Does haplodiploidy - a method of sex determination seen in bees and ants among other animals - promote eusociality? New research from @rbonifacii.bsky.social and @stuwest.bsky.social enters evidence into this long debate that - despite popular belief - this is not the case 👇 bit.ly/4qEoEWm

📢 The #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary is entering a bold new chapter – and we need your help! Today we release our official Call for Support. We’re seeking new hosts for BHL’s staff, infrastructure, and services. Learn more: blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/06/tran... #BHLTransition #ILoveBHL

The University of Exeter has just announced £5m in scholarships for international students jonling Masters courses in 2025/26, payable as a reduction of the international tuition fees. Deadline of 27 Feb. Spread the word!

This is a brilliant scheme - I’ve had brilliant students over the years, many of whom wouldn’t even have applied without the UNIQ experience @newcollegeoxf.bsky.social

Hopefully this will be useful for anyone doing comparative genomics! In Box 1 we show some case studies where controlling for phylogenetic non-independance can reverse a result

Want to know why tiny silk wasps lay male eggs first? Turns out it's to provide mates for their daughters! Shocking family secrets revealed in our latest paper on M. rosae link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🚨 Postdoc alert! 🚨 Come and work with Alastair Wilson, @bfraser.bsky.social and myself @exetercec.bsky.social on a NERC- funded project that combines behavioural ecology, quantitative genetics and genomics in guppies. And all that in beautiful Cornwall🏖️🏄‍♂️⛵️! More info t.co/xFh8RNpoO6

And for a quick summary, have a read of this fab news piece by Monica & the Comms team at @oxfordbiology.bsky.social: bit.ly/3wC8M0w

Want to do a PhD in Biology, but not thinking about applying to Oxford? Come to this 2 day all expenses paid workshop to have your mind changed. envres.web.ox.ac.uk/2-day-applic...

Just published! Our new paper questions the hypothesised link between progressive provisioning and social evolution by demonstrating potential insurance advantages to group living in a mass-provisioning wasp 🐝 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Important so please help spread the word... Interested in postgrad research? Maybe do a PhD? Oxford runs a summer internship scheme for UK students from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds Stipend, free accommodation, mentoring... Deadline 21 Feb www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...

Our new tool 'SOCfinder' to find social genes in bacteria is out now, in Microbial Genomics 🦠 www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...