PhD forum finished early so I took @drheatherprice.bsky.social's advice to get outside for 15 minutes - just enough time for a @savebutterflies.bsky.social #BigButterflyCount! Ringlets and speckled woods counted on the #UofStirling campus 🦋

👏 @bb-phd.bsky.social was successful in applying for an @eseb.bsky.social #outreach initiative fund for "Darwin would probably hate this": a podcast to make complex evolutionary ideas accessible and fun for a broad audience using storytelling, comedy, music and art 🎙️ eseb.org/prizes-fundi...

Congratulations to @nigelwillby.bsky.social of #UofStirling for a new meta-analysis of #research on effects of elevation on #freshwater #speciesRichness with colleagues from @oulu.fi, @syke.fi, @helsinki.fi, @illinoisresearch.bsky.social & others 👏 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🏞️

PhD opportunity: we're recruiting a 4-year fully-funded PhD student to investigate the biodiversity value, ecological health and connectivity of urban woods and trees. Full details and how to apply at www.findaphd.com/phds/project... @thebotanics.bsky.social @uofstirling-bes.bsky.social

Congratulations to #UofStirling's @nigelwillby.bsky.social, @dralanlaw.bsky.social and colleagues, who have a new paper out this month using #eDNA sampling to uncover the effects #beaver recolonisation on migratory #fish distribution 👏 🦫🐟🧬

Well done to #UofStirling BSc (Hons) environmental #geography #graduate Grace Temple, who was not only awarded a first class degree 🎓 at this summer's #graduation, but also received a prize from the Royal Scottish Geographic Society for Best Geographer 👏

Congratulations 👏 to @drheatherprice.bsky.social and colleagues, who have published a new article in #UrbanTransitions on young people's experiences of breathing, #AirPollution and respiratory #health in #Nairobi 🇰🇪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Congratulations to #UofStirling PhD researcher @sarahwatts.bsky.social, who has published a new article with colleagues @kirstyjpark.bsky.social, Al Jump and Nadia Barsoum, exploring how microhabitats drive mountain #woodland restoration ⛰️🌲 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 👏

#UofStirling & #ButterflyConservation researcher Patrick Cook & colleagues have published a new article about how #bats and #moths respond to #habitat structures in #conifer plantations 🦇 They find moths prefer denser canopy and smaller tree diameter, while bats prefer open canopy & larger trees 🌲

Research by @lizziekeen.bsky.social, a postgraduate researcher at @newcastleuni.bsky.social & #Stirling's @zarahpattison.bsky.social shows that chemical methods remain the dominant invasive plant control method worldwide, despite the need for more sustainable options 🌿 www.stir.ac.uk/news/2026/ju...

Congratulations to BSc (Hons) student Lotta Mansfield, who was awarded the Research Based Learning prize for her dissertation at the 2026 summer #graduation 👏🎓

Three days in Oslo at a writing workshop for Geoscience Disrupted: A Guide to Anthropocene Sediment — rethinking what sediment means in the Anthropocene, across disciplines from anthropology to geology. Thanks to Alessandro, Catherine and Alejandro for organising. @anthrosednet.bsky.social

This week's #scientist profile introduces Professor @kirstyjpark.bsky.social - Kirsty has spent time as head of division at @uofstirling-bes.bsky.social & coordinates the #conservation #biology & management & #ecology degrees 🦇🌳 She is the PI of the Woodland cReation & Ecological Networks project 🌲🪲

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@emilyinthepond.bsky.social presented her first 2 PhD chapters on #carbon storage and emissions in 🦫 ponds at the @beavertrust.org #BeaversAcrossBritain conference 👏 She also enjoyed the opportunity to take part in finance and policy workshops and hear from @networkrail.bsky.social 🛤️

Alice Turner recently presented a poster on the social dimensions of #beaver 🦫 mitigation at the @beavertrust.org #BeaversAcrossBritain conference in #Newcastle 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 She said "It's quite incredible to see how many passionate people there are helping beavers to thrive in the UK." 🇬🇧

Would you like to assess the Earth’s ever evolving systems, without being confined by geographic boundaries? Join our #MSc Environmental Remote Sensing and Geospatial Sciences degree!🧑‍🎓 lnkd.in/eUnUSsUE Here's example of a student's analysis of how glacial retreat has impacted climbing routes on K2

Looking back on last week’s #Iapetus DTP #StudentConference at St Andrews—what a fantastic experience! Great conversations, inspiring research, and a brilliant atmosphere throughout. Here’s to doing it all again next year in a new setting!

This week, we were honoured to welcome Julie Forgues to present her letter to #Svalbard, "Dear Svalbard, why did I come back?" about her experiences on an artistic residency in the #Arctic and how #art, science and place are linked 🐻‍❄️

Congratulations to Helen Pruzina, @ruth-wright.bsky.social and Shubham Pawar on their Iapetus Conference talks! A special shout out to Shubham for presenting on his birthday! 🥳

Well done to all ceilidh dancers for getting stuck in - the band were genuinely excited by the level of enthusiasm and how everyone was up for so many dances! 💃🕺

Congratulations to Stirling #PhD student Nicola Horsburgh on her fantastic Iapetus #Conference talk! Next, she'll take a well-deserved holiday to settle in her new Sheltie puppy! 🐾

Congratulations to Stirling students Anna and Charlie on their wonderful Iapetus conference talks 👏

Congratulations 👏 to Stirling student Pablo for a fabulous Iapetus Conference talk at the University of #StAndrews 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Great talks from all the students at other unis, too, with clear efforts made to make the varied #EnvironmentalScience topics accessible to non-specialists! 🪨❄️🐟🌳

Congratulations to BES students Alex and Ross on their fabulous talks at the 2026 Iapetus conference 👏 (and a shout out to Sheena and Maria, who are supervised by Stirling researchers @zarahpattison.bsky.social, @kirstyjpark.bsky.social and Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor!)

Congratulations to BES researcher Katharine Abernethy, who was part of the international team who have produced the largest ever quantitative spatial and temporal analysis of wild #meat consumption across the Central #African region 👏 www.stir.ac.uk/news/2026/ap...

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This academic year, we were delighted to welcome visiting #RemoteSensing #PhD students Marcela, Fabio and Lorena from Brazil 🇧🇷 to study with us in Stirling for several months! They finished up their time here with some fascinating presentations about the work they've been doing 😀

The Ecology and Conservation Science research group had a useful session about impactful research with talks and discussion 🧫🔬🧬 Thanks to everyone who contributed!

The Ecology and Conservation Science #Research Group recently welcomed Jazz Rhoades of @btobirds.bsky.social, Rachel Cooper-Bohannon of Bats Without Borders and Robbie Whytock of Okala to discuss #careers 👩‍🔬 thanks for joining us!

At the BES Symposium, first year #PhD student Marie Beltran presented an informative poster 👏 about her work on #insecticide resistance in the #mango cecid fly and how it threatens food security 🥭🪰

Well done to @drheatherprice.bsky.social who has been chosen as one of Scotland's 13 most promising academics to join the Royal Society of Edinburgh's new Research Leadership Scheme! 👏 www.stir.ac.uk/news/2026/ap...

Huge congratulations to Daniel Atton Beckmann who successfully defended his #PhD thesis in his viva yesterday 🎉 Daniel studied #Phytoplankton using #RemoteSensing, funded by the Hydro Nation scholars programme 🎓

BES PhD researcher @rabernethy.bsky.social recently appeared on BBC #Landward 📺 to tell the public about his #fieldwork on Ben Ledi ⛰️ in the #Trossachs! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Catch up with Rory's work here: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Congratulations to BES researcher Al Jump and colleagues for publishing their article on reinterpreting genetic offset in the face of #ClimateChange in #EvolutionaryApplications 🎉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Good morning from the Soutpansberg,South Africa, where we are running an undergraduate field course for environmental sciences students. Always a privilege to take students to my home country & be part of so many of their1st time experiences in the field 🇿🇦❤️ @uofstirling-bes.bsky.social @stir.ac.uk

Congratulations to BES colleagues Brad Duthie, Nils Bunnefeld & @isabel-jones.bsky.social & coauthors for their new article in #Conservation #Biology about the Ecological Knowledge Games Project 👏 🎮 conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Congratulations to BES colleagues David Oliver & @jendickie.bsky.social & coauthors including @tonyrobertson82.bsky.social (previously of University of Stirling) who have published a new paper on blue spaces and bathing waters 🏊‍♀️ 🚰 👏 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

First year #PhD researcher @oscarjessup.bsky.social presented a great poster on his #research about #mycoforestry 🍄🌲 at the BES Symposium 👏

At the BES Symposium, first year #PhD student James Jesty presented a poster on his research into #heatwave impacts on the microbial communities 🦠 of intertidal mudflats 👏

Delighted to have had the opportunity to present some of my work analysing the drivers of internet search interest in 🇬🇧 biological invasions 🐜🐚🦀🌿 at the International Young Researchers Conference on Invasive Species #IyrCIS youtu.be/xVmFDupFvdM?...

At the BES Symposium, first year #PhD student @croylanglands.bsky.social presented a great poster outlining his #research into #drought vulnerability in the #Amazon 🌳🪾

At the BES Symposium, first year #PhD student Vainqueur Kilindo 🇨🇩 gave an overview of his work on using #ecoacoustics to monitor #gorilla populations 🦍 at larger scales while causing them limited disturbance 👏

Where should I put my acoustic monitor? If you're looking to study #biodiversity using #ecoacoustics, #PhD researcher @ecologybarnett.bsky.social can advise! Here he is talking at the BES Symposium 🔊

Lara, a #PhD student based at @ukceh.bsky.social in Lancaster gave a fascinating talk at the BES Symposium about using #eDNA to investigate freshwater #parasites living 'rent free' on #zooplankton in the Lake District 🏞️

We enjoyed the opportunity to #Chile out and listen to #PhD student Pablo's stories of #fieldwork adventures at the BES Symposium 🇨🇱 We're loving the hat, Pablo! 🤠

#PhD student Nicola Horsburgh gave a super interesting talk about her research into coastal #erosion and #flooding at the BES Symposium, explaining how local-scale and national-scale risk mapping relate to each other 🌊

Alex Turner demonstrated her unique combination of ethnographic understanding of her home in #Aberdour, #Fife 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and #environmental science research knowledge in her BES Symposium talk 👏

An entICEing glimpse into the world of mapping past ice sheet melting and sea level change in the Outer Hebrides from Anna Kurop at the BES Symposium 🥶

#PhD student Rory Abernethy's talk on sitka #spruce colonisation in the UK was a RORYing success at the 2026 BES Symposium 🌲 @rabernethy.bsky.social