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Ecologist @ University of York studying the responses of species to climate change 🦋
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Royal Entomological Society
13 days ago
🚨 New journal launch! We're ecstatic to announce
#ApproachesInEntomology
- a new
#OpenAccess
journal focused on methods, tools and innovation across
#InsectScience
, designed to support transparency, reproducibility, and practical advances in the field. Read more 🔽
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@wiley.com
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RES launches new journal: Approaches in Entomology
Call for papers coming soon - Watch this space!
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Jack Hatfield
19 days ago
What is resilience for a landscape? Check out our (with Charles Cunningham,
@hannalp.bsky.social
, Lauren Barnes, Chris Thomas and
@janehillyork.bsky.social
) new paper now out in
@peopleandnature.bsky.social
Early View
@anthropocenebio.bsky.social
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Jonny Gordon
about 1 month ago
What can biodiversity patterns during the Black Death tell us about our relationships with nature? (hint: its not all bad!) Read more in our new paper:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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martinswarren.bsky.social
about 1 month ago
Wow, this is an important paper. We had some evidence early on from
@ukbms.bsky.social
sites but rarely had good data in grazing regimes. But
@tombrereton.bsky.social
always said that extensive cattle was the best for butterflies and this add yet more evidence
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Edward Pollard
about 1 month ago
"There's five times as many butterflies on cattle grazing sites compared with sheep grazed sites,"
@bcyorkshire.bsky.social
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Yorkshire Dales sheep and cattle swap boosts biodiversity - studies
Natural England began switching to cattle grazing at its Ingleborough site in the Dales in 2004.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3rzz924rxlo
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Charlotte Wright
about 1 month ago
Now online! In this review, we cover four major topics on butterflies and moths: their evolutionary history and diversification dynamics, genomics, global diversity patterns, and conservation 🦋🌏 (1/8)
@natrevbiodiv.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Evolution, genomics and conservation of butterflies and moths - Nature Reviews Biodiversity
Butterflies and moths are key indicators of functioning and healthy ecosystems around the world. This Review describes the evolutionary history of the order Lepidoptera and tracks shifts in researcher...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44358-025-00128-8
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York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI)
about 2 months ago
Big news!🎖️YESI Director
@proflinds.bsky.social
was at Windsor Castle yesterday for her official investiture. She formally received her MBE for services to Environmental Development—testament to her global impact on climate policy🌍✨ The whole YESI team is bursting with pride. Congrats, Lindsay!👏
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Natalie Cooper
2 months ago
Reminder: if anyone, particular ECRs, is interested in helping to refresh the Data Management booklet, please get in touch ASAP. Details of how to get involved in the thread below.
@methodsinecoevol.bsky.social
@britishecologicalsociety.org
.
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Jack Hatfield
3 months ago
New paper with
@jonathan-gdon.bsky.social
@cmbeale.bsky.social
and Chris Thomas looking at species contributions to biotic homogenisation and differentiation.
@anthropocenebio.bsky.social
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Markus Eichhorn
3 months ago
I often get asked about the Miyawaki method of forest restoration, usually by people who have heard extraordinary claims for it. Morales et al. (2025) have reviewed the evidence and found it to be weak or absent. 🌏🧪🌳🌲
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Tiny forests, huge claims: The evidence gap behind the Miyawaki method for forest restoration
To scale up restoration effectively, practitioners and policymakers should prioritize methods supported by robust empirical evidence rather than relying on untested claims. Our findings highlight the...
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.70242
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Natalie Cooper
4 months ago
Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from
@britishecologicalsociety.org
@methodsinecoevol.bsky.social
FREE online here!
www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...
Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!
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RES Publications
4 months ago
Are you heading to Edinburgh for
#BES2025
? Do come and find us at stand LT7 in the Lennox Suite! We’d love to connect, chat about all things entomology, and share what’s new at RES. See you there! 🪲🔽
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York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI)
5 months ago
We didn’t win but we had a fabulous and uplifting night at the
#THEAwards
and we were honoured to be shortlisted in the Environmental Leadership category. Congratulations to all the inspiring winners and nominees, you’re all amazing 👏👏👏
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LIB
5 months ago
#LIBresearch
: A new study introduces the Global Repository of Insect Traits (GRIT) — a worldwide initiative integrating insect trait data to make insects more understandable and comparable across ecosystems. →
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70035
@cscherber.bsky.social
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Toward a global repository of insect traits (GRIT)
Biodiversity loss is accelerating, yet insect conservation is hindered by the absence of a centralised, comprehensive trait database. We propose the GRIT, a FAIR, open-access platform uniting datase...
https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.70035
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Alex Holcombe
5 months ago
" 60 per cent of UK university libraries are considering dropping their big deals with the five major academic publisher" Many call for diamond open access. A new organisation with many partners,
@ojcollective.bsky.social
, is launching in January.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
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Chaos is coming for scholarly publishing - Research Professional News
Buckling of commercial models alongside maturing of community-led efforts promises major shifts, says Caroline Edwards
https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-views-of-the-uk-2025-november-chaos-is-coming-for-scholarly-publishing/
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Darren Evans
5 months ago
In this report, we make the case for a more holistic ecosystem-centred approach, highlighting its benefits for biodiversity recovery and for aligning agendas across government departments.
www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...
@sciencesncl.bsky.social
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British Ecological Society
5 months ago
Time to rethink nature conservation? Ecologists call for an ecosystem approach to halt UK wildlife decline and protect the vital services nature provides us in our new report with
@nationaltrust.org.uk
@pettorelli.bsky.social
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Alexa Fredston
5 months ago
five days left to submit an abstract for
#speciesonthemove
in Taiwan in April! SOTM is my favorite conference—a small, ECR-friendly meeting that gathers international scientists working on every aspect of climate change + range and phenological shifts.
www.speciesonthemove.com
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Home - Species on the Move 2026
https://www.speciesonthemove.com/
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Tiff Ki
6 months ago
Really glad to see this exciting and fun work from my PhD out - huge thanks to
@janehillyork.bsky.social
@cmbeale.bsky.social
and Dr Blanca Huertas! Next summer, going to go to Sulawesi to link two of these regions with present day surveys! 🦋
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Prof Jane K Hill
Royal Entomological Society
7 months ago
Thank you to everyone that attended the
#WomenInEntomology
morning at
#Ento25
, what a fantastic turnout! Special thanks to
@ukladybirds.bsky.social
,
@hayleyento.bsky.social
, Anna Platoni and Gia Aradottir 🐞🪴🪰🦗 Read more about women in entomology 🔽
buff.ly/9OBCyNM
WomenInSTEM
#WomenInScience
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Prof Jane K Hill
Royal Entomological Society
7 months ago
🌟 That's a wrap on
#Ento25
! 🐛🦋 A huge thank you to all our speakers, delegates, volunteers, and partners who made this year's conference such a vibrant and inspiring event 🐜🦋🕷️ Here’s to the future of
#entomology
- see you next time! Want more? Check out our upcoming events 🔽
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Events Archive - Royal Entomological Society
The home of insect science
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Beulah Garner
7 months ago
#Ento25
our workshop: how to use taxonomic keys had a lot of enthusiasm, ‘some’ frustration
#whatisit
but with genuine engagement. Featuring test keys: Orthoptera & Dermaptera & of course Carabidae handbook with
www.royensoc.co.uk/publications...
with specimens from
www.nhm.ac.uk/take-part/ce...
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British Ecological Society
7 months ago
🌿 We’re celebrating our first round of BES Fellows! 20 ecologists recognised for excellence in research, teaching & the application of ecology. 👇 Meet them:
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Meet our first round of BES Fellows - British Ecological Society
We are delighted to announce the first round of BES Fellows, recognising outstanding contributions to ecology across research, teaching, and its application within our international community.
https://f.mtr.cool/vlcgylffrm
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Maggie Sheddan
7 months ago
#Bass
beautiful morning
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Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity
7 months ago
A lively and light hearted moth vs butterfly discussion on The Infinite Monkey Cage with
@janehillyork.bsky.social
,
@chrisjiggins.bsky.social
, Katy Brand,
@profbriancox.bsky.social
& Robin Ince. Are you team butterfly or team moth 🦋💡? Listen to the episode in full:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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The Infinite Monkey Cage - Series 33 - Moths v Butterflies - Katy Brand, Jane Hill and Chris Jiggins - BBC Sounds
Brian Cox and Robin Ince adjudicate a fluttery face off!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002fxn9
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Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
7 months ago
Ingleborough just levelled up! 💚 More wild land, more rare species, more reasons to grab your boots and explore. Nature’s winning big in Yorkshire—come see why! 👇
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/wild-ingleborough/wild-ingleborough-reaching-new-heights-wildlife
#WildIngleborough
#KingsNNR
#NatureRecovery
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Wild Ingleborough – Reaching new heights for wildlife | Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Tim Thom, Wild Ingleborough programme manager, celebrates the impact your support and donations have made on the Wild Ingleborough programme over the last two years.
https://www.ywt.org.uk/blog/wild-ingleborough/wild-ingleborough-reaching-new-heights-wildlife
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Dr Amy-Jane Beer
7 months ago
Swimmers and river lovers of Yorkshire! Rave On for the Avon is coming to York THIS THURSDAY 🏊🏻♀️💦💙 Please share…
www.picturehouses.com/movie-detail...
@righttoroam.bsky.social
@yorkswildlife.bsky.social
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Entomological Society of America
7 months ago
In a survey of nearly 1,400 scientists released this week, 83% said federal government policies since January 20, 2025, had caused an "extremely negative impact" or "irreparable harm" on their field of science.
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Entomologists, Fellow Scientists Report Negative Impacts of Government Actions
In a survey of nearly 1,400 scientists, 83% said government policies in 2025 had caused an "extremely negative impact" or "irreparable harm" on their field of science.
https://entomologytoday.org/2025/08/28/survey-entomologists-scientists-report-negative-impacts-government-actions/
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UKBMS
8 months ago
Join us at the UKBMS 50th Anniversary Conference! We can't wait to celebrate this milestone yr 🎂 Join us for a day of butterfly science, celebrations and chatting with other butterfly enthusiasts. Book your free place -
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-butterf...
Places are limited, book soon!
#UKBMS50
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UKBMS
8 months ago
UK Butterfly abundance Indicators for 1976-2024 have been released, showing an 18% decline in overall butterfly abundance for the UK. Habitat specialists have fared worse, declining by over a third. Check out the full statistics here ⬇️
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Guy Shrubsole
8 months ago
Yikes - the land surrounding the Cerne Abbas Giant is up for sale! Lot 1 is top-quality chalk downland bursting with wildflowers & butterflies - orchids, skippers… going for £950k. It absolutely needs to be preserved. Hope the NT or similar can buy
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Abigail Lowe
8 months ago
Do you do moth trapping in the UK? We'd love your help! 💡 At
@ukceh.bsky.social
we're training & testing AI to detect multiple moths in a single image. Send us top-down photos of multiple moths on egg trays to support this work. More info & form:
forms.gle/e3HzBPEd7RVV...
#mothsmatter
#TeamMoth
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Natalie Cooper
8 months ago
This should be a lot of fun! Help us find out if BES journal data and code sharing policies are actually working, with a little side bonus quest about data equity 🤓
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Butterfly Conservation
9 months ago
The Big Butterfly Count 2025 is here and butterflies need our help 🦋🚨 This isn't just a survey, it's a rescue mission, and we need everyone to get involved. No lab coats. No science degrees. Just 15 minutes of your time. ⏱️ Get out for the count 👉
bigbutterflycount.org
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Royal Entomological Society
10 months ago
Do you know a young person with an interest in insects? 🦋 The Douglas Boyes Fund aims to provide people aged 14-18 with access to entomology equipment, fostering their passion for insects and inspiring them to engage and share their interest with other young individuals 🔽
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Douglas Boyes Fund - Royal Entomological Society
The Douglas Boyes Fund has been established in honour of Douglas Boyes (1996-2021), an esteemed entomologist specialising in Lepidoptera. The Fund aims to provide young people aged 14-18 with access…
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Royal Entomological Society
10 months ago
The latest
@pomscheme.bsky.social
annual report is here! 🐝🌿🦋🌼🪲 Check out this year’s findings in @ukceh.bsky.social's brilliant summary in the thread below 🔽
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Colin Beale
11 months ago
Great to see
@charles-cunningham.bsky.social
's paper out on the impacts of woodland connectivity on the presence of woodland species in the UK.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Scott Cairney
11 months ago
I’m looking for a postdoc and RA for an ERC-funded project “SLEEPAWAY: Forgetting unwanted memories in sleep”. You’ll use MEG/EEG and fMRI to understand how the sleeping brain remembers and forgets. PLEASE REPOST 😊 Postdoc:
tinyurl.com/vr5thp7s
RA:
tinyurl.com/ycyzkatc
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Eva Gril
12 months ago
The beauty of trees as lidar point clouds... 3D pixel art 🌳 🧊 Here, an oak forest stand from the North of France, with a dense understory. Voxelised with AMAPVox
@umramap.bsky.social
, from our terrestrial lidar scans!
@jonlen.bsky.social
#EDYSAN
@terschki.bsky.social
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Seirian Sumner
about 1 year ago
How to create a
#nature-literate
society. My latest article
@theconversation.com
Revaluing naturalists' skills is essential for a future where we work with, not against, nature. Notice Name Nurture
#GreenJobs
theconversation.com/heres-how-to...
@uclnews.bsky.social
@curlewaction.bsky.social
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Here’s how to create a more nature-literate society
Nature literacy has inspired creativity and innovation for thousands of years.
https://theconversation.com/heres-how-to-create-a-more-nature-literate-society-253373
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Climate Centre
about 1 year ago
The simplest thing you can do to help butterflies this summer is grow your grass long to help species that have been reduced by up to 86% since 1970. Dr Richard Fox from
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
tells
@stevehreports.bsky.social
on
@lbcnews.bsky.social
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Prof Jane K Hill
Royal Entomological Society
about 1 year ago
We are recruiting three new Editors-in-Chief covering medical, veterinary and forensic entomology. We are looking for enthusiastic researchers committed to building the profile of the journal and handling manuscripts with integrity. Read more and apply today 🔽
www.royensoc.co.uk/opportunitie...
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Prof Jane K Hill
Royal Entomological Society
about 1 year ago
Huge thanks for speaking bees with us at the RES Student Forum,
@davegoulson.bsky.social
🐝 If you haven't already, be sure to pick up
#Insectarium
, a beautiful book about the secret world thriving under our feet, written by Dave & illustrated by Emily Carter.
#SF25
@bonnierbooks.bsky.social
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Prof Jane K Hill
Royal Entomological Society
about 1 year ago
Huge thanks to our terrific student reps -
@bensjhawthorne.bsky.social
,
@idrisadams.bsky.social
and Vera Kaunath - for organising another great RES Student Forum
#SF25
🦋 Read more about our student reps 🔽
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Student Representatives - Royal Entomological Society
The Student Representatives organise the annual Student Forum with RES staff, provide updates to the Society’s Meetings Committee, act as a voice for students within any consultations of the…
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Ben Sheldon
about 1 year ago
Lovely film about Tim Birkhead's long-term study of Guillemots on Skomer. More than half a century of study of this population: this kind of continuity critical for understanding vitality of these important populations.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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The Birdman of Skomer
With English captions.
https://vimeo.com/1063680641/21c788edaa
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Prof Jane K Hill
Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity
about 1 year ago
Great to welcome Alastair Fitter to
#LCAB
today. He joined us to talk about the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's first ever region-wide State of Yorkshire’s Nature report. Read the report in full:
www.ywt.org.uk/StateofNature
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Natalia (Nat) Zielonka
about 1 year ago
Very excited for the
@ibisjournal.bsky.social
to be recruiting an Equality and Diversity support officer to help make
#ornithology
as inclusive and accessible as possible Got any questions? Please drop me a message ☺️ 🧪
#AcademicSky
#ECR
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Nature
about 1 year ago
More than 1,300 scientists have signed a letter calling on the Royal Society to reassess the billionaire’s membership following cuts to US science
https://go.nature.com/3X092QN
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Royal Society will meet amid campaign to revoke Elon Musk’s fellowship
More than 1,300 scientists have signed a letter calling on the world’s oldest science society to reassess the billionaire’s membership following cuts to US science.
https://go.nature.com/3X092QN
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Markus Eichhorn
about 1 year ago
On International Day of Women in Science let's celebrate the life of Prof. Georgina Mace (1953–2020) who was instrumental in creating the Red List of endangered species which now underpins conservation around the world.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgin...
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