Dr Urska Demsar
@udemsar.bsky.social
Associate Professor. GIScience, Movement Analytics and hiking/walking photos.
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Dr Urska Demsar
@udemsar.bsky.social
· Mar 12
A new data-driven paradigm for the study of avian migratory navigation - Movement Ecology
Avian navigation has fascinated researchers for many years. Yet, despite a vast amount of literature on the topic it remains a mystery how birds are able to find their way across long distances while ...
link.springer.com
New paper with @beatezein.bsky.social & @jedalong.bsky.social:
⭐A new data-driven paradigm for the study of avian migratory navigation⭐
We propose how the multi-modal multi-scale nature of navigation could be studied w/ data mining, machine learning & AI.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
⭐A new data-driven paradigm for the study of avian migratory navigation⭐
We propose how the multi-modal multi-scale nature of navigation could be studied w/ data mining, machine learning & AI.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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📊 Latest HUXt forecast shows 2 CMEs from AR4274 arriving on 12 Nov at ~4 & 15UT respectively. AR4274 is delivering a one-two punch!⚡️🥊 G2+ storm conditions increasingly likely. Aurora prospects strong for northern UK despite poor weather forecast.
#SpaceWeather #StephsStormWatch
#SpaceWeather #StephsStormWatch
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
📊 Latest HUXt forecast shows 2 CMEs from AR4274 arriving on 12 Nov at ~4 & 15UT respectively. AR4274 is delivering a one-two punch!⚡️🥊 G2+ storm conditions increasingly likely. Aurora prospects strong for northern UK despite poor weather forecast.
#SpaceWeather #StephsStormWatch
#SpaceWeather #StephsStormWatch
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Direct hit! A beautiful, full-halo CME is now leaving the Sun following the X1.2 flare, and it's heading right for us. We'll have to see what the models think about this one, but we now have two Earth-directed CMEs coming at us and a good chance for geomagnetic storms Nov 11-12.
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Direct hit! A beautiful, full-halo CME is now leaving the Sun following the X1.2 flare, and it's heading right for us. We'll have to see what the models think about this one, but we now have two Earth-directed CMEs coming at us and a good chance for geomagnetic storms Nov 11-12.
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Name one thing the Romans have done for us
‘Google Maps’ for Roman roads reveals vast extent of ancient network
A high-resolution digital map nearly doubles the known length of the ancient road network.
www.nature.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Name one thing the Romans have done for us
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We’re looking for an enthusiastic #PhD candidate to explore the resilience of sea turtle populations in a changing climate, supervised by Leo Clarke and myself. Interested in sea #turtles, #marine #biology, #conservation & #fieldwork in Cape Verde. Funded by ACCE+ NERC DLA tinyurl.com/dm573yrm
November 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
We’re looking for an enthusiastic #PhD candidate to explore the resilience of sea turtle populations in a changing climate, supervised by Leo Clarke and myself. Interested in sea #turtles, #marine #biology, #conservation & #fieldwork in Cape Verde. Funded by ACCE+ NERC DLA tinyurl.com/dm573yrm
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Friday flyover…
daily for weeks we hear the noise of literally thousands of pink footed geese travelling south filling the skies over the Scottish Highlands
This is only a small bunch this morning, you hear them coming long before you see them !
@rspbscotland.bsky.social #Birds #Scotland
daily for weeks we hear the noise of literally thousands of pink footed geese travelling south filling the skies over the Scottish Highlands
This is only a small bunch this morning, you hear them coming long before you see them !
@rspbscotland.bsky.social #Birds #Scotland
November 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Friday flyover…
daily for weeks we hear the noise of literally thousands of pink footed geese travelling south filling the skies over the Scottish Highlands
This is only a small bunch this morning, you hear them coming long before you see them !
@rspbscotland.bsky.social #Birds #Scotland
daily for weeks we hear the noise of literally thousands of pink footed geese travelling south filling the skies over the Scottish Highlands
This is only a small bunch this morning, you hear them coming long before you see them !
@rspbscotland.bsky.social #Birds #Scotland
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In cooperation with RWE, we proudly announce the installation of the first #MOTUS station in an offshore wind farm (Amrumbank West) in Germany and in Europe. This will help to fill key knowledge gaps in offshore environmental monitoring. We were supported by our colleagues from Wind Energy Systems
October 29, 2025 at 9:26 AM
In cooperation with RWE, we proudly announce the installation of the first #MOTUS station in an offshore wind farm (Amrumbank West) in Germany and in Europe. This will help to fill key knowledge gaps in offshore environmental monitoring. We were supported by our colleagues from Wind Energy Systems
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2nd edition of our The AI Shift newsletter is out. The question today: could AI be making us LESS productive? @jburnmurdoch.ft.com www.ft.com/content/2480... At the individual level, it's clear we're not reliable witnesses on this Q. At an organisational level, it gets even more interesting...
October 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
2nd edition of our The AI Shift newsletter is out. The question today: could AI be making us LESS productive? @jburnmurdoch.ft.com www.ft.com/content/2480... At the individual level, it's clear we're not reliable witnesses on this Q. At an organisational level, it gets even more interesting...
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The eye of Hurricane Melissa.
Image taken today by Sentinel-2.
Image taken today by Sentinel-2.
October 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The eye of Hurricane Melissa.
Image taken today by Sentinel-2.
Image taken today by Sentinel-2.
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Nobody wanted this kind of sky. At least no one who, you know, likes the world.
You might’ve heard the news: SpaceX just passed 10,000 Starlink satellites launched. And that number is already old news, as there’s now a new Starlink batch launched every other day. Here’s what that looks like in a short animation of Comet A6 Lemmon courtesy of Michael Jaeger:
October 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Nobody wanted this kind of sky. At least no one who, you know, likes the world.
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4 days of seismic records from a seismic station in Jamaica shows Hurricane Melissa roaring towards the island.
Hurricanes increase the amplitude of ocean waves which beat on the coast and sea floor. These produce Rayleigh waves that can be seen as increasingly thick “wiggles” in seismic records 🧪
Hurricanes increase the amplitude of ocean waves which beat on the coast and sea floor. These produce Rayleigh waves that can be seen as increasingly thick “wiggles” in seismic records 🧪
October 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
4 days of seismic records from a seismic station in Jamaica shows Hurricane Melissa roaring towards the island.
Hurricanes increase the amplitude of ocean waves which beat on the coast and sea floor. These produce Rayleigh waves that can be seen as increasingly thick “wiggles” in seismic records 🧪
Hurricanes increase the amplitude of ocean waves which beat on the coast and sea floor. These produce Rayleigh waves that can be seen as increasingly thick “wiggles” in seismic records 🧪
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We’re hiring a doctoral researcher in the area of migration ecology.
The work will focus on the question of how and when migratory songbirds learn where their home is using #Motus.
Part of the Cluster of Excellence NaviSense and linked with @sfb1372.bsky.social
uol.de/job788en
#ornithology
The work will focus on the question of how and when migratory songbirds learn where their home is using #Motus.
Part of the Cluster of Excellence NaviSense and linked with @sfb1372.bsky.social
uol.de/job788en
#ornithology
October 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM
We’re hiring a doctoral researcher in the area of migration ecology.
The work will focus on the question of how and when migratory songbirds learn where their home is using #Motus.
Part of the Cluster of Excellence NaviSense and linked with @sfb1372.bsky.social
uol.de/job788en
#ornithology
The work will focus on the question of how and when migratory songbirds learn where their home is using #Motus.
Part of the Cluster of Excellence NaviSense and linked with @sfb1372.bsky.social
uol.de/job788en
#ornithology
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1 week left to apply to our Postdoc job with our lab using AI to analyze camera trap images at the NC Museum of Natural sciences and NCSU and in collaboration with Wildlife Insights https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/223025
October 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
1 week left to apply to our Postdoc job with our lab using AI to analyze camera trap images at the NC Museum of Natural sciences and NCSU and in collaboration with Wildlife Insights https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/223025
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After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results:
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
October 22, 2025 at 7:55 AM
After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results:
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
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Evidence from 14 research funding programmes confirms that early winners tend to keep winning (Matthew effect). But the idea that an early setback makes you stronger later doesn’t replicate widely.
buff.ly/UEtcRd4
buff.ly/UEtcRd4
October 24, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Evidence from 14 research funding programmes confirms that early winners tend to keep winning (Matthew effect). But the idea that an early setback makes you stronger later doesn’t replicate widely.
buff.ly/UEtcRd4
buff.ly/UEtcRd4
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"It's just the weather"
"Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time.
Iceland was one of the only places in the world that did not have a mosquito population.
The other is Antarctica."
#GlobalBoiling
"Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time.
Iceland was one of the only places in the world that did not have a mosquito population.
The other is Antarctica."
#GlobalBoiling
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country
Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the only places in the world without the insects
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"It's just the weather"
"Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time.
Iceland was one of the only places in the world that did not have a mosquito population.
The other is Antarctica."
#GlobalBoiling
"Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time.
Iceland was one of the only places in the world that did not have a mosquito population.
The other is Antarctica."
#GlobalBoiling
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😎 First glimpses from space!
The new #Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission has delivered its first preliminary images during commissioning.
Sentinel-4’s spectrometer is hosted on @eumetsat.int's MTG-S1 satellite 🧪🌍
@josefaschbacher.esa.int @ec.europa.eu @esaearth.esa.int
The new #Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission has delivered its first preliminary images during commissioning.
Sentinel-4’s spectrometer is hosted on @eumetsat.int's MTG-S1 satellite 🧪🌍
@josefaschbacher.esa.int @ec.europa.eu @esaearth.esa.int
October 21, 2025 at 8:42 AM
😎 First glimpses from space!
The new #Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission has delivered its first preliminary images during commissioning.
Sentinel-4’s spectrometer is hosted on @eumetsat.int's MTG-S1 satellite 🧪🌍
@josefaschbacher.esa.int @ec.europa.eu @esaearth.esa.int
The new #Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission has delivered its first preliminary images during commissioning.
Sentinel-4’s spectrometer is hosted on @eumetsat.int's MTG-S1 satellite 🧪🌍
@josefaschbacher.esa.int @ec.europa.eu @esaearth.esa.int
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I'm offering a funded PhD position on nighttime lights #RemoteSensing in the Institute of #geography at the @ruhr-uni-bochum.de https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/62065e5be70a916f65edd647cd1b1740b04cd72e0
I'd love for the ad to be seen by as many potential candidates as possible, so […]
I'd love for the ad to be seen by as many potential candidates as possible, so […]
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fediscience.org
October 21, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I'm offering a funded PhD position on nighttime lights #RemoteSensing in the Institute of #geography at the @ruhr-uni-bochum.de https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/62065e5be70a916f65edd647cd1b1740b04cd72e0
I'd love for the ad to be seen by as many potential candidates as possible, so […]
I'd love for the ad to be seen by as many potential candidates as possible, so […]
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Starting a new week with another sumptuous selection of lakeside reflection photography from around Finland.
Photos shared on IG by huulari85, riittarauta, aerijyr, and silvop:
www.instagram.com/p/DQBq4tkjGhx/
Photos shared on IG by huulari85, riittarauta, aerijyr, and silvop:
www.instagram.com/p/DQBq4tkjGhx/
October 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Starting a new week with another sumptuous selection of lakeside reflection photography from around Finland.
Photos shared on IG by huulari85, riittarauta, aerijyr, and silvop:
www.instagram.com/p/DQBq4tkjGhx/
Photos shared on IG by huulari85, riittarauta, aerijyr, and silvop:
www.instagram.com/p/DQBq4tkjGhx/
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October 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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The team just picked up the latest data from the Swiss National Parc. Full of goodies - find out more about the first paper from the project: eceo-epfl.github.io/MammAlps/
October 17, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The team just picked up the latest data from the Swiss National Parc. Full of goodies - find out more about the first paper from the project: eceo-epfl.github.io/MammAlps/
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But no major grants and his teaching evaluations suck.
How easy is it to fudge your scientific rank? Meet Larry, the world’s most cited cat
“Exercise in absurdity” reveals flaws in Google Scholar’s productivity metrics
www.science.org
October 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
But no major grants and his teaching evaluations suck.
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I've received an 'exclusive' invite to try Nature's new 'research assistant', which will burn down a forest to provide a 'summary of the paper' I'm reading and I have SUCH exciting news for them, that's called an 'abstract' and the actual authors already wrote it for me, no forest-burning required.
October 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I've received an 'exclusive' invite to try Nature's new 'research assistant', which will burn down a forest to provide a 'summary of the paper' I'm reading and I have SUCH exciting news for them, that's called an 'abstract' and the actual authors already wrote it for me, no forest-burning required.
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'The long and winding road'
October 17, 2025 at 7:23 AM
'The long and winding road'