Emily Lines @emilyrlines.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Prospective student sends genAI enquiry; I reply asking to see brief, non-genAI proposal; student sends terrible, nonsensical genAI proposal; I decline and state that it looks like genAI and makes no sense; student angrily refutes with genAI explanation. All in about 25 minutes. Rinse & repeat 😭😭😭 041
Reposted by Emily Lines Prof Rachel Oliver @profrachelgan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This comparison of the relative volume of media attention experienced by Jason Arday and James Orr is striking. One thing worth adding to @samanthaasumadu.substack.com's excellent analysis below is that Orr is also under investigation for bullying a student: www.theguardian.com/education/20... 123
Reposted by Emily Lines Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 22/09/2026'New analysis on UK media: British media is not delivering the news to its readers. They are delivering an agenda. The seven days after Channel 4 filmed James Orr are a damning indictment of the British press. Orr is a Cambridge associate professor.' via @newscord.org 5469221
Reposted by Emily Lines University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 15/09/2026“You have to be twice as good to get half as far. Everybody in the Black community knows this.” Powerful words from our member Andrew as he spoke at TUC Congress on the death of our member, colleague and friend Professor Jason Arday. Congress then joined us in a minute’s silence in Jason’s memory. 1133
Reposted by Emily Lines Daniel C. Blight @danielcblight.bsky.social · 14/09/2026To enable such an unprecedented attack on our rights, management have also today announced the de-recognition of the UCU and Unison. The scale of this assault is so extraordinary that the General Secretary of UCU has called a demo on campus tomorrow. 518342
Reposted by Emily Lines Daniel C. Blight @danielcblight.bsky.social · 14/09/2026***URGENT PLEASE SHARE*** University of Brighton management have announced today that they ‘give notice of termination of all collective agreements’. This is a fundamental erasure of workers' rights. Management have announced the termination of all contractual documents, which includes: 13598709
Reposted by Emily Lines Anson Mackay (they/them) @ans.bsky.social · 09/09/2026These cases of scientific misconduct should getting higher prominance, seeing as the "research" is oft quoted by 'gender crits' and transphobes 12714
Reposted by Emily Lines George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/09/202680 year-olds with pro-Palestine signs: arrested as terrorists. Greens planning to block a road, to highlight an existential crisis: sent down for years. Masked far-right thugs blocking roads and ports, using intimidation, obstruction & threatening behaviour: no arrests. The real two-tier policing. 9533551384
Reposted by Emily Lines Sal Keith (she/her) @salkeith.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Hi #ECBB2026 @ecbb2026.bsky.social 👋 I have 3 UKRI-funded Senior Research Associate positions live at the intersection of behaviour, conservation + AI (coral reefs/UK waters) 2x2yr9mth; 1x2yrs. More info here sallykeith.weebly.com/team.html Wish I was there!sallykeith.weebly.comTeam***Three new postdoc positions!*** Our team is growing! Join us to unlock animal behaviour as an early warning system, underpinned by mechanistic ecological understanding, delivering responsible and..... 11114
Reposted by Emily Lines British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 01/09/2026Only three weeks left to apply for BES Fellowship ✍️ If you, or someone you know, has made an outstanding contribution to the field of ecology, we'd love to hear from you. Join our community of Fellows who are shaping the future of ecology. Apply by 21 September 👇 shorturl.at/uNyWV 056
Reposted by Emily Lines Silvia Caldararu🌿 @scaldararu.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Academia is a job. If you have a job, you are an employee. If you are an employee you should have a union. QED. 0132
Reposted by Emily Lines Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Photographs taken by James Kemmenoe at the vigil for Professor Jason Arday podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j... 010313
Reposted by Emily Lines Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I’m kinda hoping that nobody I know has signed that open letter supporting Cofnas ☹️ 12663
Reposted by Emily Lines Dr. Holly P Jones @dochpjones.bsky.social · 16/08/2026May Jason Arday find the peace the racist white media never gave him. RIP. 044
Reposted by Emily Lines Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso @yoselin.bsky.social · 15/08/2026RIP Prof Jason Arday. The man was pure kindness, the hounding that precipitated his death is out. The community is hurting @blackinplantsci.bsky.social support every black scientist that perform above and beyond to gain a bit of respect. The truth; this fight is uneven and some are silenced #sad 0267
Reposted by Emily Lines Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 15/08/2026There’s a *lot* of people talking who shouldn’t be talking. They should be listening. But hey, if there’s engagement and a few extra followers to be had, why let that stop you 🤷🏾♂️ 19621
Emily Lines @emilyrlines.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Cambridge is a cruel institution. It will use you up and spit you out. This would never happen to a white Oxbridge-educated man subjected to these accusations; those people do not make the news, nor do they lose their positions, because the university sees them as one of its own. 110
Reposted by Emily Lines Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 14/08/2026This is the coverage of Arday **just in the Telegraph** in the UK. This is only the first four pages of results, just in one outlet. 17455962065
Emily Lines @emilyrlines.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I'm hiring a new PDRA for my group in Cambridge. Do you like trees, lasers and ecology? Interested in helping us to use 3D data to better understand the relationship between forest structure and tree species diversity across biomes? 🌳🛰️⚡🌳 www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/56666/jobs.cam.ac.ukResearch Assistant / Research Associate in three dimensional forest ecology (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of CambridgeResearch Assistant / Research Associate in three dimensional forest ecology (Fixed Term) in the Department of Geography at the University of Cambridge. 11111
Emily Lines @emilyrlines.bsky.social · 06/08/2026My group has been thinking hard about when and how we use generativeAI tools in our scientific research, and what impact it has on us. We're a very interdisciplinary group and our thoughts on this topic vary a lot! We've written guidelines to help us here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...lnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 120
Emily Lines @emilyrlines.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Exciting to see our research using lidar, drones and AI featuring in the BBC Tech Now show today We're using high resolution data to understand how forests are structured, and how they're changing. AI helps us unlock that information: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #forest #lidar #aibbc.co.ukBBC News - Tech Now, Rainforests: Can Tech Help to Protect Trees?New technologies measuring forests and exclusive access to a hacker rehab programme. 191
Reposted by Emily Lines Oisin Mac Aodha @oisinmacaodha.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Job opening for Lecturer/Associate Professor of AI for Biodiversity Science at University College London (UCL). www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... 0710
Reposted by Emily Lines Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 12/06/2026PhD studentship in forest structural assessment, suitable for candidates with backgrounds in ecology, forestry or remote sensing 🌳🌲🌏. Fully-funded 4-year programme. Deadline 5 July. Application details here:ucc.ieadvert | University College CorkLearn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus. 01819
Reposted by Emily Lines 21 Group @21group.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Background to Cambridge Whistleblowing Tribunal This describes a sequence of events after Prof Wyn Evans tried to help a distressed colleague 21percent.org?p=3806 041
Reposted by Emily Lines 21 Group @21group.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Cambridge #Whistleblowing Tribunal From 8 June, the witness statements & the document bundle will be available to those following the Tribunal remotely This webpage explains how to access the documents, as well as the legal restrictions that apply 21percent.org?p=3757 043
Reposted by Emily Lines Nature @nature.com · 03/06/2026Women’s participation in science has risen sharply, but a Nature Index analysis finds that gender gaps in first and last authorship — markers of key scientific achievements — have barely shifted over the past decade. go.nature.com/4uh0Rxwgo.nature.comFirst and last authors more likely to be men in leading science journalsWomen’s participation in science has risen sharply, but a Nature Index analysis finds that gender gaps in first and last authorship — markers of key scientific achievements — have barely shifted over the past decade. 19955
Reposted by Emily Lines Kirsty Grainger @kirstygrainger.bsky.social · 29/05/2026A new TOP FIVE has just dropped. The @ukri.org TOP FIVE shortest timescales from call opening to closing. And you won't believe the winner 👀 56645
Emily Lines @emilyrlines.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Had a fun day yesterday showing off our tech! Always fun to be in the woods on a hot day. Less so being in the office for an interview with no AC and no fans... 060
Reposted by Emily Lines Kirsty Grainger @kirstygrainger.bsky.social · 27/05/2026"Our Fellowship is strengthened not only by individual distinction, but by the diversity of perspectives and experiences its members bring" "26% of this year’s intake of Fellows and Honorary Fellows are women" 33513
Emily Lines @emilyrlines.bsky.social · 26/05/2026My group is currently developing a section in our code of conduct on the use of genAI within research. What are some positive uses people can see for its use both individually and in science? I for one am excited for the end of authors only included for polishing the English in a ms.... 100
Reposted by Emily Lines Sasha Gusev @sashagusevposts.bsky.social · 23/05/2026I assigned random gender/ethnicity labels to scientific abstracts from the literature and then asked Claude to do a thematic analysis. Claude identified a clinical versus computational split for female/male authors and a DEI focus for Black/URM authors. All in completely random data. 26865340
Reposted by Emily Lines 21 Group @21group.bsky.social · 18/05/202621 Group predicted that 2026 would be 'Year of Scandals' at Cambridge University Another senior academic has now been excluded from King’s College following misconduct Most troubling aspect of the story is the culture of secrecy regarding bullying & harassment at Cambridge 21percent.org?p=3662 065
Reposted by Emily Lines Richard Nair @richardnair.bsky.social · 18/05/2026🌿🌍🌳⚠️Job alert! ⚠️ Fully funded #PhD in @psb-trinity.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social, looking how plant trait patterns vary and potentially link to ecosystem functioning! Linking in with our current phenology/GHG projects! Full advert here: tinyurl.com/TCDtraitsPhD 063
Reposted by Emily Lines Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 17/05/2026These responses are wild. Academic research is reading papers and building your work based on what you've read in other people's published articles. How are they getting trained in academia without knowing the basics of research? 1315238
Emily Lines @emilyrlines.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Sometimes my job is answering angry emails and dealing with buggy code. And sometimes my job is laying out plots in the woods. Today is one of those better days. 2110
Reposted by Emily Lines Kyla Dahlin @bristleweed.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Me to all of my senior male “colleagues” in my sub-field.😕media.tenor.comI'M Never Gonna Be Good Enough For You, Am I? - Legally Blonde GIFAlt: I'M Never Gonna Be Good Enough For You, Am I? - Legally Blonde GIF 011
Emily Lines @emilyrlines.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Reviewer crisis? I just got 3 invitations to review in 15 minutes from a single (reputable, but Elsevier) journal. All completely outside my interest/expertise. I'm an AE & though I find getting reviews a bit harder than 10 years ago, this behaviour makes me think we have an editor crisis too. 072
Emily Lines @emilyrlines.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Fascinating & disturbing article on why women don't make full professor. The authors interview male & female professors at the top in decision making roles. They find that, fundamentally, the male gatekeepers just don't think women are good enough: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comThe Silent Standpoint: How Professors Explain Gender Disparities in AcademiaBased on 77 qualitative interviews with professors in higher education, this article explores the interviewees' opinions on how gender disparities in academia should be explained. We show that male p... 110
Reposted by Emily Lines Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 11/04/2026A 1200+ year climate record is at risk. Do you know know anyone in Japan who could help? See below. 8428302
Reposted by Emily Lines Rosie Fisher @rosieafisher.bsky.social · 30/03/2026I am teaching at the ACDC "Climate and Landscapes" summer school in Abisko in August! Looking forward to visiting the much fabled Abisko field station! Application deadline April 15th... www.atmos.washington.edu/~david/acdc_...atmos.washington.eduACDC 2026 AbiskoThe summer school will take place at Abisko Scientific Research Station, Northern Sweden 16 - 29th of August 2026. The topic is "Climate and Landscapes". 185
Reposted by Emily Lines Kirsty Grainger @kirstygrainger.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Please don't say she should say no or change jobs. She is junior, with limited power to say no and leaving would just add to the drain of brilliant women from research. This is the real impact of tight turnaround calls @ukri.org Happy #IWD2026 3161
Reposted by Emily Lines Kirsty Grainger @kirstygrainger.bsky.social · 08/03/2026On the back of being quoted I was contacted by a research administrator at a different Uni. She wants to stay anonymous. She has worked on this call all weekend. She didn't feel able to say no. Nor did the researchers. Unlike them she will not benefit in any material way if her Uni wins this money. 11613
Reposted by Emily Lines Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 08/03/2026The playbook is always the same: control women, protect power. This International Women’s Day, we want a system that actually protects us. We’re fighting back for Nina, for Liv, and for every woman the courts have silenced. Join the movement 👇 goodlaw.social/33094f 323380
Reposted by Emily Lines Kirsty Grainger @kirstygrainger.bsky.social · 06/03/2026As more GiveToGain posts appear a reminder that it is a made-up theme by a for-profit company which makes money from theme based goods but has no charitable donations on its accounts for the past 10yrs The UN #IWD2026 theme this is: Rights. Justice. Action. www.unwomen.org/en/get-invol...unwomen.orgInternational Women’s DayEverything you need to know about International Women's Day celebrations on March 8 every year. 096
Reposted by Emily Lines Kirsty Grainger @kirstygrainger.bsky.social · 06/03/2026For what it's worth this is my full quote. I would love to understand from @ukri.org why this call has been restricted to 4 weeks (with no advanced warning) going against it's own EDI commitments. The response so far doesn't explain why only 4 weeks nor why not 8 weeks. 11711
Reposted by Emily Lines Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Job losses at UK research-intensive universities double in two years. Exclusive: Scale of redundancies branded a “disaster”. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...researchprofessionalnews.comJob losses at research-intensive universities double in two years - Research Professional NewsExclusive: Scale of redundancies revealed branded a “disaster” for UK research capacity 7107125
Emily Lines @emilyrlines.bsky.social · 24/02/2026I would like an email auto response plugin that automatically scans for LLM content then replies and deletes. If you expect me to read something is it too much to ask that you actually write it?? 🤬🤬 040
Reposted by Emily Lines PlotToSat @plottosat.bsky.social · 16/02/2026📢PlotToSAT on-site workshop at ForestSAT conference (@forestsat.bsky.social)! Includes demonstration of new feature of extracting time-series at multiple regions defined in .shp & GEE intro. Check the details here: carlos-alberto-silva.github.io/silvalab/For... Github: github.com/Art-n-MathS/...github.comGitHub - Art-n-MathS/PlotToSat: PlotToSat can extract time-series from Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 at multiple to thousands of plots (circular regions)PlotToSat can extract time-series from Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 at multiple to thousands of plots (circular regions) - GitHub - Art-n-MathS/PlotToSat: PlotToSat can extract time-series from Senti... 033