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Franciska de Vries 🟥
@frantecol.bsky.social
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Prof. Earth Surface Science | climate/global change impacts on ecosystems | ❤️ soil biodiversity | nuchtere Fries & nearly English | columnist De Levende Natuur | runner | mum | she/her
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Franciska de Vries 🟥 @frantecol.bsky.social · Nov 10
Hi Blueskye! I’m not new but spending more time here now. My research focusses on how ecosystems respond to #climatechange and the consequences for their functioning, focussing on the role of plant-microbe interactions and C cycling.

This is me taking soil cores in ancient Estonian grassland!
Me in a beautiful grassland, hammering in a soil core
frantecol.bsky.social
"AI tools seem to automate established fields rather than explore new ones, highlighting a tension between personal advancement and collective scientific progress."

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Artificial intelligence tools expand scientists’ impact but contract science’s focus - Nature
Artificial intelligence boosts individual scientists’ output, citations and career progression, but collectively narrows research diversity and reduces collaboration, concentrating work in data-rich a...
www.nature.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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cwebbonline.com
This is chilling and must be heard to believe. And the fact that this is where we are says everything.
January 16, 2026 at 2:33 AM
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sanderturnhout.bsky.social
Goede reden om sarah porter extra te steunen!
January 15, 2026 at 2:36 PM
frantecol.bsky.social
Sarah Porter had to be pulled out of the Winter Spine ultramarathon because of death threats, because she was raising money for Afghan women and girls.

Her GoFundMe page is still open though! You can donate here: www.gofundme.com/f/sarah-port...

www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Woman pulled out of UK ultramarathon after death threats over Afghanistan fundraising
Sarah Porter was running 108-mile Montane Winter Spine Challenger South race when security team had to disable tracking device
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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frietema.bsky.social
“Amsterdam blijft met 990 euro de duurste plek voor het huren van een studentenkamer.”

Studentenkamer.
Duizend € per maand.

Laten we er nog een paar jaar VVD-beleid aan vastbreien. We kunnen de rentenierenden, donateurs en Amerikaanse vastgoedfondsen niet laten zitten, nu het net zo lekker gaat.
Studentenkamers in Nederland duurder, in tegenstelling tot rest van Europa
De Nederlandse huurmarkt voor studenten is eind 2025 niet afgekoeld zoals in de rest van Europa. In oktober en december betaalden studenten in de meeste landen minder voor een kamer, maar in Nederland...
www.nu.nl
January 13, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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thierryaaron.bsky.social
This thread responds to Prof. Christian Dunn’s Telegraph piece on #climate communication.

I argue it misdiagnoses public disengagement, underplays escalating scientific risk, & reproduces a media narrative that has actively shaped, not merely reflected, public resistance to climate action 🧵
January 13, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
This week's cover of Der Spiegel
January 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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patrickjansen.bsky.social
Nee, het is niet alleen stikstof.

Het is ook:
❌️ insectendodende ontwormingsmiddelen in hondenpoep die wordt achtergelaten;
❌️ insectendodende anti-vlooienmiddelen in uitgeborstelde hondenharen die worden achterlaten;
❌️ verstoring van wilde dieren door honden die in de natuur worden losgelaten.
January 12, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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profpaulbehrens.bsky.social
No, grass-fed beef isn’t better for the climate. Several of us spoke with @sachimulkey.bsky.social at the New York Times about the confusion. 🧵

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
Is Grass-Fed Beef Really Better for the Climate?
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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epic-biodiversity.org
Last week, during the lab meeting, we adopted a position statement (and lab rules) on the use of generative AI.

epic-biodiversity.org/generative-ai/

In a nutshell: "The use of GenAI is disallowed-by-default", but we also go to great length to justify why.
Use of generative artificial intelligence | ÉPICBiodiversity
epic-biodiversity.org
January 12, 2026 at 12:53 PM
frantecol.bsky.social
Totaal bizar inderdaad dat de @uva.nl het abonnement op @scienceguide.bsky.social heeft opgezegd, dat is een belangrijke bron om op de hoogte te blijven van de ontwikkelingen in wetenschap en politiek. En dat voor een schamele €9500 per jaar!
www.folia.nl/actueel/1705...
Boze reacties na beëindiging collectief UvA-abonnement op ScienceGuide
www.folia.nl
January 12, 2026 at 8:27 AM
frantecol.bsky.social
The single best thing of winter in the Netherlands is ice skating 💙
A photo of an ice skating rink with people skating under a grey sky, with a windmill in the background Me and a friend on skates, with my happy ice skating face
January 11, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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sustainable2050.bsky.social
So when we want Dutch government to leave X (I do), we'd better follow them here. A starter pack!
Nederlandse overheden: ministeries, provincies, gemeenten
Aanvullingen welkom
go.bsky.app/V4Bf6mB
January 10, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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pbump.com
She smiles at the man who shoots her and says she isn't mad at him. Clearly initiates the effort to leave when the aggressive agents arrive.
The question now (not that this was in question) isn't who's telling the truth. It's when DHS had this video and knew that what they were saying was a lie.
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6d
🚨 NEW VIDEO 👇🏽This puts an end to all the lies. Horrific.

They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.

Stop the lies.
January 9, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)
January 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM
frantecol.bsky.social
ELFSTEDENTOCHT!!!!!
volkskrant.nl de Volkskrant @volkskrant.nl · 7d
Na weekend met bittere kou maakt sneeuw plaats voor regen – en meer bar winterweer ligt op de loer
Na weekend met bittere kou maakt sneeuw plaats voor regen – en meer bar winterweer ligt op de loer
www.volkskrant.nl
January 9, 2026 at 12:14 PM
frantecol.bsky.social
Gelukkig.
www.folia.nl/nl/actueel/1...
Petra de Sutter trekt zich terug als aanstaand UvA-eredoctor
Rector-UGent maakte gebruik van AI bij inaugurele rede
www.folia.nl
January 8, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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zacklabe.com
Last month's total #Arctic sea ice volume averaged the *lowest* on record for the month of December...

More at zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
January 8, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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adamvaughan.bsky.social
Extraordinary that the US is pulling out of the IPCC and UNFCCC

There's no getting around it, this is a blow to international climate science and climate diplomacy

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
www.whitehouse.gov
January 8, 2026 at 9:58 AM
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speld.nl
Moeten overheidsinstanties pornhub.com/minderjarige-nazi nog wel als belangrijkste communicatiekanaal gebruiken? De meningen verschillen
​Moeten overheidsinstanties pornhub.com/minderjarige-nazi nog wel als belangrijkste communicatiekanaal gebruiken? De meningen verschillen
Het is een groot dilemma:
speld.nl
January 7, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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esa.int
📷 These #Copernicus Sentinel-2 images show Brussels and Amsterdam covered in snow on 6 January 2026. ❄️

The winter weather caused widespread disruption, with hazardous road conditions and numerous train and flight cancellations reported throughout the week. 🧪🔭
This image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on 6 January 2026, shows Brussels and snowy surroundings in Belgium. The city’s dense urban centre contrasts sharply with the lighter tones of snow-covered parks, residential neighbourhoods and nearby rural landscapes, while major transport corridors remain visible beneath the wintry cover. Brussels airport, in the top right of the image, can be seen surrounded by snow, for example. This image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on 6 January 2026, shows Amsterdam in the Netherlands blanketed in snow. The city’s canals, parks and dense urban fabric are clearly outlined beneath the white covering, highlighting both the snowfall and the mission’s ability to monitor weather events and their impacts on urban areas from space.
January 7, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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gaeldebuny.bsky.social
"This has been an extraordinarily hard year for science and scientists: not only in the United States, but globally. Science is how we understand risk, plan for disasters, protect public health, and build a strong economy."
Katharine Hayhoe, Climate Scientist | Distinguished Professor, Texas Tech
Silencing science in the U.S. #climatechange
YouTube video by Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe
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January 6, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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patrickjansen.bsky.social
Are you a PhD-level #wildlife ecologist committed to research and education for #biodiversity and nature restoration?
Our group at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social has a #vacancy for an assistant professor!
Deadline for applications is February 19.
Please spread the word.
www.uu.nl/en/organisat...
Restoring nature and reversing biodiversity loss are urgent societal challenges. Utrecht University invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Nature Restoration. In this role, you contribute to help solve these challenges through research and education by linking fundamental wildlife ecology to biodiversity recovery and nature restoration. As an Assistant Professor, you will join a young, enthusiastic team that is eager to make an impact. You will help strengthen the team’s mission to connect fundamental wildlife ecology with the challenges of nature restoration in human-dominated multifunctional forest landscapes, especially in north-western Europe. Your research will focus on restoration-relevant themes, such as wildlife responses to anthropogenic change, the effectiveness of conservation interventions, and the contribution of wildlife to biodiversity recovery and nature restoration. Close collaboration with colleagues within and beyond Utrecht University is an important part of this role, as well as building sustainable partnerships with conservation practitioners and policymakers. You will combine fieldwork, experiments and biomonitoring (e.g. using sensor technologies) with laboratory, statistical and theoretical approaches. There is ample opportunity to initiate research projects and to acquire funding. In education, you will teach in the Biology programs, develop and coordinate a new course, and supervise research projects of BSc, MSc and PhD students.
January 7, 2026 at 6:54 AM
frantecol.bsky.social
Today during my lunchtime run 🤩
A snowy landscape A snowy landscape A snowy landscape A snowy landscape
January 6, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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bicycledutch.bsky.social
The Utrecht morning rush hour in the snow did not disappoint!
January 5, 2026 at 7:26 AM