🌟🌟 Postdoc position in Disease Ecology & Nature-Based Solutions 🌟🌟 We are looking for a creative and highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to join the UKRI @netpositivecentre.bsky.social and the @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful Cornwall, UK. careers.exeter.ac.uk/vacancies/11... 🦠🌳🏙️🌍🗺️🐝 🦌🕷️

Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow in Cornwall | University of Exeter

View details and apply for this Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow vacancy in Cornwall. Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow This UKRI funded full-time post is available from 01/1...

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Researcher finds several UK mosquito species are potential carriers of avian malaria

Mosquitoes are widely known for transmitting diseases such as malaria and dengue fever to humans, but less is known about the diseases they can transmit to wild birds. The Plasmodium parasite that cau...

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New paper! My first dabble into mosquitoes - and there is so much more we need to know about vector-specificity (or possible lack thereof) in avian malaria transmission #avianmalaria #Plasmodium #mosquitoes #ornithology doi.org/10.1017/S003...

Multiple mosquito species are potential competent vectors of avian malaria in the UK | Parasitology | Cambridge Core

Multiple mosquito species are potential competent vectors of avian malaria in the UK

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St Kilda Wrens weigh ~14g (large birds >16g!). 7-11g is usual for mainland GB/continental Wrens. So this subspecies can weigh the same as some Great Tits or Blackcaps. GINORMOUS! Congrats @jezierskimt.bsky.social on the paper! #ornithology doi.org/10.1093/evol...

Michał Jezierski@jezierskimt.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our (Jenny Dunn, Carolina Chagas, @willjsmith.bsky.social) paper on the evolution of island Wrens is finally out @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social! We describe the evolution of island gigantism in the St Kilda and Shetland subspecies. academic.oup.com/evolinnean/a...

Our (Jenny Dunn, Carolina Chagas, @willjsmith.bsky.social) paper on the evolution of island Wrens is finally out @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social! We describe the evolution of island gigantism in the St Kilda and Shetland subspecies. academic.oup.com/evolinnean/a...

🔊 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS OPEN #BOU2027 | 6-8 April 2027 | Nottingham, UK & Zoom & Bluesky Avian disease ecology: combining avian ecology and OneHealth to understand and mitigate disease Keynote line-up ⬇️ Submit your talk, poster or Bluesky abstract now! bou.org.uk/event/avi... #ornithology 🪶

As Chair, she sees the network as a unique opportunity to bring people together and foster meaningful scientific exchange 🌍 She highlights the importance of having conversations in person 🤝 and emphasises the value of providing funding opportunities for younger researchers 💶🧑‍🎓

Workshops and Short-Term Scientific Missions enable training, mobility, and the development of new skills, promoting collaborations that inspire and sustain continued research on wildlife malaria. Check the last interview here 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd53...

Meet WIMANET members - Jenny Dunn (Chair of WIMANET)

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Dr. @jennycdunn.bsky.social research at Keele University (UK) focuses on avian haemosporidian parasites 🦠, with particular emphasis on parasite diversity, host–parasite coevolution📊, and the impacts of infection on hosts 🐦🕊️🐦‍⬛

Meet #MisaShimizu from Japan, a 2º year PhD student at the Nature Research Centre in Lithuania studying avian haemosporidian parasites from The Gambia 🌍. She uses both microscopy 🔬& molecular 🧬 techniques to study parasite diversity and host–parasite relationships, focusing on Haemoproteus species 🦠

📆❗REMINDER! You have until the 16th of April to apply for reimbursement for any of the three events of #WiMaNet: 1️⃣The pre-conference summer school: bsky.app/profile/wima... 2️⃣ The conference: bsky.app/profile/wima... 3️⃣ The summer school: bsky.app/profile/wima...

WiMaNet@wimanet.bsky.social · 5mo ago

1️⃣ Phylogenomics summer school, 31st August - 1st September, Badajoz. 🌐 The training school will consist of three days of lectures and practical activities designed to introduce students to phylogenomics analysis 💻

📰📢 We have now opened a call for funding for the following three events, taking place in Spain during August/September. Take notes! 📝

1️⃣ Phylogenomics summer school, 31st August - 1st September, Badajoz. 🌐 The training school will consist of three days of lectures and practical activities designed to introduce students to phylogenomics analysis 💻

3️⃣ 3rd WIMANET summer school, 7th - 11th September, Doñana, Spain. It will consist of five days of lectures and practical activities designed to introduce students to a broad range of research activities and skills related to vector capture and identification, and bioinformatics analysis 🦟🧬👩‍💻

Critically endangered hooded vultures are being driven to extinction in Benin. Recent research found 522 birds for sale across nine markets, fueled by belief-based demand. With populations down by up to 96%, experts are calling for urgent law enforcement to stop this illegal trade. Learn more 👇️

‘Staggering’ trade for belief-based use drives hooded vultures to near-extinction in Benin

The hooded vulture, a small, scruffy-looking raptor native to sub-Saharan Africa, gets its name from a patch of beige feathers on its head: It appears to be wearing a hood. Unlike other vulture…

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📢 Announcement: We are delighted to announce the VII International Congress on Malaria and Other Blood Parasites of Wildlife, taking place in Badajoz, Spain, from September 2-5, 2026.

We invited you to ⏯, stay 3 minutes with us and know more about his work! 👇 youtu.be/YozYP_ZeeN0?...

Meet WIMANET members - Dr. Josué Martínez de la Puente (WG3 Leader)

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In this interview, Vaidas highlights that his main motivation for joining WIMANET was to build connections ↔️ and to have a platform to share his experience with the new generation of researchers 🤝. Press ▶️ and know more about him: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyQN...

Meet WIMANET members - Dr. Vaidas Palinauskas

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I’ve definitely had worse views from the office! Long-tailed glossy starling, plantain eater and broad-billed roller (host to a new Leucocytoon lineage) added bonus/distractions 😁

After a thoroughly surreal day involving mild car peril, (temporary) police detention of samples, and a broken plane, I find myself still in the Gambia, still with a fabulous group of people looking forward to exploring the gardens in this 5-star resort tomorrow morning!

Absolutely magical on the Gambian beach at night, optimistically trying to catch storm petrels, enjoying the stars, and bioluminescent plankton in the waves

Absolutely magical on the Gambian beach at night, optimistically trying to catch storm petrels, enjoying the stars, and bioluminescent plankton in the waves

If you want to know more about what we do and hear about the ecology of wildlife malaria in a changing world, join us in the symposium at #ICOPA2026 in Montréal. See you in 6 months! :)

Dr Jenny Dunn@jennycdunn.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Excited to be part of our @wimanet.bsky.social symposium at ICOPA in August! icopa2026.org #ICOPA2026

I’m still astounded by the diversity of birds in the Gambia - we have samples from well over 200 bird species as part of our blood parasite project, and we’re still catching new species daily! So far today, four new species, including two of these beautiful Abyssinian rollers. Photo by Richard Geary

We are hiring at the Wytham Woods for the upcoming field season. 4 roles available. Please share with anyone who might be interested. #UKbirds #birdringing

Bird flu outbreak blamed for death of Brayford Pool swans https://www.europesays.com/uk/697165/ The Lincoln Swan Project is run jointly by Dr Laetitia Marechal from the University of Lincoln and Dr…

Bird flu outbreak blamed for death of Brayford Pool swans - United Kingdom

The Lincoln Swan Project is run jointly by Dr Laetitia Marechal from the University of Lincoln and Dr Jenny Dunne from Keele University. They track the

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The Lincoln Swan Project says it is actively monitoring reports of swan deaths around Lincoln

Bird flu outbreak in Lincoln swan population for first time

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Bird flu outbreak in Lincoln swan population for first time

The Lincoln Swan Project says it is actively monitoring reports of swan deaths around Lincoln

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Happy New Year from the Lincoln Swan Project! Thank you to all our fantastic data collectors who submitted an astounding 918 sightings of individually ringed birds in 2025, giving us fascinating insights. Please carry on submitting your sightings or sign up (link in bio). Big plans for 2026!

Happy New Year from the Cheshire Swan Project! Thank you to everyone who has submitted their sightings through the App - we received an astounding 3,344 sightings of 155 individual swans during 2025! Please carry on submitting your sightings or sign up (link in bio). Big plans for 2026!