Millicent Harding
@millicentharding.bsky.social
All things remote sensing and Arctic tall vegetation ecology // PhD across Durham Biosciences and Geography // 2021 DRB Intern at Arnold Arboretum // DiPSI and UK Polar Network // views my own
Leading INTERACT TA project SAFE
Leading INTERACT TA project SAFE
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Mark your diaries - It's Polar Pride on November 18th! Celebrate the achievements of LGQBTIA+ people in STEM and in polar science, and work to make work places more inclusive and supportive, and to challenge barriers and discrimination #polarpride #LGBTQinSTEM
November 7, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Mark your diaries - It's Polar Pride on November 18th! Celebrate the achievements of LGQBTIA+ people in STEM and in polar science, and work to make work places more inclusive and supportive, and to challenge barriers and discrimination #polarpride #LGBTQinSTEM
Excited to have travelled to Greenland for the first time! I have landed in Sisimiut for the first part of Greenland Science week as part of the IASC Terrestrial Working Group funded project CONTACT. I’ve literally never been before so it’s been really fun visiting Sisimiut so far!
November 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Excited to have travelled to Greenland for the first time! I have landed in Sisimiut for the first part of Greenland Science week as part of the IASC Terrestrial Working Group funded project CONTACT. I’ve literally never been before so it’s been really fun visiting Sisimiut so far!
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🚨Calling all U.K. Arctic terrestrial scientists.
"UK Arctic terrestrial science strengths and priorities workshop"
to discuss and then produce a prospectus outlining the UK’s “Strengths & Priorities” in Arctic terrestrial research.
Info and registration link here 👇
drive.google.com/file/d/1HV0c...
"UK Arctic terrestrial science strengths and priorities workshop"
to discuss and then produce a prospectus outlining the UK’s “Strengths & Priorities” in Arctic terrestrial research.
Info and registration link here 👇
drive.google.com/file/d/1HV0c...
UK Arctic terrestrial science workshop.pdf
drive.google.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
🚨Calling all U.K. Arctic terrestrial scientists.
"UK Arctic terrestrial science strengths and priorities workshop"
to discuss and then produce a prospectus outlining the UK’s “Strengths & Priorities” in Arctic terrestrial research.
Info and registration link here 👇
drive.google.com/file/d/1HV0c...
"UK Arctic terrestrial science strengths and priorities workshop"
to discuss and then produce a prospectus outlining the UK’s “Strengths & Priorities” in Arctic terrestrial research.
Info and registration link here 👇
drive.google.com/file/d/1HV0c...
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Interested in doing an internship with us? Let us know! Find the application details here: betweenthefjords.w.uib.no/internships/
October 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Interested in doing an internship with us? Let us know! Find the application details here: betweenthefjords.w.uib.no/internships/
Really fun to participate in this last week and looking forward to seeing what comes from it!
Last week, the inaugural Micro Arctic Climates MACS conference at SPRI provided an opportunity to explore how Arctic communities can utilise scientific and cultural data to better understand the changes that may occur in their regions.
Learn more about the conference here: en.uit.no/project/macs...
Learn more about the conference here: en.uit.no/project/macs...
Micro Arctic Climates Conference 2025 | UiT
en.uit.no
September 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Really fun to participate in this last week and looking forward to seeing what comes from it!
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🌲 Boreal-tundra species drive Arctic plant borealization 🌲
Our new study in #EcologyLetters quantifies tundra plant borealization, assesses its main drivers and identifies the species & traits contributing to borealization.
doi.org/10.1111/ele....
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Our new study in #EcologyLetters quantifies tundra plant borealization, assesses its main drivers and identifies the species & traits contributing to borealization.
doi.org/10.1111/ele....
🧵 (1/6) 🌐🧪🌱🌍
September 22, 2025 at 7:29 AM
🌲 Boreal-tundra species drive Arctic plant borealization 🌲
Our new study in #EcologyLetters quantifies tundra plant borealization, assesses its main drivers and identifies the species & traits contributing to borealization.
doi.org/10.1111/ele....
🧵 (1/6) 🌐🧪🌱🌍
Our new study in #EcologyLetters quantifies tundra plant borealization, assesses its main drivers and identifies the species & traits contributing to borealization.
doi.org/10.1111/ele....
🧵 (1/6) 🌐🧪🌱🌍
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Job alert 🚨
Technician post in soil carbon at the University of Sheffield @sheffieldpps.bsky.social supporting natural capital assessment in South Yorkshire, UK
jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Technici...
Technician post in soil carbon at the University of Sheffield @sheffieldpps.bsky.social supporting natural capital assessment in South Yorkshire, UK
jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Technici...
Technician: Research
Technician: Research
jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk
September 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Job alert 🚨
Technician post in soil carbon at the University of Sheffield @sheffieldpps.bsky.social supporting natural capital assessment in South Yorkshire, UK
jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Technici...
Technician post in soil carbon at the University of Sheffield @sheffieldpps.bsky.social supporting natural capital assessment in South Yorkshire, UK
jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Technici...
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Will you be the next #NordBorN #postdoc? #NTNU University Museum is looking for an ambitious young researcher to fill this role nordborn.lbhi.is?p=415 #NordForsk Deadline for applications is Aug 31!
NordBorN postdoc position in Trondheim - The Nordic Borealization Network
Deadline: August 31, 2025 The NTNU University Museum is looking for an energetic and ambitious ecologist with excellent organizational and communication skills. The postdoctoral position is part of th...
nordborn.lbhi.is
June 26, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Will you be the next #NordBorN #postdoc? #NTNU University Museum is looking for an ambitious young researcher to fill this role nordborn.lbhi.is?p=415 #NordForsk Deadline for applications is Aug 31!
Few updates from the field!
Found 3/4 original DART (?) OTC plots. No. 4 has been loosely identified so will track that down.
Both supervisors came out to see all the work I’ve been doing in Abisko!
I gave a tundra talk and an outreach talk at Naturum Abisko! I got a lovely book as a thank you.
Found 3/4 original DART (?) OTC plots. No. 4 has been loosely identified so will track that down.
Both supervisors came out to see all the work I’ve been doing in Abisko!
I gave a tundra talk and an outreach talk at Naturum Abisko! I got a lovely book as a thank you.
July 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Few updates from the field!
Found 3/4 original DART (?) OTC plots. No. 4 has been loosely identified so will track that down.
Both supervisors came out to see all the work I’ve been doing in Abisko!
I gave a tundra talk and an outreach talk at Naturum Abisko! I got a lovely book as a thank you.
Found 3/4 original DART (?) OTC plots. No. 4 has been loosely identified so will track that down.
Both supervisors came out to see all the work I’ve been doing in Abisko!
I gave a tundra talk and an outreach talk at Naturum Abisko! I got a lovely book as a thank you.
Had basically all the weather possible in Abisko including the most amount of waterlogged tundra I’ve ever seen but very special to find these trees near the treeline limits.
June 17, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Had basically all the weather possible in Abisko including the most amount of waterlogged tundra I’ve ever seen but very special to find these trees near the treeline limits.
After an absolutely heroic 38 hr journey up to Abisko we have finally made it!
Looking a lot cooler than last time I was here! 🌲❄️🌳
Looking a lot cooler than last time I was here! 🌲❄️🌳
June 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
After an absolutely heroic 38 hr journey up to Abisko we have finally made it!
Looking a lot cooler than last time I was here! 🌲❄️🌳
Looking a lot cooler than last time I was here! 🌲❄️🌳
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Can’t believe it has all come around so quickly!
Big thank you to the Andrew Croft Memorial fund, @rgsibg.bsky.social, and Durham for funding this trip!
🌲🌳🛰️
Big thank you to the Andrew Croft Memorial fund, @rgsibg.bsky.social, and Durham for funding this trip!
🌲🌳🛰️
And we are headed to Abisko! Excited to be going back up and catching up with people from last year. Also very excited to meet all those new!
I’ll be giving a Tundra talk on the 17th June at ANS and an outreach talk on the 21st at Naturum Abisko!
I’ll be giving a Tundra talk on the 17th June at ANS and an outreach talk on the 21st at Naturum Abisko!
June 12, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Can’t believe it has all come around so quickly!
Big thank you to the Andrew Croft Memorial fund, @rgsibg.bsky.social, and Durham for funding this trip!
🌲🌳🛰️
Big thank you to the Andrew Croft Memorial fund, @rgsibg.bsky.social, and Durham for funding this trip!
🌲🌳🛰️
And we are headed to Abisko! Excited to be going back up and catching up with people from last year. Also very excited to meet all those new!
I’ll be giving a Tundra talk on the 17th June at ANS and an outreach talk on the 21st at Naturum Abisko!
I’ll be giving a Tundra talk on the 17th June at ANS and an outreach talk on the 21st at Naturum Abisko!
June 12, 2025 at 7:21 AM
And we are headed to Abisko! Excited to be going back up and catching up with people from last year. Also very excited to meet all those new!
I’ll be giving a Tundra talk on the 17th June at ANS and an outreach talk on the 21st at Naturum Abisko!
I’ll be giving a Tundra talk on the 17th June at ANS and an outreach talk on the 21st at Naturum Abisko!
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The first paper of my PhD (and my first first-author paper!) is out now in Marine Biology 🌊 🎆 We tracked snow petrels in a season of extreme weather and little sea ice in east Antarctica❄️ read more on our #ANTSIE webpage here:
www.antsie.webspace.durham.ac.uk/2025/06/06/snow-petrel-tracking/
www.antsie.webspace.durham.ac.uk/2025/06/06/snow-petrel-tracking/
June 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The first paper of my PhD (and my first first-author paper!) is out now in Marine Biology 🌊 🎆 We tracked snow petrels in a season of extreme weather and little sea ice in east Antarctica❄️ read more on our #ANTSIE webpage here:
www.antsie.webspace.durham.ac.uk/2025/06/06/snow-petrel-tracking/
www.antsie.webspace.durham.ac.uk/2025/06/06/snow-petrel-tracking/
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Hot off the press! A new study on snow petrel tracking from coastal Droninng Maud Land, Antarctica, by the wonderful @elliehonan.bsky.social!
Read the paper here:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
And a summary here(including an epic fieldwork video): antsie.webspace.durham.ac.uk/2025/06/06/s...
Read the paper here:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
And a summary here(including an epic fieldwork video): antsie.webspace.durham.ac.uk/2025/06/06/s...
The foraging distribution and habitat use of chick-rearing snow petrels from two colonies in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica - Marine Biology
The polar sea-ice zones are highly productive and seasonal habitats that support large populations of vertebrate predators. In the Antarctic, snow petrels (Pagodroma nivea) are regarded as highly ice-...
link.springer.com
June 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Hot off the press! A new study on snow petrel tracking from coastal Droninng Maud Land, Antarctica, by the wonderful @elliehonan.bsky.social!
Read the paper here:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
And a summary here(including an epic fieldwork video): antsie.webspace.durham.ac.uk/2025/06/06/s...
Read the paper here:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
And a summary here(including an epic fieldwork video): antsie.webspace.durham.ac.uk/2025/06/06/s...
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What do sea-ice associated seabirds do during a season with little sea ice? Results from GPS tracking on snow petrels is now published, led by @elliehonan.bsky.social funded by @erc.europa.eu @leverhulme.ac.uk details here: www.antsie.webspace.durham.ac.uk/2025/06/06/snow-petrel-tracking/ 🧪🐙
www.antsie.webspace.durham.ac.uk
June 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM
What do sea-ice associated seabirds do during a season with little sea ice? Results from GPS tracking on snow petrels is now published, led by @elliehonan.bsky.social funded by @erc.europa.eu @leverhulme.ac.uk details here: www.antsie.webspace.durham.ac.uk/2025/06/06/snow-petrel-tracking/ 🧪🐙
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Do you have a background in vegetation mapping from satellite and drone images and you have experience conducting fieldwork in the Arctic? Apply for this amazing position with #GINR by June 9! 🌿🗺️https://herbivory.lbhi.is/2025/06/05/job-opportunities-with-ginr/
Job opportunities with GINR – The Herbivory Network
herbivory.lbhi.is
June 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Do you have a background in vegetation mapping from satellite and drone images and you have experience conducting fieldwork in the Arctic? Apply for this amazing position with #GINR by June 9! 🌿🗺️https://herbivory.lbhi.is/2025/06/05/job-opportunities-with-ginr/
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Please share widely! We have been running this course for 3 years now, and this is our fourth iteration! We also offer a mini grant program and mentorship opportunities! Check it out and sign up here: evobiocrashcourse.github.io
June 4, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Please share widely! We have been running this course for 3 years now, and this is our fourth iteration! We also offer a mini grant program and mentorship opportunities! Check it out and sign up here: evobiocrashcourse.github.io
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Not thrilled about the mosquitos 🦟🦟 but very excited to be heading back to Abisko this summer to start the field season in a month!
May 13, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Not thrilled about the mosquitos 🦟🦟 but very excited to be heading back to Abisko this summer to start the field season in a month!
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This season absolutely wouldn’t be possible without the support of Durham Biosciences, @geogdurham.bsky.social, Pro:NE, @rgsibg.bsky.social, and Millie’s longest term fieldwork funder/supporter (has been funding her fieldwork since her masters!) the wonderful Andrew Croft Memorial Fund
May 7, 2025 at 7:44 AM
This season absolutely wouldn’t be possible without the support of Durham Biosciences, @geogdurham.bsky.social, Pro:NE, @rgsibg.bsky.social, and Millie’s longest term fieldwork funder/supporter (has been funding her fieldwork since her masters!) the wonderful Andrew Croft Memorial Fund
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Excited to be all confirmed for the 2025 SAFE field season!
We will be spending 6 weeks out and about across the Fennoscandia Arctic treeline looking at all things trees and shrubs 🌲🌳🛰️📏
Our team of three will be going out to Abisko, Sweden first and then departing for Norway and Finland!
We will be spending 6 weeks out and about across the Fennoscandia Arctic treeline looking at all things trees and shrubs 🌲🌳🛰️📏
Our team of three will be going out to Abisko, Sweden first and then departing for Norway and Finland!
May 7, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Excited to be all confirmed for the 2025 SAFE field season!
We will be spending 6 weeks out and about across the Fennoscandia Arctic treeline looking at all things trees and shrubs 🌲🌳🛰️📏
Our team of three will be going out to Abisko, Sweden first and then departing for Norway and Finland!
We will be spending 6 weeks out and about across the Fennoscandia Arctic treeline looking at all things trees and shrubs 🌲🌳🛰️📏
Our team of three will be going out to Abisko, Sweden first and then departing for Norway and Finland!
Today between 16:15 - 18:00 I’ll be presenting my poster on climate change impacts on the Fennoscandian treeline! Come along to hear all about the trees and shrubs 🌲🌳🛰️🗾
Excited for my first time at #EGU25 and come see my poster!!
🌲🌳 Climate change impacts on the Arctic forest-tundra ecotone - present and future
📅 Thursday 1st May, 16:15-18:00 (CEST), Hall X1, X1.5
Abstract: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-...
🌲🌳 Climate change impacts on the Arctic forest-tundra ecotone - present and future
📅 Thursday 1st May, 16:15-18:00 (CEST), Hall X1, X1.5
Abstract: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-...
Abstract EGU25-470
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org
May 1, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Today between 16:15 - 18:00 I’ll be presenting my poster on climate change impacts on the Fennoscandian treeline! Come along to hear all about the trees and shrubs 🌲🌳🛰️🗾
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🌸Plant diversity dynamics over space and time in a warming Arctic 🌸
Our new study @nature.com analysed plant diversity change in >2000 tundra plots over 4 decades. We found that plants changed unevenly, mostly driven by warming and biotic interactions.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Our new study @nature.com analysed plant diversity change in >2000 tundra plots over 4 decades. We found that plants changed unevenly, mostly driven by warming and biotic interactions.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧵 (1/7) 🌐🧪🌱🌍
April 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🌸Plant diversity dynamics over space and time in a warming Arctic 🌸
Our new study @nature.com analysed plant diversity change in >2000 tundra plots over 4 decades. We found that plants changed unevenly, mostly driven by warming and biotic interactions.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧵 (1/7) 🌐🧪🌱🌍
Our new study @nature.com analysed plant diversity change in >2000 tundra plots over 4 decades. We found that plants changed unevenly, mostly driven by warming and biotic interactions.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧵 (1/7) 🌐🧪🌱🌍
Summer 2024 was the first season of my PhD fieldwork in Kevo/Abisko (@safe-treeline.bsky.social) and it was beyond anything I’d ever experienced in the subarctic or anything my supervisor had any experience of!
Excited to share that our new paper
“Summer 2024 in northern Fennoscandia was very likely the warmest in 2000 years”
has been published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science!
See the open-access paper from doi.org/10.1038/s416...
Short thread 👇
“Summer 2024 in northern Fennoscandia was very likely the warmest in 2000 years”
has been published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science!
See the open-access paper from doi.org/10.1038/s416...
Short thread 👇
Summer 2024 in northern Fennoscandia was very likely the warmest in 2000 years - npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
npj Climate and Atmospheric Science - Summer 2024 in northern Fennoscandia was very likely the warmest in 2000 years
doi.org
April 28, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Summer 2024 was the first season of my PhD fieldwork in Kevo/Abisko (@safe-treeline.bsky.social) and it was beyond anything I’d ever experienced in the subarctic or anything my supervisor had any experience of!