Tim Newbold
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Professor of Conservation Ecology at University College London. All views are my own.
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Why not try something new in 2025. Come and join us on UCL's MSc in Biodiversity & Global Change, to learn the latest science being used to tackle biodiversity changes. With
@ucllifesciences.bsky.social
Zoological Society of London and
@nhm-london.bsky.social
. Apply at
www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-...
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LAST CHANCE (for students requiring a visa): Come and join us this September to study the latest biodiversity science at
@ucllifesciences.bsky.social
,
@zslofficial.bsky.social
and
@nhm-london.bsky.social
. Apply here:
www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-...
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Just over a month left to apply for UCL's MSc Biodiversity & Global Change. Come and learn the latest in biodiversity research, together with
@ucllifesciences.bsky.social
,
@zslscience.bsky.social
and
@nhm-london.bsky.social
. Apply here:
www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-...
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UCL News
6 months ago
The intensification of existing farmland can sometimes be more harmful to local
#biodiversity
than expanding the area covered by agricultural land, finds a new study led by Dr
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with Prof
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Intensifying farmland can sometimes degrade biodiversity more than expansion
The intensification of existing farmland can sometimes be more harmful to local biodiversity than expanding the area covered by agricultural land, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/may/intensifying-farmland-can-sometimes-degrade-biodiversity-more-expansion
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Silvia Ceausu
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Our study on the biodiversity impacts of agriculture in
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Minimizing biodiversity loss requires a balance of expansion and intensification,while preserving unmodified land
#Biodiversity
#LandUse
#ConservationScience
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Geography and availability of natural habitat determine whether cropland intensification or expansion is more detrimental to biodiversity
Nature Ecology & Evolution - Both agricultural expansion and intensification drive biodiversity losses. Here the authors quantify and compare globally the biodiversity impact of land conversion...
https://rdcu.be/ekept
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We have a brand new module this year (Biodiversity Dynamics on a Changing Planet) led by
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Less than 2 months left to apply for UCL's MSc Biodiversity & Global Change for visa students. Come and learn the latest biodiversity science from academics at
@ucllifesciences.bsky.social
,
@zslscience.bsky.social
and
@nhm-london.bsky.social
. Apply here:
www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-...
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Feel free to DM if you would like more information.
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In the UCL Dept of Genetics, Evolution & Environment, we are advertising for people interested in applying for senior fellowship funding. I can say personally that it is a fantastic place to hold a fellowship. Apply at
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?jobId=32520&jobTitle=Research+Career+Development+Fellowships+in+the+Department+of+Genetics,+Evolution+and+Environment,+UCL:+Expression+of+Interest+for+2025
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Applications are still open for UCL's MSc Biodiversity & Global Change. Come and study the latest in biodiversity science from world-leading experts at
@ucllifesciences.bsky.social
,
@nhm-london.bsky.social
and
@zslscience.bsky.social
. Find out more and apply at
www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-...
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Opportunity to study for a PhD in a very important topic, in a fantastic department.
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Really nice demonstration of climate change impacting the food requirements of desert lizards by changing their metabolic rates and activity times, with important differences in effects depending on season, and between Africa and Australia
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A really nice assessment of the impact of selective logging and conversion to oil-palm plantations on forest structure, tree composition, biodiversity and ecosystem functions in the tropical forests of Borneo.
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and many other authors.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Tropical forest clearance impacts biodiversity and function, whereas logging changes structure
The impacts of degradation and deforestation on tropical forests are poorly understood, particularly at landscape scales. We present an extensive ecosystem analysis of the impacts of logging and conve...
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adf9856
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Why not try something new in 2025. Come and join us on UCL's MSc in Biodiversity & Global Change, to learn the latest science being used to tackle biodiversity changes. With
@ucllifesciences.bsky.social
Zoological Society of London and
@nhm-london.bsky.social
. Apply at
www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-...
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UCL Faculty of Life Sciences
11 months ago
You can also join us on 9 and 14 January to find out more about our Ecology and Biodiversity programmes here in the Faculty of Life Sciences. Sign up now!
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I have some PhD projects now available for application if you are interested in insect biodiversity change. Please check out the links below and shout if you have questions!
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Appy for Sept 2025 intake of UCL's MSc Biodiversity & Global Change. Learn cutting-edge science and skills to address global biodiversity changes, with leading researchers from
@ucllifesciences.bsky.social
Zoological Society of London and
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APPLY:
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UCL Faculty of Life Sciences
11 months ago
Big congratulations to
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researchers, Tim Newbold
@tnewbold31.bsky.social
, awarded the ZSL Science Scientific Medal for outstanding contributions by an early career researcher, and Tim Blackburn
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, awarded the Clarivate Award for Communicating Zoology!
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A great opportunity to do a fully funded PhD at the fantastic Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity in York, with
@inesismartins.bsky.social
and
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.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Fully Funded PhD in Biology - Understanding the complexities of biodiversity change at University of York on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Fully Funded PhD in Biology - Understanding the complexities of biodiversity change at University of York, listed on FindAPhD.com
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/fully-funded-phd-in-biology-understanding-the-complexities-of-biodiversity-change/?p179034
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf
12 months ago
Important new study shows that current climate models underestimate the human-caused slowing of the
#AMOC
(Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation), because they neglect freshwater influx from Greenland melt and other sources. /1 🌊
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation driven by subarctic freshening since the mid-twentieth century - Nature Geoscience
Fresh meltwater entering the Labrador and Irminger seas has resulted in a slowing of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation since the 1950s, according to a combination of modelling approaches...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-024-01568-1
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