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Prof Sue Hartley

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Ecologist, art lover, keen reader and traveller. Leeds United fan so used to disappointment! I work at the University of Sheffield but views my own.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 18/06/2025
Only two years left of world’s carbon budget to meet 1.5C target, scientists warn
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Only two years left of world’s carbon budget to meet 1.5C target, scientists warn
Breaching threshold would ramp up catastrophic weather events, further increasing human suffering The planet’s remaining carbon budget to meet the international target of 1.5C has just two years left at the current rate of emissions, scientists have warned, showing how deep into the climate crisis the world has fallen. Breaching the target would ramp up the extreme weather already devastating communities around the world. It would also require carbon dioxide to be sucked from the atmosphere in future to restore the stable climate in which the whole of civilisation developed over the past 10,000 years. Continue reading...
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
We are delighted to announce that we've been ranked 16th in the Complete University Guide 2026, rising two places from 2025 🎉 www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-table...
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
University of Sheffield spinout company Crucible Therapeutics has been awarded £2.3 million to develop breakthrough therapies that address the underlying causes of motor neuron disease (MND) 🎉 www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/univers...
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University spinout company awarded £2.3 million to develop breakthrough therapies that address underlying causes of MND
Crucible Therapeutics and University of Sheffield secure a £2.3 million Innovate UK Biomedical Catalyst award to develop breakthrough siRNA therapies that address underlying causes of Motor Neuron Dis...
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
It’s time for the King’s Birthday Honours 📢 Congratulations to Professor of Sociology, Sue Yeandle, who has been appointed OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours for her services to research into care and caring 🎉 www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/univers...
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University of Sheffield Professor honoured by King in Birthday Honours
University of Sheffield Professor, Sue Yeandle, has been appointed OBE (Officer of the British Empire) in the King’s Birthday Honours.
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Insigneo Institute for Healthcare Technology @insigneoinstitute.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
🖥️ This year we are also offering a livestream option for those who can't join us on the day in Sheffield. Please share this invitation with colleagues who may be interested in joining us in person or online. @suehartley.bsky.social,@aau.dk, @uniofgalway.bsky.social @cherise-chen.bsky.social
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
"For those attracted to Farageism, it is not, and never has been, about its credibility as a programme for government. He provides a spittoon for the angry voter to gob their fury into." @andrewrawnsley.bsky.social
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops. I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Remind you of anyone?
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Did you know people in Yorkshire are more likely to have their lives cut short by cancer than almost anywhere else in England? With Yorkshire Cancer Research, we’re pioneering working to change that, and advance cancer research globally. www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/groundb...
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Groundbreaking cancer research hub receives £10 million in new funding
The University of Sheffield and Yorkshire Cancer Research are pioneering 10 world-leading research studies that aim to accelerate understanding of cancer and find cures that will save lives in the reg...
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
#HandsOffProtests
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
We're leading one of four new networks which will help people with dementia to remain independent at home for longer! Almost £2 million in funding has been awarded to our researchers to develop adaptive technologies 🧠 www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/harness... @nihr.bsky.social
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Harnessing technology to help people with dementia remain at home
The University of Sheffield is leading one of four new networks which will boost the use and development of novel tools and technologies enabling people with dementia to remain independent at home…
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
£6.40 return for every £1 spent! 📈 The University of Sheffield's economic impact is clear. £4.82 billion total contribution, and £1.8 billion in research impact in 2022-23. A new report illustrates our wide-ranging effects on the UK and South Yorkshire: bit.ly/41ZLNrS @le-education.bsky.social
Graphic text says: The economic impact associated with the University of Sheffield's activities in 2022-23 stood at £4.82 billionGraphic text says: if each £1 were a mile, that‘s enough to get from Earth to Mars and back 50 times.Graphic text says: The number of University of Sheffield spinouts and start-ups operating in the UK in 2022-23, with 60% located in South Yorkshire.Graphic text says: The University has 2,200 student volunteers, who
contribute more than 36,000 hours of their time to local community groups and charities.
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Former Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane is our new Chancellor! Mr Haldane will be our ceremonial head, conferring degrees and advocating for our institution.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 01/04/2025
"The damage to our nation's scientific enterprise could take decades to reverse," a letter signed by more than 1,900 scientists warned.
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Scientists Warn Trump Administration Is Creating A 'Climate Of Fear'
"The damage to our nation's scientific enterprise could take decades to reverse," a letter signed by more than 1,900 scientists warned.
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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
I came across this gorgeous pink Magnolia in the grounds of Ascott House in Buckinghamshire today. Isn’t it fabulous? So lovely to hear all the birds singing in the background too. #DailyBotanicalBeauty #spring
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 22/03/2025
Turkey’s protests over Istanbul mayor grow into ‘fight about democracy’
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Turkey’s protests over Istanbul mayor grow into ‘fight about democracy’
Anger over detention of Ekrem Imamoğlu becomes a touchstone for opposing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan When demonstrators gathered ­at Istanbul’s city hall last week in outrage at the arrest of mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, 26-year-old Azra said she was initially too scared to defy a ban on gatherings. As protests grew on university campuses and in cities and towns across Turkey, she could no longer resist joining. “I saw the spark in people’s eyes and the excitement on their faces, and I decided I had to come down here,” she said with a grin, standing among tens of thousands that defied a ban on assembly to fill the streets around city hall on Friday night. Despite the crowds, Azra feared reprisals and declined to give her full name. Many demonstrators were masked in a bid to defy facial recognition ­technology and fearing the teargas or pepper spray sometimes deployed by the police. Others smiled and took ­selfies to celebrate as fireworks illuminated the night sky. Continue reading...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 18/03/2025
Donald Trump: the president making anywhere but America great again | Marina Hyde
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Donald Trump: the president making anywhere but America great again | Marina Hyde
The US stock market is spooked and his henchmogul’s companies are floundering. Has the great dealmaker been building up … the wrong nation, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 08/03/2025
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the nation’s premier agency for weather and climate science, is set to lose another 1,000 workers under the Trump administration’s downsizing of the federal government.
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More NOAA Employees May Be Let Go, Making 20% of Staff Cut
Together with recent firings and resignations, the new cuts could hamper the National Weather Service’s ability to produce lifesaving forecasts, scientists say.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
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Royal Institution @rigb.org · 07/03/2025
It's our birthday! 🎂 The Royal Institution was founded on this day in 1799 for "the teaching by courses of Philosophical Lectures and Experiments, the application of Science to the Common Purposes of Life". In this 1985 video, George Porter shows us Faraday's lab, which you can still visit today
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Prof Sue Hartley @suehartley.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Spot on from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social - exactly this!
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Science Magazine @science.org · 06/03/2025
An analysis of forest plant traits from across the tropical Americas suggests that forests are not changing fast enough to keep up with #ClimateChange. Learn more in this week's issue of Science: scim.ag/3QLYhyc
In Mesoamerican cloud forests, such as this one in the El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve in Mexico, climate change and deforestation are leading to plant species moving upslope. However, an analysis of forest plant traits from across the tropical Americas suggests that forests are not changing fast enough to keep up with climate change.
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 06/03/2025
Gisèle Pelicot named The Independent’s most influential woman of 2025
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Gisèle Pelicot named The Independent’s most influential woman of 2025
The remarkable French grandmother and now global icon tops the 2025 Influence List of 50 exceptional women, from campaigners to politicians, businesswomen to television stars, sports champions to arti...
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 06/03/2025
Gisèle Pelicot has been named as The Independent’s most influential woman of 2025 – topping the Influence List to mark International Women’s Day. Full story: trib.al/Sk7g2ag
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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
👏"Celebrating the achievements of women in science is a powerful tool - visible role models can inspire future generations & reinforce the idea that success in science is not limited by gender" - @katiefield4.bsky.social for #IWD2025 Read the blog👇 functionalecologists.com/2025/03/05/i... 🧪🌎
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The Marsh Family @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
youtu.be/pvT3aQjLxdE Here's a 🎶 twist on Coldplay's thumping #VivaLaVida we're calling "Puppets on a Kremlin String?" It reflects on the grotesque media spectacle hosted by #Trump & #Vance yesterday at the White House. In solidarity with Zelensky & Ukraine. #SlavaUkraini #Dontabandonthem
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"Puppets on a Kremlin String?" - Marsh Family adaptation of Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" on Trump/Vance
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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Please share. 🙏🏻
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 26/02/2025
Europe is a continent of industrial innovation. We want it to also be a continent of industrial production. This is why we’re putting forward the Clean Industrial Deal today. We’re making a clear business case for Europe. Speech at the European Industry Summit ↓ europa.eu/!8fCmgg
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 25/02/2025
Is the guy wielding a chainsaw the best person to be in charge of federal budget cuts?
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Britain’s net zero economy is booming, CBI says Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security #netzero #cimatecrisis Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Britain’s net zero economy is booming, CBI says
Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security
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Prof Sue Hartley @suehartley.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Brilliant win..Surely they can't mess it up now? Starting to believe....
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 22/02/2025
UK soil breakthrough could cut farm fertiliser use and advance sustainable agriculture
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UK soil breakthrough could cut farm fertiliser use and advance sustainable agriculture
Research group says discovery could lead to new type of environmentally friendly farming A biological mechanism that makes plant roots more attractive to soil microbes has been discovered by scientists in the UK. The breakthrough – by researchers at the…
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Think solar farms are bad for nature? Think again. Those designed for nature in East Anglia are teeming with birdlife - including threatened species. A new study reveals why. ⤵️
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New research: birdlife soars on nature-friendly solar farms
Nature-friendly solar farms in East Anglia support more bird species than arable land, boosting biodiversity
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Kew Gardens @rbgkew.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Orchids have existed for 80 million years, but most of their diversity evolved in just the last 5 million! 🌸 Here's a free poster of the most complete Orchid Tree of Life built by Kew's @latinorchidbot.bsky.social & partners' DNA research 🧬👇 figshare.com/s/241e1bd47d...
A poster of the evolutionary tree of orchids showing the relationships of different orchid families back in time to their origin
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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 19/02/2025
Putin says Trump must go further before he’ll even agree to meet. Putin is entirely in the driving seat. The US has alienated its own allies, given Russia nearly all of what it wanted, bought Putin’s warped view of reality, and can’t even guarantee a meeting. The art of the deal, indeed.
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Nature @nature.com · 19/02/2025
Nature is proud to be associated with a new award for women in technology. The world needs more prizes for exceptional researchers and innovators go.nature.com/4gNzXqh
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Women need platforms to celebrate excellence in research and technology
Nature is proud to be associated with a new award for women in technology. The world needs more prizes for exceptional researchers and innovators.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
A new report shows that some areas in South Yorkshire are about 17% below the UK average in productivity. De-industrialisation and lower attainment levels have let the region fall behind in productivity and economic growth.
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New report shows large skills gap in Yorkshire, Humber and North East
De-industrialisation and lower attainment levels have let the region fall behind in productivity and economic growth
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
The magic of an Irish rainforest 🌏
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Two superpowers opening discussions on the future of a country which one of them is still invading, without that country
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Prof Sue Hartley @suehartley.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Nerves shredded but what a team and what a result. Dare we hope?
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Prof Sue Hartley @suehartley.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
doi.org/10.1016/j.ap... check out our new agri-voltaics paper free to access in Applied Energy. A possible solution to land use conflicts between green energy and food production?
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 14/02/2025
Two-thirds of Americans still believe climate change is impacting the Earth, despite what Trump contends
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Two-thirds of Americans think global warming is affecting weather in the U.S.
With stronger hurricanes and longer wildfire seasons, Americans saw the impact of the climate crisis firsthand last year
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Said every tyrant and dictator in human history to justify his actions.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Who would have known www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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Far-right populists much more likely than the left to spread fake news – study
Amplifying misinformation is now part of radical right strategy, says Dutch study of tweets by MPs in 26 countries
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Sheffield City Council @sheffcitycouncil.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Sheffield might be one of greenest cities in Europe, but some areas of the city have less tree coverage than others. To help address this, new trees are being planted in Darnall and local people have been getting their hands dirty, volunteering to plant the trees. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBle...
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Project aims to improve tree equity across the city
YouTube video by Sheffield City Council
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Nature @nature.com · 13/02/2025
More than 1,300 scientists have signed a letter calling on the Royal Society to reassess the billionaire’s membership following cuts to US science go.nature.com/3X092QN
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Royal Society will meet amid campaign to revoke Elon Musk’s fellowship
More than 1,300 scientists have signed a letter calling on the world’s oldest science society to reassess the billionaire’s membership following cuts to US science.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
If Trump simply ignores high court rulings, is that the end of law? My latest for The Guardian. www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2…
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Trump is the most lawless president in American history | Robert Reich
If Trump simply ignores the high court, is that the end of law?
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 13/02/2025
“In my view, it would have been better to discuss a possible NATO membership for Ukraine or the country’s possible territorial losses only at the negotiating table and not to take it off the table beforehand,” German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said.
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Trump’s Phone Call With Putin Leaves Europe Reeling
U.S. allies across Europe are stunned by Trump’s early concessions to Russia.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
The government is asking for your input on a new Land Use Framework that will shape England's future. Balancing nature, housing, energy & food security is crucial. What’s your take on it? Find out more and have your say before 25 April.
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Land debate: Will new strategy improve haphazard land management?
Land use in England is at a crossroads, balancing housing, nature, farming, and energy needs. Your views are sought to deliver a strategy
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 13/02/2025
Trump’s senseless capitulation to Putin is a betrayal of Ukraine – and terrible dealmaking | Timothy Garton Ash
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Trump’s senseless capitulation to Putin is a betrayal of Ukraine – and terrible dealmaking | Timothy Garton Ash
As the US and its European allies head to the Munich security conference, Europe must learn from its tragic history and oppose appeasement, writes Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
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