Cilla Wehi

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And 0️⃣ days here.

The Epstein files should have major consequences about how and who academia decides to promote and celebrate as Great Thinkers. But like everyone else, we'll forget that bit of the historical pattern and go on as before.

Global sampling decline erodes science potential of natural history collections - Nature Communications Natural history collections hold over two billion specimens representing Earth’s biodiversity, but their scientific value depends on continued specimen collection and digitisation. This study demonstr...

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He won NZ’s peak research medal in 2020.

And these are prominent folks in our research system.

In Gaza, university scholarships are now a matter of survival | Asia Pacific Report

Our universities could be doing so much more to support education and research among students and scholars in Gaza, in the context of scholastics and genocide

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These are great. I could go quite a few.

This is relevant to some recent conversations! @mluczak.bsky.social @jdtonkin.bsky.social

Lecturer in Ecology and Evolution position available in Biology Department at Stanford University. Apply by April 1, 2026. (Photo by Rick Morris)
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Australia’s honours system: a mirror to our blindness

Gender blindness. What’s that? Something on Australia’s Honours system that highlights women’s overlooked leadership. Very applicable to academia - citations, awards, recognition. www.communitydirectors.com.au/articles/aus...

The forestry sector needs major changes. It's not fit for a changing climate. #NZPol

Very happy to have had the opportunity to contribute to this work. Thanks to Robin Thompson for leading, the amazing team of co-authors and the INI for hosting us.

🙏 Thank you, British Ecological Society, for this recognition. It means a lot coming from the oldest ecological society in the world! 🌍 Looking forward to what this cohort of fellows, the one before, and many more to come, will do to make the world a better place than it feels at this moment!

Fantastic to see this book longlisted for the Ockhams. We need more science and society - human, intelligible, evidence based - writing. Although I could do without the next pandemic.

Let’s qualify who we mean by ‘New Zealand’.

Another tough day in the office. And it’s only day 3 back from the holidays.

I aim to do a couple of reviews for every paper I publish as first or senior author at a minimum, assuming said paper did not go through multiple rounds of review 😆. Being a giver not a taker in the community seems like a good way to be. 🧪

'Okea ururoatia’: the role of Indigenous activism in the restoration and protection of nature Abstract. Indigenous peoples advocate for environmental and social justice in distinctive ways that may also benefit the conservation and restoration of bi

'Okea ururoatia’: the role of Indigenous activism in the restoration and protection of nature
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"ways that Māori self-determination movements have acted as a catalyst for increased environmental restoration across Aotearoa New Zealand"

i was cut off without power/internet/cell for a week during Gabrielle and it forced me to reckon with this. i put solar in (enormous privilege). but even yesterday i had to text neighbours to see if a key road was open. we need leaders who are ready to meet this challenge because it’s here now.

New work! Experimenting in transdisciplinary space 🧪

'Okea ururoatia’: the role of Indigenous activism in the restoration and protection of nature Abstract. Indigenous peoples advocate for environmental and social justice in distinctive ways that may also benefit the conservation and restoration of bi

I want to talk about one of my previous PhD students and now collaborator, Erana Walker. Mostly to celebrate the release of a new paper out today 🧵🧪. royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article...

Wonderful 🧵 from my beloved home country. And a link to a super paper 🤩

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'Okea ururoatia’: the role of Indigenous activism in the restoration and protection of nature Abstract. Indigenous peoples advocate for environmental and social justice in distinctive ways that may also benefit the conservation and restoration of bi

Let’s celebrate this paper finding the light of day! Please get in touch with Erana, or me, if you would like to. Ngā mihi! 12/12.

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And the work is better for those reviews! Thanks to the reviewers, editors, and all those who cheered us on. Erana led this with grace and tenacity, and more exciting work will be coming from Erana. profiles.waikato.ac.nz/erana.walker 11/n

Here’s where a great team can make a difference- working through the pain together and supporting when one of us wants to “throw it in the bin”😂. Being clear this work matters, and we want to get it out, to be read. Addressing comments carefully and thoughtfully, despite our feelings 10/n

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However the path to publication wasn’t easy. Our reviewers were constructive, but reviewer comments can feel brutal - especially to early career folks. 9/n

For us, highlighting the active resilience of Māori communities was a joy. We think these community actions are a beacon of hope in the struggle for social and environmental justice. 8/n

We also wanted to bring an evidence based approach: hence, 50 yrs of environmental legislation, & 50 yrs of Māori-led ecological restoration funding. We also incorporated Māori voices from Erana’s PhD work, speaking about their perspectives of kaitiakitanga / Indigenous stewardship. 7/n