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Research Fellow @DICE-Kent.bsky.social 🌎🌱🦉 Mixed-methods research in biodiversity conservation, environmental change, & human health www.kent.ac.uk/durrell-institute-co…

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BES-Rewilding Group @bes-rewildinggroup.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
We're hosting Professor Flurina Wartmann, who has recently joined the University of Fribourg in Switzerland, speaking on Representing messy natures across time: From Bronze Age landscapes to AI-generated rewilding futures. Registration: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/rewi...
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Rewilding SIG Webinar Series - British Ecological Society
Join the Rewilding SIG for this months session on how representations of 'wild' nature can shape rewilding practices.
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Dr Jess Fisher @jessjessfisher.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
On Thursday 30th July, the @bes-rewildinggroup.bsky.social is hosting Professor Flurina Wurtmann from @unifr.bsky.social, on 'Representing messy natures across time' 🦫🌳🦬 Register for the webinar below: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/rewi... @britishecologicalsociety.org
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Dr Jess Fisher @jessjessfisher.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
On May 11th, the @bes-rewildinggroup.bsky.social will host policy and advocacy lead Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social from @rewildingbritain.org.uk, speaking about a rewilding guide for community groups 🦫🌳🦬 Register for the webinar here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/rewi...
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Rewilding SIG Webinar Series - British Ecological Society
Join the Rewilding SIG for this months session on rewilding for communities, exploring creating 'an oasis of optimism' within ecological recovery.
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Dr Jess Fisher @jessjessfisher.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Come do a PhD on ecological restoration and multifunctional landscapes in the UK at DICE @dice-kent.bsky.social, focussing on food, health, and nature 🦌🌱🪸🍗🫀 Fully funded🚨, with both UK and international applicants welcome... Deadline 14th May 23:55! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Reconciling wild foods, wildlife management, and ecosystem restoration land uses and values in the UK at University of Kent on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Reconciling wild foods, wildlife management, and ecosystem restoration land uses and values in the UK at University of Kent, listed on FindAPhD.com
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David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
🚨FUNDED PHD🚨'Economic carrying capacity & the future of rhinos in privately governed OECMs' @dice-kent.bsky.social, UK & International applications welcome - closing date 14th May🦏 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Male White rhinoceros walking in the Kalahari Desert of Namibia Photo by Giles Laurent
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People and Nature @peopleandnature.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
🌏️ You don’t need to know a species to support its recovery. As grey-faced petrels return to Auckland, new study finds strong support for predator control—driven by general bird knowledge, not species knowledge 📖 Read the full paper here! ➡️ buff.ly/FxDQRDM
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Nick Cutler @ncutler.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
New postdoc opportunity: We’re looking for an independently-minded postdoctoral Research Assistant/Associate in biogeography, ecology, environmental science or a related field to join our Leverhulme Trust funded project studying urban sensory pollution. jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...
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Dr Jess Fisher @jessjessfisher.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Excited that our team at @dice-kent.bsky.social have helped the BTO prepare this project launching on April 1st! 🐦 Check out the below for more info, and our website for a bit more on how the wellbeing tool works: research.kent.ac.uk/bio-well/
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BIO-WELL: the biodiversity and human wellbeing scale
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David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
🚨New Paper🚨'Conservation Rangers Urgently Need Mental Health Provision' in @consletters.bsky.social by Soofi et al. inc @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social @dice-kent.bsky.social Great work by Soofi bringing this paper together!!! doi.org/10.1111/con4...
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Nicolas Mouquet @nmouquet.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
‪ 🌳 Do you want to contribute to research on how humans perceive forests? Take this quick, anonymous 10-min survey 🌲 👉 www.biodiful.org#/forest This will help us explore how people experience forest biodiversity! Please share on 🦋 & tag @biodiful.bsky.social to reach more participants 🙏💚 🌐🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪
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Dr Jess Fisher @jessjessfisher.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
On Tuesday, the @bes-rewildinggroup.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org are hosting @sarahpapworth.bsky.social, talking about shifting baseline syndrome and rewilding Register here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/rewi...
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Rewilding Environmental Change Webinar - British Ecological Society
Does it matter what we think about environmental change? This webinar will discuss shifting baseline syndrome and rewilding.
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Dr Jess Fisher @jessjessfisher.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
How to measure wellbeing responses from biodiversity? 🌳🐦🍄 The BIO-WELL scale was originally developed ex situ. Here, we tested how it performs in situ (in forests)... doi.org/10.1016/j.je... Many thanks to colleagues at @dice-kent.bsky.social @ic-cep.bsky.social and @huttonsegs.bsky.social 💚
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European Centre for Environment & Human Health @ecehh.org · 05/08/2025
How might spending time in nature affect people with anxiety or depression? Listen to Dr Katie Gibbs talk through the 'Greengage' project on BBC Radio Cornwall, assessing a 6-week programme of "nature-based activities at fantastic sites across Cornwall." ecehh.org/news/nature-anxiety-depression/
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Can nature help tackle anxiety and depression? | ECEHH
Dr Katie Gibbs discusses new research on how nature might affect anxiety and depression with BBC Radio Cornwall.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 23/07/2025
Healthy environment a human right, UN court says in landmark climate ruling
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Healthy environment a human right, UN court says in landmark climate ruling
Court’s decision expected to be used in future litigation and to support political negotiations by vulnerable states A “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a human right, according to judges at the top court of the United Nations. The international court of justice (ICJ) delivered a landmark advisory opinion on Wednesday about countries’ obligations to tackle climate change, and the consequences they may face if they do not. Continue reading...
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The Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST) @cast-centre.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
A new paper on #MomentsOfChange and #LowCarbonBehaviours has been published, looking at how major life events shape the way we act on climate change, co-led by CAST Director Prof Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE (@lwhitmarsh.bsky.social) & Dr Kaloyan Mitev (@kaloyanmitev.bsky.social). 📣 Key insights thread 🧵
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“Moments of Change” and Low‐Carbon Behaviors: A Multidisciplinary, Systematic Review
Moving house is one of the most well-studied “moments of change” that can have significant impacts on low-carbon behaviors, such as reducing car use.
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BES-Rewilding Group @bes-rewildinggroup.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
🌿 Exciting Announcement! 🌱 Join us for the Movement and Rewilding Ecology (MoRE) Workshop on September 22, 2025, at BES, 42 Wharf Rd, London! 🌍 Powered by the #BES-rewilding @besmovesig.bsky.social SIGs. Link to Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/more-movem... #BritishEcologicalSociety
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Steph Brittain @stephaniebrittain.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
📣📣📣 Fully funded MSc scholarships available for this Sept. Short deadline: 21st July Kent are offering fully funded taught MSc in Conservation Science #scholarships @dice-kent.bsky.social For more info: lnkd.in/eiPJG8uE Any questions, then please email: lhscholars@kent.ac.uk #phdchat #funding
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 16/07/2025
1. Kevin Gross and I just posted a new science-of-science preprint. This one explores the looming peer review crisis. As many of you know, it's becoming significantly more difficult for journal editors to find scholars willing to serve as peer reviewers for submitted manuscripts.
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Will anyone review this paper? Screening, sorting, and the feedback cycles that imperil peer review
Scholarly publishing relies on peer review to identify the best science. Yet finding willing and qualified reviewers to evaluate manuscripts has become an increasingly challenging task, possibly even ...
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Nature Ecology & Evolution @natecoevo.nature.com · 26/06/2025
Applying a combined social science and trait-based ecology approach, the authors identify ecological traits in forests eliciting positive or negative well-being among human participants www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Spatio-temporal variability in forest biodiversity associated with human well-being across socio-economic deprivation gradients - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Applying a combined social science and trait-based ecology approach, the authors identify ecological traits in forests eliciting positive or negative well-being among human participants in England and...
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Ian Wallace @cannockwanderer.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Well done to @jessjessfisher.bsky.social et al for this paper. Living near #CannockChase, I do feel a sense of wellbeing out and about exploring locally and this paper quantifies the connection between wellbeing and diversity www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Spatio-temporal variability in forest biodiversity associated with human well-being across socio-economic deprivation gradients - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Applying a combined social science and trait-based ecology approach, the authors identify ecological traits in forests eliciting positive or negative well-being among human participants in England and...
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Dr Jess Fisher @jessjessfisher.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
New paper out today in @natecoevo.nature.com on biodiversity & human wellbeing in UK forests, both seasonally and along a gradient of socioeconomic deprivation Funded by @erc.europa.eu and Woodland Trust 🌳, with lovely @dice-kent.bsky.social team www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Spatio-temporal variability in forest biodiversity associated with human well-being across socio-economic deprivation gradients - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Applying a combined social science and trait-based ecology approach, the authors identify ecological traits in forests eliciting positive or negative well-being among human participants in England and...
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Prof Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Interested in earning £30 to chat about holidays? Of course you are! More details here....
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Jim Labisko💚🐸🦎🐍🐢🦇🐆🧪💙😷4/4 @jimlabisko.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Postdoctoral Research Assistant - Cornwall Badger Project
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Postdoctoral Research Assistant - Cornwall Badger Project in Field Based | ZSL
View details and apply for this Postdoctoral Research Assistant - Cornwall Badger Project vacancy in Field Based . We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Postdoctoral Research Assistan...
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The Oxford Nature Network @biodivoxford.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
On Friday, Brock Bergseth gave us a powerful talk, debunking some of the most common myths around changing (environmental) behaviour, and discussing how our inherent social wiring can be leveraged to create meaningful, scalable change. Catch it on our YouTube channel now! @biology.ox.ac.uk
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Leveraging human behavioural science for conservation. Brock Bergseth
YouTube video by Oxford Biodiversity Network
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BSECS @bsecs.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Applications for the @BSECS-Northumbria Fellowship are now open - up to £4,000 to support a visiting scholar to research the culture, history, and identity of NE England & Scottish boarders. Deadline 31 May 2025, details here: www.bsecs.org.uk/prizes-and-a...
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Prizes and awards Archive - BSECS
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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 28/02/2025
Do you have expertise in UK land use? We want to hear from you! The UK government is currently consulting on the future of land use in England. To ensure the voice of the ecological community is heard, we will be producing a response to this consultation.
Image a crop field with a turbine covered hill in the background. Text reads: Help inform the UK government's approach to land use
We need your expertise to inform our response to the governments Land Use Framework consultation
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David Gregory-Kumar @drdavidgk.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Fascinating. Just what we saw when we did our flooding/climate change special
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Will Rose @willrose.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
How to spot a #Woodpecker in flight? Look for their special rollercoaster style dipping flight called ‘undulating’ . @btobirds.bsky.social @lesserspotnet.bsky.social Watch the full episode about our three breeding woodpeckers here youtu.be/GEQBrT-587Q?... #animation #birds Please share!
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Dr Jess Fisher @jessjessfisher.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan... Research from @dice-kent.bsky.social and Woodland Trust in the headlines today 🌳
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Wildlife-rich woods that stimulate the senses boost wellbeing, major study shows
But there are large disparities in access to biodiversity woodlands that deliver for wellbeing, researchers warn.
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ACCESS Network @accessnetwork.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
On Wed 12 Feb ACCESS Knowledge Exchange Fellow @sarahegolding.bsky.social will be sharing her reflections as a 'more-than-human' health psychologist with examples 💊 #Antimicrobial #prescribing in animals 🍃 #Nature engagement & #wellbeing 🌳 #Biodiversity #conservation rb.gy/xbnh1f
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Tatsuya Amano @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Call for abstracts is still open until 21 February (conbio.org/mini-sites/i...). We have also opened a sign up form for those who want to receive mentorship to prepare and practice English presentations. Pls sign up from the link provided on the registration site. #languagebarriers
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Clare Callow @clarecallow.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Interesting short term conservation data officer vacancy with the FMH project now live: careers.kew.org/vacancy/proj...
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Project Conservation Data Officer - Careers | Kew GardensMenuClose menu
Madagascar’s Protected Area Network has been established to protect the island’s unique and threatened habitats, biodiversity, and ecosystems, including globally important forests. The landscapes with...
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Simon Butler @simon-butler.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
One week left to apply…
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Ian Wallace @cannockwanderer.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Spent the week in #Canterbury doing the introduction to data analysis using R course. with thanks to @nicolasjdeere.bsky.social @dave-s.bsky.social @jessjessfisher.bsky.social and @katielspencer.bsky.social for their infinite patience teaching us all 😁@dice-kent.bsky.social
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a dog is standing in front of a chalkboard with math equations on it
Alt: a confused dog is standing in front of a chalkboard with math equations on it
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Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Take part in our upcoming blog series: Field Diaries!📒🌎🧪 Whether you're an undergraduate #ECR or an established practitioner, we're aiming to highlight your fieldwork experiences across the discipline of applied ecology!🌱🏔️❄️ @aer-ese-bes.bsky.social Register your interest here: bit.ly/4hoUUIU
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WWF EU @wwf.eu · 16/01/2025
The loss of wildlife means the loss of: 🌾material benefits like food 🐺non-material benefits such as regulating ecosystems 🤗our identity & well-being 📢 New WWF-led research highlights these ‘invisible’ benefits: wwf.panda.org?13195966/wil... #RestoreNature #NaturesTechnicians
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Jim Labisko💚🐸🦎🐍🐢🦇🐆🧪💙😷4/4 @jimlabisko.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Join us! #Academic #job @ucl-pnl.bsky.social @ucllifesciences.bsky.social @uclcber.bsky.social Lecturer/Associate Professor of Biodiversity, Climate Change & Health
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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Alexander Lees @alexanderlees.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Quick thread on some new papers on the science of impacts of bird feeding since the publication of our papers here www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... and here britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti... #Ornithoogy #UKBirding🧵 1/
Fig. 1. Schematic illustrating novel interactions facilitated by garden bird provisioning. All arrows indicate predation with the exception of the one between C and G which indicates competition. Red arrows indicate a negative effect while blue arrows indicate a positive effect. Arrow size is not indicative of effect size and illustrations are not to scale. A) provisioned nestbox B) provisioned food C) intended provision recipient D) non-native invasive recipient E) natural omnivorous mesopredator F) natural carnivorous predator G) non-provisioned competitor of recipient H) natural prey I) non-native invasive omnivorous mesopredator J) domestic pet predator. Individual illustrations purchased from istockphoto.com and adapted. (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.)
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
The #ProtectedPlanet Report 2024 is the first report that fully assesses the global status of protected & conserved areas in the context of #Target3 of the #GBF. Find all the key findings & recommendations from the report 📑➡️ : buff.ly/3Ak8rBr @protectedplanet.bsky.social
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Julia PG Jones @juliajones.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
1-year funded fellowship for conservation social scientists to consolidate work from their PhD! Internal deadline end of Jan so get in touch soon! My interests are impact evaluation, nature markets, reconciling development (including mining) & conservation.... (thread) lnkd.in/eC2RWb7i
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Mariah Hoye @mariahhoye.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
#neuroscience #metasci #science 📢 Calling all early-career scientists who are trying to change the culture of science and promote more rigorous research practices: The NINDS Office of Research Quality just launched the NINDS Early-Career Rigor Champions Prize: www.challenge.gov?challenge=ni...
An image with dark blue and turquoise brushstrokes with 3 yellow arrows on the left and an image of The Thinker on the right. In the top left is the logo: NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. In the center is the text, which increases in size as it descends: Early-Career Rigor Champions Prize. In the top right is the text: 2025.
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Prof Lisa Schipper 🌍🍉💪 @lisaschipper.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
And this quote: ‘The agency also wants to work with social scientists who can then help convert the findings into policy recommendations.’ Yeah, that’s not how social science works. We don’t take natural science findings and convert them to policy. We also do research.
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Dave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Churchyards found to be rich in biodiversity; all nature needs is a bit of peace and quiet! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK churchyards are havens for rare wildlife, finds conservation charity
Caring for God’s Acre mapped out 20,000 cemeteries and recorded 10,000 species
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Hannah White @drhannahwhite.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Fantastic opportunity to join the @instituteforgov.bsky.social as a researcher - please flag to all the brilliant people you know! www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/about-us/car...
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Researcher | Institute for Government
We are inviting applications for researchers, to start as soon as notice periods allow.
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Dr Frankie Boyd @frankieboyd.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Visit nature 'yesterday' and all your troubles will seem a little further away 🐞 ✔️Residential #nature availability showed little association with any wellbeing outcome, whereas visiting green and coastal locations ‘yesterday’ was associated with better hedonic #wellbeing. doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
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What types of nature exposure are associated with hedonic, eudaimonic and evaluative wellbeing? An 18-country study
Although spending time in nature can improve subjective wellbeing (SWB), little is known about how different types of nature exposure are associated w…
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Sarah Golding @sarahegolding.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
New year, new job? If you're looking for a #postdoc role, this one closes in Jan-2025 👇 @accessnetwork.bsky.social @eprg-surrey.bsky.social www.uu.nl/en/organisat...
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Postdoc Researcher: Mental Models of Nature-Based Solutions
Join our team at Utrecht University to map mental models of Nature-Based Solutions, shaping policy and fostering biodiversity recovery across Europe!
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Nick Isaac @drnickisaac.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Very clear article summarising the IPBES Nexus assessment by @carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/ipbes-nexus-...
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IPBES nexus report: Five takeaways for biodiversity, food, water, health and climate - Carbon Brief
“Fragmented governance” between biodiversity, climate change, food, water and health is putting all of those...
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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
A major challenge in restoration ecology is the widespread belief that there is a correct natural community for any given location, and that identifying it is the first step in recreating it. 1/6
Temperate rain forest image taken from the Wildlife Trusts website. This is one of the most contentious habitat types to define, partly because so little remains in Europe, which makes it a difficult target for restoration. https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/habitats/woodland/temperate-rainforest
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 03/12/2024
Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
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Matt Struebig @mattstruebig.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Opportunity to join @dice-kent.bsky.social as a funded PhD student working on wild pigs and the impacts of African Swine Fever in Indonesia. 🐗🐗🐗🐗🐗🐗🐗🐗🐗🐗🐗
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