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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Iapetus held a fantastic session for NERC-facing supervisors this week. Thank you @debbieriby.bsky.social for your insightful and impactful presentation on such an important topic. #PGR #PhD

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ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Enjoyed practising my Italian with the videos in Marco Morbidelli's @neobiota.pensoft.net 2026 conference ePoster! Check it out here to find out the impacts of #raccoon invasions on native 🇮🇹 #crayfish populations: api.ltb.io/show/ACSLK 🦝

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ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Great to see another @iapetusdtp.bsky.social student represented at Neobiota!

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Sian Green @drsiangreen.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Super excited to share that my latest paper from my PhD is now published! 🎉 If you're into camera traps, citizen science, animal individual ID or pine martens this ones for you! 😆 doi.org/10.1002/rse2... Big thanks to my co-authors and everyone who in the MammalWeb community who contributed! 📷

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Citizen Science for Individual Identification of Pine Martens Martes martes From Camera Trap Footage

Camera traps generate large volumes of wildlife footage, but identifying animals to the individual level remains challenging and time-consuming. Using European pine martens in the Forest of Dean as a....

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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🌿Paid Summer Placement Opportunity 🌿 Interested in a career in environmental science? Apply for a paid 6-week placement at UKCEH exploring tropical tree genetic diversity in SE Asia to support conservation & restoration strategies. 📅 Deadline: 10 July 📧 More info: iapetus.applications@durham.ac.uk

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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Congratulations to Hakan Hazzard (winner of Best Talk) and Hiromi Beran (winner of Best Poster)—both outstanding! And a huge well done to everyone else; the standard was incredibly high across the board. #Iapetus #StudentConference

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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

It was a wonderful #ceilidh - an energising end to a full conference day and a chance to build lasting #Iapetus connections and memories. 💃🕺 🎶

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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

A massive shout-out to our incredible #Iapetus DTP #StudentConference organisers - @fawnholland.bsky.social @fredmaerk.bsky.social @opheliasfritsch.bsky.social, Manel, and Emma. You were amazing - thank you for such a fantastic event!

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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Looking back on last week’s #Iapetus DTP #StudentConference at St Andrews—what a fantastic experience! Great conversations, inspiring research, and a brilliant atmosphere throughout. Here’s to doing it all again next year in a new setting!

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Sampurna Roychoudhury @some-purna.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Had an amazing couple of days at St. Andrews for the @iapetusdtp.bsky.social conference, chatting with folks and hearing about the cool range of work everyone does!

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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Wrapping up with the last set of #StudentConference talks - ending on a high! #Iapetus

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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

We launched into the final day with another line-up of great doctoral speakers #Iapetus #StudentConference

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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

In day 2, we had two insightful talks in the afternoon, followed by some brilliant lightning talks from our Year 2s

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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

The second session of the morning saw more excellent talks at the #Iapetus #StudentConference

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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

And more great talks in our second session of the first day! Looking forward to Day 2 today … #Iapetus #StudentConference

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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Great first session in our first day at the Iapetus Student Conference yesterday, hosted by our St Andrews students. We enjoyed some excellent presentations from our students!

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Edmund Lea @mappermundle.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

📃 The first paper from my PhD has just been published in JGR: Earth Surface, detailing insights into Arctic glacial history from morphometry and machine learning.❄️ 🛰️ doi.org/10.1029/2025... Co-authors @polarguy.bsky.social, @drfionaclubb.bsky.social and Neil Ross. @iapetusdtp.bsky.social

A map of Arctic Canada and Greenland showing predicted glacial landscape classes.

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Theresa Rueger @theresarueger.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Applications closing 5th Jan for Fully funded PhD through @iapetusdtp.bsky.social Studying behaviour and ecology of anemonefishes. Need to be happy to spend lots of time in Papua New Guinea and need to be SCUBA qualified. iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

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Predator defence in anemonefishes

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MammalWeb @mammalweb.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

1 week left to apply for this PhD. ✅ Field surveys ✅ Cutting-edge modelling ✅ Collaboration with @ptes-org.bsky.social 🗓 Deadline: 5-1-26 #PhDOpportunity #Ecology #Conservation #CitizenScience #WildlifeMonitoring @prof-r-hill.bsky.social @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social @chrissuthy.bsky.social

Badger (Credit: Scottish Wildcat Action)

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Chris Sutherland @chrissuthy.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

We are recruiting several PhD students. If you are interested in conservation conflicts, population ecology, quantitative ecology, or biodiversity, check these projects out (links in the thread, feel free to reach out):

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Philip Stephens @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

📢 Competition funded PhD with @iapetusdtp.bsky.social: Occupancy, density & the ecology of terrestrial British mammals - what can years of systematic camera trapping tell us? Apply by 5th January 2026. 👇 iapetus.ac.uk/studentships... @mammalweb.bsky.social @ptes-org.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk #phd

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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

PhDs being offered across the Iapetus DTP for an October 2026 start: www.findaphd.com/phds/program... Please broadcast details of our Diversifying Talent Scholarship scheme too: www.findaphd.com/phds/program... @ukri.org #BlackAFinSTEM #firstgen

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Ross Barnett @ecologybarnett.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Looking forward to #BES2025 this week! If you're interested in restoration, complexity and ecoacoustics you should definitely check out my talk on Thursday 🌳🌲🌳🐦🐦‍⬛

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Sam Rogerson @naturefromsam.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

I'll be presenting some stuff about bugs in restored landscapes, and how they might have more in common with wolves than you might think. Anyone around? #BES2025

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Simon Lee @simonleewx.com · 11/12/2025

Linking persistence, predictability and extremes in a changing climate PhD project through @iapetusdtp.bsky.social with me, @drmichaelbyrne.bsky.social, Nick Dunstone (Met Office) & Chris Taylor (CEH) iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

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Linking persistence, predictability and extremes in a changing climate

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 07/11/2025

Want to get better at reviewing & classifying camera trap footage? 📹 Join our webinar on 19 Mar 2026 (£12.50) with Dr Sammy Mason ( @mammalweb.bsky.social ) covering species ID, using MammalWeb, data processing + sharing results. Book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1818786642...

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Classifying Camera Trap Footage

Learn to review, identify and classify footage, manage data, and share camera trap findings through MammalWeb.

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Ruedi Nager @ruedinager.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

How are movement patterns affected by energy expenditure & gain, and what does it mean for fitness? This @iapetusdtp.bsky.social PhD opportunity will use data on movement & demography of kittiwakes & spatio-temporal food abundance across their range iapetus.ac.uk/studentships... #ornithology

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John Wainwright @tjohnwainwright.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Anyone interested in a PhD project modelling resilience of dryland ecosystems in a changing climate, led by @ecogeo.bsky.social and with @blindmath.bsky.social, Denis Patterson and Roy Sanderson, please apply to our @iapetusdtp.bsky.social PhD position iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

A composite image of vegetation change at the Sevilleta LTER site in New Mexico USA, illustrating how grass landscapes on the left of the image are progressively invaded by shrubs, leading to a shrub-dominated landscape on the right. Image by John Wainwright

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EGU SSP @egu-ssp.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

#PhD #Job Alert! Interested in #sedimentary processes & #turbidity currents? ..then consider applying for this exciting post as a part of @iapetusdtp.bsky.social, based in @newcastleuni.bsky.social. For more details visit - iapetus.ac.uk/studentships... or Dr Sanem Acikalin

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ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Super interesting talks by Sonam Rinzin and Mark Pitt at this week's @iapetusdtp.bsky.social seminar! Lovely to hear from colleagues about completely different environmental topics :)

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Andrew Krause @blindmath.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

We're advertising an @iapetusdtp.bsky.social PhD position on modelling ecosystem resilience/vegetation patterning with @ecogeo.bsky.social, Denis Patterson, Roy Sanderson, and John Wainright! Keen to chat with anyone trained in geography/maths/ecology/physics etc. iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

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Mathematical modelling of Ecosystem Resilience in a Changing Climate

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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

New PhD opportunity: Balancing the trade-offs between conservation and restoration in woodland creation and wader protection Details here: iapetus.ac.uk/studentships... @chrissuthy.bsky.social @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social 📷Ben Andrew

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Dr Steven White @drstevenmwhite.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Are you interested in doing a PhD in modelling Aedes-borne disease control? We are offering a fully funded studentship at @ukceh.bsky.social , with @uofglasgow.bsky.social and ALTOPICTUS, via @iapetusdtp.bsky.social. Open to UK nationals and overseas students. iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

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Modelling vector control for Aedes-borne arboviruses

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Bethan Davies @iceybethan.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Delighted to be advertising an exciting PhD opportunity on South Georgia's glaciers through @iapetusdtp.bsky.social. Please get in touch if you want to discuss and forward to any interested parties! iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

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The glaciers of South Georgia from the 1950s to 2100 CE

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Matt Williamson @mattdoesscience.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Returning home from a lovely trip to Durham (where I was a student back in the olden days). Had a fab time as always with @iapetusdtp.bsky.social doing Presentation 101. A very informal session in a very fancy building!

Matt pulling a funny face in front of the beautiful red brickwork of Old Shire Hall, Durham.

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Durham Glaciology @durhamglaciology.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

📣 We are advertising a range of glaciology/polar PhD projects at @geogdurham.bsky.social funded by @iapetusdtp.bsky.social. ❄️ For more information on these projects, and info on eligibility, support for under-represented groups, and how to apply, visit durhamglaciology.wordpress.com/opportunities/

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Opportunities

PhD scholarships We are currently advertising a range of glaciology/polar-related projects (listed below) funded by the 2026/27 IAPETUS DTP studentship competition. For information on funding, elig…

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Keir Nichols @cosmokeir.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Applications are now open for a Glasgow-based Iapetus DTP project centred on using in situ 14C to study glacier histories in East Antarctica! tinyurl.com/3ddvynn2 @stever60.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social @iapetusdtp.bsky.social @bas.ac.uk

A person standing on a moraine which is in front of a mountain. The mountain is in East Antarctica, with a small glacier between the mountain and moraine. The person is using a saw to collect a rock sample from the surface of a boulder on top of the moraine.

A photo taken from a mountain in East Antarctica, with moraines and blue ice in the foreground, and the vast East Antarctic Ice Sheet extending to the horizon. Some small mountains (nunataks) are poking out above the surface of the ice sheet at varying distances.

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Stephen Roberts @stever60.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Applications are now open for this years’ BAS Iapetus PhD projects … including one working on our Big Thaw project investigating extreme precipitation in Nepal from sediment core and climate data - more details in this link @iapetusdtp.bsky.social @bas.ac.uk iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

Photo of Lake Tilicio in Nepal with an inset core showing our team collecting sediment cores from the lake

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Jason Newton @jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Feathered Witnesses: Unravelling the Impact of Habitat Loss on Neotropical Avifauna with Stable Isotope Analysis - an @iapetusdtp.bsky.social PhD Opportunity: with me, @dmevans.bsky.social, Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor and Luis Fabio Silveiro. iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

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Feathered Witnesses: Unravelling the Impact of Habitat Loss on Neotropical Avifauna with Stable Isotope Analysis

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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Great paper by Sandeep Tegar and colleagues. Thanks to @ukri.org for funding!

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Stephen Roberts @stever60.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

New exciting new global lake sediment temperature calibration paper and dataset by @geochemem.bsky.social, including the first 5- and 6-methyl brGDGTs measured in lake sediments from Antarctica - eg Fan Lake. See link for details: doi.org/10.1016/j.qu... @bas.ac.uk @iapetusdtp.bsky.social

A map of the world showing the locations of over 400 lakes whose surface sediments were analysed for biomarker compounds called branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (brGDGTs) are a group of temperature-sensitive membrane lipids found in bacteria that have been widely used in palaeo-temperature reconstruction. The paper expands existing calibration datasets, and evaluates calibration models constructed using a range of statistical modelling approaches

A slide showing Fan Lake on Annenkov Island near South Georgia - sediments from the surface of a core taken from the bottom of the lake were analysed along with sediments from over 400 lakes around the world the construct a new global calibration model which can be used to reconstruct past changes in lake sediments over thousands of years

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ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Fantastic @iapetusdtp.bsky.social training and induction session last week - lovely to meet the new cohort and explore #Durham and its many bookshops!

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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Huge congratulations to Iapetus alumna Hazel Cooley on the award of the @newcastleuni.bsky.social Doctoral College Thesis Prize for her thesis on Chronic bee paralysis virus spillover and impacts. The award recognises outstanding research achievement and contribution to a research area/discipline.

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Stephen Roberts @stever60.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

A huge thanks to everyone at @sceneuog.bsky.social for hosting us - in particular Prof. Colin Adams for his phenomenal support, & Iain Geldard - we couldn’t have done it without both of you! Jodie Geldard did an amazing job organising the whole trip as part of her @iapetusdtp.bsky.social PhD

SCENE University of Glasgow research centre where we were based - photo shows the road leading up to the wooden building through the forest

Collection of sediment cores taken from Loch Lomond over the last 2 weeks strapped into the van for transport to BAS and Southampton for analysis as part of Jodie Geldard’s Iapetus DTP PhD with University of Stirling

Final day lunch at the oldest pub in Scotland, the Clachan with Colin Adams, Iain Geldard, Tom Bradwell, and Jodie Geldard (not in photo)

Selfie With Tom Bradwell outside the sign for the Clachan in Drymen, the oldest pub in Scotland (apparently)

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Stephen Roberts @stever60.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Some pictures from the last couple of weeks lake sediment coring on Loch Lomond with @iapetusdtp.bsky.social

Loch Lomond at sunset with coring rig moored in sheltered bay at SCENE university of Glasgow research centre

Loch Lomond view from the southern basin across to Ben Lomond

Collecting cores in the middle of Loch Lomond - 4 people capping a surface core retrieved for potential fish eDNA analysis

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Stephen Roberts @stever60.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

That's all for Loch Lomond coring: 12 cores collected in 10 days, 2 gravel layers reached and lots of very fine grey clay in between! @iapetusdtp.bsky.social @bas.ac.uk

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Benjamin Wildermuth @bmwildermuth.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Postdoc Job offer for Arthropod Ecologists 🪲🕷️ Michael Staab @leuphana.bsky.social offers a 3 year postdoc starting in October latest. Arthropod diversity, interactions & functions in different research programs, e.g. @bexplo.bsky.social Apply by June 19th www.leuphana.de/en/universit...

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