Jake Bicknell
@JEBicknell
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Conservation Scientist, Senior Lecturer at @DICE_Kent, University of Kent, @TEDx speaker Watch my TEDx talk here https://t.co/b1nW5hgWN1
Joined August 2013
Calling prospective PhD candidates. Come and study Beavers with us @DICE_Kent: https://t.co/DufiyU4BJq
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Calling prospective PhD candidates. Come and study Beavers with us @DICE_Kent :
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For me @DrMichaelMosley was like the David Attenborough of health and wellbeing. Devastated. Much love to your family Michael...😭
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📢 More @LeverhulmeTrust scholarships @DICE_Kent !! 4 MSc+PhD scholarships available! We want to help UK students from underserved backgrounds gain postgrad education in conservation! So, MSc first then possible PhD - 5 yrs fully funded! Please share with students/graduates
🚨Fully funded MSc Studentships🚨 1/ 4 MSc (taught/by research) studentships as a pathway to a PhD, are now available under the Leverhulme 'Space for Nature' Doctoral Scholar Scheme at DICE Application deadline: 1st July 2024 Open to UK home students Starting: September 2024
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Kent officially has hundreds of wild beavers. Here's a video I took on my phone. 🦫
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Hundreds of beavers in Kent! I love this.
bbc.co.uk
One of the report’s authors says Kent hosts the biggest population of beavers in England.
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Fully funded PhD scholarships to join us at DICE!
1/ 🚨NEW PHD SCHOLARSHIPS🚨 Applications are now open for 3 new PhDs under the Leverhulme ‘Space for Nature’ Doctoral Scholars scheme at DICE ‼️Deadline 25th June 2024‼️ More details on the studentships 🧵🔽
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Great chance to be part of and help shape @DICE_Kent and conservation for the future.
Last chance to apply for a 5-year Conservation Research or Innovation Fellowship @DICE_Kent. 7 jobs available to join a friendly team! Deadline is now Monday 27th May ...link follows.... /1
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🚨Social Media and Events Coordinator job 🚨 Are you interested in conservation and brilliant at social media and organising events? We are hiring for a coordinator on our new £8.3 million E3 'Sharing Space with Nature' project. https://t.co/rlriqPKwUr Deadline June 9th
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🚨 Conservation Science Fellowships🚨 This is a reminder that we are advertising 4 Research Fellowships and 3 Innovation Fellowships on our E3 'Sharing Space for Nature' initiative. All 5-yr posts. Details are here: https://t.co/rlriqPKwUr Deadline: May 24th
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🚨MORE JOBS🚨 We have 4 Research and 3 Innovation Fellowships on our E3 'Sharing Space for Nature' initiative. All 5-yr posts. Deadline: May 24th + 10 days left to apply for lectureships in Conservation Science and Marine Conservation. Deadline: May 6th https://t.co/rlriqPKwUr
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Join us! More conservation innovation & research jobs @DICE_Kent! 7 (yes *seven*!) fellowships available, all for 5 years. Plus, 1-week left to apply for a lectureship with us too. https://t.co/zZ8bwZ3fua
🚨MORE JOBS🚨 We have 4 Research and 3 Innovation Fellowships on our E3 'Sharing Space for Nature' initiative. All 5-yr posts. Deadline: May 24th + 10 days left to apply for lectureships in Conservation Science and Marine Conservation. Deadline: May 6th https://t.co/rlriqPKwUr
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A new study published today provides the strongest evidence to date that not only is nature conservation successful, but that further investment would be transformational for halting and reversing biodiversity loss 🌍 Dr @JEBicknell, Senior Lecturer in Biodiversity Conservation
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Here's my video explainer:
A new study published today provides the strongest evidence to date that not only is nature conservation successful, but that further investment would be transformational for halting and reversing biodiversity loss 🌍 Dr @JEBicknell, Senior Lecturer in Biodiversity Conservation
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7/ Finally, thanks to the many co-authors who helped, and particularly the four core institutions: @rewild, @DICE_Kent, @UniofOxford, @IUCN
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6/ And the best bit, conservation is getting more effective over time. That means conservationists have been honing their skills over the last century
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5/ Importantly, we show that conservation actions are often really effective, resulting in not just small improvements for biodiversity, but major positive enhancements, such as a large population increase where a species has been aided by conservation.
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4/ We show that actions like establishing & managing protected areas, eradicating and controlling invasive species, sustainably managing ecosystems, habitat loss reduction and restoration improved the state of biodiversity
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3/ We analyzed 186 studies, including 665 trials that looked at the impact of a wide range of conservation interventions globally, and over time, compared to what would have happened without those interventions. Paper here:
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