LMHeery
@lmheery.bsky.social
Associate Director Global Research Partnerships University of Leeds
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A new species of giant tree has been found in the Amazon Rainforest and named after the School of Geography's Professor Oliver Phillips.
Professor Phillips writes about the tree and why this naming is such a touching honour:
environment.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...
Professor Phillips writes about the tree and why this naming is such a touching honour:
environment.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...
June 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
A new species of giant tree has been found in the Amazon Rainforest and named after the School of Geography's Professor Oliver Phillips.
Professor Phillips writes about the tree and why this naming is such a touching honour:
environment.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...
Professor Phillips writes about the tree and why this naming is such a touching honour:
environment.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...
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University of Leeds researchers contribute to a global study published in @nature.com Geoscience, revealing large contrasts in soil moisture levels can significantly increase the size & intensity of megastorms, leading to severe flash flooding and mudslides in global hotspots.
Read: lnkd.in/ezaFDpsn
Read: lnkd.in/ezaFDpsn
Soil conditions significantly increase rainfall in megastorm hotspots
Large contrasts in soil moisture levels over a wide area can increase the size and intensity of so-called megastorms which cause flooding and mudslides in hotspots across the globe.
www.leeds.ac.uk
April 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
University of Leeds researchers contribute to a global study published in @nature.com Geoscience, revealing large contrasts in soil moisture levels can significantly increase the size & intensity of megastorms, leading to severe flash flooding and mudslides in global hotspots.
Read: lnkd.in/ezaFDpsn
Read: lnkd.in/ezaFDpsn
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Super excited to announce the launch of THRIVING Food Futures - our new policy research hub funded by @ukri.org and @nihr.bsky.social.
Over the next five years we will focus on policies that align UK diets with #NetZero targets and maximise health co-benefits. More details on our website below.
Over the next five years we will focus on policies that align UK diets with #NetZero targets and maximise health co-benefits. More details on our website below.
THRIVING Food Futures - Home
The THRIVING Food Futures research hub will find policy solutions that reduce the carbon footprint of our diets whilst maximising health co-benefits.
www.phc.ox.ac.uk
March 3, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Super excited to announce the launch of THRIVING Food Futures - our new policy research hub funded by @ukri.org and @nihr.bsky.social.
Over the next five years we will focus on policies that align UK diets with #NetZero targets and maximise health co-benefits. More details on our website below.
Over the next five years we will focus on policies that align UK diets with #NetZero targets and maximise health co-benefits. More details on our website below.
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🏥Dr Sharib Ali brings together experts from universities across the @wunetwork.bsky.social to build clinical expertise & capacity in Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection; using AI for surgical training and early intervention in cancer treatment: lnkd.in/erZvHjFx
@exeter.ac.uk @tecdemonterrey.bsky.social
@exeter.ac.uk @tecdemonterrey.bsky.social
March 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🏥Dr Sharib Ali brings together experts from universities across the @wunetwork.bsky.social to build clinical expertise & capacity in Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection; using AI for surgical training and early intervention in cancer treatment: lnkd.in/erZvHjFx
@exeter.ac.uk @tecdemonterrey.bsky.social
@exeter.ac.uk @tecdemonterrey.bsky.social
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West-east gradient across Amazonia in fast-slow life history strategies of forests beautifully illustrated by new ATDN paper; forests are 'fast' in the west and 'slow' in the northeast of Amazonia doi.org/10.1038/s420...
March 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
West-east gradient across Amazonia in fast-slow life history strategies of forests beautifully illustrated by new ATDN paper; forests are 'fast' in the west and 'slow' in the northeast of Amazonia doi.org/10.1038/s420...
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The Public Attitudes to Science survey is BACK.
We're working with @ukri.org and @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social to launch the first PAS since the Covid-19 pandemic. The BSA will be analysing and communicating results later this year:
www.britishscienceassociation.org/news/launchi...
We're working with @ukri.org and @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social to launch the first PAS since the Covid-19 pandemic. The BSA will be analysing and communicating results later this year:
www.britishscienceassociation.org/news/launchi...
UKRI, Ipsos, and the BSA announce launch of 2025 public attitudes to science survey
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), Ipsos, and the British Science Association (BSA) are delighted to announce the launch of a new wave of a long-running national survey of public attitudes to science....
www.britishscienceassociation.org
March 3, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The Public Attitudes to Science survey is BACK.
We're working with @ukri.org and @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social to launch the first PAS since the Covid-19 pandemic. The BSA will be analysing and communicating results later this year:
www.britishscienceassociation.org/news/launchi...
We're working with @ukri.org and @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social to launch the first PAS since the Covid-19 pandemic. The BSA will be analysing and communicating results later this year:
www.britishscienceassociation.org/news/launchi...
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Empowering international educators to enhance skills in machine learning and data science and solve real-world problems.
DARA student and Hack4dev lead, Eslam Hussein, brings together global partners, to coach trainers from 14 institutes at a hackathon hosted by Kenyatta University: lnkd.in/eGbiudSY
DARA student and Hack4dev lead, Eslam Hussein, brings together global partners, to coach trainers from 14 institutes at a hackathon hosted by Kenyatta University: lnkd.in/eGbiudSY
February 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Empowering international educators to enhance skills in machine learning and data science and solve real-world problems.
DARA student and Hack4dev lead, Eslam Hussein, brings together global partners, to coach trainers from 14 institutes at a hackathon hosted by Kenyatta University: lnkd.in/eGbiudSY
DARA student and Hack4dev lead, Eslam Hussein, brings together global partners, to coach trainers from 14 institutes at a hackathon hosted by Kenyatta University: lnkd.in/eGbiudSY
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Our new paper at rdcu.be/d84EE shows that wherever you are in the tropics, a 'live fast, die young' strategy drives higher species richness amongst the tree flora, made possible by the wonderful community carefully measuring trees across the tropics, underpinned by ForestPlots.net and CTFS-ForestGeo
February 8, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Our new paper at rdcu.be/d84EE shows that wherever you are in the tropics, a 'live fast, die young' strategy drives higher species richness amongst the tree flora, made possible by the wonderful community carefully measuring trees across the tropics, underpinned by ForestPlots.net and CTFS-ForestGeo
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Job Opportunity: #Postdoc, BiotechQuilombo Project
Exciting research on Amazon Biodiversity, Technology, and Knowledge Exchange, fostering innovation + sustainability at the intersection of science and traditional knowledge! 📅 Deadline: 13/03/2025
🔗 www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Exciting research on Amazon Biodiversity, Technology, and Knowledge Exchange, fostering innovation + sustainability at the intersection of science and traditional knowledge! 📅 Deadline: 13/03/2025
🔗 www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
February 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Job Opportunity: #Postdoc, BiotechQuilombo Project
Exciting research on Amazon Biodiversity, Technology, and Knowledge Exchange, fostering innovation + sustainability at the intersection of science and traditional knowledge! 📅 Deadline: 13/03/2025
🔗 www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Exciting research on Amazon Biodiversity, Technology, and Knowledge Exchange, fostering innovation + sustainability at the intersection of science and traditional knowledge! 📅 Deadline: 13/03/2025
🔗 www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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Join us on Wednesday 26th Feb, 12.00-12.40 to hear from Dr @cjbradshaw.bsky.social on this topic. The webinar includes a Q&A session with the speaker.
Register for free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/good-samar...
Open to all.
Register for free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/good-samar...
Open to all.
February 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Join us on Wednesday 26th Feb, 12.00-12.40 to hear from Dr @cjbradshaw.bsky.social on this topic. The webinar includes a Q&A session with the speaker.
Register for free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/good-samar...
Open to all.
Register for free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/good-samar...
Open to all.
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Are you, or do you know, a national of Gabon, Cameroon, Congo or DRC interested in studying the climate, ecology or economy of the Congo Basin?
CBSI has 28 fully-funded scholarships across a wide range of projects, applications due February 28th. More info here: shorturl.at/5flYY
Please share!
CBSI has 28 fully-funded scholarships across a wide range of projects, applications due February 28th. More info here: shorturl.at/5flYY
Please share!
Scholarships | Congo Basin Science Initiative
Discover CBSI Scholarships: funding opportunities for science students focused on the Congo Basin. Explore now...
shorturl.at
February 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Are you, or do you know, a national of Gabon, Cameroon, Congo or DRC interested in studying the climate, ecology or economy of the Congo Basin?
CBSI has 28 fully-funded scholarships across a wide range of projects, applications due February 28th. More info here: shorturl.at/5flYY
Please share!
CBSI has 28 fully-funded scholarships across a wide range of projects, applications due February 28th. More info here: shorturl.at/5flYY
Please share!
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Large-scale plantation experiment in Colombia offers a window into the future of Andean forests
*Thermal tolerance of montane tree species is highly variable
*Lowland species benefit strongly from warming
Restrepo Correa et al.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
*Thermal tolerance of montane tree species is highly variable
*Lowland species benefit strongly from warming
Restrepo Correa et al.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Heterogeneous thermal tolerance of dominant Andean montane tree species - Communications Earth & Environment
Montane tree species are expected to be sensitive to warming. Plantation experiments across temperatures in the Colombian Andes found that 55% of the studied species maintained growth at the...
www.nature.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Large-scale plantation experiment in Colombia offers a window into the future of Andean forests
*Thermal tolerance of montane tree species is highly variable
*Lowland species benefit strongly from warming
Restrepo Correa et al.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
*Thermal tolerance of montane tree species is highly variable
*Lowland species benefit strongly from warming
Restrepo Correa et al.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Global scientists explore the effects of extreme drought to pinpoint the critical threshold where reduced rainfall leads to large-scale tree die-off, in order to identify how to protect forests in the face of climate change.
Learn more: www.leeds.ac.uk/directory-re...
@envleeds.bsky.social
Learn more: www.leeds.ac.uk/directory-re...
@envleeds.bsky.social
Creating a drought to predict the Amazon 'tipping point'
Creating a drought to predict the Amazon 'tipping point'
www.leeds.ac.uk
February 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Global scientists explore the effects of extreme drought to pinpoint the critical threshold where reduced rainfall leads to large-scale tree die-off, in order to identify how to protect forests in the face of climate change.
Learn more: www.leeds.ac.uk/directory-re...
@envleeds.bsky.social
Learn more: www.leeds.ac.uk/directory-re...
@envleeds.bsky.social
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⛈️Ground-breaking weather forecasting ‘testbed’:
Global partners of our #WISER-#EWSA project, inc. local scientists, weather forecasters and representatives from local communities, work together to create new early warning systems for vulnerable communities in Lusaka.
www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/n...
Global partners of our #WISER-#EWSA project, inc. local scientists, weather forecasters and representatives from local communities, work together to create new early warning systems for vulnerable communities in Lusaka.
www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/n...
Improving early warnings of thunderstorms
Meteorological experts and students are working together to improve early warnings of severe thunderstorms in Southern Africa.
www.leeds.ac.uk
February 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
⛈️Ground-breaking weather forecasting ‘testbed’:
Global partners of our #WISER-#EWSA project, inc. local scientists, weather forecasters and representatives from local communities, work together to create new early warning systems for vulnerable communities in Lusaka.
www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/n...
Global partners of our #WISER-#EWSA project, inc. local scientists, weather forecasters and representatives from local communities, work together to create new early warning systems for vulnerable communities in Lusaka.
www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/n...
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We look forward to another successful year, collaborating with our Worldwide Universities Network partners to develop projects delivering a global impact.
Congratulations to all the awardees!
University of Leeds will lead two projects and collaborate on a further six: wun.ac.uk/article/resu...
Congratulations to all the awardees!
University of Leeds will lead two projects and collaborate on a further six: wun.ac.uk/article/resu...
January 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
We look forward to another successful year, collaborating with our Worldwide Universities Network partners to develop projects delivering a global impact.
Congratulations to all the awardees!
University of Leeds will lead two projects and collaborate on a further six: wun.ac.uk/article/resu...
Congratulations to all the awardees!
University of Leeds will lead two projects and collaborate on a further six: wun.ac.uk/article/resu...
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Led by Pietro Valdastri from UoLeeds STORM Labs, and in collaboration with @ucsandiego.bsky.social and KAIST; global researchers have developed ground-breaking vine robots with magnetic skin that mimic creeping plant movements and can be used for medical intervention:
www.leeds.ac.uk/news-health/...
www.leeds.ac.uk/news-health/...
January 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Led by Pietro Valdastri from UoLeeds STORM Labs, and in collaboration with @ucsandiego.bsky.social and KAIST; global researchers have developed ground-breaking vine robots with magnetic skin that mimic creeping plant movements and can be used for medical intervention:
www.leeds.ac.uk/news-health/...
www.leeds.ac.uk/news-health/...
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An international team of 67 researchers, including four from Leeds, has now revealed the true scope of the Nord Stream pipeline leak in 2022 – the largest single release of methane ever recorded.
The results were published this week in the journal Nature. Read more: www.leeds.ac.uk/research-32/...
The results were published this week in the journal Nature. Read more: www.leeds.ac.uk/research-32/...
True scope of Nord Stream pipeline leak revealed
A major leak of a greenhouse gas from the Nord Stream pipeline was far more significant than first realised, according to new research involving scientists from the University of Leeds.
www.leeds.ac.uk
January 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM
An international team of 67 researchers, including four from Leeds, has now revealed the true scope of the Nord Stream pipeline leak in 2022 – the largest single release of methane ever recorded.
The results were published this week in the journal Nature. Read more: www.leeds.ac.uk/research-32/...
The results were published this week in the journal Nature. Read more: www.leeds.ac.uk/research-32/...
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Supported by our Global Impact Acceleration Award, researchers in the School of Biology are building Africa's first hippo database to address the lack of research on these incredible animals.
Learn more about this vital conservation effort!
theconversation.com/hippos-have-...
Learn more about this vital conservation effort!
theconversation.com/hippos-have-...
Hippos have been neglected by scientists – that’s why we’re building Africa’s first hippo database
Hippos are hard to study and dangerous to encounter.
theconversation.com
January 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Supported by our Global Impact Acceleration Award, researchers in the School of Biology are building Africa's first hippo database to address the lack of research on these incredible animals.
Learn more about this vital conservation effort!
theconversation.com/hippos-have-...
Learn more about this vital conservation effort!
theconversation.com/hippos-have-...
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To tackle #PeriodPoverty we need to ensure: 1) reusables are an option where free products are provided; 2) facilities for changing, disposing, washing and drying menstrual materials are available; 3) EVERYONE is educated on the realities of menstrual experiences.
#WASH @uwappi.bsky.social
#WASH @uwappi.bsky.social
Period poverty rife despite new products and changing stigma - ABC News
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December 19, 2024 at 11:08 PM
To tackle #PeriodPoverty we need to ensure: 1) reusables are an option where free products are provided; 2) facilities for changing, disposing, washing and drying menstrual materials are available; 3) EVERYONE is educated on the realities of menstrual experiences.
#WASH @uwappi.bsky.social
#WASH @uwappi.bsky.social
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Last few days to apply for this exciting #PhD project led by @catzigle.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social
"Exploring Biogenic Emissions and Air Quality Impacts from Climate-Resilient UK Woodlands"
DEADLINE 8th January 2025, 17:00 GMT
yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/exp...
"Exploring Biogenic Emissions and Air Quality Impacts from Climate-Resilient UK Woodlands"
DEADLINE 8th January 2025, 17:00 GMT
yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/exp...
Exploring Biogenic Emissions and Air Quality Impacts from Climate-Resilient UK Woodlands: Insights from Gair Wood - Yorkshire Environmental Sciences • Doctoral Training Network
In June 2019, the UK Government passed legislation that commits the nation to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050. As part of a strategy to achieve this, the UK’s Climate Change C...
yes-dtn.ac.uk
January 2, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Last few days to apply for this exciting #PhD project led by @catzigle.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social
"Exploring Biogenic Emissions and Air Quality Impacts from Climate-Resilient UK Woodlands"
DEADLINE 8th January 2025, 17:00 GMT
yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/exp...
"Exploring Biogenic Emissions and Air Quality Impacts from Climate-Resilient UK Woodlands"
DEADLINE 8th January 2025, 17:00 GMT
yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/exp...
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Our next webinar is fast approaching.
Wed 22nd Jan - Dr Alvarez introduce the National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre, which aims to secure a continuous supply of safe, tasty, & healthy proteins, & futureproof the UK’s food & animal feed security.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-a...
Wed 22nd Jan - Dr Alvarez introduce the National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre, which aims to secure a continuous supply of safe, tasty, & healthy proteins, & futureproof the UK’s food & animal feed security.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-a...
January 7, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Our next webinar is fast approaching.
Wed 22nd Jan - Dr Alvarez introduce the National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre, which aims to secure a continuous supply of safe, tasty, & healthy proteins, & futureproof the UK’s food & animal feed security.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-a...
Wed 22nd Jan - Dr Alvarez introduce the National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre, which aims to secure a continuous supply of safe, tasty, & healthy proteins, & futureproof the UK’s food & animal feed security.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-a...