Dr Frankie Boyd

Government must overhaul SME climate policy with less focus on ‘low-hanging fruit’ Experts have called for the UK government to overhaul its decarbonisation strategy for small and medium-sized businesses. In a study published in the journal Energy Research and Social Science, they c...

How many people does it take to change the lightbulbs? And therefore solve the #NetZero challenge...?

Doesn't matter, because that's not the solution

💡 new paper
#climatechange #business

news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...

On a brown wooden bench arm sits a robin looking towards the camera. In the background is grass, a building and some shrubs.

This bench comes with a robin!

Big fan of this one

Do you have a favourite bench? I'd love to see it!
#bestbench

#outdoors #nature #favouriteplace

More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’ More than half of all bird species are in decline, according to a new global assessment, with deforestation driving sharp falls in populations across the planet. On the eve of a key biodiversity summit in the UAE, scientists have issued a fresh warning about the health of bird populations, with 61% of assessed species now recording declines in their numbers. Continue reading...

More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis

Just getting my dose of nature 💚

Yellow leaves and dark tree trunks as this photo shows a small woodland area with two ferns in the foreground

And we're right back into it with autumn and a new term! ☺️🍂

Brilliant to spend time at UKM Institut Alam & Tamadun Melayu hearing from students working on innovative cultural heritage projects!

#research #malaysia

Hey Jenny! I'm currently out of office 🌏I'll get back to you soon!

Grey and white fluffy cat sits behind a wood door inside a house

Big contemplation energy

#catsofbluesky #academicswithcats

🌱Project Spotlight: RESONATE

“Building individual and community RESilience thrOugh NATurE-based therapies” is a Horizon Europe project that brings together a consortium of world leaders in #nature_based_therapy (NbT) research, practice, policy, and innovation. 🌿

Completely understandable! I think I'm going to review the deadlines again and then decide.

Thank you for sharing, do you think you'd feel the same if you didn't have a connection to the authors?

Weighing up the request to review an academic book... Thoughts and experiences please?
I'm a little limited for time but I enjoy reading the latest in my discipline.

#academia #research #postdoc #academicchatter

Yellow book held in front of a wall of ivy

Looking forward to exploring some exciting ways of changing how we do #urban design!

Large bill board inside Birmingham train station with a knitted theme advert for Thursday night murder club TV show. The advert shows a large cake with a bloody knife in it.

Small box showing murder club branding and a cross stitch kit

Thanks @netflix.com! Ready to cross (stitch) examine the clues, suspects and victoria sponge!

Get embroidered in @richardosman1.bsky.social excellent characters, soon to be TV favourites! 🔪

Large bill board inside Birmingham train station with a knitted theme advert for Thursday night murder club TV show. The advert shows a large cake with a bloody knife in it.

Small box showing murder club branding and a cross stitch kit

Thanks @netflix.com! Ready to cross (stitch) examine the clues, suspects and victoria sponge!

Get embroidered in @richardosman1.bsky.social excellent characters, soon to be TV favourites! 🔪

Large bill board inside Birmingham train station with a knitted theme advert for Thursday night murder club TV show. The advert shows a large cake with a bloody knife in it.

Small box showing murder club branding and a cross stitch kit

Thanks @netflix.com! Ready to cross (stitch) examine the clues, suspects and victoria sponge!

Get embroidered in @richardosman1.bsky.social excellent characters, soon to be TV favourites! 🔪

... Am I already here? 😅

Would be great to know @greenercareers.bsky.social how does your organisation enact the principles it prompts of sustainability and a greener future?

It's been a minute. Probably time for a cat...

#catsofbluesky

With reforesting in UK, we're seeing landscape scale change, any research recommendations that have explored this?

#naturerestoration #treeplanting #research #academia

Interesting, insightful and important!
Learning for Nature from @undp.org
🌱
www.learningfornature.org/en/courses/i...

Extraordinary to roll out the red carpet for plagiaristic, energy-guzzling AI companies while telling ordinary citizens to save electricity

White butterfly sits on a purple flower with more green plants in the background

Sometimes the world's a little too busy...

BBC news headline about OpenAI claims to be PhD level

Stressed, filled with imposter syndrome, poor and doubting their life choices?!

What an unexpected dystopian curve ball for the incoming #AI overlords.

#PhD #scifi #news #acadamicchat

A graphic showing a 20-euro banknote with the design area pixelated. Above the note, bold text reads: “What will the future euro look like?” A curved arrow points to the blurred area. Below the banknote, the message says: “Submit your design.” The European Union flag appears in the bottom right corner. The image is shown in a design software interface.

💶 Shape the future look of the euro!

The European Central Bank has launched a design contest for new euro banknotes with two themes:

🖼️ European Culture
🐦 R️ivers & Birds

Open to designers across the EU, submit your ideas by 18 August 12:00 CET

→ europa.eu/!cWfmdT

I think I accidentally just recruited the first participant for my research project's demonstration hub. Just went for an evening stroll, bumped into a political rally, and before you know it me and David are chatting environmental causes!

Urban costal scene with some greenery, trees, high rise beige buildings and the sea

Sunday morning run!

#malta #run

Geographical differences in healthy life expectancy Healthy life expectancy varies widely across England. It is linked to the conditions in which people are born, live and work. How can prevention and policy interventions reduce inequalities?

Geographical differences in healthy life expectancy in UK

In 2021–2023, there was a 17.9 year gap in HLE between Blackpool (52.3 years) and Wokingham (70.2 years)

post.parliament.uk/research-bri...