Ecologist at QUB, modelling species dynamics in novel habitats, particularly with trees around. Working for EDI. Long-distance migrant (FR, CAN, OZ, SWE, NI). Part time musician, house renovator, and van lifer. Ice hockey fan. Slave to two dogs. He/him .. more
Ecologist at QUB, modelling species dynamics in novel habitats, particularly with trees around. Working for EDI. Long-distance migrant (FR, CAN, OZ, SWE, NI). Part time musician, house renovator, and van lifer. Ice hockey fan. Slave to two dogs. He/him
1) INVISMO: linking insect vision and habitat use (led Emily Baird, Stockholm Uni)
2) Raptor ecology with @lambin-ecology.bsky.social and many PhD
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if we say that they "chat" or "create art", that's a conceptual extension of the actual meaning of these terms. So "lying" might be seen as a similar extension of the usual meaning.
And what about fake references? they make them up.
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- Report calls for scaling-up of renewable energy and electrification of key sectors to limit peak of global heating
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
By a lot. I find this graph misleading because it shows EU doing better than rest of the world by a scaling effect.
Within the Future Forests excellence cluster, we are hiring two modellers for 7 year (!) positions here in Freiburg.
A scientific coordinator role: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
And and a scientific programmer role: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
"Perhaps the most striking findings is that the British public vastly overestimates the cost getting to net zero by almost 14,000%, fueling scepticism & a reluctance to pay. On average, they estimate it will need 28% of GDP by 2050, compared to @thecccuk.bsky.social forecast of just 0.2%"
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Converting coniferous to broad-leaved forests in Europe could cut summer hot extremes by up to 1 °C — boosting climate effectiveness.
Read more 👇
🔗https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-64580-y
#ForestNavigator #ClimateScience #Forestry #NatureComms
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The UK academic world is dying from its own form of capitalism. We are so busy that time for the community is almost impossible to find. Being a journal editor is mad (finding reviewers), supervising a PhD is fun until you need to find an external examiner...
* rant off **
(* never off)
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🔗 doi.org/10.1111/geb.70141
@ird-fr.bsky.social @umramap.bsky.social @ulbrecherche.bsky.social
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braidin...
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Par @mickacorreia.bsky.social
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This presidential election has the potential to bring about a major shift in Irish politics, with a united left providing a real alternative to over a century of tweedledum tweedledee FF/FG.
share.google/8EX5qs8gi3mX...
Deadline 17 December!
www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/how...
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Deadline 17 December!
www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/how...
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Let us know what you've found by recording with us!
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As pathetic as they are spineless.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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it's paid (€1660/month, no tax) and is a pretty sweet opportunity to see how the EU sausage is made, and a chance to try brussels (if you're not already here)
deadline end of october!