Postdoc position coadvised by me, @jennytung.bsky.social, and Dr. Mercy Akinyi at the @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social to study microbiome transmission between humans, livestock, and wildlife in the Tana River Region of Kenya. More information and application link here: www.eva.mpg.de/career/posit...

Positions available - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

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Until now, there has been no centralized, field-tested guide to help practitioners pick the most effective and cost-efficient approaches to conservation. Today, we’re co-launching the Conservation Monitoring Effectiveness Techniques (COMET) platform: comet.conservationmeasures.org 🌎

How much can big cat scents reveal? Species,sex,age & even reproductive status! Read our new paper: rdcu.be/floy5. Many thanks to @chenadesai.bsky.social @uramakri.bsky.social @thescientistinpink.bsky.social for support & hard work & @natgeosociety.bsky.social & @ncbsbangalore.bsky.social ...1/

We’re now looking for evolutionary ecologists to join our committee to build #ExE2026 into the start of something great, not just a one-off. Details here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/evol...

Our new research paper on Common Crane migration: Baraiya, H.L., Sirola, G., Baroth, A. and Kumar, R.S. Tracking the long way around: seasonal migration strategies, detours and spatial bottlenecks in common cranes wintering in western India. Anim Biotelemetry 13, 38 (2025). doi.org/10.1186/s403...

My article on Passage Migrant Birds of Gujarat appeared in NavGujarat Samay (Gujarati Daily). Each autumn, tens of thousands pause in Gujarat on their long journeys. The piece explains loop migration & why our wetlands, farmlands, and open landscapes are vital resting grounds for these travelers.

Are you an early-stage graduate student (2nd or 3rd year) or early-stage postdoc based in the US or Canada, working primarily in Drosophila? Would you like to help improve the experience of all trainees working in Drosophila research? If so, read on. (Please repost to reach a broad audience.)

🎓#PhDone! Congratulations Dr Aditi! 🎉 @bvaditiprasad.bsky.social from Prof @uramakri.bsky.social's lab successfully defended her thesis! 🧵👇Scroll to learn about her work on inbreeding dynamics in Tiger populations of India 🐅 (1/4)

New study in #Nature reveals the 'Gollum effect': nearly half of surveyed scientists report territorial behaviors—data hoarding, gatekeeping—mostly during #PhD. Early-career researchers bear the brunt; 1 in 5 left academia as a result. www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪

Science’s ‘Gollum effect’: PhDs bear brunt of territorial behaviour

Survey respondents at all career stages report colleagues engaging in territorial and possessive behaviours — but early-career researchers are most often affected.

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Postdoc opportunity! The Comparative Genomics lab (@IBE_Barcelona, @UPFBarcelona) is seeking a postdoc with experience to work on environmental DNA and mammalian monitoring together with @estherlizano ! CVs -> cvtmblab@gmail.com #postdoc #genomics #eDNA #conservation #Barcelona

#ResearchExplained! Himanshu C. & team from Prof Uma Ramakrishnan's group is using trace DNA at livestock kill sites to help ID the exact predator- species & individual, paving the way for more informed & strategic conservation resolutions Read here: bit.ly/4k1HKmL ✏️ @rupsykhurana.bsky.social