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Dr Izzy Jayasinghe
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Dr Izzy Jayasinghe
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Hmm 🤔… “reluctant to send papers they’d have previously given and chance” “to protect the authors from public criticism” sounds to me like REs are still not buying into the new model. If a journal gave me that as an excuse, I’d honestly never go back to it.
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Michael Eisen
@mbeisen
Replying to @mbeisen @MadS100tist and 3 others
Third, some REs are reluctant to send papers that they previously would have "given a chance" under the old eLife model if they think the reviews will be critical in order to protect the authors from public criticism.
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Ewerslab
@ewers_helge
totally expected outcome of the new model. Editor gatekeeping as paramount decision.
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A. Martinez Arias
@AMartinezArias
If I read this correctly, the first three months of @eLife new model reveal a 73% desk rejection rate. am I misreading? This is 'as good as' @Nature (80%). I thought this was doing away w/ the journal culture. Are there really so many #preprints not eLife worthy?
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Dr Izzy Jayasinghe
@i_jayas
T= -1 month to the
@RoyalMicroSoc
super-resolution🔬 workshop in Leeds featuring an amazing speaker lineup. Registration is still open, and we are encouraging ECRs to submit an abstract for short talks via the form: forms.gle/ZjYHxrxg7K7GdY before the 26th of June.
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Michelle Peckham
@michellepeckham
rms.org.uk/rms-event-cale. @i_jayas put this date in your diaries- fantastic line up of speakers for our 2023 Super-resolution workshop in Leeds. Not to be missed.
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Dr Izzy Jayasinghe
@i_jayas
Everyone needs to read this damning letter to the editor of Therapies journal by a collective of experts explaining why the paper that led to mass misinformation of hydroxychloroquine wrt Covid19 treatment ought to be retracted. Full text at: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P
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Elisabeth Bik
@MicrobiomDigest
Our new paper: As the biggest scandal in French clinical research looms, it's time to understand how a publication of very low scientific relevance was used to push people to believe in the effectiveness of a "miracle" treatment - and why it should be retracted. twitter.com/ericbillyfr/st…
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Dr Zoë Ayres
@ZJAyres
A reminder that the audiobook of Managing Your Mental Health During Your PhD has just dropped, and it's free 🔊
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Dr Zoë Ayres
@ZJAyres
Episode 1 (Chapter 1) of Managing Your Mental Health During Your PhD: A Survival Guide is now available, along with an author note from me, for you to listen to entirely free 👇 You'll get a new episode every week! shows.acast.com/managing-your-
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Banner: Managing Your Mental Health During Your PhD A Survival Guide. Introduction. "As I delved deeper, I looked for books, papers, articles and resources about PhD mental health and found few. In fact, back then, I couldn't find tailored PhD mental health support at many institutions around the world".
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Dr Izzy Jayasinghe
@i_jayas
A fantastic new model of cross-institutional peer review of preprints that offers more opportunity for ECRs, their skill development and a reward/crediting system. What’s not to like?
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nature
@Nature
Preprint clubs: why it takes a village to do peer review go.nature.com/3N9sRkp
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UNSW Single Molecule Science
@SingMolSci
AI-assisted tool taught to generate detailed atlas, mapping out inner workings of cells, & changes w/growth & dysfunction. Published
@NatureMethods
, led by
@HannahSpitzer1
& #UNSWSBMS's
@Scottbscience
. Happy #CAMPA-s
@fabian_theis
lab,
@pelkmanslab
,
@UNSWMedicine
,
@arc_gov_au
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Nature Methods
@naturemethods
In case you missed it yesterday! CAMPA (Conditional Autoencoder for Multiplexed Pixel Analysis) learns representations of molecular pixel profiles from multiplexed images that can be clustered to quantify subcellular landmarks and capture interpretable cellular phenotypes. (1/n)
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Dr Izzy Jayasinghe
@i_jayas
And ‘anti-woke’ warriors. It’s now a platform that lets those who either pay, or shout the loudest set the tone/course of conversation. When you have a platform that actively pushes untruths & hatred above facts or reality, racism misogyny, homophobia, & transphobia will thrive.
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Dr Izzy Jayasinghe
@i_jayas
I have been thinking a lot lately about how our experiences as scientists are shaped so much by the politics of our times. I’m disappointed that we continue to use this app (for the lack of an adequate alternative) that amplifies all of the awfulness, anti-science, anti-justice,
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Dr Izzy Jayasinghe
@i_jayas
This is a sobering discussion about the realities of scientists being trolled & abused for who they are and what they study. The unsurprising answer they come to on “who are these trolls” might still shock many. I’m not shocked, but I’m still sad about the state of this app.
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Prof Christopher Jackson
@seis_matters
🎙️ Trolled in science: “Hundreds of hateful comments in a single day”. @KHayhoe and me were interviewed as part of the @NatureCareers podcast series. We talk about race- and gender-based harassment, its impacts, and some possible solutions. nature.com/articles/d4158
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Dr Izzy Jayasinghe
@i_jayas
Really important message here 👇🏾. Our research group has been discussing quite a lot about keeping up with new tech in image analysis and responsible use of AI in science research. Regulation of AI more broadly and improving digital literacy must feature high on our priorities.
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Sky News
@SkyNews
'This is no longer just a niche for a certain part of society' President of the British Science Association Anne-Marie Imafidon calls on nations to create 'guard rails' to regulate AI, adding everyone should now have basic digital literacy. trib.al/Rx0iR33 📺 Sky 501
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John Campbell
@JohnJCampbell
This is just out. I'd love you to read it. A story of journeys. Roadies with my bestie, Tim. And my own journey to better understand the profound & ongoing impact of colonisation, versus the weightlessness of (my) privilege. We can do better. If we try.
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John Campbell: 'I have been a slow, dull student of our history'
John confronts his ignorance of our colonial past, remembers his late best friend and discovers the history of Taranaki.
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Dr Beth #BLM 🏳️‍🌈 🐺
@PhdGeek
I don't even like cricket, but this is a glorious thread!
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enbyinjail 💙
@enbyinjail
This is an extremely fucking smug and self-satisfied thread. I hope you enjoy it. I hope you find it as much fun as I had this afternoon. This is how it went down. I’m on holiday, with Andrew and Julie and the kids, plus Andrew’s parents. They’re all here for the week, sadly…
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Dr Izzy Jayasinghe
@i_jayas
Preprint.
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The PhD Place
@ThePhDPlace
I loathe the phrase ‘publish or perish’. As if we weren’t all under enough pressure, academics seem to relish adding life-and-death metaphors into the mix. Here are some top tips for publishing from your PhD 👇 A thread 🧵
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Molecular Microbiology Sheffield
@MM_Sheffield
Huge congratulations to Prof Simon Foster (
@foster_lab
) for being elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
@acmedsci
! Simon is the West Riding Chair in Microbiology
@sheffielduni
and an internationally recognised expert on the G+ve cell envelope acmedsci.ac.uk/more/news/outs
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Dr Jess Gifkins
@JessGifkins
As an ally on #IDAHOBIT Day you could: 🐦retweet our blog 📚 read our report ✍️ sign our sector statement on #QueeringAtrocityPrevention 👇
@UoMPolitics
@UoMHumsImpact
@UoMHumsResearch
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Protection Approaches
@IBVprev
Today the world marks #IDAHOBIT to highlight the intensifying violence targeting #LGBTQI+ ppl globally🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Joining others in our sector, #QueeringAtrocityPrevention authors reiterate our commitment to work towards safer societies for all🕊️⬇️ 📝 tinyurl.com/mr4xekk4
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June 11th, 2016: 15th Zagreb pride. LGBTQI+ activist passing by police cordon holding rainbow flag. By Paul Prescott.
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