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Emily Stevenson

@emastevenson.bsky.social
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PhD Candidate at Newcastle University - Modelling, Evidence and Policy Group Interested in conservation ecology and invasive non-native species!

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Anthony Ricciardi @ecoinvasions.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
"No one will protect what they don't care about; and no one will care about what they have never experienced." - David Attenborough, on the challenge of rallying public support to protect the natural world. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Thank you, David Attenborough, for 100 incredible years of life on Earth | Jess Harwood
As a kid I would do his voice, put on my dad’s work shirt and host my own nature documentaries in the backyard
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School of Natural and Environmental Sciences @sciencesncl.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
A study from colleagues in SNES and @uniofgalway.bsky.social analysing over 500,000 tweets from 2006 to 2021 found that public discourse on invasive species heavily favours charismatic animals over ecologically harmful plants 🐱 www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/news/new...
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What half a million tweets revealed about invasive species
A study analysing over 500,000 tweets from 2006 to 2021 found that public discourse on invasive species heavily favours charismatic animals over ecologically harmful plants.
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Invasion Culturomics and iEcology @invaculture.net · 24/10/2025
From habitats to hashtags: examining online discussions about invasive species – new paper by @scanavan.bsky.social et al. now published in #EcologyandSociety doi.org/10.5751/ES-1... #alienspecies #invasivespecies #digitaldata #socialmedia #conservationculturomics
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Emily Stevenson @emastevenson.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
What a great day at #ICCB2025, I really enjoyed presenting my latest work among such an interesting group of researchers!
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Emily Stevenson @emastevenson.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
I will be presenting “Do Changes in Threat Intensity Result in Genuine Changes in Species Extinction Risk?” at 3:34pm on Monday, room P5 😁
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Emily Stevenson @emastevenson.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Super happy to announce that the first of my PhD chapters has been published in Ecology and Evolution ✨🥳 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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To What Extent Can Life History Strategies Inform Reptile Conservation Planning?
Conservation planners must effectively target interventions to reduce the extinction risk of species. If we can use a species' life history strategies to predict their responses to interventions, thi...
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Emily Stevenson @emastevenson.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Such a lovely surprise to end the academic year with — I’m so glad our work with the wonderful SNES team has been recognised at such a high level! 💐
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Newcastle University @newcastleuni.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
This International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re celebrating the incredible women in our community! From research labs to to the field, they’re shaping the future and paving the way for more to follow 🔬✨ #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #WeAreNCL
A collage of 15 images showcasing women in various STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields. The images depict women conducting laboratory experiments, giving presentations, working outdoors in nature, engaging in field research, operating drones, beekeeping, diving for marine studies, and participating in conferences. The settings range from laboratories and lecture halls to outdoor environments, highlighting the diversity of scientific careers.
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Emily Stevenson @emastevenson.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
What a lovely week at #BES2024, so many amazing people and talks! Thoroughly enjoyed presenting my first phd chapter in the poster session as well, but my personal highlight was definitely the party Cèilidh 😁💃🏼
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Gabrielle Flinn @thecuriousant.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
“Our current economic system is investing in its own demise.” Professor Nathalie Seddon discusses the future of nature-based solutions and points honestly to the root of many of our problems. #BES2024
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Emily Stevenson @emastevenson.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
And speaking of- here's the link to said preprint: Exploring how life history data could be used to support conservation planning! 🐢🐍🦎🐊 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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To what extent can life history strategies inform species conservation planning?
Global policy aims to prevent species extinctions; to support these aims conservation planners must effectively target interventions to reduce the extinction risk of species. However, there is often a...
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Emily Stevenson @emastevenson.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
What a week this is setting up to be! Preprint: approved ✔️ Manuscript: submitted ✔️ Poster: printed ✔️ Train to #BES2024: imminent! ⌛🚄🥳
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an elderly woman in a pink sweater says " let 's roll "
ALT: an elderly woman in a pink sweater says " let 's roll "
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