Arqus European University Alliance annual conference has kicked off at @maynoothuniversity.ie ! Looking forward to connecting with alliance members 🤝 Maynooth University International | @ec.europa.eu

📣 Funded* #PhD position (4 years) Wood #Ant #conservation project in Ireland🐜 @maynoothuniversity.ie Application close: 3 June 2026 More info: dirilgenecology.com/contact/ - @muresearch.bsky.social | @mu-gra25.bsky.social | @maynooth-bgs.bsky.social | * @npwsireland.bsky.social #findaphd

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Join the Terrestrial Ecology Lab VacanciesOPEN [closing 3 June 2026] PhD: Irish wood ant conservation project (4 years) Postdoctoral ResearchersReach out to me if you are interested in pursuing sup…

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1 week left to apply ! #entomology #woodant #translocation #formica #phd #research

Tara Dirilgen@taradirilgen.bsky.social · 3mo ago

📣 Funded* #PhD position (4 years) Wood #Ant #conservation project in Ireland🐜 @maynoothuniversity.ie Application close: 3 June 2026 More info: dirilgenecology.com/contact/ - @muresearch.bsky.social | @mu-gra25.bsky.social | @maynooth-bgs.bsky.social | * @npwsireland.bsky.social #findaphd

A fantastic opportunity to join the Department of Biology at @maynoothuniversity.ie Student stipend: €25,000 per annum www.maynoothuniversity.ie/graduate-res... #MUResearch #PhDlife

Tara Dirilgen@taradirilgen.bsky.social · 3mo ago

📣 Funded* #PhD position (4 years) Wood #Ant #conservation project in Ireland🐜 @maynoothuniversity.ie Application close: 3 June 2026 More info: dirilgenecology.com/contact/ - @muresearch.bsky.social | @mu-gra25.bsky.social | @maynooth-bgs.bsky.social | * @npwsireland.bsky.social #findaphd

📣 Funded* #PhD position (4 years) Wood #Ant #conservation project in Ireland🐜 @maynoothuniversity.ie Application close: 3 June 2026 More info: dirilgenecology.com/contact/ - @muresearch.bsky.social | @mu-gra25.bsky.social | @maynooth-bgs.bsky.social | * @npwsireland.bsky.social #findaphd

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Join the Terrestrial Ecology Lab VacanciesOPEN [closing 3 June 2026] PhD: Irish wood ant conservation project (4 years) Postdoctoral ResearchersReach out to me if you are interested in pursuing sup…

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Today's NETSOB lunchtime symposium will focus on #soilbiodiversity indicators, metrics, and harmonized monitoring methods to support global, regional, + national soil #monitoring systems. 12:30-13:30 Join us ! @gsb2026.bsky.social #GSB2026 (Oak Bay 1)

Silent auction item is a print by a local artist; also the gift for our keynote speakers. You can place your bids at the registration desk #GSB2026.

Reflecting on an incredible first day of #GSB2026 🪱 A warm welcome and official transition of leadership to the new Scientific Chair, @lindolab.bsky.social! We cannot wait to see what the future holds! Now onto day two 🐜

🎤 Our second plenary speaker: Dr. César Marín @cmarin.bsky.social hosted by our own Wim van der Putten

Look who made their NEE cover debut...a beautiful #springtail! #soil #soilfauna #Collembola #soilbiodiversity Macro photography by @frankashwood.bsky.social

Nature Ecology & Evolution@natecoevo.nature.com · 4mo ago

Our April issue is now live! www.nature.com/natecolevol/... Featuring research on: 🦑 squid and cuttlefish diversification 🌊 priority questions for blue carbon science 🐦‍⬛ the emergence of Usutu virus Cover image from Zhou et al (credit @frankashwood.bsky.social ) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Dr Zoë Lindo kicks off the 4th Global Soil Biodiversity conference! #GSB2026 #soil #soilbiodiversity @gsb2026.bsky.social

Big shoes to fill *cough @amytaggart.bsky.social ... buuut we are a great bunch of researchers to work with, promise! #naturejobs #biodiversity #climate #IrishJobs #JobFairy

All Island Climate & Biodiversity Research Network@aicbrn.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🌳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

Europe takes a decisive step to protect one of our most precious resources. Today, the first-ever Soil Monitoring Law enters into force. It improves soil health, strengthens food security and enhances resilience to natural disasters. More: link.europa.eu/MfJ3GP

Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!

📣Applications are now open! Find out more about how to apply 👇

Apply to be a BES Associate Editor - British Ecological Society

Help advance outstanding ecological research by joining our Editorial Boards! Applications are now open across all seven BES journals.

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It's good to be back #BES2025 @britishecologicalsociety.org Looking forward to the next few days of #ecology!

We look forward to connecting with SSSI members and wider soil community on #worldsoilday this Friday! Work on soil and not yet a member? 🪱 lnkd.in/dghSvCTj #soilscience #irishsoils

Soil Science Society of Ireland (SSSI)@sssireland.bsky.social · last yr.

@sssireland.bsky.social and @ucdearth.bsky.social #WorldSoilDay conference, UCD Village Auditorium, 5-December 2025 Register interest tinyurl.com/vafcf2x7 Soil Science Society of Ireland and UCD Earth Institute Funded by Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency @epaireland.bsky.social

Final reminder to all SSSI members to join the AGM tomorrow (Thursday) ahead of #worldsoilday #soilscience #irishsoil

Soil Science Society of Ireland (SSSI)@sssireland.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Reminder to all SSSI members to register for upcoming AGM (hybrid event) Date: Thursday 4 December 2025 - SSSI is open to all interested/working in the area of #soilscience 🪱 Become a member: lnkd.in/dghSvCTj

Calling all #woodant researchers and stakeholders in Ireland ! 🐜 Join the All Ireland Wood Ant Network - Patrick Gleeson @patrickgleeson.bsky.social with poster 'The Future of Wood Ants in Ireland' at the Irish Entomologist's Meeting

Tara Dirilgen@taradirilgen.bsky.social · 9mo ago

President of The Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social Prof Jane Stout, wrapping up the final session before lunch Keep an eye out in 2026 for: #ento26 , #insectweek #standtallforthesmall and Phase III All Ireland Pollinator Plan (2026-2030)

President of The Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social Prof Jane Stout, wrapping up the final session before lunch Keep an eye out in 2026 for: #ento26 , #insectweek #standtallforthesmall and Phase III All Ireland Pollinator Plan (2026-2030)

Tara Dirilgen@taradirilgen.bsky.social · 9mo ago

darastanley.bsky.social kicks off the Irish Entomologist's Meeting ! Delighted to be reunited with fellow #entomology enthusiasts and researchers ! - @ucddublin.bsky.social | @royentsoc.bsky.social Thanks to convenors Dara & @aislingmoffat.bsky.social

darastanley.bsky.social kicks off the Irish Entomologist's Meeting ! Delighted to be reunited with fellow #entomology enthusiasts and researchers ! - @ucddublin.bsky.social | @royentsoc.bsky.social Thanks to convenors Dara & @aislingmoffat.bsky.social

Reminder to all SSSI members to register for upcoming AGM (hybrid event) Date: Thursday 4 December 2025 - SSSI is open to all interested/working in the area of #soilscience 🪱 Become a member: lnkd.in/dghSvCTj

Don't miss out on this #worldsoilday2025 event 🪱 When: Friday 5 December 2025 Where: UCD, Dublin FREE registration: www.eventbrite.com/e/our-living... - @epaireland.bsky.social @ucdearth.bsky.social

Our Living Soil Conference

Come join us at the Our Living Soil Conference to learn about the importance of healthy soil for our environment and agriculture!

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Soil Science Society of Ireland (SSSI)@sssireland.bsky.social · last yr.

@sssireland.bsky.social and @ucdearth.bsky.social #WorldSoilDay conference, UCD Village Auditorium, 5-December 2025 Register interest tinyurl.com/vafcf2x7 Soil Science Society of Ireland and UCD Earth Institute Funded by Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency @epaireland.bsky.social

"Open Letter: A global call to strengthen national soil biodiversity action through coordination and harmonization" in @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social 100+ signatories #calltoaction doi.org/10.1002/ppp3... #soil #soilbiodiversity #policy #environment @thegsbi.bsky.social @cmarin.bsky.social

Open letter: A global call to strengthen national soil biodiversity action through coordination and harmonization

Soil biodiversity remains one of the least systematically studied components of global biodiversity, largely invisible in policy agendas. A coordinated soil biodiversity monitoring approach is urgent....

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Hannah Arendt Today, co-organised by our Teaching Fellow Sam Fazekas, runs 31 Oct–5 Dec and features early-career researchers exploring Arendt’s political thought. ✨ Free and open to all. Full line-up & registration 🔗 tinyurl.com/2jtrcurc @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

Are you researching the conservation, ecology or taxonomy of soil & litter invertebrates? Submit your paper to this Special Issue of NZ Journal of Zoology, edited by me, @carlosbarreto.bsky.social & @barnesecodiv.bsky.social! More info: www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/nzjz-so... #SoilBiodiversity 🧪

Today the @aicbrn.bsky.social hosted it’s ‘From Gaps to Greenways’ workshop @tcddublin.bsky.social with guest speakers including Jeanne Moore fm #NESC, Senator @malcolmnoonan.bsky.social, Deidre Lynn @npwsireland.bsky.social & Gerry Clabby fm #DECC lots of inspiring discussion @ybuckley.bsky.social

Ready to kick the day off ! From Gaps to Greenways : Research for Biodiversity Policy Looking forward to @aicbrn.bsky.social annual event #biodiversity #policy

Hey soil critter & soil biodiversity enthusiasts! Vote for #BugoftheYear! Our colleague & macrophotographer @frankashwood.bsky.social entered a #GiantSpringtail up for vote! Check it out 🪱🐜 bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/poetry-compe... #soilbiodiversity #soilcritters #BugoftheYearPoetry #nzpoetrysociety

Frank Ashwood@frankashwood.bsky.social · 2y ago

Did you know there's a poetry competition for the #BugoftheYear contest? Anyone can enter a poem about the competition's nominees! To give you motivation, here's my poem about Giant Springtails! More info here: bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/poetry-compe... #BugoftheYearPoetry2025 #nzpoetrysociety 🧪

What a day to kick of this seasons @soilbon.bsky.social sampling ! So nice to be back in the field after a long winter at the desk. Collaborative effort by @maynoothuniversity.ie and @UCD making sure 🇮🇪 is represented as part of this Global initiative! #teamwork 💪 #soilbon #soilbonfoodweb #soil