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PiedFly.Net @piedflynet.bsky.social · Mar 14

PhD opportunity with me (RSPB) at Sheffield Hallam combining ecology (building-nesting birds esp. Swift) + building design & planning (Net Zero goals & retrofit). We need a strong student interested in both! Is that you? url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/cNyjCR636C... Please repost.

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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · Mar 20

New lectureship in conservation biology (fixed term), come and join our group of ecologists and conservation biologists at UEA @ueaenv.bsky.social and @ueaceec.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMJ517/l...

Lecturer in Conservation Ecology at University of East Anglia

Discover Lecturer in Conservation Ecology jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Chuen @chuenlee.bsky.social · Mar 20

Had a great time at CEEC Rebellion 2025 😊 @ueaceec.bsky.social @biouea.bsky.social

Thank you so much to the organisers for an exceptional conference.

Photo credit: @drgdavidson.bsky.social

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Bibek Raj Shrestha @bibekrajshrestha.bsky.social · Mar 19

CEEC Rebellion has kicked off!!

1.5 days of exciting talks and plenary sessions!!

@ueaceec.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @aldinafranco.bsky.social

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UEA CEEC @ueaceec.bsky.social · Jan 22

This is also a great chance to share your own research, and we are pleased to invite CEEC members to submit applications for oral and poster presentations. Please sign up here if interested: forms.office.com/e/ca5BYkzYHv
The deadline for submissions is 5:30 pm on Monday 3rd February.

Microsoft Forms

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UEA CEEC @ueaceec.bsky.social · Jan 22

The CEEC Rebellion Conference is coming soon!

Join us on the 19th & 20th March at ZICER 2.03 for an excellent opportunity to learn about and discuss the latest research in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation at UEA.

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Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · Jan 17

PhD alert! Come work with me, @deonroos.bsky.social and Lorraine Scott to develop & apply geoprofiling to identify breeding sites for mobile species of conservation importance, using citizen-science data & field surveys in a #trait based approach. Deadline 19 Feb!
🌍
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Three pictures: a bumblebee on a lavender flower; a pine marten on a small log; a hen harrier flying

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Stephen Vickers @stephen8vickers.bsky.social · Jan 14

New paper published today in Movement Ecology! We show North American birds that migrate in flocks have greater long-term non-breeding range shifts, particularly if flocks are mixed-age.

We link this to social learning in novel migration route development.

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North American avian species that migrate in flocks show greater long-term non-breeding range shift rates

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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · Jan 17

New paper looking at avian migration in flocks and how it influences their non-breeding range shifts. See thread. @ueaceec.bsky.social

Stephen Vickers @stephen8vickers.bsky.social · Jan 14

New paper published today in Movement Ecology! We show North American birds that migrate in flocks have greater long-term non-breeding range shifts, particularly if flocks are mixed-age.

We link this to social learning in novel migration route development.

rdcu.be/d57Mw

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#ornithology

North American avian species that migrate in flocks show greater long-term non-breeding range shift rates

rdcu.be

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Ros Kennerley @drroskennerley.bsky.social · Jan 9

📢PhD opportunity: Establishing past biodiversity baselines to guide UK wetland & freshwater nature recovery.

The research will reconstruct past wetland biodiversity baselines for the Somerset Levels to understand change through time for conservation planning.

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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Gabrielle Davidson @drgdavidson.bsky.social · Jan 6

In case you missed it: www.bbc.com/news/article... #SmartBirds #AnimalIntelligence #UniversityofCambridge @leverhulme.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @ueaceec.bsky.social

Wild birds 'remember' where and when they find food - BBC News

Blue and great tits are "opportunistic foragers" and exhibit "episodic-like memory", a study shows.

www.bbc.com

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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · Nov 28

We're offering a PhD place on Rewilding!

This PhD will study the wilder grazing at Purbeck Heaths ‘Super National Nature Reserve’, which is shifting towards the restoration of natural processes to create a more dynamic, complex landscape
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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Gabrielle Davidson @drgdavidson.bsky.social · Dec 21

A crisp morning & our final field data collection before Xmas break. We fit 330 great tits & blue tits with RFID tags + sighted 66 resident birds from last year. Ready to test the birds’ gut microbiomes and learning skills in the wild in Jan. Well done team! @biouea.bsky.social @ueaceec.bsky.social

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Gabrielle Davidson @drgdavidson.bsky.social · Dec 21

Our latest paper, where we showed how a lactobacillus gut microbe can benefit wild birds, was featured in @forbes.com. Thanks for the article @grrlscientist.bsky.social.

@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @biouea.bsky.social @ucc.bsky.social @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social

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Paul Dolman @pauldolman.bsky.social · Dec 11

Call out to UK upland entomologists - please do get in contact

Franky Rogers @ecologycoder.bsky.social · Dec 10

Do you have knowledge or expertise in taxonomic groups found in the UK’s uplands? I’m looking for naturalists to contribute to autecological analysis as part of a #biodiversity audit assessing impacts of land-use change across eight of northern England’s protected landscapes 1/4

A photograph of an upland landscape in northern England with text over it. Title reads: “Expert input needed for multi-taxa biodiversity research project across northern England’s uplands”. Subtitle reads: “Species, habitat or regional specialists please contact franky.rogers@uea.ac.uk”. Logos for the University of East Anglia, RSPB and ARIES DTP in the top right corner.

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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · Dec 13

Amazing migration of one of the UK white storks. It migrated in December!! and crossed from Plymouth to France, taking app 1h40min. @ueaceec.bsky.social

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Franky Rogers @ecologycoder.bsky.social · Dec 10

Do you have knowledge or expertise in taxonomic groups found in the UK’s uplands? I’m looking for naturalists to contribute to autecological analysis as part of a #biodiversity audit assessing impacts of land-use change across eight of northern England’s protected landscapes 1/4

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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · Dec 2

One month and one week left to apply to this exciting fully funded PhD project based at UEA, @ueaceec.bsky.social please share
www.aries-dtp.ac.uk/studentships...

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Ollie Padget @olliepadget.bsky.social · Dec 4

!PhD opportunity! We are recruiting a student to use biotelemetry and modelling to understand bycatch in Europe's most endangered seabird, the Balearic shearwater. If you are interested come to our online Q&A session on 12th Dec. See advert below!

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Natalia (Nat) Zielonka @natbzielonka.bsky.social · Oct 2

I'm very excited that another of my PhD chapters is published today #OpenAccess in @britishecolsoc.bsky.social People and Nature! We investigate the links between #Birdsongs, #vineyard #soundscapes and #Wellbeing 🐦🍇🎶

🔗https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pan3.10721

#ornithology

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Paul Dolman @pauldolman.bsky.social · Sep 5

Any Norwich based naturalists, see here for a range of September events at the new NWT Sweetbriar Marshes reserve www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/events

Events

Find your local Wildlife Trust event and get stuck in to wild activities, talks, walks and much more.

www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · Aug 29

Job alert! 📢 Are you passionate about birds and data management? 🐦
We’re seeking a dedicated Surveys Support Officer to join our vibrant Surveys Team. For details ➡️ www.bto.org.uk/jobs

#ConservationCareers #ConservationJobs #Ornithology

Image of a Yellowhammer on a purple background with the wording: work with us! Surveys Support Officer. www.bto.org/jobs

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Botany One @botany.one · Sep 2

Associate Professor in Climate Change Ecology
https://botany.fyi/td8z97

The Department of Biosciences at Durham University seeks to appoint an Associate Professor with research and teaching interests broadly in the field of climate change ecology.
#AcademicSky #PlantSciJobs

Associate Professor in Climate Change Ecology

Click the link provided to see the complete job description.

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UEA CEEC @ueaceec.bsky.social · Mar 7

His results indicate that outbred rescuers are better, although inbred rescuers still have positive effects on productivity. The next steps are to look at whole genome resequencing for the populations to compare genetic diversity.
#CEEC24

UEA CEEC @ueaceec.bsky.social · Mar 7

Using Red Flour Beetles, George uses an experimental design to test which rescuing population is better, assessing population fitness over 10 generations.
#CEEC24

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