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Mark Emmerson
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Ecologist | Professor of Biodiversity | Co-Director of the Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water | Belfast Based - Northern Ireland | Queen's University Belfast | Vice President BES | Wanna be artist | Scientist in Residence with Brink! |
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meecoprof.bsky.social
@quadratdtp.bsky.social & @climatecocentre.bsky.social PhD Student Dario Di Girolamo has been working with Ulster Uni librarians to digitise 27 PhDs detailing the ecology & biology of #LoughNeagh they are curated here & freely available: climatecocentre.org/news/lough-nea… please share!
https://climatecocentre.org/news/lough-nea…
October 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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climatecocentre.bsky.social
#ClimateCoCentre Annual Symposium is underway
September 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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climatecocentre.bsky.social
Last week, our directors and members of the operations team visited our research partners at @unioflimerick.bsky.social. It was great to connect with Prof. Ann Ledwith (Interim Provost) and Prof. Finbar Murphy (Exec. Director, UL Business School).
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July 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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climatecocentre.bsky.social
Our @ukceh.bsky.social team have written about how studying North Atlantic Ocean patterns can predict UK droughts a year in advance.

Read more here: www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med...
Studying North Atlantic Ocean patterns can predict UK droughts a year in advance
Dr Amulya Chevuturi, a hydroclimate data scientist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, discusses an exciting research finding that could help the UK better prepare for droughts.
www.ceh.ac.uk
June 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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diarmuidtorney.bsky.social
Interested in the roles #children and #young people can & should play in #environmental decision-making?

We are advertising a #PhD scholarship on this topic based in @dcuclimate.bsky.social starting this September

Deadline 23 June.

Full details: diarmuidtorneyorg.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
June 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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diarmuidtorney.bsky.social
The PhD is part of @climatecocentre.bsky.social and will be co-supervised by me, Ben Mallon @benjaminmallon.bsky.social, Rowan Oberman & Clodagh Harris @clodaghharris.bsky.social.

@ybuckley.bsky.social @meecoprof.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
meecoprof.bsky.social
Join Us - @profjohnbarry.bsky.social & I + a mix of researchers fm the @climatecocentre.bsky.social, Centre SECA & the Seamus Heaney Centre for a day of conversations, discussion & poetry. 1/3
June 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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climatecocentre.bsky.social
🌍 It's #WorldEnvironmentDay! Wondering if it's unusually hot where you are in the UK?

Check out this new website: istheukhotrightnow.com

Explore live UK temps hour-by-hour and see if it's cooler, average or hotter than ‘normal’ (1991–2020 avg).
June 5, 2025 at 10:39 AM
meecoprof.bsky.social
Last week we got to visit our @climatecocentre.bsky.social office space at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social. A collaboration hub to provide research & evidence underpinning transformational adaptation & mitigation actions. The space provides a mix of workshop & meeting spaces as well as research & 1/2
June 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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climatecocentre.bsky.social
🌾 What do changing rainfall patterns mean for the world’s nourishing grasslands and the food we rely on?

Read @ybuckley.bsky.social's piece in @irishtimes.com:

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

@tcddublin.bsky.social
What do changing rainfall patterns mean for the world’s nourishing grasslands?
Breakfast porridge, our daily bread and rice sustaining more than half of the world’s population are all bred from natural grasses
www.irishtimes.com
May 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
meecoprof.bsky.social
Today the @aicbrn.bsky.social hosted it’s ‘From Gaps to Greenways’ workshop @tcddublin.bsky.social with guest speakers including Jeanne Moore fm #NESC, Senator @malcolmnoonan.bsky.social, Deidre Lynn @npwsireland.bsky.social & Gerry Clabby fm #DECC lots of inspiring discussion @ybuckley.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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aicbrn.bsky.social
Happy #BiodiversityWeek2025! Just one week left to register for our upcoming @aicbrn.bsky.social event exploring research for #biodiversity policy: www.eventbrite.com/e/from-gaps-...
We're looking forward to seeing you all there!
@climatecocentre.bsky.social @dcuclimate.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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climatecocentre.bsky.social
We’re at @dublinzoo.bsky.social today and tomorrow (10–4) for the Native Species Festival.

Come by, meet some of the team, and chat with us about #biodiversity and #research!
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May 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
meecoprof.bsky.social
A personal thanks to everyone that dropped by to speak to us @climatecocentre.bsky.social this week at the Balmoral Show! Lots of inspiring conversations! And well done to the Co-Centre & QUB teams

@daera-ni.gov.uk @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social @researchireland.ie @ukri.org
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May 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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climatecocentre.bsky.social
Great day at the Balmoral Show talking with people from across society about climate change, biodiversity loss & water quality decline.

We’re here all week—stop by for free biodiversity activities & local seed packets!

@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @researchireland.ie @daera-ni.gov.uk @ukri.org
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May 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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climatecocentre.bsky.social
Come down and chat to us this week at the Balmoral Show! We will be based at the @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social stand, our host institution in Northern Ireland.
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May 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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climatecocentre.bsky.social
We’re at this year’s Balmoral Show in NI.

Come and talk all things #ClimateChange, #Biodiversity loss & #WaterQuality decline, and hear about our research, policy & innovations work.

📍 Find us by the @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social stand

@researchireland.ie @daera-ni.gov.uk @ukri.org
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May 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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climatecocentre.bsky.social
We were honoured to present this evening at a British Embassy (Dublin) hosted reception for the British-Irish Council.

A wonderful opportunity for @ybuckley.bsky.social, @meecoprof.bsky.social
and @edhawkins.org to share about our research priorities.

@ukri.org @researchireland.ie
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May 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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climatecocentre.bsky.social
Big thanks to our Deputy Director @edhawkins.org and the @uniofreading.bsky.social team for hosting us yesterday. It was a pleasure to meet everyone and hear about the exciting Climate+ research in progress!

@ukri.org @researchireland.ie @daera-ni.gov.uk
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May 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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climatecocentre.bsky.social
Many thanks to Prof @hayleyjfowler.bsky.social
and her team @newcastleuni.bsky.social for hosting us! Great to share our first-year wins and hear all about their incredible Climate+ research.
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May 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
meecoprof.bsky.social
Fantastic evening with Secretary of State for DEFRA Steve Reed & @daera-ni.gov.uk Minister @andrewmuirni.bsky.social showcasing the work programmes underway in the @climatecocentre.bsky.social - thanks to British-Irish Council & British Embassy Dublin for organising!
climatecocentre.bsky.social Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water @climatecocentre.bsky.social · May 7
We were honoured to present this evening at a British Embassy (Dublin) hosted reception for the British-Irish Council.

A wonderful opportunity for @ybuckley.bsky.social, @meecoprof.bsky.social
and @edhawkins.org to share about our research priorities.

@ukri.org @researchireland.ie
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May 8, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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climatecocentre.bsky.social
Today members of our leadership & operations team met with Climate+ researchers and staff at @ukceh.bsky.social

@ybuckley.bsky.social and @meecoprof.bsky.social
gave updates from our 1st year, and we heard about the fantastic research underway.

Thanks for the warm welcome & the tour UKCEH!
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May 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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aicbrn.bsky.social
📣Sign up for AICBRN's annual in person event: www.eventbrite.com/e/from-gaps-...
Let's get together to explore what research is required to underpin #biodiversity policy objectives - where do we need to be, where are we now, and how can we collectively build our way to a biodiversity rich island?
April 28, 2025 at 9:35 AM