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The University of Edinburgh's Science Magazine @eusci.bsky.social · May 19

Get your free copy of the new EUSCI magazine now!! 📚🤗

You can find issue 33 in the following locations:
- Kings Buildings Nucleus
- KB Library
- Royal Infirmary Campus (Receptions and Chancellors Library)
- IGC Nucleus

We can’t wait for you to read our latest issue! 🎉

The University of Edinburgh's Science Magazine @eusci.bsky.social · 4d

🧠 Become an Editor with EuSci!

Interested in science communication or looking to gain experience? ✍️

Join the Eusci editing team!

🔗 Sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#EuSci #ScienceCommunication #StudentMagazine #ScienceWriting #EditorsWanted #EdinburghUniversity #VolunteerOpportunity

The University of Edinburgh's Science Magazine @eusci.bsky.social · 6d

🧬 Could AI spot heart disease before symptoms appear? Caristo Diagnostics uses AI to identify high-risk individuals early, combining data with traditional risk factors like obesity, smoking, and diabetes.

🔗 Read it: eusci.org.uk/2025/10/20/a...

#EuSci #ScienceCommunication

The University of Edinburgh's Science Magazine @eusci.bsky.social · 7d

🎉 Congrats to the 2025 #NobelPrize winners in Medicine!

🏅 Mary E. Brunkow
🏅 Fred Ramsdell
🏅 Shimon Sakaguchi

Honored for discoveries in peripheral immune tolerance — how regulatory T cells prevent the immune system from attacking the body.

🧬👏 #Immunology #ScienceCommunication #NobelPrize2025

Gray gradient background with elegant font. Text reads: 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to Mary E. Brunkow (Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, USA), Fred Ramsdell (Sonoma Biotherapeutics, San Francisco, USA), and Shimon Sakaguchi (Osaka University, Osaka, Japan) “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.” Illustration shows how regulatory T cells monitor other immune cells to prevent attacks on the body’s own tissues. Their work led to the field of peripheral tolerance and new treatments for autoimmune diseases, cancer, and organ transplant success. Artwork by © The Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine. Ill. Mattias Karlén.

Gray gradient background with elegant font. Bold text reads: Why this matters: The discovery of regulatory t cells, the immune system's own peacekeepers, opened a new field of research and is now paving the way for treatments for autoimmune diseases, more effective cancer therapies, and safer stem cell transplants. Includes an illustration depicting the discovery of regulatory T cells. Artwork by © The Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine. Ill. Mattias Karlén.

Gray gradient background with elegant font. Bold text reads: Why this matters. Below is a quote from Olle Kämpe, chair of the Nobel Committee: “Their discoveries have been decisive for our understanding of how the immune system functions and why we do not all develop serious autoimmune diseases.” Includes an illustration depicting the discovery of regulatory T cells. Artwork by © The Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine. Ill. Mattias Karlén.

The University of Edinburgh's Science Magazine @eusci.bsky.social · 13d

🌌 Quantum physics you can hold in your hand! Congratulations on winning the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics!

Their work bridges the invisible quantum world with the macroscopic, paving the way for next-gen quantum tech. 💻🔬

#EuSci #ScienceCommunication #Physics #NobelPrize

Blue background with a black gradient. Overlaid gold text reads: "The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 — John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis, 'for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling and energy quantization in an electric circuit.'" Below the text, centered in the image, is a modern art illustration of the concept, rendered in shades of blue, white, and black.

Blue background with a black gradient. Bold gold text at the top reads: Why this matters. Below it, in smaller gold text: Quantum properties on a human scale. This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics has provided opportunities for developing the next generation of quantum technology, including quantum cryptography, quantum computers, and quantum sensors. Under the text is a modern art illustration representing the concept. Credit: ©Johan Jarnestad/The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Blue background with a black gradient. Gold text reads: "Physicists have known for almost a century that tunnelling is necessary for a particular type of nuclear decay (alpha decay). A tiny piece of the atom’s nucleus breaks free and appears outside it." Below the text are two illustrations depicting the experiments, credited to ©Johan Jarnestad/The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Blue background with a black gradient. Gold text reads: "It is wonderful to be able to celebrate the way that century-old quantum mechanics continually offers new surprises. It is also enormously useful, as quantum mechanics is the foundation of all digital technology." — Olle Eriksson, Chair of the Nobel Committee for Physics. Below the text are two illustrations depicting the experiments, credited to ©Johan Jarnestad/The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

The University of Edinburgh's Science Magazine @eusci.bsky.social · 15d

Congrats to the 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry winners:
🏅 Susumu Kitagawa
🏅 Richard Robson
🏅 Omar M. Yaghi

For pioneering metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) — a powerful tool with potential to tackle water, pollution & climate challenges.

#ScienceCommunication #EuSci #Chemistry

Black background with elegant gold lines and faint chemistry molecule graphics. Text in the center reads: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 — Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi for the development of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). Congratulations.

Black background with elegant gold lines and faint chemistry molecule graphics. Illustration of a metal–organic framework depicted like a spacious apartment, symbolizing how it could house a water molecule. Text reads: “An attractive and very spacious studio apartment, specifically designed for your life as a water molecule — this is how an estate agent might describe one of all the metal–organic frameworks that laboratories around the world have developed in recent decades.” Credit: © Johan Jarnestad / The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Black background with elegant gold lines and faint desert imagery in the background. Text reads: “Why this matters — Following the laureates’ groundbreaking discoveries, chemists have created tens of thousands of MOFs. Some could help solve major global challenges — from removing PFAS from water and breaking down pharmaceutical pollution to capturing CO₂ and harvesting water from desert air.”

Black background with infographic of the metal-organic frameworks with text: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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The University of Edinburgh's Science Magazine @eusci.bsky.social · 17d

Today, we are focusing on “Access to Service: Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies”💜Did you know nearly one in three people impacted by disasters experience mental health challenges? If anyone you know needs help, visit NHS Every Mind Matters – Urgent Support.
#EuSci #WorldMentalHealthDay

The University of Edinburgh's Science Magazine @eusci.bsky.social · 20d

✨ From counterculture to clinical promise ✨

Psychedelics are reshaping mental health treatment—but only if research meets higher standards.

🔗 Read the blogpost: eusci.org.uk/2025/09/08/s...

#EuSci #ScienceCommunication #BlogPost #PsychedelicResearch #MentalHealthInnovation #ScienceForChange

Colorful psychedelic swirl background in pink and orange tones, featuring an illustration of trippy mushrooms. The central mushroom has a large eye in its cap. Overlaid text reads: 'Setting a Higher Standard: Improving Reporting in Psychedelic Research' by Guido Lax, edited by Eleanor Stamp

Same background with text overlaid: Although the guidelines are yet to be applied in a clinical trial, tools like ReSPCT could improve the quality of psychedelic research and facilitate data comparison across different studies and institutions, thus improving the rigour and reliability of psychedelic heretic research."

The University of Edinburgh's Science Magazine @eusci.bsky.social · 25d

EUSci University of Edinburgh’s Science Magazine is grateful to have interviewed Dr. Goodall in Issue 16: Energy (Winter 2014).

Read more about her inspiring passion and lifelong dedication to science, nature, and hope: lnkd.in/evgms6GK

#ThankYouJane #RememberingJane

The University of Edinburgh's Science Magazine @eusci.bsky.social · 27d

What is dark energy?🔭A century ago, scientists thought the universe was static. Now, cosmologists are proposing that theories about dark energy’s behaviour could be rewritten!🌀Written by Mishita Khurana and edited by Eleanor Stamp, read more on our website!
#EuSci #ScienceComm

The University of Edinburgh's Science Magazine @eusci.bsky.social · Sep 26

🫀💥 Heart attack today... cancer tomorrow?

Groundbreaking research shows heart attacks might do more than damage your heart — they could kickstart cancer growth. 😱🧬

Read it here: eusci.org.uk/2025/09/03/t...

#EuSci #ScienceCommunication #CancerPrevention #ScienceReads

The University of Edinburgh's Science Magazine @eusci.bsky.social · Sep 25

🎆 15 Years of Magnetic 3D (M3D) Innovation

🧬 Teaming up with Greiner Bio-One Internation, click the link to discover how magnetic innovation is shaping the future of drug development: eusci.org.uk/2025/09/22/1...

#ScienceCommunication #EuSci #3DCellCulture #DrugDiscovery #M3D

A blue-gloved hand holds cell culture tubes against a colorful background. Text overlay: “15 Years of Magnetic 3D Cell Culture: From Magnetic Levitation to FDA-Endorsed New Approach Methodologies.”

A blue-gloved hand holds cell culture tubes against a colorful background. Text overlay: “From advancing cancer research, to supporting drug discovery pipelines, magnetic 3D cell culture has empowered scientists to ask bigger questions and find better answers."

The University of Edinburgh's Science Magazine @eusci.bsky.social · Sep 24

📣 Writers wanted! EuSci Issue 34 is going From Micro to Macro — think CRISPR babies, atoms vs planets, microbes & more 🌌
📝 Sign-ups open 29 Sept 2025
💡Got ideas? We want to hear them!
🔗 Link in bio | 📩 [email protected]

#ScienceCommunication

The University of Edinburgh's Science Magazine @eusci.bsky.social · Sep 22

Meet the art illustrators behind Issue 33 Curiosity ✨ The journal was brought to life with bold visuals, and unique interpretations of curiosity. Grab a free copy, or read online, link in bio! 📚Subscribe to our newsletter to receive more updates!
#ScienceComm #EdinburghScience

This is the cover of eu:sci magazine Issue 33, themed Curiosity. The artwork shows a stylized, dreamlike illustration of a person sitting on a stool and peering through a telescope into a large keyhole shape that glows with scientific imagery—DNA strands, atoms, and equations float within. Beside the person, a mysterious cardboard box labeled “CAT?” references Schrödinger’s cat. The scene is surrounded by a starry, cosmic background in purples and blues, giving a sense of wonder and discovery. The text on the cover reads: “Issue 33 – Curiosity – Art Illustrators.”

The University of Edinburgh's Science Magazine @eusci.bsky.social · Sep 16

🎉 EuSci Social Alert! 🎉
We’re thrilled to announce our first informal EuSci social of the year & you're invited! 🧪✨

📅 When? Friday, 19.09. at 6PM
📍 Where? Potterrow Dome Bar Area

Tag your science-loving friends! See you there!

#EuSciSocial #ScienceMeetsSocial #MeetTheTeam #ScienceCommunication

The University of Edinburgh's Science Magazine @eusci.bsky.social · Sep 12

Stand Up To Cancer is an organisation that raises awareness and funds research to detect and treat cancers, aiming to reduce cancer deaths by 50% in 10 years. 🧪 Today, we shine a spotlight on cancer research, and those who help to make a difference.🔬
#ScienceComm #StandUpToCancerDay

The University of Edinburgh's Science Magazine @eusci.bsky.social · Sep 9

🚀 Want to level up your CV, make new friends, and have fun doing it?
We’re looking for:
💰 Treasurer
🤝 Sponsorship Manager
💻 Website Manager
📣 Marketing Officer
Apply via 🔗 in bio! bit.ly/EUSCIapplica...

#ScienceCommunication #EdinburghWelcomeWeek #EuSci #JoinUs

Same background with overlaid text, 'Joining Eusci is a a great way to make new friends, practise your science communication, and enhance your CV!'

Same background with a QR code with text overlaid, Join our Mailing list, opportunities for writing, editing, illustrating and more with logos of Eusci, ScienceEd, not another science podcast and social platforms Instagram, X, Linkedin and Bluesky

The University of Edinburgh's Science Magazine @eusci.bsky.social · Sep 7

✨ Welcome Week 2025 is almost here! Catch us at the EuSci Booth during the Activities Fair this Thursday

👋 Swing by to say hi
📝 Join our mailing list
📖 Grab your FREE copy of Issue 33

See you there!

#EdinburghWelcomeWeek #EuSci #ScienceCommunication

The University of Edinburgh's Science Magazine @eusci.bsky.social · Aug 31

Playing BINGO helps release dopamine in your body, which motivates you to search for happiness and enjoyment in the game! Let’s test it and see who can get a science BINGO.

How many of the above have you done before?

#ScienceComm #EuSci #Bingo #ScienceMagazine #Neuroscience

A colorful Bingo card titled 'EuSci Bingo' with squares featuring various science-related activities. The activities include 'Have more than 10 photos of pretty skies,' 'Seen a solar eclipse,' 'Have a STEM poster on your wall,' 'Studying a STEM degree,' 'Been to the Edinburgh Science Festival,' 'Pulled an all-nighter at the Main Library,' 'Hyped up a scientific discovery on social media,' 'Visited the Edinburgh Botanic Gardens,' 'Been part of the committee in any STEM student societies,' 'Can name 10 elements from the Periodic Table,' 'Seen a red squirrel in the wild,' 'Read an article from Issue 33,' 'Can list all the planets in order,' 'Own a telescope,' 'Wrote a science blog post,' 'Binge-watched a science documentary,' 'Broken a lab apparatus,' 'Visited Arthur’s Seat for the Edinburgh view,' 'Been to the National Museum of Scotland,' 'Presented a research poster,' and 'Seen a double rainbow.' The card also has a free space marked as 'EuSci' in the center.

The University of Edinburgh's Science Magazine @eusci.bsky.social · Aug 31

Playing BINGO helps releasing dopamine in your body, which motivates you to search for happiness and enjoyment in the game! Let’s test it and see who can get a science BINGO.

How many of the above have you done before?

#ScienceComm #EuSci #Bingo #ScienceMagazine #Neuroscience

The University of Edinburgh's Science Magazine @eusci.bsky.social · Aug 26

Did you know that over 40 million people were living with HIV in 2024? Lenacapavir, an injection against HIV that has been tested to be effective with a shot a year, could be a game changer in medicine! 💉

Read our new blog post written by Snigdha Manoj on our website, link in bio! 📰

The University of Edinburgh's Science Magazine @eusci.bsky.social · Aug 25

Did you know that Scotland’s puffins only spend a few months on land each year, while spending the rest at sea? Spend the Summer Bank Holiday on the Scottish coastline, and try to spot some puffins in burrows on the cliff! 🌊

📸: Cove Communities UK. (2023)

The University of Edinburgh's Science Magazine @eusci.bsky.social · Aug 20

4,500 years ago in Egypt’s Old Kingdom, one man’s DNA was preserved so well that scientists have now traced his ancestry. 🧬✨

Read our latest blog post: eusci.org.uk/2025/08/11/a...

#ScienceCommunication #AncientDNA #EuSci #HumanHistory #Egyptology

Ancient Egyptian skeleton reveals long-distance ancestry. Written by Nitara Wijayatilake and edited by Eleanor Stamp

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The University of Edinburgh's Science Magazine @eusci.bsky.social · Aug 18

✨ What happens when you chase questions, not outcomes?
Curiosity-driven research has sparked some of the biggest breakthroughs—from invisible waves to the WiFi in your pocket. 📡

Emma Dumble explores it all in our latest issue! Grab a copy of Issue 33 or read it online, 🔗 in bio!

Rediscovering science. Emma Dumble explores the critical role of curiosity-driven research in the history of science and the recent rise of research applied to real-lide problems. Illustrated by Caterina Lue

Quote: Science isn't just about solving problems; its about asking new questions, taking risks and following your intuition through the twists and turns of research.

Quote: If we only value science based on its perceived immediate usefulness, or on its money-making potential, we might miss out on significant discoveries.

The University of Edinburgh's Science Magazine @eusci.bsky.social · Aug 14

How well do you really know your science? 👀 Go ahead and activate your synapses, by completing our science-themed crossword from Issue 33 🧠 To find out more about the articles, read them online on our website! Link in bio 🔗
#ScienceComm #EuSci #Issue33 #ScienceMagazine #CrosswordChallenge

The University of Edinburgh's Science Magazine @eusci.bsky.social · Aug 12

🚨 New from Euscireka - Issue 33 🚨

🧬 Quantum light reveals cells in stunning detail
☄️ X-rays from nukes... to stop ASTEROIDS?!
🕺 Dance through facts in the Wikipedia Waltz
🪲 Car-sized millipede gets a FACE

📖 Read it online or grab a copy eusci.org.uk