Beth Penrose

Check out *our new paper!

What's this got to do with cattle, I hear you ask! Well, fish feed isn't that different to fish feed really, and the framework used here could be used to evaluate the sustainability of any feeds.

*I had a very teeny tiny part to play in the paper

PhD opportunity: Elucidating diet of northern Australian rangeland cattle

~$44K stipend/year
Aus/NZ candidates only

Lots of fieldwork in remote Australia, embedded with industry partners.

Link to advert: www.seek.com.au/job/86116228...

Deadline: 11 September

Check out my @utas.edu.au PhD student Xin's new paper!

It looks at published mineral composition (e.g. calcium, selenium, iodine etc) of Atlantic salmon, and investigates environmental and management effects on that composition.

Enjoy!

www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

📢 New #PhD offer. You have a MSc degree in agronomy, soil science or plant ecophysiology AND you are from Kenya? This offer might be for you.

"Contribution of #agroforestry systems 🌳 🌽 🥑 🐐 to provisioning ecosystem services, #climatechange adaptation and mitigation in Kenya"

Deadline: 31.05.2025.

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📢 @ipcc.bsky.social is calling for the nominations of authors for the Seventh Assessment Report! 🌍🧪

Find out how to become an author or review editor here 👉 bit.ly/4krWMTu

More information on the process 👉 bit.ly/AR7Nm

Submissions close 17 April

It was such a pleasure to be part of this special issue of Phytogen!

A photo of Simon Smith from NT Farmers Association on the stage at Northern Food Futures Conference

@charlesdarwinuni.bsky.social staff are here at NT Farmer Association's Northern Food Futures conference. Come and chat to us about food production in northern Australia!

I'm so Territorian now that it was only 27 ⁰C the other night, so I had to wear long sleeved pyjamas

AI diagnoses major cancer with near perfect accuracy | Charles Darwin University One of Australia's most common gynaecological cancers could be detected sooner and more accurately thanks to a specialised Artificial Intelligence model, new research shows.

One of Australia's most common #gynaecological #cancers could be detected sooner and more accurately thanks to a specialised #AI model, new research shows: go.cdu.edu.au/f3eq

Last week my Honours student Sam and team GPS tagged 100 sheep on a station in arid South Australia and set up a weather station!

Sam is looking at the effect of wind direction and speed on grazing. Can't wait for the results!

French university opens doors to 'threatened' US scientists A French university announced Wednesday it would welcome scientists from the United States working in areas threatened by funding cuts under President Donald Trump's administration.

The wonderful University of Aix-Marseille @univ-amu.fr is recruiting U.S. researchers in climate, immunology and other fields threatened by the Musk-Trump takeover.

News story below, and their official announcement is here:
www.univ-amu.fr/fr/public/ac...

Calling all Darwin residents 📣Help us plan for the future of energy in the NT! This quick 12-minute online research survey will help us understand how Darwin locals use their energy and will contribute to our student's PhD thesis.
Find the survey here👉 bit.ly/household25

I love the wet season in the Territory!

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Call for Fellows! 🚨

@ipbes.net is seeking #EarlyCareer experts to join the #GlobalAssessment2. Contribute to assessing progress towards achieving the goals of sustainability! 🌍🧪

🗓 Apply by 28 March 2025

🔗 More info: www.ipbes.net/second-globa...

Scholarships | Congo Basin Science Initiative Discover CBSI Scholarships: funding opportunities for science students focused on the Congo Basin. Explore now...

Are you, or do you know, a national of Gabon, Cameroon, Congo or DRC interested in studying the climate, ecology or economy of the Congo Basin?

CBSI has 28 fully-funded scholarships across a wide range of projects, applications due February 28th. More info here: shorturl.at/5flYY

Please share!

If this is true, then it's scary.

When I was 18 months old, I nearly died from encephalitis that I contracted as a complication from chicken pox. It is >10 x more likely to occur with measles.

GET YOUR CHILDREN VACCINATED, PEOPLE

Brahman cattle in a paddock

Hey #rangelands people!

Is anyone going to the International Rangelands Congress in Adelaide in June?

I'm potentially running a workshop just after the IRC and am looking for guest speakers, plus looking to explore research synergies with potential Australian and international collaborators!

Grassland and rangeland folks! We are seeking someone for our rangeland ecology Chair position. Full title OR at least 10 years experience outside of academia. LOTS of financial support: arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

Work with me!!!!!!

#range @sustainablerangeland #grassland

Yay! Massive congratulations

Beyond Skin Nitin Sawhney · Album · 1999 · 12 songs

@nitinsawhney.bsky.social's Beyond Skin is one of the most underrated albums of all time

open.spotify.com/album/41qn4o...

Australia’s frogs need your help.
Our frogs are threatened by habitat loss, disease, and climate change. Record frog calls with the free FrogID app and help gather essential information to better understand and conserve Australia’s frogs.
https://buff.ly/2kbfh1p
#frog #CitizenScience #FrogID

Great, thanks Gillian!

The challenges of dealing with waste on remote cattle stations Discarded batteries, ancient rubber tyres and drums of oil are the kinds of waste sitting on Australia's remote cattle stations that could have a brand new life if a researcher's plan comes to fruitio...

Check out this great piece on my student @charlesdarwinuni.bsky.social Wes' PhD with some great insights from @stationmum.bsky.social!

Wes is looking at management of inorganic waste on remote cattle stations

www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2...

A large crocodile being lifted by a crane above a city

Where in the world would you see a massive crocodile being craned high above the streets of a capital city?....

.... Only in the Territory!

(Photo courtesy of Crocosaurus Cove)

Eight herbarium sheets displaying various specimens of the blueberry genus, each with detailed labels and color calibration bars. The text above provides code for searching and downloading specimen metadata and images. Image credit: OUHC and BRIT herbaria.

mvh: An R tool to assemble and organize virtual #herbaria from openly available specimen images

New in #AppsPlantSci by @tvasconcelos.bsky.social & @jboyko.bsky.social

bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @r-foundation.bsky.social @gbif.org #botany #biodiversity #iamabotanist

Call for abstracts flyer for the 2025 Research Institute for Northern Agriculture postgraduate conference. The title of the conference is 'Developing future researchers for Northern Australian Primary Production'. The date is from 8-9 April, and the location is Darwin Convention Centre, NT (Australia). Deadline for abstract submission is 19 February, and the guidelines can be found here: https://www.cdu.edu.au/rina/naua-postgrad-research-conference

PhD student in agriculture or aquaculture in northern Australia?

If so, we have the conference for you! In conjunction with the Northern Australia Food Futures Conference, we are running a two day post grad conference. Abstracts due 19 Feb.

More details: www.cdu.edu.au/rina/naua-po...

FYI- you can define your own definition of 'success'

@charlesdarwinuni.bsky.social allow us to swap public holidays for other days

This means I am in work today writing papers and raving to Roni Size and other Bristol drum n bass without disturbing anyone!

Field Ecologist | Mt Gibson Australian Wildlife Conservancy - Mt Gibson Wildlife Sactuary (via Wubin), WA

Work with me!
AWC is hiring a field ecologist to join the science team here at Mt Gibson. Please share with your networks.
nrmjobs.com.au/jobs/2025/20...

Picture of a frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii) in a tree

I still get excited when I see a frilly!