Professor of Ecology & Biodiversity @EdNapLifeSci @ENUApplyScience. Evolved in freshwater but have adapted to both marine and terrestrial environments.
Edinburgh, UK
Joined June 2013
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Many congratulations to @hinchliffe_m on a successful defence of PhD thesis in viva yesterday. Thanks to @ProfJGrey and @JWhite211 for acting as examiners! @EdinburghNapier @ENUApplyScience
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We are delighted to publish a new @ClydeWetlands mapping study for the @GlasgowCityRgn. The study led by @GCVGreenNetwork provides new data and evidence for the region to target future #wetland creation & help identify #NatureNetworks💧🌱🦋
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💡 Want to discover the latest freshwater research?
💦 Check out the latest issue of Freshwater Reports! Professor Jeremy Biggs from #PONDERFUL partner @freshwaterhabs reflects on how the latest research might change how we think about ponds.
👉 ponderful.eu/freshwater-repo…
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Exciting PhD project on the ecological implications of divergence & adaption to warm water habitats in 3-spined sticklebacks combining field work in Iceland, mesocosms, tank studies & lab-work in the UK. Great team, lots of exciting ideas & techniques.
shorturl.at/9ueah
David Hill from @BC_Scotland tells us about conservation of the Northern Brown Argus butterfly @wildlife_info #twicconf
Another @wildlife_info #twicconf kicking off with Alastair Whyte from @PlantlifeScot talking about species rich grasslands
Fully-funded 3.5-year #PhD at @EdinburghNapier University to advance understanding of wild #mammal community responses to #rewilding. Start date 1 Mar 2025. More details here: findaphd.com/phds/project/as…. Please circulate if you know anyone who may be interested. 🌱🦌🐾
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PLS SHARE - Want to study for a @CENTA_NERC PhD on #macrophytes and #river #temperature that informs #riparianplanting #management actions? Join us at @GeogBham (@freshwaterflows), teaming up with @EnvAgency (@Judy_E12) and @UK_CEH. Email with any qu's- centa.ac.uk/studentship/2025….
Get your tickets for the excellent TWIC conference - great value for a great day!
‼️ If you want to attend the TWIC Conference on Sat 16 November, you'll need to be quick! ‼️ Bookings close at the end of Sun 10 November. Visit Eventbrite: shorturl.at/m5AtO for a full programme & to book. With thanks to our sponsor Traquair House.
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📢 Booking is OPEN for the virtual International Pond Conference! 💦
Organised by #PONDERFUL and @europeanponds this free event explores ponds for biodiversity conservation and as nature-based solutions at a time of climate change.
Book today ➡️ ponderful.eu/international-p…
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🌱 The International Pond Conference, organised by #PONDERFUL and @europeanponds, will explore the importance of ponds for people and planet. 💧
We have a fantastic programme of inspirational speakers from around the world, with registration opening very soon!
ALT Photo of cows on the grass beside a pond, with green plants in front. The sky is clear and blue in the background. Text reads: 'November 12 - 13, Free online event, registration opens soon! Ponds and pondscapes for biodiversity, climate and people. International Pond Conference 2024.'
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📢 We are hiring!
We are looking for an experienced Project Officer who can work with @Freshwaterhabs, @ARC_bytes and @NatureSpaceUK to deliver habitat creation and management projects, with a focus on ponds and great crested newt.
Apply here 👉 freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/ab…
ALT Oxfordshire project officer, with a great crested newt during population assessment surveys.
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WANTED: Research Assistant @EdinburghNapier for 6 months full-time from 1 Oct 2024 to work on a Forestry Commission funded research project about protecting trees and treescapes against herbivorous mammals. Apply by 4 Aug. Details: jobs.napier.ac.uk/mthrprod_w… Please retweet, thanks!
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⏲️LAST CALL! Don't forget to submit your abstract for the International Pond Conference, organised by #PONDERFUL and @europeanponds by this Friday 19th July.
👉 ponderful.eu/international-p…
📢 We are now inviting proposals for talks and posters for the conference: 'Ponds and pondscapes for biodiversity, climate and people', organised by #PONDERFUL and @europeanponds.
Conference themes and abstract submissions
👉bit.ly/PondConference2024
