The Biodiversity Network
@biodivoxford.bsky.social
The Oxford Nature Network is a network of researchers & practitioners in & around the University working on biodiversity. www.biodiversity.ox.ac.uk
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🔊New Podcast out now: a conversation with @david-farrier.bsky.social on how we might learn to live in “The what ought to be.” He talks about adaptation, resilience, and what nature can teach us about recovery in a changing world. 🎧https://naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🔊New Podcast out now: a conversation with @david-farrier.bsky.social on how we might learn to live in “The what ought to be.” He talks about adaptation, resilience, and what nature can teach us about recovery in a changing world. 🎧https://naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social
If you missed our talk on Friday about the challenges around wildlife #translocations & creating a scalable framework for monitoring wildlife health, you can catch it here on our Youtube channel. @ecioxford.bsky.social @wildcru.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
Advancing wildlife health in conservation translocations
YouTube video by Oxford Biodiversity Network
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
If you missed our talk on Friday about the challenges around wildlife #translocations & creating a scalable framework for monitoring wildlife health, you can catch it here on our Youtube channel. @ecioxford.bsky.social @wildcru.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
Advancing Wildlife Health in Conservation Translocations
Join us today for a seminar on a scalable framework for monitoring wildlife health, piloted in Eastern Black Rhinos in Kenya.
🔗 bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
#Conservation #WildlifeHealth #OneHealth #Rhinos @ecioxford.bsky.social
Join us today for a seminar on a scalable framework for monitoring wildlife health, piloted in Eastern Black Rhinos in Kenya.
🔗 bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
#Conservation #WildlifeHealth #OneHealth #Rhinos @ecioxford.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Advancing Wildlife Health in Conservation Translocations
Join us today for a seminar on a scalable framework for monitoring wildlife health, piloted in Eastern Black Rhinos in Kenya.
🔗 bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
#Conservation #WildlifeHealth #OneHealth #Rhinos @ecioxford.bsky.social
Join us today for a seminar on a scalable framework for monitoring wildlife health, piloted in Eastern Black Rhinos in Kenya.
🔗 bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
#Conservation #WildlifeHealth #OneHealth #Rhinos @ecioxford.bsky.social
Happy #worldsoilday Have you ever heard the sounds of a munching earthworm? Listen in below!
🌍🔊 This #WorldSoilDay, we’re tuning in to the hidden sounds beneath our feet. From earthworm rustles to underground clicks, the soil soundscape tells a powerful story about ecosystem health.
🎧 Here more ⬇️ @ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @ellabrowning.bsky.social
🎧 Here more ⬇️ @ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @ellabrowning.bsky.social
On World Soil Day: Scientists tune In to the hidden sounds of our belowground ecosystems
This World Soil Day, the message is clear: Healthy soil isn’t just alive — it’s full of sound.
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
December 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Happy #worldsoilday Have you ever heard the sounds of a munching earthworm? Listen in below!
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🧵71% of UK land is farmland — so nature recovery must start in our fields. @jedsol.bsky.social is researching how regenerative farming supports soil life + how measuring energy could help us measure change for nature recovery in underground ecosystems. #worldsoilday
December 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM
🧵71% of UK land is farmland — so nature recovery must start in our fields. @jedsol.bsky.social is researching how regenerative farming supports soil life + how measuring energy could help us measure change for nature recovery in underground ecosystems. #worldsoilday
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What if camera-trap photos could tell us not just who walked by, but how big, how close, and how many animals there are?
👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
Research led by Muhammad Aamir and coauthored by WildCRU’s Matthew Wijers and Andrew Loveridge.
[1/3] @biology.ox.ac.uk @compscioxford.bsky.social
👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
Research led by Muhammad Aamir and coauthored by WildCRU’s Matthew Wijers and Andrew Loveridge.
[1/3] @biology.ox.ac.uk @compscioxford.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
What if camera-trap photos could tell us not just who walked by, but how big, how close, and how many animals there are?
👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
Research led by Muhammad Aamir and coauthored by WildCRU’s Matthew Wijers and Andrew Loveridge.
[1/3] @biology.ox.ac.uk @compscioxford.bsky.social
👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
Research led by Muhammad Aamir and coauthored by WildCRU’s Matthew Wijers and Andrew Loveridge.
[1/3] @biology.ox.ac.uk @compscioxford.bsky.social
We're celebrating #worldsoilday by sharing a fascinating talk
@edithhammer.bsky.social
gave us last year. Soil chips = windows into the underground 🌍Predators, microbes, nutrient cycling — all in one tiny world.
Let’s celebrate soil life! 🌱
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@edithhammer.bsky.social
gave us last year. Soil chips = windows into the underground 🌍Predators, microbes, nutrient cycling — all in one tiny world.
Let’s celebrate soil life! 🌱
@ecioxford.bsky.social
Soil Ecology from the microbe’s eye view – Edith Hammer
YouTube video by Oxford Biodiversity Network
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
We're celebrating #worldsoilday by sharing a fascinating talk
@edithhammer.bsky.social
gave us last year. Soil chips = windows into the underground 🌍Predators, microbes, nutrient cycling — all in one tiny world.
Let’s celebrate soil life! 🌱
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@edithhammer.bsky.social
gave us last year. Soil chips = windows into the underground 🌍Predators, microbes, nutrient cycling — all in one tiny world.
Let’s celebrate soil life! 🌱
@ecioxford.bsky.social
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Prof Nathalie Seddon, Director of @naturebasedsols.bsky.social, spoke at the UK’s first @nebriefing.bsky.social on the climate and nature crises. Addressing over a thousand leaders, she pushed for nature to be treated as core to policy - essential for resilience and a safe, thriving society ⬇️
December 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Prof Nathalie Seddon, Director of @naturebasedsols.bsky.social, spoke at the UK’s first @nebriefing.bsky.social on the climate and nature crises. Addressing over a thousand leaders, she pushed for nature to be treated as core to policy - essential for resilience and a safe, thriving society ⬇️
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In an upcoming study from our research group, Bhavya Palugudi, Ecosystems MSc student, and @ymalhi.bsky.social show that higher species richness does not necessarily translate to higher ecosystem energetic flows for tropical forests.
Read more here www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/the-bio...
Read more here www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/the-bio...
The Biogeography of Ecosystem Flows
Bhavya Palugudi shows that higher species richness does not necessarily translate to higher ecosystem energetic flows for tropical forests.
www.oxfordecosystems.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:10 AM
In an upcoming study from our research group, Bhavya Palugudi, Ecosystems MSc student, and @ymalhi.bsky.social show that higher species richness does not necessarily translate to higher ecosystem energetic flows for tropical forests.
Read more here www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/the-bio...
Read more here www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/the-bio...
Join us for a fascinating talk on improving health + welfare in translocations, featuring real-world work with eastern black rhinos. Exploring health monitoring tools, smarter data, & how wildlife vets, ecologists & managers can boost species recovery. Register oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Join us for a fascinating talk on improving health + welfare in translocations, featuring real-world work with eastern black rhinos. Exploring health monitoring tools, smarter data, & how wildlife vets, ecologists & managers can boost species recovery. Register oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
In Friday's Nature talk, Francesca Vitali will discuss saving #rhinos & protecting ecosystems! Her pilot health monitoring in Kenya aims to make translocations smarter, safer, & more effective—boosting species recovery, ecosystem resilience & One Health.🦏 oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
In Friday's Nature talk, Francesca Vitali will discuss saving #rhinos & protecting ecosystems! Her pilot health monitoring in Kenya aims to make translocations smarter, safer, & more effective—boosting species recovery, ecosystem resilience & One Health.🦏 oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
🌿 Step into the Amazon with scientist & author Rosa Vásquez Espinoza. Her insights blend Indigenous knowledge and cutting-edge science to reveal how rainforest communities guide solutions for climate, biodiversity & cultural resilience. Watch the talk & be inspired.
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
The Spirit of the Rainforest - Rosa Vásquez Espinoza
YouTube video by Oxford Biodiversity Network
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🌿 Step into the Amazon with scientist & author Rosa Vásquez Espinoza. Her insights blend Indigenous knowledge and cutting-edge science to reveal how rainforest communities guide solutions for climate, biodiversity & cultural resilience. Watch the talk & be inspired.
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
🌴Still some in-person seat for our talk this afternoon, everyone is welcome to come and join us for the drinks reception and book signing afterwards. Sign up to join us in-person or online 🍃https://bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiversitynetwork
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🌴Still some in-person seat for our talk this afternoon, everyone is welcome to come and join us for the drinks reception and book signing afterwards. Sign up to join us in-person or online 🍃https://bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiversitynetwork
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social
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Two months ago, we met in an ancient woodland as drought broke into autumn storms to ask: How do we redesign finance for the living world? Through nature, play & systems thinking, new seed ideas emerged.
Our short film offers a glimpse—step in & tell us what resonates.
Our short film offers a glimpse—step in & tell us what resonates.
Imaginal Studios: Reimagining Nature Finance
YouTube video by Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Two months ago, we met in an ancient woodland as drought broke into autumn storms to ask: How do we redesign finance for the living world? Through nature, play & systems thinking, new seed ideas emerged.
Our short film offers a glimpse—step in & tell us what resonates.
Our short film offers a glimpse—step in & tell us what resonates.
This Friday, Rosa Vásquez Espinoza shares a personal journey into the Amazon, where Indigenous wisdom meets cutting-edge science. From hidden biodiversity to ancestral knowledge, she explores lessons in resilience, healing, and our bond with nature. Book your place: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
November 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This Friday, Rosa Vásquez Espinoza shares a personal journey into the Amazon, where Indigenous wisdom meets cutting-edge science. From hidden biodiversity to ancestral knowledge, she explores lessons in resilience, healing, and our bond with nature. Book your place: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
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Jason Williams, 'The Cloud Gardener' joins our researchers to explore how greening even the smallest spaces can transform lives. From balcony biodiversity in Manchester to research on Oxford’s green spaces, this episode digs into small ideas with big impacts.
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Jason Williams, 'The Cloud Gardener' joins our researchers to explore how greening even the smallest spaces can transform lives. From balcony biodiversity in Manchester to research on Oxford’s green spaces, this episode digs into small ideas with big impacts.
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social
If you've ever asked the question: 'What's the point of wasps?' you should watch our most recent #Nature Seminar, 'The Natural Capital of Wasps'. @waspwoman.bsky.social - Seirian Sumner will convert you! youtu.be/FXAbLQeLlF8
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
The Natural Capital of Wasps - Seirian Sumner,
YouTube video by Oxford Biodiversity Network
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
If you've ever asked the question: 'What's the point of wasps?' you should watch our most recent #Nature Seminar, 'The Natural Capital of Wasps'. @waspwoman.bsky.social - Seirian Sumner will convert you! youtu.be/FXAbLQeLlF8
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
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2024 Impact Report available!
Research is at the heart of all we do, with excellent science leading to demonstrable conservation impacts.
The report gives a snapshot of how our team are achieving this worldwide thanks to the generous support of many.
👉 tinyurl.com/mth52xm9
@biology.ox.ac.uk
Research is at the heart of all we do, with excellent science leading to demonstrable conservation impacts.
The report gives a snapshot of how our team are achieving this worldwide thanks to the generous support of many.
👉 tinyurl.com/mth52xm9
@biology.ox.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
2024 Impact Report available!
Research is at the heart of all we do, with excellent science leading to demonstrable conservation impacts.
The report gives a snapshot of how our team are achieving this worldwide thanks to the generous support of many.
👉 tinyurl.com/mth52xm9
@biology.ox.ac.uk
Research is at the heart of all we do, with excellent science leading to demonstrable conservation impacts.
The report gives a snapshot of how our team are achieving this worldwide thanks to the generous support of many.
👉 tinyurl.com/mth52xm9
@biology.ox.ac.uk
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Eco-distress—climate anxiety among young people—is real and ongoing. In this series in The Conversation UK, researchers at the ECI reflect on their Museum of Climate Hope project, showing how creative approaches can inspire hope and action.
➡️ theconversation.com/topics/clima...
➡️ theconversation.com/topics/clima...
climate storytelling News, Research and Analysis - The Conversation
Browse climate storytelling news, research and analysis from The Conversation
theconversation.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Eco-distress—climate anxiety among young people—is real and ongoing. In this series in The Conversation UK, researchers at the ECI reflect on their Museum of Climate Hope project, showing how creative approaches can inspire hope and action.
➡️ theconversation.com/topics/clima...
➡️ theconversation.com/topics/clima...
Loving @waspwoman.bsky.social talk already and we are only on the second slide! Join us online now!
Let's show #wasps some love!
bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
Let's show #wasps some love!
bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
November 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Loving @waspwoman.bsky.social talk already and we are only on the second slide! Join us online now!
Let's show #wasps some love!
bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
Let's show #wasps some love!
bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
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Brazil cannot reach Net Zero by 2050 without nature as its strongest ally - Dr Aline Soterroni in @theconversation.com Brasil yesterday📰🌎
“It is crucial to understand that biodiversity is essential, not optional”
Read the article➡️
theconversation.com/para-alcanca...
@oxfordnetzero.bsky.social
#COP30
“It is crucial to understand that biodiversity is essential, not optional”
Read the article➡️
theconversation.com/para-alcanca...
@oxfordnetzero.bsky.social
#COP30
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Brazil cannot reach Net Zero by 2050 without nature as its strongest ally - Dr Aline Soterroni in @theconversation.com Brasil yesterday📰🌎
“It is crucial to understand that biodiversity is essential, not optional”
Read the article➡️
theconversation.com/para-alcanca...
@oxfordnetzero.bsky.social
#COP30
“It is crucial to understand that biodiversity is essential, not optional”
Read the article➡️
theconversation.com/para-alcanca...
@oxfordnetzero.bsky.social
#COP30
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New research reveals that a lion’s full-throated roar is unique to each individual and identification could soon help scientists to count lions and estimate population density.
Read the study led by Jonathan Growcott 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
[1/3] @biology.ox.ac.uk @exeter.ac.uk
Read the study led by Jonathan Growcott 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
[1/3] @biology.ox.ac.uk @exeter.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM
New research reveals that a lion’s full-throated roar is unique to each individual and identification could soon help scientists to count lions and estimate population density.
Read the study led by Jonathan Growcott 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
[1/3] @biology.ox.ac.uk @exeter.ac.uk
Read the study led by Jonathan Growcott 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
[1/3] @biology.ox.ac.uk @exeter.ac.uk
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Learn all about why wasps are so amazing and wondrous from waspwoman.bsky.social today at our seminar today at 415 pm, online and in person at @oxfordgeography.bsky.social . All welcome !
November 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Learn all about why wasps are so amazing and wondrous from waspwoman.bsky.social today at our seminar today at 415 pm, online and in person at @oxfordgeography.bsky.social . All welcome !
Wasps are predators, pollinators, decomposers, & potential sources of nutrition & medicine. Join @waspwoman.bsky.social for a talk which will change how you see these under valued creatures. Reserve your seat now, online & inperson with a book signing & drinks oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Wasps are predators, pollinators, decomposers, & potential sources of nutrition & medicine. Join @waspwoman.bsky.social for a talk which will change how you see these under valued creatures. Reserve your seat now, online & inperson with a book signing & drinks oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
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New research shows that kissing evolved in the common ancestor of humans and other large apes around 21 million years ago, and Neanderthals likely engaged in kissing too 💋
New study from @matildabrindle.bsky.social @stuwest.bsky.social 👇
New study from @matildabrindle.bsky.social @stuwest.bsky.social 👇
Ape ancestors and Neanderthals likely kissed
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November 19, 2025 at 9:18 AM
New research shows that kissing evolved in the common ancestor of humans and other large apes around 21 million years ago, and Neanderthals likely engaged in kissing too 💋
New study from @matildabrindle.bsky.social @stuwest.bsky.social 👇
New study from @matildabrindle.bsky.social @stuwest.bsky.social 👇