Deepa Senapathi
@deepasena.bsky.social
Ecologist, Conservation Biologist.
Professor Applied Ecology &
Head of Department, Sustainable Land Management, University of Reading
Former NERC KE Fellow & BES Policy Fellow at Defra. Love to travel, explore & seek out "roads not taken"
Professor Applied Ecology &
Head of Department, Sustainable Land Management, University of Reading
Former NERC KE Fellow & BES Policy Fellow at Defra. Love to travel, explore & seek out "roads not taken"
Reposted by Deepa Senapathi
Studying for an MSc in the UK this year and looking for a research project? ๐งช๐
Check out our list of available MSc projects now live: www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu...
Check out our list of available MSc projects now live: www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu...
Postgraduate opportunities
The RSPB is offering a variety of exciting research projects for postgraduate students in 2026.
www.rspb.org.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Studying for an MSc in the UK this year and looking for a research project? ๐งช๐
Check out our list of available MSc projects now live: www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu...
Check out our list of available MSc projects now live: www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu...
A lovely weekend with @piedflynet.bsky.social on Dartmoor. Walks in nature & talks with friends. Food for the soulโฃ๏ธ
#timewithfriends #ecologistlife #naturetrails ๐ฟ๐๐ฆ๐
#timewithfriends #ecologistlife #naturetrails ๐ฟ๐๐ฆ๐
November 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A lovely weekend with @piedflynet.bsky.social on Dartmoor. Walks in nature & talks with friends. Food for the soulโฃ๏ธ
#timewithfriends #ecologistlife #naturetrails ๐ฟ๐๐ฆ๐
#timewithfriends #ecologistlife #naturetrails ๐ฟ๐๐ฆ๐
Fully funded PhD for UK students working wt me at @uniofreading.bsky.social, Prof Ken Norris @nhm-london.bsky.social & @btobirds.bsky.social
Application deadline 12 Jan 2026 & further details in link below
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#birds ๐ฆ #phenology๐ฟ๐ #museumcollections #AI #LLM
Application deadline 12 Jan 2026 & further details in link below
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#birds ๐ฆ #phenology๐ฟ๐ #museumcollections #AI #LLM
November 21, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Fully funded PhD for UK students working wt me at @uniofreading.bsky.social, Prof Ken Norris @nhm-london.bsky.social & @btobirds.bsky.social
Application deadline 12 Jan 2026 & further details in link below
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#birds ๐ฆ #phenology๐ฟ๐ #museumcollections #AI #LLM
Application deadline 12 Jan 2026 & further details in link below
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#birds ๐ฆ #phenology๐ฟ๐ #museumcollections #AI #LLM
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Come and work with me in the Open Research team at University of Reading Library jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Open Access Adviser:Whiteknights Reading UK
The closing date for applications is 23.59 on 3rd December 2025
jobs.reading.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Come and work with me in the Open Research team at University of Reading Library jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Funded 4-year PhD available ๐.
Project titled โAI in the Museumโ working with historic bird data ๐ฆ from Madagascar & supervisors at @uniofreading.bsky.social & @nhm-london.bsky.social
Deadline 9th Nov 2025. Apply at www.mfccdt.ac.uk/how-to-apply/
#AIinResearch #Ecology #Climate ๐๐ฟ
Project titled โAI in the Museumโ working with historic bird data ๐ฆ from Madagascar & supervisors at @uniofreading.bsky.social & @nhm-london.bsky.social
Deadline 9th Nov 2025. Apply at www.mfccdt.ac.uk/how-to-apply/
#AIinResearch #Ecology #Climate ๐๐ฟ
November 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Funded 4-year PhD available ๐.
Project titled โAI in the Museumโ working with historic bird data ๐ฆ from Madagascar & supervisors at @uniofreading.bsky.social & @nhm-london.bsky.social
Deadline 9th Nov 2025. Apply at www.mfccdt.ac.uk/how-to-apply/
#AIinResearch #Ecology #Climate ๐๐ฟ
Project titled โAI in the Museumโ working with historic bird data ๐ฆ from Madagascar & supervisors at @uniofreading.bsky.social & @nhm-london.bsky.social
Deadline 9th Nov 2025. Apply at www.mfccdt.ac.uk/how-to-apply/
#AIinResearch #Ecology #Climate ๐๐ฟ
Wild honey bee hive in my aunt's garden. I'm not sure if it's Apis indica or Apis cerana (too big & too many tiers for it to be A. florea, me thinks). Abandoned since the monsoon started but isn't she a beauty? ๐๐๐ฟโฃ๏ธ
#beehive #wildhoneybees #gardensurprises #indianhoneybees #simplejoys
#beehive #wildhoneybees #gardensurprises #indianhoneybees #simplejoys
September 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Wild honey bee hive in my aunt's garden. I'm not sure if it's Apis indica or Apis cerana (too big & too many tiers for it to be A. florea, me thinks). Abandoned since the monsoon started but isn't she a beauty? ๐๐๐ฟโฃ๏ธ
#beehive #wildhoneybees #gardensurprises #indianhoneybees #simplejoys
#beehive #wildhoneybees #gardensurprises #indianhoneybees #simplejoys
My colleagues @uniofreading.bsky.social asked me what I thought of the "Impact" that our research generates. Here's me talking about my experience in this area๐ฟ๐ป๐๐ฆ๐พ๐
youtu.be/9epi_JI1ohw
#science โก๏ธ #evidence โก๏ธ #stakeholders โก๏ธ #codevelopment โก๏ธ #implementation โก๏ธ #impact
youtu.be/9epi_JI1ohw
#science โก๏ธ #evidence โก๏ธ #stakeholders โก๏ธ #codevelopment โก๏ธ #implementation โก๏ธ #impact
Impact at UoR | Deepa Senapathi
YouTube video by Connecting Research | University of Reading
youtu.be
September 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
My colleagues @uniofreading.bsky.social asked me what I thought of the "Impact" that our research generates. Here's me talking about my experience in this area๐ฟ๐ป๐๐ฆ๐พ๐
youtu.be/9epi_JI1ohw
#science โก๏ธ #evidence โก๏ธ #stakeholders โก๏ธ #codevelopment โก๏ธ #implementation โก๏ธ #impact
youtu.be/9epi_JI1ohw
#science โก๏ธ #evidence โก๏ธ #stakeholders โก๏ธ #codevelopment โก๏ธ #implementation โก๏ธ #impact
Thank you, Pilar!
September 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Thank you, Pilar!
Two months away from my office, I came back to a combination of congratulatory messages on my promotion & condolences for my Dad passing away... and a change on the door. I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the love & empathy from my colleagues. THANK YOU @uniofreading.bsky.social #lovewhereyouwork
September 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Two months away from my office, I came back to a combination of congratulatory messages on my promotion & condolences for my Dad passing away... and a change on the door. I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the love & empathy from my colleagues. THANK YOU @uniofreading.bsky.social #lovewhereyouwork
Reposted by Deepa Senapathi
Can Nature & People Thrive Together?
๐๐งโ๐พ๐ฝ๐๐ด๐ฌ๐๐ตโโ๏ธ๐๐๐
An Aspirational Approach to Planetary Futures @nature.com.web.brid.gy
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
๐๐งโ๐พ๐ฝ๐๐ด๐ฌ๐๐ตโโ๏ธ๐๐๐
An Aspirational Approach to Planetary Futures @nature.com.web.brid.gy
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
June 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Can Nature & People Thrive Together?
๐๐งโ๐พ๐ฝ๐๐ด๐ฌ๐๐ตโโ๏ธ๐๐๐
An Aspirational Approach to Planetary Futures @nature.com.web.brid.gy
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
๐๐งโ๐พ๐ฝ๐๐ด๐ฌ๐๐ตโโ๏ธ๐๐๐
An Aspirational Approach to Planetary Futures @nature.com.web.brid.gy
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
๐กchanges in the city of my birth vs. the town where I now live. Mid summers day๐ฟ not just the longest but might be the hottest day of the year so far, in England โ๏ธ Days >30ยฐC, avg for tropical Chennai, are becoming more common in temperate Reading, too! ๐
#showyourstripes #midsummer #climatechange
#showyourstripes #midsummer #climatechange
June 21, 2025 at 10:47 AM
๐กchanges in the city of my birth vs. the town where I now live. Mid summers day๐ฟ not just the longest but might be the hottest day of the year so far, in England โ๏ธ Days >30ยฐC, avg for tropical Chennai, are becoming more common in temperate Reading, too! ๐
#showyourstripes #midsummer #climatechange
#showyourstripes #midsummer #climatechange
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๐ฟ Calling all friends in climate and biodiversity ๐ฟ
Weโre hosting a meeting at the @britishecologicalsociety.org HQ on 18 September 2025!
Come along to network, hear about current research and policy challenges.
Abstract submissions + sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-ch...
๐ ๐ซต ๐
Weโre hosting a meeting at the @britishecologicalsociety.org HQ on 18 September 2025!
Come along to network, hear about current research and policy challenges.
Abstract submissions + sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-ch...
๐ ๐ซต ๐
Climate Change and Biodiversity: BES Climate Change SIG Annual Meeting 2025
The first in-person annual meeting of the British Ecological Society Climate Change Ecology Group.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
June 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
๐ฟ Calling all friends in climate and biodiversity ๐ฟ
Weโre hosting a meeting at the @britishecologicalsociety.org HQ on 18 September 2025!
Come along to network, hear about current research and policy challenges.
Abstract submissions + sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-ch...
๐ ๐ซต ๐
Weโre hosting a meeting at the @britishecologicalsociety.org HQ on 18 September 2025!
Come along to network, hear about current research and policy challenges.
Abstract submissions + sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-ch...
๐ ๐ซต ๐
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Am interested in new nerdy ideas for YouTube videos. These either explain a concept in conservation or ecology or explain a conservation project. These have something to show. Please say if at #ICCB2025 and would like to discuss an idea.
youtube.com/@bill_suther...
youtube.com/@bill_suther...
Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts
I am a conservation scientist determined to improve the planet. Each short video will explain an ecological concept and describe why it is important for conservation. My hope is to increase the unders...
youtube.com
June 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Am interested in new nerdy ideas for YouTube videos. These either explain a concept in conservation or ecology or explain a conservation project. These have something to show. Please say if at #ICCB2025 and would like to discuss an idea.
youtube.com/@bill_suther...
youtube.com/@bill_suther...
House Martins nest building outside my bedroom. Despite the mess, the window cleaning will now have to wait until the chicks have fledged & flown! Hope it's a good year for their home & family ๐๐ฆ #birdsoutsidemybedroom #housemartins #nesting #springtime #simplepleasures
May 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
House Martins nest building outside my bedroom. Despite the mess, the window cleaning will now have to wait until the chicks have fledged & flown! Hope it's a good year for their home & family ๐๐ฆ #birdsoutsidemybedroom #housemartins #nesting #springtime #simplepleasures
Lovely spring day in Wiltshire helping my PhD student calibrate her radio tracking equipment whilst listening to skylarks, watching corn buntings, meadow pipits & yellow wagtails & soaking up the sunshine. ๐๐ค๐ It was a day that was very good for the soul! #ecologistlife #dayout #fieldwork ๐
May 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Lovely spring day in Wiltshire helping my PhD student calibrate her radio tracking equipment whilst listening to skylarks, watching corn buntings, meadow pipits & yellow wagtails & soaking up the sunshine. ๐๐ค๐ It was a day that was very good for the soul! #ecologistlife #dayout #fieldwork ๐
A short but significant report on emerging threats & opportunities for pollinator conservation, we've worked on @uniofreading.bsky.social with Bee:wild is out today in time for #WorldBeeDay ๐๐
It's been picked up by @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
It's been picked up by @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Bees face new threats from wars, street lights and microplastics, scientists warn
University of Reading report says conflicts including war in Ukraine among 12 most pressing threats to pollinator
www.theguardian.com
May 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
A short but significant report on emerging threats & opportunities for pollinator conservation, we've worked on @uniofreading.bsky.social with Bee:wild is out today in time for #WorldBeeDay ๐๐
It's been picked up by @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
It's been picked up by @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The weather is a bit mixed this weekend but #pollinator FIT Counts might be possible in sheltered, sunny spots. Here's a Green-veined White butterfly enjoying a rather wind-swept dandelion. This is a target flower for FIT Counts - read more on the PoMS blog ukpoms.org.uk/delightful-d...
April 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The weather is a bit mixed this weekend but #pollinator FIT Counts might be possible in sheltered, sunny spots. Here's a Green-veined White butterfly enjoying a rather wind-swept dandelion. This is a target flower for FIT Counts - read more on the PoMS blog ukpoms.org.uk/delightful-d...
My constant companion since the summer of '09. Road trips wt friends & field trips wt colleagues, this little car has taken me across the length & breadth of Great Britain. I'll miss you, my friend. Safe travels wt new friends on your future adventures! #goodbyesarenevereasy #endofanera
March 31, 2025 at 11:36 PM
My constant companion since the summer of '09. Road trips wt friends & field trips wt colleagues, this little car has taken me across the length & breadth of Great Britain. I'll miss you, my friend. Safe travels wt new friends on your future adventures! #goodbyesarenevereasy #endofanera
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Exciting news! We're launching the Tyler Prize to support early career researchers. #ECRs
Four awards of ยฃ10,000 each will be given annually across our Research Themes, accelerating the development of research leadership, collaboration and innovation.
More info: rdg.ac/3FF89Yk
Four awards of ยฃ10,000 each will be given annually across our Research Themes, accelerating the development of research leadership, collaboration and innovation.
More info: rdg.ac/3FF89Yk
March 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Exciting news! We're launching the Tyler Prize to support early career researchers. #ECRs
Four awards of ยฃ10,000 each will be given annually across our Research Themes, accelerating the development of research leadership, collaboration and innovation.
More info: rdg.ac/3FF89Yk
Four awards of ยฃ10,000 each will be given annually across our Research Themes, accelerating the development of research leadership, collaboration and innovation.
More info: rdg.ac/3FF89Yk
๐ฅ#1 - The QS World University Rankings 2025 has put us @uor-research.bsky.social in the world's Top20 & UK 1๏ธโฃ for Agriculture & Forestry ๐ Fantastic news & great recognition of our efforts within the School and University ๐พ๐ฅ๐ฅณ www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Un... #lovewhereyouwork ๐
March 14, 2025 at 9:27 AM
๐ฅ#1 - The QS World University Rankings 2025 has put us @uor-research.bsky.social in the world's Top20 & UK 1๏ธโฃ for Agriculture & Forestry ๐ Fantastic news & great recognition of our efforts within the School and University ๐พ๐ฅ๐ฅณ www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Un... #lovewhereyouwork ๐
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๐ฑThe new #HorizonEurope project, #AGRI4POL, aims to assist the transition of #agriculture from being a pressure on #pollinators to becoming a positive force for #biodiversity, crop pollination services, #ecosystems and people.
๐ปRead the full press release: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
๐ปRead the full press release: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
March 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
๐ฑThe new #HorizonEurope project, #AGRI4POL, aims to assist the transition of #agriculture from being a pressure on #pollinators to becoming a positive force for #biodiversity, crop pollination services, #ecosystems and people.
๐ปRead the full press release: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
๐ปRead the full press release: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Reposted by Deepa Senapathi
In our new paper in @science.org, we show that tropical forests are changing over time, but too slowly to track climate change. Our article, led by @jeaggu.bsky.social just out:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@naturerecovery.bsky.social
@forestplots.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@naturerecovery.bsky.social
@forestplots.bsky.social
Tropical forests in the Americas are changing too slowly to track climate change
Understanding the capacity of forests to adapt to climate change is of pivotal importance for conservation science, yet this is still widely unknown. This knowledge gap is particularly acute in high-b...
www.science.org
March 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
In our new paper in @science.org, we show that tropical forests are changing over time, but too slowly to track climate change. Our article, led by @jeaggu.bsky.social just out:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@naturerecovery.bsky.social
@forestplots.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@naturerecovery.bsky.social
@forestplots.bsky.social
Study documents significant decline in butterflies in the US over the last two decades #butterflies #insect #decline
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Rapid butterfly declines across the United States during the 21st century
Numerous declines have been documented across insect groups, and the potential consequences of insect losses are dire. Butterflies are the most surveyed insect taxa, yet analyses have been limited in ...
www.science.org
March 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Study documents significant decline in butterflies in the US over the last two decades #butterflies #insect #decline
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
๐๐ฆโฌ๏ธใฝ๏ธโ๏ธ
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Calling citizen scientists in Britain to contribute once more to data on Fruit tree flowering phenology โ๏ธ๐ชป๐ธ๐ at fruitwatch.org. Fruitwatch is back!
March 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Calling citizen scientists in Britain to contribute once more to data on Fruit tree flowering phenology โ๏ธ๐ชป๐ธ๐ at fruitwatch.org. Fruitwatch is back!