Jen Davies
I study motor control, mostly of balance and walking. Particularly interested in the effect of our environment and psychological state on how we control movement. (I'm terming this "psychoneuromechanics" for now). Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University
- Reposted by Jen DaviesBoth MRC and BBSRC responsive modes now withdrawn until further notice. Existing applications unlikely to succeed (late 2025 round expecting 1-5% success rate). Listen, I get that UKRI wants to pivot. But killing both at once is devastating. Let's hope at least one opens by summer... #AcademicSky
- Reposted by Jen DaviesOur phenomenal speakers include @tomstafford.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy @alelautarescu.bsky.social @olivia.science @irisvanrooij.bsky.social Phoebe Wallman (not on Bluesky)
- Reposted by Jen DaviesPlease spread the word🔊My lab is looking to hire two international postdocs. If you want to do comp neuro, combine machine learning and awesome math to understand neural circuit activity, then come work with us! Bonn is such a cool place for neuroscience now, you don't want to miss out.
- Reposted by Jen DaviesPostdocs: you will not find a better opportunity than this 👇
- If your New Year’s resolution is to find a fantastic 3-year post doc position in a great city with a small, friendly lab group and national collaborators… you’re in luck!!! Open for applications until Tuesday. krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear... @ispgr.bsky.social @ncmsociety.bsky.social
- If your New Year’s resolution is to find a fantastic 3-year post doc position in a great city with a small, friendly lab group and national collaborators… you’re in luck!!! Open for applications until Tuesday. krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear... @ispgr.bsky.social @ncmsociety.bsky.social
- 📢 Postdoctoral Opportunity – Parkinson’s Research (3 years) This fantastic three-year postdoctoral position at Cardiff University and funded by Parkinson’s UK, has now re-opened for applications. 🔗 Full details and application here: krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...
- 📢 Postdoctoral Opportunity – Neural control of movement in Parkinson’s (3 years) This fantastic three-year postdoctoral position at Cardiff University and funded by Parkinson's UK, has now re-opened for applications. Full details and application here: krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...
- **Come work with us!!** Three-year post-doc position funded by Parkinson's UK available Cardiff University - using TMS to study inhibition of planned stepping movements and better understand freezing of gait. Full details here - krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear... Please share!!
- We are looking for a candidate with expertise in human movement science or human neurophysiology relevant to the motor system, with experience or a demonstrable interest in applying this knowledge to Parkinson’s disease.
- If you missed this first time around, or if the timing didn’t quite work for you previously, please consider applying now. And if this is not you... please share to your networks!!!
- Reposted by Jen DaviesAre you someone, or do you know anyone, who has pain in their arm/hand/shoulder (for any reason) and would be interested in contributing to ONLINE research on movement perception in upper limb pain? Participate/find out more here: run.pavlovia.org/Szekely/unil...
- Reposted by Jen DaviesWho wants to be a postdoc in Cardiff? Great place, great looking project, fantastic PI✨
- **Come work with us!!** Three-year post-doc position funded by Parkinson's UK available Cardiff University - using TMS to study inhibition of planned stepping movements and better understand freezing of gait. Full details here - krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear... Please share!!
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- **Come work with us!!** Three-year post-doc position funded by Parkinson's UK available Cardiff University - using TMS to study inhibition of planned stepping movements and better understand freezing of gait. Full details here - krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear... Please share!!
- **Come work with us!!** Three-year post-doc position funded by Parkinson's UK available Cardiff University - using TMS to study inhibition of planned stepping movements and better understand freezing of gait. Full details here - krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear... Please share!!
- Reposted by Jen DaviesTo find out about how #TMS #BrainStim users collect, analyse & share their data, we've made a very brief TMS survey: forms.gle/83Abpj5F8qzd... It should take you less than 5 minutes & does not ask for any personal information. We'll use the answers to plan our future work. Please share! 🙏🙏🙏 ⚡
- Reposted by Jen DaviesFriday is a big day for the TMS-RAT🤩
- This Friday's Monthly Meeting is given by Solya Szekely @solyas.bsky.social who will tell us about the TMS-RAT 🐀 Project. In this project, 18 members of TMSMultiLab created, developed & tested a tool for #SystematicReview #MeyaAnalysis & reporting in #TMS research Join us! tms-rat.org
- Reposted by Jen DaviesFuture pain neuroscientists, do get in touch if this PhD opportunity interests you ... happy to answer questions and advise.
- If you are looking for a PhD opportunity in pain neuroscience, look no further! Come a work with us at Cardiff and Exeter on this exciting interdisciplary project. Lots of opportunity to develop this to suit your interests and goals. gw4biomed.ac.uk/pain-as-neur... Led by @gtackley.bsky.social
- This is a great scheme - check it out if you are looking for a PhD opportunity. Lots of exciting projects this year (as always!)
- Looking for an #MRC funded #PhD opportunity? We are now open to applications for October 2026/2027. We have up to 17 4-year PhD #studentships available and are advertising 122 projects for home & international students. Full details and support are available on our website: gw4biomed.ac.uk Join us!
- If you are looking for a PhD opportunity in pain neuroscience, look no further! Come a work with us at Cardiff and Exeter on this exciting interdisciplary project. Lots of opportunity to develop this to suit your interests and goals. gw4biomed.ac.uk/pain-as-neur... Led by @gtackley.bsky.social
- Reposted by Jen DaviesPlease repost! We have an open rank, tenure-line faculty position in biomechanics in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. At U-M we have great colleagues, exceptional resources, and biomechanics can be found all across the campus. #BiomechSky
- Reposted by Jen DaviesDo you live with #ChronicPain? Your story matters. Share a snapshot of your day – however big or small – to help others understand life with pain. Deadline extended to Mon 1st Sept 2025 uniofbath.questionpro.eu/t/AB3uySWZB3... #PainStories #PatientVoice
- Reposted by Jen DaviesNew job vacancy! Joint PhD: Prevent Falls with Augmented Reality (FallAR) at Maastricht & Hasselt Universities vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric... with me, @melvynroerdink.bsky.social Pieter Meyns & @kennethmeijer.bsky.social @ispgr.bsky.social @worldfallssociety.bsky.social
- Reposted by Jen DaviesWe are recruiting a postdoc for an exciting multi-disciplinary project that explores the use of quantum sensors to measure muscle behaviour - looking for someone with skills in ultrasound, mocap, and EMG - funded by QLD Government's Quantum 2032 Challenge uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/uqcare...
- Reposted by Jen DaviesLike many others, we’ve left X so we’re new around here - and with a new name too (formerly Dunhill Medical Trust). We’re looking forward to connecting with those who have great ideas and methods for improving the health and well-being of older people.
- Reposted by Jen DaviesWe are looking for autistic volunteers for a research project on balance and falls. Contact courtney.nabb@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk if you're interested
- Let's imagine a company tells 100 employees that in 2 months time, 20 of them will be fired and gives no indication of how the decision will be made as to which 20 individuals this will be. [1/5]
- It then offers a financial reward to anyone who 'volunteers' to leave the company, but this decision must be made in 1 month (i.e., before anyone knows if they are one of the 20 who is losing their job or not) [2/5]
- Surely the obvious scenario is that, where all other things are equal*, those employees who are more confident that they will find employment elsewhere will leave the company, take the payment thank you very much, and seek alternative employment [3/5]
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View full thread*Where all other things aren't equal, e.g., employees tied to the company for location reasons, then does this 'voluntary' process become discriminatory? Employees with needs for flexible working / tied to location for caring responsibilities, etc, less likely to 'volunteer' to leave? [5/5]
- Cardiff University run paid summer on-campus internships for students, which is a great initiative. I advertised a research internship for this year and received 27 applications. In all honesty, I would have been very happy to give it to any one of at least 25 of these students.
- There are some very impressive students out there. I have hated writing the 'sorry it wasn't you this time' emails. It really really was a highly competitive process... I'm not just saying that!! So very hard to pick between applicants.
- That's so easy to see when you're on this side of the process. And so hard to see when you receive one of these 'not this time' emails. Which we all do... so I'll have to try and remember this for next time it's me getting one of them.
- How does a 500% discount work... Does this mean they'd pay me?!
- Reposted by Jen DaviesSee our preprint licensing FAQ to learn more - asapbio.org/licensing-faq Plus check out the Creative Commons zenodo resources for more great info - zenodo.org/communities/...
- Very strong 'It's Friday afternoon and we're all failing when trying to estimate how long a task will take' energy here
- Reposted by Jen Daviesyou’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
- Reposted by Jen DaviesAre you an HHS employee struggling with your 5 bullets? We applaud the hero that created this site, where you can input your occupation (title or job series both work) and it generates 5 bullets for you. www.opmreply.com
- Reposted by Jen DaviesClinical Researchers: I am here to warn you about a meteor hurling towards us. That meteor represents increasing scrutiny of clinical research; and in particular how we approach data collection, analysis, interpretation and reporting. Prepare now, or face the consequences. 1/
- Reposted by Jen Davies"The university is a ticking time bomb. But the mental health impact assessment of these cuts (another Friday PDF) says we can lean on our line managers. My line manager, a quiet mid-career academic with an international research reputation, is also devastated."
- Reposted by Jen DaviesI put some introductory #EEG / #MEG videos together, based on our introduction to #neuroimaging at the @mrccbu.bsky.social : youtube.com/playlist?lis.... They should cover the most common aspects of EEG/MEG analysis, including pre-processing, source estimation and functional connectivity.
- Reposted by Jen DaviesThis will start to filter through the community today but the Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Science Study section has been postponed to an unknown future date. The approvals at the highest levels that needed to happen for a federal review meeting to be held didn’t get done. 1/n
- Reposted by Jen DaviesA glut of scientific publication has created a big problem: Not all of it is high quality and "peer review" is not a guarantee. It's particularly concerning that it would need to be said the very same week researchers everywhere were put on the defensive by the threat of massive grant-funding cuts.
- Reposted by Jen Davies“Our next speaker will address the enshittification of PubMed”. @hildabast.bsky.social at her incisive best. #academicsky absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...
- Reposted by Jen Davies“If no lawyer within earshot of the President is willing to give him that advice, then I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.” static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics... All of this. All. Of. It.
- Reposted by Jen DaviesThe Trump administration's chaotic changes to diversity-based funding have left trainees in limbo. My colleagues and I at @thetransmitter.bsky.social spoke to ten neuroscience trainees about what the uncertainty means for them, their research and their futures: www.thetransmitter.org/funding/a-gu...
- Upcoming Open Research seminars as part of Open Research Week 2025 - www.liverpool.ac.uk/open-researc...
- Reposted by Jen DaviesNew page! Hope it’s useful for students who know something about academia, but haven’t yet reflected critically on the importance of #researchintegrity. Hope it annoys anyone who is boring enough to think that integrity is only about following basic rules. www.trickygoose.training/intro_resear...
- Reposted by Jen DaviesIn clinical research, you will often receive feedback on study design, stats, and/or data analysis from an editor or reviewer that is simply wrong. Here is a list of common "statistical myths" and references you can use to push back. discourse.datamethods.org/t/reference-...
- Reposted by Jen Davies1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
- Wow, I hadn’t released this part. Wow
- Reposted by Jen Davies5. Other schools may have even higher overhead rates. Harvard's is around 69%. This new order slashes that percentage to a maximum of 15%. This means cutting one of the most important sources of university funding nationwide by 75% or more. Universities cannot function with this scale of cut.
- Reposted by Jen DaviesI have a piece half-done on the entire world of indirect costs. It's too big an endeavor to finish now, in the middle of the night, when this problem *that was always a live grenade with a half-pulled pin* is suddenly a topic du jour. Shit of a thing. Here are some highlights.
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View full threadReposted by Jen DaviesThe modern world is complicated, and universities are great at further complicating it. SUDDENLY YOU ALL GET LESS MONEY does simplify things, but also is unpredictable and stupid and destructive. I find myself, repeating to myself, every day this week:
- Reposted by Jen DaviesIndirect costs = the costs of keeping a university running. Heating and lighting it, the library, the IT department, HR, cleaning etc. The actual costs are perhaps 50-100% of the direct costs of research. This is a pillow on the face of academic research in USA.
- NIH cuts indirect rates on grants to 15%. This will be the end of American excellence in science. Universities will struggle and many (likely most) will terminate their research programs. Independent research institutions will not be able to survive this. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
- Reposted by Jen DaviesHoly crap: now they are cutting indirect rates to 15% for all NIH grants. The heavy hitters in research (the Ivys and research institutes) have been playing things soft. I pray this will provoke them off the sidelines. If this stands, us research and economy 💩💩💩 arstechnica.com/science/2025...
- Reposted by Jen DaviesWe are very excited to announce the open release of a new 170 participant dataset: Linked MEG, TMS, multimodal 3T MRI, 7T MRI, Connectom MRI, cognitive /questionnaire data. Immense effort from a fabulous CUBRIC team. Paper by Carolyn McNabb et al: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
- Really excited to have this work out in the world… this TMS setup has been a long time in the making! Please take a look and let us know what you think. It was a pleasure to work with @smbruijn.bsky.social for the first time, and the fantastic MSc student Raven Huiberts. Thanks to @royalsociety.org
- Preprint alert! With amazing Msc student Raven (looking for a job!) and @jendavies.bsky.social, we studied involvement of the motor cortex in stabilizing gait with TMS. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Feedback welcome! This was a really fun collab, made possible thanks to @royalsociety.org grant!
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- Reposted by Jen DaviesMy new book is out - Read it to process your feelings: bit.ly/OOYM
- Reposted by Jen DaviesPreprint alert! With amazing Msc student Raven (looking for a job!) and @jendavies.bsky.social, we studied involvement of the motor cortex in stabilizing gait with TMS. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Feedback welcome! This was a really fun collab, made possible thanks to @royalsociety.org grant!
- Reposted by Jen DaviesCardiff University to cut 400 staff and drop subjects including nursing and music www.theguardian.com/education/20...
- Reposted by Jen DaviesWe've got a job going! If you've got a BSc in physiology, sports science, kinesiology or similar, there's a research assistant post going on @locastproject.bsky.social. Details here: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...
- Reposted by Jen DaviesHappy Theta Burst Day, everyone! 20 years old today 🥳 #TMS #BrainStim a colleague sent this present for you all: doi.org/10.1162/jocn...
- Reposted by Jen Davieswe provide recommendations for researchers to eliminate the misguided assumption that specific rTMS protocols are inherently excitatory or inhibitory when designing and interpreting their own work 😱
- Happy Theta Burst Day, everyone! 20 years old today 🥳 #TMS #BrainStim a colleague sent this present for you all: doi.org/10.1162/jocn...
- Reposted by Jen DaviesHi #HiSciSky 🧠💬 I'm a postdoc working on neural mechanisms of pain, mainly with #EEG. Currently using virtual reality to look at changes in pain anticipation in dynamic multisensory environments. #Neuroskyence #CogSci #CogPsyc #PsychSciSky
- Reposted by Jen DaviesNew open-ended lectureship in our department - come and work with me! jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
- Reposted by Jen DaviesThe Leipzig discussion session for my course is beginning this week. If you aren't lucky enough to live in Leipzig, you can still access all the lectures free of charge, work at your own pace. github.com/rmcelreath/s...
- If you hate statistics like I do, then you'll love my free lectures. Putting science before statistics, 20 lectures from basics of inference & causal modeling to multilevel models & dynamic state space models. It's all free, made with love and sympathy. 🧪 #stats www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
- Reposted by Jen DaviesHey #StatsSky, what are you favorite papers to cite when you need to justify something that is obvious (I once had a reviewer ask we justify the use of logistic regression on a binary outcome) or when you need to push-back on silly reviewer requests (e.g., asking for p-values in table 1)?
- Reposted by Jen Davies1 week left to apply for our research assistant job! If you're interested in sensorimotor research and are pre-PhD, may be a perfect fit! More details at www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49393 🧠
- Now you’ve met the lab, come work with us! We’re hiring a Research Assistant to join the Plasticity lab 🦾 in early 2025 at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge. Find out more information here: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49393/. Closing date 8th of January! 🧠
- Figures!
- Reposted by Jen DaviesSwitching from internet to zoom phone so campus can save money. With new training, websites etc. How often do campuses think through: "we save $100,000, but use 1.5hrs of prof time with 5,000 profs getting paid $75/hr and.. oh shit we just spent $550K on salary to save $100K" .. I'm guessing never
