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UCD Earth Institute @ucdearth.bsky.social · Sep 2

"𝐖𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩-𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬."

Sobering piece in @theguardian.com by Dr Ruth Leeney of @ucddublin.bsky.social on her deep-sea sharks research, and how marine life is being ravaged by bottom trawling.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I’m obsessed with deep sea sharks: their bioluminescent spots are just visible in the pitch black environment they live in

Most of these little-known but already endangered fish have never been seen alive in their natural habitat, but are under threat from bottom trawling and deep-sea mining

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Jon Yearsley @jonyearsley.bsky.social · 19d

Walsh PhD Scholarship: Modelling the impact of climate change on #forest productivity
Details at: drjonyearsley.github.io/agriadaptPhD...

Apply by 30th Sept 2025

@bes-quantitative.bsky.social @bes-forests.bsky.social @ucdscience.bsky.social @ucdearth.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social

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Research Ireland @researchireland.ie · 20d

#ScienceWeek 2025 celebrates 30 years of sparking curiosity with the theme: Then. Today. Tomorrow.

Running from 9th -16th November, this year’s
Science Week will feature 14 festivals and hundreds of events across Ireland.

Read more: www.researchireland.ie/news/science...

Diarmuid O'Brien, CEO of Research Ireland, Yvonne Tran, Intern at Research Ireland, Dr Ruth Freeman, Director of Research for Society, and Minister James Lawless.

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UCD Earth Institute @ucdearth.bsky.social · 21d

Fascinating new @rte.ie Brainstorm article by @darastanley.bsky.social (Institute member & Assoc Prof at @ucddublin.bsky.social School of Agriculture & Food Science), in which she lays out the threats to Ireland’s #insects, #pollinators & beekeeping from the #AsianHornet.
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Why Asian hornets remain a significant risk for Irish nature

The major concerns around this invasive species are to do with their impact on honeybees, beekeeping and wild insects

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 29d

🌿 We’re celebrating our first round of BES Fellows!

20 ecologists recognised for excellence in research, teaching & the application of ecology.

👇 Meet them:

Meet our first round of BES Fellows - British Ecological Society

We are delighted to announce the first round of BES Fellows, recognising outstanding contributions to ecology across research, teaching, and its application within our international community.

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · Aug 19

Have you seen our regularly updated job opportunities page?

Visit our website for some open entomology-related jobs 🔽

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If you have an #insect-related job opportunity, please send us the details [email protected]

#Education #Research #Science #InsectJobs #InsectCareers #Jobs

Job opportunities - Royal Entomological Society

Job opportunities If you have an insect-related or entomology job opportunity please send us the details [email protected] Want to work with us? Keep an eye on our RES Vacancies page for any paid…

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Dara Stanley @darastanley.bsky.social · Aug 28

Interested in entomology/research on insects? Come and join us at @ucddublin.bsky.social for an Irish Entomologists' meeting on December 1st. More details here: www.royensoc.co.uk/event/irish-... @royentsoc.bsky.social

Irish Entomologists' Meeting 2025 - Royal Entomological Society

Irish Entomologists’ Meeting The Royal Entomological Society and the Student Entomological Society of Ireland are delighted to host an Irish Entomologist’s Meeting on 1st December 2025. This full day ...

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · Aug 22

Not able to attend in-person? Take part in #Ento25 online 🐞

🦋 Three days immersed in the current themes across #InsectScience
🦗 Three internationally renowned plenaries
🪰 Key themed topics led by keynotes

⏰ Online deadline: 3 September 🔽

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#StrathLife @unistrathclyde.bsky.social

Ento25: Online - Royal Entomological Society

Join us online for Ento25, our flagship conference dedicated to insect science, with opportunities to present your work and hear the latest research from the global entomological community.

www.royensoc.co.uk

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Dave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social · Aug 19

New Europe-wide study finds that efforts to provide pollinator habitat in urban areas - such as sowing wildflower mixes - really do work, boosting numbers of bees and butterflies: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Pollinator‐Promoting Interventions in European Urban Habitats—A Synthesis

Syntheses of urban pollinator-friendly management are lacking, hindering policy implementation compared to farmland. Addressing this gap, our re-analytical data synthesis demonstrates the generally p...

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Martin A. Nuñez @martin-nunez.bsky.social · Aug 21

Dear student trying to get into a PhD program:

Don't do this!
Don't mass email faculty
Look for potential advisors & email them one by one
Tell them about your genuine interest and passions
explain why you think this advisor is ideal
Getting a new student is a HUGE commitment

mass email by student to a potential phd advisor

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · Aug 21

🦋 New UKCEH research with @naturalengland.bsky.social and @btobirds.bsky.social shows the positive impacts of agri-environment schemes (AES) on butterflies.

Paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @jappliedecology.bsky.social

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Positive impacts of agri‐environment schemes on butterflies from multiple evidence sources

Our results provide support for positive effects of AES on butterflies in England from multiple sources of evidence, providing confidence that these schemes are providing tangible benefits for butter...

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Dara Stanley @darastanley.bsky.social · Jul 21

Not an ideal day for it...but this year's @ucddublin.bsky.social orchid monitoring team are hard at work, tracking long term population dynamics in our Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) population! @ucdsustainability.bsky.social @noeleensmyth.bsky.social @bsbiireland.bsky.social

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Dara Stanley @darastanley.bsky.social · Jul 20

We had a lovely, and productive, few days last week at the @ucdearth.bsky.social writing retreat, in the gorgeous Belfield House @ucddublin.bsky.social. Thanks to all who attended for making it so pleasant! @jonyearsley.bsky.social @taradirilgen.bsky.social @hollyenglish.bsky.social

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UCD Sustainability @ucdsustainability.bsky.social · Jul 8

What happened when UCD Services stopped mowing a patch of grass between the car park and the road behind the UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science?

In this video, ecologist Dr @darastanley.bsky.social talks about her work monitoring the ensuing wild orchids. 🌸 🦋

#SDGsIRL

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Monitoring pyramidal orchids on rewilded area of University College Dublin

YouTube video by UCD Sustainability

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Dara Stanley @darastanley.bsky.social · Jun 22

Just a few days left to apply for our open PhD and postdoc positions. Interested in agroecology, biodiversity, pollinators and/or pesticides? Check them out! www.stanleyecologylab.org/vacancies

Vacancies | ecology

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Dara Stanley @darastanley.bsky.social · Jun 17

Final postdoc ad is now live - link updated here: www.stanleyecologylab.org/vacancies

Vacancies | ecology

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Dara Stanley @darastanley.bsky.social · Jun 13

@markuseichhorn.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @aicbrn.bsky.social @climatecocentre.bsky.social @jappliedecology.bsky.social @ecologyjobs.bsky.social @ybuckley.bsky.social @taradirilgen.bsky.social @nigeleraine.bsky.social @edstraw.bsky.social @esai-irl.bsky.social

Dara Stanley @darastanley.bsky.social · Jun 13

We're hiring two PhD and two postdoc positions! Interested in pollinators, soils, agroecology, pesticides? Then come and work with us and with collaborators and all over Europe! stanleyecologylab.org/vacancies #findaphd Please share!

Vacancies | ecology

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Dara Stanley @darastanley.bsky.social · Jun 13

We're hiring two PhD and two postdoc positions! Interested in pollinators, soils, agroecology, pesticides? Then come and work with us and with collaborators and all over Europe! stanleyecologylab.org/vacancies #findaphd Please share!

Vacancies | ecology

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Dara Stanley @darastanley.bsky.social · Jun 4

Come and join us on Tuesday night for a great programme of music...Mussorgsky, Prokofiev and Shostakovich. Tickets available on www.nch.ie

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UCD Sustainability @ucdsustainability.bsky.social · May 27

UCD’s beautiful Upper Lake used to be a car park. Here UCD Estates Operations Manager Ciarán Bennett explains that the lake is not just a beautiful amenity teeming with wildlife, but a sustainable urban drainage system too.

PS Featuring Dr Adam Kane's bird identification group

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Biodiversity Week 2025: Celebrating UCD’s beautiful Upper Lake - formerly a carpark.

YouTube video by UCD Sustainability

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Mark Emmerson @meecoprof.bsky.social · May 29

Today the @aicbrn.bsky.social hosted it’s ‘From Gaps to Greenways’ workshop @tcddublin.bsky.social with guest speakers including Jeanne Moore fm #NESC, Senator @malcolmnoonan.bsky.social, Deidre Lynn @npwsireland.bsky.social & Gerry Clabby fm #DECC lots of inspiring discussion @ybuckley.bsky.social

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Dara Stanley @darastanley.bsky.social · May 25

Great to see this out! Great job Sarah & Jon!

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Jon Yearsley @jonyearsley.bsky.social · May 25

Bumblebees and honeybees predicted to have different responses to climate change.

Our thermodynamic model of honeybees and bumblebees has just appeared doi.org/10.1371/jour...
with Sarah MacQueen and @darastanley.bsky.social

Thermal limits of bumblebees and honeybees are modulated by different functional traits: predictions of a mechanistic model

Local weather conditions are expected to have species specific effects on the activity of insect pollinators. However, the relationship between changing weather patterns and pollinator activity has no...

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Dara Stanley @darastanley.bsky.social · May 21

A belated happy #worldbeeday! These ladies were out to mark the occasion yesterday! I'm very grateful to work alongside a super team of researchers, and colleagues throughout the Irish Pollinator Research Network, on these important organisms! #biodiversity #agriculture www.stanleyecoloylab.org

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UCD Sustainability @ucdsustainability.bsky.social · May 19

As part of National Biodiversity Week (May 18 - 23) we spoke to Ciaran Beattie of UCD Estate Services about the remarkable work undertaken to preserve the lime tree next to UCD Village, the award-winning student education and amenity building completed in October 2021.

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Protecting legacy trees on a busy university campus

YouTube video by UCD Sustainability

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