School of Natural and Environmental Sciences
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#SpudFest25 was a S-MASH! 🥔queues formed early as attendees stocked up on SNES-grown spuds. Huge thanks to our Uni catering team for the tasty potato creations and our local business & research stalls. Got spud pics? Share them with snes.engage@newcastle.ac.uk! #WeAreNCL
December 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
#SpudFest25 was a S-MASH! 🥔queues formed early as attendees stocked up on SNES-grown spuds. Huge thanks to our Uni catering team for the tasty potato creations and our local business & research stalls. Got spud pics? Share them with snes.engage@newcastle.ac.uk! #WeAreNCL
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for @sciencesncl.bsky.social #SpudFest2025
We celebrated sustainability, food innovation, community impact & of course the humble potato. 🥔💡 Attendees could walk away with free spuds and answered the big question: What’s the best way to cook a potato?
#WeAreNCL
We celebrated sustainability, food innovation, community impact & of course the humble potato. 🥔💡 Attendees could walk away with free spuds and answered the big question: What’s the best way to cook a potato?
#WeAreNCL
November 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined us for @sciencesncl.bsky.social #SpudFest2025
We celebrated sustainability, food innovation, community impact & of course the humble potato. 🥔💡 Attendees could walk away with free spuds and answered the big question: What’s the best way to cook a potato?
#WeAreNCL
We celebrated sustainability, food innovation, community impact & of course the humble potato. 🥔💡 Attendees could walk away with free spuds and answered the big question: What’s the best way to cook a potato?
#WeAreNCL
The first grey seal pups of the year have arrived at the Farne Islands! 🌊The annual survey is underway to monitor numbers & health. Data will be analysed by researchers here at Newcastle Uni, with results expected next spring.
Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #WeAreNCL
Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #WeAreNCL
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November 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The first grey seal pups of the year have arrived at the Farne Islands! 🌊The annual survey is underway to monitor numbers & health. Data will be analysed by researchers here at Newcastle Uni, with results expected next spring.
Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #WeAreNCL
Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #WeAreNCL
Feeling overwhelmed? Missing home? Worried about money? Wobble Week is here to help!
Join us for events, advice and support from 10–14 November.
See what’s on: ncl.ac.uk/students/wobble-week/
Join us for events, advice and support from 10–14 November.
See what’s on: ncl.ac.uk/students/wobble-week/
November 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Feeling overwhelmed? Missing home? Worried about money? Wobble Week is here to help!
Join us for events, advice and support from 10–14 November.
See what’s on: ncl.ac.uk/students/wobble-week/
Join us for events, advice and support from 10–14 November.
See what’s on: ncl.ac.uk/students/wobble-week/
Calling all students! Are you interested in teaching in the future? Stop by the Agriculture Building Foyer from 10am-2pm tomorrow to get information about where teaching could take you. Sign up to the mailing list here: hello.linkbam.uk/v/6883513c82...
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Calling all students! Are you interested in teaching in the future? Stop by the Agriculture Building Foyer from 10am-2pm tomorrow to get information about where teaching could take you. Sign up to the mailing list here: hello.linkbam.uk/v/6883513c82...
Time to rethink nature conservation? 🌍
Senior ecologists, including our own @dmevans.bsky.social, are calling for an ecosystem approach as the only way to halt the vanishing of UK wildlife and protect the ecosystem services that nature provides 🌱
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/time-to-reth...
Senior ecologists, including our own @dmevans.bsky.social, are calling for an ecosystem approach as the only way to halt the vanishing of UK wildlife and protect the ecosystem services that nature provides 🌱
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/time-to-reth...
Time to rethink nature conservation? - BES
Time to rethink nature conservation? - BES is the largest scientific society for ecologists in Europe. We're working towards a world in which nature and people thrive.
www.britishecologicalsociety.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Time to rethink nature conservation? 🌍
Senior ecologists, including our own @dmevans.bsky.social, are calling for an ecosystem approach as the only way to halt the vanishing of UK wildlife and protect the ecosystem services that nature provides 🌱
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/time-to-reth...
Senior ecologists, including our own @dmevans.bsky.social, are calling for an ecosystem approach as the only way to halt the vanishing of UK wildlife and protect the ecosystem services that nature provides 🌱
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/time-to-reth...
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In this report, we make the case for a more holistic ecosystem-centred approach, highlighting its benefits for biodiversity recovery and for aligning agendas across government departments.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:53 AM
In this report, we make the case for a more holistic ecosystem-centred approach, highlighting its benefits for biodiversity recovery and for aligning agendas across government departments.
www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...
@sciencesncl.bsky.social
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New research from @sciencesncl.bsky.social with collaborators at @unibirmingham.bsky.social has developed an energy-efficient way of recycling Teflon, best known for its use in non-stick coatings, without toxic solvents.
Read more: tinyurl.com/56495vey
Read more: tinyurl.com/56495vey
October 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New research from @sciencesncl.bsky.social with collaborators at @unibirmingham.bsky.social has developed an energy-efficient way of recycling Teflon, best known for its use in non-stick coatings, without toxic solvents.
Read more: tinyurl.com/56495vey
Read more: tinyurl.com/56495vey
A study from colleagues in SNES and @uniofgalway.bsky.social analysing over 500,000 tweets from 2006 to 2021 found that public discourse on invasive species heavily favours charismatic animals over ecologically harmful plants 🐱 www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/news/new...
What half a million tweets revealed about invasive species
A study analysing over 500,000 tweets from 2006 to 2021 found that public discourse on invasive species heavily favours charismatic animals over ecologically harmful plants.
www.ncl.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 9:18 AM
A study from colleagues in SNES and @uniofgalway.bsky.social analysing over 500,000 tweets from 2006 to 2021 found that public discourse on invasive species heavily favours charismatic animals over ecologically harmful plants 🐱 www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/news/new...
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PhD opportunity - Listening to Food Webs: Ecoacoustic insights into Bird Predator–Prey Networks in Changing Landscapes, with @btobirds.bsky.social @hutton.ac.uk and @sciencesncl.bsky.social
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October 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
PhD opportunity - Listening to Food Webs: Ecoacoustic insights into Bird Predator–Prey Networks in Changing Landscapes, with @btobirds.bsky.social @hutton.ac.uk and @sciencesncl.bsky.social
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A team of our scientists have helped to discover a green way to recycle Teflon®! 🌳
The research demonstrates a simple, eco-friendly method to break down Teflon®, one of the world’s most durable plastics, into useful chemical building blocks. 💡
https://bit.ly/47AqaSR
#WeAreNCL
The research demonstrates a simple, eco-friendly method to break down Teflon®, one of the world’s most durable plastics, into useful chemical building blocks. 💡
https://bit.ly/47AqaSR
#WeAreNCL
October 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
A team of our scientists have helped to discover a green way to recycle Teflon®! 🌳
The research demonstrates a simple, eco-friendly method to break down Teflon®, one of the world’s most durable plastics, into useful chemical building blocks. 💡
https://bit.ly/47AqaSR
#WeAreNCL
The research demonstrates a simple, eco-friendly method to break down Teflon®, one of the world’s most durable plastics, into useful chemical building blocks. 💡
https://bit.ly/47AqaSR
#WeAreNCL
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For the first time in 25 years, a global consortium including
@sciencesncl.bsky.social is revisiting the world’s #biodiversity hotspots to ensure #conservation funding goes where it’s needed most.
Read more: tinyurl.com/bdf4tfaf
@sciencesncl.bsky.social is revisiting the world’s #biodiversity hotspots to ensure #conservation funding goes where it’s needed most.
Read more: tinyurl.com/bdf4tfaf
October 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
For the first time in 25 years, a global consortium including
@sciencesncl.bsky.social is revisiting the world’s #biodiversity hotspots to ensure #conservation funding goes where it’s needed most.
Read more: tinyurl.com/bdf4tfaf
@sciencesncl.bsky.social is revisiting the world’s #biodiversity hotspots to ensure #conservation funding goes where it’s needed most.
Read more: tinyurl.com/bdf4tfaf
New research from @chemistryncl.bsky.social and @uobchemistry.bsky.social demonstrates a simple, eco-friendly method to break down Teflon® – one of the world’s most durable plastics – into useful chemical building blocks ♻️ #WeAreNCL www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/news/new...
Scientists discover clean and green way to recycle Teflon®
New research demonstrates a simple, eco-friendly method to break down Teflon® – one of the world’s most durable plastics – into useful chemical building blocks.
www.ncl.ac.uk
October 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
New research from @chemistryncl.bsky.social and @uobchemistry.bsky.social demonstrates a simple, eco-friendly method to break down Teflon® – one of the world’s most durable plastics – into useful chemical building blocks ♻️ #WeAreNCL www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/news/new...
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Our latest work combining #NHCs and #photochemistry in facile carbonyl reductions is now out in BJOC @beilstein-institut.bsky.social! Congrats to first author Michael and the whole team! @fubcp.bsky.social @chemistryncl.bsky.social @sciencesncl.bsky.social www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/article...
Photochemical reduction of acylimidazolium salts
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
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September 26, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Our latest work combining #NHCs and #photochemistry in facile carbonyl reductions is now out in BJOC @beilstein-institut.bsky.social! Congrats to first author Michael and the whole team! @fubcp.bsky.social @chemistryncl.bsky.social @sciencesncl.bsky.social www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/article...
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We’ve had a great afternoon with our @sciencesncl.bsky.social biologists learning biological monitoring and hosted by the wonderful @nenature.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
We’ve had a great afternoon with our @sciencesncl.bsky.social biologists learning biological monitoring and hosted by the wonderful @nenature.bsky.social
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Researchers from @sciencesncl.bsky.social are investigating why microalgae blooms are growing in Northumberland habitats - and how to remove them to protect local wildlife.
Read more: tinyurl.com/yc7t94yz
Read more: tinyurl.com/yc7t94yz
September 30, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Researchers from @sciencesncl.bsky.social are investigating why microalgae blooms are growing in Northumberland habitats - and how to remove them to protect local wildlife.
Read more: tinyurl.com/yc7t94yz
Read more: tinyurl.com/yc7t94yz
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Is Geology the biggest barrier to North Sea oil extraction?
@sciencesncl.bsky.social lecturer and 'Energy Expert' Dr Mark Ireland comments: tinyurl.com/4zancwcc
@sciencesncl.bsky.social lecturer and 'Energy Expert' Dr Mark Ireland comments: tinyurl.com/4zancwcc
October 8, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Is Geology the biggest barrier to North Sea oil extraction?
@sciencesncl.bsky.social lecturer and 'Energy Expert' Dr Mark Ireland comments: tinyurl.com/4zancwcc
@sciencesncl.bsky.social lecturer and 'Energy Expert' Dr Mark Ireland comments: tinyurl.com/4zancwcc
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Delighted to announce the publication of our study: Ferrite magnets do not deter blue sharks (Prionace glauca) from bait strikes. You can read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.fi...
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October 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Delighted to announce the publication of our study: Ferrite magnets do not deter blue sharks (Prionace glauca) from bait strikes. You can read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.fi...
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📢Two table top exhibitions are happening today in the Faraday Room, Bedson Building!
🔬 Merck - Explore life science solutions with expert advice.
🌱 Huber - Discover sustainable lab technologies.
🕙 10am–3pm. Drop by! #WeAreNCL #lifesciences
🔬 Merck - Explore life science solutions with expert advice.
🌱 Huber - Discover sustainable lab technologies.
🕙 10am–3pm. Drop by! #WeAreNCL #lifesciences
October 9, 2025 at 9:16 AM
📢Two table top exhibitions are happening today in the Faraday Room, Bedson Building!
🔬 Merck - Explore life science solutions with expert advice.
🌱 Huber - Discover sustainable lab technologies.
🕙 10am–3pm. Drop by! #WeAreNCL #lifesciences
🔬 Merck - Explore life science solutions with expert advice.
🌱 Huber - Discover sustainable lab technologies.
🕙 10am–3pm. Drop by! #WeAreNCL #lifesciences
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Fantastic work by Tom Atkins at the Great Big Green event in Rothbury, gathering public perceptions of amenity grasslands and potential for boosting biodiversity @sciencesncl.bsky.social #socioecologicalnetworks
September 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Fantastic work by Tom Atkins at the Great Big Green event in Rothbury, gathering public perceptions of amenity grasslands and potential for boosting biodiversity @sciencesncl.bsky.social #socioecologicalnetworks
🍰Pop by The Bedson Building on campus for sweet and savoury treats that support @cancerresearchuk.org ❤️ Every bite helps fund life-saving work, card and cash accepted.
⏰ Happening now - don’t miss out! #WeAreNCL #cancerresearchuk
⏰ Happening now - don’t miss out! #WeAreNCL #cancerresearchuk
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
🍰Pop by The Bedson Building on campus for sweet and savoury treats that support @cancerresearchuk.org ❤️ Every bite helps fund life-saving work, card and cash accepted.
⏰ Happening now - don’t miss out! #WeAreNCL #cancerresearchuk
⏰ Happening now - don’t miss out! #WeAreNCL #cancerresearchuk
🍁 Autumn is in full swing on campus! Are you a Matcha-at-the-library type 💚 or a Pumpkin Spice between lectures kind of person? ☕ Head to the Student Forum Open Space today for freebies & street food! #WeAreNCL #autumnvibes
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
🍁 Autumn is in full swing on campus! Are you a Matcha-at-the-library type 💚 or a Pumpkin Spice between lectures kind of person? ☕ Head to the Student Forum Open Space today for freebies & street food! #WeAreNCL #autumnvibes
There was a real buzz about our Citizen science BioBlitz this afternoon! By use of the @inaturalist.bsky.social app, students could log their finds and help contribute to the University's biodiversity goals 🐝🪲🐞 #WeAreNCL #biodiversity
September 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
There was a real buzz about our Citizen science BioBlitz this afternoon! By use of the @inaturalist.bsky.social app, students could log their finds and help contribute to the University's biodiversity goals 🐝🪲🐞 #WeAreNCL #biodiversity
Save the date! Wednesday 8th October 1-3.30pm for 'Women in Farming 2025' a fantastic day of discussion, networking and talks from those involved in agriculture and farming! You will even get a tour of the farm, what is not to love!
Register now tinyurl.com/3hsvax8c
Register now tinyurl.com/3hsvax8c
September 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Save the date! Wednesday 8th October 1-3.30pm for 'Women in Farming 2025' a fantastic day of discussion, networking and talks from those involved in agriculture and farming! You will even get a tour of the farm, what is not to love!
Register now tinyurl.com/3hsvax8c
Register now tinyurl.com/3hsvax8c
📣 Just a few days to go until we welcome you to the Toon! Induction Week starts Monday and The Big Welcome is your chance to meet friends, explore campus, connect with tutors & kick off your Uni journey 🎉Check your schedule & get involved!
#WeAreNCL #TheBigWelcome
#WeAreNCL #TheBigWelcome
September 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
📣 Just a few days to go until we welcome you to the Toon! Induction Week starts Monday and The Big Welcome is your chance to meet friends, explore campus, connect with tutors & kick off your Uni journey 🎉Check your schedule & get involved!
#WeAreNCL #TheBigWelcome
#WeAreNCL #TheBigWelcome