Erin E. Saupe

This International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate the talented, trailblazing women who we have the honour of working with every day here at Oxford Earth Sciences 🌏

#IDWGS #WomenInScience

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Open invitation to collaborate with the Ocean Floor excellence cluster in Bremen and Oldenburg. Annual calls planned. Pls distribute
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Fossils reveal ‘latitudinal traps’ that increased extinction risk for marine species The researchers analysed over 300,000 fossils for over 12,000 genera of marine invertebrates, combining these with reconstructions of continental arrangements at different times in the past. This enabled them to run a powerful statistical model to test the hypothesis that the orientation and shape of a coastline influenced a taxon’s chance of extinction.

A new study led by Cooper Malanoski and Erin Saupe has shown that the shape and orientation of coastlines significantly influenced extinction patterns for animals living in the shallow oceans during the last 540 million years.

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If you’re interested in extinction risk, please check out our new paper in @science.org led by my former PhD student Cooper: www.science.org/doi/full/10....

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We'll be hosting a joint Crossing the Palaeontological–Ecological Gap (CPEG) meeting & Conservation Paleobiology Symposium @ucl.ac.uk in London in August 2027, which aims to bridge spatial and temporal gradients between palaeontology, ecology, and conservation: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...

We are delighted to share the latest In Conversation interview, featuring Prof Erin Saupe (@eesaupe.bsky.social)! In this feature, we discuss everything from the role of palaeontology in responding to climate change to the scientific inaccuracies of Jurassic Park...

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Find out what scientific questions motivate @eesaupe.bsky.social to come to work on a rainy winter's morning, along with a variety of other questions about her life and career, in our latest Earth Sciences in Conversation interview: www.earth.ox.ac.uk/article/eart...

Professor Erin Saupe awarded ERC Consolidator Grant

Prof Erin Saupe (@eesaupe.bsky.social) has been awarded funding from the European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grants! The EXTINCT project will develop new ways of determining what causes marine invertebrates to die out.

www.earth.ox.ac.uk/article/prof...

🚨🚨🚨!Post doc opportunity! 🚨🚨🚨
35 month post doc on niche modelling of migratory whales in my lab with Katrina Jones. Job advert below:
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Please get in touch with questions!

Scientists predict what would happen to the Earth if humans went extinct Climate change is causing a mass extinction that may eliminate our species. But if we disappear could Mother Nature eventually recover?

Check out this new expert comment from Prof Erin Saupe (@eesaupe.bsky.social) in an article from BBC Wildlife!

www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/...

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Erin Saupe

Cool interview with Erin Saupe (@eesaupe.bsky.social). I think many of us think very similar. I know I do. 🧪

I wish I would have realised sooner that it’s OK to be wrong in science, and that admitting you were wrong is a strength, not a weakness. Science should be about testing your assumptions and re-thinking paradigms, not just ‘getting things right’. Erin Saupe

The Advice I Wish I'd Received: IDWGS 2025

Professor Erin Saupe from @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social describes the strength in admitting you were wrong and trying again!

#WomenInScience #IDWGS2025

Prof Dame Alison Etheridge: 'In spite of appearances, everyone is insecure and no-one will judge you for asking what feels like a stupid question. Most people in the room probably wanted to ask the same thing but were too embarrassed - asking will win you many friends!'

Prof Erin Saupe: I wish I would have realised sooner that it's OK to be wrong in science, and that admitting you were wrong is a strength, not a weakness. Science should be about testing your assumptions and re-thinking paradigms, not just 'getting things right'.

Prof Daniela Bortoletto: 'That it's okay to say no and set boundaries. You don't need to feel obligated to take on every task, especially those disproportionately assigned to women. Focus on roles that support your scientific and professional growth.'

Prof Tamsin Mather: 'A career is a marathon not a sprint and there will be times things feel better than others or where life has priority. Be patient when things feel tough. Taking time off is so important, not just because work isn't everything, but to stay creative. I've had my best ideas on my bike, kayak, or up a mountain!'

'No one will judge you for asking what feels like a stupid question.'

For #IDWGS2025, the Mathematical, Physical, and Life Sciences Division asked scientists from across the faculty about the advice they wish they had received at the beginning of their careers ⬇️

Interested in pursuing a PhD in paleobiology and want to think more about extinction? Check out the below PhD project! Please get in contact if interested!
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Illustration by Victor O. Leshyk

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A lovely snowy surprise in Oxford for my birthday! ⛄️❄️

Saupe Lab updates are moving to BlueSky - consider following if you're interested in biogeography, macroecology, maceoevolution, extinction selectivity, and species' responses to climate change!