New paper out looking at the ecosystem services provided by cetacean stranded carcasses. They not only are "a great gift from Nature", but also invaluable resources for scavengers and crucial indicators of our oceans' health. @StirBES @MarcosMoleon1 @davemarinebio @strandings

Students asking for deadline extensions: please avoid using #ChatGPT to write such email. It adds a sad touch of irony to my day, knowing a robot understands your struggles better than you do!

🌈 Started as a joke, ended up publishing it in #PLOSOne.🎨Step beyond basic colors and move past the traffic light system 🚦! Red, green, and yellow in plots and maps isn't ideal for colorblind viewers. Bookmark my App: https://t.co/NpQuCeKwAx Please RT and cite my tool! 😀

As brilliant as the petrels and shearwaters are, I think the Great Black-backed Gulls are the most thrilling birds on Skokholm. This is where 'our' birds have been this last decade. Younger birds spend their time farthest from Skokholm, before gravitating back as they mature.

Online training workshops. Come explore virtual fieldwork resources, digital preparation tools, digital field notebooks and more. Spaces limited and registration is essential. Follow the link to register https://t.co/PmFCer1I2W #geographyteacher #fieldwork #virtualfieldwork

Struggling with statistics? Check out our latest Understanding Biochemistry article on statistics for life sciences, using a practical example of how we can use statistics to answer biological questions. https://t.co/OBhrcTwzwR

One of the most severe marine heatwaves on Earth has developed off the coast of Ireland and the UK, with water temperatures as high as 4-5°C above normal. NOAA's Marine Heatwave Watch has categorized this event as a Category 4 (extreme) marine heatwave.

Congratulations to the RATE Teaching Award winners @FloraRendell for innovation in teaching and @bradduthie for excellence in teaching. Also shortlisted for commitment to EDI and inclusion @AlanLaw_ and Verity Flower @StirlingScience @StirBES @stirlingunion

@StirUni Don't forget this fabulous opportunity for a lecturer in Environmental Geography

Did you know there are 270 species of bee in the UK? 🐝 Sadly they're under threat, with vital habitats disappearing across the UK. Why not plant some wild flowers today to give them a helping hand? #WorldBeeDay #SaveOurWildIsles

News from #BassRock researchers📢 Confirmation the black-eye, seen in Northern #gannets last season indicates exposure to #AvianFlu. We will be completing a full assessment of the impact on the colony this summer in collaboration with @EdinburghUni ⬇️ https://t.co/4VyQAM9hFK

For @TheLWON, I chatted with the excellent @PaulBogard about SOLASTALGIA, his lovely new book, featuring essays from an extraordinary lineup of talented contributors, on that most Anthropocenic of psychoterratic emotions. https://t.co/p56WpaoNjF

Exactly 1,602 years ago today the city of Venice was founded. So here's a thread of some of the most beautiful places in one of the world's most beautiful cities:

UKRI strategy plans R&D system ‘by everyone, for everyone’: Funder publishes equality, diversity and inclusion plan following consultation with the sector. (£) @UKRI_News https://t.co/x8Us7VtaFZ

“Would I ask this of a male colleague?” A thread this #InternationalWomensDay 🧵👇🏻 1/n

In particular, huge thanks to my amazing colleagues @EileenTisdall & #clarewilson & others who have supported field activities this week @ZeinabSmillie @mmquaggiotto #VerityFlower, and not to forget @dcoppl who is a super ally to all things #IWD2023. Thank you all 😊

Dead bobcat encountered on a reporting trip to warmer climes last week. The intimacy of roadkill, the way it reveals the corporeality of typically invisible beings. #roadecology

West end mums 🎵

Somewhere, very near you, is a tiny being, just going about their day. They don’t care about you, or me, nor any of our worries. And I find so much comfort in that 💚🐌

Ten years ago today I obtained my PhD. Here's some things I've learned since then (while staying in academia). A 🧵

📢4 Fully funded PhD Studentship opportunities available at the Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity! @UniOfYork Fish Futures, Rewilding Nature, Tabletop Ecologies & opportunity to submit own proposal https://t.co/fTCfbwHrD4 Closing date 9th Jan @LeverhulmeTrust