I'm so tired & sad this afternoon. Please email your MPs , especially the NACT ones, letting them know that supporting the Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill is not OK. Transgender NZers deserve your support.

Genomics Aotearoa Webinar Monday 18th May 2026 at 2pm NZT Ehab Abouheif, Zhejiang University Evo-Devo and Climate Change: the double edge sword of novelty and extinction Register here: otago.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

OPINION: The hoiho, also known as takaraka or yellow-eyed penguin, holds a special place in Aotearoa New Zealand’s natural identity. Read more ⬇️

New paper! 🐧 We sequenced 249 hoiho / yellow-eyed penguins across mainland Aotearoa New Zealand and the sub-Antarctic to understand their history and why a deadly chick disease is hitting the mainland population so hard. #Science #Conservation #Genomics #NZWildlife www.nature.com/articles/s41...

www.nature.com/articles/s41... We found out some neat things about penguins, but particularly how we need to look after them

Read about this Genomics Aotearoa funded project to understand and help the rarest penguin in the world theconversation.com/why-the-race...

Excited to be hosting the NZ Ento Soc conference in Kirikiriroa this September alongside @barnesecodiv.bsky.social Registrations & abstract submissions are now open! We've got 3 fab plenary speakers as well as a free sci illustration workshop & social for students. ento.org.nz/conferences/

We're looking for a postdoctoral fellow to work at the intersection of ecology and data science 🧪 www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/posts/postdo... #movingtonewzealand #movingtonz

Have you been watching the #kakapo webcam? After a few power issues it’s back online. I’ll be at the nest in about an hour from now, so tune in then if you’re free! www.youtube.com/live/K_j3aaE...

Te Pūnaha Matatini is delighted to announce that Professor Melinda Allen has accepted a role as kairangi, recognising her long‑standing contribution to the centre and her leadership in interdisciplinary, community‑engaged research → www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/posts/melind...

Final abstract deadline extension - Abstract deadline for our conference in Brisbane, July 5-8, is extended to 11:59pm AEST on Monday 20 April. 🐑🍃🐀🦎🌼🐟🥝🦟🦕🌳💻🦉 No matter your flavour of genetics, you'll find it at GSA 2026!

Happy to see this one out! Not only for the science, but because it was the first project we led as a group. This paper helped us establish a collaborative culture and good relationships, shaping how we want to work together in the future. I feel lucky to work with this bunch! #popgen #consgen

Reminder: the Jenny Donald Undergraduate Student Conference Award closes 11:59pm, 7 May (AEST). Know a keen genetics undergraduate? Encourage them to apply for free registration to GSA 2026 in Brisbane! 🌴🧬📆

GSA abstract submission deadline has been extended until the 13th of April - make sure to get your abstracts in by next Monday!

Registrations close in 1 week! Make sure to submit your abstracts for GSA 2026, Brisbane🌴

📣GSA 2026 Award winners announced! 📣 All winners will be presenting at 🧬GSA 2026🧬 at the University of Queensland in Brisbane. 🚩Reminder to submit your abstracts by April 6th and register to hear these amazing researchers present their work!

Join us on campus & online on Thursday, 2 April 2026 at 1pm for a seminar by Dr Thomas Schmidt from the School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney. Details: rb.gy/cjfh55

"New research by University of Auckland PhD candidate Diana Borse found that more gardens translated into more weeds." Excited to see Diana's research in the media. She submitted her thesis 2 weeks ago! More to come on this! @dianaborse.bsky.social 🧪🌏🌐

✨ SAVE THE DATE ✨ This year's AES Conference will be held jointly with our friends at the Society of Australian Systematic Biologists 🧬 📍 University of Wollongong 📆 2-4 December Mark it in your calendars ✏️ more information to come soon!

GSA’s 2026 abstract submission & registration are open! www.gsa2026.com Details: July 5-8, University of Queensland’s St. Lucia campus, Brisbane🌴 Abstracts due April 6, early bird reg closes May 25. Exciting program and plenty of opportunities for everyone to present their exciting work!

New lab preprint led by PhD student Charlotte Bourbon: Inbreeding and demographic history of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in western Canada inferred from genome-wide SNP data www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

I know we've all got submission fatigue but the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill are incredibly dangerous for conservation. Submissions close this Friday at 4.30 pm. #NZPol www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak...

New review! Theory & a practical guide to structural variants in popgen🧬 Many thanks to my co-authors: @rebekahoomen.bsky.social @annatigano.bsky.social @marenwellenreuther.bsky.social @janawold.bsky.social @dlfield.bsky.social @clairemerot.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A note of caution for RADseq in selection scans. Delighted to share this important work from an extraordinary ECR. Available OA!

NZ & Aussie & beyond geneticists🧬, apply / nominate your students & colleagues for our 2026 awards for senior, mid & early career scientists, educators, & students! Applications due 11:59pm 28th Feb AEST genetics.org.au/awards/ #PhDchat #ECRchat #WomenInScience #STEMoriginal #LGBTSTEM

The Genetics Society of AustralAsia MJD White Medal recognises an outstanding contribution to #genetics research by an Australasian scientist. Nominations for the MJD White Medal should come from a member of GSA. Applications due 11:59pm 28th Feb AEST genetics.org.au/awards/#MJDW...

The Genetics Society of AustralAsia Ross Crozier Medal recognises an outstanding contribution to #genetics research by a mid-career Australasian scientist 5-15 years post-PhD (career interruptions considered). Applications due 11:59pm 28th Feb AEST genetics.org.au/awards/#Ross...

The Genetics Society of AustralAsia Alan Wilton Award is awarded to an early career Australasian genetics researcher within 5 years of their PhD (career interruptions considered). Applications due midnight 28th Feb AEST #ECRchat genetics.org.au/awards/#Alan...

The ✨NEW✨ GSA Impact Award is awarded to recognise excellence in genetics research with applied impact, showcasing the power of genetics to address real world problems in one or more fields of transformational relevance. Applications due midnight 28th Feb AEST genetics.org.au/awards/#Impa...

The DG Catcheside Prize is awarded to the top Australasian doctoral student in #genetics. If your #PhD passed examination in 2025 at an Australasian university, you’re eligible to apply. Applications due midnight 11:59pm 28th Feb AEST #PhDchat #ECRchat genetics.org.au/awards/#DGCa...

The Spencer Smith-White Conference Award is awarded to assist #PhD students who are members of GSA to attend the annual conference. Applications due 11:59pm 28th Feb AEST #PhDchat genetics.org.au/awards/#Smit...

The Philip Batterham Conference Award is awarded to assist Honours and Masters students who are members of GSA to attend the annual conference. The GSA committee may elect to offer more than one award in a given year. Applications due 11:59pm 28th Feb AEST genetics.org.au/awards/#Batt...

The Summer Internship for INdigenous peoples in Genomics (SING) Alumni GSA Conference Award provides the opportunity for recent SING Australia or SING Aotearoa alumni to attend the annual GSA Conference. 4 awards are available. Applications due 11:59pm 7th April AEST genetics.org.au/awards/#SING...

The Jenny Donald Undergraduate Student Conference Award is awarded to assist 3rds year genetics students to attend the annual conference. The GSA committee may elect to offer more than one award in a given year. Applications due 11:59pm 7th May AEST genetics.org.au/awards/#Dona...

Applications are now open for the Genetics Society of AustralAsia’s 2026 awards for achievements in #genetics research & teaching🧬🧑‍🏫🔬. Awards presented at our annual conference. Pls RT! genetics.org.au/awards/ #PhDchat #ECRchat #WomenInScience #STEMoriginal #LGBTSTEM

Nucleotide diversity is a poor predictor of short-term adaptive potential https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.05.697705v1

In 2025 we marked 30 years of the Kākāpō Recovery Programme. Kākāpō ranger and artist Sarah Little (www.instagram.com/sarahmaylittle) tells the story. Part 1 of 2: the history. #kakapo #conservation #parrots #birds

Ngā mihi nui to our treasured Kaumātua Professor Tom Roa (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato, Ngāti Apakura), who has been made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit 🧵

🚨 Publication Alert! 🚨 Curious about how thelytokous (asexual) reproduction shapes genetic diversity in a parasitoid? My first PhD paper is now out, where we explore this fascinating system through a genomic lens. 📄 Paper link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @angmcgaughran.bsky.social

I am beyond thrilled to be a successful recipient of the Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship – what a way to round off 2025! I would like to thank my wonderful network of collaborators in NZ and around the world for their support and contributions to my research over the years.

Population-scale long-read datasets, involving sequencing and de novo assembly of multiple individuals within a species, are better at capturing the full spectrum of structural variants, but such datasets are rare outside of humans www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #biodiversity #genomics

JOB ALERT - Join us as a lecturer/senior lecturer in plant-microbe interactions in the School of Biological Sciences at Waipapa Taumata Rau The University of Auckland. Applications close 31st January 🌱🧪 jobs.smartrecruiters.com/TheUniversit...

Hiring in our school!! Come & join us! 🌐🧪🌏

Foraging ecology drives viral community structure in New Zealand's aquatic birds www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

A cheeky repost to highlight our recent publication on data- and culturally-informed conservation management in an #AoNZ endemic seabird for the #conservationgenomics 🧬 and science 🧪 crowd 🤓

What are the ‘social dimensions’ of moving species for conservation and why does engaging with them matter? This is the focus of our new paper doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... on the cover of the Dec issue of TREE @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social led by @aisrayne.bsky.social 🙏 to Kevin Parker for the 📷

We made a podcast for @bioprotection.bsky.social Have a look if you are interested in all things that start with b, Nick singing 80's songs or, perhaps more importantly, why and how to save the planet. bioprotection.org.nz/under-the-le...