Jens-Arne Subke

Prof Andrew Tyler

The £2m MOT4Rivers research project is investigating how pollutants interact with rivers & ecosystems to devise a system to monitor & measure pollution.

Prof Andrew Tyler, University Stirling, will share their progress in a webinar, Thurs 12 Feb, 2pm.

Email to join freshwater@leeds.ac.uk

River managers need to understand the real impact of Himalayan balsam New research into the long-term, year-round impact of the invasive species could be vital to conservation organisations, local authorities and regulators. Conducted over the three years by the Univers...

New research into Himalayan balsam from @stir.ac.uk @newcastleuni.bsky.social @forthriverstrust.bsky.social and @teesriverstrust.bsky.social is invaluable to local authorities, conservationists and river managers.

#rivers #biodiversity #nature #habitat

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Global functional shifts in trees driven by alien naturalization and native extinction - Nature Plants This study finds that native tree extinctions and alien naturalizations are pushing forests towards fast-growing, resource-demanding species. This global shift could affect carbon storage and ecosyste...

Fast-growing trees are set to dominate the #forests of the #future — but at a cost🌳
Our Nature Plants (@natplants.nature.com) study shows a global shift toward "sprinter" tree species, while slow-growing, functionally critical #trees face elevated #extinction risk. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Thank you for the clarification, I did wonder. (No sarcasm, I actually did!)

Calling Upper Forth farmers & land managers!

Don't miss your chance to join the Upper Forth network - let us know your views about the issues that matter to you, share knowledge + expertise, + benefit from site visits, webinars, advice + more. Head to www.upperforthnetwork.org for further details.

The University of #Stirling is excited to be hosting #SNSC2026 😀 The registration deadline for attendance, posters and talks is Wednesday 11th February - can't wait to see you all there!
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Peaty people: we're hosting a special issue in the Taylor & Francis journal Sustainable Environment. Do consider submitting to it - the scope is broad and multidisciplinary. think.taylorandfrancis.com/article_coll...

Belem call to action for congo basin forests announced $2.5 billion in funding to protect central Africa’s tropical forests between now and 2030. Brokered by the the Congo Basin Forest Partnership. Funding from World Bank, Germany, Norway, Global Environment Facility, African Dev. Bank and others.

Sorry to hear that. Hoe you're well looked after (it looks like you are) and make a swift recovery!

New paper alert! - In very nice new study led Michael Muir, we present a simple technique for citizen science (and beyond) use to quantify DOC in mugs of water with nothing but a smart phone camera! Fully open access.

doi.org/10.1039/D5AN...

Agree, the Flow Country conference was great was a great (as always!).
Also glad to have finally met you in person. Till next time (in some bog somewhere...?)

Short Course in Radiocarbon Dating and Bayesian Chronological Analysis Developed by the NERC Radiocarbon Facility, this course is aimed at researchers using radiocarbon and other techniques, including Quaternary geologists, palaeobiologists, archaeologists and marine geo...

What to know more about radiocarbon or chronological modelling? Our 2026 short course is now open for registration. 17th - 19th March in Oxford/online. @isotopesuk.bsky.social @philascough.bsky.social @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/shor...

🌿 PhD Opportunity: Healing and Harm 🌍
How do invasive species & climate change impact medicinal plants? What does that mean for conservation in one of South Africa’s most biodiverse regions?

👇 More info below

Glad you back safe from the woods, Tim.

The role of ditches in the global carbon cycle: A critical & unrecognised player.

PhD on carbon and greenhouse gas fluxes in ditches. Supervised by @aquaticcarbon.bsky.social at Uni Glasgow with @peatymike.bsky.social, Amy Pickard (@ukceh.bsky.social ) and me.
Get in touch if interested and circulate to potential candidates!
🧪 #GreenhouseGases

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We are looking for a postdoc to help us develop a novel #Peatland Triage Tool as part of the RESPECT project (gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref...).
More details in the advert below.

Vacancy details | University of Stirling share.google/t3mKgh2EZAmr...

🧪 #PeatSky #Postdoc #AcedemicJobs

Amazing PhD opportunity at the University of Stirling! Don't miss this chance. Amazing supervisors (Arthur Broadbent and @jasubke.bsky.social ) and a strong collaboration team including Lindsay Newbold, @annekempel.bsky.social and myself :)
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

All the best for your trip and presentation. Try to look as smart as your deputy.

Video: Do wildfires play a role in the long-term carbon cycle? Time for Geography brings together the geography and geoscience community to develop award-winning, open-access educational videos, inspiring more students to take the subject further in their edu...

New outreach video from our work on pyrogenic carbon in tropical savannahs.

timeforgeography.co.uk/videos-conta...

If you’re a ECR and are keen to be part of the peatlands and wetlands community in the UK (and beyond!) - please think about joining our committee and helping us grow!

We have momentum now but we need it to continue!

The survey is part of the SAFE (SustainableAqua4Future) project projectsafe.eu which aims to close nutrient cycles in aquaculture practices to reduce environmental impact.

Survey to better understand public perceptions of freshwater fish and the sustainability of aquaculture. We would like to hear particularly from people not connected to the aquaculture sector. Available in multiple languages (🇬🇧🇫🇮🇵🇱🇸🇪🇵🇹🇪🇸). Please share! www.susaquastirling.net/safe-consume...

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The new Global Methane Budget is now published, open access.

essd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...

A schematic illustration showing a nitrogen-driven framework for predicting soil organic carbon dynamics in response to warming and plant productivity increase

⚒️ Article: Soils may release more CO2 under warming when increases in plant productivity mine nitrogen from soil organic matter

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Join us in London for an exciting workshop looking at #peatland resilience

More information in the link below. Any questions just reach out.

Nearly forgot the Stirling Orchestra concert tonight. Programme of Nordic composers, and they were very good So glad I remembered!

Have you contributed to the public consultation on how biodiversity quantification could be applied in #NatureMarkets under the #WoodlandCarbonCode and #PeatlandCode? Today (11.00 pm) is the last opportunity to add your thoughts bit.ly/40DlYyy

List of projects | Congo Basin Science Initiative Explore a full list of CBSI Scholarship projects, across different institutons and countries in the Congo Basin region.

I just learned about the Congo Basin Science Initiative to increase research capacity in the Congo Basin. They're recruiting students from Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon or Republic of the Congo for a bunch of relevant graduate studies scholarships and projects! 🧪🌍

🚨 New competitively funded PhD opportunity! 🚨

Applications are open for a 3 year funded PhD on indoor air quality, behaviour change and health.

🔬 Find out more here: www.stir.ac.uk/research/res...

#airquality #airpollution #behaviourchange