Maria Charalampous

Lecturer in Cosmetic Science @LCFLondon @UAL dabbling in Formulation & Microbiology | Scientist | Food Lover | Adventure Hunter

[Maria Charalampous @xarmaria]

We are scientists, engineers, field workers, accountants, chefs; we are mothers and grandmothers, sisters, daughters, wives and fiancées. We wear steel-toe boots while wearing lipstick. We wear lab coats and we dance and we drink beer. We are all of these and much more. #IWD2019

[Dr. Amanda Warr 🧬 @Amandatron89]

New preprint! I will try to keep this summary lay-friendly. Recently a viral outbreak started in Cyprus with a high number of cats showing clinical signs of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), and it is estimated that over 8000 cats had died by mid-July.

https://t.co/JMr7kum1NR

[Nature Microbiology @NatureMicrobiol]

📢CALLING ALL MICROBIOLOGISTS📢

Do you use CFU assays?

Here is a new high-throughput, low-waste viability assay for microbes

All you need is agar media, pipette tips and a standard camera 🧫📸

https://t.co/faTjjeTE3x

@meyerct6 @danastamo

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2023 #NobelPrize in Chemistry to Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov “for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots.”

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS
The 2023 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.

[Alex Kaplan @alexkaplan0]

Today might have seen the biggest physics discovery of my lifetime. I don't think people fully grasp the implications of an ambient temperature / pressure superconductor. Here's how it could totally change our lives.

[Antonios Sardalos @Antonissardalos]

As part of my thesis for the Doctor of Counselling Psychology I am exploring the experience of shame within therapeutic settings.

If this sounds interesting and you would like to know more, follow the link: https://t.co/3clH6ppVf4

Feel free to share within your network!

[Maria Charalampous @xarmaria]

@British_Airways The walking aid was taken by the passenger during the security check and was told that they will receive it back on arrival. They were never given any reference numbers or otherwise.

[Maria Charalampous @xarmaria]

@British_Airways the walking aid of an elderly lady was lost after arrival at LHR this morning - what is the best way to get it back? A mobility aid of a frail passenger should be the last thing to get lost on a flight!

[Chris Havergal @CHavergalTHE]

Ranking English institutions so public can see exactly how much progress they are making on race equality is only way to ensure sector goes beyond warm words and takes action, says @UAL DVC - who is drawing up such a ranking https://t.co/worjWvu1br via @TWilliamsTHE

[Tessa Davis @TessaRDavis]

7 children have died in the last 3 months in the UK, due to Group A Strep.

Here are 11 key facts you need to know about Strep + Scarlet fever:

[mark belan | science illustrator + info designer @markabelan]

NEW PIECE: The Many Shapes of Bacteria ⚪️🧫⚪️ #bacteria #microbes #infographic #art #sciart #scientificart #colony #microbiology #microorganisms #biology #microscopy #germs #science #illustration #petri #infographics

[Mark Coddington @markcoddington]

If you are a college student who likes to nod intently at your professors while they're talking in class, just know that all of them adore you and think you are the absolute greatest

[Ellen Milligan @EllenAMilligan]

A cracking and very helpful diagram of the breakdown of running UK appliances to help you through the energy crisis:

[UK Research and Innovation @UKRI_News]

NEW: We're increasing our minimum student stipend by 10% from 1 October 2022. Full details: https://t.co/hhmtX95OVW

[President Biden Archived @POTUS46Archive]

The first image from the Webb Space Telescope represents a historic moment for science and technology. For astronomy and space exploration.

And for America and all humanity.

[Peter Apps @PeteApps]

The fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire is a week today.

The shocking revelations from the inquiry have been heard by too few. So here is a thread which I will update over the next few days with some of the things you may have missed:

[George Monbiot @GeorgeMonbiot]

30°C above normal in the Arctic today.
40°C above normal in the Antarctic today.
It would be unbelievable if it were not true.
And it is terrifying beyond words.
The war we have waged against the natural world has, in climatic terms, just gone nuclear.

[Helen McEntee TD @HMcEntee]

I am appalled by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We stand with the Ukrainian people and we will play our part in assisting them in their time of need.

That’s why I am immediately lifting visa requirements between Ukraine and Ireland. This will apply to all Ukrainians.

[Matthew Shallenberger @mjshally]

This whole "the NYT ruined Wordle!" thing is a great case study in confirmation bias. It also gives us some insight into human nature that helps explain how conspiracy theories work.