New paper: From Cohesion to Norms: How Animal Groups Come, Stay, and Function Together. doi.org/10.1111/eth.... @primatenzentrum.bsky.social, @ethoges.bsky.social, @sfb1528.bsky.social, @asab.org

Dear all primatologists, I as the VP of Student Affairs is looking to form my dream team with early career primatologists who can work on the welfare of primatology students. Seeking members from the Americas, Europe, and perhaps Australia, now. Please circulate this among the interested Thanks.

Together, climate change and infectious disease threaten the physiology and immune function of amphibians. This study explores the interplay between temperature, immune response and locomotion in frogs. Read here⬇️ academic.oup.com/conphys/arti...

Thermal and immunological stress modulate the locomotor performance of female Xenopus laevis frogs

Abstract. Temperature strongly influences physiological performance and immune function in ectotherms, making ectotherms like amphibians particularly vulne

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A Social Affordance Framework for Understanding Approach Decisions in Wild Crested Macaques (Macaca nigra) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.25.734458v1

My image is in the final public vote of the Nottingham Trent University Images of Research competition, please vote for me here: www.ntu.ac.uk/research/res...

Images of Research Competition Public Vote

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🚨Want to work with us? We’re hiring a Lecturer! Check out the details 👇🏽 www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

We have an *extremely* important announcement to make. From Wednesday, we will be launching our puffin live cam, coming to you from the Farne Islands. So you can watch puffins all day long. In celebration, please enjoy this clip of puffins being really busy for 39 seconds straight.

Interested in a PhD working on sexual selection in tropical shorebirds? I'm recruiting a student for Fall 2027! I'm happy to support an applicant writing a Simons Graduate Fellowship in Ecology & Evolution: www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...

Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution

The purpose of these awards is to provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. While we will consider all projects in ecolo...

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1/ 📢 We’re hiring at Brunel Psychology! We have ✨TWO sparkling ✨ new permanent roles in Clinical Psychology as we grow our clinical provision, including our new MSc in Clinical Psychology launching this September. Come and help shape what we’re building 👇 @brunelgradschool.bsky.social 🧪

Introducing meta-🔼! (meta-delta) Really excited about this one. We provide a principled, performance-corrected measure of metacognitive bias, placing it on an equal methodological footing with meta-d, and showing robust test-retest reliability to boot. Check out Kevin's thread for more details! 🧠🧪

Kevin O’Neill@kevingoneill.github.io · 3mo ago

In a new preprint w/ @tianqizhan.bsky.social & @smfleming.bsky.social, we developed a new measure of metacognitive bias (over/under confidence in individual decisions)! doi.org/10.31234/osf...

In a new preprint w/ @tianqizhan.bsky.social & @smfleming.bsky.social, we developed a new measure of metacognitive bias (over/under confidence in individual decisions)! doi.org/10.31234/osf...

"While geophagy may serve as a coping mechanism, a more effective management approach is to reduce or eliminate the provisioning of human foods,” said @ppebsworth.bsky.social

Gibraltar’s monkeys eat mud ‘to avoid upset stomachs from tourist junk food’

Macaques have learned to eat soil to avert gut irritation caused by salty and sugary snacks, researchers believe

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📣 EvolDir is now managed by @eseb.bsky.social! We are delighted to be taking the reins and express our gratitude to both Brian Golding who began this service to the community in the mid-1980s and to @rdmpage.bsky.social who ran this account until now 👏 You can now find evoldir here: evoldir.net

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Push for solar park in Sri Lanka’s elephant terrain raises concern

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka — As a new wave of large-scale solar energy projects take shape along the fringes of Sri Lanka’s Managed Elephant Range, or MER, in the southern district of Hambantota, activists...

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www.nature.com/articles/d41... it's about time that we really recognise the teamwork inherent in good science and support these careers properly. Am thinking of so many friends and colleagues who left science when they got to the stage where they were supposed to be group leader.

How hidden contributions power modern research

The people who work behind the scenes to keep research moving say that there should be more recognition for their roles.

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🐼Lemurs! 🖊️Social learning! 🫂Tolerance! 🌐Diffusion analysis! Our #EditorsChoice for the #AnimalBehaviourJournal: “Social tolerance mediates social learning in wild red-fronted lemurs, Eulemur rufifrons, and ring-tailed lemurs, Lemur catta” Read here: doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2026.123517

Not a secret anymore! I am extremely proud and happy to present you the EVApeCognition Dataset, out now in Scientific Data. Over the last 5 years we have assembled and standardized data from 150 studies on great ape cognition from the WKPRC in the Leipzig Zoo! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Social structure as a form of collective intelligence In our framework, we argue that social structure is a form of collective intelligence shaped by and shaping individual decision-making Out now in @royalsocietypublishing.org w/ J Brooker, E van Leeuwen royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article...

Social structure as a form of collective intelligence: a new framework

Abstract. Collective intelligence arises when group-level cognition exceeds the capabilities of individual members, enabling more effective learning, decis

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Post-doc opportunity in raptor conservation at The FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology in Cape Town, South Africa - with @megmurg.bsky.social and me. South African Citizen or have a valid work visa. science.uct.ac.za/fitzpatrick/... #Ornithology #RaptorResearch #AfricanOrnithology

Applications open for Quantitative Raptor Biologist postdoc at FitzPatrick Institute

Call for applications for a postdoctoral fellowship in quantitative raptor biology; deadline 15 May 2026

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I'm so honored to have received this award in memory of Frans de Waal for my PhD thesis! His work (and briefly working with him) truly shaped my scientific thinking and research. @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social

Wendel van der Sluis@wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🎉 The winner of the 2nd Frans de Waal PhD Dissertation Prize is the brilliant @zoegoldsborough.bsky.social. Congratulations! Her 2025 thesis “Cracking Capuchins” dives deep into how tool use shapes survival and evolution. Some capuchins wield stones like pros, others don’t.

PLS RT📣 Two Postdoc jobs at #mpaib with Serena Ding on collective behavior of worms (Never seen a "wormuration"? That's them in green) 🪱 social dynamics of collective dispersal: bewerbermanagement.net/jobposting/2... 🪱 sensory ecology of worm towers: bewerbermanagement.net/jobposting/7...

New paper out in Ecology & Evolution! 🐺🐄 We were invited to collaborate on this project based on the McCowan-Vandeleest lab’s work using hair cortisol as a welfare indicator in non-human primates — a method we’re now bringing to a very different species and ecology. 🧵 1/8 @vanditto.bsky.social

⏰Time running out - deadline 19th April - to apply for funded #PhD: 🪶Quantifying animal movement patterns & behavioural interactions in a changing world 👥Joint with us @bristolbiosci.bsky.social & #SimonGriffith #MacquarieUniversity #modelling #birds #mammals #Australia ℹ️ tinyurl.com/343acaev

Sobering and depressing story about the awful conditions faced by several international students, and how this stems from the terrible politics behind university fees and immigration. www.theguardian.com/education/ng...

‘I see it as trafficking’: the brutal reality of life as a foreign student in the UK

The long read: Universities in Britain rely on overseas applicants paying full fees, which has given rise to some unscrupulous recruiters and left many hopefuls and their families deep in debt

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📢 Content submissions for the 6th SORTEE Conference (13-14 Oct 2026) are now OPEN #SORTEE2026 Submit your proposal for an unconference, hackathon or workshop by June 7th via sortee.org/upcoming SORTEE members can attend for free. Join us sortee.org/join/

🌺 PhD position in Theoretical Evolutionary Biology! 🌺 There is about two weeks left to apply to come work with me on the evolution of plant reproductive strategies at @unifr.bsky.social ! Contact me or visit here or for more info: tinyurl.com/monoecy Please share! 🌱

Thomas Lesaffre 🌱@thomaslesaffre.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🚨 PhD position available ! 🚨 I am hiring a PhD student to work with me on the evolution of plant sexual systems 🌺 at @unifrbiology.bsky.social ! The position is funded for 4 years by @snsf.ch as part of my Ambizione fellowship. More info here: tinyurl.com/monoecy 🌱 Please RP and share widely ! 🌱

How to be a science sleuth: Research integrity experts share their tips for spotting and reporting fraudulent papers Rupali Dabas writes @chemistryworld.com Featuring @smutclyde.bsky.social , @deevybee.bsky.social, Nick Wise, Jack Wilkinson, Anna Pendlebury, and me.

Chemistry World@chemistryworld.com · 4mo ago

Meet the science sleuths: researchers who volunteer to examine research articles for signs of fraud, manipulation and fabrication. www.chemistryworld.com/careers/how-...

In this study of behavioural syndromes in giant pandas 🐼, proactive pandas had lower stress hormone levels 📈 and were better at exploring and problem solving💡. These findings can help identify pandas best suited for reintroduction and translocation. Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...

Panda profiles: integrating personality, cognition, and physiology for conservation success

Abstract. The alarming decline in biodiversity necessitates a comprehensive understanding of animal adaptations to environmental changes. Behavioural syndr

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Call for applications for a Collective Behaviour Field Course in the Kalahari organised by swarm member Vlad! Don’t miss out on this great opportunity 💪

Vlad Demartsev@animal-sounds.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🚨REPOST PLEASE! 🙏🏻 Calling all South African 🇿🇦 zoology students! You have ONE more week to apply to our Collective Behaviour Field Course 📍Two weeks at the Kalahari Research Centre 🗓️ June 2026 💸 Fully funded Application details are at www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/cbfc DM for any questions