It's hot today in the UK, for animals as well as humans. So here are 5 ways you can help wildlife in the heat: theconversation.com/five-ways-to-h… The Conversation #wildlife #UKHeatwave

NEW: An Oxford study estimating the environmental impact of 57,000 food products in the UK and Ireland has been published. Researchers found that plant-based foods have the lowest environmental impacts and more nutritious foods are often more sustainable. 🧵⬇️

"Most men who want to abuse women don't feel the need to change their gender to do it". Nicola Sturgeon hits back at JK Rowling's claims she's destroying women’s rights telling LBC "abusive men are the risk to women, not trans women" @GinaDavidson | l-bc.co/3V8zyFb

Great thread - "those who are silent are complicit". So, to be clear, I support #LGBT+ rights and #transrights. Gender critical feminism does not stand for me.

Congratulations to @ElliLeadbeater1 who has been awarded this year's Scientific Medal of the Zoological Society of London for her outstanding research on the ecology and evolution of social insects! 🐝👏🏅 You can find more about Elli's research here: ellileadbeater.wixsite.com/insectcognition

Today is #BiodiversityDay at #COP27 -> Hear Dr. Sarah Papworth is on ASOS from RHUL Biology talk about the importance of #biodiversity to the #ClimateCrisis: youtube.com/watch?v=T2_AgE… & read her blog on Royal Holloway's #COP27 forum: intranet.royalholloway.ac.uk/staff/campus-l…

Dr Sarah Papworth Dr. Sarah Papworth is on ASOS from the Department of Biological Sciences, discusses the importance of conserving and restoring habitats which help store carbon from the atmosphere. StoryFutures #COP27 #BiodiversityDay

📢Final version is out!📢 Takeaways: - Most studies report positive effects - Education, prompts, and feedback interventions resulted in positive behavior change. - Few studies focused on non-Western populations or measured actual ecological outcomes conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/co…

Hooray! So well deserved @ElliLeadbeater1

Today is Red Squirrel Appreciation Day, read what Dr. Sarah Papworth is on ASOS said on the red squirrel species. RHUL Biology Royal Holloway

NEW CITIZEN SCIENCE STUDY!! Do you want to help save important pollinating insects, all from the comfort of your garden? OPTIMOW is trying to find the best way to mow your lawn for insects! Sign up: forms.gle/hqWt8iqFig1549… *Photo of me excited about the contents of a lawn*

1/10 Conservation work can be tough, with consequences for conservationists’ mental health. But workplace risk factors may not be equally experienced between job roles, as explored in our new #OA #LifeInConservation Conservation Science and Practice paper conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.111…. 📷Vena

👋New #LifeInConservation paper: “Supporting conservationists’ mental health through better working conditions” #OpenAccess in Conservation Biology. This is the culmination of the Life in Conservation project, which so many people contributed to conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11…