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Holly English

@hollyenglish.bsky.social
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Zoologist working on animal movement 🦊🐦 Postdoc RA, ATU Galway 👩‍💻📈 Fox and gull enthusiast Tea addict ☕️ she/her scholar.google.com/citations?user=Y…

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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Really informative morning at the Protect our Health, Water and Biodiversity from Pesticides Conference in Dublin earlier today. I'll be digesting this one for the next few days I think!
One of the organisers addressing the audience at the start of a conference. She is standing beside a PowerPoint with a picture of trees along a river bank and the title of the conference
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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Fellowship pre-proposal submitted! Excited about this one 🤞
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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Any recommended suppliers for antennas and masts in Ireland? #spéirghorm
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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
📣 📣 📣 UPDATE: The 2026-2027 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resource! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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ecoevojobs.net 2026-27
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Kirsty MacLeod @kjmacleod.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Unbothered, in her lane, thriving
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Nick Graham @nickajgraham.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Jason Arday was subjected to a racially driven witch hunt. Far worse accusations or even confirmed cases of academic misconduct have received scant media attention. There should be an inquiry into media behaviour, bias and ethics. This can’t go unaccounted or happen again www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Jason Arday: Former Cambridge university professor found dead
His family said it was "in shock to have lost this amazing father, partner, brother, uncle and son" after the academic was found dead in London on Friday.
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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Desire line Game changer Jukebox musical Mouse potato Rewilding This was fun! Sharing my birth year with the term rewilding is pretty cool
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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I like to think I'm F but I'm actually G
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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
2 postdoc job rejections 1 paper published 1 working group application accepted 3 different conversations about potential funding applications ~2000 words written ? emails It's been a week
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Woodland Park Zoo @woodlandparkzoo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
It's berry season and you have the tiniest friends. These critically endangered babies are Egyptian tortoises that hatched on July 4 and 6, 2026. Currently, our Egyptian tortoises are living behind the scenes in a warm and cozy habitat with lots of attention from their dedicated animal keepers.
Two small Egyptian tortoises are positioned on either side of a bright red raspberry on a gravel surface.A small tortoise is on a sandy surface, next to a plump blueberryAn Egyptian tortoise is close to a blueberry on a sandy surface.Two small tortoises face a large blackberry on a gravel surface.
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Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera @pantibliss.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
They will do literally anything except hold tech companies responsible for their products and what they publish
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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
How many times do I have to click "Never translate from Irish" in Outlook before it believes me?
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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Whisper those five little words every girl wants to hear (Here's a permanent academic job) 🧪 #WomenInSTEM
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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Such a cool paper. I wonder what other natural history observations are hiding in historical artworks? 🌍🦇
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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Is it too late to start thinking about putting together a #MSCA fellowship application for this year? (Have ideas and a willing host but haven't put pen to paper) #Academicsky 👩‍🔬
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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
My bus stop is cordoned off as a crime scene, doesn't seem like a great omen for the day
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Bird flu detected in a skua on mainland Australia. Australian scientists first detected the disease on the territory of Heard Island & McDonald Islands during their twin voyages of Oct 2025 & Jan 2026. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Australia confirms first case of H5N1 bird flu
The minister for agriculture, Julie Collins, confirms case of H5N1 bird flu in Western Australia, with another suspected
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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
First I'd heard of the Cozumel fox, hope there are exciting updates from the camera trapping and hair snare efforts soon! 🦊
smithsonianmag.com
See the First-Ever Photographs of Cozumel’s Elusive Dwarf Fox, One of the Rarest Canids in the World
No one had seen the creatures in more than two decades, leading scientists to wonder whether they'd gone extinct. That changed in September 2023
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Shade 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇮🇪🦄💙📚🎃 @sharrow.eurosky.social · 17/06/2026
TDs vote to scrap 3-day wait for women seeking abortion jrnl.ie/7073588 Good it should never had been put in place as it wasn't needed medically or legally. #repeal #spéirgorm
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Dáil votes to remove three-day wait for women seeking abortion
The Sinn Féin bill has united both government and opposition TDs on what has historically been a divisive topic.
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Chris Hamilton @wanderinglapwing.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Trillionaires should not exist We have no need for billionaires May Greater Black-Backed Gulls shit on their yachts
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
These jellyfish larvae: * . * . * . * . * * . * . * * . *
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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Successful first day at ATU! The longer term job search continues but delighted to be working with ATU for the summer on a fun movement ecology project. This time I'm contributing to a feasibility study exploring the potential of setting up a Motus network in Ireland. Watch this space! 🇮🇪 🦇🐦‍⬛
Footpath with rainbow beside an All Ireland Pollinator Plan managed for wildlife sign outside of the Marine and Freshwater Research Centre in ATU Galway.One of the buildings on the ATU Galway campusPollinator friendly zone sign beside some unmown grass
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 02/06/2026
Hedgehog Conservation Ireland and researchers at University of Galway and Oxford are calling on people to take part in the inaugural Great Big All-Ireland Hedgehog Count
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Call for public to assist in nationwide hedgehog count
Hedgehog Conservation Ireland and researchers at University of Galway and Oxford are calling on people to take part in the inaugural Great Big All-Ireland Hedgehog Count.
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Science Magazine @science.org · 28/05/2026
Researchers have identified superparamagnetic macrophages in the livers of rock pigeons to be crucial for magnetic sensing. The finding uncovers an unexpected role for immune cells in sensory perception and may fundamentally change our understanding of animal navigation. scim.ag/4nTQ3nq
How animals sense Earth’s magnetic field is one of biology’s enduring mysteries. Researchers have now identified superparamagnetic macrophages in the livers of rock pigeons (Columba livia) to be crucial for magnetic sensing. The finding uncovers an unexpected role for immune cells in sensory perception and may fundamentally change our understanding of animal navigation.

Photo: Andreas Teichmann/laif/Redux
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Tibor Hartel @thartel.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
A small ask from us: if your professional work touches large carnivores anywhere in Europe (management, research, advocacy, policy, fieldwork) please consider taking our survey. We're trying to understand coexistence from a social-ecological perspective. forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
People keep sending me nice emails today... I got into this line of work for the animals but wow do I feel lucky to have met so many kind and talented people through the work that I do
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 14/05/2026
Just finished up focus group 1 for our new trans-inclusive fieldwork project. I'm excited for where this project could go. Our previous LGBTQ+ inclusive fieldwork resources are already available here: inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/pride/
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PRIDE Guidelines | Inclusive Fieldwork Hub
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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
We closed the day with a profoundly moving talk by Seán Ronayne. We are lucky to have such a genuine advocate for nature and I'm absolutely looking for the documentary Birdsong on RTÉ player when I get home! #DCUClimate2026
A man addressing a conference audience in a lecture theatre, in front of a slide with photos of animals that reads "Stop, Look, Listen. DCU Climate Conference 2026"
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JCFJustice @jcfjustice.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
'We must have the audacity to question self-serving narratives'. Our President challenged the normalisation of war, the emissions caused by ongoing conflicts, and the obscene profits being made on large-scale death and suffering. #DCUClimate2026
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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The afternoon sessions begin with a panel on where we're going next. Is the nature restoration law the spark of possibility we've been waiting for? Education is facing major challenges (AI, high workloads) but big progress made centering sustainability. #DCUClimate2026
A 5 person panel faces a conference audience in a lecture theatre
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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Excellent presidential address with salient points on climate change in Ireland & beyond, and the emissions arising from warfare in our unsettled world. Catherine Connolly quotes Mary Robinson "incremental thinking will not suffice" & adds "incremental action will not suffice either" #DCUClimate2026
The Irish president, Catherine Connolly, addresses the audience at a climate action conference
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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
There is a palpable buzz in the room now as we wait for the next speaker at #DCUClimate2026! Catherine Connolly will be coming in to give the presidential address in the next few minutes. Glad we have a president who makes time for events like this one.
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DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Our sixth annual conference just opened with a speech from Dr. Diarmuid Torney, Director of DCU Institute for Climate and Society. This year's theme is a call for more climate action. But it is also a chance to create a community and to bring together like-minded people. #DCUClimate2026
Dr. Diarmuid Torney is opening the sixth DCU Institute for Climate and Society Annual Conference at DCU St Patrick's Campus
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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The first panel are addressing the question "How did we get here?" Great insights on environmental communication, (lack of) political courage, energy poverty and just transitions. #DCUClimate2026
A 5 member panel at the top of a lecture theatre full of conference attendees
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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
And we're off! Excited for a great line up of talks at #DCUClimate2026. The climate stripes on the podium represent local warming here in Dublin
A man addressing a conference audience in front of a "welcome" slide. He is standing at a podium displaying climate stripes
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Will O'Connor @entosphenus.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Pine Marten (Martes martes) at a site in Co. Leitrim this week. This once-threatened native species has made a remarkable recovery and is now present in every county in Ireland.
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John P. Friel, Ph.D. @friel.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Cocaine Bear and Cocaine Shark might have just been campy horror films, but Cocaine Salmon are the real deal. 🐟🧪
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Cocaine pollution alters the movement and space use of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in a large natural lake
Brand et al. show that environmentally realistic benzoylecgonine exposure increases movement and dispersal of Atlantic salmon smolts in a natural lake. Exposed fish swam and dispersed farther than con...
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Matthias Schleuning @mschleuning.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Biodiversity of #rainforest can recover within decades when located in highly connected landscapes because animal mobility drives natural recovery. Our @reassemblynet.bsky.social synthesis paper is out @nature.com: tinyurl.com/4w24a96b @sgn.one @unimarburg.bsky.social @jocotoco.bsky.social 🌐🌎🧪
Animal seed dispersers are drivers of tropical forest recovery. Picture copyright by Marco Tschapka
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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Sending a manuscript draft to co-authors always feels like a good way to end the week 😎
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Dara Stanley @darastanley.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
We're looking for records of ground nesting bees around Europe! Can you help? Follow the simple steps below! @aicbrn.bsky.social @esai-irl.bsky.social @ucdearth.bsky.social @pomscheme.bsky.social @climatecocentre.bsky.social
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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
New paper! I was very happy to be part of this study led by Pablo Rozier-Delgado using accelerometers to explore endurance in mammals. Now published in the Journal of Experimental Biology's special issue on the integrative biology of exercise 🧪🌍
journals.biologists.com
Evaluation of mammalian endurance using accelerometry in natura: bridging exercise physiology and ecology
Summary: A validated method, using accelerometry, to evaluate critical intensity across a large range of terrestrial mammals, allowing endurance and fatigue to be monitored in clinical settings and in...
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Jenny with a Green Ribbon Around Her Neck @readingtheend.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
fun fact: no pangolin has ever done a single thing wrong in the entire history of the world
just the sweetest little pangolin you ever saw
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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Racists brining the country to a standstill this week (under guise of fuel crisis) tried to intimidate one of the great charities in the country last night. MSOÉ have been feeding the unhoused for 11 years on O Connell street. Ugly scenes but beautiful show of solidarity from the people they feed.
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kelly @earley.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
i can’t believe we have a Dublin Riots: Rural Expansion Pack in 2026
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Steve @stevetsra.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Be careful folks, today is April Fool's Day, which means that the internet will be rife with misinformation and posts designed to deceive. Don't worry though, tomorrow we will be back to normal, and the internet will be rife with misinformation and posts designed to deceive.
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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
My god. Have you ever seen close-ups of sea star skin? 🧪🌊🌿
Close up shot of Solaster endeca surface pink and bubbly. By Alexander Semenov: https://www.flickr.com/photos/a_semenov/4371752155/Red and orange projections as a close up shot of Crossaster papposus surface. Photo by Alexander Semenov: https://www.flickr.com/photos/a_semenov/4372503348/Closeup of sea star skin, unknown species. Alexander Semenov: https://www.flickr.com/photos/a_semenov/8447618289/Close up of Crossaster papposus sea star skin. By Alexander Semenov: https://www.flickr.com/photos/a_semenov/8448703898/in/photostream/
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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Landlord wants to put up rent by more than 2% but we're in a rent pressure zone. This still isn't allowed, even with the recent legislation changes right? #spéirghorm
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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
This survey is looking for more participants outside of France and honestly looking at photos of forests for 10 minutes is a great way to procrastinate 🌳
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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Can someone give me a crash course in Japanese?
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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
"Further, little is known about divorce amongst gulls" is my favourite sentence I've read today. So far.
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