Catriona Leven

Ecologist, naturalist, #UWaterloo #RooneyLab MSc student studying Columbia Wetlands beaver dams in BC; born in Hong Kong, living in Canada; she/her 🏳️‍🌈

[Support Our Science @SupportOurSci]

Thank you very much to @cafreeland for meeting with members of Support Our Science today to discuss increased funding for #GradStudents and #Postdocs! 🧡

Together we can create an sustainable research ecosystem that benefits all Canadians! 🇨🇦

[Support Our Science @SupportOurSci]

Thank you to all the organizers of the Nationwide Walkout, and to everyone who is showing up to support higher pay for graduate students and postdocs.

@JustinTrudeau @cafreeland @FP_Champagne PLEASE ... Support Our Science. Our success is Canada’s success 5/5

[Support Our Science @SupportOurSci]

3) Increase the number of graduate and postdoctoral fellowships to reflect the 100% increase in the number of graduate students in Canada during the past 20y

4) Increase in the Triagency research grant budget by 50% to support higher pay for grads/postdocs 4/5

[Support Our Science @SupportOurSci]

Support Our Science supports the #BouchardReport & is asking the government to:

1) Increase the value of grad scholarships & postdoctoral fellowships to reflect inflation since 2003 (when they were last increased)

2) Index scholarships/fellowships to inflation going forward
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[Support Our Science @SupportOurSci]

There are protests at 45 universities across Canada. Learn more about the Walkout at https://t.co/rs2nDecEkM

JOIN US in support of graduate students and postdocs – find your local protest here: https://t.co/Ph66rbOHAD
#SupportOurScience 2/5

[Support Our Science @SupportOurSci]

Support Our Science Nationwide Walkout is TODAY! This is a protest to @cafreeland & @JustinTrudeau's #budget2023! SOS is advocating for increased federal investments in scholarships, fellowships & grants to support increased pay for grad students & postdocs #SupportOurScience 1/5

[Catriona Leven @NaturalistCat]

@LivingLakesCA and Columbia Wetlands Stewardship Partners are hiring a wetlands technician for a year, starting May 5th. The full job ad and where to apply to is here: https://t.co/TAdb3sU0vU

[Dr. Rebecca Rooney @girls_can]

We’re looking for grad students for this fully funded project studying biodiversity in urban settings. Check out the #waterloowetlandlab for details. Please share! Start May or September

[Catriona Leven @NaturalistCat]

So if you're interested, please do check out the link above! I'm super excited about fieldwork starting soon, and can't wait to be back in the wetlands!

[Catriona Leven @NaturalistCat]

Do you like wetlands, rivers, and mountains? Do you like beavers, loons, and pondweed? Do you like kayaking, long days on the water, and getting muddy? If yes, maybe you want to come work with me and many awesome people this summer in the Columbia Valley!

[Catriona Leven @NaturalistCat]

But we see a lot of cool fauna and flora, spend time in a spectacular landscape, and our work contributes to understanding and looking after these beautiful wetlands. And sometimes there's even a cute dog or two to make friends with at the end of the day!

[Dr. Rebecca Rooney @girls_can]

We have a job ad: pls send your CV and cover letter describing why you’re a good fit to my email. Pay is $22/h for 37.5 h/week from May-Sept 2023. Must be resident of Waterloo, Ontario and able to travel and work in the field.

[Dr. Rebecca Rooney @girls_can]

The Waterloo Wetland Lab is hiring again! Interested in a #wetland technician #job? Excited to work outdoors, travel, and work on important #research questions about wetland #restoration, #invasivespecies and #pollution? Watch this space: https://t.co/dCQaA8qovQ

[Naomi Kritzer naomikritzer.bsky.social @NaomiKritzer]

My friend @rachelphoenix is in #Crestline, buried under nine feet of snow, behind a ten foot ice wall. Here's her post about what's going on, and her worries about other members of her community:

https://t.co/mP1z92luay

[Dr Scott J. Davidson @ScootJD]

Round 29 of the #WetlandCup is raised bog vs. beaver wetland! Who will you send through to the FINAL?! Please give it a RT so we can get as many votes as possible

[Emma McIntosh @EmmaMci]

Pretty much everything @fordnation just said about the Greenbelt at the presser just now is false or misleading. Quick fact checking thread. #onpoli

[Lee Madgwick @LeeMadgwick]

Once AI works out how to do hands then this deepfake crap is going to be one of the biggest problems the world has faced. It has the potential to be extremely damaging and we are sleepwalking into a nightmare with this. I hate everything about it.