Giulio Curioni
@giuliocurioni.bsky.social
Climate scientist at Forest Research interested in droughts & extreme events. Past life in soil physics, shallow geophysics and data management. Views are my own. (He/him)
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🌿 New PhD position 🌿
Looking at the effects of experimental warming and elevated CO2 on leaf thermoregulation and ecophysiology at the 3 FACE experiments in UK, Brazil and Australia! 🌡️
Start in March 2026 - deadline to apply December 15th: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Looking at the effects of experimental warming and elevated CO2 on leaf thermoregulation and ecophysiology at the 3 FACE experiments in UK, Brazil and Australia! 🌡️
Start in March 2026 - deadline to apply December 15th: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Leaf Thermoregulation and Carbon Dynamics in Forests Under Elevated CO₂ and Warming at University of Birmingham on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Leaf Thermoregulation and Carbon Dynamics in Forests Under Elevated CO₂ and Warming at University of Birmingham, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🌿 New PhD position 🌿
Looking at the effects of experimental warming and elevated CO2 on leaf thermoregulation and ecophysiology at the 3 FACE experiments in UK, Brazil and Australia! 🌡️
Start in March 2026 - deadline to apply December 15th: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Looking at the effects of experimental warming and elevated CO2 on leaf thermoregulation and ecophysiology at the 3 FACE experiments in UK, Brazil and Australia! 🌡️
Start in March 2026 - deadline to apply December 15th: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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In general I think it's hard to combat scientific misinformation when some of the best research is locked behind an academic paywall, while lots of nonsense gets published free for everyone to read in predatory journals.
September 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
In general I think it's hard to combat scientific misinformation when some of the best research is locked behind an academic paywall, while lots of nonsense gets published free for everyone to read in predatory journals.
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“The big perspective change from ancient DNA study is that people living today are almost never the descendants of the people in the same place thousands of years before”
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
Pure bloodlines? Ancestral homelands? DNA science says no. — Harvard Gazette
Geneticist explains recent analyses made possible by tech advances show human history to be one of mixing, movement, displacement.
news.harvard.edu
September 20, 2025 at 8:05 AM
“The big perspective change from ancient DNA study is that people living today are almost never the descendants of the people in the same place thousands of years before”
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
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Only a pre-print for now, but after 4 years of hard work I couldn't resist sharing this!
The Global Canopy Atlas: analysis-ready maps of 3D structure for the world's woody ecosystems
📜: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Huge team effort led by the brilliant Fabian Fischer!
The Global Canopy Atlas: analysis-ready maps of 3D structure for the world's woody ecosystems
📜: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Huge team effort led by the brilliant Fabian Fischer!
September 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Only a pre-print for now, but after 4 years of hard work I couldn't resist sharing this!
The Global Canopy Atlas: analysis-ready maps of 3D structure for the world's woody ecosystems
📜: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Huge team effort led by the brilliant Fabian Fischer!
The Global Canopy Atlas: analysis-ready maps of 3D structure for the world's woody ecosystems
📜: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Huge team effort led by the brilliant Fabian Fischer!
This week we installed soil moisture and stem water sensors in mixed and pure stands of Scots pine and Silver birch. The results will contribute to the #CFP #EXPLORATION project investigating the use of mixed species for drought adaptation: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/climate-chan...
August 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This week we installed soil moisture and stem water sensors in mixed and pure stands of Scots pine and Silver birch. The results will contribute to the #CFP #EXPLORATION project investigating the use of mixed species for drought adaptation: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/climate-chan...
After many years, I find myself playing again with loggers and sensors! 😁 This set will be part of a MSc experiment comparing water stress in mixed and monoculture stands of Scots pine and Silver birch.
July 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
After many years, I find myself playing again with loggers and sensors! 😁 This set will be part of a MSc experiment comparing water stress in mixed and monoculture stands of Scots pine and Silver birch.
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🌳🌲Today, we released an online survey seeking to collect the views and experiences of people managing mixed-species stands in the UK, as part of my new CFP project, EXPLORATION. Follow the link to find out more, and please share the survey link with your network.
tinyurl.com/mixed-specie...
tinyurl.com/mixed-specie...
Mixed species planting for drought adaptation - Forest Research
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July 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🌳🌲Today, we released an online survey seeking to collect the views and experiences of people managing mixed-species stands in the UK, as part of my new CFP project, EXPLORATION. Follow the link to find out more, and please share the survey link with your network.
tinyurl.com/mixed-specie...
tinyurl.com/mixed-specie...
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Testing our new equipment, which measures ecosystem water loss through evapotranspiration. #WaterNode #EXPLORATIONproject
July 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Testing our new equipment, which measures ecosystem water loss through evapotranspiration. #WaterNode #EXPLORATIONproject
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📢INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES📢
🌳Are you interested in #treehealth and #forestprotection? Then check out our exciting new internships based at @forestresearchuk.bsky.social and @rbgkew.bsky.social, two of Britain’s leading research institutes!
Click on the link below to find out more!
#Internships
🌳Are you interested in #treehealth and #forestprotection? Then check out our exciting new internships based at @forestresearchuk.bsky.social and @rbgkew.bsky.social, two of Britain’s leading research institutes!
Click on the link below to find out more!
#Internships
Centre for Forest Protection Internship Vacancies – 2025/26 - Centre for Forest Protection
We are recruiting six new interns across Forest Research and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to work on a wide range of projects. Take a look to see if there is one for you!
www.forestprotection.uk
July 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM
📢INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES📢
🌳Are you interested in #treehealth and #forestprotection? Then check out our exciting new internships based at @forestresearchuk.bsky.social and @rbgkew.bsky.social, two of Britain’s leading research institutes!
Click on the link below to find out more!
#Internships
🌳Are you interested in #treehealth and #forestprotection? Then check out our exciting new internships based at @forestresearchuk.bsky.social and @rbgkew.bsky.social, two of Britain’s leading research institutes!
Click on the link below to find out more!
#Internships
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🌳 Woodland owners and managers – our oaks need you.
This summer, assess 5+ trees and share the data via Forest Lab to support research into Acute Oak Decline.
Sign up 👉 www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/145159-...
This summer, assess 5+ trees and share the data via Forest Lab to support research into Acute Oak Decline.
Sign up 👉 www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/145159-...
Volunteers needed to help monitor health of oaks in new research project - Forest Research
www.forestresearch.gov.uk
May 2, 2025 at 8:31 AM
🌳 Woodland owners and managers – our oaks need you.
This summer, assess 5+ trees and share the data via Forest Lab to support research into Acute Oak Decline.
Sign up 👉 www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/145159-...
This summer, assess 5+ trees and share the data via Forest Lab to support research into Acute Oak Decline.
Sign up 👉 www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/145159-...
New results from the #BIFoR #FACE experiment. Old-growth oak trees show signs of reduced water usage under elevated CO2, but also strong interannual variability, whilst "ghost" trees use less water than those in other treatments. Full details here: doi.org/10.5194/bg-2...
@sequick.bsky.social 🧪
@sequick.bsky.social 🧪
Water usage of old-growth oak at elevated CO2 in the FACE (Free-Air CO2 Enrichment) of climate change
Abstract. Predicting how increased atmospheric CO2 levels will affect water usage by whole, mature trees remains a challenge. The present study investigates diurnal (i.e. daylight) water usage of oaks...
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March 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
New results from the #BIFoR #FACE experiment. Old-growth oak trees show signs of reduced water usage under elevated CO2, but also strong interannual variability, whilst "ghost" trees use less water than those in other treatments. Full details here: doi.org/10.5194/bg-2...
@sequick.bsky.social 🧪
@sequick.bsky.social 🧪
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A new study, published in Nature by INRAE and Bordeaux Sciences Agro reveals that conservative tree species actually grow faster in real-world forest conditions than the traditionally faster-growing acquisitive species.
Find out more: ow.ly/tVWF50VkBqJ
Find out more: ow.ly/tVWF50VkBqJ
March 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
A new study, published in Nature by INRAE and Bordeaux Sciences Agro reveals that conservative tree species actually grow faster in real-world forest conditions than the traditionally faster-growing acquisitive species.
Find out more: ow.ly/tVWF50VkBqJ
Find out more: ow.ly/tVWF50VkBqJ
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Climate change is impacting #Spring 🌍
Compared to the early 1900s, spring now occurs an average of 8.4 days earlier 📅
As signs of spring change, it's crucial to track these shifts to monitor nature’s health 🔍
Join us to log the spring sightings you see in nature
👉https://buff.ly/3PTQ6ze
Compared to the early 1900s, spring now occurs an average of 8.4 days earlier 📅
As signs of spring change, it's crucial to track these shifts to monitor nature’s health 🔍
Join us to log the spring sightings you see in nature
👉https://buff.ly/3PTQ6ze
March 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Climate change is impacting #Spring 🌍
Compared to the early 1900s, spring now occurs an average of 8.4 days earlier 📅
As signs of spring change, it's crucial to track these shifts to monitor nature’s health 🔍
Join us to log the spring sightings you see in nature
👉https://buff.ly/3PTQ6ze
Compared to the early 1900s, spring now occurs an average of 8.4 days earlier 📅
As signs of spring change, it's crucial to track these shifts to monitor nature’s health 🔍
Join us to log the spring sightings you see in nature
👉https://buff.ly/3PTQ6ze
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A lot of truth in this article - if rather bluntly expressed. There really is a tendency at many universities to make simple things needlessly complicated academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
On the responsibilities of intellectuals and the rise of bullshit jobs in universities
You may never have considered yourself to be one. Why would you? But if you’re reading this, there is more than a likelihood that you are one. If you’re a
academic.oup.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
A lot of truth in this article - if rather bluntly expressed. There really is a tendency at many universities to make simple things needlessly complicated academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
Replace "climate" with "global"?
Climate change is the biggest crisis humanity faces in the 21st century and just because they are trying to eliminate all mentions of the word “climate“ doesn’t actually solve anything.
Outcry as Trump withdraws support for research that mentions ‘climate’
US government stripping funds from domestic and overseas research amid warnings for health and public safety
www.theguardian.com
February 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Replace "climate" with "global"?
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Delighted to have led this research and always great to see our science published!
Check out this video, the paper and a data explorer we’ve built so that YOU can interactively explore the data and the results yourself!
Thanks to the FR team and Forestry England for making this research possible🍁
Check out this video, the paper and a data explorer we’ve built so that YOU can interactively explore the data and the results yourself!
Thanks to the FR team and Forestry England for making this research possible🍁
🌲📰 In a new paper, Forest Research analysed the early survival and growth rates of multiple provenances from 18 tree species across 5 replicated experiments to understand which could have a key role in climate change adaptation.
Read the paper and explore the data: ow.ly/WW2J50UUGNh
Read the paper and explore the data: ow.ly/WW2J50UUGNh
February 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Delighted to have led this research and always great to see our science published!
Check out this video, the paper and a data explorer we’ve built so that YOU can interactively explore the data and the results yourself!
Thanks to the FR team and Forestry England for making this research possible🍁
Check out this video, the paper and a data explorer we’ve built so that YOU can interactively explore the data and the results yourself!
Thanks to the FR team and Forestry England for making this research possible🍁
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We have an exceptional opportunity available to join Forest Research as our Chief Scientist.
🌍✨ If you are ready to make a lasting impact on the future of forest science, apply now: ow.ly/bMxR50UTly5
#ForestResearch #ScienceLeadership #ChiefScientist #JobVacancy
🌍✨ If you are ready to make a lasting impact on the future of forest science, apply now: ow.ly/bMxR50UTly5
#ForestResearch #ScienceLeadership #ChiefScientist #JobVacancy
Current Opportunities - Forest Research
Browse the latest vacancies and current job opportunities at Forest Research, and apply online.
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February 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
We have an exceptional opportunity available to join Forest Research as our Chief Scientist.
🌍✨ If you are ready to make a lasting impact on the future of forest science, apply now: ow.ly/bMxR50UTly5
#ForestResearch #ScienceLeadership #ChiefScientist #JobVacancy
🌍✨ If you are ready to make a lasting impact on the future of forest science, apply now: ow.ly/bMxR50UTly5
#ForestResearch #ScienceLeadership #ChiefScientist #JobVacancy
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Visit our website to learn more about our research on drought impacts. #drought #climatechange
www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/142122-...
www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/142122-...
New drought videos build knowledge of drought impacts and current research - Forest Research
Drought, forests, research, climate change, water, temperature
www.forestresearch.gov.uk
December 14, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Visit our website to learn more about our research on drought impacts. #drought #climatechange
www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/142122-...
www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/142122-...
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💡 What does it take to select a new generation of Douglas fir trees that will be adapted to the British climate and have good timber properties?
🥾 We went to Mortimer Forest, where experimental trials were first set up over 30 years ago, to find out.
🔗 www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/142575-...
🥾 We went to Mortimer Forest, where experimental trials were first set up over 30 years ago, to find out.
🔗 www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/142575-...
Homegrown seed that will kickstart a new breeding generation of British Douglas Fir trees - Forest Research
www.forestresearch.gov.uk
January 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
💡 What does it take to select a new generation of Douglas fir trees that will be adapted to the British climate and have good timber properties?
🥾 We went to Mortimer Forest, where experimental trials were first set up over 30 years ago, to find out.
🔗 www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/142575-...
🥾 We went to Mortimer Forest, where experimental trials were first set up over 30 years ago, to find out.
🔗 www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/142575-...
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💙 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗦𝗸𝘆, we’re excited to be here 🌞
🎥 To kick things off, step into the captivating world of #Entomology with Danae Vassiliades, Entomological Curator at #ForestResearch, for an 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 tour of our taxonomy lab.
📺 Watch the full video here: youtu.be/r_56hj70nKM
🎥 To kick things off, step into the captivating world of #Entomology with Danae Vassiliades, Entomological Curator at #ForestResearch, for an 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 tour of our taxonomy lab.
📺 Watch the full video here: youtu.be/r_56hj70nKM
Behind the Scenes at Forest Research's Taxonomy Lab: Insect Collections & Stories
YouTube video by Forest Research
youtu.be
December 18, 2024 at 10:53 AM
💙 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗦𝗸𝘆, we’re excited to be here 🌞
🎥 To kick things off, step into the captivating world of #Entomology with Danae Vassiliades, Entomological Curator at #ForestResearch, for an 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 tour of our taxonomy lab.
📺 Watch the full video here: youtu.be/r_56hj70nKM
🎥 To kick things off, step into the captivating world of #Entomology with Danae Vassiliades, Entomological Curator at #ForestResearch, for an 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 tour of our taxonomy lab.
📺 Watch the full video here: youtu.be/r_56hj70nKM
Euronews: Carbon capture: The inside story of how a ‘delay tactic’ became a darling of the EU
How CCS became the fossil fuel industry’s favourite ‘escape hatch’
Oil and gas lobbyists have helped push carbon capture and storage into the heart of Europe’s climate plans.
www.euronews.com
December 18, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Euronews: Carbon capture: The inside story of how a ‘delay tactic’ became a darling of the EU
A PhD opportunity to work with remote sensing data, carbon fluxes and forest data from Alice Holt, Hampshire, UK
CR2025_29: Remote Sensing of Solar Induced Fluorescence in Forests at University of Reading on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - CR2025_29: Remote Sensing of Solar Induced Fluorescence in Forests at University of Reading, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
December 17, 2024 at 2:01 PM
A PhD opportunity to work with remote sensing data, carbon fluxes and forest data from Alice Holt, Hampshire, UK
It was a lively poster session today at the #BES2024 annual conference! In the next few months we'll have results from our dendrochronology study on past drought resilience of broadleaf tree species in England.
December 11, 2024 at 9:23 PM
It was a lively poster session today at the #BES2024 annual conference! In the next few months we'll have results from our dendrochronology study on past drought resilience of broadleaf tree species in England.
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From mapping forest function and disturbances, exploring forest dynamics to mortality from drought, 2024 has seen several analyses we've been working on for years finally come out. Here's a quick summary of them, @julenastigarraga.bsky.social @n-acil.bsky.social @daijunliu.bsky.social
December 3, 2024 at 7:54 PM
From mapping forest function and disturbances, exploring forest dynamics to mortality from drought, 2024 has seen several analyses we've been working on for years finally come out. Here's a quick summary of them, @julenastigarraga.bsky.social @n-acil.bsky.social @daijunliu.bsky.social
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warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
I have a fern PhD opportunity in my group with the MIBTP DTP to study the evolution of epigenetic regulation in seed-based reproduction. If you know of anyone who is interested please do let them know. Deadline 16th January. Thank you!
#Plantscience
#PhD
I have a fern PhD opportunity in my group with the MIBTP DTP to study the evolution of epigenetic regulation in seed-based reproduction. If you know of anyone who is interested please do let them know. Deadline 16th January. Thank you!
#Plantscience
#PhD
Dr Andrew Plackett
Dr Andrew Plackett
warwick.ac.uk
November 25, 2024 at 1:41 PM
warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
I have a fern PhD opportunity in my group with the MIBTP DTP to study the evolution of epigenetic regulation in seed-based reproduction. If you know of anyone who is interested please do let them know. Deadline 16th January. Thank you!
#Plantscience
#PhD
I have a fern PhD opportunity in my group with the MIBTP DTP to study the evolution of epigenetic regulation in seed-based reproduction. If you know of anyone who is interested please do let them know. Deadline 16th January. Thank you!
#Plantscience
#PhD