Nile Stephenson

PhD candidate in Zoology Dept. at Uni of Cambridge studying Ediacaran & soft coral ecology. Enjoy reading, music, running. he/him

[Karma Nanglu @KNanglu]

Out now in @Ecol_Evol is our paper on the importance of natural history research to topics as varied as education, policy management, and conservation, with a wide array of experts #MuseumMonday https://t.co/14QIbMU3IK 🧵👇

[Sandy Hetherington @Sandy_Heth]

Come join the group! @MPEG_Edinburgh @InstMolPlantSci @SBSatEd
3yr postdoc position investigating the origin of apical growth in land plants focused on the Rhynie chert fossils!
Deadline 30/10/2023
Full details: https://t.co/vzfZlNbqP7

[Dr Stuart Robinson @DrStuRobinson]

📢📢Job Alert!! Please RT

We are looking for a Thin Section Lab Manager to join the team & run our excellent facilities @OxUniEarthSci

Closing deadline is October 13th.

Details here: https://t.co/UqeQB6RXq4

@Earthworksjobs #Geoscience #Geology #jobs

[Frankie Dunn @Frankie_Dunn_]

I'm advertising a PhD project with @OxfordEnvRes with @VirtualPalaeo @Cambriannelids and Seb Shimeld. Get in touch if you're interested!

"Unravelling the deep homology of gill slits and the origin of bilaterian body plans"

https://t.co/WW4GnZFGJO

[𓆨Luke A Parry𓆨 @Cambriannelids]

Another DTP PhD! This time led by @Frankie_Dunn_ on the origin of the iconic deuterostome (or perhaps bilaterian🤔) gill slits and figuring out which extinct echinoderms might have them. Collab with @VirtualPalaeo and Seb Shimeld.

https://t.co/4dFIML3bpy

[𓆨Luke A Parry𓆨 @Cambriannelids]

🚨🚨PhD Opportunity! 🚨🚨

@OxfordEnvRes DTP project with a crack team on evolution of early skeletons with me, @JCosmidis, @glpcjd, @djemurdock and @VirtualPalaeo.

"Using machine learning tools to understand the Cambrian Explosion of animal skeletons"

https://t.co/uV11ycPnH3

[Deep Time Ecology @DeepTimeEcology]

.@NileStephenson looking at census community structure and succession!

[Scott Evans @ScottDEvans]

Short but sweet trip to the Yukon to explore the amazing Ediacaran rocks of the Wernecke Mountains!! Huge shout out to Justin Strauss, @brenhinkeller (seen below enjoying the many disks of the disk member) and Geordi Geier for a great field season!! Can’t wait to go back…

[Deep Time Ecology @DeepTimeEcology]

Really wonderful to chat this evening about our work in @WhereLifeGotBig at the Mistaken Point Interpretation Centre ❤️

[Emily G Mitchell @EGMitchell]

If you are a woman interested in palaeoecology and/or benthic ecology and are looking for fellowships @CamZoology do get in contact 😀

[Gaëtan Potin @GaetanPtn]

🚨🚨 Paper alert! I am happy to share my new paper with @PGueriau and @cambriancritter 🥳. The paper talks about the suspension-feeding radiodonts from the Fezouata Shale 🇲🇦. Spoiler: Aegirocassis was not alone. Check out the link if you want more details
https://t.co/C26K6j0H2J

[Sam Matchette @Sam_Matchette]

🚨 We are delighted to announce that our new paper is out TODAY in @CurrentBiology 🚨 Here we provide the first direct evidence of how a predator - the trumpetfish - can use ANOTHER ANIMAL for concealment when hunting!
🔗 https://t.co/9vaKLh0Wdw
🧵 Thread to find out more: (1/7)

[Lorenzo Bramanti @philebo73]

PhD position available at CNRS.
Hydrodynamics and ecological functions of gorgonians forests
DEADLINE august 10th
More info at the link below
https://t.co/jrwE1cFBaI

[Sanaa @SMughal315]

Had a lovely past 2 days at the first Life & Planet Meeting in London hearing recent perspectives from modellers, geochemists, paleobiologists and more! And I got to present a poster on my recent Master’s project too :)

[Adam Frew @frewecologist]

New fire 🔥 and fungi 🍄 paper out in @molecology led by @LeanneGreenwoo9 looking at how fungal communities shift with fire frequency & time-since-fire.

A rare look into how fire shapes fungal communities in semi-arid landscapes.

https://t.co/6RMvZd0Vds

[Stop TB Partnership @StopTB]

Global Drug Facility Update on Access to Bedaquiline https://t.co/Mmi1YfThbQ

[Chloé Fourreau @ChaoticChloeia]

Some Tubastrea color magic from Kochi ☀️🌈

[Chloé Fourreau @ChaoticChloeia]

Had a wonderful week imaging the beautiful, dramatic soft coral fields of Kochi 🪸❤️

And was so happy to show the team of paleontologists around Okinawa and Japan @EGMitchell @NileStephenson @DeepTimeEcology !☺️

#OctocoralFriday #thisishowmiserolls

[Michael Pashkevich @MDPashkevich]

We are recruiting for our Professorship in Conservation Biology @CamZoology - most prestigious position in conservation @Cambridge_Uni.

Further details here, and please circulate. It's an international call - https://t.co/ehkaZVSqye

Get in touch with any questions!

[BBC Studios @bbcstudios]

4.5 billion years in the making...

Presented by @ChrisGPackham, #Earth is the ground-breaking new series from BBC Studios Science Unit, using immersive CGI to tell the astonishing story of the planet we call home.

🌍 Coming soon to @BBCTwo & @BBCiPlayer.