Butterfly scales have more complex patterning than most other insect cuticles.  Read how @nicolanadeau.bsky.social and team @sheffielduni.bsky.social aim to address the mystery of how butterfly scales form. media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/nnad... #InsectWeek 🦋

How do butterflies make complex nanostructures?

Combining detailed super-resolution microscopy with manipulative experiments and biomechanical modelling, Nicola Nadeau and her team address the mystery of how butterfly scales form

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🚨Job claxon🚨 4-year #Postdoc available in our lab in @camzoology.bsky.social developing molecular and anatomical approaches to mapping evolutionary changes in the brain, using #Heliconiini butterflies. Come join us, we are nice. 🧪 www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

A study of South American butterflies and moths shows they reused the same genetic cheat sheet for 120 million years. 📝 Learn more about this collaborative work via the link below ⤵️ https://www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/evolution-has-reused-the-same-genes-for-120-million-years/ 📸 Arif Maulana

This is the most specific job I have ever seen sharing it on the off chance one of you know someone who: - Is UK based - Looking for flexible, part time work - Has an academic/research background - Wants to build a research grants program - Loves hedgehogs 🦔🦔🦔

De-extiction people, put down that mammoth, and get to work on giant dragonflies that can totally exist in our current atmosphere.

Science Magazine@science.org · 4mo ago

“This study places what may be the final nail in the coffin for the prevailing view that more oxygen made ancient insects bigger.” Learn more: https://scim.ag/4vcqqS8

Out today in PLoS Biology, our work showing that mimicry evolution across multiple lineages is driven by recurrent, mutations in the same place in the genome journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Genetic parallelism underpins convergent mimicry coloration in Lepidoptera across 120 million years of evolution

The repeated evolution of similar phenotypes, or convergent evolution, is widespread in nature, but there are few studies investigating the genetic mechanisms across wide evolutionary timescales. This...

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Applications are now OPEN for our Museum Experience Internship. Sitting your A-levels/ equivalent and looking for a paid summer job? This unique role gives you the opportunity to experience a range of museum jobs @maacambridge.bsky.social. ➡️ www.museums.cam.ac.uk/new-internships 🗓️ 8am, 11 May 2026

Out today in Advanced Functional Materials: Our interdisciplinary team funded by @hfspo.bsky.social presents our persective on the processes that control butterfly scale structure formation. doi.org/10.1002/adfm...

Structure Formation in Butterfly Scales: Interplay of Genetic Control, Mechanical Instabilities, and Dynamic Material Properties

Butterfly wing scales are intricate cuticular functional nanosctructures. This perspective suggests that spatially varying material properties, cytoskeletal constraints, and growth-driven mechanical ...

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Are you an early career biologist seeking a position (Masters up to faculty)? I have talked to so many people who feel alone, like they don't have resources, or who are seeking community during this difficult time in the job market. I created a Discord community to help. discord.gg/nmktHJhUPH

Come celebrate our Anniversary Day in Edinburgh, 25 & 26 June! Join us for talks from our Honorary Members, Prize & Medal winners, and our Summer Students. Programme & registration details: genetics.org.uk/events/anniv...

Deadline extended! You now have more time to apply for our Communicating Your Science workshop (15–17 April). Apply today and take your communication skills to the next level: genetics.org.uk/grants/comm-...

Join @profaliceroberts.bsky.social, me, and our team of experts Yasmin Kahn, Stuart Prior, Meg Russell & Naomi Sykes on BBC2 TOMORROW at 9pm, for Digging for Britain Series 13!

🚨 Postdoctoral Opportunity for Female Scientists🚨 The University of Vienna is awarding at least 20 fully funded 4 year postdoctoral positions to outstanding female scientists Interested? Get in touch via direct message careers.univie.ac.at/en/postdoc/e... #MicroSky 🧪 #PostDoc @univie.ac.at

Applications for the Genetics Society Summer Studentship Grants are open! If you’re an undergrad itching to dive into real research, this is your doorway into the lab. More information here: genetics.org.uk/grants/summe...

Come work with us!! 2.5 year postdoc on HGT in plants. Please share and get in touch if interested www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPQ418/r...

Research Associate: Horizontal Gene Transfer at University of Sheffield

Searching for an academic job? Explore this Research Associate: Horizontal Gene Transfer opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

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Our newly-launched Science Community Grants, made possible by a generous donation from The Julia Rausing Trust #JuliaRTrust, offer a three-year award to develop sustainable long-term partnerships between clusters of schools and colleges, and STEM professionals: https://bit.ly/4o2y901

Fully-funded PhD opportunity to join us @sheffielduni.bsky.social on an interdisciplinary project to solve the mystery of how butterflies make their intricate scale structures nadeau-lab.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/news/bbsrc-p...

Nadeau Lab - BBSRC PhD position for 2026

6 November 2025

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🎉 A flyer for the 2026 workshop on #phylogenomics and #genome evolution We have #instructors and #organizers from top-tier universities around the globe who will share their experiences in a two-week intensive course. Register here while there are still seats available! evomics.org/apply-worksh...

We are looking for a part-time research assistant with an enthusiasm for working with insects and plants to join our Leverhulme-funded project on butterfly scale development jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...

Join us for an extraordinary evening with Nobel Laureate Svante Pääbo! Prof Pääbo will present a FREE public talk titled “Of Neanderthals and Denisovans, and how they live on in many of us” at the @crick.ac.uk. Register here: genetics.org.uk/events/of-ne...

Do you want to do a Masters in Evolutionary Biology? The call for applying to the MEME program is now open! MEME is a fantastic 2-year MSc between four European Universities on all areas of Evolutionary Biology. Apply and study in Sweden/France/the Netherlands/Germany/USA/Switzerland! www.evobio.eu

We are looking for a physics/maths graduate with an interest in biology, or a biology graduate with strong computational/mathematical skills/interests, to join us as a PhD student working on biomechanical modelling of butterfly wing scale structure formation www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

The 2026 Workshop on Phylogenomics will take place between the 25th of January and 7th of February, in Cesky Krumlov, Czechia. 🧬🌳 Applications are now open! Deadline: 15th of November, 2025. Do not miss the chance to attend! Spread the word among colleagues! 🤗 evomics.org/apply-worksh...

Apply now to the Workshop on Genomics 2026, which will take place 11-24 January, in the beautiful town of Český Krumlov, Czechia. Deadline: 20th of October, but applicants will be informed on a rolling basis. Spread the word among colleagues! 🙆🏽‍♀️ evomics.org/apply-worksh... #evomics2026

Exciting news! The next #PopGroup meeting will take place in Lille 🍟, France, 7–9 January 2026 – just 1 hour by train from London, Brussels, and Paris. This year, PopGroup will also host ALPHY, the annual meeting of Evolutionary Genomics. More info: populationgeneticsgroup.org.uk See you there !

Funded PhD position available 🎉 Come and work with me in Helsinki to uncover the pathways producing colourful tiger moth wings. Lots of options for genomics, CRISPR, fieldwork, behaviour experiments… Email with questions! jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

I am looing for a postdoc to join us on this project! jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...

Leverhulme Trust@leverhulme.ac.uk · 11mo ago

Combining detailed super-resolution microscopy with manipulative experiments and biomechanical modelling, @nicolanadeau.bsky.social ‬and her team @sheffielduni.bsky.social address the mystery of how butterfly scales form. media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/nnad...

I'm looking for a postdoc to join the lab as part of @leverhulme.ac.uk funded interdisciplinary team working on butterfly scale structure development jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...

I'm looking for PhD students to join the lab starting August 2026. We study the evolution of insect chemical signals so if you're interested in evolutionary biology, chemical ecology, molecular biology, behavior, or genetics, this could be a good fit for you! More info here: tinyurl.com/mrxchwfm

Combining detailed super-resolution microscopy with manipulative experiments and biomechanical modelling, @nicolanadeau.bsky.social ‬and her team @sheffielduni.bsky.social address the mystery of how butterfly scales form. media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/nnad...