Nick Graham
@nickajgraham.bsky.social
Professor of Marine Ecology. Coral reefs, climate change, fisheries, management, social-ecological systems, seabird nutrient inputs
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Powerful editorial: "Science must overcome its racist legacy" in @natureportfolio.nature.com from 2022 www.nature.com/articles/d41... "The point of learning about and analysing racism in science must be to ensure that it is never repeated". 4yrs on.... www.nature.com/articles/d41... We MUST change
The death of Jason Arday must prompt deep reflection
Universities and media organizations need to scrutinize their roles in the events that led to this tragedy.
www.nature.com
September 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Powerful editorial: "Science must overcome its racist legacy" in @natureportfolio.nature.com from 2022 www.nature.com/articles/d41... "The point of learning about and analysing racism in science must be to ensure that it is never repeated". 4yrs on.... www.nature.com/articles/d41... We MUST change
Great to see this new doctoral programme announced. Look out for 30 PhD studentships advertised over the next 3 years, on topics related to food for nature and society (including related to fisheries..)
We're launching a ‘Food for Nature and Society’ doctoral programme to fund 30 PhDs!
Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the Leverhulme Doctoral Programme will deliver 30 fully funded PhD scholarships over 7 years.
📰 tinyurl.com/4v5yn28h
@leverhulme.ac.uk | @lec-reefs.bsky.social
📸 Hazel Healy
Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the Leverhulme Doctoral Programme will deliver 30 fully funded PhD scholarships over 7 years.
📰 tinyurl.com/4v5yn28h
@leverhulme.ac.uk | @lec-reefs.bsky.social
📸 Hazel Healy
August 20, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Great to see this new doctoral programme announced. Look out for 30 PhD studentships advertised over the next 3 years, on topics related to food for nature and society (including related to fisheries..)
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Delighted to launch a new @leverhulme.ac.uk Doctoral program on Food for Nature & Society: 30 PhD’s /w postdoc transition
Details & projects to follow, 1st cohort Oct 2027
@doug-orr.bsky.social @profjessdavies.bsky.social @nickajgraham.bsky.social @ecarmosilva.bsky.social
📰 tinyurl.com/4v5yn28h
Details & projects to follow, 1st cohort Oct 2027
@doug-orr.bsky.social @profjessdavies.bsky.social @nickajgraham.bsky.social @ecarmosilva.bsky.social
📰 tinyurl.com/4v5yn28h
New ‘Food for Nature and Society’ doctoral programme to fund 30 PhDs - Lancaster University
Lancaster University is launching a new ‘Food for Nature and Society' doctoral training programme to tackle our contemporary food system crises, while also protecting our planet.
tinyurl.com
August 20, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Delighted to launch a new @leverhulme.ac.uk Doctoral program on Food for Nature & Society: 30 PhD’s /w postdoc transition
Details & projects to follow, 1st cohort Oct 2027
@doug-orr.bsky.social @profjessdavies.bsky.social @nickajgraham.bsky.social @ecarmosilva.bsky.social
📰 tinyurl.com/4v5yn28h
Details & projects to follow, 1st cohort Oct 2027
@doug-orr.bsky.social @profjessdavies.bsky.social @nickajgraham.bsky.social @ecarmosilva.bsky.social
📰 tinyurl.com/4v5yn28h
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🐠📣 New paper alert! 🦀 📣
Cryptofauna doesn't react uniformly to nutrients: cryptobenthic fishes are better able to capitalize on extra nutrients near seabird colonies, likely boosting larger piscivores; when rats are present, inverts thrive instead
▶️ doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
Cryptofauna doesn't react uniformly to nutrients: cryptobenthic fishes are better able to capitalize on extra nutrients near seabird colonies, likely boosting larger piscivores; when rats are present, inverts thrive instead
▶️ doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
August 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM
🐠📣 New paper alert! 🦀 📣
Cryptofauna doesn't react uniformly to nutrients: cryptobenthic fishes are better able to capitalize on extra nutrients near seabird colonies, likely boosting larger piscivores; when rats are present, inverts thrive instead
▶️ doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
Cryptofauna doesn't react uniformly to nutrients: cryptobenthic fishes are better able to capitalize on extra nutrients near seabird colonies, likely boosting larger piscivores; when rats are present, inverts thrive instead
▶️ doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
3 post-doc positions with Sal Keith @salkeith.bsky.social at Lancaster University
2 #postdoc positions now live! 🐠🐡🐟
(1) #AI for #Ecology, (2) #Marine Field Ecology for AI-Enabled Behavioural Monitoring, & v soon (3) AI-Enabled #BehaviouralEcology for #Conservation
Join our team, unlock #AnimalBehaviour as an early warning system.
#Jobs @lec-reefs.bsky.social
Links 👇
(1) #AI for #Ecology, (2) #Marine Field Ecology for AI-Enabled Behavioural Monitoring, & v soon (3) AI-Enabled #BehaviouralEcology for #Conservation
Join our team, unlock #AnimalBehaviour as an early warning system.
#Jobs @lec-reefs.bsky.social
Links 👇
August 19, 2026 at 6:13 AM
3 post-doc positions with Sal Keith @salkeith.bsky.social at Lancaster University
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2 #postdoc positions now live! 🐠🐡🐟
(1) #AI for #Ecology, (2) #Marine Field Ecology for AI-Enabled Behavioural Monitoring, & v soon (3) AI-Enabled #BehaviouralEcology for #Conservation
Join our team, unlock #AnimalBehaviour as an early warning system.
#Jobs @lec-reefs.bsky.social
Links 👇
(1) #AI for #Ecology, (2) #Marine Field Ecology for AI-Enabled Behavioural Monitoring, & v soon (3) AI-Enabled #BehaviouralEcology for #Conservation
Join our team, unlock #AnimalBehaviour as an early warning system.
#Jobs @lec-reefs.bsky.social
Links 👇
August 16, 2026 at 5:46 PM
2 #postdoc positions now live! 🐠🐡🐟
(1) #AI for #Ecology, (2) #Marine Field Ecology for AI-Enabled Behavioural Monitoring, & v soon (3) AI-Enabled #BehaviouralEcology for #Conservation
Join our team, unlock #AnimalBehaviour as an early warning system.
#Jobs @lec-reefs.bsky.social
Links 👇
(1) #AI for #Ecology, (2) #Marine Field Ecology for AI-Enabled Behavioural Monitoring, & v soon (3) AI-Enabled #BehaviouralEcology for #Conservation
Join our team, unlock #AnimalBehaviour as an early warning system.
#Jobs @lec-reefs.bsky.social
Links 👇
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Dr Arday’s death was the direct result of media harassment – we’re demanding a public inquiry to prevent this from ever happening again: https://goodlaw.social/j0y2
Warnings about Jason Arday’s mental health were ignored by the press
Dr Arday’s death was the direct result of media harassment – we’re demanding a public inquiry to prevent this from ever happening again
goodlaw.social
August 17, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Dr Arday’s death was the direct result of media harassment – we’re demanding a public inquiry to prevent this from ever happening again: https://goodlaw.social/j0y2
Jason Arday was subjected to a racially driven witch hunt. Far worse accusations or even confirmed cases of academic misconduct have received scant media attention. There should be an inquiry into media behaviour, bias and ethics. This can’t go unaccounted or happen again
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Jason Arday: Former Cambridge university professor found dead
His family said it was "in shock to have lost this amazing father, partner, brother, uncle and son" after the academic was found dead in London on Friday.
www.bbc.com
August 15, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Jason Arday was subjected to a racially driven witch hunt. Far worse accusations or even confirmed cases of academic misconduct have received scant media attention. There should be an inquiry into media behaviour, bias and ethics. This can’t go unaccounted or happen again
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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It’s just so wrong.
We need to revisit the need for a public inquiry into press standards.
No one should have to endure the hounding that Jason Arday experienced.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We need to revisit the need for a public inquiry into press standards.
No one should have to endure the hounding that Jason Arday experienced.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jason Arday: Former Cambridge university professor found dead
Jason Arday was found "unresponsive" at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon, officials said.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
It’s just so wrong.
We need to revisit the need for a public inquiry into press standards.
No one should have to endure the hounding that Jason Arday experienced.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We need to revisit the need for a public inquiry into press standards.
No one should have to endure the hounding that Jason Arday experienced.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Jason Arday found dead.
The press in this country is an unstoppable monster.
The press in this country is an unstoppable monster.
There’s no doubt this wouldn’t be the case if he wasn’t black.
The aim of such wide coverage is to push minorities into defensive positioning about their deservedness of being treated fairly and equally.
The aim of such wide coverage is to push minorities into defensive positioning about their deservedness of being treated fairly and equally.
fwiw I don't think "Cambridge University professor most people have never heard of committed professional malpractice" should actually be national headline news
August 14, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Jason Arday found dead.
The press in this country is an unstoppable monster.
The press in this country is an unstoppable monster.
Absolutely thrilled and incredibly grateful to be awarded a Faraday Discovery Fellowship from the @royalsociety.org. I’ll be launching the Island-Ocean Research Hub in Jan 2027 @lancasteruni.bsky.social with collaborators at Uni of Seychelles, Montpellier, Oxford & Bergen.
A @royalsociety.org award of £7M has been awarded to Prof Nick Graham of @lec-reefs.bsky.social so he can establish an ‘Island-Ocean Research Hub’ 🏝️
The hub will investigate the interconnection between island and marine ecosystems at the forefront of the biodiversity crisis.
The hub will investigate the interconnection between island and marine ecosystems at the forefront of the biodiversity crisis.
August 12, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Absolutely thrilled and incredibly grateful to be awarded a Faraday Discovery Fellowship from the @royalsociety.org. I’ll be launching the Island-Ocean Research Hub in Jan 2027 @lancasteruni.bsky.social with collaborators at Uni of Seychelles, Montpellier, Oxford & Bergen.
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RECRUITING 3 Senior Research Associates to develop responsible AI-enabled approaches to unlock animal behaviour for conservation.
Roles include:
🧠 AI/Computer Vision
🐠 Behavioural Ecology
🌊 Marine Field Ecology
Join @lec-reefs.bsky.social & @dsailu.bsky.social, Lancaster Uni, UK. Ads coming soon!
Roles include:
🧠 AI/Computer Vision
🐠 Behavioural Ecology
🌊 Marine Field Ecology
Join @lec-reefs.bsky.social & @dsailu.bsky.social, Lancaster Uni, UK. Ads coming soon!
July 31, 2026 at 9:07 AM
RECRUITING 3 Senior Research Associates to develop responsible AI-enabled approaches to unlock animal behaviour for conservation.
Roles include:
🧠 AI/Computer Vision
🐠 Behavioural Ecology
🌊 Marine Field Ecology
Join @lec-reefs.bsky.social & @dsailu.bsky.social, Lancaster Uni, UK. Ads coming soon!
Roles include:
🧠 AI/Computer Vision
🐠 Behavioural Ecology
🌊 Marine Field Ecology
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A busy week for LECREEFS at #ICRS2026🪸
A plenary from @christinahicks.bsky.social & talks from
@cherfychow.bsky.social @lisagoberdhan.bsky.social @lljeannot.bsky.social Khatija & @nickajgraham.bsky.social about diversity patterns, cryptofauna distributions & pelagic subsidies to coral reefs 🪸🐠
A plenary from @christinahicks.bsky.social & talks from
@cherfychow.bsky.social @lisagoberdhan.bsky.social @lljeannot.bsky.social Khatija & @nickajgraham.bsky.social about diversity patterns, cryptofauna distributions & pelagic subsidies to coral reefs 🪸🐠
July 24, 2026 at 1:41 PM
A busy week for LECREEFS at #ICRS2026🪸
A plenary from @christinahicks.bsky.social & talks from
@cherfychow.bsky.social @lisagoberdhan.bsky.social @lljeannot.bsky.social Khatija & @nickajgraham.bsky.social about diversity patterns, cryptofauna distributions & pelagic subsidies to coral reefs 🪸🐠
A plenary from @christinahicks.bsky.social & talks from
@cherfychow.bsky.social @lisagoberdhan.bsky.social @lljeannot.bsky.social Khatija & @nickajgraham.bsky.social about diversity patterns, cryptofauna distributions & pelagic subsidies to coral reefs 🪸🐠
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Last year was a lot. I led a Nature paper while completing six months of #chemotherapy 🤪 🦀 . In this "Behind the Paper" blog, I reflect on what made both possible. Spoiler: It wasn't resilience or grit. It was my colleagues 😭 🥰.
🔗 The blog post is available here: go.nature.com/4ebvcIX
🔗 The blog post is available here: go.nature.com/4ebvcIX
June 15, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Last year was a lot. I led a Nature paper while completing six months of #chemotherapy 🤪 🦀 . In this "Behind the Paper" blog, I reflect on what made both possible. Spoiler: It wasn't resilience or grit. It was my colleagues 😭 🥰.
🔗 The blog post is available here: go.nature.com/4ebvcIX
🔗 The blog post is available here: go.nature.com/4ebvcIX
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Professor Nick Graham FRS is elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. He has advanced our understanding of the ecosystem ecology of coral reefs, how they are connected to other ecosystems, how they respond to climate change, and are linked to human society. #RSFellows https://bit.ly/49O52JM
June 8, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Professor Nick Graham FRS is elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. He has advanced our understanding of the ecosystem ecology of coral reefs, how they are connected to other ecosystems, how they respond to climate change, and are linked to human society. #RSFellows https://bit.ly/49O52JM
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Come work with us! 🧪🌐🧑💻🌿🐸❄️
I am hireing a #postdoc in Climate Change Ecology to work on Ecological Synthesis and support the upcoming #IPCC report as a Chapter Scientist (CH14: terrestrial, freshwater and cryopspheric biodiversity, ecosystems, and services. #IPCC #AR7
@ipcc.bsky.social
I am hireing a #postdoc in Climate Change Ecology to work on Ecological Synthesis and support the upcoming #IPCC report as a Chapter Scientist (CH14: terrestrial, freshwater and cryopspheric biodiversity, ecosystems, and services. #IPCC #AR7
@ipcc.bsky.social
🌍Come work with us!
We are hiring a postdoc in Climate Change Ecology. In this position, you will work on Climate Change synthesis research, and assist the upcoming IPCC report (CH14: impacts on terrestrial, freshwater and cryosphere) 🌿🐸❄️ Deadline: 8 March
More information: tinyurl.com/2c83uakz
We are hiring a postdoc in Climate Change Ecology. In this position, you will work on Climate Change synthesis research, and assist the upcoming IPCC report (CH14: impacts on terrestrial, freshwater and cryosphere) 🌿🐸❄️ Deadline: 8 March
More information: tinyurl.com/2c83uakz
Postdoctoral Research Fellow within Climate Change Ecology (295093) | University of Bergen
Job title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow within Climate Change Ecology (295093), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Sunday, March 8, 2026
tinyurl.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Come work with us! 🧪🌐🧑💻🌿🐸❄️
I am hireing a #postdoc in Climate Change Ecology to work on Ecological Synthesis and support the upcoming #IPCC report as a Chapter Scientist (CH14: terrestrial, freshwater and cryopspheric biodiversity, ecosystems, and services. #IPCC #AR7
@ipcc.bsky.social
I am hireing a #postdoc in Climate Change Ecology to work on Ecological Synthesis and support the upcoming #IPCC report as a Chapter Scientist (CH14: terrestrial, freshwater and cryopspheric biodiversity, ecosystems, and services. #IPCC #AR7
@ipcc.bsky.social
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Super excited to be part of this! I’ve been a member since the 1st year of my PhD and love this society 🥰
Introducing the second cohort of BES Fellows 🙌
We are delighted to announce that 23 outstanding ecologists have been selected to join our prestigious membership category.
👇Meet our new Fellows here
We are delighted to announce that 23 outstanding ecologists have been selected to join our prestigious membership category.
👇Meet our new Fellows here
Announcing the second round of BES Fellows - British Ecological Society
Meet our second round of Fellows of the British Ecological Society (FBES), a new cohort of ecologists making lasting impact on the discipline.
f.mtr.cool
January 19, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Super excited to be part of this! I’ve been a member since the 1st year of my PhD and love this society 🥰
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Is it possible to save our seas and enjoy seafood at the same time? 🐟🍴
Check out this #NationalGeographic interview with marine scientist and conservationist Prof Christina Hicks of @lec-reefs.bsky.social on sustainable seafood and protecting marine life 👇
Check out this #NationalGeographic interview with marine scientist and conservationist Prof Christina Hicks of @lec-reefs.bsky.social on sustainable seafood and protecting marine life 👇
A marine scientist explains why she eats seafood—even octopus
Conservationist Christina Hicks explains the tension between protecting marine life and depending on it for food, and how our seafood choices ripple across the world.
www.nationalgeographic.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Is it possible to save our seas and enjoy seafood at the same time? 🐟🍴
Check out this #NationalGeographic interview with marine scientist and conservationist Prof Christina Hicks of @lec-reefs.bsky.social on sustainable seafood and protecting marine life 👇
Check out this #NationalGeographic interview with marine scientist and conservationist Prof Christina Hicks of @lec-reefs.bsky.social on sustainable seafood and protecting marine life 👇
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Three weeks left to apply for our two PhD positions - come and join @lec-reefs.bsky.social to deliver applied research in restoration ecology and corporate sustainability! 🪸🐟🌳📊
Please do share amongst your networks, and I'm happy to meet with potential candidates to discuss the position further 👍
Please do share amongst your networks, and I'm happy to meet with potential candidates to discuss the position further 👍
🚨 Two funded PhDs (one int'l, one UK) - study coral restoration & corporate sustainability with us in Lancaster! Enquiries welcome, January 30, please share widely! 🚨
🪸🐠 Coral restoration (int'l): www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🌴📊 Corporate sustainability (UK): www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🪸🐠 Coral restoration (int'l): www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🌴📊 Corporate sustainability (UK): www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
January 12, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Three weeks left to apply for our two PhD positions - come and join @lec-reefs.bsky.social to deliver applied research in restoration ecology and corporate sustainability! 🪸🐟🌳📊
Please do share amongst your networks, and I'm happy to meet with potential candidates to discuss the position further 👍
Please do share amongst your networks, and I'm happy to meet with potential candidates to discuss the position further 👍
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Here is a link around the paywall for my latest commentary
in One Earth titled " A decade of bright spots in conservation and ecology: Lessons, limits, and future directions"
authors.elsevier.com/a/1mIX89C%7E...
in One Earth titled " A decade of bright spots in conservation and ecology: Lessons, limits, and future directions"
authors.elsevier.com/a/1mIX89C%7E...
December 22, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Here is a link around the paywall for my latest commentary
in One Earth titled " A decade of bright spots in conservation and ecology: Lessons, limits, and future directions"
authors.elsevier.com/a/1mIX89C%7E...
in One Earth titled " A decade of bright spots in conservation and ecology: Lessons, limits, and future directions"
authors.elsevier.com/a/1mIX89C%7E...
Two funded PhD projects (one open to international applicants) with us at @lec-reefs.bsky.social - please pass on to potential applicants
🚨 Two funded PhDs (one int'l, one UK) - study coral restoration & corporate sustainability with us in Lancaster! Enquiries welcome, January 30, please share widely! 🚨
🪸🐠 Coral restoration (int'l): www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🌴📊 Corporate sustainability (UK): www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🪸🐠 Coral restoration (int'l): www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🌴📊 Corporate sustainability (UK): www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
December 17, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Two funded PhD projects (one open to international applicants) with us at @lec-reefs.bsky.social - please pass on to potential applicants
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Secondly, to Dr Sally Keith @lancasteruni.bsky.social for her research in the field of macrobehaviour, and commitment to advancing of our understanding of whole biological systems of coral reefs 🏆 @salkeith.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Secondly, to Dr Sally Keith @lancasteruni.bsky.social for her research in the field of macrobehaviour, and commitment to advancing of our understanding of whole biological systems of coral reefs 🏆 @salkeith.bsky.social
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Professor Nick Graham @lancasteruni.bsky.social is the winner of the ZSL Marsh Award for Marine and Freshwater Conservation. Nick's work bridging rigorous science with conservation practice and global policy advocacy distinguish him as a leader in marine conservation 🏅🌊 @nickajgraham.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Professor Nick Graham @lancasteruni.bsky.social is the winner of the ZSL Marsh Award for Marine and Freshwater Conservation. Nick's work bridging rigorous science with conservation practice and global policy advocacy distinguish him as a leader in marine conservation 🏅🌊 @nickajgraham.bsky.social
PhD position - Changing Ecological Role of Coral Reef Marine Protected Areas.
One of the new @exageo-dla.bsky.social advertised projects: www.exageo.org/phd-student-... - deadline for applications 9th January. International applications welcome.
Come and join us @lec-reefs.bsky.social
One of the new @exageo-dla.bsky.social advertised projects: www.exageo.org/phd-student-... - deadline for applications 9th January. International applications welcome.
Come and join us @lec-reefs.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
PhD position - Changing Ecological Role of Coral Reef Marine Protected Areas.
One of the new @exageo-dla.bsky.social advertised projects: www.exageo.org/phd-student-... - deadline for applications 9th January. International applications welcome.
Come and join us @lec-reefs.bsky.social
One of the new @exageo-dla.bsky.social advertised projects: www.exageo.org/phd-student-... - deadline for applications 9th January. International applications welcome.
Come and join us @lec-reefs.bsky.social
TWO post-doc positions open to work with the excellent Tim Lamont blending ecology, corporate sustainability and restoration. Come join us!
We're hiring! 🥳 Come and join our team in Lancaster - we're looking for two senior postdocs to work on corporate sustainability and restoration ecology. 🌳 🪸 ♻️ (1 of 2)
@lec-reefs.bsky.social @pentlandcentre.bsky.social @sci-tech-lancaster.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
@lec-reefs.bsky.social @pentlandcentre.bsky.social @sci-tech-lancaster.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
TWO post-doc positions open to work with the excellent Tim Lamont blending ecology, corporate sustainability and restoration. Come join us!