@extinctionleeds
The Extinction Studies Doctoral Training Programme provides an interdisciplinary training programme for PhD students to work extinction and its meanings. Funded by @leverhulme.bsky.social and based at @universityofleeds.bsky.social.
Episode 5 of our 'Edges of Extinction' podcast: 'A Shell like a Paperclip'. @jdroberts.bsky.social and @rachelgrandey.bsky.social talk to Lydia Woods about mass extinctions in the deep past – and the strange world of marine palaeontology.
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Jonathan is a biologist, historian, musician, and all-round interdisciplinarity enthusiast interested in the interactions of people, non-human life (particularly parasites and parasitic worms) and environments
Sicily is an interdisciplinary conservation scientist working as a postdoctoral researcher at the National Trust, working on generating solutions for biodiversity renewal in the UK, focusing on issues around access to nature and land stewardship.
Seb is a botanist and freshwater biologist with a particular interest in ecosystem services and how educational systems contextualise their benefits or risks.
Andrea is an ethnographic linguist specializing in Modern South Arabian languages, with research focused on biocultural diversity and its role in cultural and ecological resilience www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-j-...
The circular logo depicts a seal surrounded by a purple weed I can't remember the name of in the foreground, with a castle on a cliff in the background. The words IMCC8 in Edinburgh, Scotland from November 13-17 2026 are spelled out at the top.
Researchers, practitioners, and resource users in the marine human-wildlife coexistence/conflict space we are hoping to run a symposium and focus group at the International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC) in Edinburgh from 13-17 November 2026.
In Episode 4 of Edges of Extinction, Seb Stroud, @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social and @jdroberts.bsky.social talk to Andrea Boom about language, plants, culture and frankincense in Oman #environmentalhumanities #socialsci #linguistics #extinctionstudies extinctionstudiesleeds.podbean.com/e/edges-of-e...
Jonathan is a biologist, historian, musician, and all-round interdisciplinarity enthusiast interested in the interactions of people, non-human life (particularly parasites and parasitic worms) and environments.
Sicily is an interdisciplinary conservation scientist working as a postdoctoral researcher at the National Trust, working on generating solutions for biodiversity renewal in the UK, focusing on issues around access to nature and land stewardship
Andrea Boom is an ethnographic linguist specializing in Modern South Arabian languages, with research focused on biocultural diversity and its role in cultural and ecological resilience
Seb is a botanist and freshwater biologist with a particular interest in ecosystem services and how educational systems contextualise their benefits or risks
In Episode 3 of 'Edges of Extinction', Andrea Boom,
@sicilyfiennes.bsky.social & @jdroberts.bsky.social talk to Seb Stroud about the looming extinction of botanical knowledge and the importance of plants extinctionstudiesleeds.podbean.com/e/edges-of-e... #botany #education #extinction
The number of species of medicinal plant available for sale in UK online retailers recorded in each of the IUCN threat categories.
Conservation status of species used in the UK herbal medicine industry
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
by Flowers et al.
@katatrepsis.bsky.social, @universityofleeds.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk @extinctionleeds.bsky.social
You can listen to Episode 1 here 🎧: bit.ly/49YoyE0. Thank you to the very talented @jdroberts.bsky.social for composing the sound track and leading on this series with the trusty assistance of @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social, both recently graduated members of our DTP here at Leeds!
Next episode is up of our podcast ‘Edges of Extinction’! Aptly titled ‘Killer Language’… @katatrepsis.bsky.social and @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social speak to Diane Nelson about language extinction, what it means for a language to die, and how this happens.
bit.ly/4roa1XL
Sicily is an interdisciplinary conservation scientist working as a postdoctoral researcher at the National Trust, working on generating solutions for biodiversity renewal in the UK, focusing on issues around access to nature and land stewardship. www.linkedin.com/in/sicilyfie...
Chris Hassall is a biodiversity researcher interested in creative, interdisciplinary solutions to monitoring and engaging with nature. He has co-led the Extinction Studies Doctoral Training Program at the University of Leeds. www.linkedin.com/in/christoph...
We are thrilled to present our new podcast, 'Edges of Extinction'! In our first episode Diane Nelson and @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social talk to @katatrepsis.bsky.social about insect extinctions, what these mean for the world, and how they can be averted extinctionstudiesleeds.podbean.com/e/edges-of-e...
Sarah's project is simultaneously fascinating, important, and creative. Such a brilliant body of work and Sarah is an excellent advocate for the ideas. #extinction #foodsecurity #culture
Excited to be part of this gorgeous film homage to the natural world through language inspired by @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social, screening at Sheffield DocFest on 21 June! @HannahPapacekHarper @RetroviseurProductions @extinctionleeds.bsky.social
@lcsleeds.bsky.social
www.lostforwords.fr
Great to see work by Sarah Oakes, our of our fantastic Extinction Studies PhD students, highlighted by @leverhulme.ac.uk. Sarah's amazing interdisciplinary project is unique and important in linking social, cultural, and biological facets of #extinction in a #food security context.
Congratulations to @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social on successfully defending their PhD thesis! I can honestly say that this was one of the most interesting projects I have been involved with, the most talented students I have supervised, and the least stressful waits for a viva outcome :-)
Sicily was supervised by academics across three faculties - @katatrepsis.bsky.social in Biology, me in Environment, and Chris Birchall and Tom Jackson in Arts @ahcunileeds.bsky.social . Sponsored by @extinctionleeds.bsky.social and @leverhulme.ac.uk. Paper here: www.cambridge.org/core/service...
congratulations to Dr @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social , for successfully defending their thesis on the songbird trade in Indonesia. A highly interdisciplinary study, with some wonderful papers and a cool interactive website here www.uncagedconservation.com
A longer piece is available in the Indonesian edition of @theconversation.com buff.ly/4hjugkR .
"#TikTok facilitating #songbird #trade in Indonesia" - a recent paper published by #Extinction Studies PhD student @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social in @oryxthejournal.bsky.social: buff.ly/4aNmZaI.
Brilliant news! At last, confirmation that the Govt *will* go ahead with the #NaturalHistoryGCSE 🎉 We have to get to know our fellow travellers on this planet again. Young people who know & love nature are far more likely to protect & restore it - as well as enjoying better physical & mental health
We are hiring!!! Please share widely careers.zsl.org/vacancies/42...
Beautiful photography and blogs by PhD students in the Extinction Studies DTP @extinctionleeds.bsky.social, Land Lines Project
The Potato Park near Pisac, Peru, is a very special place. Established by the amazing Alejandro Argumedo, the work they do there is hugely impressive. Communities there have even donated genetic resources to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault - biocultural.iied.org/film-quechua...