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Dr Orly Razgour @orlyrazgour.bsky.social · 8d

Lots of congratulations to @jackhooker.bsky.social for winning the Vincent Weir Award for contribution to bat conservation and research! 🦇
www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/09...

Jack Hooker wins Vincent Weir Award - News - Bat Conservation Trust

Bat researcher Jack Hooker has just won the Vincent Weir award for his work in three vital areas of bat conservation.

www.bats.org.uk

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Dr Orly Razgour @orlyrazgour.bsky.social · 11d

Eating meat and livestock production is the leading sources of emissions from agriculture. So why is it under-reported? #ClimateCrisis 🌱🌍
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds

Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Orly Razgour @orlyrazgour.bsky.social · 13d

Definitely a must read for conservation biologists! Bending the curve towards nature recovery: building on Georgina Mace’s legacy
royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202...

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BES Climate Change @besclimate.bsky.social · Jul 6

Read our latest blog post by @laura-paltrinieri.bsky.social‬, whose research reveals how temperature and rainfall affect the body size of European bats. 🦇

Laura offers insights into their resilience, vulnerability, and what it means for conservation in a warming world. 🌍

bit.ly/3GsQunp

How is bat size affected by climate?

Author: Laura Paltrinieri, National Museum of Natural Sciences, Madrid Global environmental change is one of the greatest challenges facing biodiversity. Rising temperatures, shifting rainfall patt…

besclimatechange.wordpress.com

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Dr Orly Razgour @orlyrazgour.bsky.social · 23d

Honoured to have been awarded a Fellowship of the British Ecological Society, joining such an impressive group of ecologists!
@britishecologicalsociety.org

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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Dr Orly Razgour @orlyrazgour.bsky.social · 24d

Thanks @batconservation.bsky.social !

Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 28d

🦇 A huge congratulations to our trustee @orlyrazgour.bsky.social for her @britishecologicalsociety.org Fellowship which recognises outstanding contributions to ecology across research, teaching, and its application within the international community: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/meet...

Selfie of Orly in a blue jumper and sunglasses perched on top of her head. In the background you can see the beach dunes and some vegetation

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Dr Orly Razgour @orlyrazgour.bsky.social · Jul 29

With @josephtobias.bsky.social , ‪@brennaforester.bsky.social‬ , @jmbecologist.bsky.social and Lynn Dicks
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Dr Orly Razgour @orlyrazgour.bsky.social · Jul 29

In our new perspective in PNAS we call for a move away from conservation focused on saving individual species to focusing on ecological processes, which underpin ecosystem resilience and the capacity to adapt to environmental change. Led by @josephtobias.bsky.social 🌍🌐🧪

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Dr Orly Razgour @orlyrazgour.bsky.social · Jul 8

This study was led by Laura Paltinieri, @anabenlop.bsky.social & @lsantinieco.bsky.social as part of the EU COST Action network ClimBats. You can read Laura's blog on this paper here:

besclimatechange.wordpress.com/2025/07/01/h...

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Dr Orly Razgour @orlyrazgour.bsky.social · Jul 8

Ever wondered how morphology is affected by climate? Our new paper in Ecography shows sex-specific shifts in body size of European #bats in response to temperature & rainfall across space, but no clear temporal changes due to high variability 🌍🌐🧪

nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The effects of climate on bat morphology across space and time

According to Bergmann's and Allen's rules, climate change may drive morphological shifts in species, affecting body size and appendage length. These rules predict that species in colder climates tend...

nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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BES Climate Change @besclimate.bsky.social · Jul 7

🚨 DEADLINE EXTENSION 🚨

We are now accepting abstracts until July 15th, so get one in while there is still time!

Sign up below 👇

BES Climate Change @besclimate.bsky.social · Jun 18

🌿 Calling all friends in climate and biodiversity 🌿

We’re hosting a meeting at the @britishecologicalsociety.org HQ on 18 September 2025!

Come along to network, hear about current research and policy challenges.

Abstract submissions + sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-ch...

👀 🫵 🔜

Climate Change and Biodiversity: BES Climate Change SIG Annual Meeting 2025

The first in-person annual meeting of the British Ecological Society Climate Change Ecology Group.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Dr Orly Razgour @orlyrazgour.bsky.social · Jul 3

Great opportunity for #PGR / #PhD to join the British Ecological Society Climate Change Ecology Group committee. DM me if you want to chat about the role ⚠️⚠️⚠️🌍

British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · Jul 2

🌿Climate Change Ecology Group - Postgraduate Researcher Representative
🗓️Deadline: 31 July

We are looking for two PGR/PhD student reps, who can shape events, support early career researchers, and contribute to our podcast, blog and community activities.

Apply 👉

shorturl.at

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Dr Orly Razgour @orlyrazgour.bsky.social · Jul 3

Researching impacts of climate change on biodiversity? Submit an abstract and register to join the British Ecological Society Climate Change Group hybrid meeting on 18th Sep 2025.

Abstract submission deadline 7th July 🌍

BES Climate Change @besclimate.bsky.social · Jun 18

🌿 Calling all friends in climate and biodiversity 🌿

We’re hosting a meeting at the @britishecologicalsociety.org HQ on 18 September 2025!

Come along to network, hear about current research and policy challenges.

Abstract submissions + sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-ch...

👀 🫵 🔜

Climate Change and Biodiversity: BES Climate Change SIG Annual Meeting 2025

The first in-person annual meeting of the British Ecological Society Climate Change Ecology Group.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Dr Orly Razgour @orlyrazgour.bsky.social · Jun 26

So true, not only for academia but also for the conservation/environment sector. Expectations to gain experience through volunteering and unpaid work experience, short term contracts and need to move every few years makes it challenging to stay and succeed if you don’t come from money.

Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · Jun 24

I've wanted to write this article for years. About my and other's struggles to even survive sometime in #academia. Thank you to the amazing editors at @plosbiology.org that gave me the forum to write this piece. #science

Too poor to science: How wealth determines who succeeds in STEM

From student to researcher, a career in science can come with a high price tag. This Perspective explores how persistent financial barriers limit who can succeed in science, revealing how wealth shape...

journals.plos.org

Dr Orly Razgour @orlyrazgour.bsky.social · Jun 26

Hi Timothee, can you please add me to the list. I’m an Associate Professor in global change ecology at the University of Exeter:

scholar.google.co.uk/citations?us...

Thanks!

scholar.google.co.uk

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Dr Orly Razgour @orlyrazgour.bsky.social · Jun 26

Hi Eryn, can you please add me to the list. I’m an Associate Professor at the University of Exeter working on evolutionary and ecological responses to global environmental change: scholar.google.co.uk/citations?us...

Thanks 🙏🏾

scholar.google.co.uk

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Dr Orly Razgour @orlyrazgour.bsky.social · Jun 25

New paper out on Adaptive introgression as an evolutionary force, led by former PhD Pedro Horta, with Hugo Rebelo & Javier Juste.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Adaptive Introgression as an Evolutionary Force: A Meta‐Analysis of Knowledge Trends

There is growing evidence for the role of introgressive hybridization in promoting species adaptation (i.e., adaptive introgression) owing to increasing genomic studies on a diversity of taxa over th....

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Dr Orly Razgour @orlyrazgour.bsky.social · Jun 20

Job Alert! 🚨🚨🚨

3 year Postdoctoral Research Associate in Computational Ecology at the University of Montana to work with Erin Languth, Casey Day and me on the Bat-Fungi Disease & Evolution project, focusing on white nose syndrome in North American #bats 🦇🦠

To apply: apply.interfolio.com/169120

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · Jun 18

If we choose not to act,
Or fail to adapt,
Then suffer we will.

#ShowYourStripes

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BES Climate Change @besclimate.bsky.social · Jun 18

🌿 Calling all friends in climate and biodiversity 🌿

We’re hosting a meeting at the @britishecologicalsociety.org HQ on 18 September 2025!

Come along to network, hear about current research and policy challenges.

Abstract submissions + sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-ch...

👀 🫵 🔜

Climate Change and Biodiversity: BES Climate Change SIG Annual Meeting 2025

The first in-person annual meeting of the British Ecological Society Climate Change Ecology Group.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Dr Orly Razgour @orlyrazgour.bsky.social · Jun 10

Call for abstracts now open for the British Ecological Society Climate Change group annual meeting on #ClimateChange and Biodiversity - 1 day hybrid event on 18th Sep. Come and join us for talks, policy panel, discussions and networking ⬇️

BES Climate Change @besclimate.bsky.social · Jun 10

🚨 Abstracts open! 🚨

Join the BES Climate Change Ecology Group Annual Meeting on 18 Sept!

📍 Hybrid event (London + online)

🌍 Current research developments, policy challenges, and networking.

📆 Deadline: 7 July

Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-ch...

Or scan to submit an abstract!

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Dr Orly Razgour @orlyrazgour.bsky.social · May 23

How far can a tiny bat fly? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This tiny Australian bat is the size of a matchbox. But it flies up to 150km a night in search of food

Until now, little was known about foraging flights of critically endangered southern bent-wing bats, which roost in caves

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Orly Razgour @orlyrazgour.bsky.social · May 13

Only 1 day left to apply for this fully funded PhD studentship, working closely with conservation managers to study moorland bird behaviour, diet and reproductive success.

Application deadline 14th May! ⚠️⚠️⚠️

Dr Orly Razgour @orlyrazgour.bsky.social · May 2

⚠️⚠️⚠️ Come to do a PhD with Charles Tyler, Anke Lange & me @exeter.ac.uk on Assessing managed moorlands as breeding areas for waders & Merlin. Fully funded. In partnership with Moorland Conservation Trust, researching nesting behaviour, breeding success and diet 🐦🪺🧬

www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

Award details | Funding and scholarships for students | University of Exeter

www.exeter.ac.uk

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Dr Orly Razgour @orlyrazgour.bsky.social · May 7

UK government admits almost no evidence nature protections block development - STOP 🛑 ✋ the new planning and infrastructure bill to protect biodiversity and threatened species!

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK government admits almost no evidence nature protections block development

Whitehall analysis provides no data or research to support the government argument that environmental legislation holds up building

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Orly Razgour @orlyrazgour.bsky.social · May 2

⚠️⚠️⚠️ Come to do a PhD with Charles Tyler, Anke Lange & me @exeter.ac.uk on Assessing managed moorlands as breeding areas for waders & Merlin. Fully funded. In partnership with Moorland Conservation Trust, researching nesting behaviour, breeding success and diet 🐦🪺🧬

www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

Award details | Funding and scholarships for students | University of Exeter

www.exeter.ac.uk