Denis Karcher
@deniskarcher.bsky.social
Conservation social scientist at General Organization for the Conservation of Coral Reefs & Sea Turtles in the Red Sea
🏛️🔬 science-policy-practice knowledge exchage
🌊🐠 marine social science
🪸💡 transdisciplinary research
🏝️👥 human dimensions of conservation
🏛️🔬 science-policy-practice knowledge exchage
🌊🐠 marine social science
🪸💡 transdisciplinary research
🏝️👥 human dimensions of conservation
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Denis Karcher
@deniskarcher.bsky.social
· Nov 15
NEW study at the💙of my PhD! Through the NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub we show science-policy impact can be planned for:
↗️Impact-oriented funder & governance
↗️Collaborative, trusted engagement
↗️End-user focus
+ Give visions for future knowledge exchange
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
↗️Impact-oriented funder & governance
↗️Collaborative, trusted engagement
↗️End-user focus
+ Give visions for future knowledge exchange
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Here‘s a rare and excellent career opportunity for outstanding physical oceanographers at the Potsdam Institute (PIK) and the University of Potsdam, in beautiful surroundings just outside Berlin. Tell qualified friends or colleagues! 🌊
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Full Professorship (W3) for Physics of the Oceans - Potsdam-Mittelmark, Brandenburg (DE) job with Universität Potsdam | 12844582
Founded in 1991, the University of Potsdam has firmly established itself in the scientific landscape and has become an outstanding economic factor ...
www.nature.com
September 9, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Here‘s a rare and excellent career opportunity for outstanding physical oceanographers at the Potsdam Institute (PIK) and the University of Potsdam, in beautiful surroundings just outside Berlin. Tell qualified friends or colleagues! 🌊
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Welcoming @akrumsiek.bsky.social - head of marine at 🇩🇪 @wwf.de in the blue sky🎉
Further 🇩🇪 🌊🐼 include @annahollwwf.bsky.social @schacht4seas.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/QyKNENb
Further 🇩🇪 🌊🐼 include @annahollwwf.bsky.social @schacht4seas.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/QyKNENb
July 18, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Welcoming @akrumsiek.bsky.social - head of marine at 🇩🇪 @wwf.de in the blue sky🎉
Further 🇩🇪 🌊🐼 include @annahollwwf.bsky.social @schacht4seas.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/QyKNENb
Further 🇩🇪 🌊🐼 include @annahollwwf.bsky.social @schacht4seas.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/QyKNENb
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1/2 New publication! Spillias and team tested the abilities of generative #AI tools to extract qualitative data for a #SystematicReview on community-based fisheries. 🐟🌍🧪
🔗https://environmentalevidencejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13750-025-00362-9
🔗https://environmentalevidencejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13750-025-00362-9
Evaluating generative AI for qualitative data extraction in community-based fisheries management literature - Environmental Evidence
Uptake of AI tools in knowledge production processes is rapidly growing. In this pilot study, we explore the ability of generative AI tools to reliably extract qualitative data from a limited sample…
environmentalevidencejournal.biomedcentral.com
June 4, 2025 at 7:00 AM
1/2 New publication! Spillias and team tested the abilities of generative #AI tools to extract qualitative data for a #SystematicReview on community-based fisheries. 🐟🌍🧪
🔗https://environmentalevidencejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13750-025-00362-9
🔗https://environmentalevidencejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13750-025-00362-9
Reposted by Denis Karcher
Call for papers for our special issue "Tides of Change: Reflective and Practical Skills for the Next Generation of Marine Researchers" with Oceans and Society:
www.cogitatiopress.com/oceanandsoci...
On navigating the complexities of doing interdisciplinary research. Please share!
www.cogitatiopress.com/oceanandsoci...
On navigating the complexities of doing interdisciplinary research. Please share!
June 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Call for papers for our special issue "Tides of Change: Reflective and Practical Skills for the Next Generation of Marine Researchers" with Oceans and Society:
www.cogitatiopress.com/oceanandsoci...
On navigating the complexities of doing interdisciplinary research. Please share!
www.cogitatiopress.com/oceanandsoci...
On navigating the complexities of doing interdisciplinary research. Please share!
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@chriscvitanovic.bsky.social
@deniskarcher.bsky.social
@icrs.bsky.social @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social
@leibniz-zmt.de @ashadevos.bsky.social
Leonie Dziomba, Shannon Mclaughlin
cogitatiopress.com
@deniskarcher.bsky.social
@icrs.bsky.social @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social
@leibniz-zmt.de @ashadevos.bsky.social
Leonie Dziomba, Shannon Mclaughlin
cogitatiopress.com
Cogitatio Press | Open Access Publisher
Cogitatio is a publisher founded in 2014 with the aim of promoting open-access divulgation of scientific knowledge. We believe that open-source knowledge generates something more valuable, benefiting ...
cogitatiopress.com
June 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Reposted by Denis Karcher
While knowledge #co-production is often used in science-policy knowledge exchange processes, evidence of costs & benefits are scarce. @deniskarcher.bsky.social et al. provide guidance to researchers to achieve cost efficiency & improved benefits @chriscvitanovic.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
June 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
While knowledge #co-production is often used in science-policy knowledge exchange processes, evidence of costs & benefits are scarce. @deniskarcher.bsky.social et al. provide guidance to researchers to achieve cost efficiency & improved benefits @chriscvitanovic.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
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🚀 New Publication!
"Best bang for your buck: Considerations for cost-efficiency in knowledge co-production"
What's optimal engagement in participatory research?
🔍 We show principles for maximizing efficiency & guiding questions to ensure benefits outweigh costs
📖 Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
"Best bang for your buck: Considerations for cost-efficiency in knowledge co-production"
What's optimal engagement in participatory research?
🔍 We show principles for maximizing efficiency & guiding questions to ensure benefits outweigh costs
📖 Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
May 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🚀 New Publication!
"Best bang for your buck: Considerations for cost-efficiency in knowledge co-production"
What's optimal engagement in participatory research?
🔍 We show principles for maximizing efficiency & guiding questions to ensure benefits outweigh costs
📖 Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
"Best bang for your buck: Considerations for cost-efficiency in knowledge co-production"
What's optimal engagement in participatory research?
🔍 We show principles for maximizing efficiency & guiding questions to ensure benefits outweigh costs
📖 Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
🚀 New Publication!
"Best bang for your buck: Considerations for cost-efficiency in knowledge co-production"
What's optimal engagement in participatory research?
🔍 We show principles for maximizing efficiency & guiding questions to ensure benefits outweigh costs
📖 Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
"Best bang for your buck: Considerations for cost-efficiency in knowledge co-production"
What's optimal engagement in participatory research?
🔍 We show principles for maximizing efficiency & guiding questions to ensure benefits outweigh costs
📖 Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
May 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🚀 New Publication!
"Best bang for your buck: Considerations for cost-efficiency in knowledge co-production"
What's optimal engagement in participatory research?
🔍 We show principles for maximizing efficiency & guiding questions to ensure benefits outweigh costs
📖 Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
"Best bang for your buck: Considerations for cost-efficiency in knowledge co-production"
What's optimal engagement in participatory research?
🔍 We show principles for maximizing efficiency & guiding questions to ensure benefits outweigh costs
📖 Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
Reposted by Denis Karcher
🚀 Our Nature paper on EPI-Clone is live
I loved analyzing the human data - we discovered that after age 50, blood production shifts to an oligoclonal pattern, and these expansions aren’t driven by CH mutations!
Dive into @larsplus.bsky.social thread for the full story & visuals.
I loved analyzing the human data - we discovered that after age 50, blood production shifts to an oligoclonal pattern, and these expansions aren’t driven by CH mutations!
Dive into @larsplus.bsky.social thread for the full story & visuals.
Out @nature.com: Clonal tracing with somatic epimutations
🧬 Single cell methylome encodes cell state & clonal identity
🔨 EPI-Clone reads out both (+mutations, +RNA) at scale
🩸 Clonal expansions of HSCs are universal from age 50, not driven by CH mutations
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
🧵
🧬 Single cell methylome encodes cell state & clonal identity
🔨 EPI-Clone reads out both (+mutations, +RNA) at scale
🩸 Clonal expansions of HSCs are universal from age 50, not driven by CH mutations
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
🧵
Clonal tracing with somatic epimutations reveals dynamics of blood ageing - Nature
The discovery that DNA methylation of different CpG sites can serve as digital barcodes of clonal identity led to the development of EPI-Clone, an algorithm that enables single-cell lineage tracing th...
doi.org
May 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🚀 Our Nature paper on EPI-Clone is live
I loved analyzing the human data - we discovered that after age 50, blood production shifts to an oligoclonal pattern, and these expansions aren’t driven by CH mutations!
Dive into @larsplus.bsky.social thread for the full story & visuals.
I loved analyzing the human data - we discovered that after age 50, blood production shifts to an oligoclonal pattern, and these expansions aren’t driven by CH mutations!
Dive into @larsplus.bsky.social thread for the full story & visuals.
Reposted by Denis Karcher
Eeek! Here my new paper where we predicted the distribution of #mesophotic #coral ecosystems in the Chagos Archipelago, using #Maxent onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/.... I can now say that MY ENTIRE PHD IS PUBLISHED! @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social @iomarinescience.bsky.social
Predicting the Distribution of Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems in the Chagos Archipelago
This study aims to map and predict the distribution of mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) in the Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean, using high- and low-resolution bathymetry data. The models, develope...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Eeek! Here my new paper where we predicted the distribution of #mesophotic #coral ecosystems in the Chagos Archipelago, using #Maxent onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/.... I can now say that MY ENTIRE PHD IS PUBLISHED! @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social @iomarinescience.bsky.social
Reposted by Denis Karcher
Heat exposure on Western Australian coral reefs is literally off the charts.
24 Degree Heating Weeks now at Ningaloo - the highest ever recorded.
6-8 DHW is lethal for most branching corals.
>20 is catastrophic.
coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/product/vs/m...
24 Degree Heating Weeks now at Ningaloo - the highest ever recorded.
6-8 DHW is lethal for most branching corals.
>20 is catastrophic.
coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/product/vs/m...
March 20, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Heat exposure on Western Australian coral reefs is literally off the charts.
24 Degree Heating Weeks now at Ningaloo - the highest ever recorded.
6-8 DHW is lethal for most branching corals.
>20 is catastrophic.
coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/product/vs/m...
24 Degree Heating Weeks now at Ningaloo - the highest ever recorded.
6-8 DHW is lethal for most branching corals.
>20 is catastrophic.
coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/product/vs/m...
Reposted by Denis Karcher
📣 New: The 'invisible work' of knowledge brokers - new study explores aims, roles and impacts.
✍️ @chriscvitanovic.bsky.social and @paulcairney.bsky.social discuss implications for practice
transforming-evidence.org/blog/the-inv...
✍️ @chriscvitanovic.bsky.social and @paulcairney.bsky.social discuss implications for practice
transforming-evidence.org/blog/the-inv...
The invisible work of knowledge brokers
Critically important for building capacity for knowledge exchange, it's vital we recognise and understand their contributions
transforming-evidence.org
February 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
📣 New: The 'invisible work' of knowledge brokers - new study explores aims, roles and impacts.
✍️ @chriscvitanovic.bsky.social and @paulcairney.bsky.social discuss implications for practice
transforming-evidence.org/blog/the-inv...
✍️ @chriscvitanovic.bsky.social and @paulcairney.bsky.social discuss implications for practice
transforming-evidence.org/blog/the-inv...
Reposted by Denis Karcher
Just published - led by @chriscvitanovic.bsky.social we conducted a systematic lit review to identify the top barriers and enablers for knowledge brokers at the interface of environmental science and policy
(..and all the ‘invisible’ work they do) 🔍
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
(..and all the ‘invisible’ work they do) 🔍
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
January 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Just published - led by @chriscvitanovic.bsky.social we conducted a systematic lit review to identify the top barriers and enablers for knowledge brokers at the interface of environmental science and policy
(..and all the ‘invisible’ work they do) 🔍
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
(..and all the ‘invisible’ work they do) 🔍
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
Reposted by Denis Karcher
Interesting read if you are a manager or scientist working in the science-policy interface.
👇👇
👇👇
Just published - led by @chriscvitanovic.bsky.social we conducted a systematic lit review to identify the top barriers and enablers for knowledge brokers at the interface of environmental science and policy
(..and all the ‘invisible’ work they do) 🔍
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
(..and all the ‘invisible’ work they do) 🔍
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
January 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Interesting read if you are a manager or scientist working in the science-policy interface.
👇👇
👇👇
Just published - led by @chriscvitanovic.bsky.social we conducted a systematic lit review to identify the top barriers and enablers for knowledge brokers at the interface of environmental science and policy
(..and all the ‘invisible’ work they do) 🔍
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
(..and all the ‘invisible’ work they do) 🔍
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
January 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Just published - led by @chriscvitanovic.bsky.social we conducted a systematic lit review to identify the top barriers and enablers for knowledge brokers at the interface of environmental science and policy
(..and all the ‘invisible’ work they do) 🔍
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
(..and all the ‘invisible’ work they do) 🔍
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
Reposted by Denis Karcher
🌍 Just published: "Knowledge brokers at the interface of environmental science and policy: A review of knowledge and research needs."
We explore how KBs build capacity for evidence-informed decision-making & shine a light on the often 'invisible' work they do.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We explore how KBs build capacity for evidence-informed decision-making & shine a light on the often 'invisible' work they do.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 4, 2025 at 4:49 AM
🌍 Just published: "Knowledge brokers at the interface of environmental science and policy: A review of knowledge and research needs."
We explore how KBs build capacity for evidence-informed decision-making & shine a light on the often 'invisible' work they do.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We explore how KBs build capacity for evidence-informed decision-making & shine a light on the often 'invisible' work they do.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Denis Karcher
I made a starter pack for transdisciplinary & participatory action research. Please share and let me know who else to add (including yourself, maybe) go.bsky.app/DBBkc6g
November 25, 2024 at 12:08 PM
I made a starter pack for transdisciplinary & participatory action research. Please share and let me know who else to add (including yourself, maybe) go.bsky.app/DBBkc6g
Reposted by Denis Karcher
Have you ever wondered what enables successful knowledge exchange at the interface of environmental science, policy & management? To address this question, we undertook a global review of the published literature, which is now available online & open access: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Taking knowledge exchange to practice: A scoping review of practical case studies to identify enablers of success in environmental management
A gap exists in the literature on how to implement theories of knowledge exchange (KE) into practice within an environmental management context. To support the improved practice of KE, we conducted a...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 27, 2024 at 12:04 AM
Have you ever wondered what enables successful knowledge exchange at the interface of environmental science, policy & management? To address this question, we undertook a global review of the published literature, which is now available online & open access: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Reposted by Denis Karcher
💥New: What skills do knowledge brokers need?
👨💻 @deniskarcher.bsky.social & @chriscvitanovic.bsky.social
#AcademicSky #ResearchImpact #KnowledgeBrokers
👨💻 @deniskarcher.bsky.social & @chriscvitanovic.bsky.social
#AcademicSky #ResearchImpact #KnowledgeBrokers
What skills do knowledge brokers need?
Reporting on a study of knowledge brokers’ views on the attributes required to be good at their job, Denis Karcher and Chris Cvitanovic present four attributes and styles of working that underpin g…
wp.me
November 25, 2024 at 10:17 AM
💥New: What skills do knowledge brokers need?
👨💻 @deniskarcher.bsky.social & @chriscvitanovic.bsky.social
#AcademicSky #ResearchImpact #KnowledgeBrokers
👨💻 @deniskarcher.bsky.social & @chriscvitanovic.bsky.social
#AcademicSky #ResearchImpact #KnowledgeBrokers
Reposted by Denis Karcher
New LSE Impact of Social Sciences blog with @chriscvitanovic.bsky.social - what does it take to be a knowledge broker between environmental science and management?
Some answers here blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
Some answers here blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
What skills do knowledge brokers need?
Reporting on a study of knowledge brokers’ views on the attributes required to be good at their job, Denis Karcher and Chris Cvitanovic present four attributes and styles of working that underpin g…
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 23, 2024 at 2:46 PM
New LSE Impact of Social Sciences blog with @chriscvitanovic.bsky.social - what does it take to be a knowledge broker between environmental science and management?
Some answers here blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
Some answers here blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
New LSE Impact of Social Sciences blog with @chriscvitanovic.bsky.social - what does it take to be a knowledge broker between environmental science and management?
Some answers here blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
Some answers here blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
What skills do knowledge brokers need?
Reporting on a study of knowledge brokers’ views on the attributes required to be good at their job, Denis Karcher and Chris Cvitanovic present four attributes and styles of working that underpin g…
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 23, 2024 at 2:46 PM
New LSE Impact of Social Sciences blog with @chriscvitanovic.bsky.social - what does it take to be a knowledge broker between environmental science and management?
Some answers here blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
Some answers here blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
Reposted by Denis Karcher
Please share:
New opportunity➡️
University of Cambridge has a new program to provide fully funded opportunities for 5 #Brazilian Mphil students a year!
For more details and opportunities to link up with the Conservation Research institute, see:
conservation.cam.ac.uk/suzano-maste...
New opportunity➡️
University of Cambridge has a new program to provide fully funded opportunities for 5 #Brazilian Mphil students a year!
For more details and opportunities to link up with the Conservation Research institute, see:
conservation.cam.ac.uk/suzano-maste...
conservation.cam.ac.uk
November 21, 2024 at 8:16 AM
Please share:
New opportunity➡️
University of Cambridge has a new program to provide fully funded opportunities for 5 #Brazilian Mphil students a year!
For more details and opportunities to link up with the Conservation Research institute, see:
conservation.cam.ac.uk/suzano-maste...
New opportunity➡️
University of Cambridge has a new program to provide fully funded opportunities for 5 #Brazilian Mphil students a year!
For more details and opportunities to link up with the Conservation Research institute, see:
conservation.cam.ac.uk/suzano-maste...
Reposted by Denis Karcher
🚨 New preprint 🚨
Are climate scientists less trusted than scientists in general? 🤔🌍
Yes, we find evidence of a significant trust gap between climate scientists and scientists in general. 👇🧵 osf.io/preprints/os...
Are climate scientists less trusted than scientists in general? 🤔🌍
Yes, we find evidence of a significant trust gap between climate scientists and scientists in general. 👇🧵 osf.io/preprints/os...
November 20, 2024 at 9:16 AM
🚨 New preprint 🚨
Are climate scientists less trusted than scientists in general? 🤔🌍
Yes, we find evidence of a significant trust gap between climate scientists and scientists in general. 👇🧵 osf.io/preprints/os...
Are climate scientists less trusted than scientists in general? 🤔🌍
Yes, we find evidence of a significant trust gap between climate scientists and scientists in general. 👇🧵 osf.io/preprints/os...
Reposted by Denis Karcher
Exciting Job Opportunity - we have opened a call for the position of ECORD Communication Officer - based at CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France (cerege.fr) - Electronic applications should be sent before January 15th, 2025
www.ecord.org/ema-communic...
www.ecord.org/ema-communic...
CEREGE - Centre De Recherche Et D'Enseignement Des Géosciences De L'Environnement
Centre de Recherche et d’enseignement multidisciplinaire international, le CEREGE couvre la majorité des Géosciences de l’Environnement.
cerege.fr
November 19, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Exciting Job Opportunity - we have opened a call for the position of ECORD Communication Officer - based at CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France (cerege.fr) - Electronic applications should be sent before January 15th, 2025
www.ecord.org/ema-communic...
www.ecord.org/ema-communic...
Reposted by Denis Karcher
Starter pack of social scientists working on climate/environment with a focus on justice-driven policy, behavior, & systems change. *Inclusive of early career scholars.* Recommendations welcome @carlietrott.bsky.social
[Collaboratively created; Additions ≠ endorsement.]
go.bsky.app/6yrkE6C
[Collaboratively created; Additions ≠ endorsement.]
go.bsky.app/6yrkE6C
November 18, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Starter pack of social scientists working on climate/environment with a focus on justice-driven policy, behavior, & systems change. *Inclusive of early career scholars.* Recommendations welcome @carlietrott.bsky.social
[Collaboratively created; Additions ≠ endorsement.]
go.bsky.app/6yrkE6C
[Collaboratively created; Additions ≠ endorsement.]
go.bsky.app/6yrkE6C