Mental disorders contribute MASSIVELY to the burden of disease globally The 2019 news is NOT GOOD Ranked 7th for contribution to DALYs (up from 13th) Persistently ranked 2nd for Years-lived-with-disability (YLDs) WE NEED TO DO BETTER Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) The Lancet richard horton World Health Organization (WHO)

Amsterdam’s plan to remove 11,200 parking spaces from its streets by the end of 2025 is even more inspiring when we realize the kind of people places that are possible where cars used to be. Example — Amsterdam’s Elandsgracht between 2014 & 2019, via Thomas Schlijper’s great pics.

Let's amplify 10 women scientists and keep it going forever - cos there are so many amazing #womeninscience! Line Hermannsen @NatalieMomen Katherine Musliner Silvia Ceausu @OAjnakina Hannah Jongsma Michelle Greve @BE_bilingue Henriette Thisted Horsdal @Jo_Newbury

New paper - findings suggest that perceived pressure to visit #nature may increase visit frequency, but at the cost of undermining intrinsic motivation & the #wellbeing benefits that might be achieved doi.org/10.1038/s41598… #GreenSpace

Long hours and a lack of job security, combined with workplace bullying and discrimination, are forcing many to consider leaving science, according to our inaugural postdoc survey. go.nature.com/2USgoFH

Copenhagen, Denmark's capital, have just decided to transform one of it's major roads into a new urban park to improve green space access. Very cool! #greenspace #urbanism nyheder.tv2.dk/lokalt/2020-12…

1/13 One quarter of young academics have been bullied. I am one of them. I am sharing this letter and chain of tweets to ensure future student and staff safety. I wish I didn’t have to. My statement tinyurl.com/yy2dxu55 Academic Chatter™ #PhDChat @ThesisWhisperer

Want to work with green infrastructure in South Africa? We have two 24-month full-time postdoc positions for a new interdisciplinary project combining equity, health, biodiversity and climate change: up.ac.za/postdoctoral-r… With Jens Svenning, Maya Pasgaard and Christina Breed

A few of you asked for a #writing workshop with me, so let's try something! I've arranged an online workshop, designed for folks doing academic writing (manuscripts, theses, proposals, etc). Space is limited! #WritingToolkit #ScienceWriting #HappyWriting audienceandpurpose.com/courses/

Looking for help with academic writing? I can recommend the formidable Dr. Ashley's online writing workshop happening next week 👇

Our paper on #PLOSONE is out! Are you interested in the monitoring of #rewilding progress through #wildlife tracking and #RemoteSensing? Then you should definitely check it out! 😉 Co authored by Jens Svenning & Rob Buitenwerf of BIOCHANGE dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…