Professor of Applied Ecology @EssexLifeSciences Ecology of harvested species, their habitats and it's restoration. Family. Dogs. Wild Food. Nature.
So love the Burren and delighted to be able to visit before a viva in Dublin. What an extraordinary fascinating region with astonishing ecology youtube.com/watch?v=jFml...
Happy Birthday to Michael J Fox who was born on this day in 1961.
#MichaelJFox #80stv #80smovies
Come celebrate Professor Leo Schalkwyk with us!
We’re holding a one-day symposium to mark Leo's remarkable career and many contributions to genomics.
📆26 June 2026
📍University of Essex, Colchester
Details and registration: schalkwykfest.essex.ac.uk
There will be a BBQ as well!
Birds of Essex is back on a screen near you! Find out where Steve & Matt have been, catch up on on the latest Essex birding news, and we reveal the winner of the spring photo competition! youtube.com/live/5XAwQZP...
Share your bird pics with us at [email protected]
#essexbirding
I don't have anything formal yet, but we're talking about these ideas this week in my lab:
zenodo.org/records/1893...
zenodo.org/records/1845...
Last year was a lot. I led a Nature paper while completing six months of #chemotherapy 🤪 🦀 . In this "Behind the Paper" blog, I reflect on what made both possible. Spoiler: It wasn't resilience or grit. It was my colleagues 😭 🥰.
🔗 The blog post is available here: go.nature.com/4ebvcIX
New in #BirdStudy
Upper Teesdale has 1764 Curlew pairs fledging 1 chick/pair.
High and stable Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata numbers on low-intensity farmland and moorland managed for Red Grouse Lagopus scotica recreational shooting in northern England doi.org/10.1080/0006...
#ornithology #waders
OK - I have to admit this is a pretty cool-sounding title.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-...
New paper🦞
YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts
The World Could Reach 30% Protection by 2030, and Still Fail to Conserve Biodiversity without Effective and Well-located Protected Areas. Conservation Letters., 19: e70030. doi.org/10.1111/con4...
William (Bill) Sutherland
Flashback 80’s With Purple
Abstract. Homarid lobsters are notable for their remarkable immunity and longevity, with lifespans reaching up to 80 years in the wild. A reference genome
Generative AI tools have arrived in PhD training environments faster than principled frameworks for their use. The debate has polarized between enthusiasts who argue trainees must adopt AI immediately...
