We are delighted to advertise a 3 year fully funded PhD, generously funded by @camphilsoc.bsky.social on the evolution of the mammalian larynx, hosted @angliaruskin.bsky.social Full details here: findaphd.com/phds/project... Please pass it on!

Jake Dunn, Emma Pomeroy and I are delighted to advertise a 3 year fully funded PhD studentship, generously funded by Cambridge Philosophical Society on the evolution of the mammalian larynx, hosted at ARU Full details here: findaphd.com/phds/project/t…

Of particular note, they suggest the first genetic evidence for someone crossing to North Africa across Strait of Sicily. Cool! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Tagging all the co-authors on twitter: @samcoatham.bsky.social @cbrassey.bsky.social @tomomahoney.bsky.social @jamescharles90.bsky.social (and myself =) Ashleigh Wiseman wrote an accompanying dispatch: www.cell.com/current-biol...

NEWS | Prof Karl Bates, Musculoskeletal Biology, @liverpooluni.bsky.social has led an international team of scientists to take a fresh look at the running capabilities of our early human ancestors🏃 More⬇️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/01/07/c... @tomomahoney.bsky.social @pashavanb.bsky.social

I have an advent challenge for exhausted academics. Take time each day to rest. If 5 minutes is a challenge for you, then start there. I challenge you to take 20 minutes. You can work up to it. Use a timer so you don't worry about how long it's been. You can do this badly. Please try.