a new study on average every two to three days.  Fiv…

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#UKbird ID help please. Seen in New Forest, on ~5 foot young pine. Area had gorse, with other interspersed young trees giving way to open heath/moorland. Several species seem possible fits - I have made my mind up - but not too confident. #UKbirding #UKwildlife #BirdID
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Found a group of 10+ redpoll this morning. Any birders help with distiguishing lesser vs common from these photos and sound recording? #BirdID #Birding #redpoll
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📢*Please retweet* Position available: Associate Professor of Materials in @OxfordMaterials @mplsoxford in the area of low carbon energy conversion & storage. Linked to the new Zero Institute at Oxford. Deadline 19-April. Details here: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…
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I guess a couple of reasons for declining this kind offer to write for a multidisciplinary journal: 1) I'm not a clinician or parasitologist, and 2) Your address is for a bridal shop in Delaware. Or a balloon shop, I can't quite tell from the zip. I get 2 or 3 of these a day.
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A bit of frost out early this morning, and extensive flooding, but glorious sunshine too. Seemed to be a day for lots of little birds with wren, goldcrest, treecreeper and long-tailed tits giving good views. #UKbirds #UKwildlife #Birding
Long-tailed tit

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Treecreeper on successful bughunt

ALT Treecreeper on successful bughunt

Jenny wren singing loudly

ALT Jenny wren singing loudly

Goldcrest on a successful bug hunt

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Beautiful blue skies and sunshine yesterday. Flooded fields meant a change of route which led to a close view of this little treecreeper. #UKbirds #UKwildlife #Birding
Treecreeper (small ~wren sized bird) climbing up tree trunk. Side on profile from a little below bird. White underparts, with mottled brown wings and back. Downward curving beak and large claws clearly seen.

ALT Treecreeper (small ~wren sized bird) climbing up tree trunk. Side on profile from a little below bird. White underparts, with mottled brown wings and back. Downward curving beak and large claws clearly seen.

Treecreeper (small ~wren sized bird) peering down directly at viewer through twigs. Angle reveals white of breast and underparts, with mottled brown band across eyes.

ALT Treecreeper (small ~wren sized bird) peering down directly at viewer through twigs. Angle reveals white of breast and underparts, with mottled brown band across eyes.

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Hugh Kearns@ithinkwellHugh9 Feb 2024
Social media can often seem like a highlights reel. Papers accepted. Grants received. Offered tenure. Prizes and awards. This can make you feel inadequate when you compare your struggles with all these achievements. But remember these are just the highlights. @lizandmollie
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😵 ‘Optical and Quantum Electronics’: 48+ unreliable articles riddled with #TorturedPhrases, mostly published in 2023. I suspect papermill submissions + compromised peer review. Hereby notifying @SpringerNature and Editors: @UniofNottingham 🇬🇧 @IL_PIB 🇵🇱. pubpeer.com/publications/2F8…
https://pubpeer.com/publications/2F80E74D4042BDCD3537D12BDD421E

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https://pubpeer.com/publications/1807EE9165429DF9869C788E28D414

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https://pubpeer.com/publications/FEA6697352ABDAB6C7DDDAE4B5BAA4

ALT https://pubpeer.com/publications/FEA6697352ABDAB6C7DDDAE4B5BAA4

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NB Evidence of papermills has been painstakingly detailed over yrs by sleuths, inc. some anonymous Just a few @4BetterScience @SmutClyde @wool_yeah @JAByrneSci @AbalkinaAnna @gcabanac @Thatsregrettab1 @nickwizzo @PaoloCrosetto @MicrobiomDigest @addictedtoigno1 @maoviedogarcia
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The @guardian hitting the nail on the head with this piece saying that the integrity of the scientific archive is under serious pressure. @deevybee also makes a good point: "People are building careers on the back of this tidal wave of fraudulent science" You should read this article, especially if you are not aware of the issues that the article raises. @GuardianEdu
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A pair of red kites in view for much of my walk this morning. Seemed to be staying consistently lower than they often do - offering good views. #UKbirds #birding #UKwildlife
Red Kite - large bird of prey flying left to right - seen with wings on down beat. Brown body upper side of wings , grey to head with yellow hooked beak and greater orange colouration to tail (fork in tail not visible here)

ALT Red Kite - large bird of prey flying left to right - seen with wings on down beat. Brown body upper side of wings , grey to head with yellow hooked beak and greater orange colouration to tail (fork in tail not visible here)

Red Kite - gliding left to right. Rufus brown body streaked with black, grey to head with yellow hooked beak and eye. Distinctive forked tail.

ALT Red Kite - gliding left to right. Rufus brown body streaked with black, grey to head with yellow hooked beak and eye. Distinctive forked tail.

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Pair of buzzards out too but stayed much higher and not seen for long, though they could be heard calling in the distance.
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I'm seeing kestrel quite frequently in recent weeks. Yesterday I caught a behaviour I'd not witnessed before - a kestrel expelling a pellet to get rid of indigestible bones. fur etc. Presumably a sign that it had eaten well earlier. #UKbirds #UKwildlife #birding
Kestrel on upper branches of tree leaning forward and expelling pellet.

ALT Kestrel on upper branches of tree leaning forward and expelling pellet.

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