Evolutionary ecologist and entomophile with a penchant for parasites. @sheborg@ecoevo.social
Joined December 2010
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27 Mar 2023
PhD positions available in #Evolutionary #Biophysics @unilincoln with @g_iossa, @drmambobob, Tom Pike and myself, combined research and teaching, 4 year funding, open to international students. Closes APRIL 17th, please RT! lincoln.ac.uk/studywithus/po…
ALT Pieris rapae butterfly on a leaf by Matt Prosser, CC BY 3.0, An allosaur skull and coloured model surface. A fish eye by Tom Pike and a burying beetle by Sheena Cotter, alongside 4 project titles, which are repeated in text in the following tweets.
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25 Jul 2023
My kids had their first day home alone and this is how they entertained themselves. God bless #Lego
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22 Jul 2023
Please RT! I'm looking to get short statements from queer marine scientists & biologists (& related fields) about their experiences being queer in their fields. Any level of experience or career is okay, anonymous statements are possible. DM me here on Twitter or email me!
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21 Jul 2023
I've had some time to sit and think over the last week about the govt's decision to raise visa fees, amongst other things that have happened this year. I've come to a few angry and depressed conclusions -🧵:
20 Jul 2023
1/ 🚨BREAKING: 60 unions & migrant orgs have come together to call out this Govt’s plan to stoke divisions in our workforce & communities by funding a public sector pay rise through racist NHS & visa fee hikes. Solidarity wins! ✊🏽#TogetherAgainstCharging
ALT ALT TEXT: Over a black and white photo of a banner that says "Our NHS Stop Charging Migrants", blue and pink text in a pale green box reads the following announcement: Unions unite with migrant organisations to call out government plan to fund pay rise with higher migrant fees. All workers deserve decent pay, but this should never come off the backs of migrants, or be used to stoke division in our workforce & communities.
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21 Jul 2023
Just lost my job as the site is closing unexpectedly. Anyone know of anywhere looking for junior #ecologists or want a hand with #surveys based around the #Cardiff area? I have reptile amphib #translocation experience, nesting birds, #ECOW & entomology experience. Please share!
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15 Jul 2023
I tried posting a thread this morning on what I think to be the massive errors made by the Office for Budget Responsibility when forecasting the UK's economic future. Tne boosting went wrong, so here it is in a different way...
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9 Jul 2023
Projects have started. And food tasting night with squeaky cheese and sausages. Sea buckthorn was not a hit.
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7 Jul 2023
Beautiful on Hornoya today. Gorgeous flowers and amazing spectacle of sea birds.
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4 Jul 2023
Exciting times are ahead in @CamZoology Department! We seek applications for the Miriam Rothschild Professorship in Conservation Biology - Cambridge University's premier position in Conservation Biology. Full details here: jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/41785/
Deadline 11 Sept. Please retweet!
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5 Jul 2023
This year the government will give the UK’s banks £45 billion they have done nothing to earn. That’s because of QE and interest rate rises. At the same time they say they can’t afford decent pay rises for nurses, doctors, teachers and others. This makes no sense. A thead….
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4 Jul 2023
Today was spent learning about insects. But the baby vole was super cute.
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23 Jun 2023
I am recruiting a PhD student to join my project linking fungal morphology to carbon cycling at @uniofjyvaskyla in Finland. Deadline is the 31st of July!
How to apply under this link:
ats.talentadore.com/apply/do…
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20 Jun 2023
And more mating hynenopterans, they look like Tenthredo, but I can't find a match on sawflies.org.uk. Very pretty and there were about 6 mating pairs on a single patch of buttercups. #wasps #sawflies #hymenoptera
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20 Jun 2023
Mating bumblebees! Don't they normally do this on the wing? @Bumble_Boss @james_gilbert
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7 Jun 2023
At #Ento23 we are providing a platform for our ‘Grand Challenges in Entomology’ key themes.
These sessions, each led by a keynote speaker, will encourage discussion on a range of topics that have been identified as key priorities in insect science.
royensoc.co.uk/ento23-themes…
ALT ‘Grand Challenges in Entomology’ key themes: Pollinators, Insect genetics & genomics, Pests, biological control & IPM, Infection & immunity, Symbionts & microbes, Insect behavioural & evolutionary ecology, Insect conservation & insect declines, Insect movement & migration
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6 Jun 2023
We have a PhD studentship available! All about eggshells! Looking at their surface properties. Part of the NERC DTP, but a tethered studentship to Royal Holloway (so a little different to the normal London NERC DTP). #birds #ornithology Advert in link below:
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4 Jun 2023
Would you be able to share this for us?
@Echinovet @bveds2016 @DoUBelieveInDog @Zoologist_Jess @HCPerrin @GarethEnticott @Grim_Raspberry @Helen_Gray_ @johnfinnes @issarobson @Jackie76102401 @KarenlperryK @AW_consultancy @mrcvsonline @navaratnampart1
Huge thanks!
4 Jun 2023
📢Please help us to reach as many people as possible by sharing @RoyalVetCollege #teampandemicpuppy's new survey about puppy purchasing. Quick, anonymous and open to ANYONE aged 18 and over living in the UK.
🐱Cat lovers particularly welcome!
surveymonkey.co.uk/r/purchas…
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5 Jun 2023
Earlybird registration for #Ento23 has been extended!
This is a hybrid event, with opportunities to join us in person on the beautiful Cornish coast or online.
Make significant savings by booking before: 17:00 (BST), Thursday 29 June
royensoc.co.uk/event/ento23
ALT Earlybird registration deadline extended to Thursday 29 June
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29 May 2023
This should be a wake up call for us all. The situation is much worse than previously estimated. Protecting biodiversity is not a choice but a necessity for our own survival. Amazing work from Daniel and coauthors
@QUBelfast @QUBbioscience @QUBEcology
26 May 2023
A new study - using new models - has shown frightening trends - 48% of the planet's species are undergoing decline & only 3% thriving. A conversation with co-author Daniel Pincheira-Donoso, School of Biological Sciences @QUBbioscience
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17 May 2023
We are delighted to congratulate Professor Rebecca Kilner @BuryingBeetle on being elected to the 1866 Professorship @camzoology. Fantastic news! zoo.cam.ac.uk/news/congratul…
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