“Our work provides the basis for consistent, systematic characterization of biodiversity at a national scale, enabling us to understand how species and habitats are both changing over time and responding to management interventions.” - Daniel Dunn lenfestocean.org/en/news-and-pu…

New paper! OTN's scientific director, Robert Lennox, led a multi-country study on aquatic animal tracking. This work—which began as part of ideasOTN in 2019—showcases the power of collaborative telemetry networks and serendipitous observations. Read more: doi.org/10.1111/ecog.0…

I'm in an IML Southampton Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute sustainable shipping event, so I chose 3 x shipping #paperoftheweek for #fridayfryup :
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by Alexandra Loveridge David Sims

science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
by Dr Charlotte Findlay

Great to see PLOS Global Public Health's 10 suggestions for editors/journals include addressing #languagebarriers .
'working across the PLOS portfolio to come up with expanded options for multilingual offerings'
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Another good news - as their 'response' to our work, Springer Nature has now integrated a new AI writing assistant into their editorial system, to support authors esp those whose first language is not English. #languagebarriers
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science is collaborating with UNAM on an online Mex-Aust #conservation conference 8-10 Nov. Register now: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/exchanging-exp…

Women leave academia at higher rates than men at every career stage, and attrition is especially high among three groups: tenured faculty, women in non-STEM fields, and women employed at less prestigious institutions, according to a new analysis. scim.ag/4wF

Totally awesome and absolutely well-deserved honour for UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science's Carissa Klein.

Mangroves act as a nursery for many species of marine life, and protect our coastlines from erosion. #UQ ’s Associate Prof Daniel Dunn, Prof Anthony Richardson, Dr Jason Everett, and Alvise Dabalà discuss why conservation is important via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand 👇
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Join our School at UQ Science as a continuing #Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in #Wildlife Science uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/uqcareer… Deadline 23 Oct 2023 11pm AEST UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science

Delighted to be hosting this workshop to showcase 7 years of GOBI research under our IKI Germany grant, and demonstrate application of results in the NW Indian Ocean region. So many great experts in the room! BirdLife Marine UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science Tethys Duke MGEL CSIRO

Unbelievable find! Scientists have discovered 20,000+ octopuses clustered around deep-sea volcanic springs—the largest known ‘octopus garden’ to date.

This latest discovery highlights how much we still don’t know about the deep-sea. ow.ly/4JQT50PIl3S

📽️: MBARI

The Important Shark and Ray Area project's next region of interest is Asia!

Please submit preliminary areas of interest by November 20th.

More information on the workshop and how to submit can be found here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/…

Project info: sharkrayareas.org/about-isras/

UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science's flagship quarterly newsletter is out now for Spring 2023! Read about our awesome Customs House event, #migratory species, tales of #fieldwork from the #Condamine to Peninsula Malaysia and researcher profiles. Get it here: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/files/12082/cb…

Amazing rare encounter with Grimalditeuthis!
Grimalditeuthis is genus of squid only observed alive in wild for 1st time in 2005. We believe this #GalapagosVents expedition encounter only 2nd time it was documented in 4K. It is thought to live worldwide at depths of 200–1500m.
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We are thrilled to welcome ipbes's new chair, David Obura! 👏

Expressing sincere appreciation to all our Bureau members, he underscored the significance of the groundwork laid in previous IPBES assessments and the profound responsibility that lies ahead in his new role. 💪

Tomorrow, Dr Nick Leseberg presents the UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science Tuesday seminar, posing the question, 'What do we actually know about Australia's rarest birds?' From #nightparrots to beyond. Morning tea 10:30am, dual mode seminar Goddard 501 at 11am AEST. bit.ly/CBCSseminars for Zoom link

ARC are planning a 2-stage process for #DiscoveryProjects #DP25 .

“Short” EOI in March, assessed by College of Experts, 30% team/70% project. 5000 expected, 20% success rate, outcomes in April.

Full apps: Same as current process but “streamlined”, 50% funded, outcomes in Nov.

Proud to be a UQ Ally. For those at UQ News I highly recommend the training, and hope other universities can implement similar programs, more information here staff.uq.edu.au/information-an… UQ Science SMP@UQ

The video is now available of UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science's fabulous Customs House event of 12 July 2023, 'The Price of Neglect: Why It's Time to Invest in Australia's #Biodiversity '. Watch it here: youtu.be/FcfGtzpHGDk