Do humans and birds share an eye for design? 🐦🎨 For my Master's diss, I’m testing if we share aesthetic tastes with bowerbirds. I need 100 responses to finish! Visual, anonymous & under 5 mins. Link: exe.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 🧪 cc: @scienseed.com #AcademicSky #SciComm

Co-supervised by @katatrepsis.bsky.social. Funded by @extinctionleeds.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk. Thanks to examiners @jlorimer.bsky.social and David Williams. You can find her first PhD paper here www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

George didn't include it in the post, but @serenath.bsky.social's doctoral research was some of the most diverse and original work that he and I have been involved with. A model of interdisciplinary work! Congratulations, Serena!

George Holmes@georgeholmes.bsky.social · last mo.

Super proud of the newly minted Dr (!) @serenath.bsky.social. Her thesis "(Un)making life in the shadows: the cultural, philosophical and biological significance of shadow diversity" is a fantastic piece of interdisciplinary research on the bits of biodiversity we overlook

Join us in York this year and share with a community that celebrates you!!!

Black In Plant Science- UK@blackinplantsci.bsky.social · 2mo ago

BiPS Conference 2026! Registration is opening soon and we have some exciting speaker announcements. Hear from last year's attendees about why it's important for there to be a BiPS conference in the first place: buff.ly/LqNHFFU Head to our website to keep up to date: buff.ly/SXfy784

On my way, Clacton.

Ever considered joining the #RESInsectConsDiv team? We have vacancies! 📢 We are seeking active & enthusiastic researchers in these fields to join us as Associate Editors. Think you might fit the bill? See ⬇️ buff.ly/nnLQ65j Deadline: 31 August 2026 @royentsoc.bsky.social @wileyeco.bsky.social

What is a parasite? Why are they so important for ecosystems and hosts? And what can we do to protect the 1000s of species at risk of extinction? A few weeks ago I spoke with a BBC Science Focus podcast about why parasites are awesome and you can listen HERE: open.spotify.com/episode/5864...

How parasites play a vital role as caretakers of Earth’s ecosystems

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Want a science podcast for the weekend? Check out this episode of 'Nature's unsung heroes' from BBC Science, with Tim Brown @parasitetim.bsky.social, a PhD researcher in my lab. Tim talks about why parasites matter & the emerging field of parasite conservation 🪱🧪🌍 open.spotify.com/episode/5864...

How parasites play a vital role as caretakers of Earth’s ecosystems

Instant Genius · Episode

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Tune into this episode of the Edges of Extinction podcast @extinctionleeds.bsky.social to hear about insect extinctions, what these might mean for the world, and how they can be averted. 🎙️ media.leverhulme.ac.uk/podcast/wonk... #InsectWeek

A Wonkier World

In this first episode of the Extinction Studies Doctoral Training Programme podcast series ‘Edges of Extinction’, Sicily Fiennes and Diane Nelson talk to Chris Hassall about insect extinctions, what…

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🚨JOB ALERT 🚨 The deadline is approaching! ⏰ Apply to join BirdLife's marine team by the end of next week 🌊🐧

BirdLife Marine@birdlifemarine.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨JOB ALERT🚨 We are looking for Marine Sites Science Officer to support our Marine Programme by analysing seabird tracking data to identify important areas ⏱️Deadline: 03/07/2026 🐧Fixed term 2 years, 35 hrs/pw 📌Cambridge/ Hybrid Come join our fantastic team! Details ➡️ tinyurl.com/marinesitesj...

How very ironic to see sheep finding relief from the current heatwave under trees they themselves are ensuring will die out.

🦇 We are looking for a Head of Biodiversity (Job share). Deadline to apply is 9:30am, 22 June. More information and how to apply here:

Head of Biodiversity Job share - Jobs / Contracts - Bat Conservation Trust

Part-time (15 to 18.75 hours per week). This is a permanent contract, but as with all contracts at BCT continuity is subject to funding. We have 12-mont...

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PRESS RELEASE: UCU Hallam secures major win as Sheffield Hallam University drops plans for subsidiary company. See ucuhallam.org/ezm8 for more info.

@horizonsinstitute.bsky.social :)

Markus Eichhorn@markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Coming up with some memes for a talk on interdisciplinary collaboration and I'm having way too much fun.

VACANCY: Lecturer in Sociology (focus on race, ethnicity, intersecting inequalities) @uomsociology.bsky.social 4 years from 1 Oct 2026, £42,254 p.a., full time Closing date: Weds 17 June 2026 www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Lecturer in Sociology:Oxford Road

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Just out in issue! Wondering which moth trap to pick? Or if different bulbs collect different species? We look at these questions and more using 100,000 trap nights from the amazing @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social. With @katatrepsis.bsky.social and Bill Kunin #teammoth #mothsmatter

Effect of bulb type on moth trap catch and composition in UK gardens

We analyse 10 years of records Garden Moth Scheme (GMS) to estimate the effect of bulb and trap type on the number of moths caught by moth traps. We find that brighter, higher wattage bulbs collect ...

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The Department of Biology at the University of Iowa is hiring an evolutionary ecologist at the assistant professor level for fall 2027. Come and be my colleague! jobs.uiowa.edu/faculty/view...

I haven't finished my grant proposal, I haven't written any papers, I haven't read my PhD students thesis chapter, and I haven't marked my essays. But my two-year-old and I have found a configuration of seat cushions that makes a robust fort. So that's something... #halfterm #holiday #family

Giving an armful before work this morning. #giveblood

We are hiring! #AcademicSky @valentinecology.bsky.social @ruhr-uni-bochum.de has an open postdoc position on #Urban #Grassland #Ecology!🌍 The position includes work with stakeholders, so good command of the German language is preferred. More info: jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/1...

Wissenschaftliche*n Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d) im Bereich Biodiversitätsförderung und Ökosystemleistungen in Städten

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#PostDocAlert! PhD in #Ecology and expertise in macroecology, functional ecology, processing & analysis of high-volume data sets and spatial ecology? Our Macroecology group is offering a #PostDoc position in macroecology and biome mapping: apply.refline.ch/273855/1857/... #Sciencejobs

Hiring 3 postdocs in ecological resilience @biology.ox.ac.uk for my @erc.europa.eu CoG ResIntegrate project. Deadline May 29th. Details below. Pls share @salgoteam.bsky.social @evoldir.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social @ecolsocaus.bsky.social

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Ecology at University of Oxford

An academic position as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Ecology is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.

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Three PhD fellowship positions available with the ERC project OECOLOGIE: The German Sources of Ecology, Sorbonne. 1. History of ideas & digitial humanities 2. Humboldt, French-German Networks and the Emergence of Ecology 3. German Ecological Thought See: www.sorbonne-nouvelle.fr/recrutement-...

Looking for a post-doc in macroecology or paleobiology? Work with the fabulous Erin Saupe in @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... PDRA in Extinction & Conservation / Paleobiology : my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Position of interest for plant evolutionary biologists: two assistant professorships are now open in the System Earth Science (SES) department at Maastricht University! Interested? See the details here, or visit the QR code: vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Venlo-As...

When @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social started their PhD with @extinctionleeds.bsky.social, the project was a great #conservation #science idea. This latest paper on a more-than-human approach to #bird trade, however, shows how superbly their work developed: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A more‐than‐human political ecology of Indonesian songbird trade

Since its inception, conservation science has considered wildlife trade a problem. In focusing on conservation outcomes, conservationists almost completely ignore the welfare of traded animals and pl...

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More than 20 years ago. Same as it ever was.

crazy ass moments in nu metal history@numetalmoment.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"b.y.o.b." by system of a down (2005)

📢 Work with us! Want to join the team at the Royal Entomological Society? We have two fantastic positions available:  🦋 Conservation Project Officer - Closing date: 21 April  🪲 Consultancy Development Lead - Closing date: 27 April  Apply now 🔽

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Join the team at the RES

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Apply before April 23rd to join us as Associate Professor at Leeds jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Associate Professor of Plant Science

Associate Professor of Plant Science Salary: Grade 9 (£61,759 - £73,708 p.a, depending on experience)This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for elements of the job to be undertak...

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Sicily is an interdisciplinary conservation scientist working as a postdoctoral researcher at the National Trust, working on generating solutions for biodiversity renewal in the UK, focusing on issues around access to nature and land stewardship