Mathematician working in Ecology, Biodiversity Conservation, Fisheries, Natural Resource Management, Wildlife Trade, and Sustainability. Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland. President of the Resource Modeling Association #LGBTQSTEM he/they
Matthew Holden 🏳️🌈
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Prof Ben Burton’s public lecture “Some Very Queer #Mathematics” is now online, marking 75 years of the Turing Test and celebrating Alan Turing’s & LGBTQIA+ contributions to maths. @amermathsoc.bsky.social @chadtopaz.bsky.social @lgbtqstem.bsky.social #MathSky #ITeachMath #AcademicSky
My new paper on the #math of #wildlife friendly #agriculture. Reduce pesticides by using attractive "trap" plants to divert pests. But how many traps maximize yield? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #MathSky #MathsToday #iteachmath 🌍 Accessible to undergrads @smbmathbiology.bsky.social
Great talk by Suzanne Robertson on competition of mosquito disease vectors #JMM2026 @jointmath.bsky.social at the special session on modeling natural resources.
This isn’t just strategic, it’s responsible science:
• Full model first ⇒ scrutiny & feedback
• Applied results later + confidence it’s right
• Two citable papers
• Science people actually read
Full models belong in modelling journals (bonus points for society journals like NRM)
Beautiful math predicts lingering periods of equilibrium dynamics when stochastically knocked close to the stable manifold of a saddle. Wonderful talk by shandelle Henson at #JMM2026 @jointmath.bsky.social on recognising saddles and cycles in ecological data.
How do we achieve a better life while reducing emissions and energy consumption? Math! By Alexander Vaninski at #JMM2026 @jointmath.bsky.social. come join us 8am-5pm today in room 149 A for more math ecology, econ, disease and environmental talks.
New job alert: ongoing (tenure-track) research & teaching position in mathematics or statistics at The University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. Open to all areas of mathematics or statistics (especially applied/computational maths and stats). uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/uqcare...
Awesome talk on modeling illegal smuggling of wildlife and plant products at #JMM2026 @jointmath.bsky.social by Becky Epanchin Niell
Are you presenting on your students work at #jmm2026? remember to properly credit it and promote your student! Yun Kang did this really well in her awesome talk on the math of social insects! @jointmath.bsky.social
1,000+ species in our inner-city house! 🕷️🌿🌏🦎
In this talk: house or rainforest ... can you tell? Play along 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-CH...
@uq-cbcs.bsky.social @hugepossum.bsky.social
Matthew Holden 🏳️🌈
Matthew Holden 🏳️🌈
School of Mathematics and Physics Full-time, permanent position Academic Level B / Level C Diverse, supportive, and family-friendly work environment Based at our St Lucia location About This Opportuni...
Stop burying models in supplements. Publish 2 papers instead:
(1) the full model, assumptions & derivations (in a modeling journal)
(2) applied, data-driven findings where they matter.
Natural Resource Modeling welcomes full model descriptions:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1939... #OpenScience 🌍
