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Chris Hassall

@katatrepsis.bsky.social
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Academic at the University of Leeds, working on #ecology, #evolution, #entomology, #education. Views my own. He/him.

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026
We'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/
a cartoon of three fieldworkers. One has a small trans flag. The logos of the university of leeds, research england, and canopy robin are shown, as well as the URL: InclusiveFieldwork (dot) Leeds (dot) AC (dot) UK (slash) trans
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hannahcole04.bsky.social @hannahcole04.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Do humans and birds share an eye for design? 🐦🎨 For my Master's diss, I’m testing if we share aesthetic tastes with bowerbirds. I need 100 responses to finish! Visual, anonymous & under 5 mins. Link: exe.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 🧪 cc: @scienseed.com #AcademicSky #SciComm
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George Holmes @georgeholmes.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Co-supervised by @katatrepsis.bsky.social. Funded by @extinctionleeds.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk. Thanks to examiners @jlorimer.bsky.social and David Williams. You can find her first PhD paper here www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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The diversity of ignorance and the ignorance of diversity: origins and implications of “shadow diversity” for conservation biology and extinction | Cambridge Prisms: Extinction | Cambridge Core
The diversity of ignorance and the ignorance of diversity: origins and implications of “shadow diversity” for conservation biology and extinction - Volume 2
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Chris Hassall @katatrepsis.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
George didn't include it in the post, but @serenath.bsky.social's doctoral research was some of the most diverse and original work that he and I have been involved with. A model of interdisciplinary work! Congratulations, Serena!
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Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso @yoselin.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Join us in York this year and share with a community that celebrates you!!!
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
On my way, Clacton.
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Ever considered joining the #RESInsectConsDiv team? We have vacancies! 📢 We are seeking active & enthusiastic researchers in these fields to join us as Associate Editors. Think you might fit the bill? See ⬇️ buff.ly/nnLQ65j Deadline: 31 August 2026 @royentsoc.bsky.social @wileyeco.bsky.social
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tim brown @parasitetim.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
What is a parasite? Why are they so important for ecosystems and hosts? And what can we do to protect the 1000s of species at risk of extinction? A few weeks ago I spoke with a BBC Science Focus podcast about why parasites are awesome and you can listen HERE: open.spotify.com/episode/5864...
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How parasites play a vital role as caretakers of Earth’s ecosystems
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Dr Simon Goodman @phoca-sapiens.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Want a science podcast for the weekend? Check out this episode of 'Nature's unsung heroes' from BBC Science, with Tim Brown @parasitetim.bsky.social, a PhD researcher in my lab. Tim talks about why parasites matter & the emerging field of parasite conservation 🪱🧪🌍 open.spotify.com/episode/5864...
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How parasites play a vital role as caretakers of Earth’s ecosystems
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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 25/06/2026
Tune into this episode of the Edges of Extinction podcast @extinctionleeds.bsky.social to hear about insect extinctions, what these might mean for the world, and how they can be averted. 🎙️ media.leverhulme.ac.uk/podcast/wonk... #InsectWeek
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A Wonkier World
In this first episode of the Extinction Studies Doctoral Training Programme podcast series ‘Edges of Extinction’, Sicily Fiennes and Diane Nelson talk to Chris Hassall about insect extinctions, what…
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BirdLife Marine @birdlifemarine.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🚨JOB ALERT 🚨 The deadline is approaching! ⏰ Apply to join BirdLife's marine team by the end of next week 🌊🐧
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
How very ironic to see sheep finding relief from the current heatwave under trees they themselves are ensuring will die out.
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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
🦇 We are looking for a Head of Biodiversity (Job share). Deadline to apply is 9:30am, 22 June. More information and how to apply here:
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Head of Biodiversity Job share - Jobs / Contracts - Bat Conservation Trust
Part-time (15 to 18.75 hours per week). This is a permanent contract, but as with all contracts at BCT continuity is subject to funding. We have 12-mont...
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UCU Hallam @ucuhallam.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
PRESS RELEASE: UCU Hallam secures major win as Sheffield Hallam University drops plans for subsidiary company. See ucuhallam.org/ezm8 for more info.
Sub-Co Stopped by UCU
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Chris Hassall @katatrepsis.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
@horizonsinstitute.bsky.social :)
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University of Manchester Sociology Department @uomsociology.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
VACANCY: Lecturer in Sociology (focus on race, ethnicity, intersecting inequalities) @uomsociology.bsky.social 4 years from 1 Oct 2026, £42,254 p.a., full time Closing date: Weds 17 June 2026 www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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Lecturer in Sociology:Oxford Road
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Reuben O'Connell-Booth @rocb-ento.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Just out in issue! Wondering which moth trap to pick? Or if different bulbs collect different species? We look at these questions and more using 100,000 trap nights from the amazing @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social. With @katatrepsis.bsky.social and Bill Kunin #teammoth #mothsmatter
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Effect of bulb type on moth trap catch and composition in UK gardens
We analyse 10 years of records Garden Moth Scheme (GMS) to estimate the effect of bulb and trap type on the number of moths caught by moth traps. We find that brighter, higher wattage bulbs collect ...
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gavin jones @ecologyofgavin.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
The Department of Biology at the University of Iowa is hiring an evolutionary ecologist at the assistant professor level for fall 2027. Come and be my colleague! jobs.uiowa.edu/faculty/view...
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Faculty Requisition Details - Jobs@UIOWA: Search and Apply for Jobs at The University of Iowa
Jobs@UIOWA: The official place to search and apply for jobs at The University of Iowa.
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Chris Hassall @katatrepsis.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I haven't finished my grant proposal, I haven't written any papers, I haven't read my PhD students thesis chapter, and I haven't marked my essays. But my two-year-old and I have found a configuration of seat cushions that makes a robust fort. So that's something... #halfterm #holiday #family
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Chris Hassall @katatrepsis.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Giving an armful before work this morning. #giveblood
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Jacqueline Hoppenreijs @jhthoppenreijs.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
We are hiring! #AcademicSky @valentinecology.bsky.social @ruhr-uni-bochum.de has an open postdoc position on #Urban #Grassland #Ecology!🌍 The position includes work with stakeholders, so good command of the German language is preferred. More info: jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/1...
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Wissenschaftliche*n Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d) im Bereich Biodiversitätsförderung und Ökosystemleistungen in Städten
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WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
#PostDocAlert! PhD in #Ecology and expertise in macroecology, functional ecology, processing & analysis of high-volume data sets and spatial ecology? Our Macroecology group is offering a #PostDoc position in macroecology and biome mapping: apply.refline.ch/273855/1857/... #Sciencejobs
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Rob Salguero-Gómez @robsalgo.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Hiring 3 postdocs in ecological resilience @biology.ox.ac.uk for my @erc.europa.eu CoG ResIntegrate project. Deadline May 29th. Details below. Pls share @salgoteam.bsky.social @evoldir.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social @ecolsocaus.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Ecology at University of Oxford
An academic position as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Ecology is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.
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Dolly Jørgensen @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Three PhD fellowship positions available with the ERC project OECOLOGIE: The German Sources of Ecology, Sorbonne. 1. History of ideas & digitial humanities 2. Humboldt, French-German Networks and the Emergence of Ecology 3. German Ecological Thought See: www.sorbonne-nouvelle.fr/recrutement-...
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Tim Coulson @timcoulson.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Looking for a post-doc in macroecology or paleobiology? Work with the fabulous Erin Saupe in @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... PDRA in Extinction & Conservation / Paleobiology : my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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The International Biogeography Society @biogeography.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Position of interest for plant evolutionary biologists: two assistant professorships are now open in the System Earth Science (SES) department at Maastricht University! Interested? See the details here, or visit the QR code: vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Venlo-As...
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Chris Hassall @katatrepsis.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
When @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social started their PhD with @extinctionleeds.bsky.social, the project was a great #conservation #science idea. This latest paper on a more-than-human approach to #bird trade, however, shows how superbly their work developed: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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A more‐than‐human political ecology of Indonesian songbird trade
Since its inception, conservation science has considered wildlife trade a problem. In focusing on conservation outcomes, conservationists almost completely ignore the welfare of traded animals and pl...
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Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
More than 20 years ago. Same as it ever was.
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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
📢 Work with us! Want to join the team at the Royal Entomological Society? We have two fantastic positions available:  🦋 Conservation Project Officer - Closing date: 21 April  🪲 Consultancy Development Lead - Closing date: 27 April  Apply now 🔽
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Work with us!
Join the team at the RES
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Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso @yoselin.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Apply before April 23rd to join us as Associate Professor at Leeds jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
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Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Associate Professor of Plant Science
Associate Professor of Plant Science Salary: Grade 9 (£61,759 - £73,708 p.a, depending on experience)This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for elements of the job to be undertak...
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Leverhulme Extinction Studies DTP @extinctionleeds.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Sicily is an interdisciplinary conservation scientist working as a postdoctoral researcher at the National Trust, working on generating solutions for biodiversity renewal in the UK, focusing on issues around access to nature and land stewardship
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Leverhulme Extinction Studies DTP @extinctionleeds.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
In episode 7 of our podcast, 'Edges of Exinction' @jdroberts.bsky.social talks to @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social about the complex and ambiguous 'wicked problem' of bird trade in Indonesia, and how to create just outcomes for humans and birds alike extinctionstudiesleeds.podbean.com/e/edges-of-e...
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Edges of Extinction Episode 7: A Wicked Problem | Extinction Studies at Leeds
Jonathan Roberts talks to Sicily Fiennes about the complex and ambiguous problems of bird trade in Indonesia, and how these can be addressed. Podcast logo by Sicily Fiennes. Incidental music by JD Rob...
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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 27/03/2026
This is excellent opportunity for 14(!) young birders to visit Lundy, boat and board included -- lundybirdobs.org.uk/news-and-sig... Additional funding for young people to get out to a bird obs. through the BTO here -- www.bto.org/our-work/you... 🪶
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Lundy Bird Observatory - Young Birders Opportunity
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Horizons Institute @horizonsinstitute.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Today is our fourth anniversary - a perfect time to look at what we've done so far, and what's next. You can read more about what our research community have achieved so far, and what we've got coming up over the next academic year, in @stuarttaberner.bsky.social's new blog post 👇
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Horizons Institute at Four: Building on success
As the Horizons Institute celebrates its fourth anniversary, the team are busy developing new and exciting ways for researchers and…
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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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Lisa Hülsmann @lisahuelsmann.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
We are looking for a postdoc (up to five years) interested in climate-driven plant extinctions! Working with @manuelsteinbauer.bsky.social and me and a large team on various aspects of Earth system sciences. More information here: fau-earth-system-science.github.io
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Earth System Research and Training at FAU
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Lesley Lancaster @lancasterlt.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
*Guaranteed funding* PhD opportunity in my group. Work with damselflies, UN global biodiversity targets, genetic data, and NatureScot policy groups; the project will advance comparative population genetics and provide evidence feeding directly to policy. www.findaphd.com/phds/project....
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QUARTILES DLA CASE: Genetic diversity and adaptation: Developing indicators for national and international policy at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - QUARTILES DLA CASE: Genetic diversity and adaptation: Developing indicators for national and international policy at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com
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Lesley Lancaster @lancasterlt.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
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Early Career Recruitment Bursary - Ecology, Evolution, and Ecophysiology
<br>The Ecology, Evolution, and Ecophysiology Research Clusters within the School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen (Scotland) are pleased to offer an Early Career Recruitment Bursary. We...
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Erik Svensson @evolodonata.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/03/2026
Please join me and my colleagues at the Department of Biology, #LundUniversity in #Sweden! We have an open position as Associate Senior Lecturer in Molecular Microbiology. Open for all who defended their PhD within the last 7 years. Deadline to apply: April 28 2026. More information and link […]
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Conservation Biology Göttingen @consbiogoe.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Ready to start your own lab? Interested in #GlobalChange,#Biodiversity and #Ecosystem#Resilience? Join us in Göttingen - we are looking for a (female) Junior Research Group Leader in #EcologicalNovelty. Attractive conditions, see euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/415857 - please share widely if you can!
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Horizons Institute @horizonsinstitute.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Thanks to everyone who attended our Insight Series session this morning - particularly to our speaker Truzaar Dordi and everyone who contributed questions and comments! If you'd like to find out more about our upcoming sessions, please subscribe via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/o/horizons-i...
Insight Series promotional panel, with the Horizons Logo and text reading 'Insight Series' ringed by a line-and-dot motif
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Amanda Bretman @amandabretman.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Happy to be able to share our review of the consequences of rising temperatures on animal fertility, led by @rhondasnook.bsky.social with @liamdougherty.bsky.social and Claudia Fricke. Research is getting active in this area but there's still a lot of unknowns... rdcu.be/e7uGm
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The consequences of rising temperatures for animal fertility
Nature Reviews Biodiversity - Thermal stress reduces fertility in animals at temperatures below lethal, yet these sublethal effects remain underrepresented in biodiversity forecasts. This Review...
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Amanda Bretman @amandabretman.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
📣 JOBS!!! We're looking for new colleagues in the School of Biology @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social - two associate profs (plant sci and animal biology) and a lecturer (ecology/zoology)... jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
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Dr Kathleen Millen @neurodevkathy.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
#ScienceJobs
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Leverhulme Extinction Studies DTP @extinctionleeds.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Episode 5 of our 'Edges of Extinction' podcast: 'A Shell like a Paperclip'. @jdroberts.bsky.social and @rachelgrandey.bsky.social talk to Lydia Woods about mass extinctions in the deep past – and the strange world of marine palaeontology. extinctionstudiesleeds.podbean.com/e/edges-of-e...
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Edges of Extinction Episode 5: A Shell like a Paperclip | Extinction Studies at Leeds
Jonathan Roberts and Rachel Grandey talk to Lydia Woods about mass extinctions in the deep past – and the strange world of marine palaeontology.   Podcast logo by Sicily Fiennes. Incidental music by J...
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Chris Hassall @katatrepsis.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Very excited to announce that we are hiring for three faculty positions at @universityofleeds.bsky.social in @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social: A/Prof Plant Science, A/Prof Animal Biology and Lecturer in Ecology, Zoology, Biodiversity or Ecosystem Management. Please do get in touch to chat. Links below:
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Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Associate Professor of Plant Science
Associate Professor of Plant Science Salary: Grade 9 (£61,759 - £73,708 p.a, depending on experience)This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for elements of the job to be undertak...
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Catriona Flesher @c-flesher.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
My first article is out in Climate and Development (and it's Open Access)! Based on data collection with one Malawian village, I examine how to build fairer and effective toolkits for community-based loss and damage assessments in post-disaster contexts. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Power, voice and participation: reflections on participatory methods and oral histories for community-based loss and damage assessments in Chikwawa, Malawi
Following the establishment of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage at COP27, interest in community-based loss and damage (l&d) assessment methodologies has rapidly grown. Community-based l&d...
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Leverhulme Extinction Studies DTP @extinctionleeds.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
In Episode 3 of 'Edges of Extinction', Andrea Boom, @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social & @jdroberts.bsky.social talk to Seb Stroud about the looming extinction of botanical knowledge and the importance of plants extinctionstudiesleeds.podbean.com/e/edges-of-e... #botany #education #extinction
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Edges of Extinction Episode 3: Wool Aliens and Dog-piss Communities | Extinction Studies at Leeds
Sicily Fiennes, Jonathan Roberts and Andrea Boom talk to Seb Stroud about the looming extinction of botanical knowledge and the importance of plants   Podcast logo by Sicily Fiennes. Incidental music ...
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Alexander L. Metcalf, PhD @metcalfhdlab.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Seeking applicants to a qualitative social science post-doc position - located at Purdue University, but collaborating with me and others on the human dimensions of white-tailed deer and cwd management. www.schooljobs.com/careers/ummi...
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Job Opportunities | University of Montana, Helena College & UM Western
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Quantum Sauce @quantum-sauce.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
3weeks til we Walk on the Wild Side for #WorldWildlifeDay! 🪰First up, welcome @katatrepsis.bsky.social & ponder a post-pollinator world… Is insectageddon here…?⚡️Small but mighty @oldwoollen.bsky.social celebrates our six-legged, swarming life-support system! March 3rd, tix at tinyurl.com/9vzy769b!
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