Want to get better at reviewing & classifying camera trap footage? 📹 Join our webinar on 19 Mar 2026 (£12.50) with Dr Sammy Mason ( @mammalweb.bsky.social ) covering species ID, using MammalWeb, data processing + sharing results. Book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1818786642...

How are movement patterns affected by energy expenditure & gain, and what does it mean for fitness? This @iapetusdtp.bsky.social PhD opportunity will use data on movement & demography of kittiwakes & spatio-temporal food abundance across their range iapetus.ac.uk/studentships... #ornithology

Anyone interested in a PhD project modelling resilience of dryland ecosystems in a changing climate, led by @ecogeo.bsky.social and with @blindmath.bsky.social, Denis Patterson and Roy Sanderson, please apply to our @iapetusdtp.bsky.social PhD position iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

#PhD #Job Alert! Interested in #sedimentary processes & #turbidity currents? ..then consider applying for this exciting post as a part of @iapetusdtp.bsky.social, based in @newcastleuni.bsky.social. For more details visit - iapetus.ac.uk/studentships... or Dr Sanem Acikalin

Super interesting talks by Sonam Rinzin and Mark Pitt at this week's @iapetusdtp.bsky.social seminar! Lovely to hear from colleagues about completely different environmental topics :)

We're advertising an @iapetusdtp.bsky.social PhD position on modelling ecosystem resilience/vegetation patterning with @ecogeo.bsky.social, Denis Patterson, Roy Sanderson, and John Wainright! Keen to chat with anyone trained in geography/maths/ecology/physics etc. iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

A new @iapetusdtp.bsky.social funded PhD opportunity based at @newcastleuni.bsky.social @ncl-geography.bsky.social

New PhD opportunity: Balancing the trade-offs between conservation and restoration in woodland creation and wader protection Details here: iapetus.ac.uk/studentships... @chrissuthy.bsky.social @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social 📷Ben Andrew

Are you interested in doing a PhD in modelling Aedes-borne disease control? We are offering a fully funded studentship at @ukceh.bsky.social , with @uofglasgow.bsky.social and ALTOPICTUS, via @iapetusdtp.bsky.social. Open to UK nationals and overseas students. iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

Delighted to be advertising an exciting PhD opportunity on South Georgia's glaciers through @iapetusdtp.bsky.social. Please get in touch if you want to discuss and forward to any interested parties! iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

Returning home from a lovely trip to Durham (where I was a student back in the olden days). Had a fab time as always with @iapetusdtp.bsky.social doing Presentation 101. A very informal session in a very fancy building!

📣 We are advertising a range of glaciology/polar PhD projects at @geogdurham.bsky.social funded by @iapetusdtp.bsky.social. ❄️ For more information on these projects, and info on eligibility, support for under-represented groups, and how to apply, visit durhamglaciology.wordpress.com/opportunities/

Applications are now open for a Glasgow-based Iapetus DTP project centred on using in situ 14C to study glacier histories in East Antarctica! tinyurl.com/3ddvynn2 @stever60.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social @iapetusdtp.bsky.social @bas.ac.uk

Applications are now open for this years’ BAS Iapetus PhD projects … including one working on our Big Thaw project investigating extreme precipitation in Nepal from sediment core and climate data - more details in this link @iapetusdtp.bsky.social @bas.ac.uk iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

Feathered Witnesses: Unravelling the Impact of Habitat Loss on Neotropical Avifauna with Stable Isotope Analysis - an @iapetusdtp.bsky.social PhD Opportunity: with me, @dmevans.bsky.social, Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor and Luis Fabio Silveiro. iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

Great paper by Sandeep Tegar and colleagues. Thanks to @ukri.org for funding!

New exciting new global lake sediment temperature calibration paper and dataset by @geochemem.bsky.social, including the first 5- and 6-methyl brGDGTs measured in lake sediments from Antarctica - eg Fan Lake. See link for details: doi.org/10.1016/j.qu... @bas.ac.uk @iapetusdtp.bsky.social

Fantastic @iapetusdtp.bsky.social training and induction session last week - lovely to meet the new cohort and explore #Durham and its many bookshops!

Huge congratulations to Iapetus alumna Hazel Cooley on the award of the @newcastleuni.bsky.social Doctoral College Thesis Prize for her thesis on Chronic bee paralysis virus spillover and impacts. The award recognises outstanding research achievement and contribution to a research area/discipline.

A huge thanks to everyone at @sceneuog.bsky.social for hosting us - in particular Prof. Colin Adams for his phenomenal support, & Iain Geldard - we couldn’t have done it without both of you! Jodie Geldard did an amazing job organising the whole trip as part of her @iapetusdtp.bsky.social PhD

Some pictures from the last couple of weeks lake sediment coring on Loch Lomond with @iapetusdtp.bsky.social

That's all for Loch Lomond coring: 12 cores collected in 10 days, 2 gravel layers reached and lots of very fine grey clay in between! @iapetusdtp.bsky.social @bas.ac.uk

Postdoc Job offer for Arthropod Ecologists 🪲🕷️ Michael Staab @leuphana.bsky.social offers a 3 year postdoc starting in October latest. Arthropod diversity, interactions & functions in different research programs, e.g. @bexplo.bsky.social Apply by June 19th www.leuphana.de/en/universit...

great work by Nic Strowbridge in the PhD homestretch, bringing together a wide literature and range of species. How does methylation relate to colouration and what do we need to test next? @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @iapetusdtp.bsky.social

Invasive species cost Britain more than any other country https://www.byteseu.com/1046902/ Britain has topped a global list for damage caused by invasive species, with various types of moth, beetle, water hyacinth and wild boar causing more than £1 trillion of damage since 1960, up to eight …

Back from the IAPETUS Postgrad Conference 2025 — and honoured to be selected as the Best Poster! Grateful for the feedback and great ideas about my kelp forest & urchin barrens research! What do you think, BlueSky friends? @iapetusdtp.bsky.social @sciencesncl.bsky.social #PhDLife #ScienceComm

We have just sent out the latest of Iapetus DTP's periodic newsletters. If it fell foul of your institution’s junk filter, read it here: eocampaign1.com/web-version?...

Newcastle team representing nature & environmental research at IAPETUS postgraduate conference 2025! @iapetusdtp.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social

Today I spoke about systematic maps, abundance models & the achievement that presenting is in itself - to the wonderful @iapetusdtp.bsky.social students & co in sunny Scotland at @heriotwattuni.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌞

Final @iapetusdtp.bsky.social student conference of my PhD. Thanks to Heriot-Watt University for organising & hosting! A good @newcastleuni.bsky.social turn out! @sagencl.bsky.social

Finally heading home after what may be my last @iapetusdtp.bsky.social student conference! As always, fantastic to hear everyone’s research updates and catch-up with my cohort.

Another @iapetusdtp.bsky.social student conference complete! I feel so lucky to be a part of such a welcoming and fun cohort of incredible researchers who produce endlessly interesting work!

Edinburgh looking fine on the first day of the Iapetus student conference 2025, funded by @ukri.org.

Looking forward to seeing our students at next week's Iapetus DTP conference at @heriotwattuni.bsky.social! A great line-up of talks, including Prof. Colin Moffat (Scottish Govt's CSA, Marine) on how to have a positive influence on policy. Thanks in advance to organisers - and funders, @ukri.org!

Undergraduates: fancy a 6-8 wk paid placement in environmental sciences at an Iapetus institution? Check out NERC's REP scheme to support placements for those from groups underrepresented in this area More info: iapetus2.ac.uk/new-rep-sche... Deadline: noon 16/05/2025 #minoritiesinstem #environment

Undergraduates: fancy a 6-8 wk paid placement in environmental sciences at an Iapetus institution? Check out NERC's REP scheme to support placements for those from groups underrepresented in this area More info: iapetus2.ac.uk/new-rep-sche... Deadline: noon 16/05/2025 #minoritiesinstem #environment

We’re advertising an @iapetusdtp.bsky.social undergraduate summer research experience project on ‘Ecosystem Resilience in a Changing Climate’, with me, @blindmath.bsky.social, Denis Patterson & @tjohnwainwright.bsky.social. Please share with your undergrads! iapetus2.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

Join us for the new CASCADE webinar series! In our opening webinar on 21st March, we will be joined by Sarah Chaytor (CAPE) and Nils Bunnefeld (@eklipse-europe.bsky.social) to discuss how to improve linkages between academia and policy. Register here 👉 forms.office.com/e/Avv4aXfE4H

Thanks @canopyrobin.com for a great careers talk for @iapetusdtp.bsky.social this week - super to see someone a few years out of the PhD loving what they're doing and to think about how they got there and the variety of options open to us!

Enjoyed a talk from Jodie of @stir.ac.uk (funded by @iapetusdtp.bsky.social) this week on mapping the glaciology of Scotland during the Younger Dryas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❄️ Not my area of expertise at all, but I love an opportunity to broaden my environmental understanding 😊

Earlier this year, we were lucky to attend an @iapetusdtp.bsky.social training session on project management from Dr Peter Whitton of @durham-university.bsky.social - it must have been especially timely for first years and I was introduced to the power/interest grid for the first time!

Congratulations to @biologistrachel.bsky.social‬ for a successful viva on "Investigating the impacts of urbanisation on blue tit diet and reproductive success via faecal DNA metabarcoding". Thanks to examiners @allyphillimore.bsky.social & @jonathanpdrury.bsky.social, and funders @ukri.org!

Well done to Sheena Davis for publishing the protocol for a systematic map of riparian restoration in the tropics to promote both biodiversity and human livelihoods! doi.org/10.1186/s137... #newcastleuniversity @ukri.org

Lots of positive feedback for this leadership training - www.hutchinsontraining.com

Can't escape it... Rhododendron ponticum spotted on our Hadrian's Wall walk at @iapetusdtp.bsky.social residential training 👎

Great outcome from a PhD placement: Iapetus student Dan Lewis's fellowship at the UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) yielded a coauthored policy briefing on Energy Security and AI - www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/... @ukri.org @durham-university.bsky.social

As the sun set on another great Iapetus residential training event @nlandnp.bsky.social, massive thanks to our hosts, our staff, our external trainers, our funders (@ukri.org) - and, of course, our fabulous students!

Another fab year leading the team building and presentation skills sessions for @iapetusdtp.bsky.social . The room was a buzz with creativity from the get go. @ruth-wright.bsky.social has shared some of the mascots, & here's a clip as the teams had 5min to recreate an emotional film scene!

Really enjoyed our @iapetusdtp.bsky.social training on storytelling for researchers by @mattdoesscience.bsky.social of @dyellowlees.bsky.social Training! Lots of interactive opportunities to connect the narrative techniques to our research specialisms ✍️