Dara Stanley
@DaraStanley
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Scientist. Ecology & biodiversity; entomology; bees & pollination; agriculture. Mum. @UCDdublin @ucdagfood @UCDEarth. Moving to @darastanley.bsky.social
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Joined March 2013
Pesticides, bees, and things we can do to help….a thread on some new research! #sublethaleffects #bumblebees #solitarybees #mitigationmeasures #pollination #insecticides
https://t.co/CYA1Uq3USr 1/15
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🐝🦋A new study published @ScienceMagazine warns that bees, bumblebees & butterflies need much more space for pollinator recovery than is currently stipulated in EU directives. Led by @WUR, the study is co-authored by Assoc Prof @DaraStanley @ucdagfood. https://t.co/8MUqDJSal8
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🪲Call for Abstracts – Irish Entomologists’ Meeting 2025 🪲 We are delighted to announce the Irish Entomologists’ Meeting 2025, hosted by the @RoyEntSoc ! - 1st December at UCD - Abstract submissions open until October the 6th ! https://t.co/aFDFPChq8W
#Insect #Entomology
royensoc.co.uk
Irish Entomologists’ Meeting The Royal Entomological Society and the Student Entomological Society of Ireland are delighted to host an Irish Entomologist’s Meeting on 1st December 2025. This full day...
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Myself and @DaraStanley are hosting an Irish Entomologists Meeting in UCD! The first in many years. It would be great to see as many faces there as possible, please spread the word ✨ @ucddublin @UCDEarth @ucdagfood @NPWSIreland @BioDataCentre @teagasc @MusingMollusc
🪲Call for Abstracts – Irish Entomologists’ Meeting 2025 🪲 We are delighted to announce the Irish Entomologists’ Meeting 2025, hosted by the @RoyEntSoc ! - 1st December at UCD - Abstract submissions open until October the 6th ! https://t.co/aFDFPChq8W
#Insect #Entomology
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"Why Asian hornets remain a significant risk for Irish nature" A biosecurity alert was declared in August after the first Asian hornet was captured in Cork city. UCD's @DaraStanley writes about how this incredibly invasive species poses a significant threat to Ireland’s
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It was a fantastic last day of #Ploughing25 Delighted to welcome some brilliant guests to the UCD stand for really great talks. We met loads more people; colleagues from industry, graduates & hopefully the next generation of UCD Ag & Food Science. 💙
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Dr @DaraStanley is an Associate Professor in Applied Entomology in the School of Agriculture and Food Science, and Earth Institute, at UCD. She talks her on @RTECountryWide with @boucherhayes the use and misuse of pesticides but also recognising that pesticides are a very
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A date for your diaries! "Our Living Soil" will take place in @ucddublin on Dec 5th, #WorldSoilDay! Expect panel discussions, presentations and posters, all about soil health, biodiversity, and many more soil related topics! Register your interest here: https://t.co/mpTQFA7lGk
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The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, @martinheydonfg launched the Spotlight on Female-Led Sustainability booklet yesterday, produced as part of the @agriculture_ie Women in Agriculture Action Plan, which seeks to promote the role of women in improved social,
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In this video by @UCDsustain , associate professor and ecologist Dr @DaraStanley talks about her work monitoring the gorgeous orchids at the semi natural grassland at the back of the Ag and Food Science building. The beautiful biodiversity habitat is full of wildflowers,
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📢 Funding opportunity for young people in pollinator conservation🐝 As part of the EU Pollinator Initiative, the IUCN have two grants available for 18-35 year olds working on conservation projects for wild pollinators. Deadline 09/09/25 More here https://t.co/7pHZkQXGrE
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Great to see this young corncrake at one of our sites. At 25-30 days old it is only 2 weeks away from being fledged and will then depart for Africa. Female corncrakes are now on their second clutch and it's vital that they produce fledged young to sustain the population.
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Just a few days left to apply for our open PhD and postdoc positions. Interested in agroecology, biodiversity, pollinators and/or pesticides? Check them out! https://t.co/3tDpQj88Fl
@ucddublin @UCDSBES @ucdagfood @UCDEarth @UCDsustain @TeagascEnviron
stanleyecologylab.org
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We're hiring two PhD and two postdoc positions! Interested in pollinators, soils, agroecology, pesticides? Then come and work with us @ucdagfood with collaborators in @TeagascEnviron and all over Europe! https://t.co/3tDpQj8GuT
#findaphd @BES_careers @RoyEntSoc
stanleyecologylab.org
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UCD campus is looking great in the sun this week. Lots of evidence of implementation of the @PollinatorPlan #biodiversity @ucddublin @UCDsustain @ucdagfood @UCDEarth
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📢📢Two Funded #PhDpositions📢 #AIMINGPEAT #modelling #carbon #emissions #removals Irish #peatlands #CO2 #CH4. @APremrov @matts20000 @JYeluripati @EPAResearchNews funded project @peatlandsLIFEIP @atu_ie @atusligo_ie @tcddublin
@JamesHuttonInst
https://t.co/O0mb8NZgEy Please RT!
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📢 The Forest Ecology and Global Change Lab @MaynoothUni @MaynoothBiology is hiring a Post Doc in plant ecology/ecophysiology! Post doc will join @Researchirel COALESCE project. Closing date 9th March. Please share! Details here 👉 https://t.co/I9EOIYqNJ1
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👋 One Week to Go! Don't forget...we are hiring 3 Ad Astra Fellow positions: -Assistant Professor of Social and Behavioural Science in Food and Agriculture -Assistant Professor of Land Use and Wildlife Health -Assistant Professor of Agri-food Systems Data Science. These
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