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.…
📣 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…
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)
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’.
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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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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
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🎯 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.
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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.
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.
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
🌎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
ALT Our health, our planet, our future: climate change and planetary health at LSHTM; Friday 8 November 2024; One-day conference; in person & online; image of a woman in a field pouring water from a bucket onto crops
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!
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/