Reposted by Simon RolphUK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 08/08/2025🌿 The National Plant Monitoring Scheme has turned 10! More than 1,000 volunteers have gathered 250k+ botanical records that feed into the UK Biodiversity Indicators. Marking the milestone, the 2024 report shares surveyor stories & a timeline of NPMS highlights. 🔗 🧪 www.npms.org.uk/article/npms... 12915
Reposted by Simon Rolphfionaseaton.bsky.social @fionaseaton.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Our new paper looking at the impacts of ash dieback and deer grazing upon woodland vegetation is now out! We found that ash dieback and deer grazing interacted in their impacts upon flora diversity and tree regeneration - and that key species such as bramble mediated a lot of these effects 033
Simon Rolph @simon-rolph.com · 06/06/2025Back from honyemoon in Banff and Jasper National Parks 🍁 As ever, trips abroad are great opportunities to boost my iNaturalist species list! See what I recorded here: www.inaturalist.org/observations... 050
Simon Rolph @simon-rolph.com · 06/06/2025We are advertising for a data scientist in our team! Working on pipelines for biodiversity monitoring. Collaborative, impactful work with nice people. Happy to answer any Qs about working at UKCEH ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CEH_Ca...ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.comData ScientistSalary - £37,405 to £39,694 Hybrid working (50/50) Permanent, Full-time Wallingford (Oxfordshire) based We reserve the right to close this advert early if we find the right candidate, so we encourag... 023
Reposted by Simon RolphUK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 06/01/2025💡 Can we use data science and AI to make citizen science more engaging for participants and improve biodiversity data quality? 🧪 Apply now for a competition-funded #PhD opportunity to explore - deadline 27 Jan. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...findaphd.comAdvancing Volunteer-Led Biodiversity Monitoring with Generative AI and Data Science at University of Reading on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - Advancing Volunteer-Led Biodiversity Monitoring with Generative AI and Data Science at University of Reading, listed on FindAPhD.com 0118
Reposted by Simon RolphDaniel Maynard @dansmaynard.bsky.social · 18/12/2024AI-INTERVENE is now accepting applications for 26 PhD projects in AI and Biodiversity findaphd.com/phds/program.... Hosted by UCL and the University of Reading, in partnership with NHM, ZSL, Kew Gardens, and UKCEH. More details at ai-intervene.net #biodiversity #AI #conservation 11717
Simon Rolph @simon-rolph.com · 18/12/2024✨PhD opportunity! Citizen science is vital for biodiversity monitoring. Could we use AI to support citizen scientists and improve data quality? Help us find out in this PhD with myself and Tom August based at @ukceh.bsky.social Apply 27th Jan www.findaphd.com/phds/project...findaphd.comAdvancing Volunteer-Led Biodiversity Monitoring with Generative AI and Data Science at University of Reading on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - Advancing Volunteer-Led Biodiversity Monitoring with Generative AI and Data Science at University of Reading, listed on FindAPhD.com 1910
Simon Rolph @simon-rolph.com · 12/12/2024Digital twins AND adaptive sampling! A @ukceh.bsky.social double bill at the poster session tonight B17.10/11 #bes2024 1113