Super interesting article by @chameauleon.bsky.social. Meerkats' little cousins, #dwarfmongooses, also battle with hot temperatures. Work led by @laurenvane.bsky.social shows how they gain less body mass on particularly hot days due to limited behavioural plasticity: doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

Very happy to have presented my poster today on vocal regulation of cooperation in meerkats at #ASABWinter2025 come chat to me tomorrow if you’re interested! 🤓

Andy has been such a fantastic mentor to so many this is the least recognition he deserves. I can’t put into words the transformative effect Andy’s guidance has had on how I conduct both my science and myself. Get yourself a mentor like Andy.

Honoured & humbled to receive a #Nature #Award for #Mentoring in #Science yesterday. ☺️ Testament to the wonderful #ECRs I've been privileged to work with. THANK YOU to all who nominated me. 🙏 #proud #support @natureportfolio.nature.com @bristolbiosci.bsky.social www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/de...

What a fantastic afternoon! 13 #homeeducated children met 6 scientists and asked them brilliant questions about their research.. Huge thanks to our #homeed students and #research scientists for taking part in another brilliant ‘Meet Scientists’ event! #STEM #outreach #scicomm #homeeducation

Very grateful for such a warm, fun research group made up of some truly brilliant scientists!

👋to @josharbon.bsky.social who has completed a truly outstanding #NERC-funded postdoc investigating #pre-emptive #behaviour in relation to #intergroup #conflict 👏 Loads of exciting #research, new #methods learned & an awe-inspiring level of help provided to others 🥇 Good luck in #Cambridge, Josh

📢Two fully-funded #PhD opportunities to work with us: Topic: Social monitoring & manipulation UK-domiciled black-heritage scheme: tinyurl.com/aja54nr6 NERC DLTP: tinyurl.com/4jfy47pp Cosupervisors: #PatrickKennedy @ljnbrent.bsky.social @bristolbiosci.bsky.social #bioacoustics #mammals #fieldwork

❓ Want to join us? 📢 Fully funded #PhD for UK-domiciled Black heritage candidates 🐵 Biological market monitoring & manipulation in social animals #mongooses #macaques #fieldwork 👥 With me, #LaurenBrent & #PatrickKennedy 🎓 @bristolbiosci.bsky.social ℹ️ www.findaphd.com/phds/project... 🙏Share widely

Women, non-native English speakers & those form low-income countries are disadvantaged in science but by how much? We found that women with non-English first languages from low-income countries publish up to 70% fewer in English than their counterparts. 1/5 doi.org/10.1371/jour... #languagebarriers

☀️New Paper!☀️ In @ecol-evol.bsky.social Dwarf mongooses lose body mass in hot weather due to limited behavioural plasticity With top co-authors: @josharbon.bsky.social, Amy Morris-Drake, @juliekern.bsky.social, @andyradford.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71963 @bristolbiosci.bsky.social 🧵⬇️

Apparently, it is 'World #Meerkat Day'. 🤷‍♂️ So what better excuse to post some photos of the #field team in action with the little critters, with thanks to the Kalahari Meerkat Project who make it all possible. @laurenvane.bsky.social @josharbon.bsky.social James Robertshaw @bristolbiosci.bsky.social

Excited to share that my first research article is now out in iScience: “Weak anthropogenic electric fields affect honeybee foraging” www.cell.com/iscience/ful... Huge thanks to my co-authors and supervisors for their support throughout! #pollinators #bees #ecology #electrosensory #beeresearch

I thought #parenting was tough at times, but this #meerkat group of 7 adults have 12 (yes, twelve) small bundles of fun to cope with! Thanks to @laurenvane.bsky.social for the stunning photo from #fieldwork in the Kalahari.

First field season of the PhD starting strong alongside brilliant scientists and adorable subjects in the Kalahari 🌞🌵

#ECR highlights from 2024 include: 🌟Lauren Vane🌟 defending her #Masters thesis, publishing her first #paper on how #noise might affect #mongoose decision-making & starting her #NERC @gw4alliance.bsky.social #PhD. doi.org/10.1098/rsos... 👏🥂 #ProudSupervisor @bristolbiosci.bsky.social

More amazing #ECRs to celebrate on International Women's Day include these wonderful folk I am privileged to work with: Julie Kern, Lina Yousry, Ayla Webb, Maddie Gasparro, Yoonjung Yi, @sophienedelec.bsky.social, Pernille Sorensen & Lauren Vane. #IWD2025 #WomeninStem @bristolbiosci.bsky.social