Excited to see the first paper from this @leverhulme.ac.uk - funded project to appear today in @ecol-evol.bsky.social ! Congratulations to @christiandrerup.com , Mingyue Feng and all our collaborators!

Christian Drerup@christiandrerup.com · last wk.

🚨 Excited to share our new paper published in @ecol-evol.bsky.social ! 🦟 🏊 Here, we compared the surface swimming behaviour of 11 mosquito species across three major disease-vector genera and found clear, genus-specific differences in how they move! 📄 Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

Ever wondered what mosquito pupae do when they get flushed out of their aquatic habitat? The answer surprised us - and might surprise you too. 🦟 📍Room 500 | 🕓 4:45 pm | #ISBE2026 @isbe2026.bsky.social

Today was my last day at @durham.ac.uk. What an incredible, exciting, and productive year it was! A huge thank you to the amazing @lenariab.bsky.social for welcoming me to her @insectneurolab.bsky.social group. Stay tuned for our findings on mosquito pupae behaviour and my next academic endeavour!

We have a fully-funded PhD project on mosquito behaviour and AI, based at @durham.ac.uk and supervised by Amir Atapour Abarghouei (Durham Computer Science), @viveknityananda.bsky.social and myself. Check the project description here tinyurl.com/2hven83a and apply here: www.needl.org.uk/apply/.

Novel behavioural assays to study mosquito pheromone signalling at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Novel behavioural assays to study mosquito pheromone signalling at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com

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We are looking for candidates interested in (and eligible for) CSC-funded PhD positions, for the project " AI-powered system to monitor biodiversity and study behaviour of key wild pollinators" www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Please contact Lena by email for informal enquiries.

Very happy to see our first paper on Black Soldier Flies out! A chemically defined oviposition attractant and repellent of black soldier flies (Hermetia illucens) doi.org/10.1163/2352... This was a Master project of amazing Nyasha Thomas, who set up the BSF work in the lab.

Massive congratulations to Matthew Quinn for passing his PhD viva today!! And many thanks to the examiners @ebablab.bsky.social and Sean Twiss. Matt is the first student to graduate from the lab - very exciting! 👨‍🎓🎓📖🦟🦟

Feeling incredibly grateful for these past 3.5 years at @insectneurolab.bsky.social I'm leaving with a heart full of wonderful memories, amazing experiences, and so much learned. It's been an unforgettable chapter—and now I'm enjoying the best gift ever!

🪲Know someone working with insects based in the UK? 🦟 Please share the RES Insect Welfare Survey with your colleagues and students! 🙌🏽 www.royensoc.co.uk/news/res-wel... @hau-entomology.bsky.social @unirdgento.bsky.social @insectneurolab.bsky.social @gmrc.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social

RES Great Welfare Survey 2025 - Royal Entomological Society

Insect Research Practices and Ethics in the UK Share Your Experience on Ethics Applications Are you a researcher working with insects? We need your insights! The Royal Entomological Society is conduct...

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Welcome to the lab @christiandrerup.com !!! happy to have you join us!

Christian Drerup@christiandrerup.com · last yr.

I'm thrilled to announce that I've started a Postdoctoral Research Associate position at @insectneurolab.bsky.social @durham-university.bsky.social this week, working with @lenariab.bsky.social on behavioural and physiological adaptations in mosquito pupae. In summary, I'll be working on 🦟🚱🦟👁️👃➡️💧?

Please re-post: We have 2 new PhD positions on insect behaviour. We are looking for people with interests and expertise in development of behavioural assays, working with insects, computer vision, image processing and data analysis, and previous research experience. Please email us to discuss! 🦟💻🐝

"Most people trust scientists and agree that scientists should engage more in society and policymaking" From a 68-country assessment. Open-access www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries - Nature Human Behaviour

What is the state of trust in scientists around the world? To answer this question, the authors surveyed 71,922 respondents in 68 countries and found that trust in scientists is moderately high.

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An alarming trend for UK undergrad science courses. Not only in itself, but because it reduces the pool of second-level science teachers with the confidence and skills to teach it.

Amy Borrett@amyborrett.ft.com · 2y ago

NEW: The number of chemistry courses at UK unis has declined 26% and biosciences by 14% over the past 5 years, raising concerns about the viability of the government's industrial strategy Read more from @mikepeeljourno.bsky.social + @pmdfoster.bsky.social @financialtimes.com: on.ft.com/42gW2tR

It is out! We evaluated olfactory lateralization in the bumblebee Bombus pauloensis through SEM and EAG. Unlike honeybees, our results show that there are not differences between right and left antennae. Congrats Florencia Palottini!! 👏 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Antennal sensilla pattern distribution and odor detection in Bombus pauloensis foragers (Hymenoptera: Apidae) - Apidologie

Insects rely on chemical information from the environment to survive. The reception of this information mainly occurs through the antennae, when the stimuli contact the sensory receptors located withi...

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Germany, this smells very much like dirty money...

Graham Kendall@grahamkendall.bsky.social · 2y ago

Over 100 German Universities Partner with #MDPI in New National Agreement

UK students - still time to apply for this project! Please send me your enquiries by the 31st December. 🐝🧠

InsectNeuroLab@insectneurolab.bsky.social · 2y ago

We are advertising a funded PhD project to work on bumblebees and their brains! If you are a non-UK applicant, please get in touch with me by the **6th of December** with your CV and Cover/Motivation letter. iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships...

🎓 Looking for a new PhD student to investigate the neuronal and molecular basis of learning and memory in #Drosophila! This is a competitive, but fully funded position. More info here: tinyurl.com/drosobrain 🧠 🪰 Deadline: 8th January 2025 #Neuroskyence #Memory #Neuroscience #Dopamine

as seen elsewhere... Visual Neuro Course in Woods Hole!!

this poster looks amazing!

Mark Peifer (He, him)@peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 2y ago

@maikbischoff.bsky.social will also be presenting a poster on Semaphorin/Plexin Antagonism regulates Collective Cell Migration and Gap Closure in vivo, Tuesday, Dec 17 11:15 AM, P2780 + Board No. B397, where you can get more details and discuss his work--he's on the job market! 2/3

Exciting news! We are advertising 2 more PhD projects in our and a collaborator's labs - please get in touch *by the 22nd of January 2025* with your *CV and a Cover/Motivation letter*: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Automated assay to study mosquito development and behaviour in changing climatic conditions at Durham University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Automated assay to study mosquito development and behaviour in changing climatic conditions at Durham University, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Pls RT: Interested in doing a PhD on the behaviour of #bees & other animals at CRAB Uni Exeter and Bristol Uni? Check out SWBio swbio.ac.uk www.swbio.ac.uk/programme/pr... (apply by 11.12.) & NERC GW4 www.nercgw4plus.ac.uk/projects-202... @seanrands.bsky.social @bethbees.bsky.social apply by 13.01.

The window for non- UK applicants is sadly closed now, but the *UK* applicants can still send me enquiries until the *31st of December*!

InsectNeuroLab@insectneurolab.bsky.social · 2y ago

We are advertising a funded PhD project to work on bumblebees and their brains! If you are a non-UK applicant, please get in touch with me by the **6th of December** with your CV and Cover/Motivation letter. iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships...

Congratulations to @imanmuktar.bsky.social on winning a poster prize at the @ukvbd.bsky.social today!!! Well done Iman!

Reminder that there's one week left to apply for this job. Please pass on the information to anyone who might be interested!

Vivek Nityananda@viveknityananda.bsky.social · 2y ago

Job Alert! New postdoc position in our lab investigating cognitive biases in wild bumblebees. Thanks to Wild Animal Initiative for the funding. Position for 31 months. Deadline: December 9th. Please apply/boost #PostdocJob #AcademicJobs #Bees jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...

Only a couple of days left for non-UK applicants to express interest in this project!

InsectNeuroLab@insectneurolab.bsky.social · 2y ago

We are advertising a funded PhD project to work on bumblebees and their brains! If you are a non-UK applicant, please get in touch with me by the **6th of December** with your CV and Cover/Motivation letter. iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships...

Big day today! I've written a book on overconfidence and it's out in India! Equal parts nervous and excited 😊 Out in bookstores and online. Have a read and tell me what you think!

We're hiring! Please share! Exciting opportunities for #PhD students, #postdocs, and #research assistants to join our team in exploring how the brain prioritizes actions in conflict. #Neuroscience #Drosophila Interested? Reach out! rezavallab.org

📣 I'm recruiting PhD students for several projects: jonathanpdrury.com/opportunitie... #PleaseRepost

are there any black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) researchers on here? 🪰

I feel incredibly proud of my postodc work published on today’s issue of @natureportfolio.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41... What can 🦟 taste? 👤🌸💧 Are some people "tastier" to 🦟 than others? Here we examined the taste system of mosquitoes 🦟👅. I was astounded by its beautiful complexity!

Mosquito taste responses to human and floral cues guide biting and feeding - Nature

Taste neurons of the mosquito Aedes albopictus regulate biting, feeding and egg-laying behaviours by responding to taste cues in human sweat, nectar and egg-laying sites via excitation or inhibition.

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