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The Natural Resources Institute of the University of Greenwich leads in agricultural and food research and consultancy, focusing on developing economies

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May 19

@NRInstitute

is expanding its capacity for #research on #foodsystems at global, regional & local levels & seeking to recruit an Associate Professor/Professor Food Systems Research (Centre Lead). Find out more and apply👉 jobs.gre.ac.uk/vacancies.aspx #vacancy #jobopportunity #pleaseRT

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Delia Grace—of

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(UK)—is 1 of 9 experts on the panel of this year's inequalities report, which is being launched today in Rome at 3pm EAT

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Jennifer Clapp

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Jun 14

Tomorrow! Launch of the HLPE-FSN inequalities report. See info below on how to join in twitter.com/hlpe_cfs/statu…

Explore Challenges of global food supply chains in this

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📑 Curious? Read more in the open access paper here ⤵️ resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mv

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@MandelaFG

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Aedes aegypti oviposition‐sites choice under semi‐field conditions

Gravid Ae. aegypti prefer to oviposit close to the ground and in open water containers with organic compounds from plant watering. Domestic large artificial containers containing tap water received...

⚔️ Vector control & reduction of human-vector contact are important especially as there’re currently no vaccines for Zika or chikungunya.

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🦟 The Yellow fever mosquito is also a major vector for Zika, dengue & chikungunya viruses.

📢Hot off the press! 👩‍🔬

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scientists & colleagues in #Brazil studied egg-laying preferences of the #YellowFever #mosquito with key implications for reducing its productivity & informing more effective vector control strategies. Thread 🧵…

We are kickstarting, for the first time, a national conversation on Nigeria Conflict Data Ecosystem in the context of increasing conflict tipping risks and the open data movement. Join us in #Nigeria or online

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@ChuddyPeter

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Today is the

#PhD student Symposium. Good luck to everyone presenting their research!

Presenting my London Interdisciplinary Biosciences Consortium rotation 2 turbo talk today at the PhD Symposium, a student organised symposium collaboration between the Natural Resources Institute and the departments of Pharmacy, Engineering and Science at…

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Ainhoa Rodríguez Pereira on LinkedIn: #neosporosis #epidemiology #modelling #veterinaryscience

Presenting my London Interdisciplinary Biosciences Consortium rotation 2 turbo talk today at the PhD Symposium, a student organised symposium collaboration…

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Francesca R. Jensenius

@fr_jensenius

Jun 9

Thrilled to be awarded the best article of the year award by

@FulbrightNorway

for work on women and corruption in India, co-authored with

@ProfAnanish

, Vegard Iversen,

@maits225

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The article is open access and available here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aj

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Gratulerer til @fr_jensenius med @FulbrightNorway Artikkelpris 2023! I den prisvinnende artikkelen skriver Jensenius at kvinnelige politikere i #India blir like korrupte som mannlige politikere, og at korrupsjon dermed tyder på systemfeil. sv.uio.no/om/aktuelt/akt

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📢New research by

’s Prof. Cheke & colleagues established prerequisites & threshold levels for success in curbing #Covid19 with #China’s two-pronged prevention & containment (dynamic zero case policy). Read the paper to find out more ⤵️ bit.ly/3qAIit1

📈Showed seaweed monitoring by local community’s results in high quality data 💭Helped change perceptions of the importance of seaweeds 🤝Encouraged citizen participation in science 💼Identified potential opps for seaweed-related local employment 🌊Helped keep oceans healthy

Despite its multiple advantages huge volumes of seaweed washed ashore can pose challenges for coastal ecosystems. With the local community through a #citizenscience project—Big Seaweed Search Mexico—we:

partnered with local communities on the Mexican Caribbean coast to address a key environmental challenge brought on by uncontrolled seaweed growth. Thread 🧵 👇 #WorldOceanDay #WorldOceansDay2023

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Jun 8

How do mosquitoes hear? Do mosquitoes communicate with sounds? How far can a mosquito hear? Here is a literature review on the role of hearing in mosquito behaviour (PDF: hal.science/hal-04116063/), writtten with P. Simoes (

@yesiamohyes

), I. Russell and G. Gibson.

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The riskiest foods in the world are also the most nutritious foods Our first #FoodSafety research in informal markets really started in 2006, and most researchers were (unhelpfully) focused on food safety 'hazards' rather than 'risks' —Delia Grace, of

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video looking at Temperate deciduous woodlands: Biotic and abiotic components 🌍 | developed in partnership with

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*Entomologists* please help us spread the word about our free online Vector and Virus Diagnostics resources - anyone can join CONNECTED and access an 8-module course! 🥳📷connectedvirus.net/get-started-wi…

Get started with Vector and Virus Diagnostics - join our webinar! - Connected

In these short webinars, we will introduce you to the online Vector and Virus Diagnostics resources and the Train-the-Trainer materials

When I started work on #FoodSafety at

@ILRI

in 2000, few people saw foodborne diseases as a big development problem They were wrong. It is a HUGE burden —Delia Grace, a veterinary epidemiologist at

and

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video looking at Temperate deciduous woodlands: The UK's climatic climax 🌍 | developed in partnership with

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Setting up a germination test for a msc project! Next time I pick a species to get obsessed with, remind me to choose a plant with bigger seeds 😱

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Proud to share my second paper examining the effects of organic fertilisers on the egg-laying behaviour of a malaria vector species. Please share and have a read !

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The influence of manure-based organic fertilisers on the oviposition behaviour of Anopheles...

The rice agroecosystem provides suitable breeding habitat for many malaria vector species, and rice-adjacent communities are consequently exposed to …

Raising awareness on World Food Safety Day. Food Standards Save Lives. #WHO

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Dr Uche Okpara's

Project is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Environment, Peace & Development to work in #Kano, #Nigeria: 📅 Deadline: 10 June 2023 💻 lnkd.in/egqaArxN

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#postdoc #postphd #jobsearch

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Jun 2

Now a HYBRID event - Reminder: Deadline for Abstract submission for the 4th All Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition (AAPHCE) is 8 June 2023. aaphce.com

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Jun 2

Campers/nature lovers have been advised to: 🍱 Bring packed lunches instead of campfires/barbecues. 🚭Bin cigarettes responsibly as warm and dry weather lingers on. Read more in this piece by

@MetroUK

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Smoke from UK's 'biggest ever' wildfire visible from space

'The smallest fire can spread and devastate entire communities.'

🔥 UK’s ‘biggest ever’ wildfire has torn through Cannich, in the Scottish Highlands, ravaging 15,000 acres of woodland since Sunday. 🏜️

@NRInstitute

’s Dr. Conor Walsh says the high heat and droughts caused by #climatechange will lead to more wildfires in the UK 👇

Explore Food in the UK: Changing food production and demand in this

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Canoes are valuable physical assets. Ever wondered how they are transported?

@Syunus16

leading

@nextpathwayslab

fieldwork sighted a newly built canoe being transported on a car near #Baga in #LakeChad #Weird #fishingforpeace #canoe

💡Prahoc – a traditional, fermented fish product – is important to low-income households in #Cambodia due to its affordability, nutritional value, and long shelf life. Learn how improving its safety standards can increase its role as a safe food choice. 👉tinyurl.com/3sn2kxzw

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's Dr

?👇 The team are keen to find *wild* populations of rattail fescue🌱(Vulpia myuros) in the #UK to collect #seeds. Can you help?🤔If so please get in touch!💻📱 Thank you🙏 Pl. RT

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Plant twitter help needed! Please RT. For a research project we want to find *wild* populations of rattail fescue (Vulpia myuros) in the UK to collect seeds. Any information welcome. @NRInstitute @BSBIbotany @Love_plants @James_Borrell @vorontsovams @niabjohn @croprotect

Plant twitter help needed! Please RT. For a research project we want to find *wild* populations of rattail fescue (Vulpia myuros) in the UK to collect seeds. Any information welcome.

Development Studies Association

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May 29

Fancy some bank holiday listening? Check out our list of development podcasts:

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A round up of development podcasts — Development Studies Association

Like a good listen? We have rounded up some of our favourite development related podcasts.

Check out the new

#blog from

's Dr

about his work on plant diseases and the importance of plant health👇

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May 23

In our new blog post, @ADArmitage from @NRInstitute tells us about his work and the importance of plant health research. Find out more: microb.io/3MwYUJz

📢 Great opportunity

to join our team as a Postgraduate Administrative Officer. We are looking for a highly motivated individual to help our PhD students successfully navigate the PGR experience. To find out more &apply👉

jobs.gre.ac.uk

Job Vacancy at the University of Greenwich: Post Graduate Administrative Officer

The Natural Resources Institute (NRI) (www.nri.org) is an internationally renowned multi-disciplinary centre of the University of Greenwich that undertakes research, consultancy and training to...

📣Job opportunity! Associate Professor/Professor in Food Systems Research (Centre Lead) – a full time permanent position

@NRInstitute

leading our new #foodsystems research Centre. Join our amazing interdisciplinary team! Find out more and apply👉 jobs.gre.ac.uk/vacancies.aspx

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NRI

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May 19

@NRInstitute is expanding its capacity for #research on #foodsystems at global, regional & local levels & seeking to recruit an Associate Professor/Professor Food Systems Research (Centre Lead). Find out more and apply

jobs.gre.ac.uk/vacancies.aspx #vacancy #jobopportunity #pleaseRT

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Listen to

's Prof.

talking to

about urban #beekeeping & misconceptions on how it contributes to #bee conservation 👇 #polliantors

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Phil Stevenson

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May 22

I met @tomheapmedia and discussed urban beekeeping and misconceptions about how it contributes to bee conservation and this was featured in @SkyNews's climate show but a longer version of the interview is included here. news.sky.com/story/climatec @KewScience #polliantors #bees

Geographers play an important role in addressing major challenges facing our world. Find out about where geography could take you next in this video from

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May 19

📢Read #NewPaper📢 "Inferring a Causal Relationship between Environmental Factors and Respiratory Infections Using Convergent Cross-Mapping" from

@NRInstitute

's Prof. Bob Cheke, Daipeng Chen & Xiaodan Sun et al.

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Inferring a Causal Relationship between Environmental Factors and Respiratory Infections Using...

The incidence of respiratory infections in the population is related to many factors, among which environmental factors such as air quality, temperature, and humidity have attracted much attention....