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I think the new pins are officially a flop. One sale in the first 24 hours, when I've really been trying to promote them, is not a good sign... If you fancy sharing or buying any of my pin designs at canopyrobin.etsy.com then that would be massively appreciated!

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Eek, they are back already!

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We are now finding bird flu in deer mice and house mice in Washington State. H5N1 is advancing along the evolutionary ladder—affecting birds, mammals, and humans. This is not speculation; it’s a timeline.

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Further commentary on the recent and current behaviour of senior management at Cardiff University. 21percent.org?p=1565

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The decline of the British university system continues. Deep cuts to Cardiff's faculty while admin builds a new campus in .... Kazakhstan?!??

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This was an amazing event. 11 of the best pictures as hundreds of musicians protest Cardiff University cuts - Wales Online search.app/KCmNfGa1p3Be...

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Seems like a good time for us all to send emails to [email protected] to let them know what we've been working on.

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The VC of Cardiff was the Provost at VUW immediately prior. Did significant damage here, looks like that has intensified in her new job. Just appalling.

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Are you wanting to expand your data analysis skills in “R” statistical software? Join our small, friendly, 2-day online course in Advanced Data Analysis, 4th and 5th of March. All welcome, do get in touch if you’d like more information :) www.ecoexplore.co.uk/guidebook/p/...

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If Cardiff want to attract better students, they might want to attract better managers too who according to ChatGPT are 2:2 & not first class

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🦇 There are more than 80 bat groups in the UK, all run by volunteers and all on the front line of bat conservation. To find your local bat group and get involved see: https://buff.ly/3k7VvWN

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Just heard about the wonderful Gulls Eating Stuff citizen science project from @alice-risely.bsky.social of University of Salford, so that’s my next coastal walk goal sorted. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Job alert🐦 2yr post-doc position with Prof. Sue Healy on project "Mistakes in Action: From the Normativity of Goal-Directedness to Novel Investigations of Avian Nest Construction"🪺 Start asap. Contact: sdh11[at]st-andrews.ac.uk @uniofstandrews.bsky.social

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We are seeking a highly motivated #Postdoc Researcher -background in #Ecology, #Biology or #Biodiversity -experience in #BiologicalInvasions - to contribute to the #HorizonEurope #GuardIAS project. Info and applications (by 12/3): euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/317579 #bioinvasions #InvasiveSpecies

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"The university is a ticking time bomb. But the mental health impact assessment of these cuts (another Friday PDF) says we can lean on our line managers. My line manager, a quiet mid-career academic with an international research reputation, is also devastated."

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Spending my Friday night analysing Cardiff University’s EDI data in relation to which categories of staff have been placed “at risk of redundancy”, because the HR department seems to have forgotten to do so. #LivingTheDream #BasicDueDilligence #RStats #11pm #UnpaidOvertime

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Awydd chwilio am Droellwyr, neu hyd yn oed Teloriaid Dartford, yn ein rhanbarth ar gyfer arolwg 'Adar Gweundiroedd’ newydd @btobirds.bsky.social? Wrth gwrs eich bod chi! Mae mwy o wybodaeth am yr arolwg a sut i gofrestru iddo yma: www.bto.org/our-science/...

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Fancy searching for Nightjars, or even Dartford Warblers, in our region for the new @btobirds.bsky.social ‘Heathland Birds Survey’? Of course you do! More info and how to sign up for the survey here: www.bto.org/our-science/...

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🚨NEW OPEN ACCESS PAPER🚨details how we delineated six #MarineFlyways using #seabird #tracking data & novel analytical methods ➡️ doi.org/10.1111/geb.70004 🧪 #ornithology #migration #BLScience @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social We are grateful to GOBI @iki-germany.bsky.social for funding the project 🧵1/5

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Two Weeks In The Death Spiral Of Cardiff University, by an anonymous academic. This is truly shocking read. The Cardiff executive board should hang their heads in shame. voice.cymru/two-weeks-in...

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In a recent article to staff (Blas), Cardiff Uni made this comment on relative operating costs for departments: “For some subjects, costs are higher because the nature of the subject demands more intensive teaching in small groups – Music for example.” Allow me to take issue with it:🧵⬇️ (1/10)

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Join! Ymunwch! 👇

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Want to do your work experience at BTO? ➡️ bit.ly/BTOWorkExperi... We offer a one-week programme for young people studying for their GCSEs or A-levels, aged 12 and up. 😀 If you are interested in a career in #conservation or #ornithology this could be for you. 🐦🌿Application deadline: 2nd March

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✨ We have EIGHT amazing summer internships with our National Capability for Global Challenges scheme! Work with UKCEH scientists on topics like ozone pollution, modelling, satellite imagery, soil health & more. 🔗 Apply by 2 April: www.ceh.ac.uk/our-science/... 🧪🧵 1/ Please share widely!

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🧵: Everyday resistance, creative coping At Cardiff Uni, where I work 1000s just got served “at risk of redundancy” notices. We’re all in bits. We’re resisting collectively, as a union. But this is a thread about the small, strange, & beautiful things ppl are doing to get through. ❤️🖤 1/ backpack art

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Further damaging news coverage (the Times) of VC Wendy Larner's Cardiff Uni omnishambles. "Two Nobel prizewinners, 17 Fields medallists and 43 Royal Society fellows have called on [the] University to abandon plans to cut its mathematics department." These cuts are cruel & not needed 1/2 #CUFightback

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I really liked this idea of using a histogram as a legend in a choropleth map (since land isn't unemployed; people are), so I made a little guide to doing it with #rstats, {ggplot2}, and {patchwork} www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2025/02...

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I hate when they take away things you were just starting to really enjoy, like your favorite TV show or democracy.

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Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)

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