Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 11hYes, please. It's difficult enough to keep track of Australia, Norway, and USA time zones in relation to each other (especially since Australia changes in the opposite direction). Having the change spread out across a month means October and March are impossible for scheduling. 130
Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 03/10/2026There's lots of discussion about moving overseas to escape queerphobia, poor scientific funding, political research agendas. I'm in the (slow) process of moving Australia to Norway as a US citizen so I'll make a running thread about the financial realities of international moves. 44012
Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 02/10/2026@botsocamerica.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @oikosjournal.bsky.social @esajournals.bsky.social We want to support you all as society journals but the Wiley reader interface is hard to use because of this obnoxious AI popup. Please plead with the publisher on your readers’ behalf! 160
Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Australia's research funder is trialling a partial lottery for their new high risk, high reward grant scheme. Details are yet to come, but it'll be interesting to see how this changes the national funding landscape. 🧪 #ecology #research 0102
Reposted by Dr. Hilary Rose DawsonSociety for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 01/10/2026💬 In the latest Evolution Exchange, SSE President Dr. Gina Baucom talks with Dr. Stacy Krueger-Hadfield and Dr. Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos about doing a PhD or postdoc abroad. www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display... @dortizba.bsky.social @gbaucom.bsky.social 02018
Reposted by Dr. Hilary Rose DawsonKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 30/09/2026Of course, with the power dynamic that exists between a professor and a student, consent is a difficult issue. A student may feel they can't say no. They may feel they can't report. They may be unable to continue their studies if things go badly, even if no harm is intended. There's no equal footing 136016
Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Oh, is that where we're putting the excess. I think we may need a bigger storage room. 080
Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 30/09/20263D printed pollen is a great way to captivate an audience of ecologists. Thanks to Limi Mao for the seminar with props! 0274
Reposted by Dr. Hilary Rose DawsonTapani Hopkins @tapani-hopkins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Basically, type specimens are the passwords of biodiversity science. Without them, we're locked out of doing anything. And like passwords, we all too often scribble them down on a post-it note, then forget where it is. 083
Reposted by Dr. Hilary Rose DawsonInternational Journal of Plant Sciences @ijpsjournal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Folks, FTR this is a breach of publication ethics. @ijpsjournal.bsky.social has a policy that forbids it and we are nowhere near the only ones. 0113
Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Not just harassment and assault, but also professional misconduct. I protected someone who harmed me because I didn’t want to harm him. My welfare came second to his career in my own eyes. 4617
Reposted by Dr. Hilary Rose DawsonChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026We need to be clear with ourselves and each other that this is most pronounced when rape is involved but it‘s everything … women are told to always put men’s potential first, ahead of everyone’s well-being bsky.app/profile/susa... 230538
Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Correction: Truffle keynote is Friday 16 October. Time zones are not my friend… 020
Reposted by Dr. Hilary Rose DawsonNatalia (娜塔莉) @wrycritic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Few kgs overweight with my baggage, sad thing is, books add these few kgs. I might send them off to a good home (friends, charity) and repurchase some back home😢 that's why I'm a big library/anti-ownership person. It's hard to live with your livelihood being restricted to limits of a checked baggage 4455
Reposted by Dr. Hilary Rose DawsonRoman (he/il) @trcava.bsky.social · 05/10/2025I made a flyer! Know anyone in CA, OR, WA, or BC who might be interested in collecting mushrooms for research purposes? #mycology #citizenscience Please share widely! 🧪 🍄🟫 🌲 A PDF version can be found here: drive.proton.me/urls/W1MM4FG... 1112284
Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Oregon #fungi folks, the Yachats Mushroom Festival keynote dinner on Sat 17 Oct features a #truffle talk given by my sister Heather Dawson. Her truffle dogs are likely to share the stage with her. Get tickets while you can! #OregonCoast #mycology @visityachats.bsky.social @cascademyco.bsky.socialyachatsmushroomfestival.orgKeynote Dinner 2026 | Heather Dawson - Yachats Mushroom FestivalDinner: 5:00–6:30 PM $45 Keynote: 7:00 PM ($15 without dinner) Kick off the Yachats Mushroom Festival Friday evening with a special Keynote Dinner, featuring a locally inspired, mushroom-focused menu ... 163
Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Great to see @criticalmassbergen.bsky.social out there reclaiming the streets for cyclists this Friday evening! 0305
Reposted by Dr. Hilary Rose DawsonRobin Hayward 🌳 🏳️⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/ 15605454
Reposted by Dr. Hilary Rose DawsonDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Have you ever tried to read a scientific journal article and been told “you don’t have access, pay to download this article?” Did you know that the author of that article gets $0 if you pay? Instead, you can email the author and ask for a free copy! I’d be delighted to help and answer questions! 421922775
Reposted by Dr. Hilary Rose DawsonAlex Wenzel @alexwenzel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026For every one of these men who get a dramatic front page story, there are 25-50 postdocs who leave the country much less voluntarily. 622464
Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Northern Norway is having a spectacular autumn. 2212
Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Any recommendations for papers comparing how good different databases are at assigning taxonomic names to DNA sequences? I'd like to see example analyses for how to compare databases, so I don't care which organism group the database is targeting. 🧪 #ecology #taxonomy #dna 161
Reposted by Dr. Hilary Rose DawsonAmar @amarhss.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Would anyone know what species of Eucalyptus this is? Possibly from #Australia. Is it Eucalyptus tereticornis (Forest Red Gum)? Someone has planted one near primary jungle & spiderhunters are enjoying the nectar. Trying to document this new food source. Thanks. 042
Reposted by Dr. Hilary Rose DawsonBotanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 15/09/2026🌿 Congratulations to Prof. Nishi Rajakaruna (Cal Poly SLO), recipient of the 2026 Charles Edwin Bessey Teaching Award! In 22 years he's taught 3,500+ students and built a community of plant enthusiasts that keeps growing. #BSA2026AwardsBlitz #IamaBotanist #PlantPeopleFTW 0134
Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 15/09/2026#PFTC alumni in Odense for #NSOGfÖ2026, there’s a meetup happening tomorrow. Message me or check Slack for details. (I sadly am not attending, but it sounds like many of us are!) 010
Reposted by Dr. Hilary Rose DawsonDr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Taxonomic work is not glorious, does not bring accolades, and is taken for granted. Often dismissed as scientific paper pushing. But let me tell you... when it's not clear which kind of animal you're on about for saving/protecting/etc, don't come running to me! 04011
Reposted by Dr. Hilary Rose DawsonJoseph Gaudard @jogaudard.bsky.social · 13/09/2026hey #rstats, anyone working on, or interested to work on, a package to download files from @proton.me drive (check if newer than local and then download)? 133
Reposted by Dr. Hilary Rose DawsonHelen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026It bugs me that we're normalising the idea that there's something wrong with long documents, or that they're not "worth" our time. There is huge value in careful thought, in detail and nuance, in exploration, and in the experiential journey that goes alongside that. 6784106
Reposted by Dr. Hilary Rose DawsonBethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 09/09/2026(Similarly, when I do interviews with sources, my first question is: "Have you spoken to a journalist before, and would you like me to explain the process?" Because most people haven't! And every journalist works differently. I explain on/off the record, the information I collect, why I record) 1194
Reposted by Dr. Hilary Rose DawsonBethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Can I just extend love to @sciencenews.bsky.social for putting the standards and practices right there on the site for anyone to read: www.sciencenews.org/about-scienc... Complete with embargo, outside comments, fact checking, and whether scientists see the piece before pub (they don't).sciencenews.orgHow Science News does science journalismWe explain our standards and practices. 1419
Reposted by Dr. Hilary Rose DawsonSusana Wadgymar🌿🔬 @smwadgymar.bsky.social · 08/09/2026microPublications in Ecology & Evolution seeks an additional editor with microbiology expertise. microPubs are valuable additions to our publication options. The editorial load is very light. Please reach out if you or someone you know might be interested! 🧪🧫🌏 micropublication.org/journals/bio...micropublication.orgmicroPublication - Get Your Data Out, Be Cited 11311
Reposted by Dr. Hilary Rose DawsonKate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Seattle Times comes out against I-638. It s terrible law, based in bigotry, that hurts all girls who want to compete in school sports, requiring invasive sex testing. If you’re in WA state or know someone who is, please spread the word: Vote NO on I-638. www.seattletimes.com/opinion/edit...seattletimes.comSeattle Times recommends 'No' on I-638, ban on trans girls in sports | EditorialIf this were a “Washington problem“ it would be worth studying as a pressing issue to be resolved by the electorate, informed with science. But it is not. 8378174
Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Call for plant ecophysiologists! Do you have Fv/Fm or F0-rise data? Do you know someone who might? @seanmichaletz.bsky.social and @nicolebison.bsky.social would love to hear from you. (Bonus if your data are from Asia or Africa.) Please share widely! #ecology #botany #ClimateChange #HeatTolerance 22522
Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 01/09/2026If the title isn’t enough to make you click the link, the delightful pics of people having fun examining rotted underpants in Fig 1 definitely should be. #ecology #CommunityScience #CitizenScience #SoilEcology 0167
Reposted by Dr. Hilary Rose DawsonLaura Lagomarsino, PhD @tropicalbotany.bsky.social · 01/09/2026I type this as the Director of an herbarium, also in the southeastern US, that has "merged with" (i.e., assumed stewardship of) multiple herbaria, including Tulane's herbarium. In my decade in this job, only one research group from Tulane has come to use their former herbarium specimens. 0103
Reposted by Dr. Hilary Rose DawsonLaura Lagomarsino, PhD @tropicalbotany.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Look, y'all— this is not the worst outcome, but it's also not great. Framing this as gaining a notably large herbarium is spin; the reality is a historic, important herbarium has lost its identity. The specimens were never going to be trashed; Duke still voluntarily truncated their botanical legacy. 47029
Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I feel this too. Twitter made the #Botany2020 community approachable across career stages even as a tech. When I finally made it to #Botany2025, those virtual connections are what stood out the most as I met people in person. Bluesky is great but doesn't have the same casual chatter. 3163
Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Taking an extended layover in Singapore was the best travel decision I've made. I spent most of the day at two botanic gardens marvelling at plants, hornbills, and even a monitor lizard. (Plus, it meant I had a break between the 8 hr and 13 hr flights.) 1270
Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The latest @tkingfisher.com release is perfectly timed for the 21+ hrs I need to spend flying over the next couple days. 170
Reposted by Dr. Hilary Rose Dawsonfranz @franzanth.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Crabmons pt 4, botanical edition #InverteFest 🦀 Gumnut @hilaryrosed.bsky.social Brassica @jopabinia.bsky.social Crabgrass @joshlukedavis.com @tkingfisher.com Pistachio @canvaswolfdoll.bsky.social 919038
Reposted by Dr. Hilary Rose DawsonAnny Chung (鍾彥儀) @yyachung.bsky.social · 19/08/2026In the current deluge of sloppy AI reviews, receiving a thoughtful review with a strong point of view and careful reasoning as an editor feels like a breath of fresh air and a warm hug at the same time. Thank you on behalf of the authors! 0244
Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 19/08/2026It doesn't snow in many places in Australia, but where it does ecologists face the same dangers as other winter climates. Read about the importance of snowpack for water availability, the destruction of the alpine flux tower (now relocated to subalpine), and the beauty of Kosciusko in the winter. 042
Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 12/08/2026As a numbers geek and an emigrant, I'm delighted to've been in Australia long enough to take part in the census. 🇦🇺 As a queer person, I'm pleased to find they offer heaps of options for the gender and sexuality questions. 🏳️🌈 0132
Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Suggestions on where I could publish a short note on finding a fungal species where it definitely wasn't expected? Links to invasion biology + horticulture. PNW based, if that matters. Not sure I'll write this up, but it feels like the find should be recorded in the literature. #mycology #fungi 454
Reposted by Dr. Hilary Rose DawsonNew Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Restored #wetlands: interplay between environmental variables, aboveground and belowground plant traits, and carbon cycling Marta Baumane, et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PlantScience 063
Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 09/08/2026I (living in Australia) am monitoring a US wildfire that threatens a family member tonight. InciWeb inaccessible outside of US (even with VPN). Facebook requires login. WatchDuty can't download from Aus Apple Store. I can't even access a evac notice map. So frustrating that everything is blocked. 270
Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Here are 70+ accounts to help you follow along at home for #Botany2026. Are you attending and not in the starter pack? Reply here to be added. 0146
Reposted by Dr. Hilary Rose DawsonTapani Hopkins @tapani-hopkins.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Nothing missing, one or two odd duplicates despite my being pretty sure they weren't like that before and that I never added them. But can't be sure, because I've never archived anything. The idea of Google Scholar not just working was like thinking the ground could suddenly turn into marshmallow. 031
Reposted by Dr. Hilary Rose DawsonDr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Three opportunities for Australian students and EMCRs working in (sub)alpine regions! Please share the opportunities in this thread widely. #ecology #grant #scholarship #internship #alpine 134