🔬🎧 In Science Podcast: Roelof Hut about biorhythms in humans and animals 🧪 Interested in #Chronobiology? Listen to our #GELIFES researcher talk about #Biorhytms in the podcast by @rug.nl, with the hosts @wimbrons.nl and Hanna van Loo! 👉 Check it out here (in Dutch): www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat...

🐦 Island birds reveal a link between immunity and gut bacteria 🧪Researchers on Cousin Island, including two professors from #GELIFES, discovered a connection between #GutHealth and the #ImmuneSystem – thanks to the Seychelles #warbler! 🔬🔗: rug.nl/research/gelifes/_news/2026/20260312-komdeur

Larger broods beg more, parents feed more – but chicks still grow more slowly, suggesting that the energetic costs of competition are to blame. 🐣 brill.com/view/journal... @gelifes.bsky.social @rug.nl

New research in #Behaviour: “Begging efficiency rather than food received causes brood size effect on growth in zebra finches” by Marianthi Tangili, Michael Briga and Simon Verhulst. @mtangili.bsky.social

📢 Hiring: Tenure Track Professor of Flyway Ecology & Scientific Director of BirdEyes, the Centre for Global Ecological Change Apply before 31 Mar 👇 werkenbij.rug.nl/vacature/ten... #Hiring #Vacancy #ScienceJobs #SciComm

🧪 New #Ecophysiology article in the Journal of Experimental Biology alert! Very excited to share that the paper of our researcher, Ellie Laetz, was published in their new issue, with a photo of the study making it to the cover! Big thanks to @jexpbiol.bsky.social 🤝 Read the article below!

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Issue 3 has closed and issue 4 is open The front cover by Ellie Laetz shows an upside-down jellyfish, Cassiopea xamachana. These jellyfish are found in shallow tropical and subtropical bays, resting bell-down with their tentacles extended upward journals.biologists.com/jeb/issue/22...

This is already tomorrow! ⬇️⬇

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🧠🎬 The Missing Piece — Understanding Psychosis through Lived Experience This new documentary (screening on 20 February), the team follows David — a father, caregiver and lived-experience expert. After the screening, join a discussion with the researchers and filmmakers. 👇 www.ru.nl/en/donders-i...

Our researcher appointed as a member of the #KHMW 👏 #GELIFES is happy to announce Dr. Martien Kas, a researcher of Behavioural #Neuroscience and #Neurobiology, as one of the 28 new scientific members at the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities in 2026! Read more at our LinkedIn page ⬇️

#gelifes #khmw #universityofgroningen #fsegroningen #ecnp #science #scienceandsociety #scicomm #sciencecommunication #research #researchimpact #researchtosociety #psychiatry #neuroscience… | Groningen...

🎖️ GELIFES’ researcher appointed as a scientific member of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities 🎖️ The Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (KMHW) was established in...

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Congratulations, Dr. Dickson! 🥳 Last month, he successfully defended his #thesis on #MarineRestoration and #Ecosystems – “Sunken driftwood: A lost ecosystem” 🌊 It was a pleasure to work together, and we can’t wait to see more of Dr. Dickson’s scientific journey. Cheers! 🏆 #PhD #PhDLife #PhDDefence

🧪Open #Postdoc position: Facilitating and monitoring agroecological living labs in the North of the Netherlands 🌱Contribute to #SoilHealth, facilitate innovation & science-based solutions 🌿PhD in #Agronomy, Agroecology, #EnvironmentalSciences, or Socio-Economic disciplines needed 📅Deadline: Feb 1st

📢Hiring a #Postdoc: Agroecological assessment of farm business models in bird conservation areas 🐤Are #BirdConservation and #NatureConservation your thing? Do you have a PhD in #Agronomy, #Agroecology, #EnvironmentalSciences, or Socio-Economic disciplines?🌾 Waste no time, apply before Feb 1st! ⬇️⬇️

🙌 New project on #BiomarkerResearch featuring our #GELIFES researcher and funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social – will #Biomarkers finally be considered in #Psychiatry? See the press release: www.ecnp.eu/news/press-o... #MentalHealth #MentalDisorders #Depression #Psychosis #Anxiety #Neuroscience 🧪

🔔 Update: A new #PhDPosition at the University of Groningen (@rug.nl)! If you: 🧪 have a Master's in #Biology 🌱 are interested in #PlantBiology, #Physiology, and/or #MolecularBiology Then this is a perfect opportunity! We at #GELIFES are looking forward to working with you 😉 #PhD #PhDLife

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Are you, or do you know someone that is excited to do a PhD in plant biology. We are happy to offer a position to explore physiology, gene regulatory networks and wild species. Come join our team in a stimulating scientific environment at the University of Groningen! werkenbij.rug.nl/vacature/phd...

📢 Upcoming PhD Defence alert! Bird’s-eye views: tracking landscape change through remote sensing imagery and movements of Black-tailed Godwits. 📍 De Beurs, Leeuwarden | 💻 Join online at video.rug.nl/media/Promot... 🕒 22 Jan, 11:00 #PhDDefense #PhD #PhDLife #Ecology

🧪Did you know that #beetles 🐞 can compensate for a poor #NutritionalEnvironment experienced during sexual maturation? 🤔 Read this #publication to know all about this ➡️ doi.org/10.1002/ece3.72210 #LifeHistory #BuryingBeetle #NutritionalStatus #EvolutionaryEcology #Ecology #SciComm

#Coralreefs are dying off rapidly: we have reached the first #climate tipping point. 🧪 “Humans are changing the world so quickly that #corals can’t keep up anymore.” Sancia van der Meij, a marine biologist from #GELIFES, expresses her concern: rug.nl/research/gelifes/_news/2025/20251017-coral-reefs

Koraalriffen sterven af – en dat heeft grote gevolgen voor mens en dier

Wereldwijd sterven koraalriffen dermate snel af, dat we inmiddels het eerste klimaat-kantelpunt hebben bereikt, rapporteerden wetenschappers afgelopen...

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Having older #siblings decreases a chance of survival? 😨 Sometimes! 🧪Historical data show: girls with older #brothers had lower survival rates, while people with older #sisters had higher ones. Share this publication with your sibling! doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2025.1525 #SciComm

Are #mustelids disappearing from the Netherlands? 🤔 The common #weasel, #stoat, and the European #polecat are very elusive #animals, which makes them difficult to study. 🧪Our researchers from #GELIFES and others have written a #publication about monitoring them: doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.70120

✨Why are some #colors in #nature shiny?✨ 🐝 #Bumblebees help our researcher from #GELIFES determine why some organisms are glossy, while others are not! Read the #publication at doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adz9010 🐝

🧪The #research vessel #Polarstern will soon embark on an #expedition to #Antarctica! Two of #GELIFES’ researchers on board, along with a larger crew of scientists, want to make the #WeddellSea a marine protected area ⬇️⬇️ rug.nl/research/gelifes/_news/2025/20251204-stefels

💃DaNCES with #carnivores – interested in studying predator-prey interactions? Read more about the DaNCES framework by @marinapapa.bsky.social and others, simulating #collectivebehavior of #predators and #prey below ⬇️ doi.org/10.1177/1059... #Biology #Science #Research #AdaptiveBehavior

A Data-Inspired Framework to Simulate Collective Behaviour of Predator-Prey Systems - Marina Papadopoulou, Hanno Hildenbrandt, Charlotte K. Hemelrijk, 2025

The collective escape of prey from predators is a classic example of adaptive behavior in animal groups. Across species, individual prey have evolved a large re...

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🎉GELIFES is now on Bluesky!🎉 It took us some time, but Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences is now on Bluesky! Follow us here if you want to keep up with our newest scientific developments 😉