Prof Helen Bostock

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Single frame. Soccer field, five Iranian women players in motion, one kicking a goal which is flying past an Iranian Ayatollah goalkeeper.

Goal!
My @smh @theage cartoon.

"Fifteen cops to arrest one girl." An 18yo woman was arrested for wearing a singlet with a banned phrase. Another man was arrested for speaking the phrase outside Queensland parliament. Premier David Crisafulli's criminalisation of speech will now be tested in court. #qldpol

Which climate policies actually make a difference? Our new analysis has the answer Policy research often looks at measures in isolation, ignoring the complex bigger picture.

Once again carbon taxes proved to be an effective policy to reduce carbon emissions! A review of the main policies that actually work to reduce emissions. If only govts were brave enough to implement them. #carbontax #taxthepolluters

Wow. Foraminifera!

ROV pilots paused and carefully zoomed in to collect footage of these single-celled microorganisms, or protists, at 843 m during the #OBVI #LivingBioreactors expedition w/ @schmidtsciences.bsky.social offshore of Argentina. Read the full caption: youtube.com/shorts/Yv_ud...

This is sad news for Australian environmental science. A lot of talent being lost.

Reaching net zero by 2050 ‘cheaper for UK than one fossil fuel crisis’ Climate change committee finds move to renewable energy would also bring health, economic and security benefits

"Achieving the UK’s net zero target by 2050 will cost less than a single oil shock and bring health and economic benefits while insulating the country against future costs, the government’s climate advisers have forecast."

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Covid-19 response inquiry finds government's response effective but late, poorly communicated "We got a lot right. More than most," the former PM and Grant Robertson say, while Simeon Brown says warnings about the economy "were not heeded".

Hindsight is 20/20. Multitudes of lives were saved. It wasn't perfect but by god it was better than practically EVERY other government in the world. Will be forever grateful we didn't have what happened to northern Italy, New York & multitudes of other areas & cities. www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/589...

Time to pass a law that any party spokesperson of media outlet that opines with hindsight reckons on pandemic management has to show this chart in the background at all times #nzpol

Job alert: Lab Manager, School of Geography & the Environment, University of Oxford (UK). Apply by 13 March. More info: buff.ly/Ucj13Ds
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social

Wasted paradise.

Workers and residents clear marine debris and plastic waste washed ashore during the monsoon season from Jimbaran Beach on Indonesia's resort island of Bali

📸 Lana Priatna

The extreme events of February 2026 highlight the growing impacts of #climate change and the pressing need for global action.

🌡️ Global temperatures were 1.49°C above pre-industrial levels, for the 5th warmest February

More details: climate.copernicus.eu/press-releases

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Associate Professor of Plant Science Associate Professor of Plant Science Salary: Grade 9 (£61,759 - £73,708 p.a, depending on experience)This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for elements of the job to be undertak...

Very excited to announce that we are hiring for three faculty positions at @universityofleeds.bsky.social in @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social: A/Prof Plant Science, A/Prof Animal Biology and Lecturer in Ecology, Zoology, Biodiversity or Ecosystem Management. Please do get in touch to chat. Links below:

Hello Australia, a handy 🧵 on why we should MASSIVELY tax the ultra-wealthy

& how we can get to it! #TaxWealthNotWork

I read about the US-Israeli bombing of oil depots causing horrific polluted rain across Iran. Iranians have reportedly been experiencing breathing difficulties and headaches.
If you work in environmental or social justice, we must stand against war and for peace. No war! #nowar

The Hidden Climate Advantages of Being Young How freedom and fast action can help build a life despite the climate crisis.

Being free enough to relocate towards relatively safety, and being able to move fast enough to do it before rising prices shut you out, is a real advantage — especially as the climate relocation bottleneck starts to squeeze.

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📣 JOBS!!! We're looking for new colleagues in the School of Biology @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social - two associate profs (plant sci and animal biology) and a lecturer (ecology/zoology)...

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The geomorphic evolution of the Tasmantid Seamount Chain Oceanic volcanoes develop distinct post-eruptive morphologies depending on the geomorphic conditions they experience. Submerged, truncated, flat-toppe…

Another new geomorphology paper looking at the Tasmantid hotspot seamount chain in the coral and Tasman seas. Study led by student Alysha Johnston who was involved in several of the Schmidt ocean institute voyages offshore Queensland, Australia during covid in 2021. @schmidtocean.bsky.social

Every time a woman runs for president I hear that she’s too emotional and unstable to make wartime decisions, unlike the men in charge who make really reasonable decisions like bombing kids to death, starting water wars, and poisoning the entire planet

These attacks are focused on eliminating human life - the US is bombing schools and Israel is destroying desalination plants. It is raining oil-soaked acid rain in Tehran

This is why so many have been screaming for years that the climate movement should be paying attention to Gaza

One and a half million people are killed by animals every year. Almost one million by other animals, and more than half a million from direct conflict among ourselves.

Almost all of these deaths from other animals are caused by just two types: mosquitoes and snakes.

Vegetarian diet lowers risk of cancer, Oxford study finds The new study - led by University of Oxford researchers - is the largest ever of its kind.

Reading and acting on this post could well save your life.
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For International Women's Day and Women's History Month, here's the list of Earth science pioneers I've written about so far (compiled in approximate alphabetical order). Page link: https://www.geological-digressions.com/how-to-do-field-tasks/pioneering-women-in-earth-science/

For International Women's Day and Women's History Month, here's the list of Earth science pioneers I've written about so far (compiled in approximate alphabetical order).
Page link: www.geological-digressions.com/how-to-do-fi...
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Our tooth fairy has had to write IOUs before. But also at a certain point when 4 fell out in a week I just waited…. Might have said the tooth fairy was on strike because they knew more were coming. I think that was when she finally twigged!

Are gender gaps due to evaluations of the applicant or the science? A natural experiment at a national funding agency Gender gaps in grant funding are attributable to less favourable assessments of women as principal investigators, not of the quality of their proposed research. We discuss reasons less favourable asse...

It's crucial to confront the systemic barriers women face in research. This study shows that gender gaps in grant funding persist not because of research quality, but because women receive less favourable assessments as PIs. We can and must change this.
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#IWD2026

High-resolution mapping and terrain classification of Halimeda bioherms in the northern Great Barrier Reef Halimeda is a prolific marine calcifying green alga that forms vast green meadows at mesophotic water depths (20–50 m) on tropical continental shelves…

New paper alert. Lead by PhD student Zsanett Szilagyi. Geomorphology of mesophotic Halimeda bioherms - which cover large areas (>6000km2) of the northern Great Barrier Reef and form very distinct honeycomb shapes. Why? Still working on that.

Worldwide, women hold just 64% of the legal rights enjoyed by men.
#IWD2926 UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed, “When we are not equal under the law, we are not equal,” adding, “It is time to make justice a reality for women and girls, everywhere.”

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Agency. Equality under the law. Opportunities.

This is the foundation of a gender-equal, sustainable future.

For #InternationalWomensDay I answered a few quick questions from the @unep.org team. My advice? Don’t be intimidated. Make your voice heard.

What advice would you share? Who inspires you?

#IWD2026 Rights. Justice. Action.
We have come a long way - but in no country do women have equal rights to men. #womensrights=humanrights - thinking about all the women who have no rights to dress how they want, to access education, to work, to own property, to control their own bodies.