A social-ecological systems approach for environmental management

A Virapongse, S Brooks, EC Metcalf, M Zedalis… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Urgent environmental issues are testing the limits of current management approaches and
pushing demand for innovative approaches that integrate across traditional disciplinary …

Creating and maintaining high‐performing collaborative research teams: the importance of diversity and interpersonal skills

KS Cheruvelil, PA Soranno… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Collaborative research teams are a necessary and desirable component of most scientific
endeavors. Effective collaborative teams exhibit important research outcomes, far beyond …

[HTML][HTML] Policy windows for the environment: Tips for improving the uptake of scientific knowledge

DC Rose, N Mukherjee, BI Simmons, ER Tew… - … Science & Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Scientific knowledge is considered to be an important factor (alongside others) in
environmental policy-making. However, the opportunity for environmentalists to influence …

[HTML][HTML] What is conservation paleobiology? Tracking 20 years of research and development

EM Dillon, JQ Pier, JA Smith, NB Raja… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Conservation paleobiology has coalesced over the last two decades since its formal coining,
united by the goal of applying geohistorical records to inform the conservation …

Practical science communication strategies for graduate students

LM Kuehne, LA Twardochleb, KJ Fritschie… - Conservation …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Development of skills in science communication is a well‐acknowledged gap in
graduate training, but the constraints that accompany research (limited time, resources, and …

[HTML][HTML] Building university-based boundary organisations that facilitate impacts on environmental policy and practice

C Cvitanovic, MF Löf, AV Norström, MS Reed - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Responding to modern day environmental challenges for societal well-being and prosperity
necessitates the integration of science into policy and practice. This has spurred the …

Developing transferable skills through embedding reflection in the science curriculum

LV Mello, G Wattret - Biophysical reviews, 2021 - Springer
A longstanding challenge for educators in Higher Education is the need to prepare students
for their career journey after graduation. While theoretical foundations are needed, students …

PhD holders entering non-academic workplaces: Organisational culture shock

I Skakni, K Inouye, L McAlpine - Studies in Higher Education, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This paper addresses the subjective experiences of PhD holders from Switzerland and the
UK who pursue careers beyond academia. Drawing on the concepts of organisational …

Integrating biodiversity conservation and local community perspectives in China through human dimensions research

H Ma, D Zhang, L Xiao, Y Wang, L Zhang… - People and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity in China coexists alongside large ethnically diverse rural human populations
within linked 'biocultural'social–ecological systems. Cumulative and changing local …

Academic ecosystems must evolve to support a sustainable postdoc workforce

M Ålund, N Emery, BJM Jarrett, KJ MacLeod… - Nature Ecology & …, 2020 - nature.com
The postdoctoral workforce comprises a growing proportion of the science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM) community, and plays a vital role in advancing …