An exciting opportunity! sempre.org.uk/call-for-a-n...

We’ve got some fantastic nature news to brighten your day ✨ This is the first confirmed sighting of a red squirrel in the main visitor area of Wallington since Storm Arwen in November 2021. A visitor spotted the red in the Wellbeing Woods (West woods) whilst walking.

Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇

"It’s ludicrous that aviation doesn’t pay fuel tax, especially now that Rachel Reeves is making noises about a tax on electric vehicles. If we’re looking for easy wins for revenue, just look to the skies." ~ Flight Free UK Director Anna Hughes in the Guardian today 👇

This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months" China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.

Rising heat killing one person a minute worldwide, major climate report reveals - The biggest analysis yet finds millions are dying each year due to the failure to tackle global heating @lancetcountdown.bsky.social #climatecrisis Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The planet has reached its first catastrophic climate tipping point. 160 scientists from 23 countries warn that unless global heating is cut to 1.2°C as fast as possible, warm-water coral reefs will vanish “at any meaningful scale.” The science is clear: We need to act now.

The MILLIONS of people who were denied vaccines are suddenly realising. @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social this was a terrible idea. Not only will the NHS struggle this autumn / winter, but people will suffer and die unnecessarily. It isn't too late for a U-turn!

If you're in the UK, please consider signing this:

Please support our call for Covid boosters for those whose lives may be at risk this autumn / winter. It takes a couple of mins to help SAVE LIVES 🙏 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

50% of UK electricity is made through cheaper renewables but we don’t see the savings, profits go to energy companies because the price is set by the cost of expensive gas. Sign this petition to ask Government to change the rules. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

🚨 MILLIONS of people at higher risk from diseases will lose NHS Covid vaccines this autumn. Sign + share our petition (on next post) It won't grow enough without your help to find more people. 1/ #KeepCovidBoosters

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🎉Thanks your help, we've hit 1,000 signatures! 🎉 Keep it up - from experience, petitions don't drive themselves (unfortunately!). If you know anyone famous who might help (like a Marcus Rashford - with a personal connection to the issue), try to message them! 🙏

🚨 MILLIONS at higher risk will lose NHS Covid vaccines this autumn. Lives will be at risk. The NHS will face more pressure. Covid is as serious as 'flu and also requires updated seasonal vaccines. We can stop this! Sign + share our petition (on next post) 1/ #KeepCovidBoosters

Scientist @elitsapenkova.bsky.social at Exeter University, is conducting research to determine the extent and spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria from rivers in the UK. You can help her tackle this huge threat to public health via the link below: 3/3 bit.ly/freshwater-s...

Now 99 universities officially making redundancies, and I've heard of a few more to take us over the 100 mark. If I were a student, I'd be 'shocked and offended' by that more than anything else. Still nothing is done. qmucu.org/qmul-transfo...

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on. slate.com/technology/2...

Job going in my old institution: jobs.bcu.ac.uk/en/sites/CX_...

They say it can’t be done, but here we are, California is generated 106% of California’s entire state electricity demand from renewables. California has a population bigger that 154 other countries around the world. It’s the 4th largest economy, in the world. Let that sink in. #energysky #greensky

It's utterly absurd that UK hospitals pig-headedly refuse to act to prevent airborne infections even when being overwhelmed by them, causing avoidable deaths & disability. Petition closes 11 May. It needs 10,000 signatures for a Government response. Currently around 7,000. If in the UK PLEASE sign🙏

Brexit's disastrous impact on the NHS led to 1,485 extra deaths per year, according to a new academic study. Researchers say after the 2016 leave vote, EU nurses left & were replaced by less experienced or skilled staff, which had knock-on effect for patients www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

We are now approaching 4,000 formally announced university redundancies in the UK since January alone. The real situation is far worse than that, and will also accelerate going forwards. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-univ...

Have you heard our big news? Throughout May, we're offerng an online webinar course that takes a deep dive into the discoveries made by Prof Colwyn Trevarthen about infant communication. You are invited to join us & our international panel, starting 6 May. connectedbaby.net/product/may-...

There’s thousands of job losses taking place across our world class higher education sector. Yet Labour don’t seem to care about these job losses.

I have a fully-funded, 4 yr AHRC collaborative PhD studentship 'Soundscapes of domesticity: music and lived experiences in non-elite English homes, 1780–1870' supervised by myself and Matt Ingleby with colleagues at The Museum of the Home. Deadline 23 May See: www.qmul.ac.uk/geog/postgra...

Really looking forward to this! Do come and join us, the full programme is now available and it’s going to be a wonderful two days! Registration is open! sempre.org.uk/conference/s...

🚨 JOBS KLAXON Thrilled to announce we're hiring @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Music Dept: Anthropologist/ethnographer of popular music in the Global South and/or diasporas. Job details below. Deadline 16 Feb 25. Please circulate! #anthropology #music #musicology www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLO459/l...

💔 Climate change is putting chocolate at risk. 🍫 Cacao trees are highly sensitive to temperature. More heat stress can reduce growth, lower yields, and impact the quality of cocoa beans. Read @climatecentral.org 's analysis here: www.climatecentral.org/report/analy...

Re-amplifying this job going in digital music cultures in @ucddublin.bsky.social @ucdschoolofmusic.bsky.social Come work with me and many other nice people in arts & humanities. Plenty of opportunity to collaborate in the school & in the college The search is deep & wide www.ucd.ie/adastrafello...

Only rapid near-term mitigation can effectively limit peak warming, which is required to hold warming *well below* 2 °C in case of exceedance or overshoot of 1.5 °C. www.nature.com/articles/s43... A year above 1.5 °C is not the time for despair but a call to action.

Number crunching: Potential increase in GDP from new third runway at Heathrow v estimated fall in world GDP for every 1°C rise in global temperatures.

Labour: "Let's build more airports!" www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Lovely to have a chance to work with @matskussner.bsky.social again! And many thanks to Sara and Julian for their editorial work!

A gentle reminder that if we miss the 1.5°C target (and we certainly will), the next target is 1.51°C and not 2°C. We need to keep fighting. Every tonne of CO₂ emitted makes the job of future CO₂ removal harder, and every 0.01°C of temperature increase makes the world more chaotic and dangerous.

Parliamentary debate starting now on the most important Bill of our time. #CANBill Watch live here: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...

***Please note, this deadline has now been extended to Friday 24th January 2025. All other details remain the same.***

Deadline tomorrow! Don't forget to submit! :-)

The next SEMPRE spring conference will be held at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) in Manchester, UK, on 9 and 10 April 2025. Abstracts for this conference just be submitted by 31st January 2025. www.sempre.org.uk/conferences/...

World’s richest use up their fair share of 2025 carbon budget in 10 days www.theguardian.com/environment/...

There are people we are supposed to take seriously who insists this chart is absolutely definitely nothing to worry about. I mean, just look at it.

I am a climate scientist and this is correct ⬇️

Please take a look at our latest @independentsage.bsky.social substack...feels somewhat pertinent at present!!! open.substack.com/pub/independ...

BREAKING: 2024 is now certain to be the warmest year in recorded history with an expected global average temperature of 1.60C marking the first full calendar year to exceed 1.50C. Global temperatures remain significantly above where they should be despite El Nino having faded.

SEMPRE Spring Conference CFP released: sempre.org.uk/conferences/... Please see details of the Aubrey Hickman Award here too.

"even if data are quantitative and numerical, the ways in which they are analysed and, to a greater extent, the inferences made from this analysis, will vary depending on who the researcher is." I LOVE this paper, which talks about reflexivity in quant, not qual, research tinyurl.com/3r3s39ty

From Sure Start to youth centres, cutting children’s services is a false economy www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Dear musician friends, My PhD student, Aliya, is doing a survey asking musicians to describe how they use imagining music in their heads in their work. It will likely take you less than 20 minutes, and you can win an Amazon voucher. Thanks in advance! durhamuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Are you an academic (preferably ECR) and interested in coming to work with me one week this summer in Glasgow on a database of early recordings of pre-1800 music, funded by the COST action EarlyMuse? All info in the link; apply by 10th January drive.google.com/file/d/1ug-u...

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT: Our open letter, signed by leading scientists & HCPs, urges the JCVI & UK Gov to reverse the decision denying COVID vaccines to millions of Clinically Vulnerable people who still qualify for 'flu vaccines. A "willingness-to-pay" approach puts lives at risk. 1/