Great day out at #falkirksciencefestival #wildscience learning about camouflage with some real stick insects and some pretend caterpillars. Also found a super Green longhorn moth on our #bugsafari. Big thanks to Sofia, Kath and Finlay for their help!

Hi everyone. I'm going to be doing a pretty big walk in September in aid of the Mental Health Foundation. Panda won't be joining me as his legs are gubbed. It would be great if you could sponsor me! www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...

Next in our BES intros series is @bb-phd.bsky.social, a lecturer and ultimate frisbee fan! Becky was previously a BBSRC Discovery Fellow working on FeminEvo, a project that uncovered unexpected sexual reproduction in wasps thought to be asexual. She now runs an ADHD support group in BES! 🐝

Are you an #undergrad at a UK University? Do you like insects and being outside? Do you like getting paid? If so, this summer studentship could be for you iapetus.ac.uk/wp-content/u... feat #insects #fieldwork #trees #scotland for more details and to apply: iapetus.ac.uk/new-rep-sche...

To celebrate #internationalwomensday Stirling Uni alumni hosted a panel discussion with some women academics and let me talk about some of my favourite research (and other) topics #wasps and #TaylorSwift. Watch online here www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBRv...

International Women's Day Online Panel | University of Stirling | 11 March 2026

YouTube video by University of Stirling Alumni

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happy #waspwednesday - anyone eager to enjoy a mashup of #taylorswift and #wasps should come along to the Stand in Edinburgh on 21st April for the next Bright Club. Tickets available here www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...

Bright Club Edinburgh - The Stand Comedy Club

Bright Club is the thinking person variety night. Bright Club’s unique blend of comedy, academia and music has won support from New Scientist, The Guardian, ...

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Happy #waspwednesday everyone! Here's the latest article from wasp HQ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... In a nutshell - controlling crop pests using parasitoid wasps is evolutionarily resilient to resistance evolution in pests because parasitoids are cool #science #evolution #parasitoid

Resistance evolution in parasitoid biocontrol: understanding the rule, managing the exceptions

In contrast to chemical pest control, biological control (biocontrol) is generally considered evolutionarily stable, with pests rarely evolving resist…

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Badger culling in the UK: an unnecessary evil of the hellscape that is factory farming. @angelaeagle1.bsky.social end the cull! @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Sign the form in the comments below www.instagram.com/reel/DUi3WrU...

Protect the Wild on Instagram: "Follow @protectthewild__ and comment ‘Badger’ to be sent the petition to end the Badger blame game. Badger culling and badger vaccination are not the solutions. It’s ...

13K likes, 2,281 comments - protectthewild__ on February 9, 2026: "Follow @protectthewild__ and comment ‘Badger’ to be sent the petition to end the Badger blame game. Badger culling and badger vacci...

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happy belated #waspwednesday - here's a belated wasp update from wasp HQ from *Dr* Mia McGowan. #Biocontrol of #whitefly with #parasitoids is evolutionarily resilient because resistant whitefly lay fewer eggs with lower hatching success academic.oup.com/jee/advance-...

These guides are a fantastic resource - I provide to all new grad students 🙏

Natalie Cooper@nhcooper123.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!

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Huge congratulations to the new Dr James Hardwick!! A fantastic scientist and genuinely nice human 😁 James has spent the last four years researching how vegetation (invasive plants, agricultural… | Z...

Huge congratulations to the new Dr James Hardwick!! A fantastic scientist and genuinely nice human 😁 James has spent the last four years researching how vegetation (invasive plants, agricultural mono...

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Happy #waspwednesday from me and the @evomob.bsky.social. Here is a picture of a mating pair of thynnid flower wasps I saw on my holiday to #TorresdelPaine national park in #Patagonia #Chile

interested in learning about #wasps, #Scottishenlightenment and #pedagogy and being mildly amused - come to Bright club in Glasgow on Monday 10th November www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...

Bright Club Glasgow - The Stand Comedy Club

Bright Club is the thinking person variety night. Bright Club’s unique blend of comedy, academia and music has won support from New Scientist, The Guardian, ...

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PhD project on the evolution of animal memory now available in my research group, through the TREES DLA: www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/evo.... Come and join us if you're interested in the evolution of animal minds and you want to do some cool experimental evolution!

I've signed up to swim 20km in August to raise money for @wwf.org.uk. If anyone is able to sponsor me it would be much appreciated - link is here socialsync.app/fundraiser/c.... Donors will be rewarded with content featuring Panda 'helping' me with my swimming. Like this one...

During our spring field courses, we had some excellent luck with camera trap sightings. This beautiful Roe Deer doe and her fawn were recorded by our visitors from @stir.ac.uk and we couldn’t be happier to get a glimpse of this little family @bb-phd.bsky.social @zarahpattison.bsky.social

We spent a fantastic week hosting @stir.ac.uk for their Mediterranean field course. We’d like to say thank you to all involved, especially the students for their engagement and enthusiasm with their projects. Good luck with the rest of your studies! @bb-phd.bsky.social @zarahpattison.bsky.social

Too poor to science: how wealth determines who succeeds in STEM Thought-provoking read, especially in these times of questioning diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives 🧪

PLOS Biology@plosbiology.org · last yr.

From student to researcher, a #career in #science can come with a high price tag. @drcraigmc.bsky.social ‬explores how wealth shapes opportunity in #STEM and proposes structural changes to support #equity and inclusion. 🧪 plos.io/4edGlY4

With the warm weather, there were many butterflies on the wing and students from @stir.ac.uk designed projects to survey their habitat preferences. Shady and sunlit meadows, plus an avenue of lavender in flower. They saw a real variety of species. @bb-phd.bsky.social @zarahpattison.bsky.social

One student project from @stir.ac.uk involved assessing the behaviour of Pumpkinseed Sunfish in response to intrusion. Larger and smaller “males” approached the nest and the students monitored the nest-owner's response using our underwater cameras. @bb-phd.bsky.social @zarahpattison.bsky.social

Always exciting to see the delicate first moments of emerging adult cicadas.

Merops Field Centre@meropsfieldcentre.bsky.social · last yr.

Day 1 with staff and students from @stir.ac.uk and we’ve fitted a lot in. We’ve toured the habitats, and trialled project ideas. Highlights were Black Arches moths in our moth trap, and newly emerging cicadas. It’s starting to get loud out here! @bb-phd.bsky.social @zarahpattison.bsky.social

🎊Fully funded PhD position on cooperative sustainability🌳 Are you curious about 🧒 developmental, 🌍 cross-cultural 🦧 species comparative research on cooperative sustainability? All info here or dm me with questions! career2.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/job... Please share! 🙏

Please share. We have a fully-funded PhD position on animal migration. If interested, please apply by 27 July. More about us: shawanchowdhury.com. @idiv-research.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social @uq-cbcs.bsky.social #PhDposition #Ecology #Conservation #Migration #Rstats #AcademicTwitter

Wonderful week on the @stir.ac.uk field biology course at the amazing @meropsfieldcentre.bsky.social. Good bugs, good chat and good food. Students and staff all agree 10/10. Massive thanks to @sophiemowles.bsky.social and Fabrizio!

Day 1 with staff and students from @stir.ac.uk and we’ve fitted a lot in. We’ve toured the habitats, and trialled project ideas. Highlights were Black Arches moths in our moth trap, and newly emerging cicadas. It’s starting to get loud out here! @bb-phd.bsky.social @zarahpattison.bsky.social

We spent day 2 with @stir.ac.uk exploring the Camargue. We were lucky to see 7 species of heron including Squacco Herons and even Little Bitterns in the reedbeds. Further south, we saw the famous flamingos and had great views of a European Pond Terrapin @bb-phd.bsky.social @zarahpattison.bsky.social

We took staff and students from @stir.ac.uk to the Causse Méjean to experience this unique site. We had an impressive vulture fly-by as well as seeing a Booted Eagle carrying a lizard. On to the Przewalski Horse breeding area, where we had great views. @bb-phd.bsky.social @zarahpattison.bsky.social

Warning - shameless self(wasp)-promotion coming up: On Wednesday I got to do a duet about wasps and how great they are with Greg James on the Radio 1 Breakfast show. You can listen here www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... at about 38 minutes in.

Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James - 29/05/2025 - BBC Sounds

Morning nonsense, star listeners and All the Latest Things...

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Undergrad in the life sciences? Want to do a research placement over the summer but also need a job - NERC are running the REP scheme again, paid summer research placements to widen participation in the life sciences. Details here iapetus2.ac.uk/new-rep-sche...

REP Scheme

Summer Research Experience placements for current undergraduate students.Applications for 2025 are now open. Please see our list of projects and How to Apply, below, to start your application. Ov...

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Undergrad in the life sciences? Want to do a research placement over the summer but also need a job - NERC are running the REP scheme again, paid summer research placements to widen participation in the life sciences. Details here iapetus2.ac.uk/new-rep-sche...

REP Scheme

Summer Research Experience placements for current undergraduate students.Applications for 2025 are now open. Please see our list of projects and How to Apply, below, to start your application. Ov...

iapetus2.ac.uk