JoBirch
@jbirch_botany
Lecturer, Herbarium Curator @unimelb, Botanist #iamabotanist, Biogeographer, Plant Systematist
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21-04-2020 04:50:43
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Check out this "save the date" flyer for a 3-day hybrid conference Sept. 19-21 organized by the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin free of charge. Curation of Microscope Slides: Mounting Media, Conservation, and Digitization. Mark your calendars for 3 days of slides fun!
"We recommend intensive curatorial work as the first step in increasing biodiversity data quality and quantity, to identify bias and gaps at the regional scale that can then be targeted with fieldwork." On it at MELU! Science at Melbourne BioSciences UniMelb
Machines learning new tricks? Scientists at BioSciences UniMelb Melbourne Data Analytics Platform (MDAP) are applying #machinelearning to mobilise biodiversity data through the semi-automated extraction of labels from specimen images doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1… University of Melbourne #BiodiversityResearch #herbariumcollections
What a glorious afternoon to celebrate 120 years of the University of Melbourne Faculty of Science ☀️ Congratulations to everyone who has been part of Science at Melbourne over the years - it’s an honour to work with so many passionate, skilled & dedicated people. Fantastic event @OBryanMoira and team!
😍We've just uploaded new data records from Queensland Government Queensland Herbarium. including more than 33,000 images! 📸 Now with more than 785k records from QLD Herbarium accessible via the ALA, this data is sure to grow 🌱 your interest in Aussie flora! 🌸 🔗 spr.ly/6013udtil
Looking forward to discussing why biodiversity data curation and preservation matters at this Melbourne Data Analytics Platform event next week. Tue 21 Nov @ 12-2 pm, hybrid inperson/zoom eventbrite.com.au/e/exploring-co… BioSciences UniMelb Science at Melbourne
📢Special Announcement ❗️ Call for abstracts: Deadline extended until December 8th 2023📌 👇 acortar.link/zmj02e #ibc2024 REAL JARDÍN BOTÁNICO
🥳 Season 10 launches tomorrow 🥳 We're thrilled to begin with a fantastic conversation with Marnie Ogg (aka darkskyaus from darkskyalliance). We talked about just some of Marnie's many passions: dark skies & science-based tourism. Listen on your fav podcast platform 🎧
The University of Melbourne Herbarium is looking for a Curation Officer to inspire and train students in their development of collection-based and research associated skills. More info: jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/917479/ #unimelb BioSciences UniMelb Australasian Systematic Botany Society (ASBS) BioSciences Postgraduate Society