Dr Alex Dunhill
@dralexdunhill.bsky.social
father | husband | Yorkshireman | ⚽️ coach/referee | Associate Professor of Palaeobiology | extinction & macroecology | UP THE OWLS & UP THE MAIN! views my own (he/him)
https://amdunhill.co.uk/
https://amdunhill.co.uk/
What is Extinction Studies?
DeepBio@Leeds PGR Kate Simpson explains how her research brings together palaeontology and poetry to conceptualise mass extinction and geological timescales.
amdunhill.co.uk/2025/11/12/w...
DeepBio@Leeds PGR Kate Simpson explains how her research brings together palaeontology and poetry to conceptualise mass extinction and geological timescales.
amdunhill.co.uk/2025/11/12/w...
What is Extinction Studies?
DeepBio@Leeds PhD student Kate Simpson tells us how her research brings together palaeontology and poetry to conceptualise mass extinction and geological timescales.
amdunhill.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What is Extinction Studies?
DeepBio@Leeds PGR Kate Simpson explains how her research brings together palaeontology and poetry to conceptualise mass extinction and geological timescales.
amdunhill.co.uk/2025/11/12/w...
DeepBio@Leeds PGR Kate Simpson explains how her research brings together palaeontology and poetry to conceptualise mass extinction and geological timescales.
amdunhill.co.uk/2025/11/12/w...
Want to do a PhD linking palaeontology, ecological modelling and polar ecosystems? Look no further than this NERC GW4+ DLTP funded project with @rowanwhittlebas.bsky.social at @bas.ac.uk & @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social and others (inc me).
www.bristol.ac.uk/media-librar...
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www.bristol.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Want to do a PhD linking palaeontology, ecological modelling and polar ecosystems? Look no further than this NERC GW4+ DLTP funded project with @rowanwhittlebas.bsky.social at @bas.ac.uk & @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social and others (inc me).
www.bristol.ac.uk/media-librar...
www.bristol.ac.uk/media-librar...
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What a great bunch of paleobiologists and soooo international!! the annual @paleosynth.bsky.social summer school. Such a pleasure to share methods with u all. Thanks @devapriya-chat.bsky.social @dralexdunhill.bsky.social @moriakiyasuhara.bsky.social & others for sending ur grad students over!
September 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
What a great bunch of paleobiologists and soooo international!! the annual @paleosynth.bsky.social summer school. Such a pleasure to share methods with u all. Thanks @devapriya-chat.bsky.social @dralexdunhill.bsky.social @moriakiyasuhara.bsky.social & others for sending ur grad students over!
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⚠️Don't forget to join us today - Monday 19th May - Dr Alex Dunhill @dralexdunhill.bsky.social (University of Leeds, UK) will be presenting his talk entitled 'Species loss, community collapse, and ecosystem recovery during times of mass extinction'. This will be a live broadcast via a Zoom webinar.
May 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
⚠️Don't forget to join us today - Monday 19th May - Dr Alex Dunhill @dralexdunhill.bsky.social (University of Leeds, UK) will be presenting his talk entitled 'Species loss, community collapse, and ecosystem recovery during times of mass extinction'. This will be a live broadcast via a Zoom webinar.
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⚠️The registration for ProgPal is #open 🥳✨
For full details regarding registration and abstract submission deadlines, event themes and scheduling, please check out the ProgPal 2025 website:
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#conference #student #uk
For full details regarding registration and abstract submission deadlines, event themes and scheduling, please check out the ProgPal 2025 website:
www.palass.org/meetings-eve...
#conference #student #uk
February 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
⚠️The registration for ProgPal is #open 🥳✨
For full details regarding registration and abstract submission deadlines, event themes and scheduling, please check out the ProgPal 2025 website:
www.palass.org/meetings-eve...
#conference #student #uk
For full details regarding registration and abstract submission deadlines, event themes and scheduling, please check out the ProgPal 2025 website:
www.palass.org/meetings-eve...
#conference #student #uk
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If you are interested in biodiversity in deep time, check out my new preprint with @rachelwarnock.bsky.social and @dralexdunhill.bsky.social! We review methods of quantifying diversity and diversification, using the fossil record and phylogenies with extinct tips 🐚🦕📊
doi.org/10.32942/X2D...
doi.org/10.32942/X2D...
“A history of the world imperfectly kept”: Will we ever know how biodiversity has changed over deep time?
doi.org
May 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
If you are interested in biodiversity in deep time, check out my new preprint with @rachelwarnock.bsky.social and @dralexdunhill.bsky.social! We review methods of quantifying diversity and diversification, using the fossil record and phylogenies with extinct tips 🐚🦕📊
doi.org/10.32942/X2D...
doi.org/10.32942/X2D...
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PhDone!!! Passed my viva with minor corrections!
Thanks to @egmitchell.bsky.social @huwiceandstuff.bsky.social @rowanwhittlebas.bsky.social and Andrea Manica for supervising, and Prof Rob Fletcher and @dralexdunhill.bsky.social for examining!
Thanks to @egmitchell.bsky.social @huwiceandstuff.bsky.social @rowanwhittlebas.bsky.social and Andrea Manica for supervising, and Prof Rob Fletcher and @dralexdunhill.bsky.social for examining!
May 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
PhDone!!! Passed my viva with minor corrections!
Thanks to @egmitchell.bsky.social @huwiceandstuff.bsky.social @rowanwhittlebas.bsky.social and Andrea Manica for supervising, and Prof Rob Fletcher and @dralexdunhill.bsky.social for examining!
Thanks to @egmitchell.bsky.social @huwiceandstuff.bsky.social @rowanwhittlebas.bsky.social and Andrea Manica for supervising, and Prof Rob Fletcher and @dralexdunhill.bsky.social for examining!
The badger might be making a very good point....
April 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The badger might be making a very good point....
Waiting for my flight back to the UK at Oslo airport. Had a great time visiting @lhliow.bsky.social and her group to give @thepalass.bsky.social Innovations lecture. Oslo is so nice!
April 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Waiting for my flight back to the UK at Oslo airport. Had a great time visiting @lhliow.bsky.social and her group to give @thepalass.bsky.social Innovations lecture. Oslo is so nice!
Fell in love a bit with Oslo today 🇳🇴
April 4, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Fell in love a bit with Oslo today 🇳🇴
Off to Oslo for my next @thepalass.bsky.social Innovations in Palaeontology lecture 🇸🇯
April 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Off to Oslo for my next @thepalass.bsky.social Innovations in Palaeontology lecture 🇸🇯
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Last week, Palaeo@Leeds PHR @annabel-nicholls.bsky.social gave a fantastic talk on her NERC funded research on the recovery of marine ecosystems following the Permo-Triassic mass extinction to the Leeds Geologists Association.
March 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Last week, Palaeo@Leeds PHR @annabel-nicholls.bsky.social gave a fantastic talk on her NERC funded research on the recovery of marine ecosystems following the Permo-Triassic mass extinction to the Leeds Geologists Association.
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Got a spare evening on March 20th? Come and see Palaeo@Leeds PGR @annabel-nicholls.bsky.social talk about her research on "Ecosystem recovery following the Permo-Triassic mass extinction" with the Leeds Geological Society at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social
leedsga.org.uk/event/ecosys...
leedsga.org.uk/event/ecosys...
Ecosystem recovery following the Permo-Triassic mass extinction - Leeds Geological Association
Ecosystem recovery following the Permo-Triassic mass extinction. Lecture given by Annabel Nichols, University of Leeds School of Earth and Environment. The Permo-Triassic mass extinction (PTME ~252Ma)...
leedsga.org.uk
March 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Got a spare evening on March 20th? Come and see Palaeo@Leeds PGR @annabel-nicholls.bsky.social talk about her research on "Ecosystem recovery following the Permo-Triassic mass extinction" with the Leeds Geological Society at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social
leedsga.org.uk/event/ecosys...
leedsga.org.uk/event/ecosys...
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Palaeo@Leeds PGR @kate-elspeth.bsky.social writes about polytemporalism and her PhD project on how poetry can help us understand mass extinction events for the @uk.theconversation.com
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How poetry can help us understand mass extinction events
Poetry and palaeontology both work with strata.
theconversation.com
March 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Palaeo@Leeds PGR @kate-elspeth.bsky.social writes about polytemporalism and her PhD project on how poetry can help us understand mass extinction events for the @uk.theconversation.com
theconversation.com/how-poetry-c...
theconversation.com/how-poetry-c...
On my way to London to give my @thepalass.bsky.social Innovations in Palaeontology Lecture to @es-ucl.bsky.social - thanks for the invite @pdmannion.bsky.social!
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February 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
On my way to London to give my @thepalass.bsky.social Innovations in Palaeontology Lecture to @es-ucl.bsky.social - thanks for the invite @pdmannion.bsky.social!
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Have a listen to Palaeo@Leeds postgrad @palaeo-meghan.bsky.social and Leeds-based palaeoartist James McKay talking about James' new book "Yorkshire's Amazing Dinosaurs" on local BBC Radio.
12 mins in...
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Sile Sibanda - 21/02/2025 - BBC Sounds
Conversation and music for our African and Caribbean communities with Sile Sibanda.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Have a listen to Palaeo@Leeds postgrad @palaeo-meghan.bsky.social and Leeds-based palaeoartist James McKay talking about James' new book "Yorkshire's Amazing Dinosaurs" on local BBC Radio.
12 mins in...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
12 mins in...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Had a great evening, speaking to @geologyglasgow.bsky.social about modelling fossil food webs across mass extinction and recovery for the @thepalass.bsky.social Innovations in Palaeontology series. A really interesting group, full of questions and interesting stories. Thanks for having me folks!
Our next lecture is on Thursday 6th February at 7pm in Room 407 of the Boyd Orr Building, University of Glasgow. Dr Alex Dunhill will talk on "Species loss, community collapse and ecosystem recovery during times of mass extinction" geologyglasgow.org.uk/.../species-...
All welcome.
All welcome.
Species loss, community collapse and ecosystem recovery during times of mass extinction | Geological Society of Glasgow
Dr Alex Dunhill, University of Leeds
geologyglasgow.org.uk
February 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Had a great evening, speaking to @geologyglasgow.bsky.social about modelling fossil food webs across mass extinction and recovery for the @thepalass.bsky.social Innovations in Palaeontology series. A really interesting group, full of questions and interesting stories. Thanks for having me folks!
Off up north to Glasgow this week - come along and listen to me chat about mass extinctions and what happened to life in our oceans millions of years ago!
Our next lecture is on Thursday 6th February at 7pm in Room 407 of the Boyd Orr Building, University of Glasgow. Dr Alex Dunhill will talk on "Species loss, community collapse and ecosystem recovery during times of mass extinction" geologyglasgow.org.uk/.../species-...
All welcome.
All welcome.
Species loss, community collapse and ecosystem recovery during times of mass extinction | Geological Society of Glasgow
Dr Alex Dunhill, University of Leeds
geologyglasgow.org.uk
February 3, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Off up north to Glasgow this week - come along and listen to me chat about mass extinctions and what happened to life in our oceans millions of years ago!
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Our Exceptional Lecturer @dralexdunhill.bsky.social will be giving a talk this evening at 17:00 UTC in Oxford at PalaeoClub @ox.ac.uk. Find details here: palaeobiology.web.ox.ac.uk/events or watch online here: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
January 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Our Exceptional Lecturer @dralexdunhill.bsky.social will be giving a talk this evening at 17:00 UTC in Oxford at PalaeoClub @ox.ac.uk. Find details here: palaeobiology.web.ox.ac.uk/events or watch online here: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
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PhD opportunity at the University of Leeds, UK with myself, @willhomoky.bsky.social @altagliabue.bsky.social @marmite-usf.bsky.social S.Ussher & A. Milne studying how natural iron fertilisation shapes phytoplankton growth and impacts our climate. Deadline 8th Jan. yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/sou...
Southern Ocean carbon pump vulnerability to changing iron supply - Yorkshire Environmental Sciences • Doctoral Training Network
Using your results, you will be able to test assumptions and make predictions about iron-mediated impacts of climate change on the biological carbon pump.
yes-dtn.ac.uk
December 18, 2024 at 12:53 PM
PhD opportunity at the University of Leeds, UK with myself, @willhomoky.bsky.social @altagliabue.bsky.social @marmite-usf.bsky.social S.Ussher & A. Milne studying how natural iron fertilisation shapes phytoplankton growth and impacts our climate. Deadline 8th Jan. yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/sou...
My group and I had a great time at the @thepalass.bsky.social Annual Meeting at FAU Erlangen last week... just about recovered now.
Here are the highlights of the conference from a DeepBio@Leeds perspective...
amdunhill.co.uk/2024/12/17/d...
#PalAss24
Here are the highlights of the conference from a DeepBio@Leeds perspective...
amdunhill.co.uk/2024/12/17/d...
#PalAss24
DeepBio@Leeds @ #PalAss24 in Erlangen
The group have just returned from an excellent 68th Annual Meeting of the Palaeontological Association in Erlangen, Germany, with Baran Karapunar, Amy Shipley, Lydia Woods, Kate Simpson, Euan Malpa…
amdunhill.co.uk
December 18, 2024 at 12:38 PM
My group and I had a great time at the @thepalass.bsky.social Annual Meeting at FAU Erlangen last week... just about recovered now.
Here are the highlights of the conference from a DeepBio@Leeds perspective...
amdunhill.co.uk/2024/12/17/d...
#PalAss24
Here are the highlights of the conference from a DeepBio@Leeds perspective...
amdunhill.co.uk/2024/12/17/d...
#PalAss24
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Congrats to @sauropodlets.bsky.social for winning the @thepalass.bsky.social poster prize!! #PalAss24
December 12, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Congrats to @sauropodlets.bsky.social for winning the @thepalass.bsky.social poster prize!! #PalAss24
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Poster on ecosystem recovery from the Permo-Triassic mass extinction by @annabel-nicholls.bsky.social et al. #PalAss24
December 10, 2024 at 7:30 AM
Poster on ecosystem recovery from the Permo-Triassic mass extinction by @annabel-nicholls.bsky.social et al. #PalAss24
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Poster on extinctions drivers of the Pliocene megafaunal extinction by @sauropodlets.bsky.social et al. #PalAss24
December 10, 2024 at 7:30 AM
Poster on extinctions drivers of the Pliocene megafaunal extinction by @sauropodlets.bsky.social et al. #PalAss24
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Invited symposium talk by @barankarapunar.bsky.social on community collapse across the Permo-Triassic mass extinction #PalAss24
December 10, 2024 at 7:30 AM
Invited symposium talk by @barankarapunar.bsky.social on community collapse across the Permo-Triassic mass extinction #PalAss24