NEaar lab

royalsociety.org/news/2026/02...

On the back of being quoted I was contacted by a research administrator at a different Uni. She wants to stay anonymous. She has worked on this call all weekend. She didn't feel able to say no. Nor did the researchers. Unlike them she will not benefit in any material way if her Uni wins this money.

Southern Hemisphere initiation of the mid-Pleistocene transition A South Pacific neodymium isotope time series suggests Antarctic ice sheet growth triggered the mid-Pleistocene transition.

Interested in mid-Pleistocene transition? Check out our latest paper 👉🏽 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

@us-sciod.bsky.social @kapuge9paleo.bsky.social @jfarmersalmanac.bsky.social @julgottschalk.bsky.social
#paleoceanography #EXP383

Happy "It's not even a real fish" Week for those compelled to mark it.

New job! Please RP! 🥼🧪 ⚒️

Laboratory Manager (gr8, permanent) @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

Leading the Geolabs, with cutting edge facilities in water #geochemistry, #ecosystem science, #eDNA, luminescence

Apply by 13 March or please get in touch with any Qs

my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Social media graphic for a YESI event "Grant review training" on March 25, 2026, at Alcuin East Wing, University of York. The image shows a person working on a laptop with a notebook and pen nearby.

Time to flip the script. 🔄

At our Grant Review Training (March 25), YOU become the panel.

We’ll be reviewing anonymised past YESI Fellowship applications together to see what works (and what doesn't). ✍️ Learn by doing!

Register: buff.ly/0fPpQlO

Image description: A landscape of hills. he text reads: "It's time to get your friends and colleagues the recognition they deserve! Nominate them NOW for an EGU Medal or Award! Submit by 15 June 2026!" There is an EGU logo at the bottom.

Now it's time to nominate your friends and colleagues for an #award or #medal, with about 50 medals and awards to choose from.
📆 Submit by 15 June 2026!
👀 Learn more about the nomination requirements here: egu.eu/825VD3
📸: Camilo Arias Ruiz on imaggeo.egu.eu

Deadline moved to March 20th! Go submit your pyroarchaeology abstract and join us in Poznań to talk fire! #pyroarchaeology #UISPP2026

How fast does a protein fold? Real-time technique captures the moment Proteins assume complex 3D shapes even faster than does DNA, which is a simpler molecule.

Scientists say they have made some of the first direct measurements of how long it takes an individual, ordinary protein to fold – and the results were surprising.

go.nature.com/3N4UrSD

Crude oil prices, showing a very sharp increase in the last day, from around 65 to 101 dollars per barrel..

Oil prices wouldn't be all over the news today if more of our economy was powered by local, secure renewable energy.

This isn't an "energy crisis". It's a fossil fuel crisis.

44% of UK electricity came from renewables in 2025. More of that plus an electrified economy => no more oil shocks.

Year-round prehistoric limpet exploitation at the Haua Fteah | SeaFront Our new paper provides high-resolution data into the seasonality of prehistoric shellfish exploitation at the Haua Fteah (northern Cyrenaica, Libya). The research applies laser-induced breakdown spect...

Quick new paper out on the seasonal use of the Haua Fteah Cave during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene. 🏺

Lot of shells with high-res relative temperature records. 140 of them!
@rosaarnizmateos.bsky.social @leizarchaeology.bsky.social @maacambridge.bsky.social
seafront-project.com/publication/...

Not unrelated...I think about this at least once a week too: www.nature.com/articles/pal...

Expert culture is bad for you — Agile Expert culture is bad for you. Not experts themselves, though I prefer not to use the word at all, but a culture that elevates them unduly. I don't like the word because it is usually used to mean som...

At least once a week I think about this very short blogpost by Dr Matt Hall (ex-Agile Geoscience, now Equinor) about so-called 'expert culture' within organisations: agilescientific.com/blog/2013/6/...

Selective culinary uses of plant foods by Northern and Eastern European hunter-gatherer-fishers Carbonised food deposits preserved in pottery vessels, often termed ‘foodcrusts,’ are frequently encountered on hunter-gatherer-fisher (HGF) pottery throughout Northern and Eastern Europe. While lipid...

Combined analytical approach identifies plant tissues in Northern and Eastern European hunter-gatherer-fisher pottery foodcrusts
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Proposal-Writing Workshop 2026 | UK-IODP UK-IODP Proposal-Writing Workshop 2026

Deadline: 15th March

The UK-IODP Proposal-Writing Workshop 2026 (22-24 April, University of Leicester) will provide expert tuition & mentoring to support scientists in how to develop IODP3 expedition proposals.

Bursaries are available for UK-based scientists.

www.ukiodp.org/proposal-wri...

Are you UK based and need funding for radiocarbon dating? Spring has sprung, which means it is time for the next deadline for NEIF applications! Please get in contact asap to discuss your project. Deadline 25th March; www.isotopesuk.org/apply.html

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Are you attending #EGU26 and remember how overwhelming your first conference felt? Why not apply to the Peer Support Programme and help first-time attendees feel supported?
👉 More information about the programme: egu.eu/3YUO9G
📆 Register by 31 March 2026.

Social media graphic for a YESI event "Grant reflections: training for success" on April 15, 2026, at the Church Lane Building, University of York. The image features the word "SUCCESS" spelled out in wooden letters hanging on a dark wood fence next to a vintage brass key.

Winning a grant is just the start! 🏆

ECRs, join us April 15 to hear from successful grant holders. Get real insights on leadership, surprises, and navigating the interdisciplinary space.

Secure your spot: buff.ly/TAujJc5

The inverted U-shaped relationship depicts how climate anxiety relates to pro-environmental engagement. When anxiety is too low, motivation to act is weak. When anxiety is too high, it impedes action and can produce psychological distress and functional impairments in daily life. At moderate levels, anxiety remains tolerable and fosters effective engagement. The shaded zones mark the three regimes (low, optimal, high), indicating that optimal responses emerge when anxiety is sufficient to mobilize, yet remains below thresholds for distress and impairment. Although illustrated for mitigation-oriented behaviors, parameter values and turning points may differ for adaptation-oriented behaviors.

So... is climate anxiety a good or a bad thing? Too much, and it's paralyzing, and no action is taken. Too little, and no one cares, and no action is taken. Like many things, moderation is key, just enough to get stuff moving the right way. 🧪

Link: www.cell.com/trends/cogni...

Two researchers in colorful winter gear work on snow-covered Antarctic terrain next to a red twin-propeller aircraft under a clear blue sky. Footprints lead through the snow toward a small equipment stand in the foreground.

Job alert! @northumbriauni.bsky.social is hiring a researcher to investigate tipping points in Antarctica's ice sheets – funded by ESA's Climate Change Initiative 🧊🌍

📍 Newcastle, UK | 14-month position
📅 Apply by 13 March 2026
🔗 work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_...

Glacier Loss in Alaska

Please join us for a seminar hosted by the WCRP on tipping points in Alaskan glaciers, March 23rd:

futureearth.confetti.events/glacier-loss...

If anyone is after a Mother's Day present, consider supporting Freya in her Jamboree fundraising: she's got some beautiful candles in her Etsy shop ATM www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Flic...

Skills and training From media editing to using statistical software, the Library provides training and resources for a wide-range of skills.

Researcher Development training workshop next week:

Archiving your research data 💾
Tue 10 March, 14:00-15:30, online

To book on a session, go to:

SkillsForge - Postgraduate Researchers: www.skillsforge.york.ac.uk/york/#he.dev...

or the LMS - Staff: york-ac.csod.com/ui/lms-learn...

A picture of the galaxy IC342

A picture of the Iris Nebula

With everything happening on the ground, it is nice when there is a clear sky and one can spend the night admiring the beauty of the sky and universe beyond

🚨 A new month rolls around which means our careers highlight is here!

We have some fantastic opportunities to join the National Oceanography Centre at our Southampton and Liverpool sites!

(More in thread!)
#careers #oceanscience #hiring #job #southampton #liverpool #nowhiring #jobsinscience

Statement from RMetS on removal of funding for the FAAM aircraft by NERC, urging continued dialogue between funders, government and the scientific community to reassess the long-term implications of this decision. (1/4)

www.rmets.org/news/stateme...

Revisiting Europe's temperate forests: Palaeoecological evidence for an herbivory-driven woodland-grassland mosaic biome Understanding the pre-Homo sapiens baseline of the temperate forest biome is crucial for interpreting present-day biodiversity patterns, ecosystem fun…

Dynamic balance of plants and megafauna on the geological time scales and not a succession👇
"Revisiting Europe's temperate forests: Palaeoecological evidence for an herbivory-driven woodland-grassland mosaic biome"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🧪 ⚒️ #Geology #Paleobio #Macroecology

Just heard of another major British Palaeolithic site falling through the planning & protection net and being green-lit for development. That's 3 confirmed in 3 years, with 2 others I'm investigating. The failure to schedule Palaeolithic sites & the erosion of planning protections are to blame. 🚨🦣🏺

🗃️ Using #AI LLMs for "quick answers" in your research is a truth roulette: you risk not just inaccurate text but also fake images...

Poster: Spelthorne Archaeology and Local History group. The Ice Age in Greater London. Thurs 5th March,. Staines Methodist Church

More Ice Age London Outreach this Thursday 🦣🏺