Young couple in the fields

Have you seen any bats yet on these lovely spring evenings? We're seen some of our first of the year this week!🦇

To help our winged friends adjust as they come out of hibernation, keep that outdoor lighting to a minimum - or better still, turn it off altogether 🖤

📷Pipistrelle Bat © Hugh Clark FRPS

Online Q&A Week Online Q&A Week

Got a question about our MA programmes? 🙋

Our Online Q&A Week from 5 to 8 May is a great time for that!

Find your preferred programme's session and book a free slot ⬇️

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In the footsteps of Linnaeus: scientists share their passion for species from tiny wasps to hairy plants – in pictures For his project ‘De Oförtrutna’ (The Relentless), photographer Christer Björkman pictured Swedish scientists working in the spirit of Carl Linneaus, the botanist who created the modern taxonomic syste...

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Bluebells blanket the forest floor beneath beech trees as warm light filters through.

A carpet of bluebells fills the forest floor as sunlight filters through gaps in the dense trees.

Close-up of bluebells shot from below, with blurred trees and blue sky in the background.

A bluebell carpet spreads through a forest as sunlight pours through gaps in the trees, with a wooden gate standing at the centre of the scene.

This is your doom scrolling interruption ✋

Please enjoy some bloom‑scrolling instead - bluebell edition.

📸 credits:
1. Stuart East
2. Piers Fearick
3. Kathrin Ruehl
4. Alexander Swyer

Tiny nature reset complete 💜

Short‑eared owl perched on a branch, looking directly at the camera, with softly blurred long grass and warm light behind it.

Looking for ways to take action and care for our dark skies? It's owl about the small actions🦉

We've pulled together a handy little guide on how you can play your part. Some even take as little as 15 seconds - yes, really.

Take a look ➡️ www.southdowns.gov.uk/dark-skies-h...

📸: Gary Smith

What if… What if… We design, innovate, and inform new forms of citizenship that create a healthy sustainable world?

What if… We design, innovate, and inform new forms of citizenship that create a healthy sustainable world? #event @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social #ecologicalcitizens #futures #citizens #sustainable #talk #inperson #epfl

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This Week's New Titles Buy one of our new titles and save 30% on related books from our catalogue! This week we are publishing Hate by Seyda Kurt and Multitudes by Dan Hancox.

Out today - four new titles in our Essential John Berger series!

This week only - buy any of the new titles from the Essential John Berger series and save 30% on all books in the series.

Moravian waves

Long‑exposure photograph of Butser Ancient Farm under a pink‑purple sky with star trails. The building glows with warm yellow light, with silhouettes of trees in the background.

This week, we're celebrating #InternationalDarkSkyWeek💫

Dark skies are essential for nature, for our health and wellbeing, and for the starscapes that connect communities across the world.

Visit our Dark Skies Hub to learn more ➡️ www.southdowns.gov.uk/dark-skies-h...

📸: Deepal Ratnayaka

The incredible life of the ‘bird man’ refugee who brought tweets, chirps and trills to British radio Ludwig Koch was once as influential as David Attenborough is today – a new film by his granddaughter sheds light on a tragic event in the naturalist’s life in Berlin before he fled the Nazis

The incredible life of the ‘bird man’ refugee who brought tweets, chirps and trills to British radio

Writing on the wall: Art UK digitises thousands of murals as street artworks go mainstream From medieval church wall paintings to Liam Gallagher’s viral X post, charity has catalogued more than 6,600 pieces

Writing on the wall: Art UK digitises thousands of murals as street artworks go mainstream

#berlin you have this so right #repair culture #bikes

A small delivery truck labeled "Oasis" is parked on a concrete surface. Its side door is open, revealing crates of vegetables, including bananas. In the background, there are rows of lush plants with tomatoes and banana trees.

Three students wearing school uniforms are walking out of a building next to a sign that says "PIN." The sign features a red-tipped pin design.

A person is using a Flourish at-home health test kit. The kit includes a testing device, instruction booklet, and additional test strips. The kit components are arranged on a white surface.

A futuristic structure resembling a mushroom is affixed to a tree in a city park, emitting a soft blue light. The park features modern buildings and trees in the background. The text "Shhroom: Sound Sanctuaries for the City" is displayed on the left.

The RCA Grand Challenge is the biggest single-institution postgraduate design project in the world.

Want to find out how our students are responding to global challenges?

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🎓 Internships at SEI Headquarters in Stockholm 🇸🇪

🌍️ Work on climate solutions, sustainable finance, food systems policy and more, gaining hands-on experience with real-world impact.

📅 Deadline: 19 April 2026
🕐 Sep 2026–Jan 2027
👇 Explore all ten opportunities

A bingo card showing nine images of blossom. Title in pink letters at the top reads 'Let's play blossom bingo! Spot the blossom and tick it off'. Illustrations for leaves, blossom flowers, a bee and ladybird surround. The blossom images are in square boxes with identifications under. We see cherry, apple, hawthorn, blackthorn, pear, goat willow, damson, plum and bird cherry.

Each spring, blossom makes our local neighbourhoods that little bit brighter and remind us that sunnier days are on the horizon.

As #BlossomWatch gets underway, save our bingo board and see how many varieties you spot. 🌸

Under fives should have at most hour a day of screen time, under new UK advice Keir Starmer promises help for parents in limiting children’s online activity as government issues guidance to families Parents will be told to limit screen time for children under five to no more than an hour a day under new government advice, as the prime minister promises parents will not be left to battle screens alone. Screen time for children under two should be avoided other than for shared activities encouraging interaction, families will also be advised. Continue reading...

Under fives should have at most hour a day of screen time, under new UK advice

Global environments of ageing: towards co-designing climate resilience environments and communities for ageing well Analyzes two projects through which older people's perspectives on climate change enabled the co-design of more inclusive, resilient and sustainable places.

The escalating impacts of #ClimateChange present increased challenges for the wellbeing of older populations.

In a new publication, Gary Haq & co-authors share how creative, participatory methods can enable the #codesign of #ClimateResilient environments: buff.ly/0Od7sWQ

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🌳 ART OPEN CALL 🌳
Urban Tree Festival 2026

Submit work for the Urban Forest Exhibition (London, 9–17 May)

All disciplines welcome
Install: 6 May | Collect: 17 May
Deadline: 10 April

Apply: tinyurl.com/yk3c65vp

Fully Funded Doctoral Landscape Award: NetZero Futures at Royal College of Art Explore the Fully Funded Doctoral Landscape Award: NetZero Futures on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for higher education. Apply now.

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Hail, sunshine, and rain all in a day?

We can’t keep up - and neither can the cows.

📸 Ranger Kirsty snapped this just as they gave her a heads‑up that the rain was on its way.

Resurgence Bookshop - Wisdom for the Journey: Books by Satish Kumar

In this special selection from the Resurgence bookshop, we invite you to explore the words of lifelong campaigner and former Jain monk: Satish Kumar > conta.cc/4bhuYyJ

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A post you can probably smell.

An ancient woodland indicator, ramsons (aka wild garlic) flourish in damp, shady places.

📸: Brian Muir

Amazing! Looking forward to seeing your lists go up on the website. Hope you enjoy it.

The dawn chorus is the perfect way to start your morning on a high note.

Grab a cuppa, head outside half an hour before sunrise, and just listen.

📸: Mark MacFeeters

Twilight in the burnt forest

🌿🐛 Everyone’s favourite caterpillar has arrived at Walthamstow Wetlands! 🦋🌈

The world’s most famous caterpillar from Eric Carle’s best-selling book has joined us for a family nature trail.

Dates: Saturday 21st March to 30th June👇

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#WEC #VHC #Ericcarle
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The first day of astronomical spring 🌷

Warmer days, later sunsets, colours in bloom.

📸: Sam Moore

A beaver swimming in water, it is almost completely submerged, with just its head visible above the surface

Have you tuned in to 'Beaver Cam' yet? We've got live cameras streaming a beaver lodge at Holnicote 24 hours a day over on YouTube!

Head over and see what you can spot here: buff.ly/ziqvZlX

Thanks to Bloomberg for supporting the live stream through their #DigitalAccelerator.

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