Kelly Kirsten

Palaeolimnologist, diatom lover 🇿🇦 Assistant Lecturer at Coventry University 🇬🇧

[Past Global Changes @PAGES_IPO]

📣New paper by the Planetary Boundaries Working Group on "Exploring the Interface Between Planetary Boundaries and Palaeoecology" in Global Change Biology🎉
Access the paper here 👇https://t.co/shdATBJbji

[Past Global Changes @PAGES_IPO]

@OndrejMottl
@Razanatsoae
@alistairseddon
@Limno_Kelly
@TerraGellius
@marchant_robert

[Southern African Archaeology Student Society @saasst_society]

Happy #fieldworkfriday! 🥳
Today we feature the team from the 2024 Sonstraal excavation in Tswalu Kalahari Reserve.

[Dr Robyn Pickering @PickeringRobyn]

We are delighted to launch our official conference website and announce that abstract submission and registration for the 10th International Climate Change: The Karst Record (KR10) conference are now open!

Please visit our website here:

https://t.co/fnMXKBmRR2

[The Conversation Africa @TC_Africa]

Unique, prehistoric rock art drawings have been discovered in the Andriamamelo Cave in western Madagascar. https://t.co/0aF4OCJtdJ

[Kelly Kirsten @Limno_Kelly]

So excited to share our 📢chapter📢 exploring the application of paleoenvironmental research in supporting land management approaches and conservation in South Africa: https://t.co/0SktDaKu4J @Afropollen
@CherieJForbes @UCTgeology
@ukznpalaeolab @heri_uct @Plants_PCU_UCT

[HERI @heri_uct]

How has European colonisation impacted environmental systems like estuaries?

#Research from HERI asks this question for the Knysna basin in #SouthAfrica - revealing modification from human activities since the arrival of colonial settlers.

Read more: https://t.co/13CTZHl6wF

[HERI @heri_uct]

Today is the day! HUMANITY is officially open to you.

The exhibition re-imagines the #humanevolution story & centres the rich role #Africa plays in our origins.

Now showing at @Iziko_Museums.
Details here: https://t.co/NjPilPW4gb

[GENUS @GenusPalaeo]

Dr. Tsilavo Razafimanantsoa, backed by @GENUS, rocked the XXI @INQUA in Rome ! His dive into Quaternary science shed light on its vital role in Madagascar's landscape conservation. Networking with global PalaeoScientists made it a true blast! #GENUSChampion #INQUA2023

[Kelly Kirsten @Limno_Kelly]

@bschovil @EmCHyatt After some investigating, it may likely be a coccolith

[Dr Robyn Pickering @PickeringRobyn]

We are delighted to announce that the 10th International Climate Change: The Karst Record (KR10) conference will be held on the African continent for the first time!

24-28 March 2025

at the University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa @UCT_news

[Kelly Kirsten @Limno_Kelly]

@EmCHyatt That's beautiful! What region was it from? Do you known if it's a silicate or carbonate microfossil? I can say it's not a diatom, which isn't very helpful

[SAJournalofScience @SAJS_Official]

Meet Prof Jemma Finch @Afropollen, our Associate Editor for Archaeology, Anthropology & Palaeontology. Her fascination with ancient societies & environmental change led her to become a #Palaeoecologist. Learn more about Jemma https://t.co/l95t6dwGPJ. #WomensMonth #WomenInScience

[Water MDPI @Water_MDPI]

📢Call for papers for #SpecialIssue "#Contaminants in the Water Environment"
⌛️Deadline: 31 August 2023
👤Guest Editors: Dr. Abdul Qadeer, Dr. Xia Jiang, and Dr. Kelly Kirsten
📬To contribute: https://t.co/7QfUMRJPKm

[Rosa Trobajo @RosaTrobajo]

📢New opportunity for diatomists: the International Society for Diatom Research offers new grants for students and ECRs working on #diatoms! More details at https://t.co/w7q5KFKjC2.
▶️Apply online: https://t.co/rLSVBz4Swh
📅Deadline: 30 Sept 2023, 17h UCT

[Jemma Finch @Afropollen]

@laurenpret01 presenting the first attempt at a multiproxy high resolution sea level reconstruction in South Africa #INQUARoma2023 @Limno_Kelly @sarah_woodroffe Thank you @INQUA for funding Lauren’s research and attendance 🇿🇦

[Jemma Finch @Afropollen]

The number of African scientists that have not made it to Italy for #INQUARoma2023 due to visa issues highlights global inequalities and barriers to diversity and inclusion in science #MappingAncientAfrica 😔

[Kelly Kirsten @Limno_Kelly]

@rienekeweij blowing minds with her amazing records from Australia. @heri_uct @PickeringRobyn

[Jemma Finch @Afropollen]

📢Calling all aspiring limnologists, palaeoecologists, and those with an interest in aquatic and terrestrial sampling and coring methods to apply for the Train-ME Summer School 2023. Come join us in the field! #TrainMe2023

[Biological Sci UCT @BioSciUCT]

Job Opening!!!!

🌻🌼🌷🌻🌼🌷🥀☘🌴🌵🌾
LESLIE HILL CHAIR IN PLANT CONSERVATION (Professor level)

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, UCT

https://t.co/OOPEwTjpZs

Deadline is: 18 June 2023

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