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Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · 1d

Applications for our 2026 Associate Editor Mentoring Scheme close TOMORROW! ⏰🌏

If you'd like to learn more about the peer review process then this voluntary two-year role could be the role for you 🌱🧪

Find out more and apply: bit.ly/47uwYlD

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Ben Dickson @drbenomycin.bsky.social · 1d

Open Letter to Winston Peters, Minister of Foreign Affairs: The New Zealand Government must recognise the State of Palestine from Staff, Students and Alumni of the University Community

Open Letter to Winston Peters, Minister of Foreign Affairs: The New Zealand Government must recognise the State of Palestine

As students, staff and alumni of the university community in Aotearoa (New Zealand), we express our profound dismay at the Government’s recent decision not to recognise the State of Palestine. Aotearo...

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Julie Talbot @julietalbot.bsky.social · 1d

My department @geographieudem.bsky.social is looking for a professor in human geography specializing in the study of social-ecological transformations, political ecology, climate change, environmental justice and/or the geography of risks and infrastructures. Deadline November 10, share widely!

Glass buildings with a paved path in between (gray, with blue lines)

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Dr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 2d

Remember when social media was weaponised against a nonbinary MP so effectively they had to leave to protect themselves & their child from ongoing online violence & threats? That's political violence, too.

Where were all the calls for change? Where were the posts of "That's not okay"?

Interesting

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Prof Helen Bostock @oceanhelen.bsky.social · 2d

📣Calling all Pacific early career researchers📣

Want to gain experience working, living and conducting science at sea while exploring key issues affecting your region? 🚢🌊.

Applications for the Floating University 2026 voyage. ⏰Applications open until 30 November.

Apply here 👉 bit.ly/4nXODH6

Microsoft Forms

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Aliya Danzeisen @alinasu33.bsky.social · 2d

Many mainstream outlets may be silent, but we cannot be.

IWCNZ calls on the NZ Govt to act with integrity: recognise Palestine, uphold international law, and end silence in the face of injustice.
Read the full press release here:

#Palestine #NZPolitics #HumanRights #NZPol

IWCNZ Urges NZ Government To Act On International Law, End Silence, And Recognise Palestine

A principled stance requires that Aotearoa honours its agreements and insists that all states we interact and conduct business with do so as well.

www.scoop.co.nz

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Cate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 2d

📣 Opportunity for early career researchers from developing countries who work on climate change. IPCC is calling for chapter scientists for assessment round 7. Successful applicants will receive a stipend for 48 months. 🧪🌎
www.ictp.it/opportunity/...

IPCC AR7 Chapter Scientists | ICTP

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is in the process of preparing its Seventh Assessment report (AR7). The IPCC Working Groups are seeking highly motivated early-career researchers f...

www.ictp.it

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Cate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 3d

www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...

The great butterfly heist: how a gentleman collector stole thousands of butterflies from Australian museums

Scientists are still unravelling the thefts of Colin Wyatt, an English adventurer, artist and naturalist who charmed the entomological community

www.theguardian.com

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Ken @kenzime.bsky.social · 3d

"The world doesn't owe you..." suggests entitlement, this is coming from the man who said "I'm entitled to my entitlements"
#nzpol

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Pallavi Singh @thepallavisingh.bsky.social · 4d

**Please Repost**

Pallavi Singh Lab is looking for two Postdocs to join our team studying how plants balance carbon, water, and resilience in a changing climate.

PlantPlug PDRA: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

REVOLUTION PDRA: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

Deadline: October 15.

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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 3d

The HPV vaccine is doing what had been promised.
17 years after it became available, HPV infections decreased significantly in vaccinated people and unvaccinated people because of herd immunity. buff.ly/WvjQ1BS

h/t @boghuma.bsky.social

#medsky #pedsky 🛟🧪

Light blue background. Young woman with dark hair makes a sign of strength with her arm and she has a vaccine bandaid on her upper arm. It says "The HPV Vaccine Works!"

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Stephanie... In New Zealand @bootstheory.bsky.social · 3d

I'm so hung up on Christopher Luxon saying "oh well the government has advised people not to go to Gaza for many years" as though Rana, Youssef and Samuel were on an ill-advised ski trip and not, you know, deliberately engaged in humanitarian efforts to deliver aid to victims of genocide

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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 3d

Former National Party Cabinet Minister Tony Ryall got an ~11% pay increase to ~$313,000 as Best Start CEO, showing that money is contagious in National Party circles. Meanwhile Luxon tells unemployed job seekers to "stop playing Playstation" #nzpol #Kiwi

Wright Family Foundation posts $42 million operating profit, boosted by a 17% increase in govt funding to $306 million

Other beneficiaries of the National-ACT-NZ First Coalition include $300million to big tobacco, and $500 million to big tech

mountaintui.substack.com

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Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 3d

For household to earn $65K you could be a minimum wage worker (Annual Gross Income: $23.50/hour * 40 hours/week * 52 weeks/year = $48,880) with a partner working part time (13 hours per week). What about other children? These are not serious people! #NZPol

Andrew R @andrewr4.womcats.com · 3d

Cowardly announcing policy on a Sunday that underlines the total failure of this government’s policies.

Jobseeker: Parents earning more than $65k must support 18-19yo children www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Jobseeker: Parents earning more than $65k must support 18-19yo children

First announced at the Budget, the government had not at the time decided where to draw the line.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 3d

If you will be 18YO by NZ Election 2026, or know anyone in this category, please remind them to enrol to vote. Make sure they have a say on NZ Govt proposal to remove social safety net of Unemployment Benefit for 18 + 19YOs.

Excuse is that parents can pay 🙄
#NZpol
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

‘The world doesn’t owe you a living’: PM says 4300 teens will lose Jobseeker benefit next year

Only teenagers from “very low income” families will be eligible for the Jobseeker benefit, with Social Development Minister Louise Upston describing welfare for young people as a “trap”. But other in...

www.stuff.co.nz

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E-Tangata @etangata.bsky.social · 3d

“For Māori, the strongest interest isn’t usually in the suburb where we rent or own a house — it’s in the rohe of our awa, marae, whenua, and the decisions made there that most deeply affect us.” — Mike Smith.

How local election rules discriminate against Māori | E-Tangata

“For Māori, the strongest interest isn’t usually in the suburb where we rent or own a house — it’s in the rohe of our awa, marae, whenua, and the decisions made there that most deeply affect us.” — Mi...

e-tangata.co.nz

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Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 3d

Does this move ignore the Wai 262 claim even further?

www.wai262.nz/the-claim-it...

Government announces more funding for natural pharmaceutical sector

It's announced a $42.8 million funding boost to go towards a 'Biodiscovery Platform'.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Justin Maxwell @l-tulipifera.bsky.social · 3d

We are looking for a new postdoc to join a collaborative team at Indiana University. We are working to reduce bias in estimates of forest carbon uptake at local to global scales. Deadline for best consideration is November 15, 2025. More details below!

indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/30636

Postdoctoral Research Scholar - Forest Carbon

We are seeking a highly-motivated postdoctoral fellow to conduct research focused on reducing bias and uncertainty in the measurement and monitoring of forest carbon uptake from local to global scales...

indiana.peopleadmin.com

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Kirk Amundson @kirkamundson.bsky.social · 3d

UMass Amherst Biology is recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the area of Plant Physiology. Deadline Nov 1. Please spread the word and apply!

careers.massachusetts.edu/mob/en-us/jo...

Assistant Professor - Plant Physiology

The Department of Biology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the area of Plant Physiology. The successful can...

careers.massachusetts.edu

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Olivier Honnay @olivierhonnay.bsky.social · 5d

📢 Vacancy: I am urgently recruiting a PhD candidate to join a project on selection processes in pedunculate oak.
📅 Start date: no later than December 1st.

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Cate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 4d

Absolutely true but I imagine they will expand to bring in more funds over coming years. 😥

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Cate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 4d

Conservation should not be user pays. Sure, national parks overseas have visitor and parking fees but free access to nature used to be something we could be proud of. Sad to see DOC forced to do this to meet funding shortfalls. #nzpol

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

DOC expects to make $1 million from paid parking trial at South Island tourist spots

The first 20 minutes will be free with a rate of $5 per hour after.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Cate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 4d

Is the NZ government allowing Israel to get away with kidnapping NZ citizens because they want to sell them weapons? #nzpol

nzjanette @nzjanette.bsky.social · 4d

So Collins wants New Zealand to become an international arms dealer.
My kiwisaver fund explicitly excludes weapons because they're incompatible with ethical fund management, but here's Judith Collins gleefully announcing our entry into this appalling trade. WT actual F.
#nzpol

Government unveils strategy for the defence industry

The plan will lift New Zealand's defence spending to more than 2 percent in the next eight years with the Defence Minister seeking to have New Zealand develop weapons for export.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Cate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 4d

In this article, the Defence Minister tells us weapons can help agriculture but this government can't see that blue skies and fundamental research underpin applied research. So many terrible spending decisions! #nzpol

Andrew Todd @andrewtodd.co.nz · 4d

We went from "ban guns" to "manufacture guns" in six years 🙃

Govt plan to make weapons for export

Defence Minister Judith Collins wants to see New Zealand develop lethal weapons for international export through the help of tech companies. The...

www.odt.co.nz

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Susan Cosier @susancosier.bsky.social · 4d

USGS scientists tell us about the effects of invasive species & climate change. Yet their fate, like many other federal employees who work in science & the environment, is unknown. My latest for @nrdc.org. Thank you to @meadekrosby.bsky.social, John Organ, Ed Arnett, and others for speaking with me.

The Attacks on Science Continue—This Time at the USGS

From sea level rise to bee populations, the agency’s wildlife and climate programs shed light on the world around us.

www.nrdc.org

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