Dean of the Sciences @UniofYork & Prof @YorkEnvironment. Integrated research on land degradation & climate adaptation in African Food Systems via @FSNetAfrica
One year in to my Dean of the Sciences role @UniOfYork & sharing some reflections on the amazing work here & many future opportunities for great science for the public good! https://t.co/iaUKa1AkCj w/ @YBRI_UoY@YESIUoY@UoYISA & many more!
Celebratory smiles as the wonderful @Manuel_Ricco graduates with flying colours & important insights into future climate risks across Africa via @SEELeeds & @gcrfafricap
Join us Tuesday (21st, 1 pm GMT) for online launch of @Glo_PAN report on 'Building Resilience & Enhancing Nutrition in Africa’s food systems' w/ insights from Malawi, Sierra Leone & Ethiopia on next steps for strengthening African food system resilience https://t.co/m4e6eutuRA
Celebrating some of our @UniOfYork successes from 2024 https://t.co/OujGDkobpF & then heading off here & into a BlueSky world via @andydougill.bsky.social for updates into 2025!
Reflecting on an excellent set of 9 Departmental Strategy meetings across the Faculty of Sciences @UniOfYork & onto planning for Faculty Away Day to chart our future plans & successes! https://t.co/1VqU4QYjwQ
Inspiring inaugural lectures on Sustainable Solvents, Sugars & so much more! @GreenChemYork living up to the Excellence in its name via Helen Sneddon & Antoine Buchard with a real buzz across packed audience @ChemistryatYork
So impressed (& pleased) by the generosity of @UniOfYork staff, alumni, friends & supporters in raising over £200k for 4 worthy causes, including @gen_res_uk work funding student opportunities for lab & computational research inclusively. One last push https://t.co/KeV7bIwrQf
Proud to be supporting @gen_res_uk & Mentally Fit York in bringing some positivity to this part of the scientific world! A chance to open up life-changing opportunities & enabling contributions to leading scientific research all in one! https://t.co/KeV7bIwrQf Join in if you can
Happy November & if you can help to support opening up of inclusive student access to research opportunities across Yorkshire's Universities & industry partners then check out @gen_res_uk ! https://t.co/KeV7bIwrQf
Really pleasing to see the announcement of £22m investments in Smart Data Services & new research across the UK - https://t.co/LyMJYPFkiu , especially that to @YorkPsychology & @UniOfYork team (& to @NikLomax & @LIDA_UK team too 😀)
Drivers of woody dominance across global drylands https://t.co/AZzuyp1CtB Proud to provide Kalahari survey data w/ @ADThomas_1970 for global study via @biodesert_erc @ftmaestre & many ...
Pathways to Food Systems Transformation in Africa: From research to policy & practice. See @FSNetAfrica Special Issue of New Agenda with model of holistic capacity development & case studies https://t.co/U2z9jq2LZ6 w/ @elimka23@ARUA_SFS @GlobalFoodLeeds @YorkEnvironment
Check out the Collaborative cross-disciplinary evidence building for sustainable solutions via @YESIUoY team & Fellowship opportunities launched too!
Grey skies over @UniOfYork campus as we & nation, via @gregjames @BBCR1, celebrate the life of #Longboi & beyond! Missing those Dean & tall duck random rendezvous … @BiologyatYork
Grey skies over @UniOfYork campus as we & nation, via @gregjames @BBCR1, celebrate the life of #Longboi & beyond! Missing those Dean & tall duck random rendezvous … @BiologyatYork
We really enjoyed giving a delegation of Polish biotech companies a big York and North Yorkshire welcome yesterday.
Our region leads the way in this sector, and we are home to a wealth of research, development assets and much more.
🔗 Read more: https://t.co/htfVYRb4Q0
From PhD student to Professor - great to listen to @pantwiagyei reflections on 'Urban Agriculture for Building Climate Resilience & Lessons from Accra' via his @YESIUoY International Fellowship w/ @YorkEnvironment (& I'm still asking questions😉) ...
So VERY pleased & proud that Dr @SiboZimba has passed her PhD viva (with minor corrections) @ScienceLeeds ! Truly great work on 'Understanding mechanisms & pathways underlying drought tolerance to identify climate-smart crops' 🇲🇼🥳
Warm welcome back to @UniOfYork & @YorkEnvironment for @pantwiagyei at the start of his @YESIUoY International Fellowship exploring 'Urban agriculture as a strategy for building climate resilience' - great to strengthen our @KNUSTGH links ever deeper! https://t.co/nm8X2FB3nx
I marked retirement from @AU_DGES with a farewell presentation on Friday. All a bit emotional but grateful for chance to say thanks to all my wonderful friends & reflect on career. What a send off thank you! Such a great dept @sarahdavies_sjd@AndyDougill@nigeltrodd@mudswoman