Live in #Yorkshire and want to help your local #wildlife and #community? Join us as a #volunteer! See details below. #CoexistProject 🦊🦔🦜🦡🦌🧠🧩🌃🌍

Extremely excited to start my 8-year @royalsociety.org Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship @uniexecec.bsky.social focussing on understanding the role of individual cognitive variation in reintroduction biology. With 2x 4-year Postdoc and PhD positions being advertised shortly - do get in touch if interested!

Job 🚨 Please share!! We have a teaching track faculty opening in our undergraduate behavioral biology program at Johns Hopkins University Teaching animal behavior plus self-developed courses facultyjobs.jhu.edu/Positions/De... @jhu.edu @jhuartssciences.bsky.social

I’m advertising two position options (PhD/postdoc) within my lab - take a look below if you’re interested or send me a message ☺️ @uni-konstanz.de

Come work with me! unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/UoM_Ex... #postdoc #animalwelfare #TeamHappyDogs #science

We are recruiting a Lecturer in Psychology: mss.port.ac.uk/ce0732li_web... and a Teaching Fellow: mss.port.ac.uk/ce0732li_web.... Come and join the Centre for Comparative and Evolutionary Psychology 🐶🐵🐴🐘🕷️🧒 www.port.ac.uk/research/res...

When something doesn't work properly, can your dog tell if the object is broken or if you just don't know how to use it? I'm pleased to share my group @jhu.edu's first study with pet dogs (!!), now out in @plosone.org Led by Amalia Bastos: Do dog rationally infer the causes of failed actions? 1/4

#Women are underrepresented in academia, especially in #STEMM fields, top institutions & in senior positions. Analysis of millions of biomed & life science articles reveal that female-authored articles spend longer under review than comparable male-authored ones @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4658FZN

Cow Tools! We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years. We breed them and exploit them It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS Here I describe our study (paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social with @auersperga.bsky.social

New research on Gifted dogs is out, in @science.org! Huge congrats to SHANY DROR for her effort and this incredible achievement. 📄 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Please repost! Fully funded four-year PhD studentship opportunity on sleep deprivation and neurovascular dysfunction on the BBSRC Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership, including annual stipend, research costs and home tuition fees tinyurl.com/ms7v2pcx

New amazing open Postdoc position, w/t opportunities to 1) get closely involved in our next @themanybirds.bsky.social study on innovation and problem-solving; 2) work with @ecobird.bsky.social on avian innovation, cognition & invasiveness. Advert: www.ugent.be/en/work/scie...

Loved being involved in this project with so many others! Including the birds at York Bird of Prey Centre 🦅🦉 it’s super excited to see it published - a brilliant leadership team! 👏 My first (and definitely not last!) contribution to a Big Team Science effort! 🌟

I arrived in Göttingen this week to complete a 3 week linear models course at the German Primate Centre lead by Roger Mundry. Enjoying the course so far and looking forward to learning more 📚

📣 New publication alert! In a large, diverse sample, #CompanionDogs with a history of trauma before 6 months were seen as more fearful and/or aggressive than trauma-free dogs or those with trauma later on in life 🧪 #CanineScience #DogBehaviour #EarlyLifeAdversity doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Dogs and drones: how scientists are saving Washington’s endangered orcas

What an incredible woman and life well lived ❤️ A childhood inspiration and role model for so many of us who have gone on to study animal minds & behaviour 🐵🦍🦧

My lovely dad has supported bereaved families in my hometown, Hornsea, as a funeral director for nearly 30 years now. Next year, he plans to run 6 ultra marathons to raise money for the charities affected by the alleged malpractice of a funeral director in Hull. Watch here: videopress.com/v/eoHrDJcj

@durhampsych.bsky.social current has 5 (FIVE!!) PhD studentships being advertised! 3 to work with me on children as agents of cultural evolution 2 to work with @drboothroyd.bsky.social on examining school-based body image interventions. Please share and apply! www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

Look what arrived in the post today! 📚 The updated version of ‘Inside of a dog’ by @alexandrahorowitz.bsky.social 🐶 the boys won this copy through a recent photo competition by Dr Horowitz - we’re excited to read! 📖 (and retrieve in Russo’s case)

Our P.I., and dog vocalization expert @tamsa42.bsky.social gave this nice interview during #CSF2025 Check it out if you are curious about our work on dog vocal communication and vocal learning :) www.linkedin.com/posts/dogs-a...

This is Jude. He had a long day and just wants to relax with his tunes. Which he can notably turn on all by himself. 13/10 (TT: heyjudethebeagle)

Had a lovely few days away from PhDing on annual leave last week including two agility comps with my Russo. Bagged his first clear KC jumping run at grade 1 🥇made all his contacts in an agility run placing 2nd 🥈and placed 3rd in a Helter Skelter special 🥉 Ready to get stuck back into my projects! 🐶

Alongside my PhD I tutor GCSE Maths and Psychology and all of my tutees have absolutely smashed their exams! 🌟📝 100% pass rate (or higher!) 🙌 It’s days like this which remind me teaching did have its good days. I feel very fortunate to be able to continue teaching through private tuition ☺️

"For half an hour, I vented everything I had been holding in for months … my supervisor … then calmly offered a line I’ll never forget: 'You are here to learn to ride a bicycle, not to invent a bicycle.' That one sentence landed softly, but it cracked something open." https://scim.ag/4lt1Ru0

Our PhD student, Anna Sydänheimo, is conducting a study into how dog owners perceive routine husbandry procedures (e.g. nail clipping) on their 🐶 . If you are a dog owner from the 🇬🇧 or 🇫🇮, please consider contributing by filling out this questionnaire. Thank you! lnkd.in/edHgUPap

I'm looking for ~25 more people with a gastrointestinal disorder to complete an online survey on interoception. You can find this survey here: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/l... 🙏

Unreal! What a team, it’s ✨ staying ✨ home 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️

2 Lecturer (Assistant Prof) positions available @yorkpsychology.bsky.social! Come join our department! #neuroskyence #cognition #psychscisky #neurojobs jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...

🚨 Calling all dog behavior & cognition researchers - ManyDogs Project is launching ManyDogs 2! 🔍🐕‍🦺We're studying overimitation: Do dogs copy irrelevant actions just b/c their favorite human does them? Email [email protected] to collaborate globally and contribute to reproducible science!

Our new study looking for participants investigating the human-pet bond for those with eating difficulties edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

📣 New job alert! I'm looking for a 2-year research assistant for a project on word learning from childhood to adulthood. Come and join us in lovely York! Please RT 🙏 @yorkpsychology.bsky.social jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...

📣 We are still accepting applications for our brand new shiny MSc in Data Science (Human Behaviour), designed to upskill psych/social sci grads for careers working with data 🎓@yorkpsychology.bsky.social www.york.ac.uk/study/postgr... #datascience #rstats #statistics

My paper on brain-behavior differences in premodern and modern breed dogs is officially published — and my dog Tamsin made the cover! 🐶 🧠 www.jneurosci.org/content/45/2...

📢 2 PhD positions (E13 TV-L, 75%) in our DFG-funded project on great ape communication & the evolution of common ground! 🧠 Backgrounds in biology, psychology or linguistics welcome. 🗓️ Deadline: Aug 13 🔗 bit.ly/4l8p7hy & bit.ly/46jcfAq Please share! @elmanubohn.bsky.social @meanwhileina.bsky.social

𝘼𝙣𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙖 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩 - 𝙣𝙤 𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙣𝙤 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩. The result? Harm. ABTC is changing that. If you value ethical, evidence-based practice, support the work 👉 abtc.org.uk/donations/ youtube.com/shorts/DrsdX... #ABTC #animalbehaviour #supportethicalpractice

Russo and I had our very first clear run at a Kennel Club agility show this weekend! 💚

If you're struggling with your dog's behaviour, you (still) shouldn't use aversive methods, because they have risks for dogs' welfare. My latest @psychologytoday.com www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fell...

I’m looking for a postdoc and RA for an ERC-funded project “SLEEPAWAY: Forgetting unwanted memories in sleep”. You’ll use MEG/EEG and fMRI to understand how the sleeping brain remembers and forgets. PLEASE REPOST 😊 Postdoc: tinyurl.com/vr5thp7s RA: tinyurl.com/ycyzkatc

Hello! I'm looking for teachers to take part in upcoming research projects for my PhD. If you're a teacher interested in taking part the link is here: york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... I'd appreciate it if you could share with any teachers you know too who might be interested!

Two new research opportunities! @ellenrlavender.bsky.social & team have developed a lesson to encourage adolescents to critically engage with sexist social media content. They are looking for (a) teacher feedback via focus groups, & (b) Year 7 classes to trial. See sunray.york.ac.uk/research-opp...

Please share far and wide! A fantastic opportunity for primatologists of all ages to develop their field skills - aimed particularly at those who face barriers to obtaining fieldwork 🐒 www.psgb.org/pages/psgb-f...

🚨 Job opportunity 🚨 A 3-year post doc position is opening as part of my #APELANG project funded by the @agencerecherche.bsky.social It’s about multimodal combinatorial communication in wild #chimpanzees 🐵 Job ad here: maelleroux-research.weebly.com/apelang.html And here 👇🏻

Hello I am still looking for people to participate in my first PhD project. If you are someone who struggles with disordered eating or supports individuals with disordered eating your help would be much appreciated. Please email me at [email protected] for the link to take part 😊

Crufts fever! 🐕 myself and my PhD supervisor, Prof Katie Slocombe, were interviewed live on Channel 4 about dog vocal behaviour at Crufts on Saturday! 🎥 We talked barks, howls, whines and growls and how people can get involved in our project! Visit www.vocaldog.org to find out more and take part 🐶

Our team is conducting research on the spinal health in Frenchies and Dachshunds. We are interested in hearing from you whether you have experienced spinal problems or not in any dog(s) you own/have owned. Follow the link/QR to take part in a 10-minute survey. www.surveymonkey.com/r/spines

Funded PhD opportunity with Dr. Emily Blackwell in Bristol (open to UK students only)_ www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

🚨 Postdoc Opening! 🚨 Join our human-animal interaction research group at @uarizona.bsky.social College of Vet Med, receive dual mentorship from myself & Kerri Rodriguez, + contribute to a funded study investigating the impact of pets on mental health and wellbeing. Open until filled! bit.ly/3CenLAE

Already getting excited for #ASABSpring2025 ! Our Spring conference is aimed at postgrads and postdocs (though all are welcome to join!) It also always includes a great workshop for developing practical skills. Highly recommended! Come join us in Liverpool in April! Registration is now open ⬇️