Paul Holloway
@paul__holloway
Senior Lecturer @UCC, PI @eriucc, & VP @GISIreland, using GISc, Spatial Analysis, & Data Science. Author of Understanding GIS through SDGs: Case Studies in QGIS
The author copies of my new book arrived, great to sit out in the (warm) sun and flick through it… Interested in learning #GIS applied to real-word research questions linked to the #SDGs, then this could be the perfect book for you. routledge.com/Understanding-…
Minister @EamonRyan writes about the devastating consequences of AMOC collapse for Ireland: If warnings about Atlantic ocean circulation are correct, Irish people could become climate migrants irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/0…
Why do we associate robins with Christmas? By @paul__holloway @eriucc @UCC rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
The taxonomic biases in biodiversity data are growing over time. The amount of data we are collecting is growing, but the biases get bigger. We need to make a conscious effort to study the understudied! #SciComms #Science #Taxonomy image: Troudet et al 2018 @NaturePortfolio
We are hiring! My Research Group: GeoAI, GeoKnowledge Graphs and GeoSemantics at @Z_GIS1 at @PLUS_1622 is looking for a talented PhD student to strengthen our team. plus.ac.at/personalabteil…
Agreed! That's why I wrote ggpubfigs, a ggplot2 extension that *only colorblind-friendly color palettes. Easily make your figures colorblind-friendly with ggpubfigs! x.com/NKWhiteman/sta…
A reminder that your search committee chair, grant proposal reviewers, and manuscript reviewers might be among the 1/12 XY or 1/200 XX who can’t see what you think is obvious in your figures because they have a color vision deficiency. Adobe tools, many papers on the topic, etc.
Excited to announce the Asst Prof position in Landscape Ecology at Univ. Florida! Learn more here: University of Florida - Details - Assistant or Associate Professor - Wildlife Landscape Ecologist– Wildlife Ecology and Conservation #GoGators @UFWildlife @UFSNRE
BREAKING NEWS: More than one in three tree species worldwide faces #extinction - IUCN Red List Thirty-eight per cent of the world’s trees are at risk of extinction according to the first Global Tree Assessment shorturl.at/JXsvd #COP16Colombia
The EPA is recruiting a Scientific Officer to work on Climate Adaptation. Join a team working across sectors to understand the expected impacts of climate change, and how we can adapt to achieve a resilient, healthy Ireland into the future. Apply by Nov 8 epa.ie/careers
Anatomy of a good discussion
All rejected papers share one common flaw: a weak discussion section. I know because I used to write them too. If you're stuck on the discussion section, wondering how to tie it all together, this is for you:
A first for an Irish Robin! A great record of a Robin ringed in Calais in France in mid Sept and found in West Cork two weeks later. This is the first record of a Robin moving between France and Ireland! Thanks to Shona in Cork for contacting us when she found the ring!
Finally out📢 Happy to share our new study in @NatureClimate on the impacts of drought & aridity on internal migration worldwide 🌍 We show that #climate can be an important #migration driver but not for everyone & everywhere nature.com/articles/s4155… Here's what we find 🧵 1/
Check out the Geography stand at the UCC open day! Learn about all the amazing opportunities that a geography degree can bring 🗺️📍 @CACSSS1 @NewGeographyUCC @UCC
I'm very pleased to see this paper in print that was written by my MSc students as part of a class discussion on the use of AI and how it relates to teaching coding. Well done all on your first paper. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/20…
Are you passionate about the role geospatial education can play? Exciting news! We have a great opportunity for you to join us as a GIS Consultant in our Education team. Find out more and apply today via our website. #GIS #ArcGIS #DataScience #Education esriuk.com/en-gb/careers/…
Postdoc opportunity: modelling spatial and temporal dynamics of grain aphids and their associated crop pathogen. Collaboration between @teagasc and @UCDSBES (AgriAdapt project) Details: drjonyearsley.github.io/agriadapt.html @TeagascCrops @agriculture_ie
📢 Job Alert: #Geography at Texas A&M invites applications for an Instructional Assistant Professor in #GIS & Technology. Review begins on Sept 15 2024. Please share and RT. Thanks in advance! Join us, and let’s do something #geospatial 🌎For more apply.interfolio.com/149559
HEY! WANNA BE A MARINE ECOLOGIST AT @UMassBoston!? We've just posted an Assistant Professor Position at employmentopportunities.umb.edu/boston/en-us/j…
🚨PhD Opportunities!🚨 Two #PhD positions available focusing on deer in Ireland 🦌 Applications open until 13th September!
All rejected papers share one common flaw: a weak discussion section. I know because I used to write them too. If you're stuck on the discussion section, wondering how to tie it all together, this is for you:
Green spaces provide substantial but unequal urban cooling globally - check our new study across the 500 largest cities worldwide, just out in @NatureComms nature.com/articles/s4146… 🥵🍃🏙️🏠🌐🌳#heatstress #climatechange #greenspace #urbandesign
Does culling crocs actually reduce attacks on people? 🐊 Research in @PaN_BES finds that changing human behaviours and relocating problem reptiles are much more effective ways of managing risk in NT Australia 🗞️@GuardianAus @Cameron_J_Baker @CDUni theguardian.com/environment/ar…