Want to make a difference in ecological policy? Join the first Journal of Applied Ecology and British Ecological Society Policy Lab to answer the pressing question: “What is irreplaceable habitat?” Your expertise can drive real-world impact. Applications open until 15 September.

John Boyd Orr - @uofglasgow.bsky.social’s only Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder director of @fao.org - is one of many humanists rightly celebrated in this upcoming book: eprints.gla.ac.uk/357892/. A nice summary here about his amazing contributions to society in @scotnational.bsky.social.

🚨 PhD opportunity! Join us at @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk to explore how forest restoration & rewilding shape tick-borne disease risk across Scotland 🇬🇧 and the Italian Dolomites 🇮🇹. Fieldwork, modelling, One Health focus. Apply by 28 July 2025 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

This seems very worrying

Some good conservation news. The Scottish Government has closed >20 MPAs to wrasse fishing. This is a direct result of our team’s research and the tireless efforts of @siftscotland.bsky.social

Research Computing (RCaaS) www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/rc... at @uofglasgow.bsky.social is hiring! www.gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs... - some of them working with @uofgmvls.bsky.social / @mvls-srf.bsky.social.

'The university has informed staff of plans to cut 400 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions by July 2026, with academics the first to go.' Professor Andy Schofield, VC at Lancaster University since 2020, will take up position of Principal & VC at Glasgow University on 1 October 2025.

Do you have a project that exemplifies open science in ecology and evolution? If so nominate your project for a SORTEE Commendation Award: More details about the SORTEE Commendation Award:

ANYONE who thinks ANY group should accept fewer human rights than everyone else is totally unfit to serve as an EHRC commissioner.

Lina, @ucuglasgow.bsky.social’s amazing current organiser/administrator, has just moved on to greater things at @ucuscotland.bsky.social, so we’re looking for someone to replace her - it’s a permanent job at £42.7k pro rata for 22.5 h/wk (so £27.5k). Please do apply by June 5th / let others know…

We're hiring! Job vacancy for branch administrator/organiser with our Glasgow University branch @ucuglasgow.bsky.social. Closing date 10am on 5 June. Details and application 👇 www.ucu.org.uk/vacancies#BAO5

📣🚨📣Deadline extended to 6th June 2025! 📣🚨📣 Applications are still open for our MSc+PhD scholarships in Ecological Data Science available to those from underrepresented groups. This offers fully funded MSc (full UK fees and UKRI stipend) followed by entry to our 4-year PhD programme.

Fantastic opportunity to join some excellent programmes to gain quantitative ecological training at the University of Glasgow 
 @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk 
@uofglasgow.bsky.social for full details see bsky.app/profile/uofg...

Tomorrow @uniteucu.bsky.social go on strike over 6 weeks due to poor working conditions at #UCU (utterly dispiriting at a trade union). Fellow UCU members / academics / trade unionists, you can donate to the strike fund here: unite-ucu-strike-fund.raiselysite.com

Applications are now open for PhD positions and our MSc+PhD scholarships @uofglasgow.bsky.social. Deadline 7th March!

📣📣 We have extended our deadline to 28th February for Home UG and PG applicants to apply for fully funded PhDs for September 2025 entry via the ExaGEO DLA 🌍💻🧠🧑‍🎓 www.exageo.org

New job opening for a Professor/Reader/Senior Lecturer of Applied Animal Nutrition/Metabolomics/Microbiome within the School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Glasgow. Closing date 4th March 2025. More information here: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/professo...

📣📣 Two weeks remaining to apply for fully funded PhDs for September 2025 Entry via the ExaGEO DLA 🌍💻🧠🧑‍🎓 www.exageo.org UG and PG degree holders are welcome to apply!

Apologies for the typo here - these funded Ecological Data Science PhD studentships have an application deadline of 7th March. The ExaGEO studentships have a deadline of 17th February.

I’m standing for President of UCU Scotland. Please consider voting for me and for others I list. In the current crisis, with challenges around cuts and redundancies affecting every branch directly or indirectly, it is more important than ever that we fight back together ….. 1/2

Up to twenty-one funded UK and International PhD studentships here at @uofglasgow.bsky.social and our partner institutions for potential students interested in Ecology and ML / AI / Computing / Stats / Maths between the two programmes at ecological-data-science.github.io and www.exageo.org.

@uofglasgow.bsky.social Maths&Stats / GES / @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social have several funded PhD studentships in Exascale Computing for Earth, Environmental, and Sustainability Solutions for UK and international students starting in October - www.exageo.org - deadline Monday 17th February.

@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social has several funded PhD studentships in Ecological Data Science for UK and international students currently being advertised for an October start - ecological-data-science.github.io/about.html - funded by @leverhulme.bsky.social with a deadline of Friday 7th March.

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