Christoph Grüter

@chrisleduck.bsky.social

Associate Professor in Animal Behaviour & Ecology @University of Bristol🇬🇧 |🐝 🐜| immigrant 🇨🇭| he/him | https://www.socialinsect-research.com/

@crab-exeter.bsky.social are a fantastic group of researchers, and a real beacon of excellence for Exeter. What a huge and deeply sad act of self sabotage this would be. Please consider signing their open letter👇🏻

Stu West@stuwest.bsky.social · last mo.

The University of Exeter have announced a programme of academic staff cuts, including all of www.exeter.ac.uk/research/gro... Sign the open letter of support at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @crab-exeter.bsky.social

Good article, but the framing is wrong. There is not a dearth of interest in taxonomy. There is a scarcity of funding and positions, which is a deliberate choice by funding agencies and institutions. The youth love taxonomy! It's the olds that are failing to meet their passion!

Donna Giberson (Elbows UP!) 🇨🇦🇺🇦@donnag.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Incredible article about Art Borkent, biting midges, and aging taxonomists. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I'm hiring a technician! www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc... An 80% role in a 4-yr BBSRC project and hopefully beyond. Looking for someone to support the @socialfluids.bsky.social 🧪our ants 🐜 and our projects. Looking for someone kind + conscientious + reliable who takes pride in a job well done.

Research Laboratory Technician (Part Time, Fixed Term)

An 80% FTE Research Technician position is available in the Social Fluids Laboratory, led by Dr Adria LeBoeuf, in the Department of Zoology at the University of Cambridge. This position is part of a

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New #PhD on #bees (BeeHd?)! Despite the ad saying "UK Students only", a limited number of scholarships are available for international candidates. So please apply!

Vivek Nityananda@viveknityananda.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New PhD alert! We'll be applying animal welfare ideas to look at how stress affects bees, looking at the effect on bee brains with @lenariab.bsky.social, and working with @sensibee.bsky.social developing new monitoring methods. Please spread the word! #bees #PhD 🧪 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Experimental evidence that students are more likely to contest grades when they are delivered by an evaluator with a female-sounding name. "These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."

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Animal Behaviour Collective - Open Collective

We are a collective of animal behaviour researchers organising microgrants and mentorship for undergraduate & graduate students in animal behaviour.

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Animal Behaviour Collective@abcmicrogrants.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Wishing everyone a joyful holiday season ❄️🎄⛄ At @abcmicrogrants.bsky.social 🐝🐝🐝, we’re excited to support even more #AnimalBehavior students through #microgrants + #mentorship. Your generosity makes this possible - consider donating to help us keep this work going!

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