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Dr Yvonne Couch

@dryvonnecouch

Associate Prof - University of Oxford | Neuroimmunologist interested in stroke, brain injury, brain metabolism, extracellular vesicles | Dogs | Gardening | Food | Travel

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I reviewed a paper where they RAN OUT OF THE ALPHABET and had to start again at AA...needless to say the panels were super small to fit them all onto one page

10.03.2026 13:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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07.03.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@siegenthalerlab.bsky.social they have good vibes

06.03.2026 23:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

LOVE a kakapo ever since i saw one on Stephen Fry's head in some documentary...

06.03.2026 09:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Some fab work from the amazing @jnsimon.bsky.social on the response of #mitochondria and #lysosomes to energetic stress
#metabolism
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www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

05.03.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

one of my new great joys in life is racing my two-factor authentication countdown timer...

27.02.2026 11:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely stellar post by Kam, in much the same way management is not leadership, supervision and mentorship require different approaches...
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25.02.2026 10:07 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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25.02.2026 09:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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First decent sunny afternoon so after a full day attacking a fellowship application it is....guess what...ROSE PRUNING TIME!

This one is my favourite, it's called Tottering-By-Gently!
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24.02.2026 16:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man wearing a mask with the words " truly you have a dizzying intellect " below him ALT: a man wearing a mask with the words " truly you have a dizzying intellect " below him

I knew we were going to be friends

24.02.2026 06:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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19.02.2026 09:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cucamelons. I have a very small very hot greenhouse and I think they don't like it in there but I don't think they've enjoyed outside either....

18.02.2026 18:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a pancake with a face and legs drawn on it ALT: a pancake with a face and legs drawn on it

Happy pancake day to those who celebrate
# pancake

17.02.2026 08:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Me too! I have missed the regular moose updates! So glad to have you pop back up!

16.02.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thinking Like a Scientist, Part Three: Hypothesis Retrofitting Scientific papers are more complex than ever, but are we gaining deeper understanding or losing sight of the hypothesis? In this third part of Thinking like a scientist, I reflect on data-driven scien...

This is fabulous and something I have long worried about. Especially given that we are likely to be pricing all of the small people with the hypothesis testing skills out of the market...
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16.02.2026 11:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My evening choices are

1. Finish grant
2. Deep clean kitchen

And of course I am going for 2 because it's "easier"

13.02.2026 17:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🚨NEW PAPER ALERT🚨

Great to finally get this one done and dusted for all the #EV nerds out there, it's important to think about function as well as content!
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www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/27...

12.02.2026 12:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is the hard set mounting medium not long lasting...?

12.02.2026 07:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you need to switch your brain off with delightful things can I recommend looking for B.Dylan Hollis and his delightful historical bakes on YouTube...the tomato soup cake is particularly good...

11.02.2026 17:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sending sympathy! This happened to me a couple of years ago but it was a flatbed so got me in the shoulder and I just slid straight along the road coming to a halt against the back of a parked taxi. His excuse was, on an empty road with nothing else on it, I had "come out of nowhere"

11.02.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dr Yvonne Couch - Blog – The Open Secret: A Piece on Academic Bullying Academic bullying is an open secret, but change is possible. Explore the impact of power dynamics and hierarchy in Dr Yvonne Couch's thought-provoking blog

I wrote something similar but with no handy list to follow!
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-the-ope...

10.02.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Trending: 1. X-files, 2: antiques roadshow, 3: music challenge, 4: olympic hockey

Trending: 1. X-files, 2: antiques roadshow, 3: music challenge, 4: olympic hockey

this is such a fun place sometimes...

10.02.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Journals: yes, we will take four or five months to review your manuscript and not ever reply to any of your queries

Also journals: now it's been accepted we need you to read the proofs and get back to us in 24 hours and yes, we are aware it's 2am on a Saturday
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09.02.2026 13:54 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lime harvest for a win!
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08.02.2026 13:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Did a rather idyllic thing and strolled the dog into town to collect fresh pastries, he got a biscuit and I am now enjoying the pastry at home with a cup of tea and feeling vaguely wholesome
#dogsky

08.02.2026 11:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Leave it to Shakespeare and Ian McKellen to so eloquently speak of man's mountainish inhumanity. See Ian McKellan in AN ARK, a new play for mixed reality, at @The Shed now! #Colbert #IanMcKellen #Sh... TikTok video by colbertlateshow

If anyone has not seen it I HIGHLY recommend watching Ian McKellan on @colbertlateshow.bsky.social...the full Shakespeare speech on immigrants...absolutely brilliant...

www.tiktok.com/@colbertlate...

06.02.2026 18:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a baby girl is sitting on a couch with her eyes closed and making a funny face . Alt: a baby girl is sitting in front of a couch, she pulls a grumpy face and collapses her head onto her arms and the sofa in a tired gesture

I wish I still got that excited feeling I got as a PhD student when a paper finally gets accepted, instead it's mostly just...

06.02.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone feeling nostalgic for saner times I can recommend the Becoming documentary about Michelle Obama, very lovely

05.02.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Normally I quote post about the actual content of my own science blogs but this time I just want to say I look FUN as a cartoon...
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05.02.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've just had my last application to save my career rejected. Feeling very lost and untethered from reality...

04.02.2026 04:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0