Not as rare as the broad-leaved helleborine we found three years ago, but our pyramidal orchid persists in our rewilded Parliament Square.
Marcus Collier
@marcuscollier.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Sustainability Science at Trinity College Dublin. PI of NovelEco (www.noveleco.eu) @noveleco.bsky.social ERC Consolodator Award. Research: #naturebasedsolutions #novelecosystems #citizenscience #multispeciesjustice #naturepositive
Thanks for amplifying @jcsvenning.bsky.social’s paper in @restorationecology.bsky.social Jonathan. It is a great vision and one articulated last year at a workshop hosted by @marcuscollier.bsky.social too
Jonathan Tonkin@jdtonkin.bsky.social · last mo.What does a “restored” ecosystem mean? If the climate is different... If species have moved... If habitats have changed... …what are we restoring to? If we keep measuring success against a world that no longer exists, we’re chasing ghosts. Featuring @jcsvenning.bsky.social
What does a “restored” ecosystem mean? If the climate is different... If species have moved... If habitats have changed... …what are we restoring to? If we keep measuring success against a world that no longer exists, we’re chasing ghosts. Featuring @jcsvenning.bsky.social
Is restoration chasing ghosts?
Restoration is often trying to recreate ecosystems that no longer exist — or can’t
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After 5 years, hundreds of interviews & workshops, many open access papers (& more on the way), an App, the 1st global symposium on #novelecosystems & lots of deep research, the @noveleco.bsky.social project finishes today. Thanks to so many people, especially my super team and the @erc.europa.eu.
JOB ALERT! Looking for a Teaching Fellow: 6 month contract, from Aug. 26 to Jan. 27. Could suit someone nearing the end of their PhD, or a postdoctoral researcher looking to gain some valuable CV experience: my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui.... #academicjobs #teachingfellow #lecturer #academicpositions
JOB ALERT! Looking for a Teaching Fellow: 6 month contract, from Aug. 26 to Jan. 27. Could suit someone nearing the end of their PhD, or a postdoctoral researcher looking to gain some valuable CV experience: my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui.... #academicjobs #teachingfellow #lecturer #academicpositions
Congratulations to Luana Braz Villanova on her first paper (which is also open access) from her visit to @noveleco.bsky.social. Justice in urban nature-based solutions: A systematic review of distributive, recognition, and procedural dimensions. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Justice in urban nature-based solutions: A systematic review of distributive, recognition, and procedural dimensions
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) have become central to urban climate adaptation agendas, yet their capacity to advance environmental justice remains unde…
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Having lectured on restoration ecology and rewilding for many years, I can honestly say that jobs like this don't come often. A brilliant opportunity for an early-career academic! So, spread the word and please, do apply! jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Professor or Assistant Professor / Associate Professor in Restoration Ecology
Professor or Assistant Professor / Associate Professor in Restoration Ecology
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As one of many exciting @erc.europa.eu (ERC) funded projects based in Ireland, we would like to wish a very Happy #SaintPatricksDay to everyone (Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh go léir)! ☘️ #novelecosystems
Dreary weather, but enjoyed my visit to Trinity today to meet with @marcuscollier.bsky.social and his students from the Masters in Smart and Sustainable Cities course. Boy, what a building to study in.
Encouraging to see positions opening in herbarium digitisation at Trinity College, Dublin 🇮🇪, at a time when many biocultural collections are underfunded and understaffed.
Marcus Collier@marcuscollier.bsky.social · 6mo agoJob Alert! We are seeking a dedicated and passionate research assistant to assist the Herbarium Digitisation Coordinator to continue digitisation efforts at an increased pace within our #herbarium. my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui... #AcademicTwitter #Botany
Job Alert! We are seeking a dedicated and passionate research assistant to assist the Herbarium Digitisation Coordinator to continue digitisation efforts at an increased pace within our #herbarium. my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui... #AcademicTwitter #Botany
Our first paper of 2026 is open access: "From control to cohabitation: Social-ecological insights on urban wildness narratives". Led by @maireadod.bsky.social along with Melissa Pineda Pinto, Erik Andersson, & @marcuscollier.bsky.social : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #novelecosystems
From control to cohabitation: Social-ecological insights on urban wildness narratives
Narratives surrounding urban green space management have experienced significant shifts in recent years. While the command-and-control approach to urb…
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Yet another proud moment for me as a PhD supervisor in the @noveleco.bsky.social team! Here is the latest from Dr. Natalia Rodriguez Castañeda. One-Planetary-Health: Reflections on Urban Novel Ecosystems in Bogotá and Copenhagen seeingthewoods.org/2025/12/18/o... #novelecosystems #onehealth
One-Planetary-Health: Reflections on Urban Novel Ecosystems in Bogotá and Copenhagen
Nordhavnstippen, a space for birds and ruderal nature, 2024. © Natalia Rodriguez-Castañeda. All rights reserved. by Natalia Rodriguez-Castañeda What do Los Cerros, Bogotá’s degraded peri-urban fore…
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Global Survey on Citizen Action & Nature The people who shape the future of nature aren’t only politicians, they’re citizens, neighbours, activists, educators, volunteers… you. This is your chance to tell policymakers what your community really needs. ake the survey before Jan 15: buff.ly/5EGFVUC
Talking to ecology students in Trinity College, I spoke of the need for creativity and collaboration in the great nature restoration challenge. It will be resource hungry; human and financial and the state needs to lead by example. Míle buíochas @marcuscollier.bsky.social as an cuireadh.
Britain may be 0, but Ireland is barely a shade better as one of the 10 countries with the lowest connection to nature. It's about time we get together and sort this out. Great paper by Myles Richardson @findingnature.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Britain one of least ‘nature-connected’ nations in world – with Nepal the most
Others languishing near bottom of 61-country study include Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan and Spain
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We are hiring! Applications are open for an Assistant. Prof. In Plant #Biodiversity and #Conservation at Trinity College, School of Natural Sciences in the Discipline of Botany! my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui... Any enquiries, please DM me! #academicjobs #universityjobs #environmentalscience
The deadline is fast approaching! We are looking for an Assistant Professor in Plant #Biodiversity and #Conservation universityvacancies.com/trinity-coll... Deadline: November 14th.
The deadline is fast approaching! We are looking for an Assistant Professor in Plant #Biodiversity and #Conservation universityvacancies.com/trinity-coll... Deadline: November 14th.
Congrats newly minted Dr. @maireadod.bsky.social! Pic is from a 2023 visit to Trinity College (hosted by @marcuscollier.bsky.social), including @dublinsoil.bsky.social next to Dr. O'Donnell on the right side of the table on a sunny warm mid-spring day.
Very happy to report the first glimpse at the new identity for our research group—EcoVisualization Studio—which combines @mountainlegacy.bsky.social with CEDAR (Co-Lab for Ecological Design And Restoration). More soon!
We are hiring! Applications are open for an Assistant. Prof. In Plant #Biodiversity and #Conservation at Trinity College, School of Natural Sciences in the Discipline of Botany! my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui... Any enquiries, please DM me! #academicjobs #universityjobs #environmentalscience
Past to future 1/2 🌍 Our new Nature Reviews Biodiversity @natrevbiodiv.nature.com perspective shows how archives, maps, art, oral histories & palaeo-records can enrich #biodiversity science—helping set baselines, track change & inform #conservation. 🔗 rdcu.be/eEcIt #history #ecology #baselines
Past to future 2/2 🌍 We outline 7 key actions: protect historical data, expand digitization, harness new tech (AI, CV), engage citizen science, ensure FAIR & ethical use, foster inter- & transdisciplinary work. Past insights for future #conservation🌱Big thx to @laenavarro.bsky.social for leading!
Our new open-access paper is out. Led by Natalia Rodríguez Castañeda, with Melissa Pineda Pinto, Natalie Marie Gulsrud, @marcuscollier.bsky.social & Megan Lynn Maurer. 'Let it grow wild! A more-than-One-Health perspective for wild spaces in cities': www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10..... #onehealth
Let it grow wild! A more-than-One-Health perspective for wild spaces in cities
Urbanisation disrupts connections with nature, compromising human, biodiversity, and environmental health. Urban Wild Spaces – pockets of unmanaged and spontaneous vegetation within cities – may of...
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Only days before submitting her thesis, my PhD student Natalia just had her 2nd @noveleco.bsky.social paper published. 'Let it grow wild! A more-than-One-Health perspective for wild spaces in cities' is open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10..... #onehealth #novelecosystems
An effort to seed a revival of hedgerows in Dublin city www.dublininquirer.com/an-effort-to...
An effort to seed a revival of hedgerows in Dublin city
“We're going to develop different urban trial hedgerows,” says Sophie von Maltzan. “The edible hedgerow, and the not-so-fast-growing hedgerow, and the thorn-free hedge.”
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