Postdoc Opp (upto 3yr) to join #FutureReefs lab UTS C3 in collaboration with MicroEcology Lab Christian R Voolstra Carly Randall as part of new ARC Discovery Project unlocking coral responses to reef deoxygenation. Sydney-based with travel to partner labs/field - more details in thread:

Is something MISSING from your life? Could it be the complete guide to coral rubble dynamics?? This started as lil lit review ~7 y ago to convince Peter Mumby to take me on as a student, & it’s morphed into this beautiful beast! doi.org/10.1002/lno.12…

Really excited to be named Deputy Team Leader of the FutureReefsLab at UTS 👩‍🔬🧡🪸! I feel very lucky to be part of such a motivated, inspiring & kind team, & I’m stoked for this next chapter😍 Thank you Emma Camp & UTS C3 for the opportunity - I won’t let you down💪🙏

Peter Dutton’s attack on migration isn’t about housing, it’s about migrants. He clearly sees a political win in making them an enemy. It’s heartbreaking politics that insults the wonderful migrants who helped create modern Australia - and who well and truly are Australian.

Below are the two most important metrics of our time. Top: the decline of biodiversity between 1970-2018. Below: global temperatures between 1850-2022.

Location, location, location shapes the microbiome in #coralrestoration success on the #GreatBarrierReef - fantastic new work by the stellar Paige Strudwick Coral Nurture Program Emma Camp Lorna Howlett Christine Roper

Thanks 60 Minutes and Anderson Cooper for the quote and for continuing to highlight the value of healthy coral reefs and our fight to help them survive. X-Reefs Coral Reef Futures Lab

Our new perspective is out "An integrative framework for sustainable coral reef restoration" One Earth - the need to build #reefrestoration around #sustainedfinancing & #socialecologicalsystems - most constructive reviews ever! 📷 Coral Nurture Program doi.org/10.1016/j.onee…

3 Perspectives on #CoralRestoration Principles for coral reef restoration Terry Hughes et al An integrative framework for sustainable coral reef restoration David J Suggett et al Nanobiotech engineering for future coral reefs 🌍 et al bit.ly/3NgOLCi

Time to be inspired, impressed, cheered up and reassured a bit about humanity #TheHappyPod bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0g… Producers Anna Murphy Phoebe Hopson Sound 💫 Chesney Fawkes-porter and editor Karen Martin

🚨Excited to share our review on #marine #holobionts! We discuss their #evolution, assembly & dynamics: shorturl.at/nHMY9. We avoided focusing on the traditional models (#corals & #sponges) to highlight other amazing systems! Amazing teamwork Medina Lab PSU! Annual Reviews

"I tell you what. You better like yourself when your surrounded with a whole lot of... you." Great job True Facts by Ze Frank it's a very cool, very scientific, very funny take on the life of coral 🔬🪸🪼🌊 Thanks for involving us. QUT youtu.be/eyp1CakqNNc?si…

If you have time lapse images that suffer from noise, you might want to try SUPPORT -- designed for voltage imaging application, but works for pretty much any time lapse images. paper: nature.com/articles/s4159… github: github.com/NICALab/SUPPORT

2021 winner of #QUT Research in Focus Dr Brett Lewis's work is featured in the latest video uploaded by popular YouTuber, Ze Frank: 'True Facts: Reef Coral is a Crazy Animal!' Dr Brett Lewis True Facts by Ze Frank #QUTResearch

The wait is over! The winners of the 2023 #NikonSmallWorldInMotion competition have been revealed. Check out the full video gallery here: bit.ly/3t8y9VA

Wow, look at those colours - juvenile Mimachlamys crassicostata (the humble scallop) 🥰

#SER2023 So thrilled our Coral Nurture Program was recognized with a regional award for all the pioneering efforts implementing community-driven restoration of the #GreatBarrierReef and supporting advances to global reef restoration G20 CORDAP Coral Restoration Consortium UN Environment Programme #GenerationRestoration

This disc coral rolls, slides, and pulses its dome-shaped body to “walk” in the direction of a light source. Learn more: scim.ag/42zs58c News from Science

Excited to share our latest publication on coral walking! 🪸📽️ High-res analysis reveals how corals move and 'see' blue light to navigate. Thanks to PLOS One & my co-authors David J Suggett, Luke Nothdurft, and Peter Prentis! #Science #Research Read more: doi.org/10.1371/journa…