Graziella Iossa

Goodbye everyone, I am leaving here - not a good place, see you all on Bluesky

We are still taking applications for this postdoctoral position studying urban ecology, citizen science, and social justice. Please share widely! jobs.colostate.edu/postings/151833

Looking for an MSc on bugs, behaviour, evolution? Come join us on the east coast! I'm happy to work with students to apply for CGS-M funding: #a7" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">nserc-crsng.gc.ca/students-etudi… We study sexual selection, social behaviour, evolutionary conflict, insect thermal ecology - lab site in bio

▪️ Open postdoc position ▪️ 🔎🧬🐘 I'm recruiting a postdoc to work with me on mapping the genomic legacy of the elephant ivory trade in Europe using ancient DNA. Hosted by Lund University 🇸🇪 with @BengtHanssonLU Please RT! Info & apply here: lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jo…

The Victorians screwed us up in lots of ways - from attitudes to sex, to destroying Britain's uplands in the name of driven grouse shooting. Some dinosaurs can't let them go - but it's time we consigned grouse moors to the dustbin of history. ft.com/content/0cd407…

Calling plant ecologists & conservationists! There's an opening for a permanent lectureship in Cambridge, includes field teaching jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/48714/ Deadline 6 Decmber 2024. Come join us in @cambridge_uccri @CCI_Cambridge Please RT @KewScience @BES_careers @plantspplplanet

Guy from neoliberal think tank suggests we should be proud of centuries of habitat destruction, biodiversity collapse & the historic extinction of any large mammal that could ever bother a sheep. 1/3

A visit to Black Bourn Valley nature reserve in Suffolk for Head of Conservation Tammy Smalley, looking at the natural regeneration of this former arable site with @WildlifeTrusts national land management working group. @suffolkwildlife @BBOWT @gloswildlife @WorcsWT @NorfolkWT

@Bill_Sutherland @BritishEcolSoc We are not far, would love to help if needed

@g_iossa @BritishEcolSoc Excellent to know it is already being used Graziella. Have plans to do two videos in Lincoln. Let’s see if this happens.

Do you teach ecology or conservation? Want to learn about ecology or conservation? The @BritishEcolSoc have produced this resource for teachers listing sixty short videos, with more to come. britishecologicalsociety.org/learning-and-r…

An epic-length interview in which I talk at length about insect declines and their solutions, pesticides, rewilding, societal collapse and more with @AaronBastani of @novaramedia youtube.com/watch?v=LR32Ns…

📢 Deadline next week! From butterflies to bees, we're inviting #teachers, parents & #nature enthusiasts to capture the beauty & intrigue of #insects through our #Art & #Photography #Competitions. 📅 Enter by 31 Oct 🔽 insectweek.org/art-and-photog… #InsectWeek #Inktober #Invertober

Smallholder farmers increase reliance on honeybees (in place of diverse wild pollinators) when they shift from subsistence agriculture to cash crops = major implications for the resilience of livelihoods & nutrition. More in our @JAppliedEcology paper: doi.org/10.1111/1365-2…

📢 Exciting post-doc role at the University of Bristol working on pollinators and pesticides in the Channel Islands. Great research group and a fascinating project - more details below! jobs.ac.uk/job/DJJ304/pos…

Gardens reduce hunger gaps for farmland pollinators! 🏡🐝 In early spring & late summer rural gardens produce 50-95% of farmland nectar, throwing pollinators a crucial lifeline. More in our @royalsociety paper with @nicktew95 and Jane Memmott: doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2… and in🧵👇

#ISBE24 was simply fantastic! @BBM_Wong did a superb job and we are honored that the task has been handed over to us. Can’t wait to see you all in Torino for #ISBE26 !

Looking for ways to connect your class to nature? 🐞 Explore what wildlife might be hiding right under your nose by taking part in the #HiddenNatureChallenge from the #EducationNaturePark during 14-20 Oct! educationnaturepark.org.uk/hidden-nature-… #HiddenNatureWeek @OutdoorEdChat

“The only proven carbon capture is the fossil fuel industry’s capture of our media and politicians, as evidenced by this new form of fossil fuel subsidy” theguardian.com/environment/20…

85% of countries are set to miss the deadline to submit new nature pledges ahead of the #COP16 biodiversity summit Just 25 countries & the EU have published an NBSAP - National Biodiversity Strategy & Action Plan 170 countries have not carbonbrief.org/cop16-countrie…