Demonstrating on the @uofstirling-bes.bsky.social undergraduate module Building Planet Earth yesterday, I was excited to spend some time looking at a cliff face I would normally just walk past on campus! Students were learning field sketching skills and thinking about scale, clast size etc. 🛘✍️

Congratulations Shubham and colleagues! 🎉

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New paper led by PhD student Shubham Pawar using deep learning to predict public perceptions of neighbourhoods in Glasgow. We see 'perception neighbourhoods' that don't mirror admin neighbourhoods. Deprivation accounts for much of the patterning, but not all. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

You could be introducing invasive alien plant species to your garden without realising it 👽 Follow the link to hear @zarahpattison.bsky.social (Senior Lecturer in Plant Sciences @ #UofStirling) explain how to protect our native species by watching what we buy at the garden centre. lnkd.in/p/ejRP9WHn

We were delighted to welcome our new PhD students to Stirling on Friday with coffee, cake and a speech from head of school David Oliver, followed by a trip to the Meadowpark pub! 🍻

Congratulations to everyone who took part in the School's annual SPUD potato-growing championship! Well done to our winner, Carmen, who says the secret to her success is growing with love 🥔🥰 and commiserations to Lindis - at least a wooden spoon is useful for cooking those tiny potatoes 😂

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My competition potatoes (left) may have come last, but my actual potatoes (right) are trucking along nicely!

Last week #UofStirling PhD student Pablo Paredes-Berríos presented his work on effects of extreme droughts on the Mediterranean-type forests of Central Chile at the UK Earth Observation Conference #UKEO2026 🛰️ organised by the National Centre for Earth Observation, RSPSoc and CEOI 👏

As part BBC Radio 2's #R2inthePark weekend here in #Stirling, Dr Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor from #UofStirling Faculty of Natural Sciences was on Jeremy Vine discussing deer management. Listen to the show over on BBC Sounds (from 1hr 18, UK only) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Jeremy broadcasts live from Stirling ahead of Radio 2 In the Park 2026.

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Thinking of joining us at #UofStirling? Tour the facilities our environmental science students use on this YouTube video 🎥🥼🔬🧫

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Want to see the facilities that you'll use as a Environmental Science or Conservation student? Watch as Joanna takes you on a tour of our labs! Find out more about our Environmental Science courses - www.stir.ac.uk/subjects/environmental-science/ LIKE IT? If you liked this video, please give it a thumbs up and share it with your friends! Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel and we would love it if you could leave a comment. Don’t want to miss any of our videos? Hit the notification bell so you will be notified! SAY HELLO Did you know we also have a few other social media channels? Come say hi! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universityofstirling/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/StirUni Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/universityofstirling/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/19844/ WANT TO BE A #UofStirling CONTENT CREATOR? We’re always looking for creative and enthusiastic #UofStirling students that have plenty of experience that other students can learn from! Want to use your experience to help thousands of other students, get the kind of work experience employers love, and develop your creative skills? Be part of a community of students who work with us on a regular but flexible basis! Email digital@stir.ac.uk for more information. ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING Founded in 1967, the University of Stirling has been helping its graduates, staff and students to shape the world. On 18 September 1967, 164 undergraduate students and 31 postgraduates began their courses at the new Pathfoot Building. Since then, we’ve grown to over 14,000 students spanning 120 nationalities and we have over 88,000 alumni in 170 countries. Our stunning campus, with its castle, loch and golf course, enjoys views of the foothills of the Scottish Highlands, and is often cited as among the most beautiful in Europe. You might even recognise some of the buildings and sights from the popular TV series Outlander! Our campus is located on the edge of the bustling city of Stirling, close to Glasgow and Edinburgh. We’re situated on the site of the historic Airthrey estate which includes the Robert Adam-designed 18th century Airthrey Castle. Our campus enjoys a vibrant and friendly atmosphere and in 2016 our campus was rated first in the UK by International Student Barometer. Find out more about the University of Stirling here: https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/

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Fidèle Evouna Ondo has won a SPUN Underground Explorers grant for a ANPN - Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux 🇬🇦 project on forest-savanna ecotone mycorrhizal diversity👏 supported by Kate, Kath & @myconet.bsky.social via the long-term #UofStirling Gabon partnership! www.spun.earth/underground-...

This week's journal club discussion centred around the common names of invasive non-native species and how different types of names (based on location, visual appearance etc.) can affect how humans interact with species: commons.joe.org/joe/vol62/is... paper by @meganweber.bsky.social etc al.

We are proud to announce that #UofStirling PhD student Clinton Nkolokosa has been awarded an underrepresented early career researcher award by @eseb.bsky.social 👏 Clinton works on the freshwater snails that serve as intermediate hosts for #schistosomiasis in his home country of #Malawi 🇲🇼

Today was our @macmillancancer.bsky.social coffee morning! Congratulations to Bridget, who won the coveted Golden Coffee Pot for her Guinness cake, and a huge thanks to @eileentisdall.bsky.social for organising 🍰🧁🥮 We've raised over £300 already 😊 Donate here: donate.justgiving.com/fundraising/...

At our most recent seminar, #UofStirling researcher Verity Flower presented her findings about how skills 📚🗺️👩‍🔬💻 are developed across our programmes and the skills mapping visualisations she and @bradduthie.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy have created! 👏

We're #hiring! #UofStirling has a #vacancy for a #lecturer in environmental science for a 12-month 0.4 maternity cover post. Apply by 4th October: www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-a...

Congratulations to Simeon Wilton, who presented an ePoster at @neobiota.pensoft.net conference 2026 in Brussels! 🇧🇪 You can see Simeon's work online here: api.ltb.io/show/ACSPZ

This September, we at #UofStirling were delighted to host NERC: Natural Environment Research Council Digital Gathering #DG26! 🎉 Three days of insightful discussions, new connections, shared challenges and exciting opportunities for the environmental data and digital research community 😀

Huge congratulations 👏 to #UofStirling PhD researcher Ben Wilson, who was awarded a bursary to attend the Royal Scottish #Forestry Society's annual study tour and won the Ballogie Cup for student engagement! 🏆

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Back in June, #UofStirling PhD researcher Ben Wilson had the pleasure of joining the Royal Scottish Forestry Society on their annual study tour, made possible with their student bursary award. Here'...

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We're recruiting a lecturer/senior lecturer in aquatic health! Apply by 20th September: www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-a...

Would you put thousands of wasps in your house on purpose? Watch @bb-phd.bsky.social try to convince you to: www.linkedin.com/posts/univer...

Well done to #UofStirling & @ukceh.bsky.social PhD @simeonwilton.bsky.social, who has passed his viva! 🎓 His thesis studies the effects of #InvasiveSpecies within ecological networks & consequences for ecosystem function 🐞 We wish him the best as he continues his work on #Vespavelutina with UKCEH 🎉

Congratulations to #UofStirling grad Bethany Scott, who completed a BSc & MSc with us, culminating in a dissertation titled "White lies? A transcriptomic investigation of the leucistic IoA-06 strain of Lepeophtheirus salmonis" about salmon lice! Bethany has secured a PhD at University of Edinburgh 🎓

Join @biodiversa.eu for a webinar on nature restoration to reduce zoonotic disease risk with #UofStirling researcher Nils Bunnefeld and @bangoruniversity.bsky.social colleague Lucinda Kirkpatrick: www.biodiversa.eu/2026/09/01/w... 14/9/26 10am CEST (9am UK time)

Webinar: Reducing zoonotic risk through nature restoration

This webinar explores how nature restoration is a proactive public health strategy.

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Follow the QR code or the link below to explore the ePoster by #UofStirling researchers Ruth and Zarah 👏 and find out more about when and why people might be Googling #InvasiveAlienSpecies in the UK 📊📈📉 #ConservationCulturomics #GoogleTrends

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What drives online interest in #InvasiveSpecies? Today is my & @zarahpattison.bsky.social's @neobiota.pensoft.net conference presentation exploring this! See the poster here: api.ltb.io/show/ACSLU With @ananovoaperez.bsky.social @inadehn.bsky.social @acmill.bsky.social @drheatherprice.bsky.social

Congratulations to #UofStirling PhD graduate Eleri Kent, who has secured a postdoctoral research position at @newcastleuni.bsky.social studying urban sensory #pollutants in #Singapore and #JohorBahru!

#UofStirling Tuesday seminars starting off strong for the new semester with a talk from postdoc Marly Samuel on participatory research methods to understand young people's relationships to Lake Chilwa 🇲🇼 Sparked lots of ideas on studying public attitudes & what we can learn from intercultural work!

Huge congratulations to Ximena Aguilar Vega, who has passed her viva for her #UofStirling #PhD on the dynamics between #glaciers and the ocean, and the role these systems play in the carbon cycle in polar regions through bio-optics and Remote Sensing! 🎉🎓👏

Join GEO AquaWatch for a free water quality webinar: September 2nd 15:00 UTC by Dalin Jiang, #UofStirling 🌊"An extensive validation of ocean colour products for the Black Sea" Use the QR code or follow this link to the website & scroll for the specific webinar: www.geoaquawatch.org/future-geo-a...

#UofStirling researcher Katharine Abernethy has contributed to the 1st Science Panel for the #Congo Basin Assessment Report, which has been published as a living reference work 👏 Access the text here: link.springer.com/referencewor...

Resilience and Sustainability in the Congo Basin

Open Access, A landmark synthesis of scientific and indigenous knowledge guiding sustainable futures for Central African forests and forests globally.

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Thanks to @ecologybarnett.bsky.social, @ruth-wright.bsky.social , @oscarjessup.bsky.social, Pablo and Alex for putting up posters and helping update the displays around the department today, ready for the new semester!

Congratulations to Anna Crawford, who has been promoted to senior lecturer at #UofStirling 🎉