I'm giving a free talk — Debugging the system: Ada Lovelace, computing, and gender equity in the workplace — at the Royal Holloway, 6:15pm 14 Oct. Book now to reserve your place! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/debugging-...

Debugging the system: Ada Lovelace, computing, and gender equity

Suw Charman-Anderson, founder of Ada Lovelace Day, will talk about Lovelace’s vision, celebrating women in STEM and gender equity at work.

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📢 📢 📢 Three days left 📢 📢 📢 to apply ASAB Childcare Grants www.asab.org/childcare DEADLINE MIDNIGHT 1ST OCTOBER @asab.org asabpsgbwinter.github.io//2026/

One additional 'quick fact': if your name is John, the Nobel committee is twice as likely to award you the Prize for Physics, compared to scientists who are female - Number of physics prizes to a John: 10 - Number of female physics Nobel laureates: 5 Best wishes to all the John-hopefuls this yr 👩‍🔬⚛️

Nobel Prize@nobelprize.org · 5d ago

The announcement of the Nobel Prize in Physics is happening in one week – and we'll be breaking the news live at nobelprize.org. Quick facts: - Number of physics prizes: 119 - Individuals awarded the physics prize: 229 - Youngest laureate: 25 - Oldest laureate: 96 - Double physics laureates: 1

Please support the Ada Lovelace Day report into workplace gender equity! A donation would be fab, but a share is just as important! Thank you!

Ada Lovelace Day@adalovelaceday.bsky.social · last wk.

Ada Lovelace Day is coming up again on 13 Oct and, as you know, these days it is almost entirely unfunded. I've been invited to speak at or attend a few events, all of which I've said yes to because the mission won't further itself. I'm also still writing my report...

📢Fragmenta Faunistica Special Issue dedicated to Prof. Wojciech Czechowski, a prominent figure in Polish myrmecology 🐜 👥📚A tribute by colleagues, collaborators & friends, and the debut of the journal’s new layout! 🔗Link 👉 l1nq.com/ntgbriq #Science #Friendship #Myrmecology #FragmentaFaunistica

Ada Lovelace Day is coming up again on 13 Oct and, as you know, these days it is almost entirely unfunded. I've been invited to speak at or attend a few events, all of which I've said yes to because the mission won't further itself. I'm also still writing my report...

Are you a #NewPI in Ecology & Evolution? Would you like to meet with peers to chat about work, the future and life as a new PI? 🍪☕️ Then I have the form for you! 📋 Help us gauge interest in a new network/event by filling in this short survey: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/K4wUiuLuFn Please RT! 🙏

Know someone advancing equity, diversity, inclusion & accessibility in animal behaviour research? Nominate them for ASAB's EDIA Award! 📅 Deadline: 1st October www.asab.org/edia-award #AnimalBehaviour #EDIA #ASAB #DiversityInSTEM

EDIA Award — ASAB

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We hope everyone enjoyed Christopher Schell’s #ECBB2026 plenary as much as we have – it’s been a real eye opener on just how many levels we have affected the lives of urban animals. Historical redlining in the US is STILL not only affecting people, but biodiversity (and research data) as well 🤯😨

So many interesting discussions about #sociallytransferredmaterials during and after this symposium at #ecbb2026

Adria LeBoeuf@adriatica.bsky.social · last mo.

Great talks this morning at #ecbb2026 at our symposium on evolution and behavior around #sociallytransferredmaterials @socialtransfernet.bsky.social @elvarobinson.bsky.social @arthurmatte.bsky.social Kat Bebbington and Francisco Ruiz-Raya

Great to see our 'Ant Recovery in the Nations Forests' report out in Applied Ecological Resources - in this Blog I explain how our wood ant habitat suitability tool (linked to in the report) can be used to guide responsible wood ant conservation translocations. www.linkedin.com/pulse/locati... 1/4

Location, Location, Location: Where to Put Translocated Species – A Wood Ant Case Study

Elva Robinson: Professor of Ecology at the University of York When we think of rewilding, our minds often jump to charismatic mammals – beavers creating wetlands or wild boar rooting through forests. ...

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What does the film ANTZ have to do with actual ants? We explore themes of leadership, social hierarchy and gender in both ANTZ and Ants in our new Open Access article in Culture and Organization @biologyatyork.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🎓📢 PhD Alert 🎓📢 Three weeks left to apply for the PhD position on maintaining the balance of power in animal societies! www.hu-berlin.de/en/universit... @animalopps.bsky.social

Huge Fish Curator gig is advertised! Assistant Curator of Fishes at the Florida Museum of Natural History (part of Uni of. Florida) explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/54...

Have we done ourselves a huge wrong by focusing on the 'return on investment' of gender equity? In today's newsletter, I've focused on the four categories of argument for gender equity and where/how they can fail. All reading options at the end of the thread. When I started thinking...

ALD Report: What is the case for gender equity?

And do we need to create a new argument for the importance of DEI?

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⏰ #FinalCall - abstract submission for #Ento26 closes tomorrow. If your draft is nearly there, now’s the time to finish and submit! Don’t miss the opportunity to: 🎤 Present your work 🌍 Join the international entomology community 💡 Be part of the conversation 🔽 buff.ly/oMvnU2G 📅 Deadline: 12 June

Deadline tomorrow - Submit your abstract now!

Be part of the programme for Ento26!

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Really excited to start work on our ARIA-funded project using drones and machine learning to maximise the success of conservation translocations!

Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA)@aria-research.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Meet our Engineering Ecosystem Resilience seed Creators 🌱 Backed by up to £500k, these projects span advanced ecosystem sensing, nature-based interventions, autonomous robots and molecular tools for conservation. Discover the teams: link.aria.org.uk/EER-seed-creators-BS

Looking for an ecology/conservation PhD? Check out this exciting wood ant project! 🐜🐜🐜 Excellent research group to work with, and excellent study system!

Tara Dirilgen@taradirilgen.bsky.social · 5mo ago

📣 Funded* #PhD position (4 years) Wood #Ant #conservation project in Ireland🐜 @maynoothuniversity.ie Application close: 3 June 2026 More info: dirilgenecology.com/contact/ - @muresearch.bsky.social | @mu-gra25.bsky.social | @maynooth-bgs.bsky.social | * @npwsireland.bsky.social #findaphd

One week left! Get your discounted tickets for the BES nature-based solution symposium by 27 May.  Want to learn more about NbS projects? Have useful insights on the research gaps and funding solutions to upscale NbS?  Register today and join the discussion 👇 https://f.mtr.cool/gnnfjrudqw 🌍🧪

Do you work on how environmental stressors drive insect population & community dynamics? Why not consider submitting a Letter of Intent to the special issue in #RESAgForestEnt on the subject? Info here ⬇️ buff.ly/EsvB0JO Deadline: 30 June 2026 ⏰ @royentsoc.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social

There are still a few days left to apply for this Post-Doc in York, working on 'Engineering Ecosystem Resilience' using wood ants, drones and metabolomics! 🐜 🔬 🧪 🌲 🐜

Elva Robinson@elvarobinson.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Interested in ant ecology? Have molecular and bioinformatics experience? Come and join the team! 18-month post-doc position at University of York now live: jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/post...

Still a week left to apply for this Post-Doc opportunity in York, bringing molecular ecology to the study of wood ants as agents of ecosystem restoration! 🐜🔬🧪🌲🐜

Elva Robinson@elvarobinson.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Interested in ant ecology? Have molecular and bioinformatics experience? Come and join the team! 18-month post-doc position at University of York now live: jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/post...

How big is the problem of women leaving STEM? And how do we fix it? Today I look at the findings of the 2025 Lovelace Report (no relation) which details the UK's tech industry financial losses due to the loss of female talent, and outlines solutions. adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/ald-report...

ALD Report: How big is the problem of women leaving STEM?

And how do we fix it?

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📢Are you searching for a postdoc possition? Have a look to this very interesting opportunity to work with red wood ants in an amazing team! 🐜 @elvarobinson.bsky.social #postdoc #research #science #redwoodants

Elva Robinson@elvarobinson.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Interested in ant ecology? Have molecular and bioinformatics experience? Come and join the team! 18-month post-doc position at University of York now live: jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/post...

With @arthurmatte.bsky.social @elvarobinson.bsky.social and @socialtransfernet.bsky.social we have a symposium on #sociallytransferredmaterials at #ECBB206. You have a few more days to submit an abstract and come tell us about your amazing work on #socialfluids #eggs #milk #sperm #seminalfluid!

European Conference on Behavioural Biology@ecbb2026.bsky.social · 5mo ago

#ECBB2026 Abstracts will close this week! For more information about topics, and how to submit, visit our Call for Abstracts page 👇👇 www.aru.ac.uk/events/confe...

Interested in ant ecology? Have molecular and bioinformatics experience? Come and join the team! 18-month post-doc position at University of York now live: jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/post...

Oh, would you look at that: Men are perceived as more creative than women even when competency is controlled for, and more deserving of rewards. Five studies shows men are routinely seen having more 'out of the box' creativity. But not only are women... adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/gender-ste...

ALD Report: Gender stereotypes result in women being judged as less creative

And men being judged as more deserving of reward.

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#ECBB2026 Abstracts will close this week! For more information about topics, and how to submit, visit our Call for Abstracts page 👇👇 www.aru.ac.uk/events/confe...

Biologist Danielle N Lee studies the connections between ecology, evolution and animal behaviour. She studies the African giant pouched rat's behavioural syndromes and the potential role of genetics in these behaviours. adalovelaceday.subst...

Prof Danielle N Lee, Behavioural Ecologist

Danielle N Lee is a biologist whose research focuses on the connections between ecology, evolution and animal behaviour.

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Passive acoustic monitoring for wildlife. Great tech. But human ethics? Recorders inevitably capture human voices. Yet many papers still say nothing. No consent. No privacy. No plan. #conservationtech #researchethics #humanethics conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Principles for the socially responsible use of conservation monitoring technology and data

Wildlife conservation benefits enormously from automated and interconnected monitoring tools, some of which can collect data on humans; either accidentally or deliberately. There is increasing eviden....

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