A new US study has found that males are not larger than females in many mammal species - so where might this misconception come from? Wildlife conservation expert Louise Gentle writes for The Conversation theconversation.com/its-a-myth-tha…

Brackenhurst ARES NTU Research

Why might reindeer have been chosen to pull Santa's sleigh rather than any other animal? Wildlife conservation expert Dr Louise Gentle explains why the biology of reindeer makes them ideal for the job theconversation.com/five-ways-rein…

NTU Research Brackenhurst ARES Louise Gentle

Very excited to be bringing to you 8 Out Of 10 Bats !!! Honoured to be working with a fab group of people to create this show!

Stay tuned! 👀🐛🦅

Chris Packham Megan McCubbin Christina Sinclair City Girl In Nature ✨aka Kwesia GreenFingeredGeorge Lucy Lapwing James Stevens

Excited for #MammalWeek ? Have a look at our schedule for the week! 🗓

From the 9th to 15th of October, we are celebrating and raising awareness for all our mammal counterparts! 🐾

Each day of #MammalWeek , we celebrate the different #MammalConnections each of us have.

Another great article by everyone's favourite lecturer! NTU News Brackenhurst ARES Ryan Reynolds
Female animals teach each other to choose unusual males – new research theconversation.com/female-animals… via The Conversation

Make sure to book onto our October events!!!

Project Officer - Local Wildlife Sites: @wildlifetrusts Flexible home working, with occasional travel to our Newark (Nottinghamshire) office, £27,000 pa #naturerecovery dlvr.it/SwmxvZ

🌱 Podcast Alert | Renewing biodiversity through a people-in-nature approach 🌱

We talk to Kevin Gaston, Professor of Biodiversity and Conservation at the University of Exeter.

Listen here 👉 ow.ly/lSfy50PPr2c

A fantastic week with a lovely group of our final year students in beautiful Pembroke 🥰 Brackenhurst ARES NTU BSc WC Dr Aimee Brett

Find out why NTU is a university like no other at our open days! 🤩🙌

📅 Saturday 14 October
📅 Saturday 4 November
📅 Saturday 2 December

Book your place below 👇

Sign up by this Thursday for Saturday's Big BTO Bird Race!

Anyone can join, wherever you are in the UK. For more info head to bto.org/youth-events #BTOYouth

Want something to read this week? 📚

Explore our Classic Papers in this Virtual Issue, with papers on orca interactions with other marine mammals, the diet of bats and wild boars, and the ecological impact of beavers 🐋🦇🐗

Read our Classic Papers here: bit.ly/3RsBYyU

IT facilities your library provides for you!

Frontline IT support and advice
Open access PCs
Spaces to use your own devices
Loanable laptops
Print, copy and scan devices
Assistive software/equipment

Just go to ntu.ac.uk/library
to find out more!

Today’s #news headlines are from: University of Plymouth Northumberland Wildlife Trust Defra UK in full here c-js.co.uk/CJSNews

🔥 Experience Alert | Marine Biology Internship | See You Diving | Los Cristianos, Tenerife, Spain. conservation-careers.com/job/marine-bio… #ConservationCareers #ConservationExperience #conservationjobs

People Engagement Officer - Species on the Edge - Shetland: RSPB Shetland, Scotland, £25,723 - £27,614 pa #communityengagement #lovols #SpeciesOnTheEdge dlvr.it/SwN75R

Come join us for our first events of the year!!

'Baby lizards, snakes, sharks and birds...have all been documented hatching from unfertilised eggs' - Louise Gentle writes for The Conversation after scientists recorded the first known ‘virgin birth’ in a female crocodile theconversation.com/crocodiles-vir… Brackenhurst ARES NTU Research

Ever wondered about virgin births? Have a read of my latest piece, and watch out for the dinosaurs 🦕 🦖 Brackenhurst ARES NTU BSc WC NTSU ConSoc

Great having Notts TV over for a day of filming yesterday - learning all about life at our beautiful Brackenhurst Campus. Keep your eyes peeled for a future episode of The Nottinghamshire Garden 📺🌿🌱🌲🌹🐝🦉🦔🐞🪹
Brackenhurst ARES