Christina Hicks
@christinahicks.bsky.social
Professor. Environmental social scientist at Lancaster Environment Centre. Trying to return to a fell runner
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I'm also helping out with this exciting session on *Pedagogies of Hope*
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nomadit.co.uk/conference/p...
P124: Pedagogies of hope: Ideas and practices for teaching and learning in a time of crisis
An interactive, round table format, for the sharing insights, experiences and practices. 5 short talks (5 minutes each) invited to frame discussion.
nomadit.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I'm also helping out with this exciting session on *Pedagogies of Hope*
nomadit.co.uk/conference/p...
nomadit.co.uk/conference/p...
3-year postdoc @lancasteruni.bsky.social w/ Dr's John Childs & Nicola Firth
Decolonising the Deep Seabed: Countermapping Territory, Heritage & Knowledge
Offering an alternative t0 mainstream approaches to understanding the political geography of the deep seabed
hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Decolonising the Deep Seabed: Countermapping Territory, Heritage & Knowledge
Offering an alternative t0 mainstream approaches to understanding the political geography of the deep seabed
hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at Lancaster University: Senior Research Associate - Decolonising the Deep Seabed: Countermapping Territory, Heritage and Knowledge
Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC) is pleased to announce a Senior Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) position as part of a Leverhulme Trust-funded project ‘Decolonising the Deep Seabed: Counterma...
hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk
August 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
3-year postdoc @lancasteruni.bsky.social w/ Dr's John Childs & Nicola Firth
Decolonising the Deep Seabed: Countermapping Territory, Heritage & Knowledge
Offering an alternative t0 mainstream approaches to understanding the political geography of the deep seabed
hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Decolonising the Deep Seabed: Countermapping Territory, Heritage & Knowledge
Offering an alternative t0 mainstream approaches to understanding the political geography of the deep seabed
hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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Cross-ecosystem nutrient fluxes can influence recipient food webs. @cbenkwitt.bsky.social &co's study of #NutrientSubsidies shows that dynamic metrics better revealed flow & effects of #seabird derived nutrients through #CoralReef food chains @lec-reefs.bsky.social @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/44RFyJk
July 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Cross-ecosystem nutrient fluxes can influence recipient food webs. @cbenkwitt.bsky.social &co's study of #NutrientSubsidies shows that dynamic metrics better revealed flow & effects of #seabird derived nutrients through #CoralReef food chains @lec-reefs.bsky.social @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/44RFyJk
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The study was published in @plosbiology.org - you can find out more by following the link below
Follow @lec-reefs.bsky.social to stay updated on our researchers’ work
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/seychel...
Follow @lec-reefs.bsky.social to stay updated on our researchers’ work
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/seychel...
Seychelles study shows seabird nutrients boost marine ecosystems around rat-free islands - Lancaster University
A newly published study shows that nutrients from seabird droppings boost the growth of algae in coral reefs in the Seychelles – helping to feed and sustain populations of herbivorous fish that feed o...
www.lancaster.ac.uk
July 9, 2025 at 8:03 AM
The study was published in @plosbiology.org - you can find out more by following the link below
Follow @lec-reefs.bsky.social to stay updated on our researchers’ work
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/seychel...
Follow @lec-reefs.bsky.social to stay updated on our researchers’ work
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/seychel...
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“Despite overwhelming evidence of the interlinked, intergenerational, severe and widespread human rights impacts of the fossil fuel life cycle … these countries have and are still accruing enormous profits from fossil fuels, and are still not taking decisive action,” Elisa Morgera.
bit.ly/40vBaNw
bit.ly/40vBaNw
UN expert urges criminalizing fossil fuel disinformation, banning lobbying
Rapporteur calls for defossilization of economies and urgent reparations to avert ‘catastrophic’ rights and climate harms
www.theguardian.com
July 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“Despite overwhelming evidence of the interlinked, intergenerational, severe and widespread human rights impacts of the fossil fuel life cycle … these countries have and are still accruing enormous profits from fossil fuels, and are still not taking decisive action,” Elisa Morgera.
bit.ly/40vBaNw
bit.ly/40vBaNw
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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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The way the seafood industry operates is an excellent illustration of how a complex global supply chain impacts environmental, social and economic sustainability. As this article - which quotes Pentland Centre member @christinahicks.bsky.social - demonstrates.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The hidden cost of your supermarket sea bass
Revealed: an investigation shows how consumers buying fish in the UK are playing a role in food insecurity and unemployment in Senegal
www.theguardian.com
June 4, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The way the seafood industry operates is an excellent illustration of how a complex global supply chain impacts environmental, social and economic sustainability. As this article - which quotes Pentland Centre member @christinahicks.bsky.social - demonstrates.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Huge congratulations to our @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social who has been awarded a Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prize – for her outstanding achievements and contributions to Canada’s cultural and intellectual heritage.
canadacouncil.ca/funding/priz...
canadacouncil.ca/funding/priz...
Molson Prizes
The Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prizes are awarded to two persons – one in the arts and the other in the social sciences and humanities, who have distinguished themselves by their outstanding a...
canadacouncil.ca
June 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Huge congratulations to our @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social who has been awarded a Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prize – for her outstanding achievements and contributions to Canada’s cultural and intellectual heritage.
canadacouncil.ca/funding/priz...
canadacouncil.ca/funding/priz...
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“We already have the tools… now we need governments to act.” 🌊
In a powerful op-ed for @ipsnews.net , actor and @oceana.bsky.social board member @teddanson.bsky.social calls on world leaders to confront illegal fishing, and spotlights @globalfishingwatch.org as a solution.
🔗 bit.ly/4dAh75Y
In a powerful op-ed for @ipsnews.net , actor and @oceana.bsky.social board member @teddanson.bsky.social calls on world leaders to confront illegal fishing, and spotlights @globalfishingwatch.org as a solution.
🔗 bit.ly/4dAh75Y
Seafood Without Transparency is a Recipe for Disaster
Seafood is a staple in my house – fish tacos, paella, sushi. But no matter how good it tastes, I can’t help but wonder: was my fish caught responsibly? Or did something go horribly wrong before it eve...
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May 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
“We already have the tools… now we need governments to act.” 🌊
In a powerful op-ed for @ipsnews.net , actor and @oceana.bsky.social board member @teddanson.bsky.social calls on world leaders to confront illegal fishing, and spotlights @globalfishingwatch.org as a solution.
🔗 bit.ly/4dAh75Y
In a powerful op-ed for @ipsnews.net , actor and @oceana.bsky.social board member @teddanson.bsky.social calls on world leaders to confront illegal fishing, and spotlights @globalfishingwatch.org as a solution.
🔗 bit.ly/4dAh75Y
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RIP Jim Estes, distinguished UC Santa Cruz professor and ecologist, dubbed “the sea otter whisperer.” 🦦 www.nature.com/articles/533...
May 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
RIP Jim Estes, distinguished UC Santa Cruz professor and ecologist, dubbed “the sea otter whisperer.” 🦦 www.nature.com/articles/533...
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Transparency is at the heart of everything we do - on the water, in policy and across digital spaces.
That’s why we’ve joined Bluesky. As more researchers, advocates and institutions move here, we’re showing up to share open data, science and stories that power ocean protection.
That’s why we’ve joined Bluesky. As more researchers, advocates and institutions move here, we’re showing up to share open data, science and stories that power ocean protection.
May 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Transparency is at the heart of everything we do - on the water, in policy and across digital spaces.
That’s why we’ve joined Bluesky. As more researchers, advocates and institutions move here, we’re showing up to share open data, science and stories that power ocean protection.
That’s why we’ve joined Bluesky. As more researchers, advocates and institutions move here, we’re showing up to share open data, science and stories that power ocean protection.
Very much looking forward to talking about everything fishy and nutritious in Oxford on Wednesday. Many thanks for the invitation @petescarbs.bsky.social
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 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Very much looking forward to talking about everything fishy and nutritious in Oxford on Wednesday. Many thanks for the invitation @petescarbs.bsky.social
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Ocean economics professor Dr. Rashid Sumaila of @ubcoceans.bsky.social says deep-sea mining might lead to short-term profits for mining companies & some financial benefits for countries like the Cook Islands, but the long-term costs are significant.
bit.ly/3Yr3L5s
bit.ly/3Yr3L5s
The $20 trillion fight over who controls the seabed, Part 2
Honolulu,HAWAII — In order for their sovereignty to be recognized internationally, Indigenous Pacific peoples had to adopt the nation-state structure created by imperial powers, conf
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April 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Ocean economics professor Dr. Rashid Sumaila of @ubcoceans.bsky.social says deep-sea mining might lead to short-term profits for mining companies & some financial benefits for countries like the Cook Islands, but the long-term costs are significant.
bit.ly/3Yr3L5s
bit.ly/3Yr3L5s
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This Earth Day, no photo could hold what I wanted to say. So I wrote about the National Nature Assessment: a project canceled, a team revived, a future still being written. Because we are—still—united by nature.
🍃 weareunitedbynature.org
🍃 weareunitedbynature.org
April 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This Earth Day, no photo could hold what I wanted to say. So I wrote about the National Nature Assessment: a project canceled, a team revived, a future still being written. Because we are—still—united by nature.
🍃 weareunitedbynature.org
🍃 weareunitedbynature.org
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The deadline for these two fully-funded phd projects is fast approaching (5th May). Do share far and wide.
Two fully-funded PhD scholarships @BangorUni
in conservation social science. Deadline 5th May. If you have conservation scientists, geographers, economists, sociologists in your network do share. Details in thread below (1/3)
www.bangor.ac.uk/conservation...
in conservation social science. Deadline 5th May. If you have conservation scientists, geographers, economists, sociologists in your network do share. Details in thread below (1/3)
www.bangor.ac.uk/conservation...
April 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The deadline for these two fully-funded phd projects is fast approaching (5th May). Do share far and wide.
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Most conservation initiatives require changes in human behavior. Insights from behavioral science may help bridge that gap.
Learn more on #EarthDay:
Learn more on #EarthDay:
How behavioral science can help conservation
Leveraging cognitive biases and social influence can make conservation efforts more effective
scim.ag
April 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Most conservation initiatives require changes in human behavior. Insights from behavioral science may help bridge that gap.
Learn more on #EarthDay:
Learn more on #EarthDay:
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They canceled the National Nature Assessment. We kept going. The science didn’t stop. Neither did our hope, or our resolve. The work is still happening—independent, evolving, and grounded in purpose. Because weareunitedbynature.org
🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/o...
🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/o...
Opinion | We Found a Work Around to Trump Defunding Science
When knowledge is threatened, don’t just mourn it. Build around it.
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 9:54 AM
They canceled the National Nature Assessment. We kept going. The science didn’t stop. Neither did our hope, or our resolve. The work is still happening—independent, evolving, and grounded in purpose. Because weareunitedbynature.org
🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/o...
🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/o...
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Hi eNGO friends and friends of eNGOs. Tomorrow might be really rough, if not for all of us, at least for some of us. And solidarity is what I hope keeps us from getting picked off one by one. We are all worried, but determined.
"In America, if you don't knuckle under, you get a knuckle sandwich."
Trump may announce EO on Earth Day pulling enviro organizations' statuses, declaring them "terrorist" orgs. bit.ly/3Gg67OD
@billmckibben.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com @columbusfreepress.bsky.social @toledonews.bsky.social
Trump may announce EO on Earth Day pulling enviro organizations' statuses, declaring them "terrorist" orgs. bit.ly/3Gg67OD
@billmckibben.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com @columbusfreepress.bsky.social @toledonews.bsky.social
Earth Day Massacre? Environmental Groups Fear Trump Ready to Take Aim at Nonprofit Status | Common Dreams
Environmental groups fear Trump may target their tax-exempt status on Earth Day. Legal teams are preparing for potential action.
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April 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Hi eNGO friends and friends of eNGOs. Tomorrow might be really rough, if not for all of us, at least for some of us. And solidarity is what I hope keeps us from getting picked off one by one. We are all worried, but determined.
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Just IPES-Food's animation video, "WHY CHEAP FOOD COMES AT A VERY HIGH PRICE", being shown on the main floor of the @fao.org.
While cheap ultra processed food is the norm, a low price tag comes with very heavy costs — for health, people, & planet.
📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGd6... #scalingtca
While cheap ultra processed food is the norm, a low price tag comes with very heavy costs — for health, people, & planet.
📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGd6... #scalingtca
April 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Just IPES-Food's animation video, "WHY CHEAP FOOD COMES AT A VERY HIGH PRICE", being shown on the main floor of the @fao.org.
While cheap ultra processed food is the norm, a low price tag comes with very heavy costs — for health, people, & planet.
📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGd6... #scalingtca
While cheap ultra processed food is the norm, a low price tag comes with very heavy costs — for health, people, & planet.
📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGd6... #scalingtca
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Was happy to speak with Jeremy at Eat this Podcast last week - episode out now. Thanks so much for the opportunity to talk about the rise of corporate power in the agricultural inputs sector and its wider consequences. (It's been a busy few weeks with podcasts!)
www.eatthispodcast.com/titans/
www.eatthispodcast.com/titans/
April 15, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Was happy to speak with Jeremy at Eat this Podcast last week - episode out now. Thanks so much for the opportunity to talk about the rise of corporate power in the agricultural inputs sector and its wider consequences. (It's been a busy few weeks with podcasts!)
www.eatthispodcast.com/titans/
www.eatthispodcast.com/titans/
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EU chief 'surprised' at #fish status in #Brexit talks
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Really? Where were you last time? #brexitreality 🐟
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Really? Where were you last time? #brexitreality 🐟
EU chief 'surprised' at importance of fish in Brexit talks - BBC News
EU commissioner Kaja Kallas says she hopes a 'reset' deal with the UK can still be signed next month.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
EU chief 'surprised' at #fish status in #Brexit talks
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Really? Where were you last time? #brexitreality 🐟
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Really? Where were you last time? #brexitreality 🐟
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🌊 How to campaign for ocean protection in challenging times
🎣 Stories from fishers in the U.K and Ireland
🥤 What are microplastics — and why should we be worried about them?
Catch articles on all this & more in Oceana's Spring 2025 Magazine, now online!
🎣 Stories from fishers in the U.K and Ireland
🥤 What are microplastics — and why should we be worried about them?
Catch articles on all this & more in Oceana's Spring 2025 Magazine, now online!
Spring 2025 | Oceana
Spring 2025
oceana.ly
April 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🌊 How to campaign for ocean protection in challenging times
🎣 Stories from fishers in the U.K and Ireland
🥤 What are microplastics — and why should we be worried about them?
Catch articles on all this & more in Oceana's Spring 2025 Magazine, now online!
🎣 Stories from fishers in the U.K and Ireland
🥤 What are microplastics — and why should we be worried about them?
Catch articles on all this & more in Oceana's Spring 2025 Magazine, now online!
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A huge honor to get to write something with my hero @naomiaklein.bsky.social.
We wish it was a happier topic, but it's an urgent one.
We dove deep into the apocalyptic fervor of the far right to issue a warning about the rise of End Times Fascism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
We wish it was a happier topic, but it's an urgent one.
We dove deep into the apocalyptic fervor of the far right to issue a warning about the rise of End Times Fascism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
April 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
A huge honor to get to write something with my hero @naomiaklein.bsky.social.
We wish it was a happier topic, but it's an urgent one.
We dove deep into the apocalyptic fervor of the far right to issue a warning about the rise of End Times Fascism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
We wish it was a happier topic, but it's an urgent one.
We dove deep into the apocalyptic fervor of the far right to issue a warning about the rise of End Times Fascism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Two fully-funded PhD scholarships @BangorUni
in conservation social science. Deadline 5th May. If you have conservation scientists, geographers, economists, sociologists in your network do share. Details in thread below (1/3)
www.bangor.ac.uk/conservation...
in conservation social science. Deadline 5th May. If you have conservation scientists, geographers, economists, sociologists in your network do share. Details in thread below (1/3)
www.bangor.ac.uk/conservation...
March 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Two fully-funded PhD scholarships @BangorUni
in conservation social science. Deadline 5th May. If you have conservation scientists, geographers, economists, sociologists in your network do share. Details in thread below (1/3)
www.bangor.ac.uk/conservation...
in conservation social science. Deadline 5th May. If you have conservation scientists, geographers, economists, sociologists in your network do share. Details in thread below (1/3)
www.bangor.ac.uk/conservation...
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"If science is to honour one of its core values — a commitment to the truth wherever it might lead — scientists must stand up for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in science."
-- Arthur Caplan
Don't wait out four hard years: speak truth to power NOW
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪
-- Arthur Caplan
Don't wait out four hard years: speak truth to power NOW
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪
Don’t wait out four hard years: speak truth to power
The importance of diversity in science is an unshakeable reality that the scientific community must stand by.
www.nature.com
March 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
"If science is to honour one of its core values — a commitment to the truth wherever it might lead — scientists must stand up for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in science."
-- Arthur Caplan
Don't wait out four hard years: speak truth to power NOW
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪
-- Arthur Caplan
Don't wait out four hard years: speak truth to power NOW
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪