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Biology course group @AngliaRuskin in Cambridge. Research focus in Applied Ecology & Behavioural Ecology. We'll prepare you for careers in animal behaviour, ecology, zoology or conservation.
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If you are organising a symposium related to animal cognition for #ECBB2026, and would like to develop/guest edit a special collection in the journal Animal Cognition to accompany it, please get in touch with us at [email protected]

#academicconference #academicsky #animalbehaviour
Image background: a Javan slow loris in the jungle of Java, Indonesia on the right. Left hand is a close up blur of jungle greenery. Text reads: Organising a symposium related to animal cognition? If you would like to develop/guest edit a special collection in the journal Animal Cognition to accompany it, please get in touch with us at ecbb2026@aru.ac.uk Conference dates at the bottom read 1-4 September 2026, Anglia Ruskin University
January 15, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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With ten days to go to submit your symposia proposal, we're here to answer your most burning question: What is the registration cost?

#AcademicTwitter #Conferencechatter #ECBB2026
Background image: blue-and-yellow macaw ECBB2026 logo and image title ECBB Registration Middle table reads Registration - Early bird (until 31 Mar) - General Registration Prices listed are Early Bird Students £250 | General Registration £300 Early Bird Students from developing countries £200 | General Registration £250 Early Bird Non-Students £340 | General Registration £390 Early Bird Non-Students from developing countries £300 | General Registration £350 Excursions, dinner, and additional items available to add on Registration opening soon 1-4 September 2026 | Anglia Ruskin University
January 21, 2026 at 8:43 AM
aru-biology.bsky.social
Our lecturer, Dannielle Green, on leading research into how plastics affect ecosystems and wildlife. Danni's work shows recovery is still possible & we can make a real difference for our planet 🌏.
Read more here 👇
www.aru.ac.uk/research/our...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWXF...
ARU Connecting Worlds - Cleaner Environments
YouTube video by Anglia Ruskin University
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January 15, 2026 at 12:06 PM
aru-biology.bsky.social
Check out this fantastic #ornithology conference at ARU Chelmsford campus!
essexbirdnews.bsky.social Essex Birdwatching Society @essexbirdnews.bsky.social · 9d
Our 2026 Conference is on Saturday 28th March and it's going to be a superb day! With six talks on the status of key species & habitat in Essex, lots of display stands, plenty of delicious food, & a prize raffle it's not to be missed! Book your place at ebws.org.uk/conference/r...
#essexbirding
January 15, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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wascherclaudia.bsky.social
📣 Delighted to share that my inaugural lecture, Social by nature, from animal social minds to inclusive science cultures, is coming up.

📅 11 Feb 2026, 18:00 GMT | 💻 Online & Cambridge (www.aru.ac.uk/events/inaug...). A fitting way to mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
Social by nature: from animal minds to inclusive Science communities - ARU
Inaugural lecture at ARU, Professor Claudia Wascher, explores what it means to be social in the animal kingdom and in the scientific community.
www.aru.ac.uk
January 14, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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wascherclaudia.bsky.social
If you work on corvid ecology, behaviour, cognition, or conservation, this might be useful for you 👇
I’ve just published CORVIDATA in Scientific Data 🐦
doi.org/10.1038/s415... (1/4)
CORVIDATA: A global dataset of morphology, ecology, sociality, and life-history in Corvidae - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - CORVIDATA: A global dataset of morphology, ecology, sociality, and life-history in Corvidae
doi.org
January 6, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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jacobcdunn.bsky.social
🚨 New paper alert! "Honestly exaggerated: howler monkey roars are reliable signals of body size and behaviourally relevant to listeners"

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

We show that formants advertise body size and mediate social interactions in black and gold howler monkeys.
December 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Missed our #ECBB2026 Plenary Speaker reveals? Not to worry!

Here is a quick recap of all the excellent speakers we'll be welcoming at September's meeting!
Top text: ECBB 2026 Plenary Speakers (Left) Image of Prof Laurent Brent, University of Exeter (Centre) Image of Prof Tim Caro, University of Bristol (Right) Image of Prof Mariella Herberstein, Leibnez Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change Bottom text: 1 - 4 September 2026, Anglia Ruskin University Top text: ECBB 2026 Plenary Speakers (Left) Image of Prof Andrew Radford, University of Bristol (Centre) Image of Dr Bibiana Rojas, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna (Right) Image of Dr Christopher Schell, University of California, Berkeley Bottom text: 1 - 4 September 2026, Anglia Ruskin University
December 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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This week our students braved the autumnal weather to head out to the woods to undertake some hands-on woodland management work - an important way to link theory to practice! This year the travel was kindly subsidised by the Ginpat Charitable Trust – it was a great day out in the fresh air!
November 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
aru-biology.bsky.social
Field trip season is in full swing! This week our Level 7 students visited a local RSPB nature reserve to explore landscape-scale conservation, habitat connectivity, and taxon-specific identification,...
November 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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new preprint led by @alperyelimlies.bsky.social: Flexibility of territorial aggression in urban and rural Chaffinches
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #ornithology
a chaffinch responding to playback a male chaffinch on a branch (photo by Alper Yelimlies)
October 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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‼️ Thrilled to share my first article on the Kalahari meerkats ‼️, in @animalecology.bsky.social! Group membership strongly influences gut microbiomes & especially the co-occurrence of beneficial bacteria, beyond animals' age or sex, disease status, or environmental exposure

doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Impact of animal socioecology on gut microbial communities: Insights from wild meerkats in the Kalahari
Our study addresses critical gaps at the nexus of animal and microbial ecologies, adding much-needed empirical support to recent theoretical frameworks that have conceptualised gut microbiomes as bei...
doi.org
October 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Check out our new database (catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/documents/18...) and data paper (www.nature.com/articles/s41...) for the traits of UK ladybirds 🐞

Great to see this out, a really fun team to work with expertly led by @charlieouthwaite.bsky.social

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Species traits, ecological preferences and distribution metrics for 48 species of ladybird considered resident in the United Kingdom - EIDC
This dataset includes compiled information on species traits, ecological preferences and distribution metrics for 48 species of ladybird considered resident in the United Kingdom. Ecological traits in...
catalogue.ceh.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
aru-biology.bsky.social
Open Day at Home Farm - shout out to our fantastic Zoology BSc and Ecology and Conservation BSc students Katy Mae Cockburn, Patrick Silvester, Christian Upham, Caitlin Faber and Ella Burbridge for showcasing some biology related activities on the day
June 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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meropsfieldcentre.bsky.social
Day two with aru and we’ve been exploring the limestone landscapes of the garrigue. Highlights of this nutrient poor environment were orchids and Gladioli, as well as many butterflies. We even saw a Spanish Festoon butterfly ovipositing on its larval foodplant, 𝘈𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘢. @aru-biology.bsky.social
A group of students listening to a man talk in the field. The ground is scrubby with bare vegetation. A pink Gladioli flower. A Yellow Bee Orchid. The flowers are yellow with a brown and blue centre. A female Spanish Festoon butterfly ovipositing on a Spanish Birthwort plant.
May 13, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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We spent a great day exploring the Camargue with our visitors from aru. In the northern reedbeds, we saw European Bee-eaters, treefrogs, and seven species of heron including this Squacco Heron that flew right over. Then on to the southern salt marshes for Greater Flamingos. @aru-biology.bsky.social
A pair of European Bee-eaters sat in the branches of a dead tree. A group of students looking through binoculars at a flock of birds in a blue sky. There is a water body in front of them. A woman reading about flamingos from an information panel. In the background is a large pond with some flamingos on it. A Squacco Heron in flight. It has a chestnut breast and head, with white wings.
May 14, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Yesterday our visitors from aru focussed on insect surveys. We set a moth trap over night and identified our species in the morning, then spent the afternoon surveying the meadows. We even fitted in a trip to the maquis to look at this acidic scrubland habitat. @aru-biology.bsky.social
A group of students looking through the contents of a moth trap. A Cream-spot Tiger moth. It is black with cream spots. A man holding a beating tray and a stick. He is hitting a tree to dislodge the insects. Students receiving a briefing in the maquis. There are pine trees in the background. Broom is in flower and there are heathers on the ground.
May 15, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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With MSc students and staff from aru, we visited the Causse Mejéan. This limestone plateau hosts a huge diversity of orchids and other upland plants such as Pasqueflowers. We also stopped by the Przewalski’s Horse breeding area and watched some interesting social behaviours. @aru-biology.bsky.social
A group of students with binoculars and a telescope looking out across a rolling landscape of hills and short grasses. A group of five Przewalski's Horses. Two are allogrooming while the others graze. A Pasqueflower. It is bell-like with deep purple petals and bright yellow stamens. Three students stood on a viewpoint with binoculars, looking up. Behind them is a wooded valley and steep limestone cliffs.
May 16, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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We’ve spent a fantastic week hosting MSc students from aru. We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone involved for making this field course work so well. Lots of valuable field skills learned, and amazing wildlife encountered. Good luck with the rest of your studies! @aru-biology.bsky.social
A group of people stood in front of an old Mediterranean building with exposed pale stonework and a terracotta tiled roof. There is a forested hill in the background. A group of people posing together on a viewing platform. Behind them is a landscape of trees all the way to the horizon.
May 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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meropsfieldcentre.bsky.social
Our field course with MSc students from aru is off to a great start. We’ve explored the local habitats, finding some great animals and plants along the way. We’ve also had an acoustic analysis for bat id workshop, and deployed our camera traps. All in the first day! @aru-biology.bsky.social
A group of students crouched down taking a photo of a purple flower spike. A close up of a purple flower spike from a Violet Birds Nest Orchid. A well-camouflaged frog sitting in the grass. An image of an historic building at the foot of a hill. There is a lavender-lined avenue leading up to it, with cypress trees along the way.
May 12, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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A reminder that we have a full PhD scholarship open at ARU in Cambridge, UK, open to candidates of any nationality. The project is on "the comparative anatomy of the mammalian larynx" and links to bioacoustics, evobio, anatomy, socioecology, etc. Please r/t and reach out with questions.
April 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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This week our students took a trip up to Hampton Nature Reserve in Peterborough in the company James McAdie of Froglife to complete their commercial amphibian surveying training!
April 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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caglarakcay.bsky.social
a bit belated but here's an article in the Guardian about our research paper led by Leon Hohl and @alperyelimlies.bsky.social with @klf-univienna.bsky.social on the effect of noise in Galapagos Yellow Warblers
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
article link (open access): doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
a female (left) and male (right) Galapagos yellow warbler
April 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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caglarakcay.bsky.social
a nice write-up of the Floreana restoration project that I am privileged to be involved in!
univie.ac.at Universität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · Mar 19
The Floreana Island Restoration Project currently is the largest and most ambitious #restoration initiative in the Galápagos archipelago. Follow the exciting #fieldwork of behavioural biologist Sonia Kleindorfer and her team as they monitor and protect the diverse #wildlife of Floreana Island. ⤵️ 🏝️
Ecological restoration at the Galápagos island Floreana
The Floreana Island Restoration Project currently is the largest and most ambitious restoration initiative in the Galápagos archipelago. Follow the exciting fieldwork of behavioural biologist Sonia Kl...
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April 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM