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Exploring the breadth and diversity of life on Earth 🌍 Updates on research & teaching @UniofOxford. Merged from Depts of Plant Sciences and Zoology August '22
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House plants add colour to our homes, but do you find after the initial burst of life, your plants start to fade? 🥀
M Garrido Davies (Oxford Biology, MPLSOxford) shares top tips for helping plants to flourish, including biology behind the blooms!
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Interested in studying post-translational protein modification and chloroplast biology? Join us
Jarvis Lab Oxford Biology as a Laboratory & Research Technician (fixed-term till 05/02/2026)! More info: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit… Please RT, thanks!
Last year we discussed ‘What is the History of Science’ with Alex Aizenman Oxford History of Science, Medicine and Technology, Erica Charters, Stephen Harris Oxford Biology, and myself, for the inaugural @BJHSPostgrads podcast 🎙— Listen to our episode on Youtube (with timestamps!) below👇 youtu.be/jikeZvANoio?fe…
This Saturday we’re measuring Worcester’s biodiversity though the CityNatureChallenge 🌱
Join our family-friendly fun day (27 April 10am-4pm). Time spent in nature supports wellbeing and helps us to learn about and care for our environment.
#CityNatureChallenge #iNaturalist
Oxford #EarthDay2024 : Planet vs. Plastics
Join us on 27 April, 2 to 4:30pm - everyone is welcome➡️physics.ox.ac.uk/events/oxford-…
This event is organised jointly by Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, Oxford EarthSciences Oxford Chemistry Oxford Biology Oxford Geography and Engineering Science, Oxford 🌎
👋 Excited to kick off the first MCEM member thread! 🎓 I'm Haze Chung, a first-year DPhil diving deep into #pinniped research in Peru with #drones & population dynamic models 🦭 Stay tuned for tweets about my fieldwork in 🇵🇪 last month! Oxford Biology
Join us for this week's episode of the WoS podcast with Dr Hollie Booth , exploring the need for both human livelihoods and shark conservation. How might we seek socially just solutions that safeguard both sharks and coastal livelihoods? More below.
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NEW: A study has highlighted how bats can be valuable allies for farmers, by feeding on important agricultural pests.
Researchers found that the three types of bats analysed eat over 50 different species between them.
#InternationalBatAppreciationDay ox.ac.uk/news/2024-04-1…
🦇Happy bat appreciation day🦇
This recent study in the Journal of Mammalogy (Am Soc Mammalogists) gives us one more reason to appreciate these elusive mammals and explains why bats and their diets are an island farmers friend.
📷Eva Nóbrega
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From oxygen gradients, to pea pods, to AI, to nervous systems... original, curiosity-led research at Oxford Biology has been supported by these recent Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research grants.
We look forward to sharing how this work develops over the years. Read more 👇
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There are lots of ways to celebrate after exams, that won't impact our environment or local community.
If you litter by throwing, pouring or spraying substances (even if biodegradable) after exams, you will be liable to a £150 fine: ox.ac.uk/students/acade… #CelebrateSustainably
📢Calling students, green groups and climate activists in Oxford!📢🌱
Join us at Old Fire Station, Oxford on 20 June from 6pm for an evening of fun & learning on the topic of Greenhouse Gas Removal!
Register:
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The CoMo Consortium and Oxford Biology is offering a new training programme: Strategic #Modelling for #PublicHealth Policy.
Aimed at entry level modellers working in a range of sectors. Applications now open 👇
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Listen to Dr Harriet Bartlett 's interview for @BBCsounds 'Farming today' elaborating on her paper's findings & the importance of better labels for consumers to make informed choices:
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
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