Heather Kelly

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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📖 Big news! We just released the first five chapters of our new book, Hello Data Science. It is a fully open-access resource written for beginners. Please help us spread the word! A few points about the book are below 👇

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#rstats #datascience #tidyverse

Postdoctoral Researcher (Carella Group) | John Innes Centre An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Carella Group at the John Innes Centre, working on cutting-edge science in the field of Evo-MPMI (Evolutionary Molecular…

We have an open POSTDOC position to explore Marchantia immune receptor biology that is closing on the 18th of Jan. Apply using the link below, and/or email me for more details. www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...

Very excited to advertise 15 plant engineering biology PhD projects @biologyatyork.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social @slcuplants.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social & University of Bristol. 🪴 🥬 🔧 🧬 Come join this new Plant BioDesign community!

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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk

This looks incredibly useful! 👇

We are searching for a Forest Ecophysiologist (tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor) to join the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia Faculty of Forestry. Please share! Details are here: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjobs

I would’ve loved this job, back in the day

he Department of Plant Pathology at the University of California, Davis is seeking applications for a fulltime, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Mycology, with a focus on plant pathogenic, symbiotic, or mycotoxigenic fungi and fungal-like organisms (e.g., oomycetes). We are looking for a highly motivated and creative scientist with a strong background in mycology and/or the biology of fungi and fungal-like organisms that interact with plants. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a world-class, externally funded research program that integrates both fundamental and applied aspects of fungal biology within the context of plant pathology. We welcome applicants pursuing a wide range of research topics related to plant-associated fungi, including but not limited to mechanisms of fungal pathogenesis or symbiosis with plants, population genomics and evolution of fungal plant pathogens, plant-associated fungal microbiomes and plant-microbe interactions, and/or one health approaches to fungal diseases and antifungal resistance. Applicants working in other relevant research areas involving pathogenic, symbiotic, or mycotoxigenic fungi or fungal-like organisms that affect plant health are also encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will have significant opportunities for collaboration with faculty in plant pathology, microbiology, genomics, and agricultural sciences, and to contribute to addressing issues of importance to California’s agricultural and natural ecosystems. The appointee primary teaching responsibilities will be teaching Introductory Mycology, an upperdivision lab class, and SAS 30, Mushroom, Molds & Society, a general education class for non-majors. Additional graduate and undergraduate teaching responsibilities may be assigned based on departmental needs and the candidate’s expertise. The department offers modern instructional facilities, including a newly renovated teaching laboratory.

Please repost -- The Univ. California Davis dept of Plant Pathology is hiring a Fungal biologist / Mycologist

Applications due Dec 1

Application portal: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339

Screenshot shows part of the job posting (with alt-text of the same text)

Project days and time for mooching in the jungle Jonathan and I sorted the kit into piles for the students first thing Wednesday morning, then waved off little groups after breakfast, heading off into the forest on the various trails, like they w…

I’m just back from a wonder fortnight in the Chiquibul forest reserve in #Belize - what a place! heatherkelly.blog/2025/09/22/p...

Life in all its fullness… One of the main reasons our trip to Pontresina has been so fantastic for budding ecologists is the incredible biodiversity of the area. Kieran has ticked off many of the 115 or so birds on the list…

More from the wonderful Swiss alps.... Unbelievably diverse!
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In last day: Pakistan flood deaths passed 270, Turkey hit 50C & Tampa 100F for first time, study found climate change will increase UK food prices at least 25% in 25 years. Meanwhile, Tories & Reform planning to scrap climate action.

to Jews, on the Gaza famine an open letter: we have been commanded

I just sent this out.

The Jewish people have moral frameworks for this moment.

It is a choice not to heed them.

Please let us meet this moment, let us see the shattered Temple around us, right now, and our responsibility to it.

Still new species for find in our wanders around Pontresina - this time in the lovely Val Roseg. Masterwork, Field Gentians and Chalkhill Blue butterflies in abundance #NaturePhotography #Switzerland

Some of the beautiful #alpine #flowers we’ve seen around Pontresina this week

Lessons from a glacier One thing we wanted the students to learn about in Switzerland is the process of primary succession, in which newly-exposed bare ground is gradually colonised by successively larger and more comple…

Lucky enough to be teaching on an Ecology field course with #DurhamUniStudents at the moment….
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Can't think of anything lovelier than the mix of garden and wild flowers (aka weeds) growing around my pond at the moment #wildflowers #wildlife gardening

Saves nothing. Costs everything.

📣 Calling all nature lovers!

Join TNC as we take on the City Nature Challenge from April 25–28. Download the iNaturalist app to snap photos of the plants, animals and insects you see, then upload these observations to your city’s iNaturalist project. 📱🦋🌼

Get involved here: nature.ly/3RyIy61

PhD position - Resilience of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning across landscapes

We are hiring 2 PhD candidates working on resilience of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning across landscapes. Daily supervision by myself, @dominic-martin.bsky.social @iris-hordijk.bsky.social @lucianachr.bsky.social and Merel Hofmeijer. Details & application here: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...

"For more than six weeks, no shipments of food, medicine, tents or any other form of aid have entered the Strip. It's not Hamas members who are paying the price, but rather hundreds of thousands of children, mothers, the elderly and the poor."

gift link: www.haaretz.com/opinion/edit...

Sichuan Feasts We’re just back from my fourth visit to China in two years and what once seemed a very alien place is starting to feel strangely familiar, despite my minimal grasp of the language. Of course it hel…

Some excellent #food in our latest trip to #China
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More #SignsOfSpring in High Wood, Durham. I suspect they'll be finished by Easter, when we get back from China, so making the most of them now @bsbibotany.bsky.social

The lovely bursts of sunshine which are Coltsfoot, at this time of year #SignsOfSpring

Very happy with how the front 'lawn' is looking right now 👌

Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.

More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.

I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.

A tweet from "Covie" (@covie_93) that reads: "Speaker Mike Johnson from the great state of 'Louisnana' wants to get rid of the Department of Education." Below the tweet is an image of a large blue curtain featuring an emblem with a pelican and the words "SUPREME COURT" and "CONFIDENCE." The word "LOUISNANA" is prominently misspelled instead of "LOUISIANA." The mistake is highlighted with a red circle. In the foreground, three judges in black robes are seated at a table.

Can’t make this up.

Help your local herbarium! Volunteers mounting specimens at Univ Leicester Image: L. Marsh Regular readers of this blog will know that we have a passion for herbaria ....

Help your local British herbarium to join in the digitisation journey! My blog post in BSBi News bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2025/03/help... with a plea to express interest in the DiSSCo UK programme engagementhub.ukri.org/ahrc-infrast...

If you’re in Philly and want to get more involved with protecting our immigrant neighbors (regardless of immigration status), the New Sanctuary Movement has been fighting on this front since 2007.

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