Prof Pen Holland
@anaspene.bsky.social
Quantitative ecology (especially seeds, and all who eat them), game-based/playful learning, ducks, cats, flowers, fantasy fiction and storytelling. Views my own.
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We're currently looking for new Associate Editors to join our Editorial Board! 🌎🧪
If you're interested in contributing to the publishing landscape, check out the link below 👇
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...
If you're interested in contributing to the publishing landscape, check out the link below 👇
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...
November 24, 2025 at 11:53 AM
We're currently looking for new Associate Editors to join our Editorial Board! 🌎🧪
If you're interested in contributing to the publishing landscape, check out the link below 👇
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...
If you're interested in contributing to the publishing landscape, check out the link below 👇
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...
Another self-heal to mark 330 flowers, as I approach the end of this year-long watercolour self-challenge. The really big question is, with 20 panels per page, will I stop at 365 flowers, finish the page at 380, or just keep going forever and ever and ever… 🌸
November 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Another self-heal to mark 330 flowers, as I approach the end of this year-long watercolour self-challenge. The really big question is, with 20 panels per page, will I stop at 365 flowers, finish the page at 380, or just keep going forever and ever and ever… 🌸
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🌿🍄🟫🌱🍄We’re recruiting!!🌿🍄🟫🌱🍄
I’m looking for two postdocs and a technician to join my group @sheffielduni.bsky.social @sheffieldpps.bsky.social to work with me on my exciting @royalsociety.org Faraday Discovery Fellowship project, details for each post as follows:
I’m looking for two postdocs and a technician to join my group @sheffielduni.bsky.social @sheffieldpps.bsky.social to work with me on my exciting @royalsociety.org Faraday Discovery Fellowship project, details for each post as follows:
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🌿🍄🟫🌱🍄We’re recruiting!!🌿🍄🟫🌱🍄
I’m looking for two postdocs and a technician to join my group @sheffielduni.bsky.social @sheffieldpps.bsky.social to work with me on my exciting @royalsociety.org Faraday Discovery Fellowship project, details for each post as follows:
I’m looking for two postdocs and a technician to join my group @sheffielduni.bsky.social @sheffieldpps.bsky.social to work with me on my exciting @royalsociety.org Faraday Discovery Fellowship project, details for each post as follows:
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We are happy to introduce the Soil Ecology SIG @britishecologicalsociety.org! Our aim is to connect soil ecology researchers across career stages, facilitating knowledge exchange and collaboration. Check out www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/plan... and feel free to get in touch!
Soil Ecology Group - British Ecological Society
Understanding the vital ecosystem services provided by soil
www.britishecologicalsociety.org
October 30, 2025 at 8:57 AM
We are happy to introduce the Soil Ecology SIG @britishecologicalsociety.org! Our aim is to connect soil ecology researchers across career stages, facilitating knowledge exchange and collaboration. Check out www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/plan... and feel free to get in touch!
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📣 We are hiring! An education-focused Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Biomedical or Biophysical sciences. It’s a chance to be a part of a team of single molecule /cellular biophysicists building a brand new undergraduate curriculum, here at UNSW in sunny Sydney. Happy to answer queries.
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Biomedical Sciences (Education focused)
The incumbent will contribute to undergraduate teaching in biophysics or quantitative biomedical sciences within the School of Biomedical Sciences.
external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au
October 22, 2025 at 8:28 AM
📣 We are hiring! An education-focused Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Biomedical or Biophysical sciences. It’s a chance to be a part of a team of single molecule /cellular biophysicists building a brand new undergraduate curriculum, here at UNSW in sunny Sydney. Happy to answer queries.
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🧵Can recognising rivers, forests, and mountains as legal persons help heal our planet? 🌏
Our new blog explores environmental personhood — from Ecuador’s pioneering constitution to Māori perspectives on the Whanganui River.
Our new blog explores environmental personhood — from Ecuador’s pioneering constitution to Māori perspectives on the Whanganui River.
Environmental Personhood: an indigenous tool for nature recovery?
What is environmental personhood and how can it help nature recovery?
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
October 15, 2025 at 11:13 AM
🧵Can recognising rivers, forests, and mountains as legal persons help heal our planet? 🌏
Our new blog explores environmental personhood — from Ecuador’s pioneering constitution to Māori perspectives on the Whanganui River.
Our new blog explores environmental personhood — from Ecuador’s pioneering constitution to Māori perspectives on the Whanganui River.
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📣Calling ecological leaders!
We're looking for people with a passion for effective leadership and management in the ecology workplace to join our Emerging Leaders and Managers (ELM) network committee.
We're looking for people with a passion for effective leadership and management in the ecology workplace to join our Emerging Leaders and Managers (ELM) network committee.
October 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
📣Calling ecological leaders!
We're looking for people with a passion for effective leadership and management in the ecology workplace to join our Emerging Leaders and Managers (ELM) network committee.
We're looking for people with a passion for effective leadership and management in the ecology workplace to join our Emerging Leaders and Managers (ELM) network committee.
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'Golden Park Light' linoprint by contemporary printmaker Alexandra Buckle #ReframingWomenPrintmakers #Autumn #Fall
October 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
'Golden Park Light' linoprint by contemporary printmaker Alexandra Buckle #ReframingWomenPrintmakers #Autumn #Fall
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FOLKS!
We are SO VERY NEAR to securing the peerless archive of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson for the nation, forever. That's Hancock, Steptoe and Son plus so so much more. Its all their scripts, professional correspodence, plus diaries, working notes - the lot
yustart.hubbub.net/p/galtonands...
We are SO VERY NEAR to securing the peerless archive of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson for the nation, forever. That's Hancock, Steptoe and Son plus so so much more. Its all their scripts, professional correspodence, plus diaries, working notes - the lot
yustart.hubbub.net/p/galtonands...
‘Innit Marvellous?’: The Galton and Simpson Archive project
Saving Hancock and Steptoe and more
yustart.hubbub.net
September 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
FOLKS!
We are SO VERY NEAR to securing the peerless archive of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson for the nation, forever. That's Hancock, Steptoe and Son plus so so much more. Its all their scripts, professional correspodence, plus diaries, working notes - the lot
yustart.hubbub.net/p/galtonands...
We are SO VERY NEAR to securing the peerless archive of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson for the nation, forever. That's Hancock, Steptoe and Son plus so so much more. Its all their scripts, professional correspodence, plus diaries, working notes - the lot
yustart.hubbub.net/p/galtonands...
My #FavouritePlant for #WildflowerHour is probably the late spring bluebells, but I always enjoy looking out for the bee orchids on campus @york.ac.uk every June 🥰
September 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM
My #FavouritePlant for #WildflowerHour is probably the late spring bluebells, but I always enjoy looking out for the bee orchids on campus @york.ac.uk every June 🥰
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A quick reminder: if you read something you love, don't forget to write to the author to thank them for it, and tell them why you loved it.
September 13, 2025 at 8:26 AM
A quick reminder: if you read something you love, don't forget to write to the author to thank them for it, and tell them why you loved it.
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Good morning from the Merchant Adventurers’ Hall.
May your day be as serene as the Great Hall is on a Sunday morning.
May your day be as serene as the Great Hall is on a Sunday morning.
September 7, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Good morning from the Merchant Adventurers’ Hall.
May your day be as serene as the Great Hall is on a Sunday morning.
May your day be as serene as the Great Hall is on a Sunday morning.
Tansy, field bindweed, dog rose and poppies still valiantly bringing their colourful cheer to the end of the summer for #WildflowerHour
August 31, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Tansy, field bindweed, dog rose and poppies still valiantly bringing their colourful cheer to the end of the summer for #WildflowerHour
“What it has done, though, is made me think in more detail about the nature of what we define as work and what we define as “rest” from work.”
August 31, 2025 at 9:23 AM
“What it has done, though, is made me think in more detail about the nature of what we define as work and what we define as “rest” from work.”
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It’s the weekend!
May your Saturday be as colourful and bright as the plasterwork on the Hall is yellow. 💛
May your Saturday be as colourful and bright as the plasterwork on the Hall is yellow. 💛
August 30, 2025 at 7:47 AM
It’s the weekend!
May your Saturday be as colourful and bright as the plasterwork on the Hall is yellow. 💛
May your Saturday be as colourful and bright as the plasterwork on the Hall is yellow. 💛
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Jalene LaMontagne, colleagues win 2025 Robert P. McIntosh Award from the Vegetation Section of the Ecological Society of America for research on community synchrony in seed production. #ESA #LTER #MastSeeding blogs.umsl.edu/news/2025/08...
Jalene LaMontagne, colleagues win Robert P. McIntosh Award from the Vegetation Section of the Ecological Society of America for research on community synchrony in seed production - UMSL Daily
Their study found that synchrony among species is correlated with trait similarity as well as climate.
blogs.umsl.edu
August 22, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Jalene LaMontagne, colleagues win 2025 Robert P. McIntosh Award from the Vegetation Section of the Ecological Society of America for research on community synchrony in seed production. #ESA #LTER #MastSeeding blogs.umsl.edu/news/2025/08...
(a) This story sounds amazing and (b) that mysterious character on the cover is clearly related to the legendary #LongBoi of York 🦆 so (c) how could I not pre-order it before I’ve even had breakfast?
THREAD. My new novel will be published on Sep 11th. You can pre-order a signed 1st edition w/free intl delivery here: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
All pre-orders MASSIVELY help it get into shops.
IMO it's the best book I've ever written.
At one point, I thought it might be lost forever....
All pre-orders MASSIVELY help it get into shops.
IMO it's the best book I've ever written.
At one point, I thought it might be lost forever....
August 21, 2025 at 8:13 AM
(a) This story sounds amazing and (b) that mysterious character on the cover is clearly related to the legendary #LongBoi of York 🦆 so (c) how could I not pre-order it before I’ve even had breakfast?
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I'm very proud to receive the 2025 Robert P. McIntosh Award from the @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Vegetation Section at #ESA2025 with an amazing group of colleagues, for our paper on Community #MastSeeding. 🥳
Paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Award info: esa.org/vegetation/a...
Paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Award info: esa.org/vegetation/a...
August 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I'm very proud to receive the 2025 Robert P. McIntosh Award from the @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Vegetation Section at #ESA2025 with an amazing group of colleagues, for our paper on Community #MastSeeding. 🥳
Paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Award info: esa.org/vegetation/a...
Paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Award info: esa.org/vegetation/a...
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It’s late summer and the Asteraceae or daisy family are looking just splendid. Perfect for this week’s #WildflowerHour! See if you can find one & share your pics this Sunday evening 8-9pm using the hashtag #DaisyFamily. Happy Asteraceae hunting!
August 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It’s late summer and the Asteraceae or daisy family are looking just splendid. Perfect for this week’s #WildflowerHour! See if you can find one & share your pics this Sunday evening 8-9pm using the hashtag #DaisyFamily. Happy Asteraceae hunting!
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Want to make a difference in ecological policy?
Join the first Journal of Applied Ecology and British Ecological Society Policy Lab to answer the pressing question: “What is irreplaceable habitat?”
Your expertise can drive real-world impact. Applications open until 15 September.
Join the first Journal of Applied Ecology and British Ecological Society Policy Lab to answer the pressing question: “What is irreplaceable habitat?”
Your expertise can drive real-world impact. Applications open until 15 September.
August 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Want to make a difference in ecological policy?
Join the first Journal of Applied Ecology and British Ecological Society Policy Lab to answer the pressing question: “What is irreplaceable habitat?”
Your expertise can drive real-world impact. Applications open until 15 September.
Join the first Journal of Applied Ecology and British Ecological Society Policy Lab to answer the pressing question: “What is irreplaceable habitat?”
Your expertise can drive real-world impact. Applications open until 15 September.
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This is an official Skype a Scientist HQ Mayday Alert to all Archaeologists.
We've already gotten more requests for archaeologists than we have archaeologists. We have 38. We need a lot more than 38!
Dig yourself into this database, we NEED ya
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
We've already gotten more requests for archaeologists than we have archaeologists. We have 38. We need a lot more than 38!
Dig yourself into this database, we NEED ya
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
Sign Up
Skype a Scientist gives you the opportunity to connect with students and the public around the world.
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August 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This is an official Skype a Scientist HQ Mayday Alert to all Archaeologists.
We've already gotten more requests for archaeologists than we have archaeologists. We have 38. We need a lot more than 38!
Dig yourself into this database, we NEED ya
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
We've already gotten more requests for archaeologists than we have archaeologists. We have 38. We need a lot more than 38!
Dig yourself into this database, we NEED ya
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
It was a week of five-petalled #WildflowerHour beauties for me - creeping cinquefoil, scarlet pimpernel, sea-spurrey, and then glorious heather and gorse sprinkled with ragwort above the sea cliffs (still #ByTheSea)
August 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
It was a week of five-petalled #WildflowerHour beauties for me - creeping cinquefoil, scarlet pimpernel, sea-spurrey, and then glorious heather and gorse sprinkled with ragwort above the sea cliffs (still #ByTheSea)
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This week’s challenge is #PollinatorPals! Find a flowering wild or naturalised plant with a pollinating visitor & snap away. Of course it’s not just about bees! Butterflies, moths, wasps, flies & beetles can all be #pollinators too! Share your pics for #Wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm!
August 7, 2025 at 7:17 AM
This week’s challenge is #PollinatorPals! Find a flowering wild or naturalised plant with a pollinating visitor & snap away. Of course it’s not just about bees! Butterflies, moths, wasps, flies & beetles can all be #pollinators too! Share your pics for #Wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm!
The sandcastles were the only thing I photographed towering #ByTheSea this week, but tormentil and heather covered the Northumbrian hills, cornflowers were in bloom and the butterflies were loving the buddleia for #WildflowerHour
August 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The sandcastles were the only thing I photographed towering #ByTheSea this week, but tormentil and heather covered the Northumbrian hills, cornflowers were in bloom and the butterflies were loving the buddleia for #WildflowerHour
Tansy and purple loosestrife glowing in the sunshine this week #WildflowerHour
July 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Tansy and purple loosestrife glowing in the sunshine this week #WildflowerHour