The 5th Irish Ecology and Evolution Biennial conference is coming to @ucddublin.bsky.social on Jan 7-8th. Abstract submission is now open here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Come and join us! @ucdearth.bsky.social @aicbrn.bsky.social

🧪🧵 🪰 🐜🪲🐞🦗🐛🦋🪳🦟 How many species of insect are there?  A seemingly simple question, but one that has been 'bugging' scientists for years.  Our work out today suggests that there are millions more than we had previously expected.  doi.org/10.1073/pnas... @gdfcf.bsky.social

Just 5 days left to apply for our open PhD and postdoc positions in bee ecology!

Dara Stanley@darastanley.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We're hiring! As part of the #InterPOLL project funded by @researchireland.ie we are recruiting two #PhD positions in bee ecology, and a #postdoc in bee molecular ecology. For more details and how to apply see here: www.stanleyecologylab.org/vacancies #findaphd #phdlife #academicjobs

We're hiring! As part of the #InterPOLL project funded by @researchireland.ie we are recruiting two #PhD positions in bee ecology, and a #postdoc in bee molecular ecology. For more details and how to apply see here: www.stanleyecologylab.org/vacancies #findaphd #phdlife #academicjobs

Super day for our bumblebee ID workshop on @ucddublin.bsky.social campus today, focusing on all 21 bumblebee species in Ireland. Plenty of bee activity in the gorgeous wildlife area by Conway Institute. @ucdearth.bsky.social @ucd-chas.bsky.social #pollinators #biodiversity #ecology

We're coming to the end of our Agri-Environmental Science final year project. Thanks to @openhivehoney.bsky.social for collaborating with one of our students....who left this at my door earlier! Looking forward to some bank holiday pancakes... #academiclife #honey @ucd-chas.bsky.social

This #PhilTransB theme issue, organised by @ellileadbeater.bsky.social and @cornishjackdaws.bsky.social, explores how and why animal minds have evolved to be so different from one another: royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/issue/3...

We're looking for records of ground nesting bees around Europe! Can you help? Follow the simple steps below! @aicbrn.bsky.social @esai-irl.bsky.social @ucdearth.bsky.social @pomscheme.bsky.social @climatecocentre.bsky.social

Prof. Jeff Ollerton@jeffollerton.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Join a new citizen science project and help us to uncover the hidden lives of Europe’s ground-nesting #bees - please share with your networks: jeffollerton.co.uk/2026/04/02/h...

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! *Please skeet/repost 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: www.sciencenews.org/article/hone... @darastanley.bsky.social

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.

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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

University College Dublin@ucddublin.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🐝🕵️‍♀️ Honeybee activity linked to smaller bumblebees in heather habitats A new study has revealed that bumblebee workers are getting smaller in areas with high honeybee activity. ✍️ @darastanley.bsky.social

“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...

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.

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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

Pilar De la Rúa@pdelarua.bsky.social · 10mo ago

What a nice environment around the kick-off meeting of the new Horizon project ProPollSoil 🐝🪨

🐝 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-...

📢 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

"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/...

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

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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

#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...

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. 👇 tinyurl.com/uwxp5z4s

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

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🌿 We’re celebrating our first round of BES Fellows! 20 ecologists recognised for excellence in research, teaching & the application of ecology. 👇 Meet them:

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.

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Have you seen our regularly updated job opportunities page? Visit our website for some open entomology-related jobs 🔽 buff.ly/IZnKojI If you have an #insect-related job opportunity, please send us the details info@royensoc.co.uk #Education #Research #Science #InsectJobs #InsectCareers #Jobs

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…

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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

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 ...

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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 🔽 buff.ly/UF0Z12Z #StrathLife @unistrathclyde.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.

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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/...

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...

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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

🦋 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 🧵🧪 1/

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...

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