Dr Lizzie Speechley
@lizziespeechley.bsky.social
PhD Behavioural Evology @CEB_UWA | Animal Cognition, Communication & Sociality https://lizziespeechley.weebly.com
It has been a pleasure to present our EQUIP program at the #AALLConference2025. EQUIP is a new initiative to support first-year university students via peer-led sessions focused on building academic skills. EQUIP also recently won a UWA Award for Excellence & Innovation in Learning & Teaching.
The final chapter of my thesis has just been published in Ecology and Evolution! @ecol-evol.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Here we find that the social environment, notably vocal and aggressive interactions, are linked to cognitive development in magpie fledglings.
Having the best time at the @arludo training workshop at @UNSW!! So exciting to hear about all the sci comm we will be doing this year, plus heaps of helpful media training! #arlduo #sciencecommunication #phdlife
Congratulations @SoraviaCamilla!!! We are all so proud 🥳🥳 #PhinisheD @BiolSci_UWA @UWAresearch @mandy_ridley @Ben_Ashton9 @G_Blackburn_ @emery_jp
So excited to share our latest research with @abcperth alongside the wonderful @mandy_ridley!!!! 🐧📈👩🔬 @UWAresearch @UWA_students @CEB_UWA @BiolSci_UWA #IDWGS2022 #magpie #cognition #climatechange
Today I completed the final cognitive tests of my PhD! Over 200 cognitive tests completed on the adults and fledglings over 2 years. The magpies and I having a mini celebration🥳🥳 @CEB_UWA @BiolSci_UWA
Very excited to announce my first WA magpie publication as a coauthor! 🥳🥳 Here we show that females can distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar human voices. Huge thanks to @DutourMylene, @mandy_ridley and @Sarah_LWalsh! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…
Female Western Australian magpies discriminate between familiar and unfamiliar human voices
The ability to recognize familiar and unfamiliar individuals is important as it plays a central role in many social interactions. Previous research has found that some animal species can discriminate...
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Very proud to be presenting my PhD results to @BirdlifeOz with @Sarah_LWalsh 🦉🦆🐧 Thank you so much to everyone for coming and to my lovely photographer @SoraviaCamilla! @BiolSci_UWA @CEB_UWA @UWAresearch #magpie #animalcognition #birdlife
In my element 😎 Had the best day out in the field with the third year Zoology students doing a bird survey of Lake Monger! @BiolSci_UWA @UWA_students
Very excited to celebrate with @SoraviaCamilla after the publication of her first PhD chapter!! Congrats 🎉🎉🎉 x.com/mandy_ridley/s…
Our first fledgling of the season!! And so begins another wonderful year of cognitive testing with these cute critters 😍 @mandy_ridley @Sarah_LWalsh
Loved seeing @mandy_ridley being interviewed by ABC today! Always exciting to see the work of talented researchers receiving media attention #magpiesrock @CEB_UWA @BiolSci_UWA @UWAresearch x.com/mandy_ridley/s…
A massive thank you to my amazing field assistant Sarah! Your hard work and positivity make you an absolute pleasure to work with and an invaluable part of our research group! @mandy_ridley #MagpieResearch #NationalVolunteerWeek #phdchat
Please dispose of fishing line properly. It is very sad to see so many birds affected by these fishing line injuries. x.com/mandy_ridley/s…
I could not agree more! Not only an amazing mentor, but also a good friend. Thank you for all of your support @mandy_ridley #WomenInScienceDay #WomenInSTEM #SuperstarsofSTEM x.com/cheekybabbler/…
Today I am at Rottnest Island for a postgrad retreat to share my research findings with my friends and colleagues. V excited to hear about all the amazing research done by the postgrads of @BiolSci_UWA 👩🎓👩🔬👩💻 #SuperstarsofSTEM #science4all #February11 @Scienceau @WomenScienceDay
Fantastic proposal seminar from @AGibsonVega!! Can’t wait to see what you find! @BiolSci_UWA
A must read for PhD students, especially those who are just starting out! #phdchat #phdlife #impostersyndrome x.com/C_M_Stuart/sta…
Very excited to announce the publication of my honours work in Animal Behaviour!! 🐟🐟 Here we show that female guppies increase their propensity to mate multiply as an inbreeding avoidance strategy! @CleliaGasparini @1jonevans @CEB_UWA #polyandry authors.elsevier.com/c/1ZodxmjLqKbh…
Lots of fun to present my #3MT today for the new postgrad students! Good luck guys! @UWAresearch @BiolSci_UWA @CEB_UWA
Couldn't agree more!! Fantastic talk from both honours/masters students Aiden and Joe! Well done! x.com/plani_gal/stat…
This is one of our newest groups and look how friendly they are already!! Such a pleasure to work with such a beautiful, intelligent, trusting animal @BiolSci_UWA #magpiesrock #magpieresearch
Couldn’t agree more! Such a joy to get up and work with these guys every morning #magpiesrock x.com/mandy_ridley/s…
Phew! Proposal seminar done and dusted! Excited for more opportunities to sharing my research. Thanks @mandy_ridley @Ben_Ashton9 Leigh Simmons and @_StephanieLKing for all of your help these past few months! #phdjourney @UWAresearch @BiolSci_UWA
All the cold, early starts in the field are worth it when you get little moments like this! Such a beautiful sunrise while I follow some beautiful magpies ☀️🌿 @BiolSci_UWA @UWAResearch #AnimalSocialNetworks #AustralianMagpie #phdlife
Officially a published scientist! Such a fantastic experience to work with @CleliaGasparini and @giovin85. @CEB_UWA @UWAresearch royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…
The bold and the sperm: positive association between boldness and sperm number in the guppy | Royal Society Open Science
Assessing the consequences of personality traits on reproductive success is one of the most important challenges in personality studies and critical to understand the evolutionary implications of behavioural variability among animals. Personality traits ...
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Couldn't agree more!! Such a great way to start PhD. x.com/AGibsonVega/st…
