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Russ Morphew
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Reader in Biochemistry: parasitic worm proteomics and protein biochemistry for novel drug and vaccine development #TeamMassSpec #TeamFluke #CPFC ❤️💙🦅
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Russ Morphew @russmorphew.bsky.social · Sep 8
If you are interested in a taster of the new Helminth Eco-Health Hub Uk have a look at this infographic... #TeamWorm
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Lectureship in Zoology at Aberystwyth University! jobs.aber.ac.uk/en/vacancy/l...
Come join our fantastic team at @aberdlsagb.bsky.social @aberuni.bsky.social in beautiful Wales. Application deadline: 14 Dec 2025.
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December 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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🔬 Livestock farmers and animal health officials in Wales are set to benefit from regional disease testing following investment to start the process of establishing a specialist diagnostic centre at the University.

🖱️ tinyurl.com/2pmsd5wy
December 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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aberuni.bsky.social
🩺 Ioan Mabbutt, 18, from Aberystwyth, has won a scholarship worth £2,500 to study Veterinary Medicine through the medium of Welsh.

🖱️ tinyurl.com/msn2m5nw

@colegcymraeg.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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sarahdalesman.bsky.social
Cotton came to work to demonstrate skills taught by Eszter Monostori on her #OneZoo PhD project - teaching dogs to locate the intermediate hosts of parasites. She loved meeting our students, inspiring the next generation of scientists.
@aberdlsagb.bsky.social @aberuni.bsky.social
#OneHealth #UKRI
Person in a lecture theatre holding up a small piece of kong that the dog will be searching for. The border collie is focused on her rewards sat on the desk in front of her.
November 14, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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adhayward.bsky.social
Exciting PhD opportunity on the ecological impacts of anthelmintic use on soil fauna, with a crack supervisory team and expertise from @hutton.ac.uk, @uofglasgow.bsky.social and @moredunfoundation.bsky.social!

More info here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Ecological impacts of anthelmintic usage on soil micro- and mesofaunal communities at The James Hutton Institute on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Ecological impacts of anthelmintic usage on soil micro- and mesofaunal communities at The James Hutton Institute, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
russmorphew.bsky.social
Great to be involved with this initiative. Always good to see an impact coming from our research into canine worm infections 🪱 @aberdlsagb.bsky.social @bchcaber.bsky.social
keepwalestidy.cymru Cadwch Gymru'n Daclus | Keep Wales Tidy @keepwalestidy.cymru · Oct 27
Leave only pawprints on your walkies this autumn 🐾

Dog poo can be harmful to people and pets, so let's keep our shared spaces clean and safe for everyone 💚

To find out more about the campaign, click here👉http://bit.ly/3J7oKWS
November 4, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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aberuni.bsky.social
We’re delighted that Aberystwyth has been named a UNESCO City of Literature – the first in Wales!

More: tinyl.co/3u04

@librarywales.bsky.social
@uwtsd.bsky.social
@prifweinidog.gov.wales
@unesco.org
October 31, 2025 at 12:59 PM
russmorphew.bsky.social
As term is settling down a little it feels like a great time to introduce three new members to my lab #TeamFluke 🍂 @aberdlsagb.bsky.social
elmo is standing in front of a fire with the words `` welcome to the darkside '' .
ALT: elmo is standing in front of a fire with the words `` welcome to the darkside '' .
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October 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
russmorphew.bsky.social
A massive thanks to three of my PhD students who, yesterday, presented to my Masters level module in Infection and Immunity. All three did an amazing job covering their PhD research. @coreyasteele.bsky.social Mia and Michela rocked it for #TeamFluke 🍂 @aberdlsagb.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Awesome PhD opportunity 👇👍
jamesacotton.bsky.social James Cotton @jamesacotton.bsky.social · Oct 7
We have a PhD position in population genomics of sheep scab mites available from October 2026. The project will investigate Psoroptes populations in the context of eradication programs on Scottish island groups and spreading drug resistance. www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - NorthWest Biosciences - Our Projects - Animal Biology in Health & Disease - James Cotton
www.gla.ac.uk
October 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Become part of our new MRC Centre, working across Manchester and Oxford to solve a major challenge of our time - how does the immune system become dysregulated by environmental exposures to cause chronic disease.
www.manchester.ac.uk/exposome-jobs
@exposomeimmunology.bsky.social
www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk
September 30, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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aberuni.bsky.social
Our scientists are leading research into how a widely used vaccine can boost overall immunity in livestock 🐮

More: tinyl.co/3iC7

@aberdlsagb.bsky.social
@ukri.org

#AberTB#bovineTB#bTB#TB
September 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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A little late to posting this...but really proud of #HollyNorthcote (formally on X @Hnorthcote3) for submission of her PhD thesis. 'Hide and Caecum: Exploration of the Potential Antimicrobial Activity of the Equine Tapeworm, Anoplocephala perfoliata' #TeamWorm 🪱
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September 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Save the dates!! @bspparasitology.bsky.social Spring Meeting 2026 will be in Bonnie Glasgow! 7-9 April 2026, with a drinks reception in Glasgow City Chambers on the 6th of April 2026!
Keep an eye on the BSP website for registration and abstract submission!
Logo by @shannaraeilean.bsky.social! 🦟
September 11, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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sarahdalesman.bsky.social
Teamwork in action 😁 Reeling in 40 m of oxygen/temperature sensor cable on the @aberdlsagb.bsky.social Freshwater Field Course at Llyn Tegid. Love boat work in the sunshine! And we also found some of the very rare glutinous snails shore sampling which made my day 🥰 🐌
Students working together to reel in an oxygen sensor cable
September 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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More coverage of @esmelogan.bsky.social award win on our @bchcaber.bsky.social web site
bchc.aber.ac.uk/2025/09/10/b...
BCHC congratulates Esme Logan, winner of British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) Undergraduate Thesis of the Year. – Barrett Centre for Helminth Control
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September 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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debbie79.bsky.social
BSc Veterinary Bioscience and BSc Equine and Veterinary Bioscience taster event… if you are in year 12 or 13 and want to know what it’s like studying these degree @AberUni, take part in our event. @aberdlsagb.bsky.social @aberuni.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
russmorphew.bsky.social
Super proud of @esmelogan.bsky.social for this acheivement. She will go on to great things! #TeamWorm #Fluke 🍂
aberdlsagb.bsky.social Aberystwyth Life Sciences / Gwyddorau Bywyd @aberdlsagb.bsky.social · Sep 10
Many congrats to our recent #VetBioscience graduate @esmelogan.bsky.social on winning the #BSAS Undergrad Thesis of the Year for her innovative research into controlling the liver fluke parasite in livestock

You can read more about her success in our latest Student Story

#LifeSciences #AberUni
Blog Stories - Aberystwyth University
Esme Logan during her graduation ceremony
www.aber.ac.uk
September 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
russmorphew.bsky.social
Real pleasure to be part of the Helminth Eco-Health Hub UK. A real opportunity for experts to forge new connections. Information on the network will follow. @aberdlsagb.bsky.social @aberuni.bsky.social
www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/univers...
Aberystwyth University expert joins network to tackle devastating worm diseases
A parasitology expert from Aberystwyth University has joined a new UK-wide network to drive global research into combating parasitic diseases of humans and animals.
www.cambrian-news.co.uk
September 7, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Thanks to @aberuni.bsky.social for highlighting the phenomenal hard work of Drs @geomicrosoares.bsky.social @sararassner.bsky.social and team in mapping the microbiota of the South Wales coalfield. Prospects for future energy emerges from the legacy of fossil energy. academic.oup.com/femsec/artic...
August 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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aberdlsagb.bsky.social
Dog fouling can have dangerous repercussions for both humans and animals

Our Reader in Parasitology, @russmorphew.bsky.social spoke to @bbccymruwales.bsky.social about results from a recent study on the pathogens found in samples

Read more 👇

#AberUni #Parasitology #LifeSciences
Dog owners not picking up poo 'may be neglecting pets'
It comes as an eight-year-old football player was
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August 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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britishvets.bsky.social
*NEWS* Our new policy position on the responsible use of parasiticides in grazing animals calls on vets, SQPs, and livestock & equine owners to take a holistic approach to parasite control to tackle increasing drug resistance & environmental concerns.

More info ⬇️
www.bva.co.uk/news-and-blo...
BVA urges vets, livestock owners and horse owners to take holistic approach to parasite control to counter environmental damage and drug resistance | British Veterinary Association
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July 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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aberdlsagb.bsky.social
🐄 Our researchers are hosting activities on Bovine TB for PhD students this week.

The sessions are part of the OneZoo Centre for Doctoral Training, which prepares future scientists to tackle diseases that spread between animals and humans.

@aberuni.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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aberuni.bsky.social
Improved guidance and practical tools are required to help farmers to sustainably tackle the major problem of liver fluke infections in livestock, according to new research.

More: tinyl.co/3W5R

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July 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Read more about our lecturer @guibortolotto.bsky.social research 🐧🌊
aberuni.bsky.social Aberystwyth University @aberuni.bsky.social · Jul 17
🐧 Penguin rehabilitation project in Brazil is tracking penguins’ journeys home with the help of one of our scientists.

More: tinyurl.com/f62d82jz

#penguins #research
July 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM