To nominate a candidate for consideration, please send a brief (300 words max) justification of your nomination and links to the publications for which they are nominated to: O.Razgour@exeter.ac.uk @orlyrazgour.bsky.social The closing date is Friday 26 June 2026. www.bats.org.uk/our-work/awa...

🦇 Applications for the Vincent Weir Scientific Award are now open! This Award aims to reward and encourage research on the conservation biology of bats by new researchers.

To nominate a candidate for consideration, please send a brief (300 words max) justification of your nomination and links to the publications for which they are nominated to: O.Razgour@exeter.ac.uk @orlyrazgour.bsky.social The closing date is Friday 26 June 2026. www.bats.org.uk/our-work/awa...

Last couple of days to apply for this postdoctoral research position in my group working on the population genomics of serotine bats in the UK and Lyssavirus transmission at the University of Exeter. Job reference: Q13679 🦇🧬🧪🌍🌐 eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Dr Orly Razgour@orlyrazgour.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🚨🚨Job Alert 🦇🚨🚨 Come to join my group! We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in population genomics and bioinformatics to work on the UK serotine bats and Lyssavirus transmission project with APHA. 18 months project based @exeter.ac.uk 🦇🧪🌍🌐🧬 jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

🚨🚨Job Alert 🦇🚨🚨 Come to join my group! We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in population genomics and bioinformatics to work on the UK serotine bats and Lyssavirus transmission project with APHA. 18 months project based @exeter.ac.uk 🦇🧪🌍🌐🧬 jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

Excited to share our new paper coming out of the Connecting People and Landscapes partnership on seasonal changes in hazel dormouse body mass in response to climate and land cover. With @batconservation.bsky.social and @ptes-org.bsky.social (photo: Clare Pengelly) 🌐🌍🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🤔Looking to make your #code more #reproducible? Check out our new and improved guide to Reproducible Code! 🧪🌍️ Find it here👇️ buff.ly/10TeNok @nhcooper123.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org

Competition funded PhD opportunity at the cutting edge of #conservation, using species traits to measure & conserve ecosystem processes. Working with @jmbecologist.bsky.social, @josephtobias.bsky.social, Ben Woodcock and me. Application deadline 8 Jan 2026 ⚠️⚠️⚠️🌍🌐🧪 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Conserving and assessing ecosystem processes through species traits at UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology - Wallingford on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Conserving and assessing ecosystem processes through species traits at UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology - Wallingford, listed on FindAPhD.com

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🚨 Only three days left to apply for this PhD on using genomics to understand bat population declines under global change with @bfraser.bsky.social and @batconservation.bsky.social 🦇🧬🌍🌐

Dr Orly Razgour@orlyrazgour.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Come to do a PhD with me, @bfraser.bsky.social and @batconservation.bsky.social at the University of Exeter on using genomics to understand bat population declines under global environmental change 🦇🧬🌍🌐🧪 Application deadline 8 January 2026 ⚠️⚠️⚠️ www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

🦇Interested in a bat-related PhD? 👇 Using genomics to understand bat population declines under global environmental change with @orlyrazgour.bsky.social , @bfraser.bsky.social l and BCT, based at the University of Exeter. Application deadline 8 January 2026: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Applying genomic approaches to understand bat population declines. NERC GW4+ DTP PhD studentship for September 2026 Entry at University of Exeter on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Applying genomic approaches to understand bat population declines. NERC GW4+ DTP PhD studentship for September 2026 Entry at University of Exeter, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Are you an Early career researcher working in the field of climate change ecology? Come and join our coffee morning today ☕️🌍

BES Climate Change@besclimate.bsky.social · 9mo ago

📆Coffee mornings with us this Friday!📆 Come join us and present or listen to some of the amazing research that is happening out there! #climatechange So grab a hot drink and we will see you on Friday ☕ Link to register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

📆Coffee mornings with us this Friday!📆 Come join us and present or listen to some of the amazing research that is happening out there! #climatechange So grab a hot drink and we will see you on Friday ☕ Link to register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

🚨 2 PhD opportunities under Wessex One Health to join my group & work on: 1. Integrating bat and fungal pathogen ecology to understand epidemiology 2. AI-augmented metagenomics to map British bat virome and assess zoonotic potential Deadline 26 January 2026 🦇🧪🦠🌍🌐 www.surrey.ac.uk/wessex-one-h...

Competition funded PhD opportunity at the cutting edge of #conservation, using species traits to measure & conserve ecosystem processes. Working with @jmbecologist.bsky.social, @josephtobias.bsky.social, Ben Woodcock and me. Application deadline 8 Jan 2026 ⚠️⚠️⚠️🌍🌐🧪 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Conserving and assessing ecosystem processes through species traits at UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology - Wallingford on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Conserving and assessing ecosystem processes through species traits at UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology - Wallingford, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Come to do a PhD with me, @bfraser.bsky.social and @batconservation.bsky.social at the University of Exeter on using genomics to understand bat population declines under global environmental change 🦇🧬🌍🌐🧪 Application deadline 8 January 2026 ⚠️⚠️⚠️ www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Applying genomic approaches to understand bat population declines. NERC GW4+ DTP PhD studentship for September 2026 Entry at University of Exeter on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Applying genomic approaches to understand bat population declines. NERC GW4+ DTP PhD studentship for September 2026 Entry at University of Exeter, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Join us for our ECR coffee morning this Friday! ☕️ Come along to network and chat all things #climatechange with students and researchers alike. 🌍 We’re also looking for people to present, so drop Emily or Wongibe an email if you’re interested! Link to register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

On the need for predictive models in conservation ⬇️

Macroecology lab @unipotsdam@zurelllab.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Without forward-looking models, biodiversity policy risks missing the road to recovery. Our new PNAS article calls for predictive tools and a World Biodiversity Research Programme to guide global action. 👉 doi.org/10.1073/pnas... #Biodiversity #Conservation #PredictiveModels #PNAS

Lots of congratulations to @jackhooker.bsky.social for winning the Vincent Weir Award for contribution to bat conservation and research! 🦇 www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/09...

Jack Hooker wins Vincent Weir Award - News - Bat Conservation Trust

Bat researcher Jack Hooker has just won the Vincent Weir award for his work in three vital areas of bat conservation.

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Eating meat and livestock production is the leading sources of emissions from agriculture. So why is it under-reported? #ClimateCrisis 🌱🌍 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds

Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions

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Definitely a must read for conservation biologists! Bending the curve towards nature recovery: building on Georgina Mace’s legacy royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202...

Andy Gonzalez@bio-diverse.bsky.social · 11mo ago

A must-read special issue: “Bending the curve towards nature recovery: building on Georgina Mace’s legacy” royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202... I: Determinants of diversity & resilience. II: Measuring the state of biodiversity III: Biodiversity & natural capital IV: Future scenarios for nature

Read our latest blog post by @laura-paltrinieri.bsky.social‬, whose research reveals how temperature and rainfall affect the body size of European bats. 🦇 Laura offers insights into their resilience, vulnerability, and what it means for conservation in a warming world. 🌍 bit.ly/3GsQunp

How is bat size affected by climate?

Author: Laura Paltrinieri, National Museum of Natural Sciences, Madrid Global environmental change is one of the greatest challenges facing biodiversity. Rising temperatures, shifting rainfall patt…

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Honoured to have been awarded a Fellowship of the British Ecological Society, joining such an impressive group of ecologists! @britishecologicalsociety.org

British Ecological Society@britishecologicalsociety.org · 12mo ago

🌿 We’re celebrating our first round of BES Fellows! 20 ecologists recognised for excellence in research, teaching & the application of ecology. 👇 Meet them:

Thanks @batconservation.bsky.social !

Bat Conservation Trust@batconservation.bsky.social · 12mo ago

🦇 A huge congratulations to our trustee @orlyrazgour.bsky.social for her @britishecologicalsociety.org Fellowship which recognises outstanding contributions to ecology across research, teaching, and its application within the international community: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/meet...

In our new perspective in PNAS we call for a move away from conservation focused on saving individual species to focusing on ecological processes, which underpin ecosystem resilience and the capacity to adapt to environmental change. Led by @josephtobias.bsky.social 🌍🌐🧪 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Ever wondered how morphology is affected by climate? Our new paper in Ecography shows sex-specific shifts in body size of European #bats in response to temperature & rainfall across space, but no clear temporal changes due to high variability 🌍🌐🧪 nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The effects of climate on bat morphology across space and time

According to Bergmann's and Allen's rules, climate change may drive morphological shifts in species, affecting body size and appendage length. These rules predict that species in colder climates tend...

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🚨 DEADLINE EXTENSION 🚨 We are now accepting abstracts until July 15th, so get one in while there is still time! Sign up below 👇

BES Climate Change@besclimate.bsky.social · last yr.

🌿 Calling all friends in climate and biodiversity 🌿 We’re hosting a meeting at the @britishecologicalsociety.org HQ on 18 September 2025! Come along to network, hear about current research and policy challenges. Abstract submissions + sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-ch... 👀 🫵 🔜

Great opportunity for #PGR / #PhD to join the British Ecological Society Climate Change Ecology Group committee. DM me if you want to chat about the role ⚠️⚠️⚠️🌍

British Ecological Society@britishecologicalsociety.org · last yr.

🌿Climate Change Ecology Group - Postgraduate Researcher Representative 🗓️Deadline: 31 July  We are looking for two PGR/PhD student reps, who can shape events, support early career researchers, and contribute to our podcast, blog and community activities.  Apply 👉

Researching impacts of climate change on biodiversity? Submit an abstract and register to join the British Ecological Society Climate Change Group hybrid meeting on 18th Sep 2025. Abstract submission deadline 7th July 🌍

BES Climate Change@besclimate.bsky.social · last yr.

🌿 Calling all friends in climate and biodiversity 🌿 We’re hosting a meeting at the @britishecologicalsociety.org HQ on 18 September 2025! Come along to network, hear about current research and policy challenges. Abstract submissions + sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-ch... 👀 🫵 🔜

So true, not only for academia but also for the conservation/environment sector. Expectations to gain experience through volunteering and unpaid work experience, short term contracts and need to move every few years makes it challenging to stay and succeed if you don’t come from money.

Dr Craig R McClain@drcraigmc.bsky.social · last yr.

I've wanted to write this article for years. About my and other's struggles to even survive sometime in #academia. Thank you to the amazing editors at @plosbiology.org that gave me the forum to write this piece. #science

New paper out on Adaptive introgression as an evolutionary force, led by former PhD Pedro Horta, with Hugo Rebelo & Javier Juste. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Adaptive Introgression as an Evolutionary Force: A Meta‐Analysis of Knowledge Trends

There is growing evidence for the role of introgressive hybridization in promoting species adaptation (i.e., adaptive introgression) owing to increasing genomic studies on a diversity of taxa over th....

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