Really enjoying the Seafood Innovations conference so far! I'll be speaking tomorrow- come along if you're around!
Niki Khan
@bula-niki.bsky.social
Former academic turned industry researcher. Zoologist studying stress, reproduction, welfare, & humane killing. Big fan of decapod crustaceans. 1st gen, Pasifika (Fiji), BME. She/her.
The US has so badly bungled their bird flu outbreak (obviously) that they've put the whole world at risk - but things are now getting even worse. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them
In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
nbcnews.com
2025. Experiments show wild fish can recognize individual divers phys.org/news/2025-02...
Experiments show wild fish can recognize individual divers
For years, scientific divers at a research station in the Mediterranean Sea had a problem: at some point in every field season, local fish would follow them and steal food intended as experimental rew...
phys.org
“Keeping science honest takes a team effort." @elisabethbik.bsky.social establishes a $200,000 endowment to support fraud investigations. www.science.org/content/arti... (story by @jeffreybrainard.bsky.social)
Renowned scientific integrity investigator endows fund to support fellow sleuths
Microbiologist Elisabeth Bik donates $200,000 to support training, travel
science.org
It had to happen sometime. Netflix has now updated country/account settings, and I can no longer use my ex's Netflix. We split up in 2017, so thanks for the decade of free Netflix!
If the UK was really, really smart, it would now plough tens of billions into research centres and take in all the American academics fleeing the US. Spoiler: the UK is not smart. 🇬🇧
Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com · 2y ago8. It is difficult to overstate what a catastrophe this will be for the US research and education systems, particular in biomedical fields. It is deliberate and wanton devastation entirely out of scale with any concern about DEI activities on campuses. The goal is destroy US universities.
Bit of a niche request, but are there any sea lice or fish researchers out there who have some clear, underwater images of sea lice on fish that they'd be willing to share with me? #fish #parasites #zoology
🌟JOB ALERT🌟 We're hiring lecturers/senior lecturers @bristolbiosci.bsky.social Themes: ‘Evolution of life’, ‘Anthropogenic change’, ‘Reversing the biodiversity crisis’ & ‘Sustainable food production’ That very much includes #AnimalBehaviour Deadline: 24th Jan 2025 bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol
bristol.ac.uk
I accidentally bought a 7 ft Christmas tree and it is taking up half my living room.
Job alerts! 📢 We’re looking for a BirdTrack Organiser and a Birds in Greenspaces Engagement Officer to join our team. 🐦 Find out more and apply ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs #Ornithology #UKbirding
This was a great panel, with lots of excellent questions- I promise that I'm pretending to think in the pic, rather than picking my nose!
ASAB@asab.org · 2y agoSomething a little different (and hopefully recurring!) for ASAB – a panel session on the conference theme of addressing biases by @nishantkumar.bsky.social Ari Drummond, @bula-niki.bsky.social, Tim Prezelj & @lenagrinsted.bsky.social. Chaired by conference organizer @wascherclaudia.bsky.social
Very well deserved! Rebecca Kilner's zebra finch work greatly influenced my own- to the extent that she examined my PhD thesis a decade ago! Lovely to see her receive this.
ASAB@asab.org · 2y agoCongratulations to the 2024 ASAB medal winner Rebbeca Kilner🏅 We award this medal annually for contributions to the science of animal behaviour, through teaching, writing, broadcasting, research or for work on behalf of the association. Any member can nominate candidates! #ASABWinter2024
Great to see @asab.org speakers promoting of the value of traditional indigenous skills, and how certification allows for a range of benefits (including better salaries for locals in grant applications). #ASABWinter2024
Brilliant plenary by @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social - although this is something I have frequently thought about, it is confronting to see it laid out baldly. #ASABWinter2024
In case you missed it, our mini grants application opens up on January 6th, 2025. This program is designed for our members to apply for funding for research, travel, personal expenses, etc.
3-year Postdoc Position Join our team @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social and investigate the dynamics of seasonal songbird migration using biologging technologies See details here: bit.ly/3ZojW38 Please get in touch if interested & share with anyone else who might be!
