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Yesterday I attended the UK & Ireland regional meeting of ISAE. Lots of fascinating discussion about incredible research! I presented research from my PhD on judgement bias testing in apes - super pleased to have been awarded Best Presentation, especially among such a strong set of talks!

PhD viva: done ✔️ Yesterday I passed my viva with minor corrections! I’m so grateful to the many people who supported me along the way - including my supervisors, family, and friends. I’m looking forward to refining my thesis and getting it out in the world 🥳🐵

I recently heard that setting up a website might help with postdoc hunting and I’m looking for examples! Do you have one? Share here so I can snoop 👀

I’m excited to share the preprint of the first publication from my PhD research, which is on judgement bias and affect in zoo-housed bonobos. We developed a novel Active Choice judgement bias task—something that, to our knowledge, has not previously been used successfully with great apes (1/5)

Spent the last two days in Bristol for @asab-meetings.bsky.social where I presented my PhD research on facial expressions and affect in bonobos 🐵🌡️ Thank you to the organizers and everyone who attended for such a fun and interesting conference - can’t wait for the next one!!

Great talks this morning at #ASABSpring2026 on horse-rider conflicts, paca farm welfare, bonobo facial expressions, free-ranging dog feeding, AI for horse welfare, fruit fly mating & butterfly memory 🏇🧑‍🌾 🙊🐕🐴🪰🦋

Happy to share this recent publication from data collected while I was a research assistant at Brookfield Zoo Chicago. We examined whether animals display stereotypic behaviors interchangeably by looking at pacing and route tracing in two polar bears 🐻‍❄️ Check it out! www.jzar.org/jzar/article...

My timeline is 99% ✨her✨ and I couldn’t be happier. Absolute star material 🐮

I had a great time at the PSGB winter conference where I presented on the development of a novel judgement bias task in apes and it was so rewarding to share the first major findings from my thesis. Thank you to the organizers and presenters for an engaging conference a fun location🐒❄️

Thank you bringing your knowledge, enthusiasm, and hope to this year's Winter Meeting at National Museum Cardiff. We hope to see you all next year!