Claire Hill

International Day of Women and Girls in Science | United Nations The purpose of the day is to achieve full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls.

I won’t name individuals, but 🌟 THANK YOU 🌟 to everyone who continues to make STEM a more inclusive, supportive, and inspiring place.

Learn more about today’s celebration:
www.un.org/en/observanc...

#WomeninScience #WomeninSTEM

🌟 Today is International Day for Women and Girls in #STEM 🌟

I am so fortunate to have been surrounded throughout my journey by many inspiring role models - women who excel in STEM, and individuals who champion, encourage, and support the next generation of women and girls entering STEM fields.

Looking forward to it!
Show your kidneys some love ❤️
#RenalResearchNI
#RareDiseaseNI

👀 Sneak peak at some of the colouring in 💜Valentine's Day 💜 cards we designed as part of our contribution to 'Love Your Health' @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social at NI Science Festival - Feb 14.
@aj-mcknight.bsky.social @vivensa.bsky.social
@kidneyresearchuk.org
@lifearc.bsky.social

The time of day for cancer immunotherapy is associated with major outcomes. Early is better. Results from a randomized trial of lung cancer, backs up the importance of our circadian rhythm and immune system
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Meet our researchers and discover how we’re tackling kidney disease, diabetic kidney disease, rare conditions, and the role of genetics & life‑long exposures — all alongside amazing partners at NI Kidney Research Fund.

Get crafty with kidney‑themed Valentine’s cards, enjoy fun colouring, and try our hands‑on kidney demos for all ages!

💗 Love Your Kidneys – They’ll Love You Back! 💗

📍 Part of Love Your Health at QUB WWIEM for NI Science Festival
🔗 lnkd.in/ethSwjpK

💙 Thanks to our funders: @vivensa.bsky.social • @lifearc.bsky.social • @kidneyresearchuk.org • lnkd.in/eJkEMSvH

@aj-mcknight.bsky.social

Image shows an aerial photograph of the Lanyon Building. Above it is white text that reads: CAMPUS UPDATE: WEATHER WARNING

Image shows an aerial photograph of the Lanyon Building. Above it is white text that reads: Your safety and wellbeing are our top priority. That's why the University campus will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday 27 January, due to the amber weather warning across Northern Ireland.   Where appropriate and possible, teaching will move online for our students and your School or Centre will be in touch to let you know about the arrangements in your area.   Where necessary, some staff will continue to work on campus to carry out crucial roles, delivering and supporting essential services.   Student support services will be available remotely and Queen's Accommodation will remain open as normal. The McClay Library will close from 7.00am on Tuesday morning but aims to reopen at 9.00pm that evening.   See you back on campus soon!

Your safety and wellbeing are our top priority. That's why the University campus will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday 27 January, due to the amber weather warning across Northern Ireland.

See you back on campus soon!

Love this:
'science is our attempt to become less wrong over time'

What an excellent way to phrase it!

Thank you to the many people who make the work possible - participants, funders, fellow researchers, lab technicians, support teams, data managers, supervisors...the list goes on!

Great to share some of the research and plans as part of my @vivensa.bsky.social Fellowship with colleagues at the Centre for Public Health yesterday.
Nice way to start the new year!

Beautiful sky over Portstewart today #WinterSky #Chilly #NYE #NorthCoastIreland #Portstewart

** #PhD opportunity **
Come & work with our team within the @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social Centre for Public Health.

An exciting project bringing together molecular, bioinformatic & big data opportunities, focusing on aging, sex inequalities & kidney disease.

#epidemiology #aging #ageing #kidney

Thank you very much for having me. It was a brilliant day! The Vivensa team are all so dedicated and supportive. Such a lovely environment. 😀

Had an amazing day at the @vivensa.bsky.social Early Career Researcher Event! Incredible work on display and such a supportive environment. Honoured to share a bit about our journey toward sustainable science
🌱🌎

@aj-mcknight.bsky.social
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

Delighted to be at the @vivensa.bsky.social Early Careers Researcher Event today in London. Looking forward to taking part in the panel event to share some of our experience of environmental sustainability in research!

@aj-mcknight.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

Congratulations on your fantastic success 🙌 a lot of hard work paying off. Best wishes for your next steps! 🙌👏🎊

A density plot with added eyes and mouth to resemble a ghost and a title saying Happy Halloween in a spooky font

library(ggplot2)
ggplot() +
geom_density(data=data.frame(x=rnorm(1e5)),aes(x))+
geom_line(data=data.frame(x =-5:5,y=cos(-5:5)/100),aes(x,y))+
annotate("point",x=c(-.3,0,.3),y=c(.3,.25,.3),size=3) +
ggtitle("Happy Halloween")+
theme_void(base_family="Rubik Wet Paint")

#RStats #ggplot2

England's Covid wave recedes but is replaced by flu Making Sense explores how evidence and data can help us make sense of the world — from the NHS and Covid to science, democracy and politics. Christina Pagel is a Professor of Operational Research at...

Covid in England is definitely on the way down, but Flu is on the way up - and over a month early.

My latest substack
open.substack.com/pub/christin...

Come and work with us. You'll work with a collaborative team of researchers and have access to rich datasets and advanced lab techniques.

Join us at Queen’s University Belfast for a fully funded PhD project exploring molecular biomarkers of aging, such as DNA methylation and telomere length.

This interdisciplinary project combines:
✅ Molecular biology
✅ Epidemiology
✅ Public health
✅ Data science

Are you interested in aging research?
Are you keen to explore the molecular basis of kidney disease?
Do you want to be part of research aimed at understanding and tackling health disparities?

🧬 PhD Opportunity | Using Molecular Biomarkers of Aging to Decode Health Inequalities 🧬

📅 Deadline - 8th December 2025

🔗 Apply now or learn more:
lnkd.in/eWhnyVQg

@vivensa.bsky.social @aj-mcknight.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

In May I began my @vivensa.bsky.social proleptic Fellowship on aging and CKD. I am grateful to all who supported this work!

PhD opportunity hopefully coming soon! 👀
Keep your eyes peeled.

#CKD #HealthyAging #PhD

@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @aj-mcknight.bsky.social

Today is #InternationalDayOfOlderPersons, a day to reflect on the health challenges faced by older adults and the research that supports healthy aging.

Great to be at the Kidney Research UK Driving Discoveries meeting in Bristol this week. Lots of wonderful research and work on show so far. Looking forward to the Early Careers Forum this afternoon!

🧁 Week 1 technical rankings? Not the be-all-and-end-all
Turns out, your first impression in the tent doesn’t say much about your final fate.

TL;DR: Consistency in technical challenges might be the secret ingredient to winning Bake Off — not flashy showstoppers or early success.