Dara Stanley

Always great to have some live aphids join us for teaching labs - today to our Diploma in IPM students. Wheat on left has been newly colonised by aphids, while plant on right has had high aphid feeding for 2-3 weeks.

Bhí sé go fíorálainn freastal ar Yoga as Gaeilge inné...le ceoil cláirsí beo! Míle buíochas chug Ciaran as Óga Yoga, an cláirseoir, agus @ucdgaeltacht.bsky.social. Tuilleadh mar seo le do thoil....

This is a very inspiring video about the All Ireland Pollinator Plan, showing what can be achieved for biodiversity when communities come together. A lot has been achieved, but there's still more to do. To see what you can do to join the action, check out www.pollinators.ie youtu.be/w2gV75_icTY?...

🌳We are seeking a Network Manager!

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Based at @tcddublin.bsky.social | reporting to @ybuckley.bsky.social | reporting for @npwsireland.bsky.social

Closing date: 26 Jan 2026 at 12:00 (irish time)

info & apply 👉 my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...

#JobFairy #DublinJobs #Manager

It was an absolute pleasure to host this years Irish Pollinator Research Network meeting in @ucddublin.bsky.social yesterday. A great bunch of people doing great research, while also supporting the All Ireland Pollinator Plan. Thanks to @ucdearth.bsky.social for support!

Trucked-in honeybees may edge out bigger bumblebee foragers The finding could guide beekeepers to keep hives out of most vulnerable areas of the Irish heathlands.

Trucked-in honeybees may edge out bigger bumblebee foragers:

www.sciencenews.org/article/hone...

@darastanley.bsky.social

Bumblebees behave differently in areas with more honeybees. Does this represent competition and what can we do about it? Really, we need to learn more. Great to have funding from @researchireland.ie to continue this work, and hopefully provide better advice for beekeeping and conservation

Social Democrats ‘hugely concerned’ by nitrates derogation extension The extension of the nitrates derogation must be used to draw up plans for its phase out, says Jennifer Whitmore of Social Democrats.

“This will be our sixth nitrates derogation since 2006. Every time the derogation is extended, we hear the same commitments that water quality will improve.

It has yet to happen. In fact, our waterways are continuing to deteriorate."

Well said, Jennifer Whitmore 👏
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...

It was great to get started on our new Horizon Europe project #ProPollSoil this week. We'll be bringing the worlds of pollinators and soils (which are surprisingly dependent on eachother) together, with lots of exciting plans! propollsoil.eu

🐝 PhD Opportunity @tum.de
Explore how soil health & structure shape habitats for ground-nesting pollinators in the Horizon Europe project ProPollSoil.
Join our interdisciplinary team in Soil Biophysics & Environmental Systems 🌿

🔗 Details: www.lss.ls.tum.de/sbe/offered-...

Programm of Ecology Seminar

📢 The new programme for our Ecology Seminar is out!

It features a diverse lineup of early career researchers sharing insights on #Agroecology every week 🐝🚜🐦

🗓️ Wednesdays at 10:15 CET
📧 DM for webinar link!

www.uni-goettingen.de/en/ecology+s...

@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@uni-goettingen.de

I’m obsessed with deep sea sharks: their bioluminescent spots are just visible in the pitch black environment they live in Most of these little-known but already endangered fish have never been seen alive in their natural habitat, but are under threat from bottom trawling and deep-sea mining

"𝐖𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩-𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬."

Sobering piece in @theguardian.com by Dr Ruth Leeney of @ucddublin.bsky.social on her deep-sea sharks research, and how marine life is being ravaged by bottom trawling.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Walsh PhD Scholarship: Modelling the impact of climate change on #forest productivity
Details at: drjonyearsley.github.io/agriadaptPhD...

Apply by 30th Sept 2025

@bes-quantitative.bsky.social @bes-forests.bsky.social @ucdscience.bsky.social @ucdearth.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social

Diarmuid O'Brien, CEO of Research Ireland, Yvonne Tran, Intern at Research Ireland, Dr Ruth Freeman, Director of Research for Society, and Minister James Lawless.

#ScienceWeek 2025 celebrates 30 years of sparking curiosity with the theme: Then. Today. Tomorrow.

Running from 9th -16th November, this year’s
Science Week will feature 14 festivals and hundreds of events across Ireland.

Read more: www.researchireland.ie/news/science...

Why Asian hornets remain a significant risk for Irish nature The major concerns around this invasive species are to do with their impact on honeybees, beekeeping and wild insects

Fascinating new @rte.ie Brainstorm article by @darastanley.bsky.social (Institute member & Assoc Prof at @ucddublin.bsky.social School of Agriculture & Food Science), in which she lays out the threats to Ireland’s #insects, #pollinators & beekeeping from the #AsianHornet.
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Meet our first round of BES Fellows - British Ecological Society We are delighted to announce the first round of BES Fellows, recognising outstanding contributions to ecology across research, teaching, and its application within our international community.

🌿 We’re celebrating our first round of BES Fellows!

20 ecologists recognised for excellence in research, teaching & the application of ecology.

👇 Meet them:

Job opportunities - Royal Entomological Society Job opportunities If you have an insect-related or entomology job opportunity please send us the details info@royensoc.co.uk Want to work with us? Keep an eye on our RES Vacancies page for any paid…

Have you seen our regularly updated job opportunities page?

Visit our website for some open entomology-related jobs 🔽

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If you have an #insect-related job opportunity, please send us the details info@royensoc.co.uk

#Education #Research #Science #InsectJobs #InsectCareers #Jobs

Irish Entomologists' Meeting 2025 - Royal Entomological Society Irish Entomologists’ Meeting The Royal Entomological Society and the Student Entomological Society of Ireland are delighted to host an Irish Entomologist’s Meeting on 1st December 2025. This full day ...

Interested in entomology/research on insects? Come and join us at @ucddublin.bsky.social for an Irish Entomologists' meeting on December 1st. More details here: www.royensoc.co.uk/event/irish-... @royentsoc.bsky.social

Ento25: Online - Royal Entomological Society Join us online for Ento25, our flagship conference dedicated to insect science, with opportunities to present your work and hear the latest research from the global entomological community.

Not able to attend in-person? Take part in #Ento25 online 🐞

🦋 Three days immersed in the current themes across #InsectScience
🦗 Three internationally renowned plenaries
🪰 Key themed topics led by keynotes

⏰ Online deadline: 3 September 🔽

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#StrathLife @unistrathclyde.bsky.social

Pollinator‐Promoting Interventions in European Urban Habitats—A Synthesis Syntheses of urban pollinator-friendly management are lacking, hindering policy implementation compared to farmland. Addressing this gap, our re-analytical data synthesis demonstrates the generally p...

New Europe-wide study finds that efforts to provide pollinator habitat in urban areas - such as sowing wildflower mixes - really do work, boosting numbers of bees and butterflies: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

mass email by student to a potential phd advisor

Dear student trying to get into a PhD program:

Don't do this!
Don't mass email faculty
Look for potential advisors & email them one by one
Tell them about your genuine interest and passions
explain why you think this advisor is ideal
Getting a new student is a HUGE commitment

Positive impacts of agri‐environment schemes on butterflies from multiple evidence sources Our results provide support for positive effects of AES on butterflies in England from multiple sources of evidence, providing confidence that these schemes are providing tangible benefits for butter...

🦋 New UKCEH research with @naturalengland.bsky.social and @btobirds.bsky.social shows the positive impacts of agri-environment schemes (AES) on butterflies.

Paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @jappliedecology.bsky.social

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Not an ideal day for it...but this year's @ucddublin.bsky.social orchid monitoring team are hard at work, tracking long term population dynamics in our Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) population! @ucdsustainability.bsky.social @noeleensmyth.bsky.social @bsbiireland.bsky.social

We had a lovely, and productive, few days last week at the @ucdearth.bsky.social writing retreat, in the gorgeous Belfield House @ucddublin.bsky.social. Thanks to all who attended for making it so pleasant! @jonyearsley.bsky.social @taradirilgen.bsky.social @hollyenglish.bsky.social

YouTube video by UCD Sustainability Monitoring pyramidal orchids on rewilded area of University College Dublin

What happened when UCD Services stopped mowing a patch of grass between the car park and the road behind the UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science?

In this video, ecologist Dr @darastanley.bsky.social talks about her work monitoring the ensuing wild orchids. 🌸 🦋

#SDGsIRL

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Just a few days left to apply for our open PhD and postdoc positions. Interested in agroecology, biodiversity, pollinators and/or pesticides? Check them out! www.stanleyecologylab.org/vacancies

Final postdoc ad is now live - link updated here: www.stanleyecologylab.org/vacancies

@markuseichhorn.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @aicbrn.bsky.social @climatecocentre.bsky.social @jappliedecology.bsky.social @ecologyjobs.bsky.social @ybuckley.bsky.social @taradirilgen.bsky.social @nigeleraine.bsky.social @edstraw.bsky.social @esai-irl.bsky.social

We're hiring two PhD and two postdoc positions! Interested in pollinators, soils, agroecology, pesticides? Then come and work with us and with collaborators and all over Europe! stanleyecologylab.org/vacancies #findaphd Please share!

Come and join us on Tuesday night for a great programme of music...Mussorgsky, Prokofiev and Shostakovich. Tickets available on www.nch.ie