Dr Manu Saunders

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Ecologist. Mum. Senior Lecturer Uni New England Armidale, Anaiwan country.
Senior Editor Insect Conservation and Diversity.
#EcosystemServices, #InsectConservation, #CommunityEcology, #Biodiversity, #ScienceCommunication.
My opinions. She/Her
Bloghttps://ecologyisnotadirtyword.com/
Google Scholarhttps://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=38PlhkcAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Lab websitehttps://saundersecologylab.com/
Dr Manu SaundersMay 9, 2024
Exciting collection of papers on new technologies for global insect monitoring. So much to learn about how to monitor insects effectively and accurately without relying on labour-intensive physical fieldwork, watch this space! #insectconservation https://royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/2024/379/1904
Dr Manu SaundersApr 1, 2024
Happy to finally share this new paper. Rapid on-ground survey of 21 rare & threatened plant species in northern NSW after 2019 #BlackSummer fires reveals valuable new info on ecology, pop size & distribution #fireecology #threatenedspecies #plantecology https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/aec.13514
Dr Manu SaundersMar 16, 2024
New blog: how do you navigate a research career crossroads? #AcademicChatter #academia https://ecologyisnotadirtyword.com/2024/03/16/shape-shifting-at-the-research-career-crossroads/
Shape shifting at the research career crossroads

There are many reasons that academics may unexpectedly find themselves at a research career crossroads. This is different to the ‘other’ academic career crossroads, i.e. whether to stay or leave ac…

Ecology is not a dirty word
Dr Manu SaundersMar 14, 2024

We need to support insect diversity in urban areas, but we still know very little about the #urbanecology of most insects because we have largely focused on perceived pests and economically important species.

Our editorial for this Special Issue at #InsectConservationandDiversity uses a structured literature search to frame the SI contents and highlight research priorities #insectconservation https://resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/icad.12733

Dr Manu SaundersFeb 24, 2024
New blog: AI has huge potential for insect research. But on social media, does it help or hinder #scicomm? #insectconservation #biodiversity https://wp.me/pF3Q3-Th
AI and Insect SciComm

AI is here (and has been for a while). It provides hope and potential solutions to many scientific problems, but also raises many ethical problems that can’t be ignored. For insect biodiversity and…

Ecology is not a dirty word
Dr Manu SaundersJan 25, 2024
New blog: We’re in a period of disruption for #academic and #sciencecommunication. Social media networks are rewiring, misinformation is rapidly becoming one of the biggest global risks, #academia is facing some hard questions about its future… So I’m looking forward to seeing how academic blogs contribute to this new era #scicomm #AcademicChatter https://ecologyisnotadirtyword.com/2024/01/19/social-media-declines-and-the-academic-blogosphere/
Social media declines and the academic blogosphere

At the end of 2022, we all thought Twitter (now called X) was about to break. In my broader twitter network of mostly academia and ecology/enviro interested folks, I started losing connections by t…

Ecology is not a dirty word
Dr Manu SaundersNov 10, 2023
New blog: it's grant rejection time again in Aus and #academic institutions have a duty of care to researchers #AcademicChatter #Academia https://ecologyisnotadirtyword.com/2023/11/10/mental-health-and-wellbeing-effects-of-the-academic-grant-treadmill/
Mental health and wellbeing effects of the academic grant treadmill

It’s grant rejection time again for far too many Australian researchers. Many will have to jump straight on the application treadmill again, only to find out in 12 months’ time that it too was unsu…

Ecology is not a dirty word
Dr Manu SaundersNov 8, 2023
#WildPollinatorCount is still on hiatus! But you can look for #ozpollinators any time, wherever there are flowering plants. Our site has lots of resources to help ID what you find #CitizenScience #AustralianPollinatorWeek https://wildpollinatorcount.com/2022/11/11/update-official-wild-pollinator-count-is-still-on-hiatus/
Update: Official Wild Pollinator Count is still on hiatus!

Just a quick reminder that the Official Wild Pollinator Count is still on hiatus! We’re busy with family commitments and we are taking some time to collate and analyse the seven years of data…

Wild Pollinator Count
Dr Manu SaundersOct 8, 2023
It's my 14 year blogiversary, thanks everyone for reading! Blogging has been so rewarding, it's kept me sane through #academia ups & downs. My windscreen phenomenon posts (on why windscreen anecdotes are not evidence of #insectdecline) still some of the most read https://ecologyisnotadirtyword.com/2021/06/24/what-the-windscreen-anecdote-tells-us-about-science/
What the windscreen anecdote tells us about science

The windscreen anecdote has been doing the rounds on social media again. A couple of years ago, I wrote about why this anecdote is not reliable evidence of insect population trends. If you’re not f…

Ecology is not a dirty word
Dr Manu SaundersSep 23, 2023
Alexis SimonSep 21, 2023
Our instance was upgraded to Mastodon 4.2, which brings some new nice features.
You can see the changes in the official blog post
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2023/09/mastodon-4.2/
and the changelog
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases
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Mastodon 4.2

In this massive update we've added search and removed friction. What's not to love?

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