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Sam Burgess @oceanterra.org · 02/04/2026

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Ocean surface temperature back at 21 degrees according to @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social Climate Pulse. Record high temperatures in the Pacific Ocean will be interesting to watch over the coming months 🌊🌡️🧪⚒️

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Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

I'm in that sweet spot in my life, where a UK-India journey regardless of the direction of travel, always makes me "homeward" bound! #traveltales #ecologistlife #grateful 🌏🌿🐝

Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

If you are interested in #biodiversity #monitoring & use emerging technology like #imagerecognition, #droneLiDAR, #acousticmonitoring or #cameratraps, please fill in the survey(s) in this thread. It helps us understand incentives & barriers to use of new tech in #species & #habitat monitoring

Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

A bit more #biodiversity encountered over the last week. From abandoned wasp nests to buzzing wild bee hives to butterflies & dragonflies, our road trip across Tamilnadu & Pondicherry was an entomologist's dream & an ecologist's paradise 🌏🐝🌿 #ecologistlife #allinadayswork @uniofreading.bsky.social

Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

A free hospital serving India's rural community. The 93 year old doctor featured here is my aunt - my inspiration, my guiding light, my North Star youtu.be/qwgFf4D5q5Y?... #thiswomancan #ageisnobarrier #NorthStar ✨️🩺👩‍⚕️🌏

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93-Year-Old Doctor & Team Provide Free Surgeries Worth ₹5 Lakhs in Remote Hosur Hills

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Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Biodiversity highlights of the week include getting good shots of the white-cheeked barbet and the swift moving carpenter bee on my phone camera #whitecheekedbarbet #carpenterbee #ecologistlife #workperks 🌏🌿🐦🐝 @uniofreading.bsky.social

Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Mike & the Moringas!!! Field visits this week have been a veritable feast of fruit & veg harvested directly from the plants & trees in the fields & orchards. This is just an example of a happy colleague in a Moringa orchard with his own personal harvest! #ecologistlife #workperks #traveltales 🌏🐝🌿

Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Farmer workshop key msg: while 50% practice #EcologicalIntensification (EI) without any incentives, 100% would be willing to adopt EI if given the right training & support. How do we get #policy & #business to incentivise EI to boost #biodiversity & #livelihoods? 🌏 @uniofreading.bsky.social

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Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

A week of non-stop work travel incl cancellations & delays, meant an exhausted arrival in India this morning. All it took to find my second wind was this baby squirrel that needed some TLC. Hoping to foster for a few days until it can learn to manage on its own #ecologistlife #indianpalmsquirrel

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Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

It's lovely being in Chennai for Pongal - the harvest festival in Tamil Nadu celebrating our farmers & produce with gratitude for the seasonal sun & rain that ensure a good harvest! Happy Pongal everyone!🌽🌾🍯 அனைவருக்கும் இனிய பொங்கல் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள் 🎋🌾🫜 #Pongal #harvest #farmersday #பொங்கல் #உழவர்திருநாள்

Sugarcane stacked outside shop on Pongal Day

Turmeric as a full plants with rhizome & leaves

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Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Two funded PhDs wt me @uniofreading.bsky.social, Oct 2026 start, via AI-INTERVENE (research.reading.ac.uk/ai-intervene/) 🌏🐦🌿🐝 UK Wild Bird phenology wt Ken Norris @nhm-london.bsky.social Computer Vision & Plant-Pollinator Networks wt @tomaugust.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social Deadline 12 Jan2026

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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Studying for an MSc in the UK this year and looking for a research project? 🧪🌍 Check out our list of available MSc projects now live: www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu...

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Postgraduate opportunities

The RSPB is offering a variety of exciting research projects for postgraduate students in 2026.

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Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

A lovely weekend with @piedflynet.bsky.social on Dartmoor. Walks in nature & talks with friends. Food for the soul❣️ #timewithfriends #ecologistlife #naturetrails 🌿🌏🐦😊

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Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Fully funded PhD for UK students working wt me at @uniofreading.bsky.social, Prof Ken Norris @nhm-london.bsky.social & @btobirds.bsky.social Application deadline 12 Jan 2026 & further details in link below www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #birds 🐦 #phenology🌿🌏 #museumcollections #AI #LLM

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Come and work with me in the Open Research team at University of Reading Library jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

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Open Access Adviser:Whiteknights Reading UK

The closing date for applications is 23.59 on 3rd December 2025

Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Funded 4-year PhD available 🎓. Project titled “AI in the Museum” working with historic bird data 🐦 from Madagascar & supervisors at @uniofreading.bsky.social & @nhm-london.bsky.social Deadline 9th Nov 2025. Apply at www.mfccdt.ac.uk/how-to-apply/ #AIinResearch #Ecology #Climate 🌏🌿

AI generated image showing various birds flying in the interior of a museum with virtual reality elements interspersed throughout

Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Wild honey bee hive in my aunt's garden. I'm not sure if it's Apis indica or Apis cerana (too big & too many tiers for it to be A. florea, me thinks). Abandoned since the monsoon started but isn't she a beauty? 🌏🐝🌿❣️ #beehive #wildhoneybees #gardensurprises #indianhoneybees #simplejoys

Multi-tiered wild honey bee hive hanging from the top of a tree in an urban garden

Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

My colleagues @uniofreading.bsky.social asked me what I thought of the "Impact" that our research generates. Here's me talking about my experience in this area🌿🌻🐝🦋🌾🌟 youtu.be/9epi_JI1ohw #science ➡️ #evidence ➡️ #stakeholders ➡️ #codevelopment ➡️ #implementation ➡️ #impact

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Impact at UoR | Deepa Senapathi

YouTube video by Connecting Research | University of Reading

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Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Two months away from my office, I came back to a combination of congratulatory messages on my promotion & condolences for my Dad passing away... and a change on the door. I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the love & empathy from my colleagues. THANK YOU @uniofreading.bsky.social #lovewhereyouwork

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Erle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Can Nature & People Thrive Together? 🌍🧑‍🌾🌽🌎🌴🐬🌏🚵‍♀️🍄🌐👍 An Aspirational Approach to Planetary Futures @nature.com.web.brid.gy www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

🌡changes in the city of my birth vs. the town where I now live. Mid summers day🌿 not just the longest but might be the hottest day of the year so far, in England ☀️ Days >30°C, avg for tropical Chennai, are becoming more common in temperate Reading, too! 🌏 #showyourstripes #midsummer #climatechange

BES Climate Change @besclimate.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

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🌿 Calling all friends in climate and biodiversity 🌿 We’re hosting a meeting at the @britishecologicalsociety.org HQ on 18 September 2025! Come along to network, hear about current research and policy challenges. Abstract submissions + sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-ch... 👀 🫵 🔜

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Climate Change and Biodiversity: BES Climate Change SIG Annual Meeting 2025

The first in-person annual meeting of the British Ecological Society Climate Change Ecology Group.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Am interested in new nerdy ideas for YouTube videos. These either explain a concept in conservation or ecology or explain a conservation project. These have something to show. Please say if at #ICCB2025 and would like to discuss an idea. youtube.com/@bill_suther...

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Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts

I am a conservation scientist determined to improve the planet. Each short video will explain an ecological concept and describe why it is important for conservation. My hope is to increase the unders...

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Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

House Martins nest building outside my bedroom. Despite the mess, the window cleaning will now have to wait until the chicks have fledged & flown! Hope it's a good year for their home & family 🌍🐦 #birdsoutsidemybedroom #housemartins #nesting #springtime #simplepleasures

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Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Lovely spring day in Wiltshire helping my PhD student calibrate her radio tracking equipment whilst listening to skylarks, watching corn buntings, meadow pipits & yellow wagtails & soaking up the sunshine. 🌍🐤🌞 It was a day that was very good for the soul! #ecologistlife #dayout #fieldwork 😊

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Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

A short but significant report on emerging threats & opportunities for pollinator conservation, we've worked on @uniofreading.bsky.social with Bee:wild is out today in time for #WorldBeeDay 🌍🐝 It's been picked up by @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Bees face new threats from wars, street lights and microplastics, scientists warn

University of Reading report says conflicts including war in Ukraine among 12 most pressing threats to pollinator

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UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme @pomscheme.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

The weather is a bit mixed this weekend but #pollinator FIT Counts might be possible in sheltered, sunny spots. Here's a Green-veined White butterfly enjoying a rather wind-swept dandelion. This is a target flower for FIT Counts - read more on the PoMS blog ukpoms.org.uk/delightful-d...

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Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

My constant companion since the summer of '09. Road trips wt friends & field trips wt colleagues, this little car has taken me across the length & breadth of Great Britain. I'll miss you, my friend. Safe travels wt new friends on your future adventures! #goodbyesarenevereasy #endofanera

Research at Reading @uor-research.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

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Exciting news! We're launching the Tyler Prize to support early career researchers. #ECRs Four awards of £10,000 each will be given annually across our Research Themes, accelerating the development of research leadership, collaboration and innovation. More info: rdg.ac/3FF89Yk

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Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

🥇#1 - The QS World University Rankings 2025 has put us @uor-research.bsky.social in the world's Top20 & UK 1️⃣ for Agriculture & Forestry 🌍 Fantastic news & great recognition of our efforts within the School and University 🍾🥂🥳 www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Un... #lovewhereyouwork 🌟

University of Reading, School of Agriculture, Policy & Development's fieldwork truck in an apple orchard

AGRI4POL Project @agri4pol.eu · 13/03/2025

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🌱The new #HorizonEurope project, #AGRI4POL, aims to assist the transition of #agriculture from being a pressure on #pollinators to becoming a positive force for #biodiversity, crop pollination services, #ecosystems and people. 💻Read the full press release: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

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Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Calling citizen scientists in Britain to contribute once more to data on Fruit tree flowering phenology ⚘️🪻🌸🌍 at fruitwatch.org. Fruitwatch is back!

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Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

How long after boarding the #Eurostar do you think this photo was taken? Less than 5 minutes!!! Classic shot of a bunch of academics on a work trip #ecologistlife 🌍 #academiclife From @valor-project.eu to @agri4pol.eu

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Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Excited to be at the kick-off of this new Horizon Europe VALOR project. Follow our progress over the next few years on @valor-project.eu

Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

My first experience of a PhD. defence in Sweden as an "opponent" was hugely interesting & intellectually stimulating. I met very cool scientists; reunited with a friend after more than 10 years & celebrated the new Dr's success in a lovely winter wonderland location. I even survived -9 degrees!!! 🥶

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Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

First time since 2019 that I haven't attended a #UNFCCC #COP in person. Virtual participation great to reduce emissions, but lacked opportunities for impromptu conversations & unplanned meetings with people from all over the world #climate #nature #biodiversity #food #COP29 youtu.be/CQoV0H-Ckyk?...

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UoR at COP29 | Dr Deepa Senapathi

YouTube video by Connecting Research | University of Reading

Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

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How can the social sciences best contribute to the challenge of nature recovery? Panel discussion this Friday with a stellar cast. All welcome in person or online.

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Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Senior figures suggest steps to COP reform in open letter to the United Nations clubofrome.org/cop-reform-202… #COP29 #UNFCCC #ClimateEmergency #TimeForChange

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Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 07/04/2024

I love this time of year when my apple & cherry trees start to blossom. If you have fruit trees please take a few minutes to upload your blossom records to fruitwatch.org. It helps us track climate change impacts on life history events like flowering phenology #Fruitwatch #climatechange #phenology

Deepa Senapathi @deepasena.bsky.social · 19/03/2024

A fantastic week visiting field sites, partners, & local communities in the Nilgiris & Erode districts. Thank you, Keystone Foundation, for being marvellous hosts. We hope our inputs were useful & look forward to our collaboration flourishing!