Bob Smith
@anotherbobsmith.bsky.social
Director of the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology @dice-kent.bsky.social at the University of Kent and Founder of the Izele online conservation social network.
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Conservation abandonment is a policy blind spot.
#ICYMI, read the article here: rdcu.be/eQpdN
#OpenAccess #nature #climate @catalyzconserv.bsky.social
#ICYMI, read the article here: rdcu.be/eQpdN
#OpenAccess #nature #climate @catalyzconserv.bsky.social
Conservation abandonment is a policy blind spot
Nature Ecology & Evolution - Amidst the collective push to establish nature conservation initiatives, little attention has been paid to ensuring that they persist over time. The abandonment of...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Conservation abandonment is a policy blind spot.
#ICYMI, read the article here: rdcu.be/eQpdN
#OpenAccess #nature #climate @catalyzconserv.bsky.social
#ICYMI, read the article here: rdcu.be/eQpdN
#OpenAccess #nature #climate @catalyzconserv.bsky.social
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Excited to be trailing FreeStations - accessible environmental pollution equipment - at our @dice-kent.bsky.social campus next week
Huge thanks for Prof Mark Mulligan from @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social for building them with us!
Read more here: blogs.kent.ac.uk/dice/2025/09...
Huge thanks for Prof Mark Mulligan from @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social for building them with us!
Read more here: blogs.kent.ac.uk/dice/2025/09...
October 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Excited to be trailing FreeStations - accessible environmental pollution equipment - at our @dice-kent.bsky.social campus next week
Huge thanks for Prof Mark Mulligan from @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social for building them with us!
Read more here: blogs.kent.ac.uk/dice/2025/09...
Huge thanks for Prof Mark Mulligan from @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social for building them with us!
Read more here: blogs.kent.ac.uk/dice/2025/09...
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Excellent advice from Hugh Possingham on monitoring conservation projects and why most Monitoring and Evaluation is flawed. youtu.be/qa6Ewt-W5mU?...
Why most conservation projects fail to learn
YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts
youtu.be
September 29, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Excellent advice from Hugh Possingham on monitoring conservation projects and why most Monitoring and Evaluation is flawed. youtu.be/qa6Ewt-W5mU?...
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The University of Glasgow groundspeople are going to be quite annoyed when they come in to work tomorrow...
October 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The University of Glasgow groundspeople are going to be quite annoyed when they come in to work tomorrow...
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And that’s a wrap!
This week, authors of the #SpatialPlanningConnectivity Assessment met for the first time to explore biodiversity-inclusive spatial planning and ecological connectivity.🌍
Thank you to @iiasa.ac.at 🇦🇹 for being excellent hosts!
🧪 www.ipbes.net/spatial-plan...
This week, authors of the #SpatialPlanningConnectivity Assessment met for the first time to explore biodiversity-inclusive spatial planning and ecological connectivity.🌍
Thank you to @iiasa.ac.at 🇦🇹 for being excellent hosts!
🧪 www.ipbes.net/spatial-plan...
September 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
And that’s a wrap!
This week, authors of the #SpatialPlanningConnectivity Assessment met for the first time to explore biodiversity-inclusive spatial planning and ecological connectivity.🌍
Thank you to @iiasa.ac.at 🇦🇹 for being excellent hosts!
🧪 www.ipbes.net/spatial-plan...
This week, authors of the #SpatialPlanningConnectivity Assessment met for the first time to explore biodiversity-inclusive spatial planning and ecological connectivity.🌍
Thank you to @iiasa.ac.at 🇦🇹 for being excellent hosts!
🧪 www.ipbes.net/spatial-plan...
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There are over 18,000 types of lichen in existence. My personal favourite is ‘village bench lichen’, which devotes its entire existence selflessly to gradually making communal public seating more furry and comfortable.
August 31, 2025 at 12:33 PM
There are over 18,000 types of lichen in existence. My personal favourite is ‘village bench lichen’, which devotes its entire existence selflessly to gradually making communal public seating more furry and comfortable.
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This feels like the perfect post to reply to and announce this - but my book, Endemic: Exploring the wildlife unique to Britain, which includes a chapter on the No Parking Whitebeam, comes out a week today.
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July 31, 2025 at 11:46 AM
This feels like the perfect post to reply to and announce this - but my book, Endemic: Exploring the wildlife unique to Britain, which includes a chapter on the No Parking Whitebeam, comes out a week today.
share.google/Rgyzzyr777Hi...
share.google/Rgyzzyr777Hi...
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📣📣📣 Fully funded MSc scholarships available for this Sept.
Short deadline: 21st July
Kent are offering fully funded taught MSc in Conservation Science #scholarships @dice-kent.bsky.social
For more info: lnkd.in/eiPJG8uE
Any questions, then please email: [email protected]
#phdchat #funding
Short deadline: 21st July
Kent are offering fully funded taught MSc in Conservation Science #scholarships @dice-kent.bsky.social
For more info: lnkd.in/eiPJG8uE
Any questions, then please email: [email protected]
#phdchat #funding
LinkedIn
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July 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
📣📣📣 Fully funded MSc scholarships available for this Sept.
Short deadline: 21st July
Kent are offering fully funded taught MSc in Conservation Science #scholarships @dice-kent.bsky.social
For more info: lnkd.in/eiPJG8uE
Any questions, then please email: [email protected]
#phdchat #funding
Short deadline: 21st July
Kent are offering fully funded taught MSc in Conservation Science #scholarships @dice-kent.bsky.social
For more info: lnkd.in/eiPJG8uE
Any questions, then please email: [email protected]
#phdchat #funding
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Job alert: 2.75 -3 yr postdoc in Mathematical ecology/epidemiology or Decision Sci at the University of Queensland on the value of information for decisions with @hugepossum.bsky.social @katehelmstedt.bsky.social Katriona Shea & myself #MathSky 🌍 uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/uqcareers/jo... please share
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Mathematical Ecology and Environmental Decision Science
School of Mathematics and Physics Full-time, fixed-term position for up to 2 years and 9 months with the possibility up to 3 years, depending on funding availability. Base salary will be in the range ...
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July 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Job alert: 2.75 -3 yr postdoc in Mathematical ecology/epidemiology or Decision Sci at the University of Queensland on the value of information for decisions with @hugepossum.bsky.social @katehelmstedt.bsky.social Katriona Shea & myself #MathSky 🌍 uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/uqcareers/jo... please share
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Please share: PhD scholarship opportunity in mathematical ecology on the value of information for improving ecological management, open to international students, with a great team @hugepossum.bsky.social, Katriona Shea, Kate Helmstedt, & me at UQ, Australia 🌍 🧮, study.uq.edu.au/study-option...
The value of information for ecological management
study.uq.edu.au
July 4, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Please share: PhD scholarship opportunity in mathematical ecology on the value of information for improving ecological management, open to international students, with a great team @hugepossum.bsky.social, Katriona Shea, Kate Helmstedt, & me at UQ, Australia 🌍 🧮, study.uq.edu.au/study-option...
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*New postgraduate studentship*! ⚠️⬇️
We are now offering fully funded taught MSc in Conservation Science studentships at the University of Kent, particularly targeted towards individuals from underserved backgrounds.
Apply here: ➡️ www.kent.ac.uk/durrell-inst...
#postgraduatescholarships
We are now offering fully funded taught MSc in Conservation Science studentships at the University of Kent, particularly targeted towards individuals from underserved backgrounds.
Apply here: ➡️ www.kent.ac.uk/durrell-inst...
#postgraduatescholarships
Leverhulme ‘Space for Nature’ MSc Scholarship
Join the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology as a Leverhulme 'Space for Nature' scholar.
www.kent.ac.uk
July 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
*New postgraduate studentship*! ⚠️⬇️
We are now offering fully funded taught MSc in Conservation Science studentships at the University of Kent, particularly targeted towards individuals from underserved backgrounds.
Apply here: ➡️ www.kent.ac.uk/durrell-inst...
#postgraduatescholarships
We are now offering fully funded taught MSc in Conservation Science studentships at the University of Kent, particularly targeted towards individuals from underserved backgrounds.
Apply here: ➡️ www.kent.ac.uk/durrell-inst...
#postgraduatescholarships
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👋 Hello BlueSky! I’m Dr Stephanie Brittain, a Lecturer in Conservation Science at @dice-kent.bsky.social & a Research Fellow @iccs.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk.
I’m also President of the SCB SSWG (Social Science Working Group) @society4conbio.bsky.social scbsocialscience.org #ConSocSci
I’m also President of the SCB SSWG (Social Science Working Group) @society4conbio.bsky.social scbsocialscience.org #ConSocSci
SCB Social Science Working Group – Strengthen conservation social science and its application to conservation practice
scbsocialscience.org
June 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
👋 Hello BlueSky! I’m Dr Stephanie Brittain, a Lecturer in Conservation Science at @dice-kent.bsky.social & a Research Fellow @iccs.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk.
I’m also President of the SCB SSWG (Social Science Working Group) @society4conbio.bsky.social scbsocialscience.org #ConSocSci
I’m also President of the SCB SSWG (Social Science Working Group) @society4conbio.bsky.social scbsocialscience.org #ConSocSci
Please come along to our #ICCB2025 symposium on "Future pathways for area-based conservation" tomorrow, Tues 17, from 3:15 to 4:15 pm in Mezzanine Level Meeting Room M3.
We have a set of excellent speakers talking about how and whether different types of conservation areas fit within GBF Target 3.
We have a set of excellent speakers talking about how and whether different types of conservation areas fit within GBF Target 3.
June 16, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Please come along to our #ICCB2025 symposium on "Future pathways for area-based conservation" tomorrow, Tues 17, from 3:15 to 4:15 pm in Mezzanine Level Meeting Room M3.
We have a set of excellent speakers talking about how and whether different types of conservation areas fit within GBF Target 3.
We have a set of excellent speakers talking about how and whether different types of conservation areas fit within GBF Target 3.
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Come join us at the Conservation Biogeography Lab @biogeoberlin.bsky.social @humboldtuni.bsky.social and carry out work on megafauna in Europe
pages.cms.hu-berlin.de/biogeo/websi...
pages.cms.hu-berlin.de/biogeo/websi...
New PhD position on large mammals and land-use change in Europe | Conservation Biogeography Lab
We are excited to invite applications for a new PhD position on large mammals and land-use change in Europe. Join us at the Conservation and Biogeography Lab at Humboldt University Berlin!
pages.cms.hu-berlin.de
June 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Come join us at the Conservation Biogeography Lab @biogeoberlin.bsky.social @humboldtuni.bsky.social and carry out work on megafauna in Europe
pages.cms.hu-berlin.de/biogeo/websi...
pages.cms.hu-berlin.de/biogeo/websi...
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Rebuilding Nature launched today and aims to create a UK Strategic Nature Network by 2030. The group includes National Highways, Network Rail and more.
Its key focus is re-connecting fragmented landscapes to allow the free movement of plants & wildlife and provide resilience against climate change.
Its key focus is re-connecting fragmented landscapes to allow the free movement of plants & wildlife and provide resilience against climate change.
Strategic Nature Network
Rebuilding Nature has the vision to create a Strategic Nature Network by restoring dynamic ecosystems that protect society, delivering 30|30|30
rebuildingnature.com
June 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Rebuilding Nature launched today and aims to create a UK Strategic Nature Network by 2030. The group includes National Highways, Network Rail and more.
Its key focus is re-connecting fragmented landscapes to allow the free movement of plants & wildlife and provide resilience against climate change.
Its key focus is re-connecting fragmented landscapes to allow the free movement of plants & wildlife and provide resilience against climate change.
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Still can't believe we got onto the cover of Science! Across 11 reserves and 7 years, we found that dehorning achieved large reductions in poaching, but it's not a magic bullet
Full article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Popular version: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
Full article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Popular version: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
June 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Still can't believe we got onto the cover of Science! Across 11 reserves and 7 years, we found that dehorning achieved large reductions in poaching, but it's not a magic bullet
Full article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Popular version: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
Full article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Popular version: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
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Really looking forward to #BioBlitz 2025 at @dice-kent.bsky.social tomorrow!
There’s still time to book yourself onto free walks and surveys that are running all day tomorrow 👇
🦅 🦇 🐞 🐝 🌱 🌻 🦔
There’s still time to book yourself onto free walks and surveys that are running all day tomorrow 👇
🦅 🦇 🐞 🐝 🌱 🌻 🦔
Join @dice-kent.bsky.social for #BioBlitz 2025 on the 17th May 🌱 🪲 🐸 🐝 🦡 🌺
This is a family friendly event where we try to record as many species as possible!
We’ve lots of free events! Find them all and sign up here 👉 lnkd.in/e5kjJRmd
Why not join me for a walk to learn about #soundscapes? 🐦🔉
This is a family friendly event where we try to record as many species as possible!
We’ve lots of free events! Find them all and sign up here 👉 lnkd.in/e5kjJRmd
Why not join me for a walk to learn about #soundscapes? 🐦🔉
May 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Really looking forward to #BioBlitz 2025 at @dice-kent.bsky.social tomorrow!
There’s still time to book yourself onto free walks and surveys that are running all day tomorrow 👇
🦅 🦇 🐞 🐝 🌱 🌻 🦔
There’s still time to book yourself onto free walks and surveys that are running all day tomorrow 👇
🦅 🦇 🐞 🐝 🌱 🌻 🦔
DEADLINE APPROACHING. There are only 5 days left to apply for a fully-funded PhD on "Understanding and optimising local nature recovery networks in England".
The project is open to home students and the deadline is this Sunday (May 11th).
More details are here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
The project is open to home students and the deadline is this Sunday (May 11th).
More details are here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Understanding and optimising local nature recovery networks in England at University of Kent on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Understanding and optimising local nature recovery networks in England at University of Kent, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
May 7, 2025 at 9:51 AM
DEADLINE APPROACHING. There are only 5 days left to apply for a fully-funded PhD on "Understanding and optimising local nature recovery networks in England".
The project is open to home students and the deadline is this Sunday (May 11th).
More details are here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
The project is open to home students and the deadline is this Sunday (May 11th).
More details are here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Join @dice-kent.bsky.social for #BioBlitz 2025 on the 17th May 🌱 🪲 🐸 🐝 🦡 🌺
This is a family friendly event where we try to record as many species as possible!
We’ve lots of free events! Find them all and sign up here 👉 lnkd.in/e5kjJRmd
Why not join me for a walk to learn about #soundscapes? 🐦🔉
This is a family friendly event where we try to record as many species as possible!
We’ve lots of free events! Find them all and sign up here 👉 lnkd.in/e5kjJRmd
Why not join me for a walk to learn about #soundscapes? 🐦🔉
May 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Join @dice-kent.bsky.social for #BioBlitz 2025 on the 17th May 🌱 🪲 🐸 🐝 🦡 🌺
This is a family friendly event where we try to record as many species as possible!
We’ve lots of free events! Find them all and sign up here 👉 lnkd.in/e5kjJRmd
Why not join me for a walk to learn about #soundscapes? 🐦🔉
This is a family friendly event where we try to record as many species as possible!
We’ve lots of free events! Find them all and sign up here 👉 lnkd.in/e5kjJRmd
Why not join me for a walk to learn about #soundscapes? 🐦🔉
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Two fully-funded PhD scholarships @BangorUni
in conservation social science. Deadline 5th May. If you have conservation scientists, geographers, economists, sociologists in your network do share. Details in thread below (1/3)
www.bangor.ac.uk/conservation...
in conservation social science. Deadline 5th May. If you have conservation scientists, geographers, economists, sociologists in your network do share. Details in thread below (1/3)
www.bangor.ac.uk/conservation...
March 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Two fully-funded PhD scholarships @BangorUni
in conservation social science. Deadline 5th May. If you have conservation scientists, geographers, economists, sociologists in your network do share. Details in thread below (1/3)
www.bangor.ac.uk/conservation...
in conservation social science. Deadline 5th May. If you have conservation scientists, geographers, economists, sociologists in your network do share. Details in thread below (1/3)
www.bangor.ac.uk/conservation...
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Different land uses often overlap, but we often ignore this in #conservation planning. Here is how we can change that --> paper in One Earth by Marie Pratzer and #SystemShift team doi.org/10.1016/j.on... @oneearthofficial.bsky.social @biogeoberlin.bsky.social @humboldtuni.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu
April 18, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Different land uses often overlap, but we often ignore this in #conservation planning. Here is how we can change that --> paper in One Earth by Marie Pratzer and #SystemShift team doi.org/10.1016/j.on... @oneearthofficial.bsky.social @biogeoberlin.bsky.social @humboldtuni.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu
I am advertising two PhD studentships (part of the six that DICE is currently advertising).
PhD 1: Understanding and optimising local nature recovery networks in England. Deadline 11/05/25.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Supervised by Bob Smith and Zoe Davies, funded by UKRI E3.
PhD 1: Understanding and optimising local nature recovery networks in England. Deadline 11/05/25.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Supervised by Bob Smith and Zoe Davies, funded by UKRI E3.
Understanding and optimising local nature recovery networks in England at University of Kent on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Understanding and optimising local nature recovery networks in England at University of Kent, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
April 14, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I am advertising two PhD studentships (part of the six that DICE is currently advertising).
PhD 1: Understanding and optimising local nature recovery networks in England. Deadline 11/05/25.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Supervised by Bob Smith and Zoe Davies, funded by UKRI E3.
PhD 1: Understanding and optimising local nature recovery networks in England. Deadline 11/05/25.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Supervised by Bob Smith and Zoe Davies, funded by UKRI E3.
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👆 Fully-funded #PhD opportunity as part of the
@WGSSSDTP
researching the social and economic aspects of restoring the Celtic rainforests. Would particularly suit a Welsh-speaking researcher! bangor.ac.uk/conservation...
@WGSSSDTP
researching the social and economic aspects of restoring the Celtic rainforests. Would particularly suit a Welsh-speaking researcher! bangor.ac.uk/conservation...
New PhD project: Restoring the Celtic Rainforest for Net Zero – A Just Land Use Transition? | Bangor University
bangor.ac.uk
April 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
👆 Fully-funded #PhD opportunity as part of the
@WGSSSDTP
researching the social and economic aspects of restoring the Celtic rainforests. Would particularly suit a Welsh-speaking researcher! bangor.ac.uk/conservation...
@WGSSSDTP
researching the social and economic aspects of restoring the Celtic rainforests. Would particularly suit a Welsh-speaking researcher! bangor.ac.uk/conservation...
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April's DICE Talk was from Dr Gail Austen, the Leverhulme Support Officer for DICE. Dr Austen started at DICE in 2013 as a PhD student researching accuracy, error and bias in species identification.
youtube.com/watch?v=MVBp...
youtube.com/watch?v=MVBp...
Citizen Science: Experts and Expertise in Species Identification | Dr Gail Austen | #DiceTalks
YouTube video by Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology
youtube.com
April 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
April's DICE Talk was from Dr Gail Austen, the Leverhulme Support Officer for DICE. Dr Austen started at DICE in 2013 as a PhD student researching accuracy, error and bias in species identification.
youtube.com/watch?v=MVBp...
youtube.com/watch?v=MVBp...
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Congratulation @nevilleash.bsky.social and a lot of success in this „turbulent“ times!
BREAKING: Inger Andersen, Exec Dir of @unep.org has designated @nevilleash.bsky.social (Director @unepwcmc.bsky.social) to serve as Officer-in-Charge of IPBES secretariat when Exec Sec Anne Larigauderie completes her term at end of April, until new Exec Sec appointed. 🌍🧪
Welcome back Neville!
Welcome back Neville!
April 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Congratulation @nevilleash.bsky.social and a lot of success in this „turbulent“ times!