Kate Ashbrook
@KateAshbrook
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Senior Lecturer in Biology @worcester_uni | Behavioural ecologist @UoW_SERG | Wildlife & data analysis | she/her
Malvern Hills, UK
Joined May 2012
Thanks to the Worcestershire Duckworth Trust funding, we've been able to add 450 m of new native hedgerow plants and trees for wildlife on Lakeside Campus: https://t.co/lNkm0OAtri
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Volunteers have planted more than 450 hedge plants to create a nature area on the Lakeside Campus.
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Scientists go airborne to understand soil erosion
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Scientists use drone photography to put a financial cost on farmland erosion.
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Prof Susanne Foitzik ends #ento24 with her inspirational work in acorn ants! Thanks to all the organisers and speakers for a fun few days @RoyEntSoc
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Our latest paper demonstrating the benefits of wildflower strips for cherry production in the UK! #SustainableAgriculture #IPM Free download: https://t.co/nNcrtp7juF
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Fascinating start to #ento24 "Make sure everyone is a winner: that's the only way that conservation succeeds."
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We are excited to announce that we have been named as a Finalist for University of the Year at the 2024 @UKSocialMobilityAwards! π Find out more π https://t.co/M9N5SgxGJB
#WorcesterUni
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Campus camera traps captured images of some of the more elusive university residents. π¦π¦‘ #FoxOfTheDay What incredible wildlife we share our space with. Find out more about how we have been recognised for work on the environment and sustainability. π https://t.co/HXmBhDvHVC
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Are you seeing very few bumblebees this month? π§΅ We're in a gap between 'peak queen' bumblebee (spring when lots of overwintered queens are looking for nest sites) & 'peak worker' bumblebee (mid summer). This year the gapΒ seems to be deeper & more pronounced than normal. 1/7
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Congratulations to Andrea for securing 3rd place at the Compostela Group of Universities' Research Pitches Contest! π @UoWBioSci @UoW_SERG
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A University of Worcester student has received an international award.
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Congratulations Andrea Tapia Arenas for winning third prize in the prestigious Research Pitches Contest @CompostelaGroup. Andrea's research explores bumblebee habitat quality in grasslands using remote sensing @KateAshbrook @visser_worcs @worcester_uni
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π Interested in learning more about bees? π Come along to our free bee workshop at the University of Worcester on Wednesday 5th June. All welcome! More info at https://t.co/giQUIEuWgl
#UoWBioSci #wildlife #bees #WorcestershireHour
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PhD studentship: if youβre interested in parasites π¦ and bees π check out this PhD position with me, @fisher_mat and @RhysFarrer1 Application deadline 13 June. Please read ad carefully for eligibility https://t.co/mEM8X4CtVt
@RoyalHolloway @RHULBioSci
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PhD Project - Landscape phylogenomics and epidemiology of parasites in pollinators at Royal Holloway, University of London, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Using UAV images and deep learning in investigating potential breeding sites of #Aedes albopictus https://t.co/4FaLCCgUi0
#ActaTropica
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I'll be running a free #bee identification workshop and walk at St John's Campus @worcester_uni on Wednesday 5th June. Everyone welcome! Sign up here: https://t.co/WclkSm1Qfv
@UoWBioSci @UW_Sustain @UoW_SERG
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Join us for a fun workshop learning to identify common bee species!
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Wishing Dr Rob a happy retirement - we'll miss you! ππ’
It's the end of an era in Biological Sciences. Dr Rob Herbert is leaving us after 32 years. π¨π»βπ¬π His passion for science inspired countless students over the decades and his puns have amused us all. We will always remember how much energy costs. 80p!π€£π€£ #UoWBioSci
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π³ Biological recording at Lakeside Campus π³ On a foggy morning last week, we gathered at @uwlakeside to explore and record the rich biodiversity around us. Take a look at the reel to see some of our finds! π¦ππͺ²ππ¦ #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #outside
#sustainability
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Happy #WorldBeeDay! Enjoying a few moments in our fabulous wildflower meadows surrounding the buildings at work @UK_CEH Wallingford. In just 3-4 years, packed with yellow rattle, buttercup, red clover, oxeye daisy and more. Mown paths providing bare soil for nesting solitary bees
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It's #WorldBeeDay! π We have over 270 species of bee in the UK and from pollinating plants to shaping habitats, our stripy friends do some irreplaceable jobs. Want to give bees a boost? Let your lawn go a little wild, and choose wildlife-friendly flowers & climbers. πΌ
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It was a beautiful day at our Lakeside Campus @worcester_uni for a bit of biological recording! Lots of interesting finds, from hawk-moths to newts π¦ππππͺ²π·οΈππ¦π¦’ππ @UoWBioSci @UoW_SERG
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