Prof Jane K Hill
Ecologist @ University of York studying the responses of species to climate change 🦋
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillReminder: if anyone, particular ECRs, is interested in helping to refresh the Data Management booklet, please get in touch ASAP. Details of how to get involved in the thread below. @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org.
- After last year's successful refresh of the BES Reproducible Code guide (www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...), this year we're going to refresh the Data Management guide (www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...). Exciting! See below for how to get involved...
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillNew paper with @jonathan-gdon.bsky.social @cmbeale.bsky.social and Chris Thomas looking at species contributions to biotic homogenisation and differentiation. @anthropocenebio.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/geb....
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillI often get asked about the Miyawaki method of forest restoration, usually by people who have heard extraordinary claims for it. Morales et al. (2025) have reviewed the evidence and found it to be weak or absent. 🌏🧪🌳🌲 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillExcited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillAre you heading to Edinburgh for #BES2025? Do come and find us at stand LT7 in the Lennox Suite! We’d love to connect, chat about all things entomology, and share what’s new at RES. See you there! 🪲🔽 www.royensoc.co.uk/event/bes-20...
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillWe didn’t win but we had a fabulous and uplifting night at the #THEAwards and we were honoured to be shortlisted in the Environmental Leadership category. Congratulations to all the inspiring winners and nominees, you’re all amazing 👏👏👏
- Reposted by Prof Jane K Hill#LIBresearch: A new study introduces the Global Repository of Insect Traits (GRIT) — a worldwide initiative integrating insect trait data to make insects more understandable and comparable across ecosystems. → doi.org/10.1111/icad.70035 @cscherber.bsky.social
- Reposted by Prof Jane K Hill" 60 per cent of UK university libraries are considering dropping their big deals with the five major academic publisher" Many call for diamond open access. A new organisation with many partners, @ojcollective.bsky.social , is launching in January. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillIn this report, we make the case for a more holistic ecosystem-centred approach, highlighting its benefits for biodiversity recovery and for aligning agendas across government departments. www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... @sciencesncl.bsky.social
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillTime to rethink nature conservation? Ecologists call for an ecosystem approach to halt UK wildlife decline and protect the vital services nature provides us in our new report with @nationaltrust.org.uk @pettorelli.bsky.social
- Reposted by Prof Jane K Hillfive days left to submit an abstract for #speciesonthemove in Taiwan in April! SOTM is my favorite conference—a small, ECR-friendly meeting that gathers international scientists working on every aspect of climate change + range and phenological shifts. www.speciesonthemove.com
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillReally glad to see this exciting and fun work from my PhD out - huge thanks to @janehillyork.bsky.social @cmbeale.bsky.social and Dr Blanca Huertas! Next summer, going to go to Sulawesi to link two of these regions with present day surveys! 🦋
- Really nice paper from @tiff-ki.bsky.social & co. shows no overall decline in butterfly species richness in Sulawesi over 166 yrs, but changing communities with endemics & forest specialists declining. Short-term trends unreliable measures of long term. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... 🌏
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillThank you to everyone that attended the #WomenInEntomology morning at #Ento25, what a fantastic turnout! Special thanks to @ukladybirds.bsky.social, @hayleyento.bsky.social, Anna Platoni and Gia Aradottir 🐞🪴🪰🦗 Read more about women in entomology 🔽 buff.ly/9OBCyNM WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience
- Reposted by Prof Jane K Hill🌟 That's a wrap on #Ento25! 🐛🦋 A huge thank you to all our speakers, delegates, volunteers, and partners who made this year's conference such a vibrant and inspiring event 🐜🦋🕷️ Here’s to the future of #entomology - see you next time! Want more? Check out our upcoming events 🔽
- Reposted by Prof Jane K Hill#Ento25 our workshop: how to use taxonomic keys had a lot of enthusiasm, ‘some’ frustration #whatisit but with genuine engagement. Featuring test keys: Orthoptera & Dermaptera & of course Carabidae handbook with www.royensoc.co.uk/publications... with specimens from www.nhm.ac.uk/take-part/ce...
- Reposted by Prof Jane K Hill🌿 We’re celebrating our first round of BES Fellows! 20 ecologists recognised for excellence in research, teaching & the application of ecology. 👇 Meet them:
- Reposted by Prof Jane K Hill#Bass beautiful morning @seabirdcentre.bsky.social
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillA lively and light hearted moth vs butterfly discussion on The Infinite Monkey Cage with @janehillyork.bsky.social, @chrisjiggins.bsky.social, Katy Brand, @profbriancox.bsky.social & Robin Ince. Are you team butterfly or team moth 🦋💡? Listen to the episode in full: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillIngleborough just levelled up! 💚 More wild land, more rare species, more reasons to grab your boots and explore. Nature’s winning big in Yorkshire—come see why! 👇 www.ywt.org.uk/blog/wild-ingleborough/wild-ingleborough-reaching-new-heights-wildlife #WildIngleborough #KingsNNR #NatureRecovery
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillSwimmers and river lovers of Yorkshire! Rave On for the Avon is coming to York THIS THURSDAY 🏊🏻♀️💦💙 Please share… www.picturehouses.com/movie-detail... @righttoroam.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillIn a survey of nearly 1,400 scientists released this week, 83% said federal government policies since January 20, 2025, had caused an "extremely negative impact" or "irreparable harm" on their field of science.
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillJoin us at the UKBMS 50th Anniversary Conference! We can't wait to celebrate this milestone yr 🎂 Join us for a day of butterfly science, celebrations and chatting with other butterfly enthusiasts. Book your free place - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-butterf... Places are limited, book soon! #UKBMS50
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillUK Butterfly abundance Indicators for 1976-2024 have been released, showing an 18% decline in overall butterfly abundance for the UK. Habitat specialists have fared worse, declining by over a third. Check out the full statistics here ⬇️ buff.ly/1AIDB3J
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillYikes - the land surrounding the Cerne Abbas Giant is up for sale! Lot 1 is top-quality chalk downland bursting with wildflowers & butterflies - orchids, skippers… going for £950k. It absolutely needs to be preserved. Hope the NT or similar can buy wdcdn.co/media/pdf/0f... wdcdn.co/media/pdf/0f...
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillDo you do moth trapping in the UK? We'd love your help! 💡 At @ukceh.bsky.social we're training & testing AI to detect multiple moths in a single image. Send us top-down photos of multiple moths on egg trays to support this work. More info & form: forms.gle/e3HzBPEd7RVV... #mothsmatter #TeamMoth
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillThis should be a lot of fun! Help us find out if BES journal data and code sharing policies are actually working, with a little side bonus quest about data equity 🤓
- We are doing a Hackathon! 💻 Together with senior editor @nhcooper123.bsky.social , we'll be discussing and testing a protocol to check whether published data/code is actually reproducible... (1/2)
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillThe Big Butterfly Count 2025 is here and butterflies need our help 🦋🚨 This isn't just a survey, it's a rescue mission, and we need everyone to get involved. No lab coats. No science degrees. Just 15 minutes of your time. ⏱️ Get out for the count 👉 bigbutterflycount.org
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- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillDo you know a young person with an interest in insects? 🦋 The Douglas Boyes Fund aims to provide people aged 14-18 with access to entomology equipment, fostering their passion for insects and inspiring them to engage and share their interest with other young individuals 🔽
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillThe latest @pomscheme.bsky.social annual report is here! 🐝🌿🦋🌼🪲 Check out this year’s findings in @ukceh.bsky.social's brilliant summary in the thread below 🔽
- As @royentsoc.bsky.social #InsectWeek begins, we’re excited to share the latest @pomscheme.bsky.social annual report 🐝🪰🪲 Explore this year’s findings and help us welcome The RHS as a new PoMS partner! 👏🏼 Planting a variety of flowers and creating diverse habitats is key for pollinators 🌼 🧵🧪 1/
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillGreat to see @charles-cunningham.bsky.social's paper out on the impacts of woodland connectivity on the presence of woodland species in the UK. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Although ecologists talk about connectivity being important to maintain, the evidence that this is true is weak. 1/
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillI’m looking for a postdoc and RA for an ERC-funded project “SLEEPAWAY: Forgetting unwanted memories in sleep”. You’ll use MEG/EEG and fMRI to understand how the sleeping brain remembers and forgets. PLEASE REPOST 😊 Postdoc: tinyurl.com/vr5thp7s RA: tinyurl.com/ycyzkatc
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillThe beauty of trees as lidar point clouds... 3D pixel art 🌳 🧊 Here, an oak forest stand from the North of France, with a dense understory. Voxelised with AMAPVox @umramap.bsky.social, from our terrestrial lidar scans! @jonlen.bsky.social #EDYSAN @terschki.bsky.social
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillHow to create a #nature-literate society. My latest article @theconversation.com Revaluing naturalists' skills is essential for a future where we work with, not against, nature. Notice Name Nurture #GreenJobs theconversation.com/heres-how-to... @uclnews.bsky.social @curlewaction.bsky.social
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillThe simplest thing you can do to help butterflies this summer is grow your grass long to help species that have been reduced by up to 86% since 1970. Dr Richard Fox from @savebutterflies.bsky.social tells @stevehreports.bsky.social on @lbcnews.bsky.social.
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillWe are recruiting three new Editors-in-Chief covering medical, veterinary and forensic entomology. We are looking for enthusiastic researchers committed to building the profile of the journal and handling manuscripts with integrity. Read more and apply today 🔽 www.royensoc.co.uk/opportunitie...
- MVE is hiring 3 new EIC in medical, veterinary and forensic entomology. Comme join us if you feel you're a good fit. The team is incredible and so amazing to work with. www.royensoc.co.uk/opportunitie...
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillHuge thanks for speaking bees with us at the RES Student Forum, @davegoulson.bsky.social 🐝 If you haven't already, be sure to pick up #Insectarium, a beautiful book about the secret world thriving under our feet, written by Dave & illustrated by Emily Carter. #SF25 @bonnierbooks.bsky.social
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillHuge thanks to our terrific student reps - @bensjhawthorne.bsky.social, @idrisadams.bsky.social and Vera Kaunath - for organising another great RES Student Forum #SF25 🦋 Read more about our student reps 🔽
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillLovely film about Tim Birkhead's long-term study of Guillemots on Skomer. More than half a century of study of this population: this kind of continuity critical for understanding vitality of these important populations. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... vimeo.com/1063680641/2...
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillGreat to welcome Alastair Fitter to #LCAB today. He joined us to talk about the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's first ever region-wide State of Yorkshire’s Nature report. Read the report in full: www.ywt.org.uk/StateofNature
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillVery excited for the @ibisjournal.bsky.social to be recruiting an Equality and Diversity support officer to help make #ornithology as inclusive and accessible as possible Got any questions? Please drop me a message ☺️ 🧪 #AcademicSky #ECR
- 📢 VACANCY Are you committed to promoting equality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility within #ornithology ? Perhaps you could be our next Equality and Diversity Support Officer Check out the details & apply: bou.org.uk/about-the... #ornithology 🪶
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillMore than 1,300 scientists have signed a letter calling on the Royal Society to reassess the billionaire’s membership following cuts to US science go.nature.com/3X092QN
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillOn International Day of Women in Science let's celebrate the life of Prof. Georgina Mace (1953–2020) who was instrumental in creating the Red List of endangered species which now underpins conservation around the world. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgin...
- Calling entomologists! 📣 Everyone is very welcome to the Verrall supper. Meeting up with friends and fellow entomologists to talk about everything ‘insect’ - over a drink & food - fabulous! 🦋🪲🐜🪰🐞🐛 @ukladybirds.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social
- RES is supporting The Entomological Club with the online registration and ticketing for the Verrall Supper 2025. Applications for subscriptions with tickets to the Supper will close 12 Feb. Read more and subscribe below 🔽 www.royensoc.co.uk/event/verral... @janehillyork.bsky.social
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillThe RES has announced the winners of its 2024 #PhotographyCompetition, unveiling a selection of amazing up-close images of fascinating insects. 📸 Congratulations to all the winners! View all winning images and enter the 2025 competition 🔽 www.royensoc.co.uk/news/winning...
- Welcome signs of spring on the University of York campus
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillRES has joined Bluesky! We are excited to share fascinating science, news, events & more. To start, we’re featuring the #LargeBlueButterfly 🦋 Our #Conservation Science team recently published ground-breaking findings on the dispersal rates of this #EndangeredSpecies 🔽 buff.ly/3Wz5QLU
- Reposted by Prof Jane K Hill🐝 UK insect researchers, we need your input 🦋 The RES is gathering insights on your experiences with #InsectEthics applications. Whether you engage in the process or not, your feedback matters! 🗓️ Deadline: 1 April 2025 🔽 royensoc.co.uk/news/res-wel... #Entomology #ResearchSurvey
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillSo happy to see my 2n thesis chapter published in Diversity and Distributions 🥳🥳 How does local climate influence ecological communities? Answer: #Thermophilisation caused by #colonisation and local #extinction of mountain butterflies 🦋 #ClimateChange #Refugia Small thread below⬇️
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillMost-cited IBIS articles 2024 High pathogenicity avian influenza (H5N1) in Northern Gannets: Global spread, clinical signs and demographic consequences Jude V. Lane et al doi.org/10.1111/ibi.... #ornithology #seabirds 🪶 🧵 2/6
- Reposted by Prof Jane K HillSenior Editor position!!! Please feel free to get in touch with me via DM or email if this is of potential interest to you, even if you don't think you're 'ready' (I didn't!). Serving on a @britishecolsoc.bsky.social journal is for me a joy and a privilege.
- 🚨 we're looking for a Senior Editor to join our editorial board! 📝 details can be found here: buff.ly/3PxptAb ⌚ closing date is 13th February 2025, 23:59 GMT
