Director, People & Nature Lab @UCLEast, Prof. Ecology & Biodiversity @UCLCBER @UCL. Focus: #ecology #bioacoustics #climate #infectiousdisease #AI

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New global research has revealed that public trust in scientists is still moderately high worldwide. Science Director @RogerHighfield explores how most people see scientists as honest and qualified, though reveals there's room to improve public engagement: blog.sciencemuseumgroup.org.…
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18 Jan 2025
If you work at the interface between climate and health this call is for you!! Deadline 14 Feb
📣 Call for projects on #ClimateChange & #Health! How can satellite data help health systems and facilities tackle climate risks like heatwaves, floods, and droughts? Submit your ideas by 14 Feb 2025, 13:00 CET! 📅 Details: climate.esa.int/en/news-even…
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I wrote a piece to celebrate Prof Bill Adams, and his incredible contribution to conservation scholarship. Re-reading his back catalogue while writing this was a joy. (with @EJMilnerGulland)
This is a lovely piece in @OryxTheJournal by Julia Jones and E.J. Milner-Gulland attesting to the brilliance and kindness of Bill Adams and his impact on the world of conservation. cambridge.org/core/journals/… @juliapgjones @EJMilnerGulland @CamUniGeography
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Following a previous Royal Society scientific discussion meeting, a special edition of Phil Trans of the Royal Society B has been published on ‘Bending the curve towards nature recovery: building on Georgina Mace's legacy for a biodiverse future’. royalsocietypublishing.org/t…

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🌍 UCL Lecturer/Ass Prof in Biodiversity, Climate Change & Health | 18 Feb 2025. Join UCL’s People and Nature Lab at @UCLEast to lead innovative 'One Health' research, applying genomic & computational tools to tackle ecological & public health challenges. tinyurl.com/4s2j7fyj

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8 Jan 2025
🚀 GOARN Leadership Training Programme enhances the skills of top outbreak responders, preparing them to be decisive and trusted during emergencies. 👥 Learn from experienced facilitators and mentors in health, emergency response, and leadership. This programme builds local and national capacity for any emergency. 🌐Explore strategies that amplify team efforts during outbreaks. Navigate complex decisions involving diverse stakeholders, fostering trust and unity. 🤝Connect with the GOARN community and share experiences with global experts. Learn to handle leadership challenges during emergencies. Join us in strengthening public health leadership! 💪 #WHO #GOARN #Partnerships #Leadership #PublicHealth #EmergencyResponse #GlobalHealth
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In 2023 @NaturalEngland released their Green Infrastructure standard - to explain it a little more Mike Grace, Alison Smith, Jane Houghton and Peter Neal and I have written a paper on the process and the approaches token - take a look frontiersin.org/journals/env…
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🌟 Want to make a difference? There are currently over 45 public appointment opportunities available across Government, seeking a range of skills! Search and apply: ⬇️Link Below⬇️ apply-for-public-appointment… #Opportunity#PublicSector #Leadership #NED

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Awesome opportunity for students looking to apply for PhD in developing and applying cutting-edge #AI to #biodiversity and #conservation - please RT!
AI-INTERVENE is now accepting applications for 26 PhD projects in AI and Biodiversity findaphd.com/phds/program/jo…. Hosted by @ucl and @UniofReading with partners @NHM_London @kewgardens @OfficialZSL @UK_CEH. More details at ai-intervene.net/ #biodiversity #AI #conservation
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18 Dec 2024
🎯 How can we empower scientific discovery in millions of nature photos? Introducing INQUIRE: A benchmark testing if AI vision-language models can help scientists find biodiversity patterns- from disease symptoms to rare behaviors- hidden in vast image collections. Thread👇🧵
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The new Living England 2022-23 habitat map is now live! Download freely from bit.ly/3Z0VENL (coming soon on Magic). It’s more reliable & user-friendly than ever - providing essential habitat data for natural capital monitoring across England.
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Fabulous Biosciences Open Day yesterday at @SwanseaUni, with well over 200 prospective students and parents. Very nice atmosphere and lots of excitement about our 3 Biosciences degree schemes (Biology, Marine Biology, Zoology), our academics, and our facilities.
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7 fully funded PhD scholarships for Black, Asian students at the start of their academic career. search.app?link=https:/%…

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8 Nov 2024
After a successful Kickstarter campaign, all the rewards shipped, and 100s of happy users - we are now officially in business at livegrid.tech/.
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Yesterday, we hosted an insightful event on #SDG12 as part of the Lord Mayor's Coffee Colloquies at the @cityoflondon. A huge thanks to our wonderful panel, chaired by Prof. Paola Lettieri, for sparking a fascinating Q&A on sustainable consumption and production patterns
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🌎This Friday @LSHTM is hosting a one-day conference exploring the links between environmental change and planetary health, showcasing innovative solutions and identifying priorities for #COP29 and beyond 👀More tickets released for in person & online👉bit.ly/CCCPHConference
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Huge thanks to @Cin_Oi for teaching me everything there is to know to work safely with wasps 😇 I haven’t got stung a single time!! And to @WaspWoman for convincing @UCLEast @UCLCBER and @ProfKateJones that the #PeopleNatureLab Garden would be a perfect home to welcome them!
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Our review paper on the evolution of tailocins got the cover of @TrendsMicrobiol tinyurl.com/5665979b with @BackmanTalia and Talia Karasov (tkarasovlab.org) @uclbiosciences @CloeFor @UCLLifeSciences @UofUBiology
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Some of you have been waiting for this moment.....all lecture recordings including remote sensing and downloads of this years #Animove are online now. 🥳 Happy Learning ! @MPI_animalbehav @safilabmpi animove.org/lecture-recordin…

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Prince Philip Professorship of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology available from October 2025 in Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge. jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/48966/

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