Victoria Cowling

Some of you may have seen that we closed early yesterday for our annual stocktake, it took us all night but we managed to count a whopping total of... 66000 books! Make sure to come visit and see our bibliophile's heaven.

#Inthenews Read all about the launch of Scotland's new Cancer Research UK superstore at Forge Retail Park in Glasgow. Thank you @ScotExpress 💙 #Shoppingthatsaveslives scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-… (2/2)

And we're open- share with us the moment Scotland's new Cancer Research UK superstore at Forge Retail Park, Glasgow was officially opened with @CR_UK's Clare Lappin & Dr Saadia Karim of @CRUK_SI cutting the ribbon. 💙 #TogetherWeAreBeatingCancer 🧵(1/2)

“The outcomes that have been achieved as a consequence of these research programmes are phenomenal”. First Minister @JohnSwinney visited @CRUK_SI as it was announced Scottish scientists will co-lead a new global project to improve the treatment of bowel cancer.

Join Race for Life for @CR_UK to raise funds for life-saving research & get 30% off entry with the code 30SPRING 💙 All ages & abilities are welcome at 3k, 5k, 10k & Pretty Muddy events across Scotland including in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Fife, Falkirk, Inverness, Ayr &…

#PlaysForLife is BACK for 2025! 🎶 Do you have a song that lifts you up or reminds you of someone special? Share a photo & add a fav song to the official #PlaysForLife playlist for Race for Life. Thank you @Vichaico of @CRUK_SI, Amy from Elgin, Shannon from Dundee & @kayeadams…

Registration for the joint Autophagy UK & Proteostasis UK meeting is now open. Going to be a great meeting and we look forward to welcoming you to Dundee!

SAVE THE DATE!!

"Courage is the SWOOSH of a superhero making every villain flee." 🌟 Five-year-old Fearne Stewart from Blantyre in remission from leukaemia shared these words for a new poem by #JosephCoelho written to mark the launch of this year's Cancer Research UK for Children & Young People…

🎄Day 10 🎄of our #12DaysOfChristmas and we are showcasing our lifesaving research - you certainly DON'T want Salmonella for Christmas, but did you know it could be harnessed to treat cancer? 👇 heraldscotland.com/news/24730795.…

Congrats Ian

Ian Ganley awarded prestigious 2025 Hooke Medal ppu.mrc.ac.uk/news/ian-ganle… @LabGanley @Official_BSCB

🎥 Watch Our RACE for Excellence Thanks to passionate scientists driven to make a difference for society, collaboration with leading institutions, and the exchange of ideas, IIMCB is striving to become a world-class Center of Excellence in RNA and Cell Biology.

I'm looking forward to the 2nd UK Proteostasis Network Conference in the City of Discovery in June 2025!!proteostasisuk.co.uk/conference-2025

See the full list of speakers who will be presenting at our #biologists100 conference. 100yearsconference.biologists.com/programme/spea… We welcome abstract submissions for both oral and poster presentations by 13 December 2024.

The #biologists100 programme includes different scientific tracks. Learn more about each in this thread. The conference incorporates the @Official_BSCB and @_BSDB_ Spring Meetings. View the cell and developmental biology programme and speakers at bit.ly/3B2uflr

Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7000…

Registration for our next R for Biochemists 201 online course closes this Friday! Learn about good coding practice, key concepts of tidy data, and how to create more complex data visualisations in R. Sign up and start learning today: ow.ly/lEzw50TXqH1

CA:GBV Our ongoing #TogetherAgainstGBV work alongside @glasgowunisrc aims to raise awareness around the many different forms of gender based violence and highlight support & resources available to our UofG community. If you’ve experienced any form of GBV, we can offer help &…

Another chance to join us at Birmingham. This time open also to ECRs and junior independent researchers. Genome biology is one of the priority areas (as is cancer and RNA biology). Have a look 😀. Get in touch 😀