Nick Graham
@nickajgraham.bsky.social
Professor of Marine Ecology. Coral reefs, climate change, fisheries, management, social-ecological systems, seabird nutrient inputs
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Super excited to be part of this! I’ve been a member since the 1st year of my PhD and love this society 🥰
Introducing the second cohort of BES Fellows 🙌
We are delighted to announce that 23 outstanding ecologists have been selected to join our prestigious membership category.
👇Meet our new Fellows here
We are delighted to announce that 23 outstanding ecologists have been selected to join our prestigious membership category.
👇Meet our new Fellows here
Announcing the second round of BES Fellows - British Ecological Society
Meet our second round of Fellows of the British Ecological Society (FBES), a new cohort of ecologists making lasting impact on the discipline.
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January 19, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Super excited to be part of this! I’ve been a member since the 1st year of my PhD and love this society 🥰
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Is it possible to save our seas and enjoy seafood at the same time? 🐟🍴
Check out this #NationalGeographic interview with marine scientist and conservationist Prof Christina Hicks of @lec-reefs.bsky.social on sustainable seafood and protecting marine life 👇
Check out this #NationalGeographic interview with marine scientist and conservationist Prof Christina Hicks of @lec-reefs.bsky.social on sustainable seafood and protecting marine life 👇
A marine scientist explains why she eats seafood—even octopus
Conservationist Christina Hicks explains the tension between protecting marine life and depending on it for food, and how our seafood choices ripple across the world.
www.nationalgeographic.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Is it possible to save our seas and enjoy seafood at the same time? 🐟🍴
Check out this #NationalGeographic interview with marine scientist and conservationist Prof Christina Hicks of @lec-reefs.bsky.social on sustainable seafood and protecting marine life 👇
Check out this #NationalGeographic interview with marine scientist and conservationist Prof Christina Hicks of @lec-reefs.bsky.social on sustainable seafood and protecting marine life 👇
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Three weeks left to apply for our two PhD positions - come and join @lec-reefs.bsky.social to deliver applied research in restoration ecology and corporate sustainability! 🪸🐟🌳📊
Please do share amongst your networks, and I'm happy to meet with potential candidates to discuss the position further 👍
Please do share amongst your networks, and I'm happy to meet with potential candidates to discuss the position further 👍
🚨 Two funded PhDs (one int'l, one UK) - study coral restoration & corporate sustainability with us in Lancaster! Enquiries welcome, January 30, please share widely! 🚨
🪸🐠 Coral restoration (int'l): www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🌴📊 Corporate sustainability (UK): www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🪸🐠 Coral restoration (int'l): www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🌴📊 Corporate sustainability (UK): www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
January 12, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Three weeks left to apply for our two PhD positions - come and join @lec-reefs.bsky.social to deliver applied research in restoration ecology and corporate sustainability! 🪸🐟🌳📊
Please do share amongst your networks, and I'm happy to meet with potential candidates to discuss the position further 👍
Please do share amongst your networks, and I'm happy to meet with potential candidates to discuss the position further 👍
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Here is a link around the paywall for my latest commentary
in One Earth titled " A decade of bright spots in conservation and ecology: Lessons, limits, and future directions"
authors.elsevier.com/a/1mIX89C%7E...
in One Earth titled " A decade of bright spots in conservation and ecology: Lessons, limits, and future directions"
authors.elsevier.com/a/1mIX89C%7E...
December 22, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Here is a link around the paywall for my latest commentary
in One Earth titled " A decade of bright spots in conservation and ecology: Lessons, limits, and future directions"
authors.elsevier.com/a/1mIX89C%7E...
in One Earth titled " A decade of bright spots in conservation and ecology: Lessons, limits, and future directions"
authors.elsevier.com/a/1mIX89C%7E...
Two funded PhD projects (one open to international applicants) with us at @lec-reefs.bsky.social - please pass on to potential applicants
🚨 Two funded PhDs (one int'l, one UK) - study coral restoration & corporate sustainability with us in Lancaster! Enquiries welcome, January 30, please share widely! 🚨
🪸🐠 Coral restoration (int'l): www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🌴📊 Corporate sustainability (UK): www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🪸🐠 Coral restoration (int'l): www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🌴📊 Corporate sustainability (UK): www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
December 17, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Two funded PhD projects (one open to international applicants) with us at @lec-reefs.bsky.social - please pass on to potential applicants
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Secondly, to Dr Sally Keith @lancasteruni.bsky.social for her research in the field of macrobehaviour, and commitment to advancing of our understanding of whole biological systems of coral reefs 🏆 @salkeith.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Secondly, to Dr Sally Keith @lancasteruni.bsky.social for her research in the field of macrobehaviour, and commitment to advancing of our understanding of whole biological systems of coral reefs 🏆 @salkeith.bsky.social
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Professor Nick Graham @lancasteruni.bsky.social is the winner of the ZSL Marsh Award for Marine and Freshwater Conservation. Nick's work bridging rigorous science with conservation practice and global policy advocacy distinguish him as a leader in marine conservation 🏅🌊 @nickajgraham.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Professor Nick Graham @lancasteruni.bsky.social is the winner of the ZSL Marsh Award for Marine and Freshwater Conservation. Nick's work bridging rigorous science with conservation practice and global policy advocacy distinguish him as a leader in marine conservation 🏅🌊 @nickajgraham.bsky.social
PhD position - Changing Ecological Role of Coral Reef Marine Protected Areas.
One of the new @exageo-dla.bsky.social advertised projects: www.exageo.org/phd-student-... - deadline for applications 9th January. International applications welcome.
Come and join us @lec-reefs.bsky.social
One of the new @exageo-dla.bsky.social advertised projects: www.exageo.org/phd-student-... - deadline for applications 9th January. International applications welcome.
Come and join us @lec-reefs.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
PhD position - Changing Ecological Role of Coral Reef Marine Protected Areas.
One of the new @exageo-dla.bsky.social advertised projects: www.exageo.org/phd-student-... - deadline for applications 9th January. International applications welcome.
Come and join us @lec-reefs.bsky.social
One of the new @exageo-dla.bsky.social advertised projects: www.exageo.org/phd-student-... - deadline for applications 9th January. International applications welcome.
Come and join us @lec-reefs.bsky.social
TWO post-doc positions open to work with the excellent Tim Lamont blending ecology, corporate sustainability and restoration. Come join us!
We're hiring! 🥳 Come and join our team in Lancaster - we're looking for two senior postdocs to work on corporate sustainability and restoration ecology. 🌳 🪸 ♻️ (1 of 2)
@lec-reefs.bsky.social @pentlandcentre.bsky.social @sci-tech-lancaster.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
@lec-reefs.bsky.social @pentlandcentre.bsky.social @sci-tech-lancaster.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
TWO post-doc positions open to work with the excellent Tim Lamont blending ecology, corporate sustainability and restoration. Come join us!
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Big thanks to the @lec-reefs.bsky.social crew for hosting the Thriving Oceans team in Lancaster. Workshops in castles and walks in the woods made for an amazing collaboration.
June 23, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Big thanks to the @lec-reefs.bsky.social crew for hosting the Thriving Oceans team in Lancaster. Workshops in castles and walks in the woods made for an amazing collaboration.
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We've had a blast at the Indo-Pacific Fish Conference in Taipei. Thanks to the organisers for a fantastic week! 🐟🐠🦈
Ft. talks from
@cbenkwitt.bsky.social
@lljeannot.bsky.social
@ruchakarkarey.bsky.social
@james-robinson.bsky.social
Ft. talks from
@cbenkwitt.bsky.social
@lljeannot.bsky.social
@ruchakarkarey.bsky.social
@james-robinson.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 9:12 AM
We've had a blast at the Indo-Pacific Fish Conference in Taipei. Thanks to the organisers for a fantastic week! 🐟🐠🦈
Ft. talks from
@cbenkwitt.bsky.social
@lljeannot.bsky.social
@ruchakarkarey.bsky.social
@james-robinson.bsky.social
Ft. talks from
@cbenkwitt.bsky.social
@lljeannot.bsky.social
@ruchakarkarey.bsky.social
@james-robinson.bsky.social
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In my way to a series of exciting workshops in Lancaster and Montpellier - we’ll be developing the next generation bright spots analysis. Watch this space… @lec-reefs.bsky.social
@nickajgraham.bsky.social
@nickajgraham.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 7:12 AM
In my way to a series of exciting workshops in Lancaster and Montpellier - we’ll be developing the next generation bright spots analysis. Watch this space… @lec-reefs.bsky.social
@nickajgraham.bsky.social
@nickajgraham.bsky.social
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Herculean collation of >12K megafauna tracks, >100 species, reveals 75% overlap of critical habitats with shipping, fishing, pollution or warming. Protection targets not enough to safeguard megafauna.
New paper in @science.org, led by @anammsequeira.bsky.social 👇
📸silvana-palacios,daniel-torobekov
New paper in @science.org, led by @anammsequeira.bsky.social 👇
📸silvana-palacios,daniel-torobekov
June 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Herculean collation of >12K megafauna tracks, >100 species, reveals 75% overlap of critical habitats with shipping, fishing, pollution or warming. Protection targets not enough to safeguard megafauna.
New paper in @science.org, led by @anammsequeira.bsky.social 👇
📸silvana-palacios,daniel-torobekov
New paper in @science.org, led by @anammsequeira.bsky.social 👇
📸silvana-palacios,daniel-torobekov
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Very excited to welcome @christinahicks.bsky.social to Oxford next week for her talk: "Global fisheries to support local food systems". Booking and event details: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/christ...
cc @petescarbs.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social
cc @petescarbs.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Very excited to welcome @christinahicks.bsky.social to Oxford next week for her talk: "Global fisheries to support local food systems". Booking and event details: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/christ...
cc @petescarbs.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social
cc @petescarbs.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social
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Tropical forests are not all the same: they show many shades of geographical variation. Our new paper in Nature led by @jeaggu.bsky.social combines field and satellite data to make a first map the canopy functional traits of the world’s tropical forests: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Canopy functional trait variation across Earth’s tropical forests - Nature
Data from a variety of sources—including satellite, climate and soil data, as well as field-collected information on plant traits—are pooled and analysed to map the functional diversity of tropical fo...
www.nature.com
March 6, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Tropical forests are not all the same: they show many shades of geographical variation. Our new paper in Nature led by @jeaggu.bsky.social combines field and satellite data to make a first map the canopy functional traits of the world’s tropical forests: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Deadline FRIDAY! New postdoc position on pelagic reef subsidies. @lancasteruni.bsky.social & @lec-reefs.bsky.social
Tell your friends 😎 🦑🧪🌊🌍
Tell your friends 😎 🦑🧪🌊🌍
Calling coral reef scientists, oceanographers, isotope ecologists: new post-doc at Lancaster Environment Centre with me @lec-reefs.bsky.social @renatoamorais.bsky.social @remotereefs.bsky.social @drmanateena.bsky.social
Deadline 28 Feb | Apply👇 | 🦑 🧪 🌊 🌍
hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Deadline 28 Feb | Apply👇 | 🦑 🧪 🌊 🌍
hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
February 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Deadline FRIDAY! New postdoc position on pelagic reef subsidies. @lancasteruni.bsky.social & @lec-reefs.bsky.social
Tell your friends 😎 🦑🧪🌊🌍
Tell your friends 😎 🦑🧪🌊🌍
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Two weeks left to apply for a postdoctoral researcher position in my lab, working on cuties like this Trimma capostriatum. If you're into pop gen, fish, and fieldwork, please consider applying. We're a fun group to science with! 🥹👉👈
fishandfunctions.com/join
fishandfunctions.com/s/Postdoc_Ad...
fishandfunctions.com/join
fishandfunctions.com/s/Postdoc_Ad...
January 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Two weeks left to apply for a postdoctoral researcher position in my lab, working on cuties like this Trimma capostriatum. If you're into pop gen, fish, and fieldwork, please consider applying. We're a fun group to science with! 🥹👉👈
fishandfunctions.com/join
fishandfunctions.com/s/Postdoc_Ad...
fishandfunctions.com/join
fishandfunctions.com/s/Postdoc_Ad...
Superb post-doc opportunity 👇Read the thread and get your applications in!
NEW JOB: How does pelagic-reef connectivity vary across atolls and oceans?
2 year post-doc position based at research-intensive @lancasteruni.bsky.social, and part of the fantastic @lec-reefs.bsky.social team
Apply: hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
#AcademicSky 🦑 🧪 🌊 🌍
2 year post-doc position based at research-intensive @lancasteruni.bsky.social, and part of the fantastic @lec-reefs.bsky.social team
Apply: hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
#AcademicSky 🦑 🧪 🌊 🌍
January 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Superb post-doc opportunity 👇Read the thread and get your applications in!
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NEW JOB: How does pelagic-reef connectivity vary across atolls and oceans?
2 year post-doc position based at research-intensive @lancasteruni.bsky.social, and part of the fantastic @lec-reefs.bsky.social team
Apply: hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
#AcademicSky 🦑 🧪 🌊 🌍
2 year post-doc position based at research-intensive @lancasteruni.bsky.social, and part of the fantastic @lec-reefs.bsky.social team
Apply: hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
#AcademicSky 🦑 🧪 🌊 🌍
January 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
NEW JOB: How does pelagic-reef connectivity vary across atolls and oceans?
2 year post-doc position based at research-intensive @lancasteruni.bsky.social, and part of the fantastic @lec-reefs.bsky.social team
Apply: hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
#AcademicSky 🦑 🧪 🌊 🌍
2 year post-doc position based at research-intensive @lancasteruni.bsky.social, and part of the fantastic @lec-reefs.bsky.social team
Apply: hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
#AcademicSky 🦑 🧪 🌊 🌍
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Congratulations to newly minted DR JAMES BOON @jamesboon.bsky.social aka “robot James”. Amazing thesis on behaviour, community ecology + eyeball lense peeling skillz! Absolute pleasure to supervise w Richard Field & Dan Exton @opwallscience.bsky.social @envisiondtp.bsky.social @lec-reefs.bsky.social
January 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Congratulations to newly minted DR JAMES BOON @jamesboon.bsky.social aka “robot James”. Amazing thesis on behaviour, community ecology + eyeball lense peeling skillz! Absolute pleasure to supervise w Richard Field & Dan Exton @opwallscience.bsky.social @envisiondtp.bsky.social @lec-reefs.bsky.social
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Huge congratulations to James Boon for passing his viva today with flying colours!
James' thesis is titled 'The role of refuges in coral reef ecosystems and biological invasions'.
You can read one of his chapters here: doi.org/10.1111/geb...., with more to come soon!
@jamesboon.bsky.social 🪸🤖🐟👁️
James' thesis is titled 'The role of refuges in coral reef ecosystems and biological invasions'.
You can read one of his chapters here: doi.org/10.1111/geb...., with more to come soon!
@jamesboon.bsky.social 🪸🤖🐟👁️
January 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Huge congratulations to James Boon for passing his viva today with flying colours!
James' thesis is titled 'The role of refuges in coral reef ecosystems and biological invasions'.
You can read one of his chapters here: doi.org/10.1111/geb...., with more to come soon!
@jamesboon.bsky.social 🪸🤖🐟👁️
James' thesis is titled 'The role of refuges in coral reef ecosystems and biological invasions'.
You can read one of his chapters here: doi.org/10.1111/geb...., with more to come soon!
@jamesboon.bsky.social 🪸🤖🐟👁️
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Prospective PhD students: I am recruiting another 3 PhD students to join my Thriving Oceans Research Hub
and work on the "Bright Spots 2.0" (aka exceptional responders) project as part of my ARC Laureate Fellowship www.arc.gov.au/funding-rese....
Scholarship Ad:
www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
and work on the "Bright Spots 2.0" (aka exceptional responders) project as part of my ARC Laureate Fellowship www.arc.gov.au/funding-rese....
Scholarship Ad:
www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Coral Reef Fisheries Sustainability
A $40,109 per annum stipend scholarship for a PhD student within Faculty of Science to conduct social sciences-based fieldwork.
www.sydney.edu.au
January 20, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Prospective PhD students: I am recruiting another 3 PhD students to join my Thriving Oceans Research Hub
and work on the "Bright Spots 2.0" (aka exceptional responders) project as part of my ARC Laureate Fellowship www.arc.gov.au/funding-rese....
Scholarship Ad:
www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
and work on the "Bright Spots 2.0" (aka exceptional responders) project as part of my ARC Laureate Fellowship www.arc.gov.au/funding-rese....
Scholarship Ad:
www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
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A trio of fabulous PhD positions for prospective PhD students interested in coral reef fisheries, experimental economic games, fisheries supply chains, or all of the above! Come join us in beautiful Sydney 🐟
Please share with your network!
Please share with your network!
Prospective PhD students: I am recruiting another 3 PhD students to join my Thriving Oceans Research Hub
and work on the "Bright Spots 2.0" (aka exceptional responders) project as part of my ARC Laureate Fellowship www.arc.gov.au/funding-rese....
Scholarship Ad:
www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
and work on the "Bright Spots 2.0" (aka exceptional responders) project as part of my ARC Laureate Fellowship www.arc.gov.au/funding-rese....
Scholarship Ad:
www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Coral Reef Fisheries Sustainability
A $40,109 per annum stipend scholarship for a PhD student within Faculty of Science to conduct social sciences-based fieldwork.
www.sydney.edu.au
January 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
A trio of fabulous PhD positions for prospective PhD students interested in coral reef fisheries, experimental economic games, fisheries supply chains, or all of the above! Come join us in beautiful Sydney 🐟
Please share with your network!
Please share with your network!
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Emergent patterns of reef fish diversity correlate with coral assemblage shifts along the #GreatBarrierReef doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Emergent patterns of reef fish diversity correlate with coral assemblage shifts along the Great Barrier Reef - Nature Communications
Coral reefs have been severely affected by anthropogenic stress. Using long term data from the Great Barrier Reef, this study found temporal changes in the latitudinal diversity gradient, and stronger...
doi.org
January 21, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Emergent patterns of reef fish diversity correlate with coral assemblage shifts along the #GreatBarrierReef doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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Fish diversity has changed dramatically on the Great Barrier Reef @earthdotcom.bsky.social
www.earth.com/news/fish-di...
www.earth.com/news/fish-di...
Fish diversity has changed dramatically on the Great Barrier Reef
The team found that the diversity of fish communities across the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) have changed dramatically since the 1990s.
www.earth.com
January 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Fish diversity has changed dramatically on the Great Barrier Reef @earthdotcom.bsky.social
www.earth.com/news/fish-di...
www.earth.com/news/fish-di...