A big shout out to our reviewers, authors and associate editors for sharing science, support, trust, kindness and wisdom. We wish you all the very best start to 2026 🎉 @gensocuk.bsky.social

Happy to highlight an essay I wrote together with @marcdemanuel.bsky.social, @natanaels.bsky.social and Anastasia Stolyarova, trying to think through what sets the mutation rate of a cell type in an animal species: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 1/n

Accurate Runs of Homozygosity Estimation From Low Coverage Genome Sequences in Non-Model Species onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

We are happy to be featured in this article on the revival of otters in Britain, including the link to our paper on 'effective population size’. Our research suggests that optimism about recovery should be tempered with caution - low genetic diversity may limit future population resilience.

There are still a few more days left to apply for our #AnimalEcology and #MovementEcology #PhDposition! 🧪 #PhDOpening @utu.fi

NatureScot seeks an experienced ornithologist for seabird conservation in Scotland. The role involves seabird restoration, resilience in colonies and Marine Protected Areas, advisory work, and developing research and guidance. Apply by 21 December 2025:

Undergraduates interested in developing a proposal to join my research group this summer: please get in touch! 🐻🦅🦦💦🐺🐦🐠🦠

Well done, Lynne!! 🍄🌳

Hi Folks ! Just a few more days to register for the POPGROUP meeting (deadline = this Monday 10/11/2025). Join us in the beautiful city of #Lille just across the Channel for three exciting days of science and more ! www.hautsdefrancetourism.com/destinations... --> populationgeneticsgroup.org.uk

Back to Cardiff, after serving as external #PhD examiner. Congrats to Stefano Porrelli from #QMUL for passing his viva with minor corrections. Fascinating work on #introgression and incomplete lineage sorting in Ruminants. Congrats also to supervisors @anneropiquet.bsky.social, Alexandre Hassanin

#Wanted: running and alive: Someone with an active #SEQUENCHER software license. I have a few old Sequencher project data files with #DNA sequence data (*.spf), but no access to the software. Anyone with access could perhaps help me export the files? Please RT

Gu is joining the otter team for her PhD! 🦦 She holds a Bachelor's degree in Health Inspection and Quarantine from Guangdong Medical University (2018) and a Master's degree in Public Health from the University of Aberdeen (2023). Find Gu on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/qub-gu-ot....

Continuing the recent theme of conservation genetics, we return to the sea with Marc Gose and Rob Ogden. They discuss their work on the white-beaked dolphin, and the importance of international collaboration to manage populations that span borders @gensocuk.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social

Very proud to announce that the Bayesian version of our Phylogenetic Path Analysis method has been (finally) published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution. Another extremely enjoyable collaboration with the brilliant @achazhardenberg.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Sharing this thread by brilliant Dr @sduplessis.bsky.social about another chapter of her @cardiffuni.bsky.social PhD thesis published. Very pleased to see her museum DNA results looking so promising for us to find out more about #otters. More specimens currently in the pipeline, but 🤫

We are looking to contract a technician for work on our historic bear project. Unfortunately, we are restricted to US citizens or permanent residents for this position. Please share and see further details here: evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi...

Introducing Sandra, a Portuguese PhD student from the @cfe_engel research group at the University of Coimbra. Part of her research will be developed in collaboration with the Otter Project, at Cardiff! @cfe_engel @e3g_uc #WildlifeConservation #Lutralutra #GeneticsResearch #GenomicsResearch #otters

Don't forget to sign up to our e-newsletter! The newest edition is coming out soon 🦦 ! Copy the link below to sign up: eepurl.com/cWWYlX Photo: Jeff Chard #newsletter #cardiffuni #eurasianotter #conservation #ukwildlife #ecology #cardiffuniversityotterproject #conservation #biosciences #otters

Do you use Darwin Tree of Life (DToL) genomes for your work or grant applications? If so, can you please fill out this form? docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... We are gathering info on how DToL genomes are used. It will help us raise money to continue producing publicly available high-quality genomes.

Happy to discuss if you're interested in coming to Cardiff!

We are making a brand new #Museomics Lab at NHM Denmark, University of Copenhagen - working with DNA from museum & herbarium specimens. We are looking for a lab manager to join us - unlocking the amazing potential of our collections for global change 🌐 and #conservationgenomics research

In celebration of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, here's an hommage (or womanage?) to the many brilliant scientists I get to work with in our Cardiff University Otter Project (@otterproject.bsky.social)

Google Calendar has removed key cultural events from their site including: • Pride Month • Black History Month • Holocaust Remembrance Day • Jewish Heritage • Hispanic Heritage • Indigenous People Month

‼️These #PSMC #peaks are #artifacts‼️ Seen #PSMC results like this🤔? They are caused by ill-set parameters, #very #common, and #easy #to #solve! For details see 🧵& OA paper @currentbiology.bsky.social 🙂🐢🧬🎉! cell.com/current-biol...

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

Gold explanation below by @omearabrian.bsky.social, in plain words, of what Markov Chain Monte Carlo is (with MCMCMC as bonus material at the bottom). Read this also if you're interested in fancy hats.

We knew pet tick & flea treatments contaminate every river via domestic effluents. Now we see they are poisoning bird nests too. These hideously ecotoxic compounds are already banned in agriculture so why are they still freely available for pets? www.pan-uk.org/garden-birds...

This is what leadership from a scientific society looks like. Bravo @amornith.bsky.social 🧪

New paper out 📝✨ "k-mer approaches for biodiversity genomics" We discuss k-mer spectra, sex determination, allopolyploid subgenome separation, among other topics - and offer a large tutorial list Link to paper: genome.cshlp.org/content/earl... Link to all tutorials: github.com/KamilSJaron/...

We’ve also created a 2-page policy brief for anyone wanting to learn more about conserving #GeneticDiversity- available in 14 languages (and more to come)! Follow the link below ⬇️ url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/uWHeC71Zo8...

It’s not all doom and gloom! We show in @nature.com that genetic diversity is in decline, but in @theconversation.com we dive into five strategies to help maintain or restore biodiversity @robynshaw.bsky.social @katefarquharson.bsky.social theconversation.com/gene-pools-a... 🧪🌍🦤🧬 #consgen #popgen

Congratulations to @robynshaw.bsky.social, @cegrueber.bsky.social, and too many other friends to list here on this important paper in @nature.com on the global extent of genetic diversity loss. It was a pleasure discussing it w/ Elizabeth Pennisi from @science.org. www.science.org/content/arti...

Excited to share this! Been involved in this massive, global meta-analysis of temporal trends in genetic diversity 🧬 since spring 2020, during lockdown. Also a fantastic collaboration involving wonderful people around the world. 🌍 @cgsg.bsky.social @cardiffuni.bsky.social

Hello All, plz share. Last call for applications for a post-doc position in our lab to study immune function in frogs infected with the fungal pathogen Bd. Deadline is Feb 1, reviews will begin soon after. zamudiolab.org/2024/12/17/p...

Success – an important win for nature! 🐝 Today, the UK Government made the only sensible choice - listening to the science and upholding the ban on neonicotinoids. This pesticide doesn’t belong in our countryside. Farmers now need support to adopt nature-friendly alternatives.

🧪 #consgen

Cool new paper showing how much of #microbial #diversity is yet to be even described, let alone understood: "a substantial fraction of bacterial (41.73%) and archaeal PD [phylogenetic diversity] (36.39%) still lacks any genomic representation" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

New paper out from our Pakistan/Wales collaboration on disease ecology of Cystic echinococcosis #OneZoo #OneHealth @cardiffuniversity.bsky.social doi.org/10.1007/s004...

Today hosting at Cardiff Uni Biosciences: an inspiring talk by Prof Carl Jones from Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust about saving critically endangered species and their habitats. @cubiomedinfo.bsky.social @cardiffuni.bsky.social

UK universities might misattribute changes in their rankings to their institutional strategies when random fluctuations in the ranking system are a more likely explanation. Preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps... BSky author: @tvpollet.bsky.social #UKHE #AcademicSky

NEW SOFTWARE useful for #ornithology allows automatic classification of acoustic recordings and thus supports #acoustic monitoring: https://buff.ly/3CkYiFx

Build the bike lanes, and they will be used! Bikeability and the induced demand for cycling - doi.org/10.1073/pnas... Also - look at the extent of protected bike lanes in Copenhagen!

ICYMI; we had a lot of fun announcing it: bsky.app/profile/altm...

📢 APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN... ...for the BOU Summer Placement Scheme Financially supporting undergraduate students to carry out summer #ornithology research placements Application deadline: 31 March Guidelines & application form: bou.org.uk/funding/s...#ornithology 🪶 #ukbirds

Good inspiration from this article for 2025. When you're feeling low, do something altruistic. Three rules: make it simple, immediate and collaborative. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

These events from Gen Soc are great. Would def recommend having a look.

📣 Heredity best student paper prize talk We look forward to Kate's talk tomorrow at Popgroup Thur 9th @10am (LT1 ) Population genomic diversity and structure in the golden bandicoot: a history of isolation, extirpation, and conservation www.nature.com/articles/s41... @gensocuk.bsky.social #pgg58

Great Sir Kenneth Mather Memorial Prize🏅talk today @ PopGroup58 by @noemielefrancq.bsky.social on global dynamics of the bacterium behind whooping cough, using #genomes from throughout Europe and the world. @gensocuk.bsky.social #PGG58 #pertussis #vaccine tinyurl.com/5n8zuhny

Declines in UK breeding populations of seabird species of conservation concern following the outbreak of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) in 2021–2022 | www.tandfonline.com/... | Bird Study | #ornithology #seabirds #ukbirds 🪶