Delighted to see Hannah’s penultimate PhD paper come out today www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... Strong evidence against the ‘warmer, sicker world’ hypothesis. Parasites 🪱🦠 and their hosts are just very variable! Another great collaboration with @juliakoricheva.bsky.social @rhulbiology.bsky.social

It's 1st week of the autumn term, so it's harvest time for field journals from @rhulbiology.bsky.social practical field ecology course. Very much looking forward to reading these and learning what observations and surveys our students have completed over the summer 🐾🐞🌿🍄‍🟫🐦🐛🦔🕸🫎🔎📈📗

One of @rhulbiology.bsky.social UG students, Alice, attended @britishecologicalsociety.org summer school this year and shared these lovely phots. She befriended many like-minded ecologists, networked with people from different environmental sectors, and studied a wide range of topics & organisms

The second @rhulbiology.bsky.social talk at @ceevol.bsky.social Autumn Sympooum today is by @alexisggk.bsky.social who presented his PhD research on distribution of bumblebee parasites

Our second year students have just returned from Millport, Scotland where they participated in Marine Biology course. Read this lovely post by one of our students, Yasmina, about their experiences

First of the two @rhulbiology.bsky.social presentations at today's @ceevol.bsky.social Autumn Symposium is by @hannahmcgx.bsky.social who presents her PhD work on effects of oil pollution on guppy colouration

Our 3rd year students are having great time at Borneo fieldcourse expedition setting camera traps, doing behavioural observations and participating in tree planting for the Regrow Borneo project

Congratulations to Professor @juliakoricheva.bsky.social, from @rhulbiology.bsky.social, who has been awarded a Fellowship of the @britishecologicalsociety.org 👏 Read more: ow.ly/eiME50WUYYh #RoyalHolloway #University

Are you interested in environmental and conservation careers? Then consider attending Green Careers Conference 2025 co-hosted by @britishecologicalsociety.org & @linneansociety.bsky.social on November 5th to gain practical advice on your next steps www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/gree...

Congratulations to @rhulbiology.bsky.social alumnus @jamiegoode.bsky.social who have won Berkmann Award for Best All-Round Wine Communicator at the 67 Pall Mall Global Wine Communicator Awards 🍷 www.linkedin.com/posts/jamieg...

A group of our 3rd year UG students are currently participating in the Borneo Rainforest Expedition led by @sarahpapworth.bsky.social. Gibbon sighting was one of the highlights today 🐒

Delighted and honoured to be awarded Fellowship of @britishecologicalsociety.org and to be in the first cohort of BES Fellows

Amig@s! I'm very excited to bring you a new FREE event to help you come back to your focus and writing routine after the summer 🎊 Join us for 4 days of live classes, Q&A, and co-working time. Click on the 📸 to sign up! #AcademicSky #ECRchat #AcWri #NewPI ifocusandwrite.lpages.co/bootcamp-sep...

Could you lead a scientific meeting dedicated to your area of research? Fast-forward scientific progress in your field by assembling global scientists for two days of discussion and collaboration. Proposals are considered twice a year. Submit by 24 September 2025: royalsociety.org/science-even...

Autumn symposium & mixer of @ceevol.bsky.social will take place @lshtm.bsky.social on September 19th. Register here 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for...

Job opportunity @rhulbiology.bsky.social: Seed Science Junior Technician 🌱 Closing Date: 18 September 2025 jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

There's less than 3 weeks left to apply for an Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Culture Grant which aims to support the creation of a bioscience environment that attracts & benefits from the broadest possible range of experiences, skills & qualities! Apply by 14 Sept: www.rsb.org.uk/edic-grant

Great post from our alumna Izzy Frey reflecting on her own journey from receiving unexpected #ALevelResults to her current job as an ecologist at Tetra Tech and why studying biology @royalholloway.bsky.social ended up the best decision she ever made www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Embedding climate awareness and action into everyday university life 👊 We've been awarded Bronze accreditation for Carbon Literate Education, reflecting our commitment to tackle climate change through education, training and cultural transformation. More on the award: ow.ly/sVeV50WIItV

A unique opportunity to become a KTP Associate in Applied Plant Science as part of a new Knowledge Transfer Partnership between @royalholloway.bsky.social and Eden Research plc working at the cutting edge of seed technology and sustainable agriculture 🌱 jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

I recently wrote about a cool new paper by another research group on Antarctic leopard seal communication for The Conversation; it was fun to focus on some #bioacoustics again for a change. 😃 theconversation.com/antarctic-le...

📣Want to learn more about what happens behind the scenes at an academic conference? Being a Helper is a fantastic opportunity to gain firsthand experience at Europe's largest ecological meeting.

Congratulations and warm welcome to everyone who got a place to study for one of the BSc degrees that we offer at @rhulbiology.bsky.social. We can't wait to meet you in September! Please watch this welcome video from our Head of Department, Dr Jenny Murdoch

Applications for the 2026 New Phytologist #TansleyMedal for excellence in #PlantScience are now open! It's a global competition for early career researchers with 3-5 years' experience post-PhD. Deadline: 1 November 2025. 👉 newphytologist.org/tansleymedal #ESA2025

Congratulations, Mark! You have been an amazing colleague and we will sorely miss you @rhulbiology.bsky.social. Wishing you all the best in this exciting new adventure!

Why #zoology matters and what is it like to study zoology @rhulbiology.bsky.social? Watch this video featuring our MSc student @lucyhouliston.bsky.social youtu.be/gsalGHFw37A

Meet another 2025 @rhulbiology.bsky.social graduate, Oliwia Konecka, who has just completed BSc in Zoology and is continuing her studies into masters. Her BSc degree included a range of field courses from marine biology in Scotland to rainforests of Borneo www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and...

Few weeks left to apply for a fully funded PhD studentship in my lab @rhulbiology.bsky.social as part of new EU project Trees4Adapt 🌲🌳 Fieldwork in forest diversity experiments in Finland www.sataforestdiversity.org 📆 Apply by Sept 8th, start date - Jan 2026 👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project... 🍁🌍🧪

What impact does walking a dog have on nature? Read about new field study by @beckythomas.bsky.social at Chobham Common aimed to find out how frequently birds’ nests get disturbed by dogs off-lead www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/sto... 🐕🐣

While studying for BSc in Biomedical Sciences @rhulbiology.bsky.social, Safy Irwin worked as a NHS Paediatric Healthcare Assistant and has now secured a place to study medicine @cumbriamed.bsky.social. Read about Safy's experience here: intranet.royalholloway.ac.uk/students/job...

All our BSc degrees come with a Year in Industry option which allows our students to undertake placements to gain first-hand experience of the world of work and to apply their learning to real-world scenarios. Navina Arora did her placement @thermofishersci.bsky.social linkedin.com/feed/update/...

After completing BSc in Biomedical Sciences @rhulbiology.bsky.social Habib Nazeem is going to continue his postgraduate education @warwickmed.bsky.social to pursue his dream of becoming a doctor

Rising satisfaction amongst our postgraduate researchers ↗️ We've recorded our highest result in the Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) since 2017, with 85% of postgraduate researchers rating their overall experience positively. More: ow.ly/yAFK50WBeX6

Listen to the speech by @rhulbiology.bsky.social student orator 2025 and past President of the RHUL Biological Sciences Society Ruby Tomlinson www.youtube.com/live/rw1n4Dl...

Last week we celebrated graduation of @rhulbiology.bsky.social class of 2025. We have asked our graduates to reflect on their years at @royalholloway.bsky.social and will be posting their testimonials soon. Stay tuned! 🎓

Very excited to announce my first paper! With @sjportugal.bsky.social, published in @ecol-evol.bsky.social 🧪🌍 We studied how flocks of homing pigeons change their flight in response to different ground cover, with some surprising results... doi.org/10.1002/ece3... #movementecology #ornithology

Congratulations, @rhulbiology.bsky.social class of 2025! We are so proud of you! 🎓🎉🍾 #Graduation

Herbs for a healthy liver 🌿 New research led by Professor Alessandra Devoto (@devotolab.bsky.social) of @rhulbiology.bsky.social reveals plant compounds in Green Basil and Astragalus hold the potential to treat liver fibrosis – often a precursor to incurable liver cirrhosis. ow.ly/Jhe050Wu6W0

New research led by Prof Alessandra Devoto (@devotolab.bsky.social‬) reveals that plant compounds in Green Basil and Astragalus hold the potential to treat liver fibrosis, a condition often precursory to incurable liver cirrhosis www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Interested in knowing behind the scenes of the BES Annual Meeting 2025? Volunteering as a Helper at our conference in Edinburgh could be the perfect opportunity for you!

Excited to announce the 25th Student Conservation in Conservation Science will be held in Cambridge 31 March-2 April 2026. @sccscambridge.bsky.social @camzoology.bsky.social @conservation.cam.ac.uk For more information, see: www.sccs-cam.org

✨New science, new ideas, new friends.  Our much anticipated BES Annual Meeting is here!  Join ecology's global community at the BES Annual Meeting, which brings together over 1,200 ecologists from around the world.

FREE #WEBINAR: Communicating your science to different audiences Join us on Thursday 17 July for a conversation with New Phytologist Editors @colleeniversen.bsky.social and Richard Norby. ⏰ 14:30–15:30 BST (UTC+1) Register to join us! 👇 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #PlantScience #SciComm

Fantastic achievement and many thanks to @royalholloway.bsky.social Estates and Gardeners Team for their hard work! 👏👏👏 💚

Great to have the annual scientific meeting of @britmycolsoc.org.uk taking place this week at @royalholloway.bsky.social 🍄 #BMS2025 www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/asm.html

Fun week @idiv-research.bsky.social attending the 1st meeting of sTREND working group on synthesis of tree traits responses to neighbouring diversity with @mixedforests.bsky.social, @ritasousasilva.bsky.social, @habenblondeel.bsky.social, @cavenderg9.bsky.social, @shankothari.bsky.social and others

Excited to be in Brussels with @planbee.bsky.social to talk about pollinators 🐝 and pesticides and ways forward for biodiversity

We're pleased to share another year of improvement in the National Student Survey (NSS)! The results, based on student feedback, reflect another positive step in our ongoing mission to deliver exceptional education and student experience. 👏 #NSS2025

Dr Brian Ferry who has retired from @rhulbiology.bsky.social 20 yrs ago has just completed cataloguing 14,000 herbarium specimens collected over the world by @royalholloway.bsky.social & Bedford college botanists, some going back over 200 years. Great resource for future research, thank you, Brian!

Our new OA paper with Juri Felix and @philstevenson.bsky.social is out in @ecol-evol.bsky.social! We explored the role of leaf traits in driving genotypic diversity-mediated associational effects in silver birch #TreeDivNet 🌳🍁🌍🧪https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.71768