@coralmannie.bsky.social
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After a truly awesome demo, acknowledgments are in order.
First, thanks to the @uclucu.bsky.social branch, Chris Pritchard (one of our NEC reps), the Leicester District Trades Union, the DMU UCU branch @ucudmu.bsky.social, and UoN UCU branch for their solidarity.
When we fight, we don't fight alone.
First, thanks to the @uclucu.bsky.social branch, Chris Pritchard (one of our NEC reps), the Leicester District Trades Union, the DMU UCU branch @ucudmu.bsky.social, and UoN UCU branch for their solidarity.
When we fight, we don't fight alone.
November 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM
After a truly awesome demo, acknowledgments are in order.
First, thanks to the @uclucu.bsky.social branch, Chris Pritchard (one of our NEC reps), the Leicester District Trades Union, the DMU UCU branch @ucudmu.bsky.social, and UoN UCU branch for their solidarity.
When we fight, we don't fight alone.
First, thanks to the @uclucu.bsky.social branch, Chris Pritchard (one of our NEC reps), the Leicester District Trades Union, the DMU UCU branch @ucudmu.bsky.social, and UoN UCU branch for their solidarity.
When we fight, we don't fight alone.
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Warming overpowers low-frequency North Pacific climate variability
The PDO is the primary pattern of long-term climate variability in the North Pacific. Since 2014, basin-wide warming has overshadowed its influence, causing concerning ecological impacts...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The PDO is the primary pattern of long-term climate variability in the North Pacific. Since 2014, basin-wide warming has overshadowed its influence, causing concerning ecological impacts...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Warming overpowers low-frequency North Pacific climate variability - Nature Climate Change
The Pacific Decadal Oscillation describes the most important pattern of low-frequency climate variability in the North Pacific. An analysis of sea surface temperatures reveals that, since 2014, the Pa...
www.nature.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Warming overpowers low-frequency North Pacific climate variability
The PDO is the primary pattern of long-term climate variability in the North Pacific. Since 2014, basin-wide warming has overshadowed its influence, causing concerning ecological impacts...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The PDO is the primary pattern of long-term climate variability in the North Pacific. Since 2014, basin-wide warming has overshadowed its influence, causing concerning ecological impacts...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A century of change in the California Current: upwelling system amplifies acidification
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A century of change in the California Current: upwelling system amplifies acidification - Nature Communications
Boron isotopes in cold-water corals reveal that acidification in the California Current and Salish Sea has outpaced atmospheric CO2 over the industrial era, posing a threat to ecosystems of ecological...
www.nature.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A century of change in the California Current: upwelling system amplifies acidification
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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📢 November news is out!
Did you know that PAGES has a monthly newsletter for the global #paleoscience community, featuring upcoming deadlines, opportunities, events, and other updates?
Catch up on everything in our latest newsletter: pastglobalchanges.org/news/138741
Did you know that PAGES has a monthly newsletter for the global #paleoscience community, featuring upcoming deadlines, opportunities, events, and other updates?
Catch up on everything in our latest newsletter: pastglobalchanges.org/news/138741
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
📢 November news is out!
Did you know that PAGES has a monthly newsletter for the global #paleoscience community, featuring upcoming deadlines, opportunities, events, and other updates?
Catch up on everything in our latest newsletter: pastglobalchanges.org/news/138741
Did you know that PAGES has a monthly newsletter for the global #paleoscience community, featuring upcoming deadlines, opportunities, events, and other updates?
Catch up on everything in our latest newsletter: pastglobalchanges.org/news/138741
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IMPORTANT: no pickets tomorrow!
See you all at the EGM online
See you all at the EGM online
November 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
IMPORTANT: no pickets tomorrow!
See you all at the EGM online
See you all at the EGM online
@leicesterucu.bsky.social fantastic Tshirts at the picket line today for the second strike period to fight the job cuts across Schools
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
@leicesterucu.bsky.social fantastic Tshirts at the picket line today for the second strike period to fight the job cuts across Schools
Huge interest for our Palaeobiology and Palaeoclimate research and degree within Geology with Palaeontology #University Leicester at Open Day by our visitors, thanks for coming and talking to us
November 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Huge interest for our Palaeobiology and Palaeoclimate research and degree within Geology with Palaeontology #University Leicester at Open Day by our visitors, thanks for coming and talking to us
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🌊The Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) remains robust, but it’s no longer the main mode of SST variability
A new study identifies a pan-basin warming pattern dominating the North Pacific, potentially redefining how we interpret decadal variability & ecosystem impacts
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A new study identifies a pan-basin warming pattern dominating the North Pacific, potentially redefining how we interpret decadal variability & ecosystem impacts
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Pan-basin warming now overshadows robust Pacific Decadal Oscillation - Nature Climate Change
Natural patterns of climate variability, such as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), strongly influence regional climate. This study shows that anthropogenic warming now has greater influence than ...
www.nature.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🌊The Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) remains robust, but it’s no longer the main mode of SST variability
A new study identifies a pan-basin warming pattern dominating the North Pacific, potentially redefining how we interpret decadal variability & ecosystem impacts
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A new study identifies a pan-basin warming pattern dominating the North Pacific, potentially redefining how we interpret decadal variability & ecosystem impacts
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Excited to share our work using #aDNA to reconstruct #Symbiodiniaceae dynamics from #coral cores. Led by José Grillo, @jessireichert.bsky.social, @nessatir.bsky.social part of #TaraPacific expedition & supported by #SPP2299 @climatereefs.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
November 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Excited to share our work using #aDNA to reconstruct #Symbiodiniaceae dynamics from #coral cores. Led by José Grillo, @jessireichert.bsky.social, @nessatir.bsky.social part of #TaraPacific expedition & supported by #SPP2299 @climatereefs.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
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The world’s coldest microbes are waking up.
Warming across the cryosphere — from melting glaciers to thawing permafrost — is accelerating microbial activity, reshaping carbon and nutrient fluxes, and amplifying climate feedbacks
(review)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Warming across the cryosphere — from melting glaciers to thawing permafrost — is accelerating microbial activity, reshaping carbon and nutrient fluxes, and amplifying climate feedbacks
(review)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Current and projected effects of climate change in cryosphere microbial ecosystems - Nature Reviews Microbiology
The cryosphere remains one of the least-understood microbial ecosystems on Earth, but as climate change accelerates, cryosphere microbial communities will have an increasingly prominent role in Earth’...
www.nature.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The world’s coldest microbes are waking up.
Warming across the cryosphere — from melting glaciers to thawing permafrost — is accelerating microbial activity, reshaping carbon and nutrient fluxes, and amplifying climate feedbacks
(review)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Warming across the cryosphere — from melting glaciers to thawing permafrost — is accelerating microbial activity, reshaping carbon and nutrient fluxes, and amplifying climate feedbacks
(review)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Dozens of staff stood up and displayed these signs at the beginning of today’s address by the VC to demonstrate their lack of confidence in him and his ability to impose such devastating staff cuts across the university.
November 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Dozens of staff stood up and displayed these signs at the beginning of today’s address by the VC to demonstrate their lack of confidence in him and his ability to impose such devastating staff cuts across the university.
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There are a lot of things I agree with in Bill Gates' new climate memo, but I think it sets up a false dichotomy between reducing emissions and helping the world's poorest. I've put together a piece with my thoughts over at TCB:
On the Gates climate memo
There is a lot of things I agree with in Bill Gates’ new memo on climate change, but I think it fundamentally sets up a false dichotomy.
www.theclimatebrink.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
There are a lot of things I agree with in Bill Gates' new climate memo, but I think it sets up a false dichotomy between reducing emissions and helping the world's poorest. I've put together a piece with my thoughts over at TCB:
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UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests
Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at Cop30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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One week to go for the national demonstration called by UCU (@ucu.org.uk) against the planned redundancies at the University of Leicester.
Please come and march alongside us in Leicester on 12 November.
All welcome!
Please come and march alongside us in Leicester on 12 November.
All welcome!
November 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
One week to go for the national demonstration called by UCU (@ucu.org.uk) against the planned redundancies at the University of Leicester.
Please come and march alongside us in Leicester on 12 November.
All welcome!
Please come and march alongside us in Leicester on 12 November.
All welcome!
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EGM tomorrow, 1pm!
November 6, 2025 at 11:47 AM
EGM tomorrow, 1pm!
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Some ancient stony corals were able to survive extreme environmental changes, which suggests that some modern species could possess some resilience to the effects of climate change, according to research in Nature. go.nature.com/4hrpLpi 🌊 🧪
November 3, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Some ancient stony corals were able to survive extreme environmental changes, which suggests that some modern species could possess some resilience to the effects of climate change, according to research in Nature. go.nature.com/4hrpLpi 🌊 🧪
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If your climate plan depends on trees doing the heavy lifting, maybe it’s time to lift more yourself
The EU shouldn’t weaken its 2040 target because forests can't keep up…
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
The EU shouldn’t weaken its 2040 target because forests can't keep up…
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
EU considers weakening 2040 climate goal over forest CO2 absorption, draft shows
The European Union is considering a brake clause to weaken its 2040 climate target in the future, if it becomes clear countries' forests are not absorbing enough CO2 emissions to meet the goal, a draft EU compromise proposal showed.
www.reuters.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:18 AM
If your climate plan depends on trees doing the heavy lifting, maybe it’s time to lift more yourself
The EU shouldn’t weaken its 2040 target because forests can't keep up…
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
The EU shouldn’t weaken its 2040 target because forests can't keep up…
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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Let me excerpt the concluding paragraph:
October 31, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Let me excerpt the concluding paragraph:
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Signals from the plant cell wall help to orchestrate growth, reproduction and immune function. A feature in Nature explores how harnessing this molecular cross talk could help create better crops. #plantscience 🧪
Plants have a secret language that scientists are only now starting to decipher
Signals from the plant cell wall help to orchestrate growth, reproduction and immune function. Can harnessing this molecular cross talk help in creating better crops?
go.nature.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Signals from the plant cell wall help to orchestrate growth, reproduction and immune function. A feature in Nature explores how harnessing this molecular cross talk could help create better crops. #plantscience 🧪
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UCU (@ucu.org.uk) has called a national demonstration against the planned redundancies at the University of Leicester.
Please come and march alongside us in Leicester on 12 November.
All welcome!
Please come and march alongside us in Leicester on 12 November.
All welcome!
October 30, 2025 at 9:11 AM
UCU (@ucu.org.uk) has called a national demonstration against the planned redundancies at the University of Leicester.
Please come and march alongside us in Leicester on 12 November.
All welcome!
Please come and march alongside us in Leicester on 12 November.
All welcome!
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We warmly congratulate Wolfgang Kießling on his outstanding achievement in the Ranking of the Stanford List 2025. Wolfgang is ranked among the top 50 in his field!
This year’s ranking takes into account a total of 236,313 researchers. Visit: www.fau.eu/2025/09/news... for more details.
This year’s ranking takes into account a total of 236,313 researchers. Visit: www.fau.eu/2025/09/news... for more details.
October 31, 2025 at 8:30 AM
We warmly congratulate Wolfgang Kießling on his outstanding achievement in the Ranking of the Stanford List 2025. Wolfgang is ranked among the top 50 in his field!
This year’s ranking takes into account a total of 236,313 researchers. Visit: www.fau.eu/2025/09/news... for more details.
This year’s ranking takes into account a total of 236,313 researchers. Visit: www.fau.eu/2025/09/news... for more details.
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New research published in PLOS Climate by Sadavarte et al. suggests that the economic value of the damages attributable to internal combustion engine vehicles over their lifetime is currently 2 to 3.5 times that of lithium-ion battery EVs
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
Comparing the climate and air pollution footprints of Lithium-ion BEVs and ICEs in the US incorporating systemic energy system responses
With rising travel demand and the need to tackle both the air quality and climate change challenges caused by fossil fuel vehicles, there is an urgent need to transition to cleaner and more sustainabl...
journals.plos.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:19 AM
New research published in PLOS Climate by Sadavarte et al. suggests that the economic value of the damages attributable to internal combustion engine vehicles over their lifetime is currently 2 to 3.5 times that of lithium-ion battery EVs
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social hosting a speaker from @leicesterucu.bsky.social next week, and voting to donate to their hardship fund. Solidarity.
Leicester management want to cut 150 jobs and wipe out entire departments.
Staff and students are standing together to stop this destruction.
Members are striking from the week of 10 Nov and taking to the streets on 12 Nov. Join us in Leicester. Together we can fight this.
#WeAreTheUniversity
Staff and students are standing together to stop this destruction.
Members are striking from the week of 10 Nov and taking to the streets on 12 Nov. Join us in Leicester. Together we can fight this.
#WeAreTheUniversity
October 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social hosting a speaker from @leicesterucu.bsky.social next week, and voting to donate to their hardship fund. Solidarity.
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Rush Solidarity to @leicesterucu.bsky.social.
Together we can stop the cuts!
Remember, Remember the 12th of November!
UCU National Demo in Leicester
@ucu.org.uk
Together we can stop the cuts!
Remember, Remember the 12th of November!
UCU National Demo in Leicester
@ucu.org.uk
- EGM tomorrow at 12
- Strike action begins 10th of November
- Strike action begins 10th of November
October 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Rush Solidarity to @leicesterucu.bsky.social.
Together we can stop the cuts!
Remember, Remember the 12th of November!
UCU National Demo in Leicester
@ucu.org.uk
Together we can stop the cuts!
Remember, Remember the 12th of November!
UCU National Demo in Leicester
@ucu.org.uk