Alongside mooted restrictions on salary sacrifice - which universities make a lot of use of to pay for pensions - this is not shaping up to be a great budget for a sector already mired in cutbacks and redundancies.

It’s insane to think that this record has now turned 50, yet like most of Pink Floyd’s work the music is timeless and relevant to most people today. Shine on your crazy diamond! #PinkFloyd #WishYouWereHere

Looking forward to joining #2025SVP later, would be great to say hi to as many of you as possible!

Something special for #SciFri and #FossilFriday, a review of #GIANTS which was recently at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. If you love extinct #megafauna, then make sure you try to visit this travelling exhibition! #Mammoth #Megalodon #Fossils #Extinction stevenallain.co.uk/Blog/scifri-...

Impossible to ignore what’s happening to #Arctic temperatures in the month of November... Data from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5 reanalysis.

Something special for #MuseumMonday, a review of the Grande Galerie de l’Évolution in Paris! I loved walking around this museum in the summer, just wish I had more time to take everything in. You can find out more on my blog below. #Evolution #Ecology #Conservation stevenallain.co.uk/Blog/museumm...

Join the ENDEMIC Network on 4 November for a webinar that focuses on how to make reasonable adjustments in the workplace and at university for neurodivergent ecologists at any career stage. Register now 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/rkknflximp

Ever wanted to see a T. rex or Triceratops up close in life-size? Now is your opportunity while also learning more about these amazing Mesozoic reptiles at Prehistoric Planet: #DiscoveringDinosaurs at #Lightroom. #SciFri #Dinosaurs #Fossils #TRex #FossilFriday stevenallain.co.uk/Blog/scifri-...

You like small, obscure #frogs, don't you? What, If Anything, Is A Strabomantid?, an article from Jan 2024 tetzoo.com/blog/2024/1/... #amphibians

Do you love #turtles as much as I do? Then you'll enjoy my latest video reviewing the Toymany turtle playset. This 6-piece set is extremely impressive and I can't recommend it enough. Perhaps it will make the perfect gift for someone this Christmas? #Herpetology #Reptiles #Toys youtu.be/cwRgreqVPvY

Do you or someone you know keep a #tortoise? This new book by Jane Williams is an excellent guide to their care, welfare and natural history. It also makes a great gift as Christmas is coming up! #Herpetology #Reptiles #Chelonians #Turtles stevenallain.co.uk/Blog/stevesl...

It’s a wrap! #SEH2025 has been a blast and it’s been amazing to see old faces but meet so many new ones. Thanks to all that made it such a memorable conference. #Herpetology #Amphibians #Reptiles #SEHCongress2025

It’s actually a big deal in all organisms! Amphibians are just a really cool system in which to show it off.

The second day of #SEH2025 kicks off with a plenary talk from @markscherz.bsky.social on why miniaturisation in amphibians is a big deal. #Herpetology #Amphibians

Who am I going to see at #VanishingViper2025 this weekend?

Are you interested in the illegal wildlife trade and an avid reader that wants to know more? If so, I've got you covered. Find out my top ten recommendations for what you should read next: #StevesLibrary #Conservation #WildlifeTrade #Poaching #IllegalWildlifeTrade stevenallain.co.uk/Blog/stevesl...

I recently visited the fossil pit in Abbey Wood with some colleagues of mine, to see what we could find. It was shark teeth, lots of shark teeth! You can read more on my blog, including on how you can do the same: stevenallain.co.uk/Blog/scifri-... #SciFri #FossilFriday #Fossils #Sharks

Upset that I couldn’t make it to #DinoConUK this weekend, but I did manage to listen to this instead. Hopefully, I’ll see you all next year as I’ve heard great things so far! @dinoconuk.bsky.social #DinoCon #WalkingWithDinosaurs @tetzoo.bsky.social

Are you a neurodivergent ecologist? Are you planning to undertake any fieldwork soon as part of research? Then our upcoming webinar with the @britishecologicalsociety.org's ENDEMIC Network may be for you. Find out more and sign up here: britishecologicalsociety.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?...

I recently visited the Musée Curie in Paris, which took me on a journey back in time through the lives of the Curies. You can find out more about this amazing place on my blog. #MuseumMonday #Radioactivity #MarieCurie #MuséeCurie stevenallain.co.uk/Blog/museumm...

First genetic data from the Platyceps najadum population on Kalymnos Island, Greece, attempts to resolve a nearly half-century-old taxonomic question: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #endemicspecies #melanism #taxonomy @dj-herpetology.bsky.social

A new book on a topic close my heart is now available. @joeharkness.bsky.social's Neurodivergent, by Nature explores the importance of #neurodiversity and how it can benefit nature, while also looking at the opposite relationship. #NeurodivergentbyNature #ADHD #Neurodivergent amzn.to/3U8Dh6p

🛑Over 24.1 MILLION illegal online wildlife listings REMOVED! 🦏🖥️ From ivory to exotic pets, platforms are becoming safer for wildlife thanks to the Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online. Together with @wwf.org.uk & @ifawglobal.bsky.social, we're keeping species #OfflineAndInTheWild

Are you coming to the inaugural @dinoconuk.bsky.social event in Exeter next month? Interested in learning more about Palaeoart in a fun and engaging manner with expert supervision? We are running workshops over both days and I’m delighted to be one of the people running these activities!

An incomparable legend.

Do you love reptiles as much as me? If so check my most recent review video of the #Toymany Reptile Figurine Playset and learn more about the animals it represents, and how to get your hands on them! #Herpetology #Reptiles #AnimalToys #EducationalAids youtu.be/y8AYkg3cCcw

Spent the day at @rbgkew.bsky.social in the glorious sunshine. Had a great time and can’t wait to share more photos with you on my blog. If you haven’t been before, Kew Gardens is certainly worth a visit! #Botany #KewGardens #TemperateHouse #PalmHouse

Celebrating the first anniversary of Fern the Diplodocus in our garden @nhm-london.bsky.social , here's a little movie explaining exactly how we did it, starring yours truly: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7Xb...

Impressive new atlas resource for students & researchers of marine turtles 🐢

I recently visited Lyme Regis with a number of friends for the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival and had a blast! You can find out more about what I got up to and my thoughts here: stevenallain.co.uk/Blog/scifri-... Hopefully, I'll see you there next year! #SciFri #FossilFriday #Fossils #LymeRegis

Last week after returning to work from 2 weeks in South Africa, the local grass snakes came to say hello. Moved this guy out of the road and to somewhere a little safer. What welcome back! #Herpetology #Snakes #Reptiles

Very proud: 'The Lives of Frogs' is published today! Hardback and ebook available globally 🐸 #frogs #amphibians #conservation #ecology #naturalhistory #biodiversity 🐸 @princetonupress.bsky.social @uclcber.bsky.social @ucl-pnl.bsky.social @ucllifesciences.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk ac.uk 🐸 🧪

Dear Science Journalists, Please mention when your write-ups covers work that was funded by federal agencies that are now being dismantled, defunded, and censored. The public needs to know what is being lost, and if you don't tell them in the context of Cool New Science, who will?

If you are in #TunbridgeWells it's Friends of Grosvenor and Hilbert Park first Moth morning of the year with @ianbeavis.bsky.social #moth #park

Looking forward to reading and reviewing this by the amazing duo that is @jimlabisko.bsky.social and our former PhD supervisor, Prof Richard Griffiths. Everyone knows how much I love books and #amphibians, what a fun way to blend the two! #Frogs #Herpetology @princetonupress.bsky.social

Artificial light, together with urban heat, may be lengthening the growing season in urban environments by as much as three weeks compared to rural areas, according to an analysis published in Nature Cities. go.nature.com/4e7pQwO #urbanag 🧪

I had a fantastic weekend at #LymeRegis for the #FossilFestival, find out more about British Dinosaurs, Mary Anning, and do a bit of fossil hunting! #Fossils #MaryAnning @deanrlomax.bsky.social

This also brings to mind a conversation I had a few years ago with @stevoallain.bsky.social about midwife toad conservation, grass snakes, newts, and much, much more. www.somuchpingle.com/2023/07/30/e...

Rise of the king: Gondwanan origins and evolution of megaraptoran dinosaurs: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... @stevoallain.bsky.social‬ ‪@cretaceous-cass.bsky.social‬ #RSOS #palaeontology #biogeography

Just seen something quite heart-breaking while walking with @wildveitch.bsky.social, a swift bouncing off of a building multiple times trying to enter a former nest, before giving up. The accuracy of it's attempt clearly demonstrated a nest used to be present. @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social

Please add your comment here. We can oppose this. www.inaturalist.org/blog/113184

As a taxonomist, curator on the HerpetoGasy Bioblitz group, and top identifier of dozens of reptile and amphibian species from Madagascar on @inaturalist.bsky.social, I am seriously concerned by this move. 🧪🧵

How many of you knew that @nhm-london.bsky.social has a sister museum in Tring? I've wanted to visit forever, and finally got the chance to recently. Read more about my visit on my blog. #SciFri #Museums #NaturalHistoryMuseum stevenallain.co.uk/Blog/scifri-...

I can't believe that it has been a month since our paper titled 'Rise of the king: Gondwanan origins and evolution of megaraptoran dinosaurs' has been published! @royalsocietypublishing.org royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #Palaeontology #Dinosaurs #Fossils #Tyrannosaurus #Trex

Exactly this

🐸 Despite a deadly disease that has nearly wiped out the critically endangered Alpine Tree Frog from the Snowy Mountains, #UniMelb say the species is fighting back by breeding more when infected

Do you like #reptiles as much as I do? Then the Toymany Reptile Figurine Playset may be for you (even if not all of them are reptiles). You can read more about my thoughts here: stevenallain.co.uk/Blog/toytues... #Herpetology #Zoology #AnimalToys #Amphibians #Education

I recently got around to finishing Bitch by @lucycooke.bsky.social, why did I not get there earlier! I thoroughly enjoyed Cooke's book where she literally rewrites the narrative on females from an evolutionary biology perspective. #StevesLibrary #Zoology #Books stevenallain.co.uk/Blog/stevesl...

To protect the nature all around us, we first need to understand it a lot better — and sharing photos to iNaturalist can help with that. To celebrate #BiodiversityDay, here are just five of the *many* iNat observations that have made a direct impact on science over the years. 🧵⤵️