It's the last day of term here at Cardiff Uni, so we would like to wish all the staff, students and friends of OnE a very happy Christmas!

🎯 The evidence is clear: Having a clear vision and including Indigenous & local knowledge leads to better outcomes for both society and nature's contributions to people. IPBES #TransformativeChange Assessment: https://www.ipbes.net/transformative-change-assessment

A little more #sharkscience from my #PhD at @one-cardiffuni.bsky.social - a Short Communication published in Marine Biodiversity by @springernature.com. A fortuitous finding from #BRUVS sampling in #CardiganBay Special Area of Conservation in the UK - a #piebald leucistic smallspotted #catshark.

Final-year projects already underway with our School of Biosciences: i) using a bioreactor to investigate how global change processes affect algal lipids ii) effects of misconnected sewers and micro pollutants on a small urban stream

It's Geography Awareness Week #geography and GIS Day is Wednesday. A great many activities happening. Check out some of them storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/2426...

🌍 Did you know? Biodiversity loss, climate change, health, water & food security are linked! IPBES #NexusAssessment explores 70+ solutions for a sustainable future.🏡🧪 Discover how interconnected challenges need interconnected actions with UNEP-WCMC https://ow.ly/BXLH50Xpb9C

Two great PhDs on invertebrates being advertised here is OnE!

A few weeks ago The Otter Project was a part of Exploring Bioscience at Cardiff University. We have enjoyed showing the students some of what we do. We went on a walk along the Taff to survey otter spraint and our lead Dr Elizabeth Chadwick performed a post mortem in person for the students.

The majority of Britons think important places for nature should have stronger protections. Only 2% think protections should be weakened... yet that’s where ministers keep pushing.

We have had the pleasure of welcoming many fantastic placement students to The Cardiff University Otter Project. They are always eager to offer their help! To all our former students: thank you so much for your hard work! We would love to catch up and hear what you're up to now.

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

Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching

Looking for an undergraduate placement in conservation with a focus on lab work, data analysis, and anatomy? Our data and samples are used in a wide range of research and help guide conservation. Apply now to join the Otter Project as a research assistant!

The awards keep coming! Congratulations to @robthomasbirds.bsky.social

Wonderful to see our very own Prof. Boddy being decorated by the BES!

Are you thinking of doing a PhD? Are you currently doing a PhD? Here's some great advice from your peers via @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Not all learning happens in the lecture theatre. Taking my second year Cardiff University School of Biosciences students out on a reptile and amphibian survey at beautiful Parcslip Nature Reserve #Adder #Viperaberus #toad #Bufobufo @cardiffunilib.bsky.social

🍄 Of the roughly 1,300 species of fungi on the IUCN Red List, more than 400 are at risk of extinction. Threats include agricultural expansion, climate change and deforestation. Read more from @mongabay.com :

Our Find-a-fungus challenge for #UKFungusDay is still open until 10th October! This is Beefsteak Fungus - Fistulina hepatica - a large, reddish, meaty-looking fungus found mainly on old Oak and Sweet Chestnut trees. One of 20 fungi to find. Join in: www.ukfungusday.co.uk/findafungus

I may have found my defining quote. Pair this with my pinned post and you will see what I mean!

Countdown to #UKFungusDay 🍄Most commonly-encountered fungi in UK & Ireland: 4️⃣ Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare). Compounds from this fungus are being studied for potential medicinal uses, including antimicrobial and anticancer properties. www.ukfungusday.co.uk/4sulphurtuft

Out yesterday with Ben Sykes of the @ect-uk.bsky.social to create a virtual/360 tour of our Llyn Brianne Stream Observatory system - aided by Gerjohn and Julia van den Bosch @one-cardiffuni.bsky.social @freshwaterbio.bsky.social www.cardiff.ac.uk/llyn-brianne...

It's the Autumn Equinox - the first astronomical day of autumn! 🍂 Crisp air on your cheeks... The smell of damp earth. Dew sparkling in cobwebs. Cold hands wrapped around a hot drink. A Robin singing as golden leaves crunch underfoot... #AutumnEquinox

I’m a scientist who studies how climate change impacts our lives and the places we love. Most of us are worried, but many feel stuck on what to do. If that's the way you feel, check out this list below! We can’t fix it alone, but I know we can together. 💚

Need a set of go-to questions for interviewing a scientist? We've teamed up with @theopennotebook.bsky.social to bring you an essential tip sheet on drafting questions whether you’re covering a research study, looking for background, or jumping on breaking news. bit.ly/4l1cULO

In a world where misinformation spreads fast, science needs consistency more than virality. One clear post at a time can build trust, cut through the noise, and make your work matter. That’s the Slight Edge of science communication. Start small. Keep showing up. 🧪 #SciComm

The wait is almost over. 🦅 RETURN - the breathtaking story of how the White-tailed Eagle was brought back from extinction - premieres this Friday 29th August on our YouTube channel. Fifty years in the making... Who's ready? youtu.be/i_A7_E6vIwQ?...

Tree-planting is always good, right? Well, it turns out that a tree planted in the wrong place can actually have a negative impact on the climate. That’s why a research team with scientists from The Nature Conservancy developed maps to help with strategic reforestation for maximum benefit!

A small and very soft-looking Chiffchaff just landed in your feed... adorable! 📷 Tony Stanford

TidierErrors.jl now has an #rstats counterpart in {errbud}, your local LLM-powered tool for decrypting error messages in R, thanks to @randy.pub. No more settling for “object of type `builtin` is not subsettable” It even looks to see what packages are loaded! github.com/rdboyes/errbud

It's another scorcher.. 🥵☀️ Be sure to put out plenty of water for birds & wildlife in your garden so they can keep cool and have enough to drink. Got your patch covered? Share this reminder!

A huge well done to everyone who graduated last week, especially our amazing Otter Project alumni! 🦦Dr Emily O'Rourke and Dr Sarah Raymond (@sarahraymond.bsky.social) - PhDs 🦦Manus Leidi - MBiol 🦦Liberty, Oscar, Phoebe, and Scarlet - BSc's We're so proud of you all! #Graduation2025

Know your Tigers: Jersey; Scarlet; Ruby; Royal Bengal… #mothsmatter #tigersmatter @richardfoxbc.bsky.social @gbusby.bsky.social

Did you ask for a bird fact? No, but you're getting one whether you like it or not. 🪶

Great to see our very own @steveormerod.bsky.social contributing to discussion on a Welsh environment bill @senedd.wales

www.nature.com/articles/d41... One for all the postgrads out there: PhDs are always hard, but they should also be fun. #PhDlife

Tiny but dramatic. Happy #FlyDay! 📷 @kiransimpson.bsky.social

EVERYBODY WAKE UP IT'S MONDAY! #MondayMotivation

Thanks to our volunteers… Nature has a fighting chance. Puffins are fledging. Swifts are soaring. Reedbeds are booming. And children are falling in love with the wild. Here’s to you. A thread... 🧵 1/7

Welcome back to Nature or No Nature! Rachel Reeves, your own experts say nature-friendly farming is vital for our food security, wildlife, & climate. Yet we hear you're set to slash the very funding it relies on. With the clock ticking, and our future to play for, can you answer this question...

I am looking for a postdoc wanting to use functional genomics to understand why birds 🐦 struggle with climate warming in @erc.europa.eu project #HotLife. Ideal candidate is a molecular evolutionarybiologist. Join us at @biologylu.bsky.social. Details 👇 shorturl.at/wijEq Would appreciate a re-post!

Dogs absolutely recognize you smiling at them. (And they love it!)

Having started the day with a plenary on aposematism and visual camouflage, it's fitting that our final plenary, from Marc Holderied, is on acoustic camouflage and mimicry in moths #OnEAwayDay2025

Last but certainly not least of the PhD talks is Jenny Smith, using eDNA to understand and predict algal blooms in reservoirs #OnEAwayDay2025

Molly Hadley is up next to talk about long-term oxygen dynamics in Cardiff Bay #OnEAwayDay2025

Back to PhD talks, and Tom Allison is telling us about how plastic-free wet wipes are not pollution free #OnEAwayDay2025

Post-lunch plenary from Sonia Guilietti on amazing algae and how algal blooms are increasing #OnEAwayDay2025

Last talk before lunch is Joe D'Souza on how neuroactive pharmaceuticals in rivers affect freshwater invertebrates #OnEAwayDay2025

Guy Herrmann is telling us about the models he's developed to automatically identify pollinators from images #OnEAwayDay2025

Representing the microbiologists, Doyle Millard is talking about the role Enterobacteriaceae play in alcoholic liver disease #OnEAwayDay2025