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Marcela Hernández @matehg.bsky.social · 1d

PhD opportunity to work in my lab at UEA, together with @drbradbrad.bsky.social and Marc Dumont “Linking AMR, global warming and CUE in deglaciated soils”

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Linking antimicrobial resistance, climate warming, and carbon use efficiency in Arctic soils (HERNANDEZ-GARCIA_UEA_ARIES26) at University of East Anglia on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Linking antimicrobial resistance, climate warming, and carbon use efficiency in Arctic soils (HERNANDEZ-GARCIA_UEA_ARIES26) at University of East Anglia, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Susheel Bhanu Busi @susheelbusi.bsky.social · 8d

Huge thanks to our team across @ukceh.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social, @uor-research.bsky.social & @ukri.org #NERC #ASSIST & #BBSRC #DECODE 🙏

🧬Soil eDNA isn’t a replacement for traditional surveys!

📣It’s a powerful complement, boosting scale & efficiency⚡ in biodiversity monitoring 🌿🌍

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Susheel Bhanu Busi @susheelbusi.bsky.social · 8d

Even more exciting → #eDNA abundances correlated with plant cover in multiple habitats 🌳🌾

🌾 Grasslands & 🌳woodlands showed the strongest associations.

And #MachineLearning🤖 models could 📊 predict habitat types from eDNA data with promising accuracy!

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Susheel Bhanu Busi @susheelbusi.bsky.social · 8d

From nearly 800 soil samples paired with 1 m² field surveys, we found:

✅ Genus-level eDNA captures comparable richness & composition to field surveys

📉 Slightly lower Shannon diversity, but strong overlap

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Susheel Bhanu Busi @susheelbusi.bsky.social · 8d

🚨 New #OpenAccess paper in #Environmental #DNA! 🚨

Led by #TimGoodall @ukceh.bsky.social with @danread.bsky.social we tested whether #soil #eDNA metabarcoding can capture plant #biodiversity & vegetation cover across the UK 🌱

🔗 doi.org/10.1002/edn3...

Deciphering Landscape‐Scale Plant Cover and Biodiversity From Soil eDNA

Biodiversity surveys are essential but challenging to conduct at scale, prompting this study to evaluate soil-extracted eDNA as a proxy for traditional field-based surveys for describing plant commun...

doi.org

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A. Murat Eren (Meren) @merenbey.bsky.social · 20d

Have you ever looked at some differentially occurring gene clusters in a microbial #pangenome and thought to yourself "I wonder if they contribute to any metabolic modules"?

With the most recent changes, the answer is a few clicks away in #anvio 😇

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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 21d

Welcome to our "meet the researcher" series!👩‍🔬👨‍🔬

Tune in over the next week as we introduce you to our UKCEH Molecular Ecology PhD researchers and tell you a bit about their projects! 🧪🧬🦠

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · Jun 20

🧪 NEW: Emily Williams reflects on a recent visit to the Falkland Islands as part of a project working with UK Overseas Territories to tackle invasive non-native species — a major threat to island #biodiversity and livelihoods🌿

Read more: www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med...

#INNS #blog

Protecting the unique biodiversity of the Falklands

Emily Williams, an ecologist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, discusses a project to tackle invasive non-native species on the Falkland Islands, which included a recent visit to share knowled...

www.ceh.ac.uk

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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · Jun 10

🆕 Vacancy! If you want to work with sequencing data derived from cultivated and natural soil microbiomes to understand the role of prokaryotes in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, check our vacancy 🦠

@bioinf.bsky.social‬

💷 £36,720 to £42,000 p/a
🗓️ Apply by 08 July 2025
➡️ buff.ly/BSB0Qfh

Social card for vacancy which reads "Research Scientist. Develop pipelines for metagenomic and amplicon sequencing data to understand the role of prokaryotes in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. Salary: £36,720 to £42,000. Contract length: 9 months. Apply by 8 July 2025".

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A. Murat Eren (Meren) @merenbey.bsky.social · Jun 5

We have a new 3-year postdoc position in our group at the @hifmb.de to study plasmids and plasmids systems of the marine environment to survey their utility in microbial responses to environmental change.

Please see the official job ad here, and spread the word:

jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/20...

PostDoc in ecology and evolution of plasmids in polar waters at HIFMB (f/d/m)

Layout AWI HIPP extern, englisch

jobs.awi.de

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Susheel Bhanu Busi @susheelbusi.bsky.social · Jun 4

Rain or shine ☔️🌞, our #NERC-funded #MICROCYCLE teams are sampling Thames & Avon, uncovering how microbes influence the fate of organic matter🧫💧.

@amycthorpe.bsky.social
& #TimGoodall in #MolecularEcology in action at
@ukceh.bsky.social
🧪

🔗 tinyurl.com/46469ztn
#FreshwaterQuality #RiverHealth

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · Jun 2

🎂👏 Congratulations to the Natural Environment Research Council on 60 years of enabling world-leading environmental science and the launch of an ambitious new 10-year vision.

We look forward to working with NERC to make a meaningful difference.

🔗 NERC Forward Look: www.ukri.org/publications... 🧪

Dr Stuart Wainwright and quote "It's great to see the launch of NERC's Forward Look, with themes that closely align with our own. This highlights both the global challenges we face and the essential role of environmental science in addressing them. Our shared priorities reflect a common belief in the power of world-class science to drive positive change-and we look forward to working closely together to make a meaningful difference

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Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · May 26

The Aquatic Ecosystems Group at UKCEH are hosting this great community engagement event a Loch Leven, Scotland. A chance to talk to our scientists about what the Loch means to you: eu1.hubs.ly/H0knhrs0

@ukceh.bsky.social #UKCEH_AquaEco 🧪💦

Select tickets – Loch Leven Matters – Kinross

Loch Leven Matters - Free water quality science events 11-13 June 2025! When high levels of nutrients from runoff or wastewater...

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Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · May 24

Hi all, have you seen that the Aquatic Ecology & Microbial Ecology Groups of the BES are holding a science conference at the Zoological Society of London in September?

Registration/abstract submission still open...

@bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social @bes-microbialgroup.bsky.social #BESAG2025

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A banner for our conference, which is on the 15th-16th September 2025 at ZSL London

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Susheel Bhanu Busi @susheelbusi.bsky.social · May 14

@clairecarvell.bsky.social showing how collaborative work between @ukceh.bsky.social & @sangerinstitute.bsky.social leveraged the #BIOSCAN pipeline to uncover 135+ insect families sampled as part of the #UK @pomscheme.bsky.social

Presented at @ukdnawg.bsky.social conference at the #RoyalSociety

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Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · May 10

This weekend, Ellie Mackay from the UKCEH Aquatic Ecosystems Group will be talking to the community about the ecology of Windermere (by canoe safari!). A great public engagement event!

www.windermeresciencefestival.org/portfolio/ca...
#UKCEH_AquaEco @ukceh.bsky.social @ellie-mackay.bsky.social

Canoe Safari - Windermere Science Festival

Did you know that it takes around 260 days or 8.5 months for water to travel through Windermere? Take a canoe trip with freshwater ecologist Dr Ellie Mackay and learn...

www.windermeresciencefestival.org

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · May 2

Are you an undergraduate student interested in a PhD? Apply now to gain experience in a NERC-funded Research Experience Placement this summer – UKCEH scientists are leading some of the projects!

E4 placements: e4-dtp.ed.ac.uk/further-nerc...

GW4+ placements: www.nercgw4plus.ac.uk/undrgrad-pla...

Research Experience Placements 2025 — NERC GW4+

www.nercgw4plus.ac.uk

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · Apr 30

📢 We're excited to announce the #ROBINHydro dataset & paper are published! 🌏

This makes available for wider use data for 2,386 global gauging stations with natural or near-natural catchments— a major step forward in accessible, global-scale streamflow data.

🔗 www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 🧪

Image of gauging station by a river and text:

ROBIN is a remarkable initiative, creating an open, harmonized foundation for global climate research. It supports scientific collaboration and boosts the visibility and use of regional datasets in international scientific efforts." Dr Camila Alvarez Garreton

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · Apr 28

🌡️ A new study by UKCEH & @universityofleeds.bsky.social reveals how wet soils can amplify heatwaves in vulnerable regions

See our news: www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med...

Read the full study: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

@johnmarsham.bsky.social @agu.org #heatwaves #HeatStress

Study reveals how wet soils can amplify heatwaves in vulnerable regions

A UKCEH-led study investigates how humid heat extremes are influenced by soil moisture, particularly from recent rainfall, in regions vulnerable to heatwaves. It highlights the potential for high-reso...

www.ceh.ac.uk

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Marcela Hernández @matehg.bsky.social · Apr 25

I’m happy to share our recent review published in The ISME Journal! Here, we explore the role of CO and H₂ oxidisers in oligotrophic environments. This work was a collaboration with Philippe Constant, Gary King, and @hendrikschaefer.bsky.social.

Hope you enjoy it!

academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...

Metabolism of CO and H2 by pioneer bacteria in volcanic soils and the phyllosphere

Abstract. Trace gas degradation is a widespread metabolic adaptation in microbial communities, driving chemosynthesis and providing auxiliary energy that e

academic.oup.com

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · Apr 17

🧪 How do you embed #FAIRdata principles into research workflows?

Our data stewardship team share how they've customised @fair-wizard.com to improve data management & collaboration—and support the wider NERC research community.

🔗 www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med...

#EnvironmentalScience #OpenScience

Implementing FAIR Wizard at UKCEH

Our implementation of FAIR Wizard showcases the value of innovative tools in transforming research data management. By simplifying the creation of high-quality data management plans and promoting unde...

www.ceh.ac.uk

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Chris Rinke @chrisrinke.bsky.social · Apr 17

GTDB Release 10-RS226 (16th April 2025) has been published
gtdb.ecogenomic.org

GTDB - Genome Taxonomy Database

The Genome Taxonomy Database (GTDB) is an initiative to establish a standardised microbial taxonomy based on genome phylogeny.

gtdb.ecogenomic.org

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · Apr 2

A new @britishecologicalsociety.org report assesses the evidence around #RegenerativeAgriculture approaches 🌱🌾

Co-authors include UKCEH ecologists Prof Bridget Emmett (current President of BES) and Dr Lisa Norton, & contribution from greenhouse gas flux scientist Dr Jenny Rhymes

#soil #farming 🧪⤵️

British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · Apr 2

Is #RegenerativeAgriculture the solution to delivering for both food and nature?

A new report by the British Ecological Society brings together 40 academics, practitioners and farmers across the UK to explore the evidence. 👇

https://shorturl.at/s9TM4

An image of a wheat field is to the right. On the left, against a beige backdrop, the text says, 'Regenerative agriculture,
does it work for farmers and nature? New BES report looks at the evidence'

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · Apr 1

We're very proud of our international relations coordinator María Estelí Jarquín on her recent appointment to the Governing Board of the @sciencecouncil.bsky.social 👏🏼

Congratulations to María who will be a strong voice for young scientists across the globe 🌎

🔗 council.science/news/isc-gov...

Eight distinguished individuals join the ISC Governing Board - International Science Council

The ISC Governing Board has been reconstituted and re-energized at a critical moment for science and society globally.

council.science

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A. Murat Eren (Meren) @merenbey.bsky.social · Mar 31

If you are interested in a postdoc opportunity in Europe, I'd suggest you to consider the EU Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship:

ec.europa.eu/info/funding...

If you are into marine microbial ecology and evolution, I'd love to support your application (see more at merenlab.org).

E-MAIL ME NOW! :)

EU Funding & Tenders Portal

The Funding and Tenders Portal is the single entry point (the Single Electronic Data Interchange Area) for applicants, contractors and experts in funding programmes and procurements managed by the Eur...

ec.europa.eu

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