Helen Phillips
@helenherself.bsky.social
Full-time Assistant Professor at Helsinki University. Part time computer geek. I like the environment and stuff.
https://www.helsinki.fi/en/researchgroups/ecological-data-sciences
https://www.helsinki.fi/en/researchgroups/ecological-data-sciences
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Relatedly, and obviously Saturday night is not the correct time to ask this, but: anyone know anything about plant biochemistry want to review a paper about leaf macroecology? Pretty please? Reviewers keep ghosting me on this one, and I feel very bad for the authors.
January 10, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Relatedly, and obviously Saturday night is not the correct time to ask this, but: anyone know anything about plant biochemistry want to review a paper about leaf macroecology? Pretty please? Reviewers keep ghosting me on this one, and I feel very bad for the authors.
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Application deadline is January 15 for graduate positions (MSc and PhD) in Phylogenetic, Computational, and/or Evolutionary Paleobiology. Feel free to reach out and/or share 🧪
Link to website for info regarding the opportunity, requirements, and how to apply
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PhD and MSc positions in Phylogenetic, Computational, and/or Evolutionary Paleobiology [Posted September 2025. Deadline is January 15, 2026. See below for information about the lab, student opportu…
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December 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Application deadline is January 15 for graduate positions (MSc and PhD) in Phylogenetic, Computational, and/or Evolutionary Paleobiology. Feel free to reach out and/or share 🧪
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Europe takes a decisive step to protect one of our most precious resources.
Today, the first-ever Soil Monitoring Law enters into force.
It improves soil health, strengthens food security and enhances resilience to natural disasters.
More: link.europa.eu/MfJ3GP
Today, the first-ever Soil Monitoring Law enters into force.
It improves soil health, strengthens food security and enhances resilience to natural disasters.
More: link.europa.eu/MfJ3GP
December 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Europe takes a decisive step to protect one of our most precious resources.
Today, the first-ever Soil Monitoring Law enters into force.
It improves soil health, strengthens food security and enhances resilience to natural disasters.
More: link.europa.eu/MfJ3GP
Today, the first-ever Soil Monitoring Law enters into force.
It improves soil health, strengthens food security and enhances resilience to natural disasters.
More: link.europa.eu/MfJ3GP
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Meet the #BES2025 SIGs on floor -1! We’ll be heading to our social at Frankenstein later too! Come say hi to some of our committee:
@inesismartins.bsky.social
@bethanyjallen.bsky.social
@lauraloubio.bsky.social
@inesismartins.bsky.social
@bethanyjallen.bsky.social
@lauraloubio.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Meet the #BES2025 SIGs on floor -1! We’ll be heading to our social at Frankenstein later too! Come say hi to some of our committee:
@inesismartins.bsky.social
@bethanyjallen.bsky.social
@lauraloubio.bsky.social
@inesismartins.bsky.social
@bethanyjallen.bsky.social
@lauraloubio.bsky.social
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Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!
December 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!
I really can't recommend the Macro Committee enough - we have tons of fun and organise a really cool annual meeting :)
Join the BES Macro committee!
We're recruiting a vice chair and 1-2 ordinary members to help us make macroecology & macroevolution a better place.
More information on how to apply in the link, and come chat at #BES2025 if you happen to be around!
www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...
We're recruiting a vice chair and 1-2 ordinary members to help us make macroecology & macroevolution a better place.
More information on how to apply in the link, and come chat at #BES2025 if you happen to be around!
www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...
December 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I really can't recommend the Macro Committee enough - we have tons of fun and organise a really cool annual meeting :)
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Join the BES Macro committee!
We're recruiting a vice chair and 1-2 ordinary members to help us make macroecology & macroevolution a better place.
More information on how to apply in the link, and come chat at #BES2025 if you happen to be around!
www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...
We're recruiting a vice chair and 1-2 ordinary members to help us make macroecology & macroevolution a better place.
More information on how to apply in the link, and come chat at #BES2025 if you happen to be around!
www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...
December 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Join the BES Macro committee!
We're recruiting a vice chair and 1-2 ordinary members to help us make macroecology & macroevolution a better place.
More information on how to apply in the link, and come chat at #BES2025 if you happen to be around!
www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...
We're recruiting a vice chair and 1-2 ordinary members to help us make macroecology & macroevolution a better place.
More information on how to apply in the link, and come chat at #BES2025 if you happen to be around!
www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...
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PROFESSOR OR ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN ARCTIC ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY
Open position at the University of Helsinki jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Open position at the University of Helsinki jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Professor or Assistant Professor / Associate Professor in Arctic Ecosystem Ecology
Professor or Assistant Professor / Associate Professor in Arctic Ecosystem Ecology
jobs.helsinki.fi
December 6, 2025 at 3:07 AM
PROFESSOR OR ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN ARCTIC ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY
Open position at the University of Helsinki jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Open position at the University of Helsinki jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
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⏰Don't miss this chance to showcase your research and chat with an incredible group of soil experts!
Late-breaking poster submissions for #GSBC2026 are due on January 30, 2026!
Submit your abstract here: globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/abstract/
Late-breaking poster submissions for #GSBC2026 are due on January 30, 2026!
Submit your abstract here: globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/abstract/
December 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
⏰Don't miss this chance to showcase your research and chat with an incredible group of soil experts!
Late-breaking poster submissions for #GSBC2026 are due on January 30, 2026!
Submit your abstract here: globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/abstract/
Late-breaking poster submissions for #GSBC2026 are due on January 30, 2026!
Submit your abstract here: globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/abstract/
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Applications are OPEN for a #PhD project with @nhm-london.bsky.social's brilliant Adriana De Palma & Sara Contu from and Ferran Pujol of @uor-research.bsky.social: Autonomous Multi-Agent Systems for Warehousing Worldwide Biodiversity Data. www.findaphd.com/phds/project.... #deadline 19th January!
Autonomous Multi-Agent Systems for Warehousing Worldwide Biodiversity Data at University of Reading on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Autonomous Multi-Agent Systems for Warehousing Worldwide Biodiversity Data at University of Reading, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Applications are OPEN for a #PhD project with @nhm-london.bsky.social's brilliant Adriana De Palma & Sara Contu from and Ferran Pujol of @uor-research.bsky.social: Autonomous Multi-Agent Systems for Warehousing Worldwide Biodiversity Data. www.findaphd.com/phds/project.... #deadline 19th January!
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Will we be seeing you during the @britishecologicalsociety.org annual conference? 👀
Come down to the Frankenstein & Bier Keller pub in Edinburgh on 16 Dec 2025 for a social with @besmacro.bsky.social 🍺
There will be snacks, friends, and (loosely!) ecology-themed quiz rounds ✨ See you there!
Come down to the Frankenstein & Bier Keller pub in Edinburgh on 16 Dec 2025 for a social with @besmacro.bsky.social 🍺
There will be snacks, friends, and (loosely!) ecology-themed quiz rounds ✨ See you there!
December 2, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Will we be seeing you during the @britishecologicalsociety.org annual conference? 👀
Come down to the Frankenstein & Bier Keller pub in Edinburgh on 16 Dec 2025 for a social with @besmacro.bsky.social 🍺
There will be snacks, friends, and (loosely!) ecology-themed quiz rounds ✨ See you there!
Come down to the Frankenstein & Bier Keller pub in Edinburgh on 16 Dec 2025 for a social with @besmacro.bsky.social 🍺
There will be snacks, friends, and (loosely!) ecology-themed quiz rounds ✨ See you there!
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I am briefly leaving Germany, to spend time in a German-themed pub 🍻
Excited to catch up with some fellow macroecologists! Come and join us 📝
Excited to catch up with some fellow macroecologists! Come and join us 📝
Will we be seeing you during the @britishecologicalsociety.org annual conference? 👀
Come down to the Frankenstein & Bier Keller pub in Edinburgh on 16 Dec 2025 for a social with @besmacro.bsky.social 🍺
There will be snacks, friends, and (loosely!) ecology-themed quiz rounds ✨ See you there!
Come down to the Frankenstein & Bier Keller pub in Edinburgh on 16 Dec 2025 for a social with @besmacro.bsky.social 🍺
There will be snacks, friends, and (loosely!) ecology-themed quiz rounds ✨ See you there!
December 4, 2025 at 7:47 AM
I am briefly leaving Germany, to spend time in a German-themed pub 🍻
Excited to catch up with some fellow macroecologists! Come and join us 📝
Excited to catch up with some fellow macroecologists! Come and join us 📝
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Invasion impacts in terrestrial ecosystems: Global patterns and predictors #bioinvasions 🌎🌐🧪 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Invasion impacts in terrestrial ecosystems: Global patterns and predictors
Biological invasions can alter ecosystems, yet their impacts vary across ecological contexts. Using a global meta-analysis of 775 studies (2223 effect sizes) in terrestrial systems, we show that the m...
www.science.org
December 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Invasion impacts in terrestrial ecosystems: Global patterns and predictors #bioinvasions 🌎🌐🧪 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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🍇 Check out this meta-analysis led by Silvia Winter about the impacts of vineyard management and landscape context on biodiversity & ecosystem services. Overall, we found that extensive management increases biodiversity and ecosystem services. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
🍇 Check out this meta-analysis led by Silvia Winter about the impacts of vineyard management and landscape context on biodiversity & ecosystem services. Overall, we found that extensive management increases biodiversity and ecosystem services. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Funded PhD opportunity!!🧪🌎
Wanna improve how biodiversity is monitored & protected?
Keen to work with large datasets & quantitative methods?
This PhD could be for you!
Fully-funded PhD at University of Reading with IoZ & UKCEH
(UK or settled status applicants)
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Wanna improve how biodiversity is monitored & protected?
Keen to work with large datasets & quantitative methods?
This PhD could be for you!
Fully-funded PhD at University of Reading with IoZ & UKCEH
(UK or settled status applicants)
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
CR2026_23: Monitoring and protecting biodiversity across all its dimensions – taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic at University of Reading on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - CR2026_23: Monitoring and protecting biodiversity across all its dimensions – taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic at University of Reading, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Funded PhD opportunity!!🧪🌎
Wanna improve how biodiversity is monitored & protected?
Keen to work with large datasets & quantitative methods?
This PhD could be for you!
Fully-funded PhD at University of Reading with IoZ & UKCEH
(UK or settled status applicants)
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Wanna improve how biodiversity is monitored & protected?
Keen to work with large datasets & quantitative methods?
This PhD could be for you!
Fully-funded PhD at University of Reading with IoZ & UKCEH
(UK or settled status applicants)
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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We are hiring: 4 PhD Positions in Ecology / Data Science and one Ecological Data Scientist. For more information, see www.uni-regensburg.de/universitaet...
We are hiring: 4 PhD Positions in Ecology / Data Science and one Ecological Data Scientist
We are looking for 4 PhD Positions and one Scientific Programmer / Ecological Data Scientist to join the AG Hartig (Theoretical Ecology)
www.uni-regensburg.de
November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We are hiring: 4 PhD Positions in Ecology / Data Science and one Ecological Data Scientist. For more information, see www.uni-regensburg.de/universitaet...
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#PhD position!
I’m looking for a PhD Student (1+3 years) to model insect populations using statistical models + deep learning at #TheoreticalEcology, Regensburg (Germany).
Join our team - please RT!
Details: karriere.uni-regensburg.de/tg7w9
#Insects #Ecology #DeepLearning #Ecology #Monitoring
I’m looking for a PhD Student (1+3 years) to model insect populations using statistical models + deep learning at #TheoreticalEcology, Regensburg (Germany).
Join our team - please RT!
Details: karriere.uni-regensburg.de/tg7w9
#Insects #Ecology #DeepLearning #Ecology #Monitoring
November 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
#PhD position!
I’m looking for a PhD Student (1+3 years) to model insect populations using statistical models + deep learning at #TheoreticalEcology, Regensburg (Germany).
Join our team - please RT!
Details: karriere.uni-regensburg.de/tg7w9
#Insects #Ecology #DeepLearning #Ecology #Monitoring
I’m looking for a PhD Student (1+3 years) to model insect populations using statistical models + deep learning at #TheoreticalEcology, Regensburg (Germany).
Join our team - please RT!
Details: karriere.uni-regensburg.de/tg7w9
#Insects #Ecology #DeepLearning #Ecology #Monitoring
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In this article, De Smedt et al discuss the rise of terrestrial #isopods in the #pettrade and the need for their inclusion in trade regulation. Interested in learning more? You can find their study at doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
#conservation #science #stem #stemwords #wordoftheweek #isopod
#conservation #science #stem #stemwords #wordoftheweek #isopod
November 9, 2025 at 12:26 AM
In this article, De Smedt et al discuss the rise of terrestrial #isopods in the #pettrade and the need for their inclusion in trade regulation. Interested in learning more? You can find their study at doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
#conservation #science #stem #stemwords #wordoftheweek #isopod
#conservation #science #stem #stemwords #wordoftheweek #isopod
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Our Ecology MSc course @helsinki.fi is coming to an end with a final seminar at the Lammi Biological station. Today we are visiting Evo 🍁🍂☘️
October 30, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Our Ecology MSc course @helsinki.fi is coming to an end with a final seminar at the Lammi Biological station. Today we are visiting Evo 🍁🍂☘️
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Check out our new database (catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/documents/18...) and data paper (www.nature.com/articles/s41...) for the traits of UK ladybirds 🐞
Great to see this out, a really fun team to work with expertly led by @charlieouthwaite.bsky.social
@ukladybirds.bsky.social @aru-biology.bsky.social
Great to see this out, a really fun team to work with expertly led by @charlieouthwaite.bsky.social
@ukladybirds.bsky.social @aru-biology.bsky.social
Species traits, ecological preferences and distribution metrics for 48 species of ladybird considered resident in the United Kingdom - EIDC
This dataset includes compiled information on species traits, ecological preferences and distribution metrics for 48 species of ladybird considered resident in the United Kingdom. Ecological traits in...
catalogue.ceh.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Check out our new database (catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/documents/18...) and data paper (www.nature.com/articles/s41...) for the traits of UK ladybirds 🐞
Great to see this out, a really fun team to work with expertly led by @charlieouthwaite.bsky.social
@ukladybirds.bsky.social @aru-biology.bsky.social
Great to see this out, a really fun team to work with expertly led by @charlieouthwaite.bsky.social
@ukladybirds.bsky.social @aru-biology.bsky.social
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Congratulations to our valued Executive Editor, @natejsanders.bsky.social, on becoming a BES fellow!
🌿 We’re celebrating our first round of BES Fellows!
20 ecologists recognised for excellence in research, teaching & the application of ecology.
👇 Meet them:
20 ecologists recognised for excellence in research, teaching & the application of ecology.
👇 Meet them:
Meet our first round of BES Fellows - British Ecological Society
We are delighted to announce the first round of BES Fellows, recognising outstanding contributions to ecology across research, teaching, and its application within our international community.
f.mtr.cool
October 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Congratulations to our valued Executive Editor, @natejsanders.bsky.social, on becoming a BES fellow!
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How can we identify #coexistence in #ecology? There are at least three common approaches (structural stability, eigenvalues, and invasion), and each investigates different aspects of community dynamics (equilibria, locally stable equilibria, and global stability). 1/2
A practical guide to characterising ecological coexistence
Coexistence is simultaneously one of the most fundamental concepts of ecology, and one of the most difficult to define. A particular challenge is that, despite a well-developed body of research, seve...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:53 AM
How can we identify #coexistence in #ecology? There are at least three common approaches (structural stability, eigenvalues, and invasion), and each investigates different aspects of community dynamics (equilibria, locally stable equilibria, and global stability). 1/2
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Well, it's official. After our paper last year (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....), the Slender-billed Curlew is officially declared Extinct today.
Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever #ornithology
Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever #ornithology
October 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Well, it's official. After our paper last year (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....), the Slender-billed Curlew is officially declared Extinct today.
Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever #ornithology
Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever #ornithology
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October 11, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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My (slightly late) offering for day ten of #invertober (common earthworm) 🪱
Did you know earthworms have a special lip-like first head segment called a prostomium (meaning 'before the mouth')? They use it to sense and manipulate food, and move through soil!
#SoilBiodiversity #Macrophotography 🧪
Did you know earthworms have a special lip-like first head segment called a prostomium (meaning 'before the mouth')? They use it to sense and manipulate food, and move through soil!
#SoilBiodiversity #Macrophotography 🧪
October 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
My (slightly late) offering for day ten of #invertober (common earthworm) 🪱
Did you know earthworms have a special lip-like first head segment called a prostomium (meaning 'before the mouth')? They use it to sense and manipulate food, and move through soil!
#SoilBiodiversity #Macrophotography 🧪
Did you know earthworms have a special lip-like first head segment called a prostomium (meaning 'before the mouth')? They use it to sense and manipulate food, and move through soil!
#SoilBiodiversity #Macrophotography 🧪