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Sandra Varga @sandravarga.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

#ryanair #barcelona bring people back to the check-in! Never-ending cues and no staff is no good...

Sandra Varga @sandravarga.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Microbiomes for resilient crops and healthy ecosystems. What a productive and scientifically stimulating last couple of days! Thanks to the organisers for inviting me, and thanks @britishecologicalsociety.org for supporting such a great event!

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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

🤝Meet the Senior Editor!🤝 🌟We hear from our newest Senior Editor, Sandra Varga! 🌱Sandra is an evolutionary ecologist interested in how plants interact with their environment, particularly plant-soil microbe interactions 📖Read it here: buff.ly/ou3Lkqq 🧪🌍️ @sandravarga.bsky.social

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Meet the (Senior) Editor: Sandra Varga

In this blog post, we hear from our newest Senior Editor, Sandra Varga! Sandra – an Associate Professor at the University of Lincoln, UK – is an evolutionary ecologist interested in und…

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Learn Dirt @learndirt.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

🌱 "Soil is the great connector of lives, the source and destination of all." —Wendell Berry

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

i don’t know if it’s the jaunty bow tie or what but i cannot stop laughing at this

a meme — the top says “My dog just got a haircut and now he looks like he gave up drinking and got his life together” and underneath are 2 photos of a dog (a schnauzer i think?). on the left, the “before,” he’s scruffy and in need of a haircut and a bath. and on the right, the “after,” he’s clean and clipped and wearing a jaunty red bow tie and looking very dapper indeed.

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Sandra Varga @sandravarga.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Day 2 at the #BES2025. So great to see so many colleagues awarded for their ecological work and initiatives! And many related to fungi, as it should be!

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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

🚨Happening today!🚨 📝If you're at the #BES2025 Annual Meeting and are thinking about becoming an editor, come along to our workshop! 💡@britishecologicalsociety.org editors Franciska de Vries, Rob Fish, Sandra Varga and Tim Higham will be sharing their experiences and top tips on the role 🧪🌍

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Sandra Varga @sandravarga.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Come and join us! Such a rewarding way to give back to society and the BES and being on top of current science!

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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

❄️December issue out now!❄️ 📙On the cover: A female Weddell seal rests on the sea ice. Since she skipped having a pup this year, she doesn’t have to expend energy caring for offspring - leaving her with more time to enjoy a nice snow pillow! Credit: Amy Kirkham🦭 Read it here👇 buff.ly/b29bCGX 🧪🌍

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Brock’s Photographic Journey @bar44.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Mural on the back of a flower shop in Portland, Oregon #Photography #StreetArt #Mural #Bloomscrolling📷🐸🌹

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Sandra Varga @sandravarga.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

We are recruiting! We are currently accepting applications for our 4-Year PhD Studentship (start date October 2026) in the application of Artificial Intelligence to sustainable agri-food (deadline 1st October). www.sustain-cdt.ai/advertised-p...

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Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

We're seeking a new Senior Editor! ⏰ Are you... 👉intrigued by the interface between ecology & biological resource management? 👉a clear communicator who enjoys working as part of a team? 👉committed to maintaining high editorial standards? More info 👇 bit.ly/4lPzaIx

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Senior Editor for Journal of Applied Ecology - British Ecological Society

Join the editorial board on Journal of Applied Ecology! Apply by 07 Sep 2025.

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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

VACANCY - We’re currently hiring into two new senior roles: Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences: okt.to/tqoasR 🗓️ Closing date: 25 August 2025 ·An Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions: okt.to/fDV0ha 🗓️ Closing date: 5 September 2025

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Sandra Varga @sandravarga.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

These little gestures always make my day, week, or even month! Tell your lecturers/tutors/colleagues when they are doing a good job, especially these days with so much going on... And yes, this little plant has found a home! #ilovemyjob

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Markus Wagner @wagnermarkus.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

There's a full-time position as Ecologist (with botanical skills) and Field survey co-ordinator advertised here at @ukceh.bsky.social. Full details here: ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CEH_Ca...

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Sandra Varga @sandravarga.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Emotional intelligence is so underrated... it should be taught from kindergarten until you can demonstrate proficiency as a functional adult.

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Dan Kliebenstein @spicybotrytis.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

When you look at the garden and realize that the 8 varieties and 80 broccoli and cauliflower plants you chose with maturation dates to come in over two months have plasticity. And this year the plasticity means they are coming all at once because it never really got cold.

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a man in a green shirt is surrounded by a bunch of stuffed animals

ALT: a man in a green shirt is surrounded by a bunch of stuffed animals

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Sandra Varga @sandravarga.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Just another amazing sunset...!

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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Talking to friends about this, I realised the big difference between cycling in the UK and NL is the mental load. In the UK, I’m constantly alert, looking in every direction, navigating bad junctions, expecting drivers to put me at risk. In NL, I can assume I am largely safe and just cycle.

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Lucy Waruingi of the African Conservation Centre is a fabulous choice as plenary at #BES2024.

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Sandra Varga @sandravarga.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Hmmm... not sure how this fire exit door should be used... #lemmings game style?

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Sandra Varga @sandravarga.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

And have I mentioned the manuscript rejected today as well? #RejectionIsTheRule

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Sandra Varga @sandravarga.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Come and find me by our poster to know more about the effects of #arbuscular #mycorrhizal #fungi and a novel low C emission fertiliser on potato crops. #BES2024

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SAOCousins @saocousins.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Three positions as assistant professor in #Biodiversity You could become my colleague. I'll be at the #BES2024 conference from tomorrow Wednesday if you want to chat about it. Maximum 7 years since phd . Excellent package comes with the positions #stockholmUniversity 🌍🧪 www.su.se/english/news...

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Faculty of Science is recruiting Assistant Professors in Biodiversity - Stockholm University

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Dr. Mariana García Criado @nanitundra.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

🌿 We need to raise the profile of #bryophyte ecological research 🌿 (and also a bryophyte emoji!) In this opinion piece, we as a group of #ECRs outline barriers in bryophyte research and provide recommendations to overcome them across institutional levels & disciplines. doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 10/12/2024

We're thrilled to welcome you to #BES2024! 🎉 Connect with fellow ecologists, and celebrate the innovations that come out of this week 🌿 Don’t forget to tag us and share your favourite moments from the Annual Meeting. We can't wait to see what inspires you! ✨

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Thorben Danke @sagaoptics.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

This year I always had my camera and a small photo box to hand when I was gardening. My children are always finding caterpillars outside, and I wanted to document that a bit this year. With the exception of the garden tiger moth (Arctia caja), they all came from my garden.

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Sandra Varga @sandravarga.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

I am looking forward to travelling to Liverpool for the #BES2024. It's time to catch up with old friends and make new ones! And talk about #mycorrizal #fungi, of course.

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Sandra Varga @sandravarga.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

So lovely to start the week with a grant rejection... #RejectionIsTheRule.

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Sandra Varga @sandravarga.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Drosera is cool from roots to flowers. Just look at this beauty! #plants #science #studentproject

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Miguel @migueldefelipe.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

No. What happens in Doñana DOES NOT STAY in Doñana. After more than two years of work, we’ve published an article demonstrating that the poor condition of Doñana negatively affects waterbirds across the ENTIRE continent! Thread below! 🧵 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Habitat Changes at the Local Scale Have Major Impacts on Waterfowl Populations Across a Migratory Flyway

Migratory waterbirds are declining worldwide due to habitat loss, but not much is known about how the loss of specific wetlands can affect waterbird populations at the biogeographical scale. To inves...

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Carlos M Herrera @cmhmaliani.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Good news, Altmetric has now started watching BlueSky for mentions of publications. And by the way, provides an easy comparison between this and the old site for a recent preprint of mine which I posted simultaneousl at both. Numbers speak by themselves !

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Toby Kiers @tobykiers.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Calling all myconauts. Excited to have joined BlueSky to share our work on the structure, trade & nutrient flows of mycorrhizal networks. Video time lapse of root (red) & mycorrhizal network (light blue) over 300hrs

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Markus Wagner @wagnermarkus.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Please do not use fake Ai-generated photos as a front cover photo when there are so many excellent real photos to chose from for illustrating pollinating insects doing their job.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

People are leaving Twitter because it’s not fun anymore and no one is obligated to be on a platform they don’t enjoy. It’s not rocket science.

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Mike Barker @barkerms.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

🧪 Join us in Tucson! We will begin reviewing applications on December 9 for our tenure track faculty position on the genomics of resilience @uofa-eeb.bsky.social! Apply here: arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

A photo of a mountain road covered in snow with a rock wall on the right side and tall conifer trees on both side of the road. A bright orange sunset is in the background of the photo. Taken on Mt. Lemmon in the Santa Catalina Mountains above the city of Tucson, Arizona.

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Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

It's December 1st , I'm going for a slightly different advent this year– introducing 20 days of the worst fox hunting crimes from across the country with @huntsabs.bsky.social . Up first , the Avon Vale Hunt . . . We need a #RealBanNow

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me, a partridge in a pear tree. Ate it.

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heliplants @heliplants.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

The pitchers are starting to get very crowded! Once they reach a certain mass, these plants really take off. This is an exceptionally vigorous cross of parva EH x pulchella. 🌱🥰🧡 #heliamphora #carnivorousplants #pitcherplants #houseplants #botany #horticulture #nature #gardening

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Katie Field @katiefield4.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Take a look at this excellent array of PhD projects in plant and soil science that are nowopen for applications! Please share with potential students 🤩

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Sandra Varga @sandravarga.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Random flashback to my last visit in Ecuador when I met these beauties. #ilovemyjob #notonlyplants #botanistinside

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Yasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

How to “actually” improve diversity on a board: The Magic Third Rule: one feels lonely, two feels like friendship, three is a team

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