Leverhulme Extinction Studies DTP
@extinctionleeds.bsky.social
The Extinction Studies Doctoral Training Programme provides an interdisciplinary training programme for PhD students to work extinction and its meanings. Funded by @leverhulme.bsky.social and based at @universityofleeds.bsky.social.
Next episode is up of our podcast ‘Edges of Extinction’! Aptly titled ‘Killer Language’… @katatrepsis.bsky.social and @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social speak to Diane Nelson about language extinction, what it means for a language to die, and how this happens.
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Edges of Extinction Episode 2: The Killer Language | Extinction Studies at Leeds
Sicily Fiennes and Chris Hassall talk to Diane Nelson about language extinction, what it means for a language to die, and how this happens. The discussion follows on from Episode 1.
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February 3, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Next episode is up of our podcast ‘Edges of Extinction’! Aptly titled ‘Killer Language’… @katatrepsis.bsky.social and @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social speak to Diane Nelson about language extinction, what it means for a language to die, and how this happens.
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We are thrilled to present our new podcast, 'Edges of Extinction'! In our first episode Diane Nelson and @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social talk to @katatrepsis.bsky.social about insect extinctions, what these mean for the world, and how they can be averted extinctionstudiesleeds.podbean.com/e/edges-of-e...
Edges of Extinction Episode 1: A Wonkier World | Extinction Studies at Leeds
Sicily Fiennes and Diane Nelson talk to Chris Hassall about insect extinctions, what these might mean for the world, and how they can be averted.
The first episode of our new 8-episode podcast series ...
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January 23, 2026 at 10:04 AM
We are thrilled to present our new podcast, 'Edges of Extinction'! In our first episode Diane Nelson and @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social talk to @katatrepsis.bsky.social about insect extinctions, what these mean for the world, and how they can be averted extinctionstudiesleeds.podbean.com/e/edges-of-e...
Sarah's project is simultaneously fascinating, important, and creative. Such a brilliant body of work and Sarah is an excellent advocate for the ideas. #extinction #foodsecurity #culture
Sarah Oakes, @leverhulme.ac.uk -funded researcher, writes about her participatory research with Quechua farming communities in the Peruvian Andes, exploring bioculture, heritage, and climate adaptation. 🥔
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Exploring Indigenous bioculture in Peru
Researcher Sarah Oakes writes about her interdisciplinary, participatory research investigating sociocultural potato knowledge among Quechua farmers in the Peruvian Andes.
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July 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Sarah's project is simultaneously fascinating, important, and creative. Such a brilliant body of work and Sarah is an excellent advocate for the ideas. #extinction #foodsecurity #culture
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Excited to be part of this gorgeous film homage to the natural world through language inspired by @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social, screening at Sheffield DocFest on 21 June! @HannahPapacekHarper @RetroviseurProductions @extinctionleeds.bsky.social
@lcsleeds.bsky.social
www.lostforwords.fr
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Project | Lost For Words
Lost For Words
A feature documentary
directed by Hannah Papacek Harper
www.lostforwords.fr
June 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Excited to be part of this gorgeous film homage to the natural world through language inspired by @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social, screening at Sheffield DocFest on 21 June! @HannahPapacekHarper @RetroviseurProductions @extinctionleeds.bsky.social
@lcsleeds.bsky.social
www.lostforwords.fr
@lcsleeds.bsky.social
www.lostforwords.fr
Great to see work by Sarah Oakes, our of our fantastic Extinction Studies PhD students, highlighted by @leverhulme.ac.uk. Sarah's amazing interdisciplinary project is unique and important in linking social, cultural, and biological facets of #extinction in a #food security context.
Through an interdisciplinary and participatory action research approach, Sarah Oakes is investigating sociocultural potato knowledge among Quechua farmers in the Peruvian Andes. Read more about her fascinating project here: media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/soakes @extinctionleeds.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Great to see work by Sarah Oakes, our of our fantastic Extinction Studies PhD students, highlighted by @leverhulme.ac.uk. Sarah's amazing interdisciplinary project is unique and important in linking social, cultural, and biological facets of #extinction in a #food security context.
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Congratulations to @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social on successfully defending their PhD thesis! I can honestly say that this was one of the most interesting projects I have been involved with, the most talented students I have supervised, and the least stressful waits for a viva outcome :-)
May 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Congratulations to @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social on successfully defending their PhD thesis! I can honestly say that this was one of the most interesting projects I have been involved with, the most talented students I have supervised, and the least stressful waits for a viva outcome :-)
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Sicily was supervised by academics across three faculties - @katatrepsis.bsky.social in Biology, me in Environment, and Chris Birchall and Tom Jackson in Arts @ahcunileeds.bsky.social . Sponsored by @extinctionleeds.bsky.social and @leverhulme.ac.uk. Paper here: www.cambridge.org/core/service...
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May 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Sicily was supervised by academics across three faculties - @katatrepsis.bsky.social in Biology, me in Environment, and Chris Birchall and Tom Jackson in Arts @ahcunileeds.bsky.social . Sponsored by @extinctionleeds.bsky.social and @leverhulme.ac.uk. Paper here: www.cambridge.org/core/service...
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congratulations to Dr @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social , for successfully defending their thesis on the songbird trade in Indonesia. A highly interdisciplinary study, with some wonderful papers and a cool interactive website here www.uncagedconservation.com
Uncaged Conservation - An inclusive audio-visual exploration of wildlife marketplace
Through this collaborative work of art and science, we want to challenge the misconceptions about the illegal wildlife trade and the people involved. Immerse yourself in the website and experience wha...
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April 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
congratulations to Dr @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social , for successfully defending their thesis on the songbird trade in Indonesia. A highly interdisciplinary study, with some wonderful papers and a cool interactive website here www.uncagedconservation.com
"#TikTok facilitating #songbird #trade in Indonesia" - a recent paper published by #Extinction Studies PhD student @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social in @oryxthejournal.bsky.social: buff.ly/4aNmZaI.
Oryx (@oryxthejournal.bsky.social)
Oryx—The International Journal of Conservation publishes leading research on biodiversity, conservation practice & the socio-economic dimensions of conservation.
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March 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
"#TikTok facilitating #songbird #trade in Indonesia" - a recent paper published by #Extinction Studies PhD student @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social in @oryxthejournal.bsky.social: buff.ly/4aNmZaI.
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Brilliant news! At last, confirmation that the Govt *will* go ahead with the #NaturalHistoryGCSE 🎉 We have to get to know our fellow travellers on this planet again. Young people who know & love nature are far more likely to protect & restore it - as well as enjoying better physical & mental health
Department for Education confirms launch of natural history GCSE
Campaigners have been calling for the qualification for years but plan stalled despite a curriculum being drawn up
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March 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Brilliant news! At last, confirmation that the Govt *will* go ahead with the #NaturalHistoryGCSE 🎉 We have to get to know our fellow travellers on this planet again. Young people who know & love nature are far more likely to protect & restore it - as well as enjoying better physical & mental health
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Beautiful photography and blogs by PhD students in the Extinction Studies DTP @extinctionleeds.bsky.social, Land Lines Project
#Extinction in the Small Isles: A fantastic photo blog from a recent group trip to the Scottish Small Isles, by Extinction Studies PhD students Alfie Howard, MT Talensby, Jon Roberts, @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social, Lydia Woods, Serena Turton-Hughes, Jenny Kennedy
Extinction in the Small Isles
This month, we are pleased to welcome fascinating contributions from members of the Leverhulme-funded Extinction Studies Doctoral Training Programme at the University of Leeds, as we proudly host a…
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March 12, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Beautiful photography and blogs by PhD students in the Extinction Studies DTP @extinctionleeds.bsky.social, Land Lines Project
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The Potato Park near Pisac, Peru, is a very special place. Established by the amazing Alejandro Argumedo, the work they do there is hugely impressive. Communities there have even donated genetic resources to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault - biocultural.iied.org/film-quechua...
March 15, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The Potato Park near Pisac, Peru, is a very special place. Established by the amazing Alejandro Argumedo, the work they do there is hugely impressive. Communities there have even donated genetic resources to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault - biocultural.iied.org/film-quechua...
"To live and die in an age of extinction: a conversation with Juno Salazar Parreñas." A new paper published by #Extinction Studies PhD student MT Talensby explores experiences of studying #conservation, #death, #loss, and wider socio-cultural aspects of #fieldwork
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March 18, 2025 at 9:31 AM
"To live and die in an age of extinction: a conversation with Juno Salazar Parreñas." A new paper published by #Extinction Studies PhD student MT Talensby explores experiences of studying #conservation, #death, #loss, and wider socio-cultural aspects of #fieldwork
#Extinction in the Small Isles: A fantastic photo blog from a recent group trip to the Scottish Small Isles, by Extinction Studies PhD students Alfie Howard, MT Talensby, Jon Roberts, @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social, Lydia Woods, Serena Turton-Hughes, Jenny Kennedy
Extinction in the Small Isles
This month, we are pleased to welcome fascinating contributions from members of the Leverhulme-funded Extinction Studies Doctoral Training Programme at the University of Leeds, as we proudly host a…
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March 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
#Extinction in the Small Isles: A fantastic photo blog from a recent group trip to the Scottish Small Isles, by Extinction Studies PhD students Alfie Howard, MT Talensby, Jon Roberts, @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social, Lydia Woods, Serena Turton-Hughes, Jenny Kennedy
Congratulations to @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social, one of our PhD students, who has been selected to give an invited seminar on their recent paper on "Rethinking #extinction 'crises'" by Cambridge Prisms Extinction. Tune in online on 11th March at 2pm UK time. Register here: buff.ly/42BfgtZ
March 4, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Congratulations to @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social, one of our PhD students, who has been selected to give an invited seminar on their recent paper on "Rethinking #extinction 'crises'" by Cambridge Prisms Extinction. Tune in online on 11th March at 2pm UK time. Register here: buff.ly/42BfgtZ
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2 year postdoc opportunity for the project "Climate Citizenship" at Leiden University. "Climate Citizenship explores how adapting environments to climate change through new forms of nature-based infrastructure reshapes people's relationships with each other and the state." Deadline 31 March 2025
Postdoc Candidate for the project
Leiden University's Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (CADS) is looking forPostdoc Candidate for the project “Climate Citizenship” (2 years, 0.8 fte) We welcome applications...
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February 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
2 year postdoc opportunity for the project "Climate Citizenship" at Leiden University. "Climate Citizenship explores how adapting environments to climate change through new forms of nature-based infrastructure reshapes people's relationships with each other and the state." Deadline 31 March 2025
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2 year Postdoc opportunity in Environmental Humanities (focus on Multispecies Politics) at William & Mary. "We seek an individual with expertise in Multispecies Politics or Animate Ecologies...the postdoc will have substantial amounts of time to focus on their own research agenda."
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow
The Environment & Sustainability Program at William & Mary, a public university of the Commonwealth of Virginia, invites applications for a two-year Mellon Postdoctoral Research Associate position tha...
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February 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
2 year Postdoc opportunity in Environmental Humanities (focus on Multispecies Politics) at William & Mary. "We seek an individual with expertise in Multispecies Politics or Animate Ecologies...the postdoc will have substantial amounts of time to focus on their own research agenda."
"How #poetry can help us understand mass extinction events" - a new post on @theconversation.com by #Extinction Studies Researcher @kate-elspeth.bsky.social on #paleontology and poetic methods (strata/stanza, negative space) and how they interact
How poetry can help us understand mass extinction events
Poetry and palaeontology both work with strata.
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February 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
"How #poetry can help us understand mass extinction events" - a new post on @theconversation.com by #Extinction Studies Researcher @kate-elspeth.bsky.social on #paleontology and poetic methods (strata/stanza, negative space) and how they interact
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Happy publication day to Modern British Nature Writing, 1789-2020: Land Lines (Paperback)
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February 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Happy publication day to Modern British Nature Writing, 1789-2020: Land Lines (Paperback)
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#naturewriting #envhum
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"Awe and Extinction" - Extinction Studies PhD student @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social writes about reflections on a recent photography trip to the Scottish Small Isles:
Awe and Extinction, by Sicily Fiennes
As we coasted through the foggy waters of western Scotland, it had me pondering my biases toward the natural world. Until now, the indescribable awe of seeing a rare seabird or a cheeky cetacean fr…
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February 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
"Awe and Extinction" - Extinction Studies PhD student @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social writes about reflections on a recent photography trip to the Scottish Small Isles:
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My amazing book cover is here!
Coming soon from University of Chicago Press.
Coming soon from University of Chicago Press.
February 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
My amazing book cover is here!
Coming soon from University of Chicago Press.
Coming soon from University of Chicago Press.
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Are you an #envhum scholar looking to make a difference for the field?
Become a co-editor of the journal Environmental Humanities!
We need a new set of 2 co-editors to replace Franklin & I from Jan 2026. See the call here:
environmentalhumanities.org
Contact us if you have any questions.
Become a co-editor of the journal Environmental Humanities!
We need a new set of 2 co-editors to replace Franklin & I from Jan 2026. See the call here:
environmentalhumanities.org
Contact us if you have any questions.
Environmental Humanities – A journal published by Duke University Press
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February 3, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Are you an #envhum scholar looking to make a difference for the field?
Become a co-editor of the journal Environmental Humanities!
We need a new set of 2 co-editors to replace Franklin & I from Jan 2026. See the call here:
environmentalhumanities.org
Contact us if you have any questions.
Become a co-editor of the journal Environmental Humanities!
We need a new set of 2 co-editors to replace Franklin & I from Jan 2026. See the call here:
environmentalhumanities.org
Contact us if you have any questions.
"COP28’s historic agreement, and the pursuit of climate justice" - Extinction Studies PhD student Catriona Flesher writes about the landmark Loss and Damage agreement (in all its complexity) at the COP28 summit in late 2024: https://buff.ly/42D8Sm1 #climate #lossanddamage
COP28’s historic agreement, and the pursuit of climate justice - Priestley Centre for Climate Futures
From flooding in Pakistan, wildfires in California, sea-level rise threatening Vanuatu, to Europe’s recent heatwaves, the global impacts of climate change have become increasingly apparent in recent…
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February 18, 2025 at 9:31 AM
"COP28’s historic agreement, and the pursuit of climate justice" - Extinction Studies PhD student Catriona Flesher writes about the landmark Loss and Damage agreement (in all its complexity) at the COP28 summit in late 2024: https://buff.ly/42D8Sm1 #climate #lossanddamage
Lovely to see so many Extinction Studies DTP people - both PGRs and supervisors - in this special issue.
Some of these articles have been out for a while - including mine! - but the Cambridge Prisms: #Extinction special issue 'Extinction Studies across the Disciplines' is complete!
Find the introduction + articles (all OA!) here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal... or drop me a line for the full PDF
Find the introduction + articles (all OA!) here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal... or drop me a line for the full PDF
Extinction Studies across the Disciplines
Welcome to Cambridge Core
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February 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Lovely to see so many Extinction Studies DTP people - both PGRs and supervisors - in this special issue.