Rosie Irwin Holbrey
@rirwinholbrey.bsky.social
Diet and interactions between wildcats and Scotland's meso-carnivores 🐱🦊🦡 | camera traps | PhD | University of Aberdeen 🏴
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"Sneaky sign of new COVID variant everyone is ignoring right now"
"Doctors are now highlighting subtle, early symptoms that many people might dismiss. A hoarse or raspy voice is emerging as one of the most common early warning signs of Stratus"
Source: archive.md/oJrRT
"Doctors are now highlighting subtle, early symptoms that many people might dismiss. A hoarse or raspy voice is emerging as one of the most common early warning signs of Stratus"
Source: archive.md/oJrRT
September 15, 2025 at 12:18 AM
"Sneaky sign of new COVID variant everyone is ignoring right now"
"Doctors are now highlighting subtle, early symptoms that many people might dismiss. A hoarse or raspy voice is emerging as one of the most common early warning signs of Stratus"
Source: archive.md/oJrRT
"Doctors are now highlighting subtle, early symptoms that many people might dismiss. A hoarse or raspy voice is emerging as one of the most common early warning signs of Stratus"
Source: archive.md/oJrRT
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SUPER has opened a call for (home) student-led marine/freshwater ecology PhD projects, to be hosted at one of the seven Scottish partners. If anyone knows anyone interested in something like this, the applicants should approach potential supervisors ASAP!
superdtp.st-andrews.ac.uk/how-to-apply/
superdtp.st-andrews.ac.uk/how-to-apply/
How to Apply – The Scottish Universities Partnership for Environmental Research
superdtp.st-andrews.ac.uk
September 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
SUPER has opened a call for (home) student-led marine/freshwater ecology PhD projects, to be hosted at one of the seven Scottish partners. If anyone knows anyone interested in something like this, the applicants should approach potential supervisors ASAP!
superdtp.st-andrews.ac.uk/how-to-apply/
superdtp.st-andrews.ac.uk/how-to-apply/
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I’m so excited that my first paper is out! 💪🏼💥 #ornithology
EARLY VIEW in IBIS
Seasonal, environmental and individual determinants of double-brooding in the White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) | onlinelibrary.wiley....
Noelia D. Álvarez, Peter J. Mawby, Stuart P. Sharp | #ornithology 🪶
Seasonal, environmental and individual determinants of double-brooding in the White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) | onlinelibrary.wiley....
Noelia D. Álvarez, Peter J. Mawby, Stuart P. Sharp | #ornithology 🪶
August 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I’m so excited that my first paper is out! 💪🏼💥 #ornithology
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Great to see Lancaster bird expert Dr Stuart Sharp explaining the importance of ringing and tagging birds in this piece published by the BBC today! 🐦
'Tagging these tiny birds takes years of training' - BBC News
Conservationists at a Lancashire nature reserve says learning how to ring birds takes years to master.
www.bbc.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Great to see Lancaster bird expert Dr Stuart Sharp explaining the importance of ringing and tagging birds in this piece published by the BBC today! 🐦
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Sex-reversal in birds (genetically male/female but appear female/male) is surprisingly common. Best detail: A genetically male bird called a laughing kookaburra had recently laid an egg. (1/2)
By @phiejacobs.bsky.social on @science.org
By @phiejacobs.bsky.social on @science.org
‘Sex reversal’ is surprisingly common in birds, new study suggests
Survey of five Australian avians finds numerous discordant individuals, including a genetically male bird that had laid an egg
www.science.org
August 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Sex-reversal in birds (genetically male/female but appear female/male) is surprisingly common. Best detail: A genetically male bird called a laughing kookaburra had recently laid an egg. (1/2)
By @phiejacobs.bsky.social on @science.org
By @phiejacobs.bsky.social on @science.org
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At the start of the 20th century, grey seal numbers in the UK had dwindled to around 500 as a result of persecution. Today there are more than 120,000, accounting for 40% of the global population 🌍
#WildlifeWednesday #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #NationalMarineWeek
#WildlifeWednesday #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #NationalMarineWeek
August 6, 2025 at 7:22 AM
At the start of the 20th century, grey seal numbers in the UK had dwindled to around 500 as a result of persecution. Today there are more than 120,000, accounting for 40% of the global population 🌍
#WildlifeWednesday #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #NationalMarineWeek
#WildlifeWednesday #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #NationalMarineWeek
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Should Ecology be more proactive & vocal on one of the key issues of our times? What systemic & institutional changes are needed for the ecological community to be at the forefront of the response? If these are questions that speak to you, this new paper may be of interest lnkd.in/eXfXG4xM
June 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Should Ecology be more proactive & vocal on one of the key issues of our times? What systemic & institutional changes are needed for the ecological community to be at the forefront of the response? If these are questions that speak to you, this new paper may be of interest lnkd.in/eXfXG4xM
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An update from the team on the uncertain future of our program and the impact of NSF budget cuts. Please share and reach out 🦠
June 2, 2025 at 12:08 PM
An update from the team on the uncertain future of our program and the impact of NSF budget cuts. Please share and reach out 🦠
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tinyurl.com/UoATransphobia
☝️🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
im sure many of you are aware of hostility towards #trans staff & students in my department
myself & other ECRs have published a desperate call for action on #transphobia from departmental and university management
please read, share and SIGN IN SOLIDARITY ❤️
☝️🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
im sure many of you are aware of hostility towards #trans staff & students in my department
myself & other ECRs have published a desperate call for action on #transphobia from departmental and university management
please read, share and SIGN IN SOLIDARITY ❤️
April 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
tinyurl.com/UoATransphobia
☝️🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
im sure many of you are aware of hostility towards #trans staff & students in my department
myself & other ECRs have published a desperate call for action on #transphobia from departmental and university management
please read, share and SIGN IN SOLIDARITY ❤️
☝️🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
im sure many of you are aware of hostility towards #trans staff & students in my department
myself & other ECRs have published a desperate call for action on #transphobia from departmental and university management
please read, share and SIGN IN SOLIDARITY ❤️
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Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
www.science.org
April 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
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After years of no public commitment from UoA to protect their #trans and #queer students, we have decided to publish this letter in hope for positive change
With the Supreme Court ruling in the UK, this is more important than ever
If you can, please sign below 👇🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
#PhDSky #LGBTSTEM #QueerInSTEM
With the Supreme Court ruling in the UK, this is more important than ever
If you can, please sign below 👇🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
#PhDSky #LGBTSTEM #QueerInSTEM
April 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
After years of no public commitment from UoA to protect their #trans and #queer students, we have decided to publish this letter in hope for positive change
With the Supreme Court ruling in the UK, this is more important than ever
If you can, please sign below 👇🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
#PhDSky #LGBTSTEM #QueerInSTEM
With the Supreme Court ruling in the UK, this is more important than ever
If you can, please sign below 👇🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
#PhDSky #LGBTSTEM #QueerInSTEM
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Unfortunately, the NSF grant that supports our work has been terminated. This is a setback, but our mission has not changed. We will continue to work hard on making cognitive science a more inclusive field. Stay tuned for upcoming events.
April 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Unfortunately, the NSF grant that supports our work has been terminated. This is a setback, but our mission has not changed. We will continue to work hard on making cognitive science a more inclusive field. Stay tuned for upcoming events.
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Hi, wallet inspector here please open your pockets for the legal battles we have ahead.
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
Fighting fund for trans rights | Good Law Project
Stand up for trans rights 🏳️⚧️ Join me and @GoodLawProject and help us fight the rollbacks on trans rights in the UK.
goodlawproject.org
April 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Hi, wallet inspector here please open your pockets for the legal battles we have ahead.
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
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Last call for expressions of interest in a Quantitative Ecology post-doc based mostly in South Africa. If you are interested, drop Lourens and me a line 👇
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jaxqx...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jaxqx...
April 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Last call for expressions of interest in a Quantitative Ecology post-doc based mostly in South Africa. If you are interested, drop Lourens and me a line 👇
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jaxqx...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jaxqx...
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I say this every time de-extinction comes up: it makes no sense to devote science to bringing back extinct animals when we can’t be bothered to keep extant ones alive in the first place.
April 8, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I say this every time de-extinction comes up: it makes no sense to devote science to bringing back extinct animals when we can’t be bothered to keep extant ones alive in the first place.
Glorious weather for vole surveys! ☀️ Today I'm out and about throwing quadrats and looking for vole signs (grass clippings and droppings) to track the vole population cycle and measure prey availability around my study site.
Much nicer in the sunshine than the usual downpours.
Much nicer in the sunshine than the usual downpours.
April 2, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Glorious weather for vole surveys! ☀️ Today I'm out and about throwing quadrats and looking for vole signs (grass clippings and droppings) to track the vole population cycle and measure prey availability around my study site.
Much nicer in the sunshine than the usual downpours.
Much nicer in the sunshine than the usual downpours.
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I've been watching the University of Maine story, and somehow didn't realize it started with anti-trans shit until this.
Begging my fellow scientists to please not forget that a major part of the threats to our funding rn are *explicitly* bigotry, please don't leave us behind
Begging my fellow scientists to please not forget that a major part of the threats to our funding rn are *explicitly* bigotry, please don't leave us behind
There are two transgender girls in the state of Maine competing in girls’ sports.
There are now SIX federal agencies investigating the state.
Here is our latest @propublica.org story with @bangordailynews.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/main...
There are now SIX federal agencies investigating the state.
Here is our latest @propublica.org story with @bangordailynews.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/main...
Two Transgender Girls, Six Federal Agencies. How Trump Is Trying to Pressure Maine Into Obedience.
Maine said it wouldn’t break state law to follow President Donald Trump’s order barring transgender girls from playing girls’ sports. Then came a barrage of investigations and threats targeting the st...
www.propublica.org
March 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I've been watching the University of Maine story, and somehow didn't realize it started with anti-trans shit until this.
Begging my fellow scientists to please not forget that a major part of the threats to our funding rn are *explicitly* bigotry, please don't leave us behind
Begging my fellow scientists to please not forget that a major part of the threats to our funding rn are *explicitly* bigotry, please don't leave us behind
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Figure skating world championships were considered to be for men only until 1902, when Madge Syers showed up and took home silver and the ISU went "whooooops guess we need to segregate them."
It happened again in 1992 Olympic skeet shooting: Zhang Shan took gold and then they segregated the event.
It happened again in 1992 Olympic skeet shooting: Zhang Shan took gold and then they segregated the event.
March 7, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Figure skating world championships were considered to be for men only until 1902, when Madge Syers showed up and took home silver and the ISU went "whooooops guess we need to segregate them."
It happened again in 1992 Olympic skeet shooting: Zhang Shan took gold and then they segregated the event.
It happened again in 1992 Olympic skeet shooting: Zhang Shan took gold and then they segregated the event.
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“Levelling the playing field means that societal expectations need to change”
Yvonne Buckley shares her thoughts on how we can accelerate action within ecology this International Women's Day 🌱
buff.ly/FL4hPlM
Yvonne Buckley shares her thoughts on how we can accelerate action within ecology this International Women's Day 🌱
buff.ly/FL4hPlM
March 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
“Levelling the playing field means that societal expectations need to change”
Yvonne Buckley shares her thoughts on how we can accelerate action within ecology this International Women's Day 🌱
buff.ly/FL4hPlM
Yvonne Buckley shares her thoughts on how we can accelerate action within ecology this International Women's Day 🌱
buff.ly/FL4hPlM
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I will close the letter for signatures at 17:00 today (UK time). Last chance to voice your support before this evening's meeting of the Royal Society.
There are now over 3000 signatories to my letter asking the Royal Society to explain why it has taken no action and said nothing about evident contraventions of its code of conduct by Elon Musk FRS.
forms.gle/dBGaHk7SYUNA...
forms.gle/dBGaHk7SYUNA...
Open letter to the President of the Royal Society – time to stand up for your values
If you wish to show your support for the letter below regarding apparent inaction by the Royal Society in the face of breaches of its code of conduct by Elon Musk FRS, please sign below. I invite anyo...
forms.gle
March 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I will close the letter for signatures at 17:00 today (UK time). Last chance to voice your support before this evening's meeting of the Royal Society.
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
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Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
February 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
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Dear federal scientists: If you have been affected by the probationary firings and would be willing to speak with Science, please reach out to me by email (klangin@aaas.org) or on Signal. We can guarantee annonymity.
February 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Dear federal scientists: If you have been affected by the probationary firings and would be willing to speak with Science, please reach out to me by email (klangin@aaas.org) or on Signal. We can guarantee annonymity.
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Signature tally now closing in on 3000. Please keep discussing, sharing and signing to put as much pressure on the Royal Society to respond as possible. forms.gle/AuYvuWqytx8K...
Open letter to the President of the Royal Society – time to stand up for your values
If you wish to show your support for the letter below regarding apparent inaction by the Royal Society in the face of breaches of its code of conduct by Elon Musk FRS, please sign below. I invite anyo...
forms.gle
February 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Signature tally now closing in on 3000. Please keep discussing, sharing and signing to put as much pressure on the Royal Society to respond as possible. forms.gle/AuYvuWqytx8K...