#UniMelb will display transgender flags across campuses this week in celebration of International Transgender Day Of Visibility. While #TDOV is a celebration, it’s also a chance for us to reflect on the work that still needs to be done. Full statement → unimelb.me/3z8BNyv

Exciting Undergrad Opportunity: Engage w/ scientists & learn about the exciting world of biodiversity science at the Careers in Biodiversity Sciences Workshop at Smithsonian NMNH, April 21-22. The workshop is no-cost BUT spaces are limited. Learn more & apply today: bit.ly/3hletZa

Last week, we launched a searchable online database of nearly 11,500 examples of Baron Ferdinand Von Mueller's surviving correspondence; a project that has taken 35 years to complete. Click here to view the database: bit.ly/3XvpuHY

Check out this "save the date" flyer for a 3-day hybrid conference Sept. 19-21 organized by the @mfnberlin free of charge. Curation of Microscope Slides: Mounting Media, Conservation, and Digitization. Mark your calendars for 3 days of slides fun!

"We recommend intensive curatorial work as the first step in increasing biodiversity data quality and quantity, to identify bias and gaps at the regional scale that can then be targeted with fieldwork." On it at MELU! Science at Melbourne BioSciences UniMelb

Machines learning new tricks? Scientists at BioSciences UniMelb Melbourne Data Analytics Platform (MDAP) are applying #machinelearning to mobilise biodiversity data through the semi-automated extraction of labels from specimen images doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1… University of Melbourne #BiodiversityResearch #herbariumcollections

What a glorious afternoon to celebrate 120 years of the University of Melbourne Faculty of Science ☀️ Congratulations to everyone who has been part of Science at Melbourne over the years - it’s an honour to work with so many passionate, skilled & dedicated people. Fantastic event @OBryanMoira and team!

😍We've just uploaded new data records from Queensland Government Queensland Herbarium. including more than 33,000 images! 📸 Now with more than 785k records from QLD Herbarium accessible via the ALA, this data is sure to grow 🌱 your interest in Aussie flora! 🌸 🔗 spr.ly/6013udtil

‘Inestimable importance’: 500-year-old cache of pressed flowers reveals new secrets. Amazed, but not surprised, about how much can be learned from a set of specimens ... theguardian.com/environment/20…

Looking forward to discussing why biodiversity data curation and preservation matters at this Melbourne Data Analytics Platform event next week. Tue 21 Nov @ 12-2 pm, hybrid inperson/zoom eventbrite.com.au/e/exploring-co… BioSciences UniMelb Science at Melbourne

📢Special Announcement ❗️ Call for abstracts: Deadline extended until December 8th 2023📌 👇 acortar.link/zmj02e #ibc2024 REAL JARDÍN BOTÁNICO

Australia’s taxonomists are gathered in Canberra with one central concern: their ambitious goal to name all undescribed species in Australia within a generation may remain out of reach without more government & philanthropic support. #taxonomy Read more: science.org.au/news-and-event…

Love the "Team Science" approach to biodiversity-focused research as identified in this article by Barbara Thiers mdpi.com/2627104 Great recognition of the consensus-based initiatives for herbaria by Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria and my MAHC colleagues also!

We have a (Fungal taxonomy) Research Leader post going, come work with us at kew! I have 1.3 million specimens I want you come play with careers.kew.org/vacancy/resear…

☠️ A deadly toxin that can kill almost anything is produced by Erythrophleum chlorostachys - a new species of #Ironwood tree discovered by Dr Russell Barrett Russell Barrett 📽️ Watch the full abctv Gardening Australia episode: ab.co/3SE9cKM #BotanicSydney #Trees

Who does the academic housework? A new study from Denmark reveals the strategies that mid career men embrace to avoid internal service work - ignoring emails (evasion) and cultivating a reputation for being disorganized. kifinfo.no/en/2024/03/wom…

🥳 Season 10 launches tomorrow 🥳 We're thrilled to begin with a fantastic conversation with Marnie Ogg (aka darkskyaus from darkskyalliance). We talked about just some of Marnie's many passions: dark skies & science-based tourism. Listen on your fav podcast platform 🎧

This week we loved speaking with Brian Lin from AAAS's EurekAlert! who started off not liking science & now does extraordinary work making science accessible. 🙌 🙌 You'll love getting to know Brian & hearing fantastic #scicomm advice. Listen now! open.spotify.com/episode/1t16R4…

The University of Melbourne Herbarium is looking for a Curation Officer to inspire and train students in their development of collection-based and research associated skills. More info: jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/917479/ #unimelb BioSciences UniMelb Australasian Systematic Botany Society (ASBS) BioSciences Postgraduate Society

Meise Botanic Garden recently completed a six-year project to digitise three million specimens of their #herbarium collection. 🌿 Based on their experience, they published ten lessons learned to assist other institutions embarking on similar projects! shorturl.at/gTUvX