JOB ALERT! We are excited to announce that we are recruiting three new academics at lecturer level! Click the link below for more info on how to apply, and don’t forget to explore our research themes too! We look forward to receiving your applications! www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

Excited to announce our Topical Collection at @ibe.pensoft.net on Individual‑based Conservation! We aim to highlight approaches integrating individual heterogeneity into management and conservation practice. Please submit, share, & reach out with any questions! Details: ibe.pensoft.net/news/1106

iDiv Leipzig is organizing a symposium for early career researchers from all fields interested in scientific integrity & reproducibility. Some good stuff, e.g.: @haesleinhuepf.bsky.social on generative AI for science, @rmcelreath.bsky.social on a guerilla approach to scientific workflow.>

Attention - the first round of microgrants for 2026 is running! Apply and read terms and conditions here : opencollective.com/animal-behav...

I am looking for a PhD working on tracking trait changes in insects/spiders at the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity change @leibnizlib.bsky.social and the University of Hamburg. Apply here: www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan...

Women and girls are shaping science worldwide 🌍🔬 Send us a short video introducing yourself and your work and help us spotlight our global community. ⏰ Submissions close Feb 9

Job alert! The University of Zurich is hiring a professor for Evolutionary Anthropology and Primatology. Learn more here: www.appointments.mnf.uzh.ch/auth/Apply/0...

1/4 📢 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹: 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 📢 The German Society for Mammalian Biology (DGS) is offering three fully funded travel grants for the 99th Annual Meeting, taking place in Berlin, 21–25 September 2026! www.mammalian-biology.de/meetings/tra...

A lot of deadlines this week! Abstract submission and conference travel grants for #ASABSpring2026 are due Feb 1, as are ASAB research grants and undergraduate scholarships! ✍️ 💰 Also #ECBB2026 symposia proposals are due Jan 31! 🏃 🏃🏻‍♀️ 🏃 🏃🏻‍♀️

🚨 PhD offer (please share) Fascinated by bird migration and movement ecology? 🦜🌍 Join us at @vogelwarte.bsky.social to study annual cycle energetics with multi-sensor loggers in multiple species Deadline: 20 Feb 2026 Starting: June 2026 Supervision: Martins Briedis & me Info: tinyurl.com/2dbv9nzh

In Nature Communications, our paper led by Viktoriia Radchuk shows that phenological change mediates global vertebrate responses to temperature. The study compiles 213 time series of phenotypes and population sizes, including data from Bylot. Read: urls.fr/w7ZKp9 @natcomms.nature.com 🧪🌿🌎🌐🦉🦑🦊🐻‍❄️

Termine! 📅 2026 tagen die DFG-Gremien turnusmäßig wieder 4 Mal – und beraten sich über Anträge in der Einzelförderung, von Forschungsgruppen und andere Entscheidungsvorlagen. Die Ausschüsse der Graduiertenkollegs (GRK) und Sonderforschungsbereichen (SFB) kommen an gesonderten Terminen zusammen.

We know you don't want to start your year by forgetting to submit a symposia proposal before the 31 January deadline. www.aru.ac.uk/science-and-... #academicsky #ecbb2026

Du willst deine Begeisterung für Wissenschaft und Forschung teilen – und lernen, wie das professionell geht? 🔬🐒 Bewirb dich als Volontär*in in der Stabsstelle Kommunikation am DPZ! 🎤📣 Vielfältige Einblicke in die Wissenschaftskommunikation warten auf dich. www.dpz.eu/karriere/ste...

The Trust's Early Career Fellowships offer a three-year salaried post for researchers at the beginning of their academic career to undertake a significant piece of research. Interested? Apply here: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/early-career... Closing date: 19 February 2026, 4pm

If you are organising a symposium related to animal cognition @ecbb2026.bsky.social and would like to develop/guest edit a special collection in the journal Animal Cognition to accompany it, please get in touch #ecbb2026 #AnimalCognition #AcademicPublishing #SpecialCollection

Die Verhaltensbiologin Dr. Ahana Aurora Fernandez hat den mit 50.000 Euro dotierten Forschungspreis der „Deutschen Wildtier Stiftung“ @wildtierstiftung.bsky.social erhalten. Damit möchte sie eine Projektidee zur Erforschung der Kommunikation einheimischer Fledermäuse verwirklichen.

"Die Globale Erwärmung setzte sich auch im Jahr 2025 fort. Jedes der letzten elf Jahre (2015–2025) gehörte zu den elf wärmsten seit Beginn der Aufzeichnungen. Weitere Daten von #CopernicusClimate finden Sie in den Global Climate Highlights 2025." #GCH2025

We are now accepting grant applications to fund ecological research and outreach worldwide. ⏰Apply before 10 March 2026! Find out what grants you can apply to 👇 https://f.mtr.cool/cucxadvxjq 🧪🌍

Interested in how life history may shape the gut microbiome of a wild mammal? Keen on getting to work with an iconic long-term study system in Scotland? Check out this PhD opportunity with me, Josephine Pemberton and @gfalbery.bsky.social Reach out to chat more! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

A new study provides evidence that northern Greenland will melt sooner than its southern counterpart, an ongoing debate among scientists. https://scim.ag/4qevlik

Eine neue Studie zeigt: Die Ozeane erwärmen sich immer schneller. Dabei wird mehr als 90% der Erderwärmung von den Ozeanen aufgenommen. Die Abb. zeigt die Entwicklung des Wärmegehalts der Ozeane seit 1958. Quelle der Studie: doi.org/10.1007/s003... Mehr Infos: files.scientists4future.org

Attention student attendees of #ASABSpring2026 ! Our annual video contest is NOW OPEN for submissions. Prepare a 1-2 min video on your animal behaviour research, and you could win £100 💰💰💰💰 Due date is Fri March 20 ! Details and submission form here: www.asab.org/asab-spring-...

Nightingales are masters of imitation! New research shows: During territorial contests, a male matches a rival’s song in real time by tracking and imitating both, pitch and syllable duration. This shows a remarkable precision in hearing and vocal control. 🔗More: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2026-01-vallentin

The University of Vienna awards at least 20 four-year and full-time (40h/week) postdoctoral positions to outstanding female scientists in natural sciences, life sciences, and economics.

Are you a PhD-level #wildlife ecologist committed to research and education for #biodiversity and nature restoration? Our group at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social has a #vacancy for an assistant professor! Deadline for applications is February 19. Please spread the word. www.uu.nl/en/organisat...

We are pleased to announce the inaugural Gordon Research Conference on Urban Evolution and Ecology which will be held from Jan. 31 - Feb. 5, 2027. Please save the dates, and we look forward to welcoming you to beautiful Ventura Beach, California!

Read the full research by @carsten-schradin.bsky.social at journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

We’re hiring for two postdoctoral positions in Social and Behavioral Sciences! 💼 👉 Two Postdoctoral Researchers with a PhD in psychology, cognitive science, anthropology, or related disciplines. 🗓️ Starting date: September 2026 👉 Learn more and apply now: www.tse-fr.eu/fr/recrutement

1/8 A new spider genus from Madagascar! Researchers led by Matjaž Kuntner (National Institute of Biology, Slovenia) have described Osmooka aphana, discovered in the montane forests of Marojejy National Park.

In her Outside JEB article, @KristinaMuise reports on Jonasson & co's Biology Letters paper showing that some migratory bats are lured toward wind turbine blades by the moonlight reflecting off of them, causing the bats to run into the blades journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

Our call for symposia now open! We are now accepting submissions for symposia, with submissions for oral/poster presentations invited from 31 January 2026. For more info, or to download the proposal form, visit our conference page 👇 www.aru.ac.uk/science-and-...

Line up! Slither up! Crawl up! Climb up! No matter how you're moving or on how many legs, it's time to find out our first ECBB 2026 plenary speaker. 🥁 🥁 🥁 It's the incredible @ljnbrent.bsky.social!

Master Projects available in the Qvarnström lab @qvarnstromlab.bsky.social studying climate adaptation and speciation using a natural flycatcher hybrid zone on Öland, Sweden! Check available projects here 👇👇 drive.google.com/file/d/1B69x...

Ready to meet our third plenary speaker? We are delighted to announce it's.... 🥁 🥁 🥁 The extraordinary @mherberstein.bsky.social

A team led by Prof Susann Wicke from the Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity has shown that certain parasitic plants activate their haustoria independently of the host plant. This strategy increases their ability to successfully infest the host. @univie.ac.at @humboldtuni.bsky.social

For more advice, I found this blog very useful: mathurinm.github.io/cnrs_inria_a... thank you @mathurinmassias.bsky.social Remember: the CNRS recrutes a person for their project and profile, on a permanent contract! #ambition #feasability #scientificdepth Good luck to all! 😎💪🏼

Updated application deadline: 15 Jan 2026!

We have a new paper out! @jzoology.bsky.social 🐀🧪🐀🧪

📜🦌Forum: Not just ‘super-predators': human behaviour shapes wildlife behavioural responses across avoidance, tolerance and attraction vist.ly/4hzpj

10 Jahre Pariser Abkommen und die Politik macht immer noch zu wenig. Kommt gerne zu diesen Aktionen in #Berlin dazu: @extinctionrebelsde.bsky.social startet um 14:00 am Washintonplatz mit einem Trauermarsch zum Pariser Platz, wo um 15:00 eine Demo von @fffberlin.bsky.social anschließt.

Frauenanteil bei Professuren steigt#Frauenanteil#Hochschulen#Professuren

📣Please share: We are looking for a field assistant to join our team in studying #ruffs on coastal meadows at Botnian Bay in Finland. The job will provide fantastic insights into lekking behaviour and provide essential skills in field ornithology. Details here www.bi.mpg.de/2790786/2512...

New study of personality variability across social contexts in common marmosets 🧪 🐒 doi.org/10.1016/j.an... #AnimalBehavior #CompCogPapers #Personality #Monkey #Primate #IndividualVariation #Marmoset

Our cover for December! 🦊 Martin et al.(2025) show that species like bobcats, cougars, coyotes, gray foxes, and martens largely avoid each other in space but share surprisingly similar diets—revealing how landscape conditions shape coexistence but also their delicate balance. vist.ly/4h3ks

We are happy to announce that registration for ISBE2026 is now open! We encourage you to register as soon as possible to take advantage of reduced fees and to plan your trip and accommodation in advance. Please read the information on www.isbe2026.com before proceeding with your registration.

🚨Job opportunity🚨 We are hiring a 3yr research technician. If you love fieldwork, are passionate about forests & mountains, and want to up-skill in remote sensing, sensor networks and running field experiments this could be the dream job for you! 🧪🌳⛰️🛰️🌡️🍄 www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...