Ecologist - particularly fond of ants, savannas and cold beer (preferably at the same time). She/her
Joined August 2013
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Kate Parr retweeted
Online now: Fragmentation in patchy ecosystems: a call for a functional approach dlvr.it/TG3KDr
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25 Oct 2024
Watercolour , on hot press paper, of eucalyptus leaves collected this morning as usual by Pat during our walk at sunrise. #aquarell #botanicalart #natureart #watercolor #contemporaryart
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This.
18 Oct 2024
The response to this poem across all platforms has blown me away.
Thank you to everyone for sharing and for your kind words. The fact it has resonated with so many people is incredibly moving.
So much love ❤️❤️❤️
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15 Oct 2024
🚨ANOTHER JOB ALERT!🚨
Love insect physiology and how it links to species coexistence in wild places? Come and work with me, @cjanion, @RebeccaASenior and @andrewbdavies at @UCT_news! 🐜🐜🐜❄️🔥
This is our second ant-facing postdoc funded by @HFSP.
Please share and apply!
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Amazing opportunity with a fabulous team. #highlyrecommended
9 Oct 2024
🚨JOB ALERT🚨
Interested in how the microclimate mediates the coexistence of species rich insect communities?
Us too! Come and work @CUBiosciences with me, @andrewbdavies, @cjanion and @RebeccaASenior on our @HFSP funded project.
Full advert: bit.ly/CardiffAntJob
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Exciting postdoc opportunity to work in the @TomRBishop lab on ants, microclimate and mountains! krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGne…. Deadline 27th October.
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Kate Parr retweeted
18 Jul 2024
Join us in Liverpool for #BES2024!
With over 1000 ecologists from across the world, our annual meeting is a place where you can:
💡Hear the latest research
🧠Deepen your understanding of current issues
🤝catch up with colleagues & make new connections
britishecologicalsociety.org…
ALT Abstract submission and earlybird registration now open
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Kate Parr retweeted
8 Jul 2024
I’m kicking off #TheFunWeHad blog tour & this sensitively written picture book is a must for any child who has experienced loss. A really beautiful tale of the comfort memories bring ❤️ @simonkids_UK @ellen_abernethy @SamUsherBooks @CharissaEmily
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Insect & soil sampling, coffee picking & tasting, beautiful savannas. Must be #Kenya with @Bjorn_Matthies and Jonny Timperley.
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Agroforestry vs conventional
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28 Jun 2024
Poor use of counterfactuals can lead to complacency in conservation
A minor improvement from very low biodiversity appears proportionately large
But can be tiny compared to what has been lost
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Kate Parr retweeted
JOB ALERT - UK biodiversity and nature recovery. We're hiring a postdoc with natural history skills (or someone with equivalent experience) for a new fieldwork-focused project on nature recovery near Oxford. Closes 25th June. Please retweet! my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…
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Kate Parr retweeted
2 Jun 2024
Historian @DavidOlusoga on inequality, the key challenge facing the next UK government after July’s election.
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Ooo, yes please!
24 May 2024
This is going to be a great project! Two more postdocs to be advertised soon based in Cardiff and Cape Town focussing on ants.
Apply and spread widely please!
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Kate Parr retweeted
8 May 2024
The world’s wild savannas may be doomed - and “Our fetish for trees is biological vandalism,” says William Bond. dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
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Termites vs microbes in a mesic savanna. Great work from Kath Bunney. Thanks to @royalsociety for funding.
9 May 2024
Quantifying the role of termite decomposition in a mesic savanna - Bunney - Biotropica - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Highly recommended lab!
7 May 2024
‼️ Postdoc position on animal-landscape interactions using #UAV-#LiDAR available in my lab @HarvardOEB! ‼️academicpositions.harvard.ed…
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