Dr Alix Blockley

Biologist, Electrophysiologist. Lecturer at University of Leicester. Science 🧪🧬🦠🔬 🧫 the outdoors 🌲🌳🌵🚴‍♀️🏕🏔. Views my own. She/Her.

[Dr Alix Blockley @BlockleyDr]

Wollaton Parkrun looking pretty magical this morning…

[Dr Alix Blockley @BlockleyDr]

Finally got myself together enough to watch the last ever @itvcycling @LeTour highlights 😭 No pressure @neverstraysfar but you’re in a solo breakaway when it comes to inspiring the future of British Cycling…

[Patricia Rodriguez Macia @_PatriRM]

We are hiring! Join our team for an exciting PhD project!

[Dr Alix Blockley @BlockleyDr]

Mummy Wren Adventure @NTCalkeAbbey

[Roberto Feuda @RobertoFeuda]

🚨 17 PhD positions available, including 2 in Leicester, to work on different aspects of insect biology as part of the MSCA-DN INCITE project! 🐞🔬
Interested? Apply now and help spread the word! https://t.co/BWwZigOg9F

[University of Leicester @uniofleicester]

Hello to all our new students moving in this weekend! We are SO happy to see you! Plan your Freshers' Week ➡️ https://t.co/r8PWZcdWno

We understand moving to uni can feel scary, we've got your back. ➡️ https://t.co/1kmh29eGLH

#CitizensOfChange | #LeicesterWelcome

[University of Leicester @uniofleicester]

40 years ago today at 9.05am, Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys made the landmark discovery of the world’s first ‘genetic fingerprint’. 👉https://t.co/eHvWdUFw2U

Our researchers continue to innovate, and as #CitizensOfChange, we are dedicated to solving society’s most critical issues.

[Nishan Canagarajah @NCanagarajah]

Wow! @UniofLeicester is Daily Mail University of the Year 2025. Thrilled to receive this accolade for our continued commitment to excellence in education and inclusivity. Congratulations to all our staff, students, alumni, and supporters. @MailOnline #UniversityOfTheYear

[Roberto Feuda @RobertoFeuda]

After many months of work (and a bit of procrastination), I’ve finally 'finished' the lab website: https://t.co/4zdB0eLPQj. It is still a preprint version..

[Dr Alix Blockley @BlockleyDr]

Life with a toddler…

[In Otter News.... @In_Otter_News2]

"Bring me the pebbles. All of them. Now."

[Dr Alix Blockley @BlockleyDr]

We still have a few places left in Biological Sciences - including on our Medical Biosciences Programmes 🙂 Give us a call ☎️

[University of Leicester @uniofleicester]

Our lines are back open and we are ready to take your call.

☎ Speak to us now on [phone]

Visit our Clearing hub for guidance and advice: https://t.co/9g3HT1CJZq

#CitizensOfChange #ChangeIsCalling

[Dr Alix Blockley @BlockleyDr]

Missed your grades or want to change up? We still have some space on our Medical Biosciences programmes. If you feel a little lost you can find your home with us 🏡👨‍🎓♥️ Looking forward to talking to you 🙂 #clearing

[University of Leicester @uniofleicester]

Good luck to everybody getting your results today! 🤞

We are here for you.

Call us now [phone] / visit our Clearing Hub https://t.co/9g3HT1CJZq to explore your options

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[Rainbow Lab CVS-UoL @RainbowLabUoL]

It’s very nearly here!!! #CPW2024 @CPW_Liverpool

@NanionTech @CampdenIRD @sophionbio @Cairn_Research @WorldPrecision @DigitimerLtd @Co_Biologists @Scientifica_Int CED ltd.

[Dr Alix Blockley @BlockleyDr]

I LOVE graduation ♥️🥂 I cry without fail - so proud of our lovely students

[Nishan Canagarajah @NCanagarajah]

An amazing 247 colleagues supported graduations @uniofleicester this week, which saw more than 4,000 students, of 107 different nationalities, graduate. The youngest to graduate was aged 20, and the eldest 79. Congratulations #LeicesterGrad 👏🎉

[Dr Alix Blockley @BlockleyDr]

Rule is if its use by is after the year your dad was born then it’s fine…

[nature @Nature]

Do reagents expire? The answer is: sometimes https://t.co/RovUHxn9rT

[Dr Alix Blockley @BlockleyDr]

Croquet darrrrrling @NTCalkeAbbey

[Oliver Barnstedt @obarnstedt]

🚨Pls retweet!🚨
Barnstedt Lab is going live at the University of Magdeburg! We have 2 fully-funded job openings to study the neural circuits of memory and action using in vivo optical tools. Come join us! 🔬🐭❇️🏃💭
Postdoc: https://t.co/FjM9RyvPdH
PhD: https://t.co/sZ8h3CO1Xp

[Facu Suenzo @facundosuenzo]

me with all my academic friends

[Dr Alix Blockley @BlockleyDr]

@katepeters3 @FabNaneix Woohoo! Congratulations!!! 🥂

[Dr Alix Blockley @BlockleyDr]

Thanks @Beeestonia for this gem haha Admit it @Number10cat - You sent Kenny out on a mega canvassing campaign for @labour and that’s where he’s been for the past five weeks! You owe him a cabinet position…