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Events for prospective PhD students and applicants 2024/25 - Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education The Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education (YCEDE) are delighted to announce our programme of online events providing information, advice and guidance around PhD application and study f...

The Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education have a programme of online events information, advice and guidance on PhD application and study. For Black, Asian and minority ethnic graduates and undergraduates with UK fee status interested in a PhD. ycede.ac.uk/new-programm...

14.11.2024 13:21 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Events for prospective PhD students and applicants 2024/25 - Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education The Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education (YCEDE) are delighted to announce our programme of online events providing information, advice and guidance around PhD application and study f...

The Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education are running a programme of online events around PhD application & study for 2024/25
These webinars are for Black, Asian & minority ethnic graduates & undergraduates with UK fee status interested in studying a PhD.
Find out more: bit.ly/YCEDE

15.11.2024 14:35 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

I'm especially keen to hear from anyone who can't draw on existing institutional knowledge of the scheme (existing FLFs or panel members) - what will help lift the lid on the interviews?

11.04.2025 09:31 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Scientists stunned by unexpected discovery while studying sea otter behavior: 'Feels like renewed hope' Scientists have made an interesting discovery connecting sea otters to forest recovery, reinforcing their role as a keystone species.

By eating sea urchins, otters are crucial to the health of kelp forest ecosystems, on which a wealth of ocean life depends.

THE most important thing to understand about nature is that it only functions healthily as a *system*, with all parts present.

#Rewilding
www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/sea...

12.04.2025 07:09 👍 381 🔁 87 💬 7 📌 8
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Introducing a new YESI Knowledge Exchange Fellows project, working with York Explore and other groups in the city, to explore ways of using local archives to produce new histories of environmental change.

➡️https://ow.ly/yM4950VyQWr

@sabineclarke.bsky.social @willtullett.bsky.social

11.04.2025 11:49 👍 6 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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Wildfire warnings issued as UK temperatures set to reach 24C on Friday London fire brigade asks people to behave responsibly and Scottish fire and rescue service gives ‘extreme’ alert Hot weather is expected to bring highs of 24C to the UK as fire services continue to warn of wildfires across the country. The Met Office said temperatures would peak on Friday in London and south-east England, which could make it the hottest day of the year so far, while temperatures could hit 23C on Thursday. Continue reading...

Wildfire warnings issued as UK temperatures set to reach 24C on Friday

09.04.2025 18:41 👍 82 🔁 34 💬 4 📌 4
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Statue of girl killed by air pollution should be reminder of dangers of toxic air Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah became the first person in the world to officially die from air pollution. A statue of her will stand in a London park.

A powerful moment, charged with sadness for a life that could have been but also hope for the future and the huge fortitude of Ella’s mother and family.

Honoured to be in south east London this afternoon for the unveiling of Ella's statue.

www.bigissue.com/news/environ...

04.04.2025 18:43 👍 23 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 1

Looking for a PhD project for September 2025? We have funded projects on chemical pollution available at @uoyenvironment.bsky.social in collaboration with Sheffield. Apply now!

26.03.2025 16:34 👍 3 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Aerial view of a vibrant wetland landscape featuring lush green patches surrounded by winding blue water channels. Large white text overlays the image, reading: “Wetlands are hotspots of biological diversity.” In the top right corner, the UN Environment Programme logo is visible.

Aerial view of a vibrant wetland landscape featuring lush green patches surrounded by winding blue water channels. Large white text overlays the image, reading: “Wetlands are hotspots of biological diversity.” In the top right corner, the UN Environment Programme logo is visible.

Wetlands, rich in biodiversity, provide essential ecosystem services vital for the survival of numerous species.

Safeguarding these ecosystems is critical to meeting the goals and targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework.

More on UNEP’s work #ForNature: bit.ly/3cQYG1E

01.04.2025 17:27 👍 36 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
Sue Nelson and Alice Hope beside a settlement tank

Sue Nelson and Alice Hope beside a settlement tank

River Kennet

River Kennet

Settlement tank at sewage works

Settlement tank at sewage works

AMR is partly driven by microorganisms from our waste & household chemicals (like drugs, cleaning products & antifungal shampoos) entering watercourses—along with agricultural & urban runoff.

🚽 To learn more, Alice & Sue visited the River Kennet & Thames Water’s Reading Sewage Treatment Works.

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27.03.2025 10:15 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Massive heap of mixed clothing stacked high under a cloudy sky. Text reads: “A garbage truck load of clothes is dumped or burned every second.” “Beat Waste Pollution” logo appears in the bottom right.

Massive heap of mixed clothing stacked high under a cloudy sky. Text reads: “A garbage truck load of clothes is dumped or burned every second.” “Beat Waste Pollution” logo appears in the bottom right.

That’s the equivalent of 92M tonnes of textile waste pile up yearly. This wasteful system is harming people and the planet.

It's time to rethink fashion & #BeatWastePollution.

See how ahead of #ZeroWasteDay: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

27.03.2025 07:19 👍 42 🔁 19 💬 3 📌 2
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AAH X YESI: Waste Join art historians in conversation with YESI as we explore waste as a heuristic for dialogue across interdisciplinary areas.

AAH X YESI: Waste event - 9 April, 4:00-5.30pm
How can the study of resilient socio-ecological systems help us better understand creative environments of the past while shaping sustainable studios of the future? @lizrylott.bsky.social @proflinds.bsky.social

Register➡️ www.york.ac.uk/yesi/events/...

27.03.2025 09:22 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1

Congratulations to Lou Mamalis @anthropocenebio.bsky.social for passing her PHD viva with NO corrections! Her work on the endangered giant ibis in Cambodia is a valuable contribution. Thanks to examiners @billsutherland.bsky.social and Piran White and funders @wcs.org and NERC

25.03.2025 13:56 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Congratulations to Lou Mamalis @anthropocenebio.bsky.social for passing her PHD viva with NO corrections! Her work on the endangered giant ibis in Cambodia is a valuable contribution. Thanks to examiners @billsutherland.bsky.social and Piran White and funders @wcs.org and NERC

25.03.2025 13:56 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Women in business held back by mobile data’s cost in developing world – report Nearly half of female entrepreneurs surveyed by Cherie Blair Foundation do not have regular internet access The cost of a mobile data package is all that is holding back many female entrepreneurs in developing countries, according to recent…

Women in business held back by mobile data’s cost in developing world – report

20.03.2025 05:33 👍 86 🔁 19 💬 3 📌 2
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Watchdog investigating whether Defra breaking laws on cleaning up English rivers Office for Environmental Protection says targets for water quality likely to be missed, and clarifying rules may help The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) watchdog has launched an investigation into the UK government over potential failures to…

Watchdog investigating whether Defra breaking laws on cleaning up English rivers

20.03.2025 12:24 👍 66 🔁 18 💬 1 📌 0
Stripey knitted squares illustrating air pollution levels outside schools

Stripey knitted squares illustrating air pollution levels outside schools

T-shirt about engineering

T-shirt about engineering

Middle aged woman in front of a slide saying 'communicating air pollution '

Middle aged woman in front of a slide saying 'communicating air pollution '

At Roy Acad Engineering discussing how we can better communicate air quality. Notable is the lack of action on air pollution compared to flurry of policy, research & activism on plastics. Is it because plastic is a more visible and visual pollutant? @yesiuoy.bsky.social @uoyenvironment.bsky.social

13.03.2025 20:26 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

Our new @adriftlab.bsky.social paper is out, lead by @alixdejersey.bsky.social showing the insidious impacts of plastics on seemingly health birds (1/5)

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

13.03.2025 09:35 👍 242 🔁 147 💬 8 📌 7
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👩‍🔬 From transforming sustainable agriculture in Papua New Guinea to researching forest health in the UK, #women are leading environmental innovation globally. Our #IWD2025 panel showcased how diverse perspectives strengthen environmental science. #AccelerateAction

12.03.2025 15:32 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Hope for the future: Sustainability Network Panel Discussion Join an online panel of experts in ecology, green technology and climate justice to discuss why there's still hope for the future.

Hope for the future: Sustainability Network Panel Discussion is coming up next month 🌍

Join an online panel of experts in ecology, green technology and #climatejustice to explore why there's still hope for the future: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hope-for-t...

#York #sustainability

12.02.2025 12:41 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

🥳What a good start to the New Year!

06.01.2025 12:21 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Northern Rangelands Trust loses conservancies in landmark ruling Judges rule that establishment of conservancies by the carbon credit firm in Cherab and Chari wards in Isiolo County was unconstitutional

If you've been following the carbon credit fiasco around the Northern Rangelands of Kenya, the latest legal ruling - that two of the conservancies are unconstitutional, and a permanent injunction prohibiting NRT & partners from conducting conservancy operations is quite the update. Some notes...🌿🌏

31.01.2025 15:22 👍 11 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0
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📢We're delighted to announce that Dr Kathryn Arnold is our new Food, Water + Waste research theme co-lead.👏🥳

We look forward to working with her + building on @UniofYork's key academic strengths in this area.🥦💧🗑️

Read the full story➡️ www.york.ac.uk/yesi/news/20...

28.01.2025 09:07 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Only 4 days left if you want to apply for a BSBI grant!
We have Training Grants (<£250) so you can take a short #WildFlowerID course;
Plant Study Grants (<£1K) for undergrads;
Science & Research Grants (<£1K) aimed at PhD students or amateur researchers.
bsbi.org/grants
Don't miss out, apply ASAP!

27.01.2025 16:54 👍 49 🔁 34 💬 1 📌 4
Group of eight people standing beside the UKCEH reception sign at Wallingford

Group of eight people standing beside the UKCEH reception sign at Wallingford

📣 Applications OPEN for our Hydro-JULES summer internship!

5 interns wanted for a 6-week programme in hydrology, climate, and environmental science.

Four projects in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, and one with @britgeosurvey.bsky.social in Keyworth.

Apply by 21 Feb: hydro-jules.org/hydro-jules-...

21.01.2025 17:03 👍 15 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 1