Reposted by @sandyliebhold.bsky.socialForest Invasion Synthesis Centre, Prague @forestinvasion.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Don’t miss it - the new call for Working Group proposals at FISC is now open 🚀 📅 Deadline for pre-proposals: 1 July 2026 👉 More information and full call details: www.forestinvasion.cz/wg/call-for-... 💡 Looking for inspiration? Explore example topics here: www.forestinvasion.cz/potential-wg... 042
sandyliebhold.bsky.social @sandyliebhold.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Proud to share the new Bluesky page for the Forest Invasion Synthesis Centre here in Prague! bsky.app/profile/fore...bsky.app 022
sandyliebhold.bsky.social @sandyliebhold.bsky.social · 26/10/2025attending the International Congress of Zoology in Beijing. I’ve been to China several times over the last several decades and each time that I’m here, it seems to have completely changed. Among other things, the adoption of electric cars here is massive. 020
sandyliebhold.bsky.social @sandyliebhold.bsky.social · 05/09/2025I spotted a bunch of western conifer seed bugs (Leptoglossus occidentalis) on true firs in the arboretum of the Czech University of Life Sciences. They are native to North America but widely present non-native insect in Europe. I wonder what ecological impacts they are having? 120
sandyliebhold.bsky.social @sandyliebhold.bsky.social · 30/06/2025The European Commission's "Choose Europe" campaign aims to promote scientific career opportunities available in Europe to scientists in other parts of the world. Interestingly, they chose to use me as a poster child for part of their campaign! commission.europa.eu/topics/resea...commission.europa.euChoose Europe: advance your research career in the EUMove to the EU as a researcher or scientist. Discover how to relocate, find jobs and funding, and enjoy Europe's excellent quality of life. 010
Reposted by @sandyliebhold.bsky.socialStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 14/05/2025☀️THE SUMMER FIGHT FOR SCIENCE☀️ 🫵 WHO: You + all our friends 🧪 WHAT: Share science with your neighbors and tell them about the impact of proposed budget cuts. 🇺🇸 WHERE: Your local community 🏖️ WHEN: Now to Sept 30th 🔬 WHY: The 9/30 budget vote will determine the future of science in America. 11618347
Reposted by @sandyliebhold.bsky.socialNeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · 30/05/2025Invasion success among insects is unevenly distributed and strongly influenced by both taxonomic identity and trophic group, with herbivorous Hemiptera and Thysanoptera notably over-represented among non-native species. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/neob... 0235
sandyliebhold.bsky.social @sandyliebhold.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Trump administration is systematically destroying the scientific research capacity of the US, also via cuts to Federal agencies www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/u...nytimes.comUniversities See Trump’s Harvard Move as a Threat to Them, Too 020
Reposted by @sandyliebhold.bsky.socialThe Borowitz Report @borowitzreport.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Critics argued that the president it bought was in poor condition and not fully functional.borowitzreport.comQatar Signs Historic Deal to Own US PresidentCritics argued that the president the emirate had purchased was in poor condition and not fully functional. 152115602
Reposted by @sandyliebhold.bsky.socialTomáš Hlásny @thlasny.bsky.social · 28/03/2025We are hiring! forestinvasion.cz/en Three postdoc positions in the field of biological invasions are open at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, funded through Horizon Europe: forestinvasion.cz/en/r-20693-n... forestinvasion.cz/en/r-20693-n... forestinvasion.cz/en/r-20693-n... 097
sandyliebhold.bsky.social @sandyliebhold.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Apparently part of the Musk-Trump "efficiency" plan is the elimination of plant health inspectors at US ports. Like pretty much everything that this administration has done so far, it seems like a huge mistake. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/h...nytimes.comTrump Administration Has Fired Health Inspectors at Some Border StationsScientists worry that the losses may open the door to human, plant and animal diseases that would otherwise have been caught. 000
sandyliebhold.bsky.social @sandyliebhold.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Congrats to the Washington State Department of Agriculture for successfully eradicating the northern giant hornet! poo-poo to people who say eradication is impossible! www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/u...nytimes.com‘Murder Hornet’ Has Been Eradicated From the U.S., Officials SayThe hornet was discovered in a corner of Washington State. Five years later, a massive mobilization has eliminated the invasive species, at least for now. 171