it’s time, EMPSEB begins tomorrow! Follow our conference account to get updates on all the cool science and community-finding that will happen at this cozy, almost*-all-PhD-student conference 😊 (*except for our wonderful invited speakers, of course)

Signed! Very well put!

“E questo è il fiore del partigiano morto per la libertà!” ✊

My homeland celebrating 80 years from the liberation from fascism and still fighting! Buon 25 Aprile!! www.facebook.com/share/r/1Cmq...

uni of aberdeen sbs biologists (and bonus morrigan the geoscientist) say biologists for trans rights! despite what transphobes like to claim, the proven science DOES NOT AGREE with them. trans women are women, trans men are men, and biology is much more complex than year 9 science lessons

It is an important time to support our trans family, friends and colleagues. A wonderful turnout of wonderfully diverse people in Aberdeen today.

ISBE26-the 20th International Society for Behavioral Ecology Conference will take place in Turin, Italy, from 20-24th of July 2026. We invite you to join us to enjoy a 5-day meeting rich in top-notch science and ample networking opportunities, in our beautiful city. Website out soon! #ISBE26

It's driving me up the wall that legal definitions are increasingly based on (at best) primary school-level takes on complex concepts (like 'biological sex') which, I don't know, you should probably consult actual experts on. Also: trans rights are human rights; no LGB without the T(QIA+), ever!

Along with @lgbtiscotland.bsky.social, we've published our reaction to the judgement in the UK Supreme Court today. There will be more we want to say to trans people directly once we have a chance to catch our breath. www.equality-network.org/uk-supreme-c...

literally paragraph 2.

Hopeless 😞 We just keep falling back in the dark ages with the glee of a large part of society. TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS! Whether hateful and intolerant people and institutions like it or not.

This is huge. My petition got approved. It challenges the UK government to the lift the Puberty Blocker ban on the grounds that it contradicts article 8 of The United Nations Convention On The Rights Of The Child. Please sign and Repost ✊️🏳️‍⚧️ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

I wrote this 5 years ago describing Eric Kaufmann/Policy Exchange's agenda on academic freedom as "McCarthyite." Today Kaufmann says that Trump's impact on academic freedom is "likely to be net positive". www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

www.theguardian.com/education/20... I cannot believe it! This is so dangerous and disheartening, undermining all the progress hardly achieved to protect diversity and vulnerable groups. We should all speak up in support of University of Sussex to avoid spiralling down into a hateful society

Call for applicants: fully-funded ISPF British Council Workshop on Future range of Amazonian Biodiversity, 27/7-2/8 in Manaus. We will train UK- and Brazil-based ecologists and conservationists on mechanistic range models and on Amazonian ecosystems. Details: shorturl.at/hIa7Z. Re-post, please!

🌍 Nature is declining faster than ever. Since 1700: 🔹 Wetlands: -85% 🌊 🔹 Coral Reefs: -50% 🪸 🔹 Forests: -32% 🌳 🔹 Ecosystems: -47% overall A great visualization of @ipbes.net data by Visual Capitalist and Zero Carbon Analytics ⤵️ www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/visualizi...

I am so happy to see this review online finally! A lot of work, but a lot of fun too! Thank you to all the co-authors! @gretabocedi.bsky.social @trinebilde.bsky.social @jevbio.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jeb/advance-...

Jenny Gill (UEA)'s seminar on community science and conservation is a masterclass in how to give a departmental seminar, wow. research-portal.uea.ac.uk/en/persons/j...

My open letter and FRS resignations reported in Nature: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky

2nd Royal Society fellow resigns over Musk’s membership, citing the Council’s “inability to take proportionate action on Musk’s promotion of disinformation and attacks on evidence-based policies and science advice”. FRS Andrew Millar, prof of engineering bio at Uni of Edinburgh, confirmed to me.

Now over 900 signatures. Please keep signing and sharing to send a clear message to the Royal Society that we want them to stand up for values that we all hold dear: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Penultimate-year UK undergrads: if you're looking for a paid 6-8 week summer project before your final year, come to UEA in Norwich and create some transgenic Drosophila with Phil and Karl! The project is about sexual conflict and evolution/genetics. Please repost. www.uea.ac.uk/research/res...

Awesome PhD opportunity!

I usually reserve this account for my personal views; but today I want to represent my position as President of @asn-amnat.bsky.social to post a message that will shortly go out to the membership of the American Society of Naturalists from the ASN Executive Council

Message from SSE Council: Supporting our Community and our Mission mailchi.mp/evolutionsoc...

📢 Climate change -soil - microbes - adaptation - growth - dormancy - resilience - temperature! PhD position still open! Join a dynamic team with @lancasterlt.bsky.social and Chris Allen in Aberdeen (Scotland)!

Letter from the SSE/SSB/ASN councils on the scientific understanding of sex and gender, pls RT

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This is the a start of moving backwards in time😱😭 denying evidences that e.g. diversity is the key for success in any research collaboration. Not to speak about any other aspect of racism, inclusivity etc Oh dear...😪

A great start to the 2025 seminar series with a talk from @hasikadam.bsky.social (thanks for organising @gretabocedi.bsky.social) We heard about the importance of considering eco-evolution whilst looking at parasitology - with examples from odenates, deer and soay sheep

Speakers' Bluesky: @zurelllab.bsky.social @alazurko.bsky.social, @andypurvisnhm.bsky.social, @jmbecologist.bsky.social, @gretabocedi.bsky.social

Also for UK residents

Outstanding postdoc in Montpellier on studying the Influence of Habitats on the Diversification of Bird Color Patterns using Generative AI ✨ !! Great team to work with 👉 @julien-renoult.bsky.social 🧪🌍🦤

Just a reminder of this new postdoctoral position in my lab! Closing date is January 20th!

Still time to apply for this PhD position with me and @dzchilds.bsky.social - deadline tomorrow!

I am looking for a postdoc! Pls share #postdoc #genomics #insects #inversions genomicsofoutbreaks.com/?page_id=141

And great representation of the group at #ASABWinter2024! @karendeepsidhu.bsky.social @rowankuminski.bsky.social @blahttodea.bsky.social

📣🐝🐝 From bees to crops and back again! Competition funded PhD available in my lab to model feedbacks between pollinators and land use under global change. Please do get in touch! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Thank you @drnickisaac.bsky.social and James Pearce-Higgins for organise such an inspiring session on Biodiversity Futures! We’ve got so much to do!

Amazing presence of our group from Aberdeen at #BES24. We had such a great and inspiring time 😃 @cbunnenberg.bsky.social @agentlaughingperch.bsky.social @natjohlit.bsky.social @theoevobio.bsky.social @camilarocabado.bsky.social

decolonising sbs member dee gave a wonderful talk today on addressing colonial bias in animal behaviour

"Understanding and addressing barriers to LGBTQIA+ participation in bird ringing in the United Kingdom" Getting quite excited for ASAB this week and to present this project that has meant so much to me! if you're attending make sure to look for our poster and stop by for a chat about our work! 🪶🦆

Excited to share a new opportunity in my new lab at Cambridge! We are looking for a highly motivated, early-career, postdoctoral scientist to be part of a growing effort in #connectivity conservation. 3-yr position housed in the Cambridge Conservation Initiative! www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49330/

Interested in #metacommunity dynamics in #natural systems? I'll be looking for a #PostDoc to study temporary #ponds in the #Camargue using #eDNA & #spatial analyses. Topic is broad & includes #metafoodwebs, #BEF, #parasites, #EcoHealth. Contact me via e-mail if interested!

Around this time last year @boyswillbebugs.bsky.social, @allomygale.bsky.social, @spissatella.bsky.social, @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social and I published an open letter on supporting transgender persons in STEMM. We have decided to open to additional signatures 🧪⚒️🦑 medium.com/@transrights...

As ecologists we celebrate diversity, both of the natural world and of the people in this field. This Transgender Awareness Week, @rowankuminski.bsky.social co-chair of EDGE Network shares 5 small steps you can make to support transgender ecologists www.britishecologicalsociety.org/five-steps-t...