Chloe MacLaren
@agent-sprout.bsky.social
Plant (agro)ecologist 🌱🌾🌻☘️🌳🌼🌿
Working for SLU in Sweden 🇸🇪
Research on cropping systems in Europe and southern Africa 🌍
From New Zealand 🇳🇿
Working for SLU in Sweden 🇸🇪
Research on cropping systems in Europe and southern Africa 🌍
From New Zealand 🇳🇿
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Interested in #agdata? Then join us at the @rothamsted.bsky.social data hackathon using the rich long-term data from our Long-term experiments, North Wyke Farm Platform and Insect Survey @rothamsted-lte.bsky.social, @thefarmplatform.bsky.social www.tickettailor.com/events/rotha...
July 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Interested in #agdata? Then join us at the @rothamsted.bsky.social data hackathon using the rich long-term data from our Long-term experiments, North Wyke Farm Platform and Insect Survey @rothamsted-lte.bsky.social, @thefarmplatform.bsky.social www.tickettailor.com/events/rotha...
Leaving Zimbabwe 😢 ... and moving to Sweden!🥳
June 9, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Leaving Zimbabwe 😢 ... and moving to Sweden!🥳
Had a classic Reviewer 2 this morning. They wrote half their comments in CAPITAL LETTERS, APPARENTLY OBLIVIOUS TO THE FACT THAT IT READS LIKE SHOUTING 😂
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June 4, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Had a classic Reviewer 2 this morning. They wrote half their comments in CAPITAL LETTERS, APPARENTLY OBLIVIOUS TO THE FACT THAT IT READS LIKE SHOUTING 😂
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'Empathy is a kind of strength' - wish we had more world leaders who thought this way...
‘Empathy is a kind of strength’: Jacinda Ardern on kind leadership, public rage and life in Trump’s America
Young, progressive and relatable, the former prime minister of New Zealand tried to do politics differently. But six years into power, she dramatically resigned. In an exclusive interview with the Gua...
www.theguardian.com
May 31, 2025 at 5:53 AM
'Empathy is a kind of strength' - wish we had more world leaders who thought this way...
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I love that this has struck a chord. This was a chance for me to think out loud about some of the things I've learned over the years in my research career. If you're an #ECR, you might find something useful. You also might not, but take a look and if you like it, subscribe for more.
What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers
Reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career.
predirections.substack.com/p/what-i-wis...
Reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career.
predirections.substack.com/p/what-i-wis...
What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers
Thirty three reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career.
predirections.substack.com
May 27, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I love that this has struck a chord. This was a chance for me to think out loud about some of the things I've learned over the years in my research career. If you're an #ECR, you might find something useful. You also might not, but take a look and if you like it, subscribe for more.
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On May 15th at 9:00 (CET), I will be presenting my HDR dissertation
'Sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems for improved food security and adaptation to climate change in Africa'
Use this link to join online:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
'Sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems for improved food security and adaptation to climate change in Africa'
Use this link to join online:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Join conversation
teams.microsoft.com
May 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
On May 15th at 9:00 (CET), I will be presenting my HDR dissertation
'Sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems for improved food security and adaptation to climate change in Africa'
Use this link to join online:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
'Sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems for improved food security and adaptation to climate change in Africa'
Use this link to join online:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
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Open postdoc position in my lab @earlhaminst.bsky.social @quadraminstitute.bsky.social
We will generate large-scale soil metagenomes to research the impact of agriculture on healthy soil microbiomes, developing strategies to increase carbon retention: jobs.earlham.ac.uk/Details.asp?...
Please RT
We will generate large-scale soil metagenomes to research the impact of agriculture on healthy soil microbiomes, developing strategies to increase carbon retention: jobs.earlham.ac.uk/Details.asp?...
Please RT
May 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Open postdoc position in my lab @earlhaminst.bsky.social @quadraminstitute.bsky.social
We will generate large-scale soil metagenomes to research the impact of agriculture on healthy soil microbiomes, developing strategies to increase carbon retention: jobs.earlham.ac.uk/Details.asp?...
Please RT
We will generate large-scale soil metagenomes to research the impact of agriculture on healthy soil microbiomes, developing strategies to increase carbon retention: jobs.earlham.ac.uk/Details.asp?...
Please RT
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On the importance of maintaining professional distance in research labs: how much harm in academia (maybe) comes from seemingly good intentions.
Recorded spontaneously today in Ishikawa, during a hike, since this has been on my mind.
Let me know what you think!
#AcademicSky
youtu.be/ppbnxMkgo3Q
Recorded spontaneously today in Ishikawa, during a hike, since this has been on my mind.
Let me know what you think!
#AcademicSky
youtu.be/ppbnxMkgo3Q
Importance of maintaining professional distance in academia: how to avoid harm
YouTube video by Life in academia
youtu.be
May 6, 2025 at 7:49 AM
On the importance of maintaining professional distance in research labs: how much harm in academia (maybe) comes from seemingly good intentions.
Recorded spontaneously today in Ishikawa, during a hike, since this has been on my mind.
Let me know what you think!
#AcademicSky
youtu.be/ppbnxMkgo3Q
Recorded spontaneously today in Ishikawa, during a hike, since this has been on my mind.
Let me know what you think!
#AcademicSky
youtu.be/ppbnxMkgo3Q
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Don't forget to apply for this PhD in lovely Aotearoa! Closes 30th April
FULLY-FUNDED NZ PhD @aucklanduni.bsky.social on role of bird dispersal in weed spread from residential gardens. Great team working on understanding emerging weeds & prevention. Closes 30th April. Full details: stanleylab.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/opportunities/ Funding: Bioprotection Aotearoa 🌏🧪🌱
April 11, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Don't forget to apply for this PhD in lovely Aotearoa! Closes 30th April
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In the news this week, what do you have in common with 89% of the rest of the world but think you are in a minority?
It turns out that although we feel like a silent minority we are actually a rather large majority.
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It turns out that although we feel like a silent minority we are actually a rather large majority.
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April 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
In the news this week, what do you have in common with 89% of the rest of the world but think you are in a minority?
It turns out that although we feel like a silent minority we are actually a rather large majority.
1/n
It turns out that although we feel like a silent minority we are actually a rather large majority.
1/n
In a new paper, we propose the 'ecological yield gap' as a framework to strengthen collaboration between agronomists and ecologists in our quest to enhance on-farm ecosystem services in ways that effectively sustain crop yields while minimising input use:
doi.org/10.1016/j.gf...
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doi.org/10.1016/j.gf...
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Narrowing the ecological yield gap to sustain crop yields with less inputs
Sustainable production of sufficient and healthy food requires efficient use of agricultural inputs. In many regions of the world with intensive agric…
www.sciencedirect.com
April 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
In a new paper, we propose the 'ecological yield gap' as a framework to strengthen collaboration between agronomists and ecologists in our quest to enhance on-farm ecosystem services in ways that effectively sustain crop yields while minimising input use:
doi.org/10.1016/j.gf...
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doi.org/10.1016/j.gf...
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📢 New #PhD offer. You have a MSc degree in agronomy, soil science or plant ecophysiology AND you are from Kenya? This offer might be for you.
"Contribution of #agroforestry systems 🌳 🌽 🥑 🐐 to provisioning ecosystem services, #climatechange adaptation and mitigation in Kenya"
Deadline: 31.05.2025.
"Contribution of #agroforestry systems 🌳 🌽 🥑 🐐 to provisioning ecosystem services, #climatechange adaptation and mitigation in Kenya"
Deadline: 31.05.2025.
April 16, 2025 at 9:18 AM
📢 New #PhD offer. You have a MSc degree in agronomy, soil science or plant ecophysiology AND you are from Kenya? This offer might be for you.
"Contribution of #agroforestry systems 🌳 🌽 🥑 🐐 to provisioning ecosystem services, #climatechange adaptation and mitigation in Kenya"
Deadline: 31.05.2025.
"Contribution of #agroforestry systems 🌳 🌽 🥑 🐐 to provisioning ecosystem services, #climatechange adaptation and mitigation in Kenya"
Deadline: 31.05.2025.
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1. LLM-generated code tries to run code from online software packages. Which is normal but
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
LLMs hallucinating nonexistent software packages with plausible names leads to a new malware vulnerability: "slopsquatting."
LLMs can't stop making up software dependencies and sabotaging everything
: Hallucinated package names fuel 'slopsquatting'
www.theregister.com
April 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
1. LLM-generated code tries to run code from online software packages. Which is normal but
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
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Accurate simulation of the provision of nitrogen by soil organic matter is critical in low-input smallholder systems.
recrutement.cirad.fr/job/job-cher...
Join us at Cirad - Postdoc position to help with crop model intercomparison @agmip.bsky.social
recrutement.cirad.fr/job/job-cher...
Join us at Cirad - Postdoc position to help with crop model intercomparison @agmip.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Accurate simulation of the provision of nitrogen by soil organic matter is critical in low-input smallholder systems.
recrutement.cirad.fr/job/job-cher...
Join us at Cirad - Postdoc position to help with crop model intercomparison @agmip.bsky.social
recrutement.cirad.fr/job/job-cher...
Join us at Cirad - Postdoc position to help with crop model intercomparison @agmip.bsky.social
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Could drought and poor soil undermine the performance of intercropping ?
Our study in semi-arid Zimbabwe found that the benefits of intercropping are maintained even with water and N stress.
doi.org/10.1016/j.fc...
Congrats Illiana Kwenda - A nice combination of field experiments and modelling
Our study in semi-arid Zimbabwe found that the benefits of intercropping are maintained even with water and N stress.
doi.org/10.1016/j.fc...
Congrats Illiana Kwenda - A nice combination of field experiments and modelling
April 9, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Could drought and poor soil undermine the performance of intercropping ?
Our study in semi-arid Zimbabwe found that the benefits of intercropping are maintained even with water and N stress.
doi.org/10.1016/j.fc...
Congrats Illiana Kwenda - A nice combination of field experiments and modelling
Our study in semi-arid Zimbabwe found that the benefits of intercropping are maintained even with water and N stress.
doi.org/10.1016/j.fc...
Congrats Illiana Kwenda - A nice combination of field experiments and modelling
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New online! Crop pest responses to global changes in climate and land management
Crop pest responses to global changes in climate and land management
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, Published online: 08 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s43017-025-00652-3Crop yield losses to insect pests pose a risk to food security. This Review assesses global trends of crop pest prevalence associated with global environmental change, identifies the underlying ecological mechanisms and proposes strategies for effective, sustainable management of pests to support future food security.
www.nature.com
April 8, 2025 at 5:04 AM
New online! Crop pest responses to global changes in climate and land management
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Lots of excellent advice in this piece. The core message - only through writing do you really think and order your thoughts into logical sense. Makes a case for not using AI for 1st draft because you bypass the thinking step
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@naturebiotech.bsky.social
#PlantScience
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@naturebiotech.bsky.social
#PlantScience
An open letter to graduate students and other procrastinators: it’s time to write - Nature Biotechnology
Nature Biotechnology - An open letter to graduate students and other procrastinators: it’s time to write
www.nature.com
April 5, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Lots of excellent advice in this piece. The core message - only through writing do you really think and order your thoughts into logical sense. Makes a case for not using AI for 1st draft because you bypass the thinking step
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@naturebiotech.bsky.social
#PlantScience
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@naturebiotech.bsky.social
#PlantScience
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Soil conditions can significantly increase rainfall in the world's megastorm hotspots, a new UKCEH-led study has found ⛈️ .
The ground-breaking research led by @drexomole.bsky.social is set to transform early warning systems in tropical regions.
See our news: www.ceh.ac.uk/press/soil-c... 🧪
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The ground-breaking research led by @drexomole.bsky.social is set to transform early warning systems in tropical regions.
See our news: www.ceh.ac.uk/press/soil-c... 🧪
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April 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Soil conditions can significantly increase rainfall in the world's megastorm hotspots, a new UKCEH-led study has found ⛈️ .
The ground-breaking research led by @drexomole.bsky.social is set to transform early warning systems in tropical regions.
See our news: www.ceh.ac.uk/press/soil-c... 🧪
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The ground-breaking research led by @drexomole.bsky.social is set to transform early warning systems in tropical regions.
See our news: www.ceh.ac.uk/press/soil-c... 🧪
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The Swedish Research Council is offering 2 million SEK grants directed at scholars from outside Europe who want to relocate to Sweden and work at Swedish research institutions. The call opens 15 April. www.vr.se/english/just...
New grant for recruiting researchers active outside Europe
In mid-April, the Swedish Research Council will issue a call for grants of 2 million SEK to enable Swedish higher education institutions and other research organisations to recruit prominent researche...
www.vr.se
April 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The Swedish Research Council is offering 2 million SEK grants directed at scholars from outside Europe who want to relocate to Sweden and work at Swedish research institutions. The call opens 15 April. www.vr.se/english/just...
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PhD offer in the #GALILEO project @lerouxlouise.bsky.social @cirad.bsky.social @mcorbeels.bsky.social
"Multi-criteria & multi-scale assessment of performances & trade-offs induced by #agroforestry 🌳 🌽 🥑 🐄 for #climatechange resilience"
Deadline: 11 May 2025:
gaia.umontpellier.fr/documents/SU...
"Multi-criteria & multi-scale assessment of performances & trade-offs induced by #agroforestry 🌳 🌽 🥑 🐄 for #climatechange resilience"
Deadline: 11 May 2025:
gaia.umontpellier.fr/documents/SU...
gaia.umontpellier.fr
April 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
PhD offer in the #GALILEO project @lerouxlouise.bsky.social @cirad.bsky.social @mcorbeels.bsky.social
"Multi-criteria & multi-scale assessment of performances & trade-offs induced by #agroforestry 🌳 🌽 🥑 🐄 for #climatechange resilience"
Deadline: 11 May 2025:
gaia.umontpellier.fr/documents/SU...
"Multi-criteria & multi-scale assessment of performances & trade-offs induced by #agroforestry 🌳 🌽 🥑 🐄 for #climatechange resilience"
Deadline: 11 May 2025:
gaia.umontpellier.fr/documents/SU...
Nice of the White House to put my own little mistake into perspective 🫣😬
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
March 25, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Nice of the White House to put my own little mistake into perspective 🫣😬
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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🚨We are hiring🚨ECR with a PhD within 7 years? Tenure track position (akin to Assistant Prof) in Earth and Env Data Science at U of Gothenburg, Sweden. Expertise in remote sensing and machine learning. Work on climate change, Earth systems, biodiversity, #EO, #UAV Deadline May 10 tinyurl.com/58ft38du
Associate Senior Lecturer in Earth and Environmental Data Science
Associate Senior Lecturer in Earth and Environmental Data Science
At the Department of Earth Sciences, we
tinyurl.com
March 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🚨We are hiring🚨ECR with a PhD within 7 years? Tenure track position (akin to Assistant Prof) in Earth and Env Data Science at U of Gothenburg, Sweden. Expertise in remote sensing and machine learning. Work on climate change, Earth systems, biodiversity, #EO, #UAV Deadline May 10 tinyurl.com/58ft38du
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📢 You are from Sub-Saharan Africa, have a MSc in biological science?
Here is a PhD offer in 🇰🇪 w\ ICIPE, Univ Embu, CIRAD:
"Evaluation of impact of #agroforestry 🌳🌽 & conventional farming systems on belowground #biodiversity 🐜🪱 & regulating services"
📅 19 Mar 2025
scholarships.icipe.org/calls/51
Here is a PhD offer in 🇰🇪 w\ ICIPE, Univ Embu, CIRAD:
"Evaluation of impact of #agroforestry 🌳🌽 & conventional farming systems on belowground #biodiversity 🐜🪱 & regulating services"
📅 19 Mar 2025
scholarships.icipe.org/calls/51
ICIPE Scholarships portal
scholarships.icipe.org
March 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
📢 You are from Sub-Saharan Africa, have a MSc in biological science?
Here is a PhD offer in 🇰🇪 w\ ICIPE, Univ Embu, CIRAD:
"Evaluation of impact of #agroforestry 🌳🌽 & conventional farming systems on belowground #biodiversity 🐜🪱 & regulating services"
📅 19 Mar 2025
scholarships.icipe.org/calls/51
Here is a PhD offer in 🇰🇪 w\ ICIPE, Univ Embu, CIRAD:
"Evaluation of impact of #agroforestry 🌳🌽 & conventional farming systems on belowground #biodiversity 🐜🪱 & regulating services"
📅 19 Mar 2025
scholarships.icipe.org/calls/51
PhD position in the UK on invasive plants with a fantastic supervisor 🤩🌱🌿🧪
Looking for a PhD in biological invasion? Come and join us at Coventry University @coventrycawr.bsky.social this September to study emerging invasive plants. Project in collaboration with @bsbiscience.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social and linked to @onestop-project.eu.
Emerging invasive alien species and their management
This fully funded studentship explores the early identification of emerging invasive alien plants in Britain and stakeholders' awareness and management responses.
www.coventry.ac.uk
March 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
PhD position in the UK on invasive plants with a fantastic supervisor 🤩🌱🌿🧪