Join us in York this year and share with a community that celebrates you!!!

On my way, Clacton.

Ever considered joining the #RESInsectConsDiv team? We have vacancies! 📢 We are seeking active & enthusiastic researchers in these fields to join us as Associate Editors. Think you might fit the bill? See ⬇️ buff.ly/nnLQ65j Deadline: 31 August 2026 @royentsoc.bsky.social @wileyeco.bsky.social

What is a parasite? Why are they so important for ecosystems and hosts? And what can we do to protect the 1000s of species at risk of extinction? A few weeks ago I spoke with a BBC Science Focus podcast about why parasites are awesome and you can listen HERE: open.spotify.com/episode/5864...

Want a science podcast for the weekend? Check out this episode of 'Nature's unsung heroes' from BBC Science, with Tim Brown @parasitetim.bsky.social, a PhD researcher in my lab. Tim talks about why parasites matter & the emerging field of parasite conservation 🪱🧪🌍 open.spotify.com/episode/5864...

Tune into this episode of the Edges of Extinction podcast @extinctionleeds.bsky.social to hear about insect extinctions, what these might mean for the world, and how they can be averted. 🎙️ media.leverhulme.ac.uk/podcast/wonk... #InsectWeek

🚨JOB ALERT 🚨 The deadline is approaching! ⏰ Apply to join BirdLife's marine team by the end of next week 🌊🐧

How very ironic to see sheep finding relief from the current heatwave under trees they themselves are ensuring will die out.

🦇 We are looking for a Head of Biodiversity (Job share). Deadline to apply is 9:30am, 22 June. More information and how to apply here:

PRESS RELEASE: UCU Hallam secures major win as Sheffield Hallam University drops plans for subsidiary company. See ucuhallam.org/ezm8 for more info.

@horizonsinstitute.bsky.social :)

VACANCY: Lecturer in Sociology (focus on race, ethnicity, intersecting inequalities) @uomsociology.bsky.social 4 years from 1 Oct 2026, £42,254 p.a., full time Closing date: Weds 17 June 2026 www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Just out in issue! Wondering which moth trap to pick? Or if different bulbs collect different species? We look at these questions and more using 100,000 trap nights from the amazing @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social. With @katatrepsis.bsky.social and Bill Kunin #teammoth #mothsmatter

The Department of Biology at the University of Iowa is hiring an evolutionary ecologist at the assistant professor level for fall 2027. Come and be my colleague! jobs.uiowa.edu/faculty/view...

I haven't finished my grant proposal, I haven't written any papers, I haven't read my PhD students thesis chapter, and I haven't marked my essays. But my two-year-old and I have found a configuration of seat cushions that makes a robust fort. So that's something... #halfterm #holiday #family

Giving an armful before work this morning. #giveblood

We are hiring! #AcademicSky @valentinecology.bsky.social @ruhr-uni-bochum.de has an open postdoc position on #Urban #Grassland #Ecology!🌍 The position includes work with stakeholders, so good command of the German language is preferred. More info: jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/1...

#PostDocAlert! PhD in #Ecology and expertise in macroecology, functional ecology, processing & analysis of high-volume data sets and spatial ecology? Our Macroecology group is offering a #PostDoc position in macroecology and biome mapping: apply.refline.ch/273855/1857/... #Sciencejobs

Hiring 3 postdocs in ecological resilience @biology.ox.ac.uk for my @erc.europa.eu CoG ResIntegrate project. Deadline May 29th. Details below. Pls share @salgoteam.bsky.social @evoldir.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social @ecolsocaus.bsky.social

Three PhD fellowship positions available with the ERC project OECOLOGIE: The German Sources of Ecology, Sorbonne. 1. History of ideas & digitial humanities 2. Humboldt, French-German Networks and the Emergence of Ecology 3. German Ecological Thought See: www.sorbonne-nouvelle.fr/recrutement-...

Looking for a post-doc in macroecology or paleobiology? Work with the fabulous Erin Saupe in @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... PDRA in Extinction & Conservation / Paleobiology : my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Position of interest for plant evolutionary biologists: two assistant professorships are now open in the System Earth Science (SES) department at Maastricht University! Interested? See the details here, or visit the QR code: vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Venlo-As...

When @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social started their PhD with @extinctionleeds.bsky.social, the project was a great #conservation #science idea. This latest paper on a more-than-human approach to #bird trade, however, shows how superbly their work developed: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

More than 20 years ago. Same as it ever was.

📢 Work with us! Want to join the team at the Royal Entomological Society? We have two fantastic positions available:  🦋 Conservation Project Officer - Closing date: 21 April  🪲 Consultancy Development Lead - Closing date: 27 April  Apply now 🔽

Apply before April 23rd to join us as Associate Professor at Leeds jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Sicily is an interdisciplinary conservation scientist working as a postdoctoral researcher at the National Trust, working on generating solutions for biodiversity renewal in the UK, focusing on issues around access to nature and land stewardship

In episode 7 of our podcast, 'Edges of Exinction' @jdroberts.bsky.social talks to @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social about the complex and ambiguous 'wicked problem' of bird trade in Indonesia, and how to create just outcomes for humans and birds alike extinctionstudiesleeds.podbean.com/e/edges-of-e...

This is excellent opportunity for 14(!) young birders to visit Lundy, boat and board included -- lundybirdobs.org.uk/news-and-sig... Additional funding for young people to get out to a bird obs. through the BTO here -- www.bto.org/our-work/you... 🪶

Today is our fourth anniversary - a perfect time to look at what we've done so far, and what's next. You can read more about what our research community have achieved so far, and what we've got coming up over the next academic year, in @stuarttaberner.bsky.social's new blog post 👇

‪ 🌳 Do you want to contribute to research on how humans perceive forests? Take this quick, anonymous 10-min survey 🌲 👉 www.biodiful.org#/forest This will help us explore how people experience forest biodiversity! Please share on 🦋 & tag @biodiful.bsky.social to reach more participants 🙏💚 🌐🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪

We are looking for a postdoc (up to five years) interested in climate-driven plant extinctions! Working with @manuelsteinbauer.bsky.social and me and a large team on various aspects of Earth system sciences. More information here: fau-earth-system-science.github.io

*Guaranteed funding* PhD opportunity in my group. Work with damselflies, UN global biodiversity targets, genetic data, and NatureScot policy groups; the project will advance comparative population genetics and provide evidence feeding directly to policy. www.findaphd.com/phds/project....

Please join me and my colleagues at the Department of Biology, #LundUniversity in #sweden! We have an open position as Associate Senior Lecturer in Molecular Microbiology. Open for all who defended their PhD within the last 7 years. Deadline to apply: April 28 2026. More information and link […]

Ready to start your own lab? Interested in #GlobalChange,#Biodiversity and #Ecosystem#Resilience? Join us in Göttingen - we are looking for a (female) Junior Research Group Leader in #EcologicalNovelty. Attractive conditions, see euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/415857 - please share widely if you can!

Thanks to everyone who attended our Insight Series session this morning - particularly to our speaker Truzaar Dordi and everyone who contributed questions and comments! If you'd like to find out more about our upcoming sessions, please subscribe via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/o/horizons-i...

Happy to be able to share our review of the consequences of rising temperatures on animal fertility, led by @rhondasnook.bsky.social with @liamdougherty.bsky.social and Claudia Fricke. Research is getting active in this area but there's still a lot of unknowns... rdcu.be/e7uGm

📣 JOBS!!! We're looking for new colleagues in the School of Biology @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social - two associate profs (plant sci and animal biology) and a lecturer (ecology/zoology)... jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Episode 5 of our 'Edges of Extinction' podcast: 'A Shell like a Paperclip'. @jdroberts.bsky.social and @rachelgrandey.bsky.social talk to Lydia Woods about mass extinctions in the deep past – and the strange world of marine palaeontology. extinctionstudiesleeds.podbean.com/e/edges-of-e...

Very excited to announce that we are hiring for three faculty positions at @universityofleeds.bsky.social in @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social: A/Prof Plant Science, A/Prof Animal Biology and Lecturer in Ecology, Zoology, Biodiversity or Ecosystem Management. Please do get in touch to chat. Links below:

My first article is out in Climate and Development (and it's Open Access)! Based on data collection with one Malawian village, I examine how to build fairer and effective toolkits for community-based loss and damage assessments in post-disaster contexts. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

In Episode 3 of 'Edges of Extinction', Andrea Boom, @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social & @jdroberts.bsky.social talk to Seb Stroud about the looming extinction of botanical knowledge and the importance of plants extinctionstudiesleeds.podbean.com/e/edges-of-e... #botany #education #extinction

Seeking applicants to a qualitative social science post-doc position - located at Purdue University, but collaborating with me and others on the human dimensions of white-tailed deer and cwd management. www.schooljobs.com/careers/ummi...

3weeks til we Walk on the Wild Side for #WorldWildlifeDay! 🪰First up, welcome @katatrepsis.bsky.social & ponder a post-pollinator world… Is insectageddon here…?⚡️Small but mighty @oldwoollen.bsky.social celebrates our six-legged, swarming life-support system! March 3rd, tix at tinyurl.com/9vzy769b!

Conservation status of species used in the UK herbal medicine industry 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... by Flowers et al. @katatrepsis.bsky.social, @universityofleeds.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk @extinctionleeds.bsky.social

3 lecturer jobs at School of Biological sciences at Bristol! Apply by March 8! www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

Tune into episode 1 of Edges of Extinction, a new eight-episode podcast by @extinctionleeds.bsky.social, where scholars from different disciplines talk to each other about different kinds of extinction. @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social @katatrepsis.bsky.social @jdroberts.bsky.social

Next episode is up of our podcast ‘Edges of Extinction’! Aptly titled ‘Killer Language’… @katatrepsis.bsky.social and @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social speak to Diane Nelson about language extinction, what it means for a language to die, and how this happens. bit.ly/4roa1XL