New paper lead by Katherine Robertson @icon-science.bsky.social with @jacintahumphrey.bsky.social @sbekessy.bsky.social explores ways we can use urban design to reduce zoonotic disease risk academic.oup.com/bioscience/a... 🧪🌏 #urbanNature #urbanism #urbanDesign

Just over two weeks in and I'm already feeling so welcomed and at home on this campus! Here at #UniMelb, I’ll be working on two ARC-funded projects focused on Biodiversity Sensitive Urban Design and ‘everyday nature’ in streetscapes. Plenty of urban ecology work ahead! 😀 @icon-science.bsky.social

ICON Science Visits The Cape: Biodiversity Sensitive Urban Design in Action After years of championing Biodiversity Sensitive Urban Design (BSUD) in new housing developments, the ICON...

New paper from almost-finished-her-PhD Fiona Hoegh-Guldberg! @icon-science.bsky.social Recognising that water sensitive #urbanDesign often overlooks #biodiversity, Fi introduces a joint BSUD & WSUD framework, to improve outcomes for nature, water and people. 🌏🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

✨ New year, new campus! ✨ Kicking off the year with a change of scenery and an exciting new university home. Lots to look forward to this year - watch this space... 🌱

#ESA2025 was a blast! Read all about what the ICON Science team got up to here 📰 #Ecology #Conference #Biodiversity #NaturePositive #SciComm #Adelaide

’Tis conference season! This is my third, and I’m sort of all drawn out… pun intended. Here is the second logo reimagining for #ESA2025 which is from 23–28 November in Tarndanya (Adelaide)⁠ — Kaurna Country esa2025.org.au

Some fantastic tips on engaging with the media coming from hugely experienced @biodivcouncil.bsky.social Jaana Dielenberg and Claire Peddie @ecolsocaus.bsky.social #ESA2025 - short, clear and fun pitches - prep photos/videos ahead of time - say yes to radio & tv to expand your audience

If you're at @ecolsocaus.bsky.social #ESA2025 and feeling interactive, I'm chairing the Hot Topics Symposium on Weds morning! Come along to hear some of the "hottest" topics in Ecology, stay for a faciliatated discussion on the what you think are the next "need-to-knows" for government and industry.

Excited for the week ahead in Adelaide at #ESA2025! Started off slightly earlier than most as the Board got together to strategise at our annual Planning Day yesterday. Love working with such amazing and passionate people 💚

Phenomenal Welcome to Kaurna Country @ecolsocaus.bsky.social #ESA2025 from Katrina Karlapina Power. Incredible Indigenous and feminist energy, both a wake up call and call to action, to connect with the land our Mother. "Curiosity and Courage!"

I’m thrilled to be here on #KaurnaCountry in #Adelaide to attend #ESA2025! I’m presenting in the #NaturePositive Cities session at 11.30am on Wed. Come along to hear about how much it’s going to cost to implement #BSUD actions in our rapidly growing suburbs 🏘️ @ecolsocaus.bsky.social

Melbourne’s native bird community is becoming progressively simplified, or homogenised, with greater urban development. In my recent paper, I demonstrate that more developed suburbs are home to fewer individual birds and a reduced diversity of bird species. 1/5 doi.org/10.1007/s109...

The @birdlifeoz.bsky.social #AussieBirdCount is here! It's time to get outdoors and count some birds! 🦜 🐦‍⬛ 🦆 🦉 🐦 🦢 All you need is 20 mins and your smartphone. Here's how to contribute to Australia's largest #CitizenScience event... 1/4 📷 by Darebin Creek Management Committee

Are you presenting your first talk or poster at the @ecolsocaus.bsky.social Conference 2025? Don't miss this upcoming webinar on designing clear, engaging and informative graphics! ✍ Register via the QR code or visit: lnkd.in/gPu77TrY #ESA2025 #EarlyCareer #SciComm #Graphics #Webinar

Congratulations again to the Young Ocean Innovators on a fantastic event at Melbourne Zoo! It was great to share a bit about my career in urban ecology, and (hopefully) inspire the next generation work in this space 😊 📷 by Daniella Conser #YoungOceanInnovators #YouthSummit #UrbanBiodiversity

Looking for tips on how to care for wildlife at home?! The ICON team has you covered 😜 Check out the latest blogs on the ICON website here: icon-science.org/how-to-turn-... icon-science.org/helping-our-...

Are you looking to attract native birds to your garden this spring? 🦜 🏡 Here's some top tips from @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social and yours truly! www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #BirdsInBackyards #UrbanNature #WildlifeGardening #CitizenScience

What if we changed urban spaces to invite wildlife back into our cities rather than forcing them out? When Wildlife Moves In, a new work at the National Gallery of Victoria, explores ways our homes can be designed to help wildlife live among us, benefiting human health 🧪 whenwildlifemovesin.com

From frog saunas to butterfly puddles: 8 ways to turn your homes into a wildlife refuge: theconversation.com/from-frog-sa... A fantastic summary article from my colleagues at @icon-science.bsky.social - Bethany Kiss, Mark Jacques and Sarah Bekessy. Well done team! 🦋🌱🪺🐈🐸

New ICON blog post: icon-science.org/ngv-exhibiti...

This week, I finally visited the recently renovated Carnegie Memorial Swimming Pool and I have to say - I like what you've done with the place, Glen Eira City Council 😍 #UrbanGreening #IndigenousPlants #UrbanHabitat

"We don't have to go obliterating habitat every time we want to… establish a new residential estate for people". With 600-700 critically endangered Swift Parrots turning up on the outskirts of Bendigo, it's time to rethink urban development. 🦜 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

Ever wondered what #UrbanEcology #Fieldwork looks like? Here's a perfect example! This photo from Google Street View was taken during Lydia Daniel’s Honours fieldwork – we were surveying large street trees for birds, which involved a lot of time standing on nature strips and staring up at trees.

A massive congratulations to ICON Science Lab Head, Prof. @sbekessy.bsky.social, who has been successful in securing an ARC Industry Laureate Fellowship for 2025!! Congratulations Sarah!! 👏🏼🎉🥂 Read more about Sarah's project here: www.arc.gov.au/2025-industr...

Last month, I had the opportunity to attend the International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB) in Meanjin/Brisbane. It was great event, but the thing that really struck me was Brisbane's urban greening! 🌿 #ICCB2025 #UrbanGreening #Brisbane

Science communication has taken me to some very cool places. Recently, I had the amazing opportunity to share some of my research at Nerd Nite Melbourne! I never would have thought I’d be gracing this stage, but what a FANTASTIC experience!

If you can’t wait for the next ICCB - We are thrilled to announce that the next SCB Oceania conference will be held in Nov 2026 together with @newzealandecology.bsky.social in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa NZ! #NZES_SCBO2026 #ICCB2025 confer.eventsair.com/2026-nzes-sc...

Great to see Dr Patt Finnerty presenting his research on 'urban rewilding' at #ICCB2025. Patt emphasised that we are losing biodiversity from urban areas but often species reintroductions occur outside of cities. We need more fauna translocations in the suburbs! 🏡

First ever poster #presentation at #ICCB2025! Fat-tailed #dunnarts of the Victorian #grasslands are #threatened with #extinction Sheep farming landscapes ✅️ Cropped landscapes ❌️ #climatechange is forcing Victorian farmers toward cropping = less #habitat for #native #fauna

The ICON Science Research Group, including both current and recent alumni, was well represented at the #ICCB2025 poster session last night! You can catch our lab head, Prof. Sarah Bekessy (@sbekessy.bsky.social), speaking in 'The future of designing with urban wildlife' session at 3.15pm in M4.

#ICCB2025 has officially started in Meanjin/Brisbane! This morning we are fortunate to hear from Ricky Archer, Director of National Parks at Parks Australia, and A/Prof Binbin Li from Duke Kunshan University. ICON Science will be here all week so stay tuned for updates!

Are you a fan of urban birds? Keen to know how we can better support native birds in our cities? Come along to my speed talk tomorrow to find out! * Mon 16 June at 10.30am * "Sustainable Land and Water Use" in Room M2 #ICCB2025 #Conference #Research #SciComm #Conservation #UrbanEcology #Birds

Calling all Melbourne folks: Tickets are still available for Nerd Nite Melbourne on Wed 11th June at Howler in Brunswick! Come along to hear me rant about noisy miners - the bully bird taking over our backyards. Grab your tickets here: moshtix.com.au/v2/event/ner...

Nerd Nites next show is on the 11th June!! Come to hear fabulous talks from @kiraetsa.bsky.social, @jacintahumphrey.bsky.social and Sex with Lex!! Tickets only $17 and are available here 🤓: moshtix.com.au/v2/event/ner...

Remembering when I took part in Pint of Science Festival 2024! 😍 @pintsworld.bsky.social Great evening of science + 🍺 + laughs! I learnt about Bec Brown's @redheadscientists.bsky.social cool research. Thanks to our fabulous MC Sean @seanmelliot.bsky.social and Jacinta @jacintahumphrey.bsky.social

🌿 How do we achieve nature positive development? 🌿 Our new study in npj Urban Sustainability lays out a bold roadmap for transforming the UK’s residential and commercial development sector to achieve a nature positive future. doi.org/10.1038/s429... #NaturePositive 1/4

These trees likely date back to European colonisation, and now they've been destroyed to make way for a car park. Yes, you read that right. A car park. We can do better than this. We have to do better than this.

And this one demonstrates expert elicitation to unpack taxon-specific parameters to use when planning for urban ecological connectivity. 🧪🌏 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... From Aussie authors @wildurban.bsky.social @jacintahumphrey.bsky.social among others! #urbanEcology

Today marks a significant milestone in the Birrarung Trial Floating Wetlands project: the end of the fauna monitoring for the trial period! 1/4 #FloatingWetlands #UrbanHabitat #UrbanWildlife #UrbanGreening

🍃Thanks for joining us at #VicBioCon25 to celebrate all things Victorian biodiversity!🌱Click the link to complete our feedback survey- it only takes a few minutes and helps us to improve future conferences!🍃🪲 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 📷 Adam Purcell | Melbourne Ceili Camera

Between each #VicBioCon25 session you'll see a slideshow of all our photocomp entries! Vote for your favourites with the QR code, or follow this link: forms.gle/vzxiEycxEtwS... 📷 Background by Adam Purcell | Melbourne Ceili Camera

This week, the annual LIV Golf tournament returns to the Grange Golf Club in South Australia. Grange is known for its commitment to natural habitats and wildlife. But can a golf course really be good for biodiversity? ⛳ @aunz.theconversation.com theconversation.com/golf-courses...

Check out this new article from @jacintahumphrey.bsky.social @icon-science.bsky.social theconversation.com/golf-courses... reflecting on the important role that golf courses can play for #urbanNature! 🌏

Happy New Year everyone! I hope 2025 is full of quality time with great people in beautiful places 🏕️ #NewYear #Hiking #HighCountry #MtKosciuszko

WOW, what a week!! The annual @ecolsocaus.bsky.social conference finished up yesterday at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. It was the largest ESA conference in the society's 65 year history, with over 900 talks and almost 1400 attendees. My highlights included... #ESAus2024 1/5

That's a wrap on ESA2024! We're so beyond grateful for everyone who attended and presented at our biggest conference ~ever~ 🎉 We'll see you in Adelaide next year (Nov 23-28) for ESA2025! *The echidna is not a paid actor #ESAus2024 #ecology #WildOz

🌱TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE FOR #VicBioCon25!🌱 Head over to vicbiocon.com/tickets to secure your spot at the conference for the 12th & 13th of Feb, and grab your ticket for the networking event while you're there!🐾 11th of Feb workshop tickets coming soon! 📷 Adam Purcell | Melbourne Ceili Camera

That's a wrap on the first two days of ESA2024 🎉 This might be our biggest conference in history, with over 1,300+ attendees and over 900+ presentations- but it's not over yet! Bring on more connection, sharing and celebration 💪 #ESAus2024 #ecology #conference

It's not as good as getting the guided tour by @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social, but it was great to see the floating wetlands near the #ESAus2024 venue tonight!