“By increasing the diversity of #NativePlants in urban areas, researchers from the #UniversityOfMelbourne have seen a seven-fold increase in the number of #insect species in just three years, confirming the ecological benefits of #UrbanGreening projects…prior to this study, little evidence had been documented on how specific greening actions can mitigate the detrimental effects of urbanization through boosting the numbers of indigenous insect species “
https://arthropod.social/@entsocamerica/110945619219843359

Our latest podcast is getting great feedback (from my family!)

My dad, Peter Tangey, joined us to hear about Chorkles' testimony to the Victorian Royal Commission into Communism.

We also discuss some family drama when Dad tells the story of some ALP-DLP split induced biffo at his house.

https://inthosedays.transistor.fm/episodes/chorkles-sees-red

#NotAllBoomers #DLP #ALPSplit #TheSplit #ALPHistory #AustralianLaborParty #HistoryPodcast #Communism #UniversityofMelbourne #AustralianHistory #Trove #NLA #DemocraticLaborParty

Been run off my feet today. Did manage to deliver my presentation, though, on #OpenAccess at #UniversityOfMelbourne. I'd been asked to do it kind of late in the game, and it kind of had to be nerdy and platform focused (#Dimensions and #Elements mostly). But I managed to make folks laugh and had a lot of interesting conversations afterwards.
Slides: https://doi.org/10.26188/22181731.v1
(Recording should be up later.)
#DSAPAC2023

The #NTEU has released a report detailing 34 cases of wage theft across 22 Australian universities.

Since 2020, these public #universities have withheld over $83m in staff wages. The University of Melbourne leads the way with having withheld $31.6m.

Join your #union!

Read the report: https://www.nteu.au/News_Articles/National/Wage_Theft_Report.aspx

Reported by Caitlin Cassidy for The Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2023/feb/20/australia-news-live-wage-theft-education-economy-voice-robodebt-interest-rates-housing-health?page=with:block-63f2cc228f08bb2550a9b4de#block-63f2cc228f08bb2550a9b4de

#UniversityOfMelbourne #WageTheft #Solidarity

Overdue #introduction 👋 
I am a #neuroscientist currently finishing an #NSF postdoc fellowship at #Caltech - starting as an Assistant Professor at #UniversityofMelbourne in 2023.
My work uses #experimental & #computational approaches with #fMRI to study the neural basis of decision making in humans. I focus on how the brain processes information related to #threat & #safety. I examine the development of these systems from #adolescence to #adulthood.
Glad to join the #neuroscience contingent!

My interests:
#Neuroscience
#ADHD
#Science
#BrainDiseases
#neurodivergent
#UniversityOfMelbourne
#Orygen
#Australia
#Paranormal
#horrorfilms
#afl
#MelbourneDemons
#Dees
#heavymetal
#punk

Hello fellow #mastodons and beyond!

I thought I'd make an #Introduction.

I am an overly-excited and eclectic PhD Candidate at the #UniversityofMelbourne in Theoretical & Computational #NeuroscienceofConsciousness. Where I'm primarily attempting to explore how we can quantify #emergence in #neuralsystems to better inform scientific theories of #consciousness.

I know what you're thinking: that's a dense sentence! So let me try be more specific, and hopefully, even denser..

Want to know a bit more about the #cop27 #climatetalks here’s a few #podcast episodes where Prof Jackie Peel #melbourneclimatefutures & I #melbournecentreforcities #universityofmelbourne get to speak to some very knowledgeable guests in lead up to #sharmelsheikh https://www.unimelb.edu.au/climate/expertise/podcast-climate-talks ...