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Joseph Roy @josephroy01.bsky.social · Jun 20

Thank you so much:)

Joseph Roy @josephroy01.bsky.social · Jun 19

www.bangor.ac.uk/news/2025-06...

Bangor University students lead the way in community driven research with new student bursary

A total of £3,000 in bursary funding was made available through the City Council, attracting 18 high-quality and competitive proposals from across the student community. Following a rigorous selection...

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Joseph Roy @josephroy01.bsky.social · Jun 19

I'm incredibly grateful to have been awarded the Bangor City Council Bursary and the M-Sparc Match Fund in support of my research on soundscapes and human well-being (primarily the use of directed listening).

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Joseph Roy @josephroy01.bsky.social · Apr 15

£2,000 Bursary Available – Master by Research (MRes) on Nature Sounds and Human Wellbeing @bangoruniversity.bsky.social

To Apply-
Contact [email protected] with

1) CV,

2) Personal Statement (500 words)

3) Details of two academic referees. Before 5pm 30th of April.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · Apr 15

Our project using AI to collate global literature at scale is so exciting and successful. The evidence-based conservation co-pilot is comparable to skilled humans. Is clearly the future of evidence synthesis. Am in awe of our skilled collaborators.
www.cam.ac.uk/stories/ai-a...

Turbocharging the race to protect nature and climate with AI

Rebalancing the planet must happen faster. Cambridge researchers are using AI to help.

www.cam.ac.uk

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Joseph Roy @josephroy01.bsky.social · Mar 6

📢 Please Repost to help spread the word!

Take Part in Wellbeing Research and earn a £10 gift!

Are you 18+ and living in North Wales? Help us with a research project at @bangoruniversity.bsky.social

📅 Scan the QR code or app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/bangor/avi...

Advert for research study about wellbeing at Bangor University

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Julia PG Jones @juliajones.bsky.social · Jan 9

So true. As someone in comments said: 'get the clay on the table'.

Ted Laderas @tladeras.bsky.social · Jan 8

I think I post about this yearly: one of the best superpowers when collaborating is the ability to create a crappy first draft for people to react to. It requires a mix of vulnerability and not caring.

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Joseph Roy @josephroy01.bsky.social · Dec 4

Joris Philip @jorisphilip.bsky.social · Dec 4

The Christmas edition of the Glasgow Naturalist is just great - here another piece by Colin Adams on the history of the Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment @sceneuog.bsky.social

www.glasgownaturalhistory.org.uk/gn28_supp/Ad...

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Lysanne Snijders @lysannesnijders.bsky.social · Nov 24

Hi all, new to Blue Sky, so let me start with sharing a #PhD position @w-u-r.bsky.social that is still open for a few days (2 Dec). Come join our Behavioural Ecology Group! #Birds #Social #Behaviour search.app?link=https%3...

PhD position: Behavioural and ecological determinants of social strategies in great tits

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Kathryn R Elmer @profkathrynelmer.bsky.social · Nov 22

Funded PhD position to join our team; open to all! Chance to study reproduction & age in lizards - field & molecular approaches🦎🧬 Contact me asap w/ interest. Deadline for international applicants 9 Dec; UK applicants by Dec 19. Details at iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships... pls reblue resky(?) retweet

Female mate choice, genetic effects, and the diverse reproductive strategies of live-bearing and egg-laying lizards

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Joseph Roy @josephroy01.bsky.social · Nov 22

Bangor has the best evening getaways, the snowy Cwm Idwal after a day of reading.

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