New Blog! Action Oak supported research asks why some oak trees are more vulnerable to storm damage. @kateehalstead.bsky.social sky.social explains all, and why it is so important to do research of this kind.
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Great to see this paper, led by @kateehalstead.bsky.social published, examining factors influencing damage to oak in windstorms - bringing together field, mobile laser scanner and tree core data with modelling.

If you know researchers with expertise in forestry/agro forestry please share this permanent lectureship @bangoruniversity.bsky.social. The quality of life in north wales is fabulous: great colleagues & a stunning location.
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I am currently advertising a new 3-year research position in my TerraLuma team: Research Associate in Drone Field Operations (Academic Level A)

The position will support the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network’s (@TERN_Aus) Dronescape project.

careers.utas.edu.au/cw/en/job/50...

Academia, both teaching and research, has given me some great opportunities (some highlights below) and I've met and worked with many fantastic people, but looking forward to some exciting new challenges over the next few years! Thanks to all my NCL colleagues for much support and fun!

Today is my final working day at Newcastle University @sciencesncl.bsky.social after 14 years. From August I will be moving to a new role at Fera Science Ltd!

Happy #solstice! Today, beech trees start to decide whether to produce bumper seed crops next year, or to skip reproduction next year. It is a marker for growth and phenology processes. @micbog.bsky.social talked to The Guardian about how it works:
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The first paper from my PhD thesis is out! "Hunting motivations, behaviour and forest access: Characterising wildlife hunting practices in a multi-ethnic, forested landscape of Brunei Darussalam, Southeast Asia" is now available online in People and Nature!

Link to paper: doi.org/10.1002/pan3...

End unnecessary redundancies at Newcastle University - Sign the Petition! chng.it/WsZ9GNKpDp via
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Big dataset since 2021, recording impacts of disease, waterlogging, windthrow and drought thanks to dedicated team of @thetreecouncil.bsky.social Tree Warden volunteers and continued support of Norfolk County Council!

This year, thermal imaging for the first time as part of @quddusbusari.bsky.social PhD research

Fantastic few days of fieldwork back at our Sentinel Treescapes Norfolk woodlands with Fera Science. Going into the 5th growing season of monitoring tree health with IoT sensors, drones and citizen science @sciencesncl.bsky.social

Great to see Kate Halstead presenting her PhD findings at today's @actionoak.bsky.social Oak Health and Plant Biosecurity event at Kew Gardens. @sciencesncl.bsky.social - really interesting day of talks and discussion.

📢 Call for Participants!
3rd Interdisciplinary Summer School on Forest Ecosystems

💰 No registration fee + full expenses covered!

Organized by four COST Actions

📍 Where: Oxford University & Wytham Woods
📅 When: 4–8 August 2025
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Come and work with us at Newcastle on the exciting Imago data service!

As Imago 🛰️ , we are organising our second stakeholder engagement workshop. This is an exciting opportunity to learn about the power of satellite imagery in shaping a better future! and contribute your views to shape our this new data service.

Register: eventbrite.co.uk/e/satellite-...

An important part of looking after trees is monitoring their health. ‘Monitoring’ may be an unglamorous concept, yet it has become the focus of a research project led by The Tree Council, Fera Science and Forest Research.

Check out the latest Tree Talk to find out more!

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We're running our first engagement event at Imago, the @sdruk.bsky.social Data Service for imagery, and we have some slots available. Grab one before they go!

We have three PDRA roles out currently (until March 7th!) looking for candidates at @sdruk.bsky.social Imago. If you're all about making satellite imagery more useful, usable, and used for social scientists, public health folks & policy makers, this is your job!

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