Emma Markham 🧬

@daera_ni is recruiting members to a High-Level Science Advisory Group, for more information on how to apply: daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/appoi…

@BBSRC have just launched their community consultation to help shape their future strategy and priorities, get involved and have your say! 🗳📝✉🧬🌾🐏🦠 engagementhub.ukri.org/bbsrc-research…

This is fantastic to see in the news today. I have met Sabrina, and read her incredible life story to become a fire service chief in her book 'The Heat of the Moment'. She is an incredible and kind person and does amazing advocacy work for the homeless. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Timpson’s are well-known for employing ex-offenders to help them back into work. They pay their tax. They value their staff. And then there’s this. CEO James Timpson (who’s also Chair of the Prison Reform Trust) is the new Prisons Minister. Great appointment

Includes a Plant health spotlight, so definitely consider applying for Plant health resources to support your work! 🌱🌾🌽🫘📊🔬

Are you interested in AI in bioscience research? Join out network and community kick-off event in Jan! eventbrite.com/e/aibio-uk-kic…

International Collaboration Funding Opportunity: Future-proofing plants to a changing climate 🌱🌾 ukri.org/opportunity/fu…

@JamesBBSRC Yes, absolutely. Designing Future Wheat and several other projects are working directly with industry, and working on the current elite varieties of wheat, which is what the majority of farmers will and are growing, which is used for most of our bread-wheat products in the UK.

@GeneticCuckoo Are we eating any of these yet? 🍞

I feel honoured to manage the Wheat portfolio at BBSRC and to see the fantastic impacts we have achieved over the last decade. 🌾🍞🔬🧬 Check out our new report and thank you to all of our fantastic stakeholders who contributed!

@clangyandjammy Congratulations, this is so amazing, well done! 📕🎉

Sooooooo.... I've written a book!!! Join Mimi, Granny, Colin the Dog and Dave the Robot on a multi-coloured summer adventure. You can download it FREE here! Perfect for reading together with little ones 5+ #kidsbooks #STEMeducation #storybook" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">iop.org/explore-physic…

Fantastic opportunity for new graduates!🎓 Do you have a background in bioinformatics? Do you have an interest in coding or managing datasets? Do you have experience with SQL or are keen to learn? @BBSRC are recruiting! Salary £32K, hybrid working. careersportal.co.uk/UKRI-careers/j…

@alexeome @Twitter @elonmusk From my perspective, they just want to drive everyone off Twitter onto other platforms.

Happy #WorldMicrobiomeDay! A fascinating introduction by Dr João Mota @Pharmabiotic on the role of the gut #microbiome in human disease and potential therapeutic interventions #Microbiomes4Life

Just steeping for 24hrs in honey water to enfuse before bottling

Making elderflower cordial with the last of this year's blooms

Really exciting to see Millet in the news, as it's such an important subsistence crop for much of the world but is often overlooked 🌾 @IYM2023 theguardian.com/global-develop…

Beautiful view last night watching the sun set at Avebury for the Solstice

Funding opportunity: Equitable nature-based climate resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa ukri.org/opportunity/eq…

Exciting advances in crop breeding and sustainability, baked beans could soon be grown in the UK 🫘 @uniofwarwick @WarwickCrop bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Exciting new funding opportunity for interdisciplinary & cross-sector research 🌍🍽️🧬🦟🌳 #HealthResearch #DietandHealth #FoodWaste ukri.org/opportunity/uk…