Graham Tizzard

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Huge congrats to all the authors @N_Pairault @twist_erella Ellen Jamieson @GrahamTizzard @sgoldup @GoldupLab

This statement by university bosses is an absolute disgrace. Taking 100% of pay from our already underpaid members - who are at work every single day - is aimed at destroying their own employees. It’s them, not our members that threaten students education. RT if you agree.

We introduce the first fluorinated Zn-salan complexes and trials for sensing amines. Not all projects are successful but can drive future discoveries-million kudos @Nsikakessiens @YoussraHilaly @GeoffAkien @GrahamTizzard @colessj @BesoraMaria. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

Scientists spend too much time taking “professional selfies”. A paper from PNAS describes what it takes to be a scientist today. Key points (that I always emphasize myself): #AcademicTwitter @AcademicChatter #research

Liz Truss dressed as bins - A thread 🧵

One of the (many) problems with packing university governing bodies with business people is that the unadorned exercise of power is such a normal part of business management. Applied to teaching and research the result is a curtailment of academic freedom

@RobLaverick92 @colessj @BBC Lol

@colessj @BBC The BBC have been broadly against the government since the brexit referendum, but am happy for people to support #DefundTheBBC for whatever reason!

The US health insurance giant Centene has been taking over our GP practices. North West London Primary Care Commissioning Committee has a chance to end one of Centene's contracts. @HealthierNWL: Don't renew the contract - #DontRenewCentene

Protect staff and students: fair funding and online learning now - sign the petition today #fundthefuture fundthefuture.org.uk/protect-staff-…

@alex_bukvic @martinez_a_j @WellerYorkChem @albrecht_lab Well done Alex, I'm sure the examiners were blown away by your pioneering work on rhobalt!

@martinez_a_j @WellerYorkChem @albrecht_lab Cheers Big Tone! Couldn't have done it without your xray wisdom 😂

Congrats to Dr Alex Bukvic on passing his viva today (2hr 23mins for info). Thanks to the excellent Profs Mike Whittlesey & Dermot O'Hare for doing the virtual honours. Alex off to bigger and better things with @albrecht_lab. Picture now updated: www-users.york.ac.uk/~asw555/page-4/

OK, lets say you're a Uni VC... over the summer you have been advised that with social distancing you can bring students back to campus, which is good because without them there is a major shortfall in accom revenues... then evidence came in (aug) from the US that it wasn't...

@unisouthampton @SouthamptonCC @NHS Why not test all staff?

This is part of a programme to trial testing in educational settings in the City, working in partnership with @SouthamptonCC and @NHS. To find out more about the testing programme, visit: southampton.gov.uk/covid19testing (2/2)

We’re pleased to announce that we’re offering non-invasive #COVID19 saliva tests to students and some staff returning to campus this term. This follows a successful pilot earlier this year and is one of many ways we’re helping to keep the infection risk low in Southampton. (1/2)

Most university academics have spent 25 years in an education system which rewards competitive behaviour towards peers and submissiveness towards authority. Thus socialized, they are incapable of collective resistance in crisis situations Now prove me wrong

Great sum up of pension dispute

'@Sam_Marsh101 said the treatment of Prof Hutton had been “a disgrace”'. She's been '“motivated by trying to get straight answers to straight questions, but has hit a brick wall; if she has breached her duty as a result, it’s out of exasperation”' #USS timeshighereducation.com/news/regulator…

USS members (both current and future) and beneficiaries: Solidarity with Prof Jane Hutton, (former)... chng.it/vybRds6t via @UKChange

I am not confusing anything. Members will definitely lose their defined benefit pension if they accept what is happening without resistance. The only way they can get the UUK/USS/tPR - all of whom are human - to engage seriously is by industrial action.