We woke from an afternoon nap to a deserted Chateau and eventually found a very agitated staff member who shuffled us out. We spent the rest of the day eating chips and watching lahars not getting over the ridge.

Professors Michèle Prinsep and Chris Battershill at the University of Waikato are seeking an MSc student and a PhD student to join their team investigating Marine allelochemicals as novel, sustainable, environmentally safe and selective herbicides. nzic.org.nz/vacancies

Weather supercomputer aims to predict more accurately over five days

Virgo: Two heads are better than one, and if you defrost your freezer you might even fit three.

Another year without an IgNobel. The New Zealand Science system is collapsing before our eyes. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Making the most of the solar eclipse in Wellington.

A shame but nothing we could do about that. Hope Canada can do the job next week.

"Octocentrism" 🐙🪐 I had a "what if," idea and decided to run with it. What if there was an Octopus at the center of our solar system and he was the sun, manipulating all 8 planets within his 8 arms? #gouache #art #octopus

Isn't it crazy that the leader of our country is able to get comedians fired for their jokes? Pic unrelated

Although on a positive note, it brings the 2% of GDP spending on R&D a little bit closer.

🚨Job Alert 🚨 The Department of #Geology at the University of Otago in #NewZealand invites applications for a faculty position (Lecturer – equivalent to Assistant Professor in North American academic systems) in Earth sciences or adjacent field. ⚒️🧪 #Geosciences otago.taleo.net/careersectio...

Calling peoples' employers in a rage because their tributes to Robert Redford weren't horny enough

#BirdoftheYear 🇳🇿

Is there anyone here at one of the universities in Wellington, NZ, who would want to host me to give a talk around November 10th?

"We find no significant difference between the climate strategies of companies that purchased credits and those that did not. [...] Yet, we document that for large-scale offsetters in the airline industry, carbon credit purchases competed with financing internal decarbonisation measures."

Fungi vs. plastic - a molecular breakthrough! Plastic pollution is one of the biggest environmental challenges of our time. While recycling helps, it’s not enough. What if nature could lend a hand? #bioeconomy www.linkedin.com/posts/floria...

We're looking for a new lecturer, here at the Department of Biochemistry in Dunedin, New Zealand. "Applications are invited in all areas of biochemistry, molecular genetics, and bioinformatics." otago.taleo.net/careersectio...

Horse and cattle cloning now commercialised in Australia, 30 years after Dolly the sheep www.abc.net.au/news/science... (H/T @biobeef)

Job Opportunity - Summer Student - Trees On Farms Are you passionate about sustainable land use and curious about how trees can transform farms? @bioeconomyscience.bsky.social is offering an exciting Summer Student position in Rotorua #bioeconomy www.linkedin.com/posts/floria...

If you want to be completely accurate: the Ministry of Education did not completely disagree with over 80% of the University Advisory Group Recommendations www.education.govt.nz/our-work/str...

Just as you thought things couldn't get weirder. 40 years of unrequited love finally ends

To protein designers (and others) The Dept of Chemistry, Lund University & the Wallenberg Initiative for Materials Science for Sustainability is looking for an Assoc Senior Lecturer/Assist Professor in Biomolecular materials with a focus on de novo design and synthesis lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

Yep. Got up. Cloud. Went back to bed.

Virgo: This is the week you finally find out how guillotine-proof your neck really is.

Growing your own vegetables is OK, but let’s also stop electing them

Not the best photo, I'm afraid.

#Job Opportunity - Summer #Student - Protecting Aotearoa Are you passionate about science, ecology, and protecting New Zealand’s unique #environment? Join @bioeconomyscience.bsky.social and contribute to groundbreaking research. #bioeconomy www.linkedin.com/posts/floria...

Inside the annual torment of the bird of the year contest

I'll be advertising a couple of PhD scholarships (breeding/wood quality, breeding/remote sensing) in the next couple of weeks, working with me and even cooler people at the School of Forestry, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. They cover uni fees + stipend for 3 years.

I have fond memories of the Vic Open day. They bussed us in from the Wairarapa: we went to one talk, nipped down the hill to see Thank God its Friday, had a Chinese meal (so exotic!) and nipped back up for the bus home.

Join the Bioeconomy revolution – we're hiring! @bioeconomyscience.bsky.social is on the lookout for a Mechanical and Infrastructure Technician to help power our Rotorua campus. #bioeconomy www.linkedin.com/posts/floria...

Bioeconomy Innovations 2025 60 days to go - in Rotorua! #Bioeconomy Innovations 2025 brings together global leaders, researchers, and innovators to unlock the next wave of sustainable solutions. Don’t miss the @bioeconomyscience.bsky.social speakers! www.linkedin.com/posts/floria...

Robot meets bollard. Nothing beats the #WorldBollardAssociation

Virgo: Your loneliness won't last forever, it will die with you.

Gene technology bill delayed again; PM says 'it's complicated'

Mat 19:24. And again I say unto you, It is easier for for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God. See also Mark 10:25 and Luke 18:25

Rare taxonomic #mycology job in NZ! Conduct fungal biodiversity & taxonomy research, secure funding, publish outputs. Working with the National Collections. PhD + postdoc experience required 🧪. Apply here: careers.sciencenewzealand.org/jobdetails?a...

I just got AIs to answer my set questions. Claude got my jokes: theconversation.com/i-got-an-ai-...

RNA: the original, and best.

A rare job opportunity for a biochemist who wants to work in beautiful Dunedin. Will suit someone who enjoys lab-based work. otago.taleo.net/careersectio...

In fairness, if you have more than one cell, it's the Carbohydrate Polymers that hold you together but still, top impact factor for the journal is weird.

Biowave rising - Kiwi #biofuel innovation making waves in global #shipping - Born from @bioeconomyscience.bsky.social - Biowave is set to transform how we fuel the global shipping sector. #bioeconomy www.linkedin.com/posts/floria...

PhD opportunity!!! Explore the potential of bryophyte natural product chemistry for modifying plant growth. A University of Otago PhD, but based at BSI in Palmerston North. More here: www.otago.ac.nz/courses/post...

The Measurement Standards Laboratory is advertising two permanent full-time jobs at their site in Wellington #nz. - Research Technician (Length) - Research Scientist (Mass) Roles like these are rare in today's STEM sector, so if you're qualified & have the right to work in AoNZ, please apply! 🧪

July Highlights - The Scion Group of the @bioeconomyscience.bsky.social driving impact for #NewZealand #bioeconomy www.linkedin.com/posts/floria...