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Josefine Bohr Brask

@jbbrask.bsky.social

Social networks | network science | animal behaviour | behavioural ecology | complex systems. Assistant professor at University of Copenhagen. https://josefinebohrbrask.weebly.com/

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Centre for Research in Animal Behaviour (CRAB)@crab-exeter.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Thanks to our colleagues from around the world who signed the Open Letter against redundancies in CRAB. The letter surpassed 700 signatures in just over 1 wk. We hope execs will now see the harm they are doing to the University of Exeter's global reputation. sites.google.com/view/save-cr...

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As of 2026-07-14, this open letter has been signed by 754 people Signatories include 198 Professors and members of 11 National Academies, including 12 Fellows of the Royal Society (FRS) Signatories a...

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Animal Behaviour Collective@abcmicrogrants.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our paper is out now! 🎉📝 We describe how we work to address barriers faced by students and early-career researchs in the animal behaviour field, through our mentorships and microgrants. We hope that this can inspire and provide practical resources for others hoping to do the same!

The animal behaviour collective: building confidence and breaking barriers through community

Despite increasing efforts to diversify the field of animal behaviour, systemic barriers continue to limit access and inclusion for researchers from h…

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Stephen Montgomery@ebablab.bsky.social · 2mo ago

@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 · 2mo ago

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

Delphine De Moor@delphinedemoor.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We started @abcmicrogrants.bsky.social to make a small but real change to barriers students face. Since then, we disbursed >£26,000 in microgrants & matched >120 mentees w. mentors! In our new paper, in #AnimalBehaviourJournal's SI on Biases in Animal Behaviour, we share what we did, why, and how 🐝

Animal Behaviour Collective@abcmicrogrants.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our paper is out now! 🎉📝 We describe how we work to address barriers faced by students and early-career researchs in the animal behaviour field, through our mentorships and microgrants. We hope that this can inspire and provide practical resources for others hoping to do the same!

Delphine De Moor@delphinedemoor.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Does it matter whether you use focal sampling or scan sampling to collect animal behaviour data? We used simulations to find out, testing how accurate and precise each method is across a range of behaviours, study systems, and observation protocols.

Illustration comparing which subset of the true occurences of behaviour is recorded using focals vs. scans.
Lauren Brent@ljnbrent.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New paper! We use simulations to test received wisdom on the observational sampling method to use and find that Altmann 1974 was right all along (never bet against Jeanne!). Focal follows capture rare, fleeting behaviours, scans captures long, common behaviours. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Lauren Brent@ljnbrent.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New paper! We use simulations to test received wisdom on the observational sampling method to use and find that Altmann 1974 was right all along (never bet against Jeanne!). Focal follows capture rare, fleeting behaviours, scans captures long, common behaviours. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Observation methods in animal behaviour: a simulation study of performance

Most behavioural studies rely on systematic behavioural sampling, as observing and recording all behavioural events that occur is rarely feasible. Cho…

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Erin Siracusa@erinsiracusa.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Feeling bamboozled by R? If so, you're not alone. Join me & @jbbrask.bsky.social in Copenhagen for an intro course that will give you the foundation I wish I'd had as a PhD student. Friendly & accessible with lots of time for your own questions & coding projects. Deadline extended to May 15. 🎉

Josefine Bohr Brask@jbbrask.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Join us in Copenhagen in June for our summer course on programming in R! - Aimed at PhD students in behavioural ecology, others also welcome - No prior programming knowledge needed Deadline for sign-up: May 1 More info here: programmingintrocph.weebly.com

Hans Henrik Sievertsen@hhsievertsen.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Hi #EconSky 📣 Introducing "Applied Econ Collective" 📣 Academia is full of fees: for submissions, workshops, software...😔 @yajnagovind.bsky.social, @ckronenberg.bsky.social & I created an initiative to cover these costs Read more, apply or donate here: opencollective.com/applied-econ...

Applied Econ Collective - Open Collective

We are a collective of applied economics researchers providing financial support for early-career colleagues to cover journal submission fees, conference fees software licenses and similar costs.

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Charles Mullon@charlesmullon.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Applications now open for the UNIL Summer School on Modelling for Evolutionary Biology (31 Aug–5 Sep 2026, Lausanne)! For PhD & postdocs interested in formal approaches to evolutionary ecology (incl. social evo, life-history, species interactions). Scholarships available, Pls RP! shorturl.at/fo1GA

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Josefine Bohr Brask@jbbrask.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Less than a month left to apply for our summer course! You are welcome to contact us if you are unsure if the course is for you or have any other questions.

Josefine Bohr Brask@jbbrask.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Join us in Copenhagen in June for our summer course on programming in R! - Aimed at PhD students in behavioural ecology, others also welcome - No prior programming knowledge needed Deadline for sign-up: May 1 More info here: programmingintrocph.weebly.com

Matthew Silk@mattjsilk.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Just over a week left to apply for this PhD project (unfortunately UK students only). If you're interested then please get in touch!

Matthew Silk@mattjsilk.bsky.social · 7mo ago

New (competition funded) PhD opportunity with me, @iaciac.bsky.social and @dralgernon.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Higher-order networks and animal communication. Suited to someone keen on network science theory/computational modeling and keen to adapt this to ecology & evolution.

Diogo Pires@diogolpires.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🚨 Can individual behavior enable the sustainable use of common goods (with no central policies)? 🚨 We explore this question in our PNAS Nexus paper: “Self-organization of common good usage and an application to Internet services” doi.org/10.1093/pnas... w/ V. Mancuso, P. Castagno & M. Marsan

Self-organization of common good usage and an application to Internet services

Abstract. Natural and human-made common goods present key challenges due to their susceptibility to degradation, overuse, and congestion. We explore the se

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Kate Laskowski@katelaskowski.bsky.social · 7mo ago

How do we know our research results are REAL? We replicate them! Most folks agree but lament on how hard it is to publish these replications. My dearest gentle reader, lament no more! Delighted to unveil: Replication Studies, a new section of Behavioral Ecology 1/ academic.oup.com/beheco/artic...

Replication studies: a win-win for early-career training and behavioral ecology

Replicating previous research builds confidence that results are real and meaningful. But close replications are rare due to limitations in resources and d

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