Big news for the virome research community!  We are thrilled to announce the first-ever UK Virome Forum (UKVF) in-person event! Whether you're a PhD student, an ECR, or a PI working in virome-related research, this is your space to connect and collaborate.

🚨 New paper 🚨 Colleagues from Sironen & Jääskeläinen lab's developed a pan-jeilong-RT-qPCR for jeilong- and parajeilongvirus detection and used it on our rats and other Finnish and Latvian wildlife. Congrats and thanks Emilia for the paper! Link to the paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.jv...

We already have more than 💯 participants for #ExE2026, but there are still places available. Once you have registered, you have until April 1 to submit an abstract, so don’t miss out and register now at sites.exeter.ac.uk/exe/registra... Everything you need to know is 👇 and at evoxeco.uk!

We’re on the hunt for new Associate Editors to join our Editorial Board 🔎 We’re looking for a range of expertise across the whole field of applied ecology. For some particular examples take a look below! 🌎🧪 Find out more information here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...

Due to inquiries we've received about delays in abstract approvals/submissions due to the partial govt shutdown and disruptive winter storms, we have EXTENDED the deadline for EEID abstracts to Feb 10th. Please still submit your abstract ASAP at this form: forms.gle/iNrppYDBucjx...

We are now accepting grant applications to fund ecological research and outreach worldwide. ⏰Apply before 10 March 2026! Find out what grants you can apply to 👇 https://f.mtr.cool/cucxadvxjq 🧪🌍

SMBE2026 Symposium 14 | Evolution of host-pathogen interactions in the genomic age 📨 Abstract submission smbe2026.org/abstracts 📋 Programme details smbe2026.org/programme #SMBE2026

🧐 Looking for a #PhD? University of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk is offering two fully funded PhD positions within the new VectorGrid-Africa network!🦟 More details: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl... 📆Application deadline: 12 January 2026.

Just a few days to go until the next London Infection & Ecology Network @lien-london.bsky.social event at the Natural History Museum! A great chance to connect with researchers across ecology and infectious disease. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-inf...

PhD position (Glasgow, UK) Build lightweight AI tools supporting One Health decision-making. with @kirstynbrunker.bsky.social @bljog.bsky.social @jakelever.bsky.social at @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2420

Positions available now. Ecology Education Intern: Apply by Dec 5! To learn more and to apply, visit: caryinstitute.org/about/careers-cary #ecology #jobs #hiringnow

My 1st first-author paper is out as a preprint! Excited to share the fascinating story of marine-feeding vampire bats 🌊🦇 We found that marine-diet bats were exposed to #H5#AvianFlu 🦠 from marine wildlife and could potentially spread it to livestock via blood feed🩸 doi.org/10.1101/2025.11.09.686930

First results paper from the Restoring Resilient Ecosystems project restreco.com. More to come!

The #DAIDD2025 deadline has been extended to 10 Oct!

Interesting work by Kris Parag and Sandor Beregi using model predictive control for timing NPIs. 👉 Read my Forbes piece: www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...

Are you interested in #CitizenScience, #OneHealth, #Biodiversity, #eDNA and #AMR? Do you have a background in life sciences and speak German and English? Apply in Greifswald! 📅 Start 1 November 2025 | ⏰ Application deadline 20 September 2025 #PhDPosition www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/career/jo...

**JOBS ALERT** The Virology Unit at @PasteurCambodia hiring 1 Scientist and 2 Postdocs to join our fast-moving, field-connected, research-driven team on emerging viruses and zoonoses. 🧪🧬🥼🦠🔬🐓💉🦇😷 Limited time to apply — and we need people to start ASAP.**👇

Apply to this program and share with students in your networks! We will work 1:1 with you on your applications, CVs, interviews, etc bsky.app/profile/stan...

Lovely paper led by @raqueldecarvalho.bsky.social is now published and #OA; explores how studies of #zoonotic risk unpack transmission risk: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk

Please share! We are accepting applications for the Biology Preview Program, which aims to make the PhD application process accessible and work with students to strenghten applications. Participants will receive a fee waiver, work 1:1 w/ a mentor, and meet w/faculty. Link: forms.gle/1xBShmvot5Vr...

Two Postdocs (Oxford, UK) Infectious disease modelling of avian influenza outbreaks with Robin Thompson at @ox.ac.uk More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2313

Followed by entry to the Leverhulme Programme for Doctoral Training in Ecological Data Science funded by @leverhulme.ac.uk. For full details on eligibility and how to apply see here: ecological-data-science.github.io/apply.html

You will study for an MSc in Quantitative Methods in Biodiversity, Conservation & Epidemiology offered by @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk

📣🚨📣Deadline extended to 6th June 2025! 📣🚨📣 Applications are still open for our MSc+PhD scholarships in Ecological Data Science available to those from underrepresented groups. This offers fully funded MSc (full UK fees and UKRI stipend) followed by entry to our 4-year PhD programme.

🎶 Soundscapes, beavers, bats, and over 320,000 minutes of audio! (2/2) We use soundscape ecology to study how restoration influences biodiversity without having to spot every species. Check out our method in this blog post + 6-slide carousel 👇 bit.ly/4jGaAZz #Soundscape #BiodiversityMonitoring

🎧 What if tracking biodiversity was like mixing music? In #RESTOREID, we use sound to study restored landscapes. Check out our latest blog by @kirstyjpark.bsky.social (@stir.ac.uk) on #SoundscapeEcology 👉 bit.ly/4jGaAZz #Nature #Biodiversity #Ecology

Happy to answer any questions! Applications due May 12.

📣 We’re hiring! 2-yr postdoc at Smithsonian’s NZCBI on an NSF-funded project with partners incl. Glasgow, RVC, Uganda MOH, Cary Institute. Focus: land use change, rodent movement, human-rodent contact, modeling disease risk, w/ plenty of fieldwork in Uganda. Details: tinyurl.com/SINSFR

We are recruiting! Applications are open for Senior Lecturer/Lecturer in One Health Microbiology (Research & Teaching Track) grade 7/8/9. To apply, visit www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/senior-l... #worldchangerswelcome

#FellowshipAlert! Are you an ambitious African postdoctoral scientist? Here's a chance to study & work in an environment that supports the development of scientists in #Africa through the #EpidemicPreparedness & Response Fellowship. More 👉 tinyurl.com/4x5dnvmz

📣 Excited annouce that the next London Infection Ecology Network (LIEN)🦠🌎🧪🌳🌤️ in-person event is taking place on April 30th at the RVC (Camden)! If you’d like to attend, please register for a free ticket via Eventbrite: 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-inf...

Princeton EEB Scholars program now open eeb.princeton.edu/graduate/eeb...

On #WorldHealthDay, discover how human health is interlinked with the health of migratory species and the ecosystems we share! Explore the findings of our recent report "Migratory Animals and Health" and champion #OneHealth for a healthier future! ➡️ www.cms.int/en/publicati...

Are bats tolerant of all viruses? With a comparative -omics approach, we show that Egyptian fruit bat cells show both antiviral and pro-inflammatory immune responses to infection with Zika virus while our Jamaican fruit bat cells are not susceptible. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Join our team! We're hiring for several positions including a Director of Major Gifts and Campaigns. To learn more and apply, visit caryinstitute.org/about/careers-cary #jobopportunity #HiringNow #science

Job: Closing 18/3/25. 3 year post, experienced scientist (NB: not new postdoc) to work in the areas of health inequalities, social determinants, climate & health www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMA604/r.... Please share widely

The deadline is March 15 to apply for #Evol2025 in-person registration waivers! Current grad students and recent grads (< 6 years post-PhD) without a permanent position, including those recently unemployed, are welcome to apply. @evolmtg.bsky.social www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci...

Don't forget to submit your abstract for #EEID2025 by next Monday, March 17! sites.nd.edu/eeid2025/?pa... Be sure to click the submit button before you have too many Guinnesses for St. Patrick's Day! 🧑‍💻📥☘️🍻

⭐We are now accepting applications for the 2026 Leventis African Biodiversity Fellowship! ⭐ If you are an African national working on biodiversity conservation, please apply here: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/a-g...

How does land use impact disease spillover? 🌍🦠 Join the "Land Health: Preventing Zoonoses Spillover" webinar on March 5 & hear #RESTOREID partner @clfaust.bsky.social discuss biodiversity, agriculture & disease risk. 📅 Join here: buff.ly/Il0EGeA #OneHealth ‪@cp-trendsparasitol.bsky.social‬

I'm very pleased to have two lab positions open this week, to join our team looking at immune regulation in infection and co-infection. We're especially interested in tissue-based immunity, cytokine regulation and immune metabolism. Join us! Postdoc (3y) and research technician (12mo) posts open.

Excited to announce we’re launching a new short course at @lshtm.bsky.social, focused on infectious disease outbreak analytics & applied transmission modelling in R! Based on your feedback, we’ve designed this online, flexible course to cover 5 days of content over 4 weeks in July 2025...

📢 The KEP survey is closed! THANK YOU to all 300+ participants for your time & insights! 🙌 Your input will shape the future of this initiative. Stay tuned for key findings & follow our newsletter for updates! 📩 👉 https://buff.ly/41wusHV #ThankYou #SurveyResults @zoe-eu.bsky.social @bioagora.eu

Each year we celebrate remarkable ecologists in our BES awards🏆 Categories cover the breadth of experiences and career stages, so let us know which ecologists inspire you! Make your nominations by 7 April  https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/bes-prizes/

Great work from @Hannah_White1 and team @StirBES 'The impact of beaver dams on distribution of waterborne Escherichia coli and turbidity in an agricultural landscape' 🦠 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Register for the Cell Press webinar #LandHealth: Preventing #Zoonoses #Spillover on March 5: hubs.li/Q036zpC80 Keynote: Kris Murray Panelists: @clfaust.bsky.social @gottdenk.bsky.social Eric Lambin & Paula Prist Moderators: Catherine Tait & @ryanperry404.bsky.social

Conference registration and lodging are now open for #BatID2025! Sign up at batid.org by April 15! @bat-lady.bsky.social @virology.bsky.social @danjbecker.bsky.social @stephseifertphd.bsky.social

Friday was very special for me, two papers got published about the work we did back in 2020/21 in aid of Colombia’s public health response against the pandemic. It was a time of challenges, and no big biotech company would sell reagents to third world Colombia, so we worked on developong our own!

New paper from affiliated researcher Cyrus Kavwele and others - using edge machine learning for real-time monitoring of wildebeest behaviour in the Serengeti cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Excited to share our latest preprint (download.ssrn.com/jvac/8c1bdb6...) on optimising human rabies vaccine supply chains! As Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, invests in rabies PEP, it’s crucial to rethink how these emergency vaccines can reach those in need efficiently.