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Dan Fernbank @decarbdan.bsky.social · Aug 29

University of Reading publishes bold new Climate Action Plan - www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Un...

University of Reading Net Zero carbon plan 2040 - University of Reading

www.reading.ac.uk

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Helen Hesketh @drhelenhesketh.bsky.social · May 29

📢Hiring a PhD in the ENSAFE project www.ensafe.dk !!📢

Do Novel Biopesticides pose a risk to non-target terrestrial invertebrate species? Investigating siRNA and peptides.

📍@UK_CEH (with me) and @tomsizmur.bsky.social at the University of Reading

Apply now 🔗 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

ENSAFE – Institut for Plante- og Miljøvidenskab - Københavns Universitet

www.ensafe.dk

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Tom Sizmur @tomsizmur.bsky.social · May 18

Really good thread about voluntary carbon markets

Nix Rust @nixrust.bsky.social · May 17

🤠 Carbon Colonialism: The New Wild West of Nature Markets 🤠

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The voluntary carbon and nature markets are booming. Billions are pouring in. Conferences buzz with talk of “natural capital,” "nature-based solutions", “ecosystem services,” and “climate-smart investments.”

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Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe @aaberhe.com · Apr 25

📢 New pub: Defining #soil science: Balancing fundamental research and societal needs, in Soil Science Society of America Journal doi.org/10.1002/saj2...
@teamrat.bsky.social & I argue, soil science, though crucial for solving environmental challanges, should not be defined solely by its applications

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · Apr 19

Are you a natural communicator and positive relationship builder? Do you have a passion for sustainable farming solutions?

We are currently looking for a Farmer Facilitator Networks Officer to join our friendly team.

Follow the link to find out more.

buff.ly/naoT4kR

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Tom Sizmur @tomsizmur.bsky.social · Apr 6

Check out our report on climate smart cocoa production systems and how we plan to develop a partnership between UK, Brazil, and West Africa to address the challenges: iuk-business-connect.org.uk/wp-content/u...

iuk-business-connect.org.uk

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Amelia Hood @milliehood.bsky.social · Mar 21

🌳🌾 Agroforestry webinar Tues 25🌾🌳
Join Rosemary Venn and me for look at agroforestry systems in Europe and key learnings from the #Agromix and @uktreescapes.bsky.social programme

Hope to see you there!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-web...

Winter Webinar: Learnings from Agromix and Treescapes Projects

Join us for a Winter Webinar to discover key insights from Agromix and Treescapes Projects - all from the comfort of your own home!

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Alice Mauchline @alicemauchline.bsky.social · Mar 11

Are you interested in understanding how to measure & reduce #foodloss?

Join our 2-week online free #course from the University of Reading, developed as part of the FOLOU project.

✅ 100% online via FutureLearn
✅ Certificate
✅ @EITFood accreditation

👉Sign up: rdg.ac/food-loss

Understanding Food Loss - Online Course - FutureLearn

Discover practical ways to reduce food loss in farming, boost food security, and improve sustainability in food production. Grow sustainably online with the University of Reading.

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Tom Sizmur @tomsizmur.bsky.social · Mar 11

It seems that the Sustainable Farming Incentive has closed for applications until next year. This can’t be good news for environment, food, or farmers

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Research at Reading @uor-research.bsky.social · Mar 4

More sustainable cocoa farming is now possible thanks to research co-developed by University of Reading crop & soil scientists working with Ghanaian partners.
@tomsizmur.bsky.social
#agriculture #soilhealth #sustainablefood

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-nB...

Making cocoa farming in Ghana sustainable

YouTube video by Connecting Research | University of Reading

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Tom Sizmur @tomsizmur.bsky.social · Feb 28

Just a few more days to apply for this short term PDRA post.

Tom Sizmur @tomsizmur.bsky.social · Feb 3

We're recruiting a 10 month PDRA in spatial (GIS) modelling of soil carbon and water quality at the UK scale: jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Environmental Modelling:Whiteknights Reading UK

jobs.reading.ac.uk

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Tina Kaiser @christinakaiser.bsky.social · Feb 27

Happy to announce our new paper: Soil microbes prefer organic acids over sugars in simulated root exudation (doi.org/10.1016/j.so...). 1/6

Redirecting

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · Feb 24

If you have an innovative project or research aim that needs support, apply for our grants!

Round one closes on 10 March 2025.

What grants can I apply for? - British Ecological Society

We invest half a million every year in projects through our member-only grants. Find out more about and how you can apply.

www.britishecologicalsociety.org

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Tom Sizmur @tomsizmur.bsky.social · Feb 23

This is a nice and concise definition of Regenerative Agriculture that doesn’t over-complicate www.cdfa.ca.gov/Regenerative...

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Tom Sizmur @tomsizmur.bsky.social · Feb 21

Webinar on climate smart cocoa well underway and this is the view of the team behind the scenes www.linkedin.com/posts/tomsiz...

Four individuals in an office in front of laptops

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Tom Sizmur @tomsizmur.bsky.social · Feb 20

Closing on 3rd March

Tom Sizmur @tomsizmur.bsky.social · Feb 3

We're recruiting a 10 month PDRA in spatial (GIS) modelling of soil carbon and water quality at the UK scale: jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Environmental Modelling:Whiteknights Reading UK

jobs.reading.ac.uk

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Dave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social · Feb 13

Our new paper, based on data from 1,705 studies, shows that pesticides are toxic to organisms they are not intended to harm, including fungi, microbes, plants, insects, & vertebrates such as ourselves. Questions the wisdom of applying over 3 million tonnes of them every year...

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Tom Sizmur @tomsizmur.bsky.social · Feb 3

We're recruiting a 10 month PDRA in spatial (GIS) modelling of soil carbon and water quality at the UK scale: jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Environmental Modelling:Whiteknights Reading UK

jobs.reading.ac.uk

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Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming @sustainweb.org · Feb 4

Government launches consultation on new Land Use Framework.

Over the next 12 weeks, the consultation will seek views from farmers, landowners, businesses and nature groups across the country in order to help design a final Land Use Framework.

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Government launches consultation on new Land Use Framework | Sustain

Over the next 12 weeks, the consultation will seek views from farmers, landowners, businesses and nature groups across the country in order to help design a final Land Use Framework.

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Ashish Malik @ashish-malik.bsky.social · Feb 3

Job Available: Knowledge Transfer Associate in soil carbon analysis and accounting at Uni Edinburgh and Plan Vivo

To build a tool that combines model estimates and field data, provides outputs, and quantifies uncertainty in the voluntary carbon market.

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Knowledge Transfer Associate in soil carbon analysis and accounting

We are seeking a highly talented, independent and motivated candidate for a 21-month fixed term position. You will work as part of a team to build a simple but effective tool that combines model estim...

elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com

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Tom Sizmur @tomsizmur.bsky.social · Feb 3

We're recruiting a 10 month PDRA in spatial (GIS) modelling of soil carbon and water quality at the UK scale: jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Environmental Modelling:Whiteknights Reading UK

jobs.reading.ac.uk

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Tom Sizmur @tomsizmur.bsky.social · Feb 2

Consultation has opened on the long-awaited Land Use Framework for the UK search.app/hRzwbDpMYNAz...

Environment Secretary announces Land Use Framework

Steve Reed sets out how the most sophisticated land use data ever published will support decision-making by local government, landowners, businesses and farmers

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Greifswald Mire Centre @greifswaldmoor.bsky.social · Feb 1

Good read ahead of World Wetlands Day: How initiatives in Germany want to rewet & create markets at the same time by @christianschwaegerl.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy for YaleEnvironment360

e360.yale.edu/features/ger...

Turning Farmland Back to Peatland: Can It Slow CO2 Emissions?

Farmers have long drained peatlands for agriculture, but the dried-out soils release vast quantities of CO2. To halt this process, new initiatives in Germany are not only rewetting peatlands but also ...

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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · Jan 31

If you're curious what we do for work around here. We study moose and how they shed full blown papillomavirus tumors with no scarring and no adverse effects on their reproductive capabilities.

Please donate today at
gofund.me/babd9034
Or follow this link to learn more
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Donate to Please Support our Research at ALTYNP, organized by Ominous Ann

Having found a research project here in the park, now its up to me to find fundin… Ominous Ann needs your support for Please Support our Research at ALTYNP

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Dr Pierre Mariotte @pierremariotte.bsky.social · Jan 28

⚠️ 2 postdoctoral positions at #Umeå University

Postdoc (3 years) on microbial community structure and genomics on island ecosystems
www.umu.se/en/work-with...

Postdoc position (3 years) on aboveground-belowground linkages and carbon dynamics on island ecosystems
www.umu.se/en/work-with...

Postdoctoral position (3 years) on microbial community structure and genomics on island ecosystems

www.umu.se

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