Jacob Parkman
@ecologist-jacob.bsky.social
He/Him, 26, wizard.
ECORISC CDT PhD student at the University of Sheffield studying a potential re-emergence of chemically induced eggshell thinning in birds.
ECORISC CDT PhD student at the University of Sheffield studying a potential re-emergence of chemically induced eggshell thinning in birds.
Pinned
1/6. Are modern contaminants causing eggshell thinning in birds? In the first chapter
of my PhD I have completed a systematic review evaluating whether 6 contaminants
cause eggshell thinning by assessing the volume of & agreement in the literature.
#BOU2025 #SESH5 #Ornithology #Ecology 🌍 🧪
of my PhD I have completed a systematic review evaluating whether 6 contaminants
cause eggshell thinning by assessing the volume of & agreement in the literature.
#BOU2025 #SESH5 #Ornithology #Ecology 🌍 🧪
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Frequently asked question:
“Hey David, I’ve seen you arrange shark research field skills courses and one-day expeditions for a variety of universities and organizations. Could you do that for my group?”
Absolutely yes! Let’s chat.
“Hey David, I’ve seen you arrange shark research field skills courses and one-day expeditions for a variety of universities and organizations. Could you do that for my group?”
Absolutely yes! Let’s chat.
November 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Frequently asked question:
“Hey David, I’ve seen you arrange shark research field skills courses and one-day expeditions for a variety of universities and organizations. Could you do that for my group?”
Absolutely yes! Let’s chat.
“Hey David, I’ve seen you arrange shark research field skills courses and one-day expeditions for a variety of universities and organizations. Could you do that for my group?”
Absolutely yes! Let’s chat.
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Are you looking for a wild PhD opportunity? 🦠🧵
There are several opportunities to join the Wild Microbiome Lab in 2026! Scroll for more information, or visit the link below for full project descriptions and application information👇
xavharrison.github.io
There are several opportunities to join the Wild Microbiome Lab in 2026! Scroll for more information, or visit the link below for full project descriptions and application information👇
xavharrison.github.io
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Are you looking for a wild PhD opportunity? 🦠🧵
There are several opportunities to join the Wild Microbiome Lab in 2026! Scroll for more information, or visit the link below for full project descriptions and application information👇
xavharrison.github.io
There are several opportunities to join the Wild Microbiome Lab in 2026! Scroll for more information, or visit the link below for full project descriptions and application information👇
xavharrison.github.io
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Reminder transphobia affects more than just trans people
November 18, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Reminder transphobia affects more than just trans people
Some great research coming from my lab group!
Egg abandonment leads to biased estimates of hatching failure in birds | doi.org/10.1017/S095... | Bird Conservation International | #ornithology 🪶
Egg abandonment leads to biased estimates of hatching failure in birds | Bird Conservation International | Cambridge Core
Egg abandonment leads to biased estimates of hatching failure in birds - Volume 35
doi.org
October 27, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Some great research coming from my lab group!
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Well that’s my highlight of the season done and dusted already.
October 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Well that’s my highlight of the season done and dusted already.
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"The first-of-its-kind study shows that the world’s biggest oil and gas companies contribute less than 1.5% to global renewable energy — contradicting industry claims to be pioneers in the energy transition."
Study: Oil companies are not ‘part of the solution’
New research in the journal Nature reveals oil and gas companies own a “marginal” share of global renewable capacity, years after claiming they would lead the energy transition.
www.exxonknews.org
October 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"The first-of-its-kind study shows that the world’s biggest oil and gas companies contribute less than 1.5% to global renewable energy — contradicting industry claims to be pioneers in the energy transition."
Really cool this! New insight into where museum specimens come from is always welcome, would love to be able to apply it to egg collections (many of which are unlabelled due to their collectors being old, bored, 19th century toffs who were only in it for aesthetic value and prestige).
EARLY VIEW in IBIS
Stable isotope data indicate origins of mislabelled historical bird specimens | onlinelibrary.wiley....
Rafael Dantas Lima, Ana Beatriz Navarro, Jason Newton, Alexander Charles Lees, Luís Fábio Silveira | #ornithology 🪶
Stable isotope data indicate origins of mislabelled historical bird specimens | onlinelibrary.wiley....
Rafael Dantas Lima, Ana Beatriz Navarro, Jason Newton, Alexander Charles Lees, Luís Fábio Silveira | #ornithology 🪶
October 15, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Really cool this! New insight into where museum specimens come from is always welcome, would love to be able to apply it to egg collections (many of which are unlabelled due to their collectors being old, bored, 19th century toffs who were only in it for aesthetic value and prestige).
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THE #REDROSES ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS!
A brilliant peformance in the final against a Canada side who never relented.
England's forward pack sensational, Heard brilliant - what a moment infront of over 80,000 people.
#RWC2025 #WomensRugby #RWC2025Final
A brilliant peformance in the final against a Canada side who never relented.
England's forward pack sensational, Heard brilliant - what a moment infront of over 80,000 people.
#RWC2025 #WomensRugby #RWC2025Final
September 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
THE #REDROSES ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS!
A brilliant peformance in the final against a Canada side who never relented.
England's forward pack sensational, Heard brilliant - what a moment infront of over 80,000 people.
#RWC2025 #WomensRugby #RWC2025Final
A brilliant peformance in the final against a Canada side who never relented.
England's forward pack sensational, Heard brilliant - what a moment infront of over 80,000 people.
#RWC2025 #WomensRugby #RWC2025Final
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Shot, chaser
Young men more likely to vote Green than Reform. Young men second most progressive group of any demographic. Combined right-wing vote barely bigger than Green vote alone for young men
Young men more likely to vote Green than Reform. Young men second most progressive group of any demographic. Combined right-wing vote barely bigger than Green vote alone for young men
September 14, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Shot, chaser
Young men more likely to vote Green than Reform. Young men second most progressive group of any demographic. Combined right-wing vote barely bigger than Green vote alone for young men
Young men more likely to vote Green than Reform. Young men second most progressive group of any demographic. Combined right-wing vote barely bigger than Green vote alone for young men
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I have a fundamentally different political view to that entire March today.
But I am fucking sick of the rank classist comments eg referencing things like "flat roof pubs" and Wetherspoons when talking about it.
Stop painting working class people as stupid racists;
But I am fucking sick of the rank classist comments eg referencing things like "flat roof pubs" and Wetherspoons when talking about it.
Stop painting working class people as stupid racists;
September 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I have a fundamentally different political view to that entire March today.
But I am fucking sick of the rank classist comments eg referencing things like "flat roof pubs" and Wetherspoons when talking about it.
Stop painting working class people as stupid racists;
But I am fucking sick of the rank classist comments eg referencing things like "flat roof pubs" and Wetherspoons when talking about it.
Stop painting working class people as stupid racists;
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New BirdTrack migration blog just landed! Read here: www.bto.org/our-work/new... #Ornithology
This week's BTO Migration Blog explores the recent influx of seabirds, autumn waders, and what might be seen over the next week #ukbirding
www.bto.org/our-work/new...
Grey Phalarope, by Neil Calbrade
www.bto.org/our-work/new...
Grey Phalarope, by Neil Calbrade
September 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
New BirdTrack migration blog just landed! Read here: www.bto.org/our-work/new... #Ornithology
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"The landlord says the rent increase reflects the market rate for the area."
Translation: "Every other landlord round here is hiking the rent, so I reckon I can get away with it too."
This is exploitation, plain and simple. We need robust rent controls now.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Translation: "Every other landlord round here is hiking the rent, so I reckon I can get away with it too."
This is exploitation, plain and simple. We need robust rent controls now.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
My rent's gone up by almost 20% - and my landlord wants to evict me
Glasgow tenant Elle Glenny says the impact of a rent increase has been catastrophic.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 2, 2025 at 9:07 AM
"The landlord says the rent increase reflects the market rate for the area."
Translation: "Every other landlord round here is hiking the rent, so I reckon I can get away with it too."
This is exploitation, plain and simple. We need robust rent controls now.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Translation: "Every other landlord round here is hiking the rent, so I reckon I can get away with it too."
This is exploitation, plain and simple. We need robust rent controls now.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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1/ Calling UK birders! 📢 We need your vital help to fill data gaps for bird populations outside the breeding season via the Winter Bird Survey ➡️www.bto.org/winbs #Ornithology #UKBirding
September 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
1/ Calling UK birders! 📢 We need your vital help to fill data gaps for bird populations outside the breeding season via the Winter Bird Survey ➡️www.bto.org/winbs #Ornithology #UKBirding
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The men are shit, the women are shit, the Union’s full of cunts, your club’s about to be cut, and it honestly feels like it’s only going to keep getting worse. Welsh Rugby in 2025 is the pits.
August 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The men are shit, the women are shit, the Union’s full of cunts, your club’s about to be cut, and it honestly feels like it’s only going to keep getting worse. Welsh Rugby in 2025 is the pits.
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Forests are vital in fighting climate change. 🌲
The Amazon Soy Moratorium has been one of the greatest successes in halting #deforestation since its implementation in 2006.
Scrapping it sends the wrong signal ahead of #COP30 and threatens the Amazon. ❌
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The Amazon Soy Moratorium has been one of the greatest successes in halting #deforestation since its implementation in 2006.
Scrapping it sends the wrong signal ahead of #COP30 and threatens the Amazon. ❌
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Brazil authorities suspend key Amazon rainforest protection measure
Suspension of Soy moratorium could open up area of rainforest the size of Portugal to destruction
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Forests are vital in fighting climate change. 🌲
The Amazon Soy Moratorium has been one of the greatest successes in halting #deforestation since its implementation in 2006.
Scrapping it sends the wrong signal ahead of #COP30 and threatens the Amazon. ❌
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The Amazon Soy Moratorium has been one of the greatest successes in halting #deforestation since its implementation in 2006.
Scrapping it sends the wrong signal ahead of #COP30 and threatens the Amazon. ❌
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Our paper is already one of the ten most-shared on social media articles in the history of the journal.
As of right now, 14 people have posted about it on Twitter.
And 1,018 people have posted about it on Bluesky.
Which sorta makes our point here?
As of right now, 14 people have posted about it on Twitter.
And 1,018 people have posted about it on Bluesky.
Which sorta makes our point here?
Hey everybody! @drjuliawester.bsky.social and I have a new paper!
We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.
Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.
Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
doi.org
August 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Our paper is already one of the ten most-shared on social media articles in the history of the journal.
As of right now, 14 people have posted about it on Twitter.
And 1,018 people have posted about it on Bluesky.
Which sorta makes our point here?
As of right now, 14 people have posted about it on Twitter.
And 1,018 people have posted about it on Bluesky.
Which sorta makes our point here?
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Sheffield campaigners launch bid to buy Moscar Moor for the community
Local Labour councillor Minesh Parekh said: “I look forward to people making use of the upcoming 'Community Right to Buy' legislation to bring mismanaged land into community hands”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Local Labour councillor Minesh Parekh said: “I look forward to people making use of the upcoming 'Community Right to Buy' legislation to bring mismanaged land into community hands”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sheffield campaigners launch bid to buy Moscar Moor for community
Moscar Moor is not for sale, but the group hopes to secure it under new Community Right to Buy law.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Sheffield campaigners launch bid to buy Moscar Moor for the community
Local Labour councillor Minesh Parekh said: “I look forward to people making use of the upcoming 'Community Right to Buy' legislation to bring mismanaged land into community hands”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Local Labour councillor Minesh Parekh said: “I look forward to people making use of the upcoming 'Community Right to Buy' legislation to bring mismanaged land into community hands”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Ongoing collapse of avifauna in temperate oceanic islands close to the mainland in the Anthropocene | Journal of Animal Ecology | besjournals.onlineli... | #ornithology 🪶🌍🧪
July 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Ongoing collapse of avifauna in temperate oceanic islands close to the mainland in the Anthropocene | Journal of Animal Ecology | besjournals.onlineli... | #ornithology 🪶🌍🧪
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My response to those who say it’s “too late” to address climate change and global environmental damage.
It is NOT too late. As long as one tree is still standing, one whale is still swimming, and one child is still breathing it is not too late to protect something precious.
It is NOT too late. As long as one tree is still standing, one whale is still swimming, and one child is still breathing it is not too late to protect something precious.
July 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
My response to those who say it’s “too late” to address climate change and global environmental damage.
It is NOT too late. As long as one tree is still standing, one whale is still swimming, and one child is still breathing it is not too late to protect something precious.
It is NOT too late. As long as one tree is still standing, one whale is still swimming, and one child is still breathing it is not too late to protect something precious.
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WOW!!!!!!!!!! SOMERSET CHASE DOWN 230 AND WIN BY 5 WICKETS!!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
June 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
WOW!!!!!!!!!! SOMERSET CHASE DOWN 230 AND WIN BY 5 WICKETS!!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Spineless on student loans, spineless on AI theft.
Nick Clegg is 12 stone of pond slime stuffed into a suite and held up by the resulting noxious gasses & a true scumbag.
Nick Clegg is 12 stone of pond slime stuffed into a suite and held up by the resulting noxious gasses & a true scumbag.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
May 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Spineless on student loans, spineless on AI theft.
Nick Clegg is 12 stone of pond slime stuffed into a suite and held up by the resulting noxious gasses & a true scumbag.
Nick Clegg is 12 stone of pond slime stuffed into a suite and held up by the resulting noxious gasses & a true scumbag.
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“Without widespread theft, my industry can’t survive” is an argument against your industry surviving, and is not an argument for allowing widespread theft
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
May 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
“Without widespread theft, my industry can’t survive” is an argument against your industry surviving, and is not an argument for allowing widespread theft
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These books just arrived. Our new crop pollination book with info about fruits, vegetables, bees an conservation measures came out 😊 I hope we will also produce versions adapted to other countries.
May 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
These books just arrived. Our new crop pollination book with info about fruits, vegetables, bees an conservation measures came out 😊 I hope we will also produce versions adapted to other countries.