@dmevans.bsky.social
Professor of Ecology & Conservation. Director of Expertise - Ecosystems in School of Natural and Environmental Sciences @newcastleuni.bsky.social, UK. Researching network ecology/environmental change. Senior Editor @animalecology.bsky.social. Views my own
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12.02.2026 14:49 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Yes I’ll ask our PO to do this (sorry for the miss).
12.02.2026 11:33 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Abstract deadline end of tomorrow (1st Feb 2026)! Lots of interesting talks and poster proposals have been submitted so far...
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This is utterly depressing
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Such nice work - well done
23.01.2026 17:43 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0It looks like light pollution mitigation needs to be more nuanced and adaptive. Great to point to our #SAFELUX project here too
22.01.2026 19:29 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Check out our Dispatches article in @currentbiology.bsky.social
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Resilient Landscapes and Seas Symposium- Collaborating at scale for nature and people. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh. 10-11 February 2026. Last chance to register. Deadline: 12 Jan 2025. Photo on the right shows a small stream with grass and flowers on the banks either side.
Last call to register for the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium 2026 #RLASSymposium!
Deadline: 12 Jan 2026.
Join us to build a more cohesive community around #LandscapeScale transformation.
Learn more & register: https://bit.ly/RLASReg 🌍
A map of the US with each 2025 billion-plus dollar weather and climate disaster geo-located on it. Source: Climate Central
After the US admin cancelled the $B Climate + Weather Disaster dataset, @climatecentral.org hired the scientists who ran it and set it back up.
Now the 2025 numbers are in: it's 3rd highest year on record and highest year w/o land-falling hurricanes.
More: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
A screenshot of the abstract, reading: "Around the world, there has been a turn towards governments that are sceptical of the importance of academic freedom, distrustful of scientific knowledge that does not support their policy agenda and dismissive of international fora for science-based policymaking. Here we discuss what this global autocra-tization means for sustainability science and policymaking, presenting global data but discussing trends in the European Union (EU) and the USA as case studies. We argue that those of us who are sustainability scientists and environmental policymakers face a clear choice: keep our heads down and hope to weather these rough political waters or react to the political tide by actively supporting academic freedom and dialogue on sustainability."
Thoughtful piece by my @science.nature.org colleague Rob et al. discussing the implications of global autocratization for science.
We face a clear choice, they say: keep our heads down and hope to weather rough political waters...or choose to actively support academic freedom + sustainability.
Looking for a new job this year and interested in #InsectScience?
Visit our website for some open #entomology-related #jobs 🔽
buff.ly/IZnKojI
If you have an #insect-related job opportunity, please send us the details info@royensoc.co.uk
#Education #Research #Science #InsectJobs #InsectCareers
Three black calves lying on a wooden platform inside a metal pen, two with white forehead markings.
Feeling the January blues? These triplet calves born at Nafferton Farm are here to brighten your day! 🐄🐄🐄 With odds of 1 in 105,000, this rare trio is a reminder that amazing things can happen! #WeAreNCL
09.01.2026 09:38 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1*This* is leadership. And @davidobura.bsky.social is so obviously right: turning your back on facts doesn't make them go away
09.01.2026 11:38 — 👍 27 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0We’ve been working on OPM and other invasive insects for years. It’s great to be able to create practical molecular tools to help monitor and manage these species, especially in the context of natural pest control.
09.01.2026 13:26 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
LTE Site of the Week Palace Leas, England. Landscape photo of a field with trees in the distance. Running since 1896, Darren Evans, University of Newcastle. Icons for grassland and grazing.
@dmevans.bsky.social at @newcastleuni.bsky.social is looking at how grazing and hay cutting affects grassland bit.ly/PalaceLeas
This is the last LTE Site of the Week for 2025. It will return in 2026🌏
Parasite-induced behavioural changes in hosts: competitively funded PhD project in the UK (lead supervisor Vicky Hunt in
@milnerevolution.bsky.social, including me as second supervisor), open to students worldwide. Deadline 8th January 2026 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Very proud of this new paper from the lab! Work by the magnificent Andrea Adden and many brilliant collaborators illuminate how moth and butterfly brains have evolved in light of different ecologies. Freely available here: rdcu.be/eVR3B; @lundvision.bsky.social @biologylu.bsky.social
22.12.2025 16:24 — 👍 67 🔁 20 💬 3 📌 0
🎓 Congratulations to all our amazing students graduating today! Your hard work, dedication, and resilience have paid off. We’re so proud of you and we may just see you again for a Postgrad! 🌟 #NCLgrad #graduation2025
05.12.2025 09:38 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Top UK scientist says research visa restrictions endanger economy www.bbc.com/news/article...
05.12.2025 07:29 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Butterfly populations across the U.S. are in alarming decline, a Science study finds, with total abundance falling by 22% in just 20 years.
Such widespread losses emphasize the urgent need for conservation action. https://scim.ag/4ombGv3 #WildlifeConservationDay
For me, 2025 has felt like a particularly heavy year ... and you might feel the same. So as we head into the holiday season, I wanted to share a few recommendations — books, podcasts, and newsletters — that encourage me, make me think, and remind me how hope begins with action.
04.12.2025 21:28 — 👍 189 🔁 51 💬 4 📌 4
#SpudFest25 was a S-MASH! 🥔queues formed early as attendees stocked up on SNES-grown spuds. Huge thanks to our Uni catering team for the tasty potato creations and our local business & research stalls. Got spud pics? Share them with snes.engage@newcastle.ac.uk! #WeAreNCL
03.12.2025 13:15 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
It’s Secret Santa time @sciencesncl.bsky.social thanks to Mukilan Suresh for organising! 🎄🎅
03.12.2025 19:23 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0If you work in this area (road safety, lighting specialists, ecologists) then please join our Knowledge Network (information below)
22.11.2025 17:27 — 👍 7 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0#TeamNEG 🥳
27.11.2025 16:17 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
As we approach the end of a tumultuous academic year I’m thankful more than ever to lead an amazing and talented group of researchers who are committed to the best of science @nclneg.bsky.social
27.11.2025 16:16 — 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
UN warns world losing climate battle but fragile Cop30 deal keeps up the fight
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A dramatic twilight sky with a mix of dark and illuminated clouds overhead, featuring a light on a tripod casting light in a grassy field.
"Our research at Newcastle University was the first to show a direct link between street lighting and local insect declines"
A new European research initiative, SAFELUX – The Light We Need, is to transform how we light our roads at night. ⬇
https://bit.ly/49TlB7N
#WeAreNCL
If you work in this area (road safety, lighting specialists, ecologists) then please join our Knowledge Network (information below)
22.11.2025 17:27 — 👍 7 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0Well done @dmevans.bsky.social and team 👏👏👏
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