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Tim Coulson @timcoulson.bsky.social · 5d

Omar Yaghi makes amazing materials that can help in providing water for drinking and irrigation, reducing atmospheric C02 helping with climate change and more. We interviewed him on scienceofthetimes.transistor.fm. Do listen, as it is a remarkable story. If you like it, please share and subscribe.

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Do you want to learn a little more about topical science findings? Do many of the science stories you hear leave you with unanswered questions? Syma and Tim will discuss in non-technical language and ...

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WildCRU, Oxford @wildcru.bsky.social · 2d

Meet PhD researcher Jenny Linden!

Jenny’s research aims to assess the potential impacts of climate change on the endangered African wild dog using data from remote sensing, accelerometer collars, thermal data loggers, and fieldwork in South Africa.

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On screen text: PHD RESEARCHER

MAIN SPECIES: African wild dog

KEY REGIONS: South Africa

RESEARCH FOCUS:
Potential impacts of climate change on African wild dogs at range and individual scale.

Passionate about supporting inclusive species range mapping and conservation action plans.

FUN FACT: Before her wild dog days, Jenny spent a year following dwarf mongooses’ daily lives on foot and still misses her mongoose family.

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Oxford Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk · 5d

📢 Closing on Wednesday:

Associate Professor in animal behaviour in association with Merton College.

Join us in the new Life and Mind Building ⬇️
bit.ly/488CNW3

📷 J.Cairns

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Oxford Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk · 5d

The path to resilience 🌱

@manqi.bsky.social works across scales to investigate what it takes for our ecosystems to be resilient, and discover how we can protect them in the face of ever-changing environments.

Read our new spotlight on Man! 👇
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Text reads: Spotlight: Dr Man Qi. The path to resilience

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WildCRU, Oxford @wildcru.bsky.social · 8d

From monitoring and threat detection, to vaccination and community initiatives, the Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme is helping to protect the Afroalpine ecosystem and endangered wolves that call it home.

Discover 30 years of research 👉 ethiopianwolf.org/resources/EW...

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WildCRU, Oxford @wildcru.bsky.social · 8d

Celebrating 30 years of Ethiopian wolf conservation!

The Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme has a vision to secure Ethiopian wolf habitat and populations, and extend the species' range.

Read more from EWCP's Science Director, Jorgelina Marino 👉 wildcru.org/news/learnin...

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WildCRU, Oxford @wildcru.bsky.social · 9d

Meet Diploma student Stephen Ngoma!

From studying farming impacts on waterfowl to witnessing carnivore vulnerability to habitat degradation and human-induced threats, Stephen’s work aims to protect threatened species and the ecosystems they depend on.

wildcru.org/members/step...

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Wellcome Sanger Institute @sangerinstitute.bsky.social · 12d

Samples from 1917 have helped identify the genetic culprits responsible for the spread of treatment-resistant infections 🔎

By mapping plasmid evolution since the pre-antibiotic era, experts found that a minority of plasmids cause most of the multidrug resistance in the world 🧵

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WildCRU, Oxford @wildcru.bsky.social · 13d

Lions across Africa are under threat from habitat loss, poaching, and wildlife trade.

A continent-wide survey of 132 lion subpopulations was conducted in collaboration with landscape managers and lion researchers to determine perceived threat severity.

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Oxford Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk · 13d

📢 Closing on Monday: Associate Professor (or Professor) in Plant Sciences.

Join us in the new Life and Mind Building 🏢

We have similar positions available in molecular cell biology and animal biology.

👉 bit.ly/488CNW3

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OxfordSmithSchool @smithschool.ox.ac.uk · 14d

The same article highlights the VC Colloquium which featured presentations from Radhika Khosla and Nat Seddon @naturebasedsols.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk focused on concepts like #Netzero and #NatureBasedSolutions.
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Climate education at Oxford | University of Oxford

Across departments, colleges and student-led societies, the University is delivering innovative education and engagement programmes that connect students in Oxford and around the world with the knowle...

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CampyUK2025 @campyuk2025.bsky.social · 14d

A warm welcome from the head of @biology.ox.ac.uk Prof Martin Maiden and a thank you to our sponsors @microbiologysociety.org, Don Whitley Scientific and @genewiz.bsky.social

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 16d

In case you missed the Nature Impacts webinar earlier this month you can catch it on YouTube now!

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YouTube video by Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery

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WildCRU, Oxford @wildcru.bsky.social · 16d

Meet Diploma student Emmanuel Kutiote! 🦁

Sparked by a childhood love of South Sudan’s wilderness, Emmanuel now aims to protect his home country’s wildlife and support local communities to conserve natural resources.

Find out more about his work 👉 www.wildcru.org/members/emma...

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MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine @imm.ox.ac.uk · 21d

📽️ Check out our latest video, where we speak with the @drakesmith-lab.bsky.social and their collaborators in @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social & @biology.ox.ac.uk to find out how they're tackling iron deficiency - the world's most common nutritional deficiency 🧪

@rdm.ox.ac.uk | @ox.ac.uk

Watch here 👇

Tackling Iron Deficiency

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Oxford Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk · 23d

Oxford Biology is growing 📢

We’re appointing 3 Associate Professors in:
🌱 Plant Sciences
🦉 Animal Behaviour
🔬 Molecular Cell Biology

3 fields. 3 opportunities. One new home for Oxford Biology.

Learn more 👉 bit.ly/41S2Tc7
Apply now 👉 bit.ly/488CNW3

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Oxford Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk · 27d

Oxford Biology scientists used AI + satellite imagery to count Serengeti wildebeest from space — finding less than half previous estimates of 1.3M.

A game-changer for wildlife monitoring.

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Wildbeest herds in the Serengeti. Credit: Tony Sinclair

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 28d

NEW: A pioneering study has applied AI for the first time to count the Great Wildebeest Migration from satellite images.

Unexpectedly, the results showed fewer than 600,000 individual wildebeest – less than half the previous estimate of 1.3 million animals.

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Oxford Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk · 29d

🚨 Exciting news! Oxford’s first Open Day in the brand-new Life and Mind Building takes place on 19 September.

Come explore cutting-edge spaces and discover your future at Oxford!

Plan your open day here: bit.ly/3I4nyTC

Where: Life and Mind Building, South Parks Road, OX1 3PS
Map reference: D4
When: 09:00–12:30
09:00–10:45: Meet the tutors & students (plus open lab)
10:45–11:45: Biology at Oxford talk
11:55–12:25: Demonstration interview

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Oxford Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk · Sep 8

🚨 We’re hiring! Oxford Biology is recruiting 3 new Associate Professors in:

🌱 Plant Sciences
🦉 Animal Behaviour
🔬 Molecular Cell Biology

Join us as we move into our new building with world-class research & teaching facilities.

Vacancies 👉 bit.ly/488CNW3

View our video here: youtu.be/TZa1x0oyqA0

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Oxford Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk · Sep 5

Britain remains a vital stronghold for the protected great crested newt—but habitat assessments need updating.

Research by @emilyseccombe.bsky.social and @robsalgo.bsky.social introduces refined methods to evaluate pond suitability and safeguard these amphibians.

Read more ⬇️
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HSI survey in progress at a potential great crested newt habitat. The image shows a pond with a person standing nearby. Credit Emily Seccombe

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WildCRU, Oxford @wildcru.bsky.social · Sep 5

From reforestation at Mar Lodge Estate and Scottish Wildcat reintroduction, to species recovery challenges and dolphin spotting, our Diploma students' trip to the Scottish Highlands provided insights into the possibilities and challenges of protecting nature.

👉 bit.ly/3UY73LE

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Oxford Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk · Sep 4

@tinaschreier.bsky.social has been awarded an @erc.europa.eu Starting Grant for research into the cell biology of C4 photosynthesis 🌱

Tina’s project will explore the cell biology that leads to the formation of specialised bundle sheath cells in C4 plants 👇
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Dr Tina Schreier awarded ERC Starting Grant

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Steve Portugal @sjportugal.bsky.social · Aug 26

Come join us in the @biology.ox.ac.uk at @ox.ac.uk! New Associate Professor position in Animal Behaviour, with Merton College:

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Lars Østergaard @larsostergaard.bsky.social · Aug 25

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Join us and be part of shaping the future of #plantscience at Oxford as we move to the new Life and Mind Building lifeandmind.web.ox.ac.uk/home (recognised for its potential to change the World edition.cnn.com/2025/01/01/s...) @biology.ox.ac.uk www.biology.ox.ac.uk

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