Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋
@PaulCaplat
Senior Lecturer in ecology, linking pops, landscapes & species ranges. Working for Equality. Long-distance migrant (FR, CAN, OZ, SWE, NI). Own views. He/him.
Ok folks, time to leave. I'll keep this account alive for a few days, but have initiated the final migration with openportability.org...find me on bsky (PaulCaplat). No point in wasting time fighting bots & white supremacists here.
PhD alert! Come work with me, Deon Roos and Lorraine Scott at @BioGreenTeamQUB to develop & apply geoprofiling to identify breeding sites for mobile species of conservation importance, using citizen-science data & field surveys. Deadline 19 Feb! findaphd.com/phds/project...
159! The highest number of support votes ever for @UNRWA at the @UN General Assembly! And 158 votes for an immediate ceasefire. It’s time the fighting stops in #Gaza, hostages released, aid to flow in, UNRWA to maintain lifesaving + development services. No alternative to…
I made it to Dr!! Its been a week since I passed my viva! What a whirlwind. With thanks to my fantastic examiners @adamdkane and @PaulCaplat & chair @SarahHelyar it was such a great experience. And my biggest thanks to Gareth Arnott- what an incredible supervisor! @QUADRATdtp
Dear Xers/Tweeters who dreamt of a big follow, and cannot leave what you took so long to build... Well, on Bksy I got in one week the numbers of followers I had got in several years here. Not to brag, just to show that another, happier, life is possible.
"No, the ICC's warrant against N is not antisemitism"
Non, le mandat d’arrêt de la CPI contre Benyamin Nétanyahou n’est pas un acte antisémite liberation.fr/politique/non-…
Non, le mandat d’arrêt de la CPI contre Benyamin Nétanyahou n’est pas un acte antisémite liberation.fr/politique/non-…
Looking forward to chairing this event discussing the two emergency issues of our time. Please come along if you can make it.
For Day 2 of our @QUBelfast @MHLSQUB #IMD2024 @UKMensDay role models campaign we selected @PaulCaplat for his SWAN leadership for @BiolSci@QUBelfast. @PaulCaplat, himself, is inspired by botanist Theodore #Monod and TV character #McGyver.
ECRs, @belfastcc @QUBelfast colleagues and others, do move to Bluesky, rapidly growing with tools for networking and better moderation.
Job Fairy: 3-yr postdoc with @PaulCaplat and I working on #NICountrysideSurvey data. Please reshare - deadline 25/11/24
#JobOpportunity Join us @QUBelfast in the @ClimateCoCentre to work on the #NICountrysideSurvey for three years with partners at @UK_CEH & @AFBI_NI quantifying patterns of #LandUse & #Biodiversity change. Working with @PaulCaplat & Me Deadline: 25/11/24 shorturl.at/Qm3AZ
As @nourrirlemonde said (in French), self-righteous postcolonial carbon exports are, once again, damaging continents
From alfalfa farms in Senegal's wetlands to carbon-credit tree plantations in Niger, investments in water-thirsty crops are making a rage across #Africa.👉🏽grain.org/e/7208 #COP29 #water #ClimateCrisis
Ok folks let's all meet on Bluesky. If you're not there already, hurry up and find starter packs to build your address book. I'm easy to find.
📢 #jobfairy a chance to work with a fantastic dataset, with plenty of collaboration opportunities
#JobOpportunity Join us @QUBelfast in the @ClimateCoCentre to work on the #NICountrysideSurvey for three years with partners at @UK_CEH & @AFBI_NI quantifying patterns of #LandUse & #Biodiversity change. Working with @PaulCaplat & Me Deadline: 25/11/24 shorturl.at/Qm3AZ
What a timing, dear Quincy Jones! you avoided, as striking (and rare) example of the old American Dream, to see what the myth of the "self-made man" has produced in your country. Double grief for us.
Fascisme et grand capital, plus que jamais d’actualité editionslibertalia.com/catalogue/ceux… @LibertaliaLivre
La victoire annoncée de Donald Trump saluée par les marchés financiers lemonde.fr/economie/artic…
This well-deserved recognition reflects not only Simon’s extraordinary contribution to @QUBbioscience and @QUBIGFS but also the profound impact he has had on the many students fortunate enough to have been taught by him. Through his wisdom, compassion and dedication, Simon’s…
Congratulations to Professor Simon Doherty, Senior Lecturer in Animal Health in @QUBbioscience and @QUBIGFS, who has been awarded an Honorary Professor of Practice for his remarkable dedication to his field. Having won the Queen's University Teaching Award in…
Maybe Democrats' best .
I’ve been all over the country in the last month. And I get asked the same question, over and over again: “I disagree with Kamala’s position on the war in Gaza. How can I vote for her?” Here is my answer: