Retired; animal scientist by background. Opinions my own etc.
Milton Keynes, England
Joined May 2011
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Not sure I'm capable of jumping for joy anymore, but I am cheered up about the future for Innovation in the UK. So I wrote down why.
Professor @CWarkup is optimistic about the UK Government's Innovation policy, read his blog post: 'Reasons to be cheerful, one, two, three' to find out why.
innogen.ac.uk/news/reasons-b…
#innovation #funding #UKRI #InnovateUK #policy @RHC_UK @beisgovuk @UoE_STIS @OU_SSGS
ALT People jumping, image by fancycrave1
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📢 Help keep the Society at Burlington House!
Due to unaffordable and rapidly rising rent, the Society is at risk of being priced out of its home. Today, we join our neighbours in a campaign to find an affordable arrangement with the Government. Thread ⬇️ #LinneanAtBH 1/8 – at Lambeth, London
Very encouraging news. Well done and thank you to the @Pirbright_Inst team. Got me enthused enough to break a long Twitter silence! Good luck with next steps. @DefraGovUK @BBSRC hope you can keep funding this really important work.
Pirbright researchers have developed a new African swine fever vaccine that protects 100% of pigs from severe disease ow.ly/twwf50zMpKT @ASFVacc #ASF @DefraGovUK @BBSRC
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The impact of the First World War in some British towns was nothing less than catastrophic. This photograph is an area of houses in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Each poppy represents someone that did not home after Armistice Day.
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If you don't understand how glyphosate allows for more sustainable farming, soil regeneration, less CO2, watch this:
youtube.com/watch?v=09LjhYW0…
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Our Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) Special Interest group launches on 2nd May in London, sign up here ktn-uk.co.uk/events/4246
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I think I might have lived this... xitter.cf/calestous/status/83587…
"The quickest way to find out who your enemies are is to try doing something new." - @Calestous global.oup.com/academic/prod… #innovation
Neat, but quite a way from a full explanation. Wonder what we know about the evolution of this behaviour? xitter.cf/sciam/status/839913947…
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Great write-up @BathIMI on our @innovateuk @KTNUK #maths and #agrifood Study Group! bath.ac.uk/imi/news/Agri-Foo…
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Please share this important message if you think the law on assisted dying must change 👇 xitter.cf/dignityindying/status/…
Please retweet if you think we need a more compassionate law on assisted dying. Parliament must not ignore this dignityindying.org.uk/news/n…
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Chemical technology tipped to boost wheat yields could potentially increase by 20% @Rothamsted ft.com/content/c42893aa-c22a… via @FT
Ouch. But especially for our friends in Ireland. France is only slightly behind UK. xitter.cf/wef/status/81148788113…
Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund workshops in January. Register interest here:
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Proving to be a remarkably efficient technology in livestock research I hear. xitter.cf/KTN_Bioscience/status/…
Science and Technology Committee undertaking inquiring into genomics & genome-editing bit.ly/2fvHWcF Submissions by 30 Jan #synbio
Happy productivity - The surprising thing you do when you're happiest. weforum.org/agenda/2016/08/t… via @wef
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Delighted to see the announcement of the 15 #infocus women in #innovation @innovateuk competition winners linkedin.com/pulse/women-inn…
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SME Leaders programme, to support promising leaders of high growth #engineering SMEs ow.ly/TybI306bplu @RAEng_Hub - deadline: 24 Nov!
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This Friday, Islington @KTNUK studio debate on future #regenerativecities Watch live @thinkDIF_ or join us @KTN_Creative #thinkdif xitter.cf/ktnuk/status/797124306…
Join the Regenerative Cities Live Lounge: The Global Debate, 18 Nov @thinkDIF_ ow.ly/QyUn30655MQ #thinkdif #regenerativecities
An advert and somewhat staged, but DNA results real it seems. Watch the follow on vid for more on the surprise. youtube.com/watch?v=tyaEQEmt…