When are talks at scientific conferences funny? And if we use humour in the service of engaging the audience, who gets to do that, and who should? scientistseessquirre... 🧪

On humour in scientific talks – and how to use your privilege

A few months ago I got to read one of the most entertaining scientific papers I’ve seen in a while.* It’s a study by Stefano Mammola and colleagues that documents patterns in the use of jokes in sc…

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From collections to conservation: the indispensable role of natural history museums The IUCN Species Survival Commission has published a Position Statement on the vital role of biological collections in biodiversity conservation iucn.org/news/202607/...

From collections to conservation: the indispensable role of natural history museums

The IUCN Species Survival Commission has published a Position Statement on the vital role of biological collections in biodiversity conservation: a formal acknowledgement that natural history museums,...

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Pipeline to integrates PR2 and WoRMS for #metabarcoding studies #protists #diversity

pr2‐Wormifier: A Bioinformatics Pipeline to Create Custom Reference Databases for Improved Metabarcoding of Marine Protists

Metabarcoding of environmental and ancient environmental DNA (eDNA and sedaDNA) is a powerful approach for studying and monitoring marine communities. However, its effectiveness is limited by the avai...

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Global view of the role of apicomplexans and other parasitic protists in soils #parasites #protists #diversity www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Calling all protistologists!👩‍🔬 We're inviting talks and posters spanning the full breadth of protistology, from ecology to medicine. All career stages welcome — especially early-career researchers. Submit your abstract by July 31st and more info: www.protistology.org.uk/autumn-meeti... #protist

Webpage for BIOCORE is now live. BIOCORE is graduate research school funded by the Research Council of Norway that will train the train the next generation of biodiversity researchers #biodiversity #museum

🌊 Exciting #PhDPosition in #PlanktonEcology at the University of Koblenz, Germany! Work on marine protists with a mix of 🔬 wet lab and 💻 bioinformatics in a 3-year, 60% position. 📅 Apply by 20 May 2026 Please repost/share 🙌 Link: tinyurl.com/yu27knau #Protists #MicrobialEcology #PhD #Ecology

Quick taxonomic assignment of Nanopore metabarcoding data

GitHub - frederic-mahe/nf-pore2taxa: quick taxonomic assignment of Nanopore metabarding data

quick taxonomic assignment of Nanopore metabarding data - frederic-mahe/nf-pore2taxa

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11th International Chrysophyte Symposium

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I'm excited to announce that I've officially launched Electric Flora 🌿✨, a scientific consultancy specializing in Manuscript Rescue. I help PIs turn stalled datasets into high-impact publications through focused service purchase blocks. Read on for my consultancy vision... (1/5)

Do microbes get more food by swimming or staying still? Turns out both work, and cilia help them pull in nutrients no matter the strategy. buff.ly/vK3GmK5

Should I stay or should I swim

Evolutionary pressures have shaped the feeding behaviours of aquatic microorganisms in alignment with the underlying physics of fluid flow.

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It's not always that sunny, but Uppsala Uni–especially the Evo Biol Centre (EBC)–is a great place to set up your lab. Apply to join us!

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Join us at the Evolutionary Biology Centre at Uppsala University. We’re searching for an Assistant Professor in Biology. www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

We have a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor position in Microbiology available! Come and join great students and colleagues at Hofstra Biology. Please apply using the link below and/or spread the word! hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/6542

Registration is now live for the 2025 Norsk symposium i biosystematikk, 3–4 November, Trondheim www.forbio.uio.no/events/meeti...

🚨 We’re hiring! Join our Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis group #UniversityKoblenz,Germany as a PhD researcher (m/f/d) in #plankton #ecology. Dive into #protist- #algae interactions, molecular ecology & sustainable water management. Apply by 14.08.2025! 🌊🔬 #protistsonsky #parasites #microbiology

Are you into 🐟🦐 ,🌊&💻📈? Come join us at the Theoretical Ecology Group @unibergen.bsky.social We’ve got 2 #PhD and 1 #Postdoc openings—fully funded, all for 3 years, all part of a funtastic team. 🔗 PhD: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... 🔗 Postdoc: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... #AcademicJobs

PhD Research Fellow (two positions) in marine evolutionary ecology (281140) | University of Bergen

Job title: PhD Research Fellow (two positions) in marine evolutionary ecology (281140), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Sunday, June 15, 2025

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A competitive 3-year postdoc has opened at the Natural History Museum Oslo. Message me if you are interested in developing a project aimed as using digital PCR methods to evaluate apicomplexans in Norwegian migratory birds and tropical arthropods #protist #parasite #ProtistsOnSky

Postdoctoral Fellow: Self-Developed Project (280531) | University of Oslo

Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow: Self-Developed Project (280531), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, June 23, 2025

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🚨 3-year Postdoc Opportunity! Join me and the Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis group @UniKoblenz. 🔬 Microbial #ecology, #protist predation, #algae #plankton & flexibility | 💻 Environmental -omics | 🌊 Rivers 📅 Apply by May 15 | 🔗 kennethdumack.de | tinyurl.com/dumack Please share! #MicroSky #ProtistsOnSky

Registration is now open for the Protistology Nordics meeting 12–13 May in Jyväskylä #protistsonsky www.jyu.fi/en/events/pr...

Protistology in the Nordics 2025

Come share your exciting new research in all areas of Protistology.

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Application deadline is today! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions! 🧪 #protistsonsky @uniofbath.bsky.social

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Interested in protist parasites? Want to learn some fun bioinformatics? Think this apicomplexan looks cool? Great! Come and do some protist genomics at @uniofbath.bsky.social! We're advertising a fully-funded PhD studentship open to UK & International applicants! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

‼️TT Assistant Professor in Microbiology position‼️ We are looking for a new colleague at Hofstra Biology. Please apply or spread the word! hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/5041

Registration is now open for the ForBio/UiO course “Bioinformatics for environmental DNA sequencing” @biovitenskap.bsky.social @drhyfe.bsky.social @krabberod.bsky.social @ramalok.bsky.social www.forbio.uio.no/events/cours...

ForBio and UiO/IBV course: Bioinformatics for environmental DNA sequencing - ForBio

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Interested in protist parasites? Want to learn some fun bioinformatics? Think this apicomplexan looks cool? Great! Come and do some protist genomics at @uniofbath.bsky.social! We're advertising a fully-funded PhD studentship open to UK & International applicants! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Call for postdocs proposals on Plankton Image at University of Oslo by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowships! Great international team involved! Get it touch! 📨 @biovitenskap.bsky.social www.uio.no/dscience/eng...

ONEPlankton - interconnecting methods for high-throughput phytoplankton diversity and abundance - dScience – Centre for Computational and Data Science

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Position as an Associate Professor in Zoology at the Natural History Museum, University of Oslo www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Associate Professor in Zoology (268410) | University of Oslo

Job title: Associate Professor in Zoology (268410), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Sunday, February 23, 2025

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16th International Congress of Protistology is now accepting proposals for special symposia. Selected symposia will be supported with 1,000,000 WON #protist #protistsonsky www.icop2025.org/symposium/re...

International Society of Protistologists is funding two symposia at the 16th International Congress of Protistology in Seoul, South Korea. Proposals are due 30 January 2025 #protist #protistsonsky protistologists.org/programs/fun...

Funding - International Society of Protistologists

Student support, seed money, and more. Got a tip for a program that funds protist research? Contact the Vice President. Society funding: The Holz-Conner Travel Fund provides funding for travel […]

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#PhD #position #alert 2 bioinfo PhD positions @ProbstLab @RESIST_CRC #1 on microbial & epigenetic stress response in rivers tinyurl.com/bdf8eu5a #2 on virus-host stress response in rivers tinyurl.com/43cjd6es (supervision Moraru) Please share!

Become part of the @crc-resist.bsky.social as a 𝗣𝗵𝗗 student based in my lab at #UDE working on '𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀' 🔬 🧫 🦐 🪱 🌊 www.uni-due.de/karriere/ste... Please share!