Academics!! Does your organisation have a workload model, i.e. some way of quantifying how much time you spend on research, teaching, admin, and external roles (all of these, not just one of them)?

Please respond below (and repost)!

(unfortunately Bluesky still doesn't have a poll option)

Just reposting this which I think is the most gorgeous thing I have seen in my career - a critically endangered orange-bellied parrot feeding on a carpet of daisies after an ecological burn. This was the first time they’d had the chance to feed naturally in 15y and was wonderful to witness
😭😭😭🧡🧡🧡🧡

Obviously. It does not exactly take a genius to work out that this is the right thing to do www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

#MicroSky: Biosensors in GLOBAL HEALTH: Microbial biosensors offer cost-effective & sensitive tools for environmental risk analysis and early disease detection & monitoring. A leap toward sustainable health solutions! Discussed by Capin et al. Read here: https://buff.ly/3OI1UUQ

It's #WorldSoilDay! 🐛 🐜 🌱 Check out the collection of soil articles my colleagues and I published for young people kids.frontiersin.org/collections/... best peer reviewers I have had 😀

I really like using the DaisyWorld model when teaching Earth System Science and explaining feedback loops and tipping points.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCxI...

Just to let you lovely folks know I've opened this for when I get pointed to BlueSky posts, and need to see them to advise.
I won't be moving here, or posting/responding.
I'm sorry but I just don't have time.🥹
But you can always find me on Twitter @hedgehogcabin if you are in need of hedgehog help.🥰

If we make it to 10K followers on Bluesky by the end of the week, we will post the REALLY popular Popular Science.

Like... The most popular of the sciences.

A new look at how bad all our gizmos may be for the future of life on Earth.

Hint: "Maintaining the same level of consumption is impossible...," says one microbiologist.

www.popsci.com/environment/...

REPETITION IN PLANTINGS

If you feel like your garden is more of a collection than a cohesive design, you might need more repetition.

I faced this issue at Ephemera Farm when we first moved in and found that repeating key plants across the landscape helped created unity. 🌱

Did you know antifreeze can be 'extremely dangerous' for your dogs? 🐾

Dogs Trust Snetterton has warned that if ingested, even a small amount of ethylene glycol can cause severe illness and even death ⚠️

Full story: www.edp24.co.uk/news/2473274...

Plant biologists! We need you!
We did set up a quick survey to study why people chose to study plant science.
Please check here and shared widely:
forms.gle/4X3FUwzxXBx3...
#PlantSci

Hot off the press today in @currentbiology.bsky.social, our very latest on Mucoromycotina ‘fine root endophyte’ #mycorrhizas! led by Nathan Howard, we show N source preference and exogenous C metabolism by #MFRE: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... short 🧵

Last few days to apply for a PhD studentship in my group @thesainsburylab.bsky.social

biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/ide...