The Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education have a programme of online events information, advice and guidance on PhD application and study. For Black, Asian and minority ethnic graduates and undergraduates with UK fee status interested in a PhD. ycede.ac.uk/new-programm...

The Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education are running a programme of online events around PhD application & study for 2024/25 These webinars are for Black, Asian & minority ethnic graduates & undergraduates with UK fee status interested in studying a PhD. Find out more: bit.ly/YCEDE

I'm especially keen to hear from anyone who can't draw on existing institutional knowledge of the scheme (existing FLFs or panel members) - what will help lift the lid on the interviews?

By eating sea urchins, otters are crucial to the health of kelp forest ecosystems, on which a wealth of ocean life depends. THE most important thing to understand about nature is that it only functions healthily as a *system*, with all parts present. #Rewilding www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/sea...

Introducing a new YESI Knowledge Exchange Fellows project, working with York Explore and other groups in the city, to explore ways of using local archives to produce new histories of environmental change. ➡️https://ow.ly/yM4950VyQWr @sabineclarke.bsky.social @willtullett.bsky.social

Wildfire warnings issued as UK temperatures set to reach 24C on Friday

A powerful moment, charged with sadness for a life that could have been but also hope for the future and the huge fortitude of Ella’s mother and family. Honoured to be in south east London this afternoon for the unveiling of Ella's statue. www.bigissue.com/news/environ...

Looking for a PhD project for September 2025? We have funded projects on chemical pollution available at @uoyenvironment.bsky.social in collaboration with Sheffield. Apply now!

Wetlands, rich in biodiversity, provide essential ecosystem services vital for the survival of numerous species. Safeguarding these ecosystems is critical to meeting the goals and targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework. More on UNEP’s work #ForNature: bit.ly/3cQYG1E

AMR is partly driven by microorganisms from our waste & household chemicals (like drugs, cleaning products & antifungal shampoos) entering watercourses—along with agricultural & urban runoff. 🚽 To learn more, Alice & Sue visited the River Kennet & Thames Water’s Reading Sewage Treatment Works. 2/

That’s the equivalent of 92M tonnes of textile waste pile up yearly. This wasteful system is harming people and the planet. It's time to rethink fashion & #BeatWastePollution. See how ahead of #ZeroWasteDay: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

AAH X YESI: Waste event - 9 April, 4:00-5.30pm How can the study of resilient socio-ecological systems help us better understand creative environments of the past while shaping sustainable studios of the future? @lizrylott.bsky.social @proflinds.bsky.social Register➡️ www.york.ac.uk/yesi/events/...

Congratulations to Lou Mamalis @anthropocenebio.bsky.social for passing her PHD viva with NO corrections! Her work on the endangered giant ibis in Cambodia is a valuable contribution. Thanks to examiners @billsutherland.bsky.social and Piran White and funders @wcs.org and NERC

Congratulations to Lou Mamalis @anthropocenebio.bsky.social for passing her PHD viva with NO corrections! Her work on the endangered giant ibis in Cambodia is a valuable contribution. Thanks to examiners @billsutherland.bsky.social and Piran White and funders @wcs.org and NERC

Women in business held back by mobile data’s cost in developing world – report

Watchdog investigating whether Defra breaking laws on cleaning up English rivers

At Roy Acad Engineering discussing how we can better communicate air quality. Notable is the lack of action on air pollution compared to flurry of policy, research & activism on plastics. Is it because plastic is a more visible and visual pollutant? @yesiuoy.bsky.social @uoyenvironment.bsky.social

Our new @adriftlab.bsky.social paper is out, lead by @alixdejersey.bsky.social showing the insidious impacts of plastics on seemingly health birds (1/5) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

👩‍🔬 From transforming sustainable agriculture in Papua New Guinea to researching forest health in the UK, #women are leading environmental innovation globally. Our #IWD2025 panel showcased how diverse perspectives strengthen environmental science. #AccelerateAction

Hope for the future: Sustainability Network Panel Discussion is coming up next month 🌍 Join an online panel of experts in ecology, green technology and #climatejustice to explore why there's still hope for the future: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hope-for-t... #York #sustainability

🥳What a good start to the New Year!

If you've been following the carbon credit fiasco around the Northern Rangelands of Kenya, the latest legal ruling - that two of the conservancies are unconstitutional, and a permanent injunction prohibiting NRT & partners from conducting conservancy operations is quite the update. Some notes...🌿🌏

📢We're delighted to announce that Dr Kathryn Arnold is our new Food, Water + Waste research theme co-lead.👏🥳 We look forward to working with her + building on @UniofYork's key academic strengths in this area.🥦💧🗑️ Read the full story➡️ www.york.ac.uk/yesi/news/20...

Only 4 days left if you want to apply for a BSBI grant! We have Training Grants (<£250) so you can take a short #WildFlowerID course; Plant Study Grants (<£1K) for undergrads; Science & Research Grants (<£1K) aimed at PhD students or amateur researchers. bsbi.org/grants Don't miss out, apply ASAP!

📣 Applications OPEN for our Hydro-JULES summer internship! 5 interns wanted for a 6-week programme in hydrology, climate, and environmental science. Four projects in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, and one with @britgeosurvey.bsky.social in Keyworth. Apply by 21 Feb: hydro-jules.org/hydro-jules-...