Just surveyed the most incredible farm habitat I think I have ever come across. A fellside covered in mosaics of scrub, wood pasture and grassland, all naturally regenerated over the last 30 years with a summer cattle grazing regime.

Proof farming and nature can work together.

I don't think people realise the scale of birdflu death taking place in our tern & gull colonies. A healthy colony ten days ago may be dead today. I've never seen anything it.

Utterly depressing to hear there are no Lapwing nesting on Dartmoor now. All gone.

1/ So how do we take bathing water samples and analyse their quality? Well what better way to find out than to do it myself. A thread 🧵 from beach to lab….. #geographyteacher #Chemistry

The UoN Sustainability Team have job opportunities!
🚲Cycle facility auditing (2x student roles) - 2 weeks summer work. More info: bit.ly/432sQnX
🌳Environment assistant (graduate role) - Up to 12 months full time. More info 👇👇Contact [email protected]

Habitat Maps with year 2 this week, crossing everything for some dry spells…

Closing for applications on Wednesday ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

This Venus flytrap has been turned into a plant-based cyborg, as researchers can control its 'jaws' using a smartphone newscientist.com/article/236385…

As snow falls across large parts of the UK, remember that there is one species of bat, the Ussurian tube-nosed bat, found in parts of Korea, Japan and Russia which hibernates IN snow youtube.com/watch?v=GUjgjP…
1400 described species of bat, each uniquely adapted to their environment

UoN Science students - fancy doing something a bit different this summer? Join students from UoN's three international campuses to solve the planet's biggest challenges tinyurl.com/yp9cpnzs #tricampuschallenge

The amount of plastic in the world's oceans is growing at an exponential rate.

Research suggests that it may be having long-term health impacts on seabirds that eat plastic by accident.

Find out how with today's #NatureNews 👇
nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/…

Are you passionate, driven and enthusiastic about student life? Have you got what it takes to be a Students’ Union Officer or Faculty Representative?

Nominate yourself for our elections. But be quick - nominations close at 1pm on Friday.

Visit uonsu.com/officer-electi…

Dr James Heydon UoN Social Sciences is featured in i newspaper talking about his research into air pollution caused by wood-burning stoves.

Read more ▶️ inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyl…

Are you worried about the health impacts of #ClimateChange ?

As part of #GenerationHope week, we're hosting a free workshop to discuss how together we can become more resistant to these impacts.

Book your free ticket now ⬇️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/our-future-h…

Bat walks are a perfect way of giving people the opportunity to see and hear bats in a natural setting, and that first experience has led many to a lifelong interest in bats! If you'd like to know how to organise a bat walk in your area do check this page: buff.ly/3CKjhid

Calling all environmental scientists! We need YOU!

We are hiring a number of scientific roles to help tackle the climate and nature crises and bring about positive change for our planet.

forestresearch.gov.uk/about-us/caree…

Feel free to come along to Hedge Planting on Florence Boot field, 10am - 3:30pm, 1 February. Creating new habitats for different species 🐛 and improving biodiversity🌳
More info 👉nottingham.ac.uk/sustainability…

There's a Sustainability Careers Fair
Wed 15 March 2023, 11.30am-2pm, Jubilee Campus
Organisations will show how they're working towards the UN SDGs and showcase graduate jobs in sustainability. Get in touch: [email protected]

UoN Careers Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN

NEW VACANCY🐝

We are looking for an Education, Science and Policy Assistant to assist with the development and delivery of our education, science and policy work. See our vacancy page for the details👉🏿 ow.ly/SiAI50MyJNp

📅 5pm Friday 17 February 2023

'Writing successful academic papers' is a free course open to all UG students to help you improve your academic writing!

Courses start from Monday 30 January, find out more: ow.ly/gequ50MwvAJ