📢 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

Our new study, funded by @leverhulme.ac.uk, reviews 298 species used in UK herbal medicine: 68% lack IUCN assessments, so extinction risks are unknown. Major threats include biological resource use + agriculture nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #HerbalMedicine #Conservation #Biodiversity

Doing my duty this morning before work. @givebloodnhs.bsky.social #giveblood

Today, we're sharing an open letter from our Chief Executive, Professor Sir Ian Chapman, outlining changes to UKRI investment approach, and addressing concerns about research funding and the financial position of STFC. Read his letter here: www.ukri.org/news/open-le...

We are thrilled to present our new podcast, 'Edges of Extinction'! In our first episode Diane Nelson and @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social talk to @katatrepsis.bsky.social about insect extinctions, what these mean for the world, and how they can be averted extinctionstudiesleeds.podbean.com/e/edges-of-e...

🐼With #worldwildlifeday coming up, we’re taking #Farsley @oldwoollen.bsky.social for a Walk on the WildSide! 🪰Is insectageddon upon us? @katatrepsis.bsky.social tells all! 🏞️Rebonding with rivers,it’s Josh Cohen 🐘Alice Morrell leads a seismic safari through Africa! 3/3/26,tix tinyurl.com/9vzy769b 🍻

Give the gift of Quantum Sauce this Christmas! Tickets at oldwoollen.seetickets.com/event/quantu..., for our next @oldwoollen.bsky.social show! 3rd March - it’s a faunal festival, as we mark #WorldWildlifeDay! #leeds @worldwildlife.bsky.social @worldwildlife.org @leedsgigs.bsky.social #scicomm

The University of Vienna awards at least 20 four-year and full-time (40h/week) postdoctoral positions to outstanding female scientists in natural sciences, life sciences, and economics.

Interested in moth trapping? Wondering which trap to use? Or if different bulbs collect different species? Using 100k samples from @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social our new paper looks at these questions and more! With with Bill Kunin and @katatrepsis.bsky.social #mothsmatter #teammoth

New #OpenAccess work by @rocb-ento.bsky.social, @katatrepsis.bsky.social & W. Kunin in #RESInsectConsDiv explored the effect of bulb type on moth trap catch & composition in UK gardens doi.org/10.1111/icad.70050 #GardenMothScheme #Biodiversity #ALAN @manusaunders.bsky.social @wileyeco.bsky.social

One of my PhD chapters: 'Designing user-centered technologies to address the illegal wildlife trade' is OUT NOW in the @society4conbio.bsky.social journal Conservation Science and Practice! Please check out the graphical abstract and give it a read: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Why do we measure what we measure about nature, and what does that mean for our understanding of biodiversity? @serenath.bsky.social is running a workshop to share her fascinating PhD findings which you can sign up to (see below) and feed back on the results #ecology #biodiversity #extinction

@extinctionleeds.bsky.social is an interdisciplinary doctoral training programme focusing on topics relating to extinction and its meanings, histories and legacies. Watch the whole🎬👉 media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/extinc... @katatrepsis.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social

I’m in a video about my very cool PhD program @extinctionleeds.bsky.social. Shot during a difficult time for me, I’m still happy I managed the filming and shared my research 🧐

We're honoured that @leverhulme.ac.uk chose to feature @extinctionleeds.bsky.social as part of their centenary. It's testament to our fantastic PGRs, including @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social and @kate-elspeth.bsky.social whose work is highlighted. Full video link in the post. #extinction #culture

Radar technology has been around for decades, used to track & predict weather. Now scientists have made a breakthrough using it to monitor insects - paving the way for cost effective biodiversity tracking across huge areas @katatrepsis.bsky.social @ncas-uk.bsky.social www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...

Seems suitable for today: I resurrected my clay extruder for creating pastry prey for experiments on bird predation. It also looks like a very teeny Eldritch horror emerging from a teeny portal... Strongly agree with Talya that ecology is just being 7 yrs old again! #evolution #camouflage #research

Delighted to announce a new paper, led by Mansi Mungee, which studies insect populations over the UK using weather radar and is covered by the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/environment/... more below... #entomology #radar #biodiversity #insect #research #conservation #data #tech #sustainability

I have a #PhD project advertised on "Hacking Urban Habitability: A Data-Driven Network Approach to Build Thriving Cities for All Species" led by @rogercre.bsky.social. It should be a LOT of fund and would suit a creative graduate who can think in space and systems yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/hac...

Are you looking for a PhD position and want to spend your summers in the Rocky Mountains? My lab @cudenverclas.bsky.social is looking for 1 PhD student to work on a NSF-funded project to study elevational range shifts in Colorado! 🧪🌍🐙 Apply by Nov 1! Details here docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Happy to see this paper out which started as a Masters project for first author Cameron Peacock - exploring the potential and the limitations of 3D scanning tech for supporting insect taxonomy dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3... 🧪🌍🪳🐝 @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social @katatrepsis.bsky.social

Are you an early-career biologist or ecologist who would benefit from an invited seminar? Would you like to come to UMaine next fall or spring to give a talk? Leave a brief comment with some info about what you do. I'm co-hosting our seminar series again, and am filling out our rosters.

Wild great tits signal ‘divorce’ long before the breeding season — even in the winter, months before the couples rebreed with different partners in the following spring New study with @universityofleeds.bsky.social in @royalsocietypublishing.org 👇 bit.ly/4lRt7TN @sheldonbirds.bsky.social

📢 Now hiring: @canjzoology.bsky.social is recruiting an #ECR Associate Editor! This is a great volunteer opportunity for a postdoc or early-career faculty member to gain editorial experience and build connections! ▶️ buff.ly/QGdDC1k #AcademicSky #SciComm 🧪 #AcWri #PHDSky #ScholComms

Through an interdisciplinary and participatory action research approach, Sarah Oakes is investigating sociocultural potato knowledge among Quechua farmers in the Peruvian Andes. Read more about her fascinating project here: media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/soakes @extinctionleeds.bsky.social