@owentlewis.bsky.social
Professor of Ecology at University of Oxford. Tropical forests, insects, biodiversity...
Weβre delighted to congratulate Katrina Lythgoe (Professor of Infectious Disease) and Roberto Salguero-Gomez (Professor of Ecology) on being awarded the title of Full Professor by @ox.ac.uk.
A testament to their incredible research, teaching, and leadership.
Read more π
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Lots of great Biology PhD opportunities here in Oxford, including with our group on tropical insect thermal ecology and functioning.
21.10.2025 22:32 β π 8 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0
Really nice paper from @tiff-ki.bsky.social & co. shows no overall decline in butterfly species richness in Sulawesi over 166 yrs, but changing communities with endemics & forest specialists declining. Short-term trends unreliable measures of long term. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... π
20.10.2025 14:35 β π 47 π 19 π¬ 1 π 2Insect biodiversity monitoring must be expanded: A good start would be to extend funding for the amazing STRI Arthropod Inititiative striresearch.si.edu/yves-basset-...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
That's impressive - congratulations!
15.10.2025 21:37 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I saw the very first one at Sker Point in 1982!
13.10.2025 21:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Over 35 senior UK academics β including @naturebasedsols.bsky.social @ejmilnergulland.bsky.social @owentlewis.bsky.social β have delivered an open letter to urge the Prime Minister to place nature at the centre of economic and climate policy π
www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/leading...
We are looking for a research ecologist to join the Board of @britishecologicalsociety.org. This influential role will help to set the strategic direction and priorities of the Society. Deadline 30 June with the role to start in December.
19.05.2025 08:30 β π 26 π 40 π¬ 1 π 0
βItβs like claiming to have brought Napoleon back from the dead by asking a short French man to wear his hat.β
A short piece in The Conversation by me on why βde-extinctionβ is nothing of the sort, and bad, bad conservation.
theconversation.com/why-de-extin...
Come work with us!
In partnership with Ostara, Circular Bioeconomy Alliance, the Rothschild Foundation and @ox.ac.uk we are recruiting for a #ECR postdoc based at @naturerecovery.bsky.social to research transformative nature finance.
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#ConservationJobs #AcademicSky
Surveyor crouching down in a field holds a clipboard and looks at a flower patch
π£ We're hiring! Apply by 10 March to join our national survey team as a Field Botanist/Botanical Surveyor across England this summer.
πΏ 5 x full-time roles (MayβSept 2025)
π¬ Help monitor biodiversity for Defra & Natural England
Details & apply β¬οΈ
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#Botany
Aerial view over an oil palm plantation at a rainforest edge and the text Summer Internship Programme 2025 Apply Now!
β¨ We have EIGHT amazing summer internships with our National Capability for Global Challenges scheme!
Work with UKCEH scientists on topics like ozone pollution, modelling, satellite imagery, soil health & more.
π Apply by 2 April: www.ceh.ac.uk/our-science/...
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Uppsala University seeks a PhD student for climate-change adaptation and speciation research on flycatchers. Applicants must hold a Master's degree in biology. More info: https://www.uu.se/en/department/ecology-and-genetics/research/animal-ecology/qvarnstrom-lab. Apply by March 18, 2025. #phd
20.02.2025 13:29 β π 13 π 12 π¬ 0 π 1
We have a moth project to build #moth database on #iNaturalist for πΈπ¬ & π²πΎ! Moths are understudied, so we need your help!
πΈ If youβve taken moth pics, upload them to iNaturalist (use Singapore/Malaysia if unsure of location) or email us (see poster) with your name for credits π
Come join us at @rbgkew.bsky.social for a *paid* summer internship. You will be estimating the aboveground biomass π³π³π³ at the beautiful Wakehurst.
careers.kew.org/vacancy/summ...
We are looking for a post-doc to join us in Oxford @biology.ox.ac.uk to study epigenetic inheritance! The project will use Cut&Run and RNA-seq to map and track new epimutations as they arise in Drosophila populations across multiple generations. Feel free to share!
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
ILESLA is now the main funded route for PhD studentships in ecological topics here @oxfordbiology.bsky.social . Deadline approaching fast - contact me soon if you're interested in joining our communityecology.zoo.ox.ac.uk group via this route!
16.01.2025 15:53 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Very excited to pass my PhD viva on Thursday, a really enjoyable experience, and a great way to round off my time in Oxford! Huge thanks to the numerous people that have helped me and encouraged me over the last few years, particularly @owentlewis.bsky.social and @richardfoxbc.bsky.social
11.01.2025 18:06 β π 38 π 1 π¬ 7 π 0
Where are all the field studies?
This β¬οΈ important but rather depressing paper describes how conducting, & crucially initiating, field studies is becoming harder & rarer.
A short 𧡠(and a call for more fieldwork)
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
I have an open position (fully funded for 4 years) for a PhD candidate in a project on pollinator communities and populations in relation to forest structure and microclimate.
See more, and apply here: www.slu.se/en/about-slu....
π£ We are recruiting! Please spread the word!
We look to hire an associate professor in animal ecology, specializing in evolutionary ecology. Apply by Feb 7 2025. Come join us in Uppsala, Sweden!
Application page and contact info ππ #ecology #evolution #job
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
Three positions as assistant professor in #Biodiversity
You could become my colleague. I'll be at the #BES2024 conference from tomorrow Wednesday if you want to chat about it.
Maximum 7 years since phd . Excellent package comes with the positions
#stockholmUniversity ππ§ͺ
www.su.se/english/news...
This is the time of year amazing phd projects get advertized and you find yourself thinking what fun it would be to do a phd again. This with @stubearhop.bsky.social looks good.
29.11.2024 07:54 β π 8 π 7 π¬ 0 π 0Yes please, keen to join!
30.11.2024 23:23 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 3 π 0
New blogpost:
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Interested in a PhD position where you contribute to forest restoration in a biodiversity hotspot? We have a position available with fieldwork in Madagascar @w-u-r.bsky.social
More info & how to apply: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/phd-position-tree-based-restoration-in-biodiversity-hotspot-madagascar.htm
A newly described moth called Tuyvae douglasboyesi
Douglas Boyes - entomologist
Tuyvae douglasboyesi - a newly described moth from Colombia. dx.doi.org/10.57800/fau...: "dedicated to a young and enthusiast British entomologist, Douglas Boyes, who left us too early"
Sadly missed by us all - he did amazing research, had such passion... I wonder what he would have gone on to? π
Tiffany Ki with her examiners & cosupervisors
Congratulations Tiff on your successful viva. π₯³ Fabulous study of Sulawesi butterflies π¦
Many thanks to examiners @owentlewis.bsky.social & Kanchon Dasmahapatra.
Proud cosupervisors @cmbeale.bsky.social and Blanca Huertas (not in picture)
