The rise and fall of the Sid Meier's Civilization franchise from 1991 to 2018 is both one of the great tragedies of the computer gaming industry, and a window into the massive change in psychology of the US ruling class. This thread will explore both.

Fantastic research funding for African researchers working on biodiversity or conservation. Do share far and wide.
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Congrats to Berry Mulligan, 2017-18 alum of our Masters! He's now Seascapes Programme Manager overseeing major grants to restore marine biodiversity.
'I studied collaboration for seascape revival...now I get to put those insights into action across Europe'

Job(s) alert! DICE Kent is hiring 3 lecturers in conservation as part of major research expansion. Come and join us in sunny Kent! Happy to answer any informal questions from prospective applicants. Deadline 6 May '24.

Interesting new paper by Helena Slater which shows the difference between how we OUGHT to train conservationists, and how we ARE training conservationists. In Conservation Science and Practice
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I am absolutely over the moon to announce that Professor Melissa Leach CBE Melissa Leach will be joining the Cambridge Conservation Initiative as our new Executive Director!!

She has been Director of Inst. Dev. Studies for the past decade.

Read more about it here:tinyurl.com/58t9r2k4

New paper alert!, very proud of it since it has been in the works since my PhD days. We , Naomi Millner Ben Newport Chris Sandbrook delve into the world of drone use in contemporary conservation, explore its impacts, opportunities, and politics. Check it out, it is open access

I'm thrilled to see our paper out in Progress in Environmental Geography this week. With Chris Sandbrook Trishant and Ben Newport we look at intentional and nonintentional geographic outcomes of using drones in conservation

Places are filling up fast to join the Student Conference on Conservation Science online (its free but places are limited). Sign up to hear amazing talks from a super divese group of passionate students doing incredible work (its my absolute favourtite conference).

Social sciences make fundamental contributions to nature recovery. 🌳 Find out how in this incredibly inspiring panel discussion from the NE Chief Scientist Science of Nature Recovery Conference: youtube.com/watch?v=pbkKcN…

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This is incredible in every way. Hilarious, impressive, scary, deeply weird. What gets me most is the quality of the language & argument in the longer text responses from GPT. Also, how come there is a giant racoon-dog in the road in the first 'normal' image?!

Now is the time to apply for the Cambridge Masters in Conservation Leadership 2024/25 or to recommend the programme to an aspiring conservation leader in your networks! We have multiple full scholarships available, so please don't be put off by financial constraints

🚨Job Alert! 🚨 We are hiring a PostDoc Research Associate in the Social Dimensions of Landscape Regeneration to work with me in Cambridge Geography as part of the Centre for Landscape Regeneration. Please spread the word! Closing 22/Oct jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/43010/

⏰ job alert ! Work w/Dan Brockington & the terrific #CONDJUST team ICTA-UAB funded by European Research Council (ERC). I cannot recommend this opportunity highly enough. Deadline 30 September ⬇️

We are looking for a creative and dynamic Communications Coordinator to join our wonderful Cambridge Masters in Conservation Leadership team in Cambridge. Please spread the word far and wide! It is a PT role with lots of potential for flexible working. Cambridge Geography Cambridge Conservation Research Institute Cambridge Conservation Initiative

Please consider applying to join our Masters in Conservation Leadership family, and encouraging others to do so. We have full scholarship funding available. If you have any questions please get in touch with me. Thanks!

New IUCN CEESP Policy Matters shows how communities resist external intervention & work together to take back control over their territories + ecosystems they are deeply connected to, generating positive #biodiversity outcomes. #TransformativePathways iucn.org/story/202308/t…

Having been worried about being 'human bycatch' during fieldwork myself happy to see this great article about tech, surveillance & conservation. Pleased to see work from Koustubh Sharma Trishant featured & citations for Chris Sandbrook Rogelio Luque-Lora.

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🚁 Check out this new special issue on Drone Ecologies 🚁

Edited by Naomi Millner, Andy Cunliffe, Margarita Mulero-Pázmány, Ben Newport, Chris Sandbrook, and Serge Wich

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Last week we had a fantastic SNAPP Social Implications of 30x30 project workshop in Edinburgh. We conducted analysis and built a system model of Uganda in Lego! The results will support the socially just delivery of #GlobalBiodiversityFramework Target 3.