ArchiREEF, a spinoff company co-founded by Dr David BAKER and PhD student Vriko YU from HKU School of Biological Sciences, has been featured in Forbes Asia 100 To Watch 2022! forbes.com/sites/forbesas…

Crazy morning The Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) HKU, HK Bomb Disposal unit detonated an unexploded ordinance 70+ years old today at 1:00PM

Thanks to TIME for including me in the #TIME100NEXT list of innovators shaping the future. time.com/collection/tim… Excited to see mycorrhizal fungi in the spotlight. I hesitated sharing the news because of the sensationalism in the write-up. A thread.

Ever wondered about the ‘herstory’ of science? In our recent paper we outline the remarkable contributions of ten outstanding women to Australian coral reef science: publish.csiro.au/HR/HR22009 (1/12)

“Fungi most likely distribute carbon according to their own interests, not those of trees" Great quote by Kathryn Flinn Lets hope this piece by Gabriel Popkin will stimulate ideas & tools to understand nutrient movement from a fungal view point. nytimes.com/2022/11/07/sci…

The water was cold but the sun was shining. Happy gals all around. Can’t wait to see what Róisín Hayden will reveal about how mixed symbiont communities work (or don’t work) in Galaxea corals

10 days left to apply for a two-year postdoc at HKU investigating BVOCs and plant-herbivore-predator interactions louiseashton.net/newsandupdates… Please retweet and email me any questions!

We are still recruiting students for our #PhD program in #ecology and #biodiversity! Get in touch if you’re interested in exploring #coralreefs, #stableisotopes, marine biodiversity and/or #restoration ecology. We have a good time doing it! youtu.be/hD734Icmh9U

On climate change, we often assume people are either believers or deniers. I don't like either label, because climate change is not a religion. Instead, I prefer the 6 categories identified by Yale Program on Climate Change Communication for the US. climatecommunication.yale.edu/about/projects…

#BakerMcIlroy lab members both past & present taking to the field yesterday. May is perfect diving season in #HongKong - sunny, but not yet too hot and the vis was great! Stay tuned to see what they were working on 🤫🤿 #fieldseason #scuba #coralresearch

We are hiring a 2-yr #postdoc #isotopist to develop a rapid SIA test for detecting mislabeling fraud in the worlds largest #ivory market #hongkong #csia #stableisotopes #elephants #ConservationJobs @stableisodope SIRMS-HKU IsoCamp at UNM jobs.hku.hk/en/job/520628/… HKU School of Biological Sciences

All hands on deck! #MarineGeo is back and all of our volunteers have been hard at work this week processing the last of the #ARMS in Hong Kong waters. Pics of all the weird & wonderful creatures we find incoming … #biodiversity #marinegeo #volunteering

We also have a #triplethreat at tonight’s poster session with Emily Chei Joseph Brennan Zhongyue Wan! ✌🏼 If you’re keen on trophic strategy, marine biodiversity or combined stressors, come chat with them from 6-8:30pm this evening. See you there! 🍻 APCRS2023 #APCRS2023

Strong finish from the #BakerMcIlroy contingent at APCRS2023 with Shelby’s work on coral range expansion - some fascinating insights into what the future of coral ecosystems might look like! 🪸 #watchthisspace #APCRS2023

That’s a wrap on APCRS2023 for the #BakerMcIlroy team! Grateful for a wonderful week of sharing science, meeting new people, exploring Singapore (and tearing up the dance floor). Until next time! #lastonesstanding🪸 #APCRS2023

I am so grateful that no part of my job is judged based on my Cantonese proficiency… after 10 years in HK I can still barely say “good morning”. Tip of the cap to the many scientists who succeed despite these clearly significant #languagebarriers

The Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) HKU has launched a new outreach program, the Swire Coastal Outreach Hub (SCOH), aimed at educating school and university students about marine conservation through hands-on workshops and activities : cutt.ly/iwaeVFt2

So much work but made fun and interesting by awesome team! Coastal urbanization + big ocean -> strong water quality gradient -> habitat heterogeneity at small scales -> accumulation of diverse/unique communities (even at high impact sites) -> super high regional biodiversity.