Rebecca Main
@rebecca_main
PhD researcher in History | Contextualising Neolithic & Bronze Age plague outbreaks | University of Stirling | Research Assistant & Programme Tutor
Had a brilliant time talking with pandemic researchers about my PhD work on the emergence and spread of plague in Neolithic & Bronze Age Eurasia🦠🐀 A huge thanks to @PSIOxford for welcoming the insights historians can also bring to pandemic research!#PandemicSciences24
...suppose we've waited long enough to show you this ABSOLUTELY TOP SECRET SPECIAL ISSUE (2025) CONTENTS page.
Excited to have contributed to this special issue!
...suppose we've waited long enough to show you this ABSOLUTELY TOP SECRET SPECIAL ISSUE (2025) CONTENTS page.
Have you ever wondered about biodiversity in the Gàidhealtachd using native oysters? Wonder no more - Anna McGregor and Carolyn McNamara use 🦪 as a case study in Recognising the Role of Environmental Histories and Cultural Heritage in Nature Restoration for our Special Issue.
In this issue, Professor Ian MacLellan looks at Deer Preservation in Early Modern Scotland: Exploring the Social and Cultural Context of a National Resource.
Real time image of SHR social media officer waiting patiently for people to interact with her 'guess the theme of the Special Issue' posts.
We have so many fantastic contributions including but not exclusive to Annie Tinley, Rebecca Main, Bess Rhodes, Anna McGregor, Carolyn McNamara, Hanneke Booij and Ingrid Shearer...can you see a theme forming? 🌳🌿🥀🌍
Our Special Issue is due to be released in the coming months - can you guess the theme? 🦌🍂⛰️🦪
You belong with me. 💚💛💜❤️🩵🖤 Letter on my site :)
My exclusive for Observer today: For 1st time FOI data from Oxford colleges shows majority of tutorials taught by early career academics struggling to manage on low pay & ‘Deliveroo-style’ contracts. FT profs only taught a third of tutorials last year. theguardian.com/education/2024…
Had an incredibly enriching learning experience at the @bbaw_de & @MPI_EVA_Leipzig summer school on “Bridging Archaeogenetics and Medieval Studies.” Valuable discussions on the importance of synergistic collaboration between historians, archaeologists, and geneticists! 📜💀🧬
#PandemicSciences24 showcased: ➡️ 112 poster presenters ➡️ 68 parallel session speakers ... all highlighting groundbreaking research and global collaboration in pandemic sciences. Thank you to all our contributors for sharing your expertise 👏
Congratulations to our @rebecca_main on presenting her PhD research at Oxford!
Had a brilliant time talking with pandemic researchers about my PhD work on the emergence and spread of plague in Neolithic & Bronze Age Eurasia🦠🐀 A huge thanks to @PSIOxford for welcoming the insights historians can also bring to pandemic research!#PandemicSciences24
Day 2 of the International Pandemic Sciences Conference featured: ✅ A dedicated breakfast for those early in their career ✅ Interdisciplinary discussions on #Nipah virus ✅ Poster and oral presentations. Take a look back at our Day 2 highlights ⬇️ #PandemicSciences24
As we get ready to kick off Day 2 of #PandemicSciences24, watch yesterday’s highlights here 👇
An excellent first day at the International Pandemic Sciences Conference, incredibly stimulating conversations! Excited to present my poster tomorrow on “The Emergence and Spread of Plague in Neolithic & Bronze Age Eurasia” 🦠 (In awe at Oxford’s grandeur) #PandemicSciences24
How should we respond during the early days of a pandemic? Speakers @mvankerkhove, @upshur_ross, @mlipsitch & @IPPSecretariat's Shingai Machingaidze discuss ethics, containment, global action & other challenges with @ChristoPhraser & @michaelethox. #PandemicSciences24
The International Pandemic Sciences Conference 2024 starts today 🙌 Leading experts from academia, policy & industry are joining us for sessions on: ✅ vaccines ✅ therapeutics ✅ diagnostics ✅ policy ✅ epidemiology ✅ ethics ✅ pathogen biology #PandemicSciences24