Check out our research characterising the distribution, seasonality and ecology of Culex modestus in England: brill.com/view/journals/…
Everyone put in lots of hard work, over many years, up and down the country, to get such comprehensive data on what could be a UK vector in future

In collaboration with co PI Caroline Millins Jonathan Rushton Jennifer Duncan from University of Liverpool, Priscila Nick Johnson UK Health Security Agency Maya Holding Kayleigh Hansford Jolyon Medlock Festus Asaaga Godfred Amankwaa Dr Steven White Richard Hassall Mara Rocchi at Moredun

Is optimal control really 'optimal' for plant disease? Not when disease spread is stochastic, which matters when trying to eradicate epidemics. Rachel Russell's 1st PhD preprint tinyurl.com/ye5zastf Department of Plant Sciences AgriFoRwArdS CDT explores implications #planthealth Open Plant Pathology

📺 Watched last night's Countryfile? If you're a farmer or a vet, you can help our #tick research by answering a survey on #tick s & tick-borne diseases in UK farmlands 🐄🐏🌳🦌

Farmer survey link: ee.kobotoolbox.org/x/29h7ABVL
Vet survey link: ee.kobotoolbox.org/x/a9GOocAG

#BeTickAware

The tick season is lengthening in the UK, raising concerns for human health & livestock on farms.

Bethan Purse spoke to BBC #Countryfile about OPTICK project research to understand tick-borne disease on UK farms now & in future.

Catch up on iPlayer:
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

Great to spend time with Nitya Ghotge, Anthra and Dhangar community members this week to hear about their livelihood challenges from changing land use and zoonotic diseases #IndiaZooRisk UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) ICAR-NIVEDI @atree Festus Asaaga Godfred Amankwaa

Across 3 zoonotic diseases (Kyasanur Forest disease, Lyme disease, and tick acaricide resistance in cattle).. “Land use governance” emerges as the key factor in mediating risk of tick-borne diseases, “by affecting the hazard & exposure.”

#OneHealth

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🚨🦟💻 Great opportunity to learn about AI for insects at our (funded) Aarhus Computational Entomology Summer School (ACCESS-2024)! Apply before April 15! Co-organised by Jamie Alison & Toke Thomas Høye, and contributions from international experts

More at darsa.info/ACCESS-2024/

Wonderful opportunity!

We're recruiting a permanent Senior Scientist to lead our vector and sentinel animal research and surveillance on vector-borne and zoonotic viruses in our UKHSA Biosurveillance team. Salary £38,724 to £44,393. Apply by 19th Feb. Please share!
jobs.ac.uk/job/DFQ011/sen…

The surveys are from the OPTICK project, which aims to better understand how changes in land use, climate & agriculture could increase tick-borne disease risk to humans and animals in the UK. The project involves UKCEH, APHA, @livuni, UK Health Security Agency & The Moredun Foundation

Our tick-borne disease survey is out now from the UK Research and Innovation Defra UK OPTICK project. Please forward to vets and farmers who may be interested Caroline Millins Maya Holding APHA UK Health Security Agency

For all people who struggle with academic writing, Loisa Lagisz and I share our experiences and secrets, which helped 50+ students publish their first papers. Please share with your colleagues!
Trends in Ecology & Evolution
paper: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
preprint: osf.io/preprints/osf/…

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A 6 hands written paper, with process-based modelling, non-random dispersal, species-specific responses, climate change and biotic interactions dancing together.

New work by Ruth Mitchell funded through Scotland's Plant Health Centre fellowship

Travel awards and abstract submission live.

Please share with your networks!

Eco/Epi modelling position available in our great interdisciplinary team. Happy to discuss with applicants. Please RT.

Please consider applying for this PhD if you're interested in modelling, vector-borne diseases and climate change!