#SensoryGating helps animals to distinguish threatening & non-threatening stimuli. This study reveals a mechanism whereby #cadherin 16 (cdh16)-dependent changes in the corpuscle of Stannius regulate whole-body #calcium homeostasis & sensory gating in #zebrafish @PLOSBiology https://plos.io/4m8XZA2

My department is hiring! Permanent faculty job (research + teaching) in applied maths. Mathematical biology would be highly appropriate. We're a friendly department in a large university in central London, recently merged with a big medical school. Apply by 1st June. https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY889/lecturer-in-applied-mathematics

Looks like the #UKgovernment have come up with an interesting side-step on the (ongoing and self-created) sticky issue of the removal of L7 (Master's level) #UnionApprenticeships by deciding they should only be available to people <21

And there was me thinking age was a protected characteristic...

Realistically, I see this as having a chance of being useful if it was <25 getting folk to L7 by 21 is going to be a push (although a potential boon for graduate recruitment)

https://feweek.co.uk/phillipson-to-exempt-young-people-from-level-7-apprenticeships-funding-axe/

What's particularly interesting is that whilst the sector is acutely aware of the potential impact of technology (ie #AI) on their futures, there is a strong recognition/expectation that #apprentices on our course will have firm foundation in the basic principals of effective #DoubleEntryBookkeeping as well as advanced knowledge of #TaxLaw and legislation so that they can add value to any work that technology might be assisting them with. This seems entirely sensible to me!

Had a great session on Monday this week involving some lovely people from the #Accountancy trade and linked to the #InstituteofFinancialAccountants #IFA

We're working up a new #Degree #Apprenticeship programme using the Accounting #Finance Manager standard: https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/st1303-v1-0 and are gathering input and insight from local employers about how to build a comprehensive, accessible and valuable programme of study that means they have futureproof skills in their businesses.

No as a service

https://naas.isalman.dev/no

#devops #api #naas #noasaservice

@MikeFromLFE @ChrisMayLA6 The course has been designed hand-in-hand with #NHS colleagues and is closely tied to their workforce plan.

(Even though I'm biased) it's an excellent representation of how close collaboration with employers, combined with our skill in building courses that meet apprenticeship standards, can generate tangible benefits for employers and the people they serve (in this instance children with potential hearing issues).

The NHS needs a better workforce plan:

Mammography; vacancy rates - 17.5% for screening mammographers, nearly 20% for symptomatic mammographers;

Diagnostic Radiography - vacancies up from 12% to 13% over the past year, alone;

Clinical Radiology; 31% shortfall projected to rise to 41% within five years.

all of which leads to delays in diagnosis & treatment & worse patient outcomes!

The NHS is not holding on to, or appointing enough doctors!

#NHS #health #politics
h/t NHSmanagers blog

@MikeFromLFE @ChrisMayLA6 Afaict it's still happening.

Just yesterday I cleared the final administrative hurdle to be able to offer a (highly) specialist #apprenticeship programme for #PaediatricAudiologists to enhance the skills of the workforce already in place and help bring up folk working in the area who want to progress their careers.

Publicity materials and website are being updated atm, but if anyone wants to know any more right now, then just get in touch with me.

Quadram Early Career Fellowship

Quadram Institute Bioscience

We have an exciting opportunity for Early Career Researchers to join a fellowship scheme to help individuals become future leaders

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/quadram-institute-bioscience-27778-quadram-early-career-fellowship/?feed_id=94665

#bioinformatics #genetics #gut_microbiome #micr...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/quadram-institute-bioscience-27778-quadram-early-career-fellowship/?feed_id=94665

Our latest editorial in defense of #vaccines and vaccination introduces two Perspectives on priorities for outbreak vaccination, as well as the important successes of vaccines to date ⬇️

https://plos.io/4lKHvxy
https://plos.io/4lLQqio
https://plos.io/3RSlwr3

Please read and spread the word this #WorldImmunizationWeek

@ChrisMayLA6 Much appreciated, thanks Prof.

Any employer with any sort of sense of purpose (beyond just the bottom line) has an incredible opportunity, through apprenticeships, to drive meaningful & lasting change.

My career has moved from Youth Work, to HE Widening Participation to Apprenticeships, I believe I've done more, for the people I was trying to enable with #apprenticeships than I could have in the first 2.

We see so many 'rough diamonds' shine with the right chances!

@ChrisMayLA6 BTW, anyone who employs people in England and thinks:

'yeah, I could offer #apprenticeships for people from 'non-traditional' backgrounds'

lemme know.

Broadening access to advanced skills development is entirely my bag, I want to work with you.

@ChrisMayLA6 IMO the single best line in that piece is:

Pay “We have a pay differential of no more than 12 times [higher than] the lowest paid.”

The only way to assure that a rising tide carries all ships.

Computational Biomedical Engineering - Faculty

Mount Sinai

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/mount-sinai-27778-computational-biomedical-engineering-faculty/?feed_id=94112

#biomedical #biomedical_engineering #computational_health #neurogenetics #ScienceJobs #hiring #research
https://jobrxiv.org/job/mount-sinai-27778-computational-biomedical-engineering-faculty/?feed_id=94112

@jon Oooh London - Milan (or Ashford - Milan) would be awesome!

@GeofCox 'I never thought the leopards etc etc...'

@jon What a magnificent station, infrastructure with intent!

@jon Please include in your assessment the odds that they'll be any easier to deal with for cyclists trying to get on to the mainland than Eurostar!

@jon The data may be accessible elsewhere, but the pleasure of feeling totally l33t by getting it in a terminal is entirely worth it.

Shoutout to the creator of this (and a bunch of other excellent looking tools): @derhuerst