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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 1d

Nominations are now open for the Dobzhansky Prize, which recognizes the accomplishments and future promise of an outstanding early-career evolutionary biologist. The award includes $5000 and an award talk at the in-person Evolution meeting. Deadline: December 1
shorturl.at/p70wY

Text: Society for the Study of Evolution Dobzhansky Prize to recognize the accomplishments and future promise of an outstanding early-career evolutionary biologist. Nominations due December 1, 2025.

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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 1d

Illinois State University seeks an Assistant Professor in Behavioral Ecology. Candidates should establish research programs and mentor students. More details: https://jobsearch.illinoisstate.edu/en-us/job/520844/assistant-professor-of-behavioral-ecology. #job

Assistant Professor of Behavioral Ecology | Jobs | Illinois State

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SEBiology @sebiology.bsky.social · 21h

Curious how AI can transform student feedback and assessment?

Join us in one week to hear from experts Nigel Francis and Jordon Millward + open discussion.

Free webinar on 15 October 2025, 13:00-14:00 BST.

Sign up now:
www.sebiology.org/events/ems-e...

#Education #AI #Webinar

Using AI in student assessment, marking, and feedback

Nigel Francis and Jordon Millward will discuss their work on AI in student assessment, marking, and feedback, followed by an open floor for audience discussion. The first webinar in our new Outreach E...

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CABES @cabes.bsky.social · 17h

🚨 Free, interactive online course: "Zoonoses Prevention Using the One Health Approach" 🌍

📅 Date: 29 October 2025
🕘 Time: 09:00 – 13:00 GMT
📚 EN | 🎥 Interactive | 🏆 Certificate

Register now 👉 elearning.cabes.online/course/view....

#one_health #zoonoses

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Christos C. Ioannou @ccioannou.bsky.social · 1d

Decisions have been made on @asab.org conference grants for Winter 2025: we had 52 eligible applications and are going to make 37 awards, so that's a success rate of 71%!

We're also awarding two additional grants to help with childcare costs. #EDI

#ASABWinter2025

Isn't @asab.org just awesome?

Christos C. Ioannou @ccioannou.bsky.social · 12d

ASAB @asab.org conference grants for the Winter meeting in Edinburgh, up to £500, close 1st October!

@asab-meetings.bsky.social #ASABWinter2025

All the details needed are here:
www.asab.org/conference-g...
Don't forget I also need a referee statement emailed direct by the same deadline!

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Claudia Wascher @wascherclaudia.bsky.social · 12h

Job alert: want to be my boss? 😁 The School of Life Sciences @ARU is looking for a new Head of School. It’s a great place to work with brilliant colleagues, students, and partners. Please share widely! #AcademicJobs #Leadership #LifeSciences #HigherEducation jobs.aru.ac.uk/vacancy/head...

Head of School of Life Sciences - ARU

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 4d

⚠️ Please report sightings of dead birds for possible testing for Avian Influenza. ⬇️

📌 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/...
📌 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/...
📌 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.serv...

#UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland

Image of a deceased Puffin lying on the ground. White wording on an orange background reads: Please report sightings of dead birds.

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Ethological Society @ethoges.bsky.social · 2d

ETHOLOGY: Observing animal behaviour can be time cosuming - “Piecewise-Continuous Sampling” can offer a smart middle ground between continuous & instantaneous sampling— reducing bias and effort in behavioral data collection 🐜📹
Lynch et al. test it on harvester ants 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/eth.... #Methods

Piecewise‐Continuous Sampling: A Method for Minimizing Bias and Sampling Effort for Estimated Metrics of Animal Behavior

Manually sampling animal behavior can be a time-consuming process, and the sampling strategy can inadvertently introduce bias depending on the behavioral metric being measured. Here, we explore a sam...

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 2d

Apply by 24 October. Our Travelling Fellowships offer PhD students and postdocs up to £3,000 for undertaking collaborative visits to other laboratories. Find out more and apply at biologists.com/grants/trave...

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The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · 2d

We have vacancies available on our committee! 🕊️👨‍👨‍👧👩‍👩‍👦

We are recruiting for 5 roles:

Secretary 👩‍🏫
Assistant Journal Editor 📉
Social Media Lead 🤳
Assistant Newsletter/ Social Media Support 🤝
Website Officer 🧑‍💻

Feel free to DM for details & email [email protected] to apply (deadline 31 Oct) 📥

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Royal Society of Biology @rsb.org.uk · 1d

Have you ever wanted to join a magazine editorial board? Well now's your chance!

We're looking for RSB members who would like to join The Biologist Editorial Board and help shape the content and direction of the RSB’s much-loved membership magazine.

Find out more: my.rsb.org.uk/services.php...

Close up of plant cells. Text says We're looking for The Biologist Editorial Board Members (volunteer role)

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Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social · 1d

Interested in a PhD in quantitative animal behavior? Applications are open through October for PhD projects starting in 2026: imprs-qbee.mpg.de/32524/apply

For an inside look at the projects, let our doctoral students be your guide 👇

Videos by @alexhhchan.bsky.social

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ASAB @asab.org · 6d

We are sad to hear that Dr Michael Dockery passed away last week.

Michael was an ASAB member and our former Education Officer. He was awarded the ASAB Medal in 2010. He will be greatly missed.

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ISBE2026 @isbe2026.bsky.social · 8d

#ISBE2026 Call for Abstracts is now open! Submit your abstract by 15 December 2025 on www.isbe2026.com

@behavecol.bsky.social

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Taï Chimpanzee Project @taichimpproject.bsky.social · 7d

Come and join us. Observe and protect wild chimpanzees.

Taï Chimpanzee Project @taichimpproject.bsky.social · 12d

📢JOB alert📢
Application for the camp manager position at the @taichimpproject.bsky.social is open now. We seek a new camp manager starting on January 1, 2026, for 2+1 years (3rd year optional) working with and for wild chimpanzees in Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire.👇

emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/I...

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ISBE2026 @isbe2026.bsky.social · 8d

TRAVEL AWARDS - Apply for a travel award to support your trip, accommodation and registration! Application guidelines on www.isbe2026.com

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ASAB @asab.org · 7d

Sad news. We know Jane Goodall was an inspiration to many of our members. She brought real change not only to animal behaviour, but to the world 🌍

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 7d

BREAKING: Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died.

Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died

Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91.

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Reassembly Research Unit @reassemblynet.bsky.social · 18d

Three exciting #PostDoc 🧑‍🔬👩‍🔬🧕 positions on #Ecological #Synthesis at TU Darmstadt @tuda.bsky.social for Reassembly #rainforest 🇪🇨 🌱🌴🦜 & #Biodiversity Exploratories 🌲🐄🚜🪲🐝🥀@bexplo.bsky.social
Please spread widely ✉️♥️▶️ & apply quickly 🙃
www.reassembly.de/the-team/job...

Ecological synthesis including forest ecosystems, grassland, land use, climate change, time series, stability, ecosystem functioning, biodiversity, species interaction networks

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ASAB @asab.org · 8d

Our autumn newsletter is OUT! 🍁 🍃 🍂

Don’t forget to sign up at asab.org to have it sent directly to your inbox tri-annually 💌

www.asab.org/campaigns/vi...

ASAB Autumn Newsletter 2025

We’ve got updates from the exciting summer conference in Kolkata, call for nominations for the Christopher Barnard award & ASAB Medal 2026, news from the ASAB Grants & Education Committees and the Animal Behaviour Journal. And if that wasn’t enough there’s also a ‘Meet ASAB’ piece on our former Meetings Secretary: Joah Madden. You can also find infomation on our upcoming confrences!!

www.asab.org

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Taï Chimpanzee Project @taichimpproject.bsky.social · 12d

📢JOB alert📢
Application for the camp manager position at the @taichimpproject.bsky.social is open now. We seek a new camp manager starting on January 1, 2026, for 2+1 years (3rd year optional) working with and for wild chimpanzees in Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire.👇

emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/I...

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ASAB Winter 2025 @asab-meetings.bsky.social · 8d

🚨Reminder that tomorrow is the deadline for grants to attend #ASABWinter2025, (which includes receiving the e-mailed referee statement!)

ASAB Winter 2025 @asab-meetings.bsky.social · 15d

For those that have registered for #ASABWinter2025, you should have received an email last week asking you to confirm your attendance. If you haven't, please check your spam folders!

And don't forget, only one week left until the conference grant deadline (Oct 1)

www.asab.org/conference-g...

Conference Attendance Grants — ASAB

Conference Attendance Grants help PhD students and others with limited funds to attend ASAB conferences and workshops

www.asab.org

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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 10d

Fancy joining us?
Check out this excellent @royalsociety.org Career Development Fellowship:
royalsociety.org/grants/caree...
If you're eligible & are interested in social behaviour, vocal communication or anthropogenic impacts on wildlife, feel free to DM or email me.
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social

Career Development Fellowship | Royal Society

This scheme provides the most talented early career scientists from underrepresented groups in STEM with research funding and high-quality training opportunities to build a strong base for a successfu...

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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 8d

🌍✨ Join us for #ABL2025! ✨🌍

Our annual online conference is on 📅13–14 Nov and it’s completely FREE 🌐 Streamed live on YouTube, accessible worldwide
✅ Abstract submission is now closed. We’re reviewing them and will contact presenters soon

🔗 Registration open for everyone: ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org

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Christos C. Ioannou @ccioannou.bsky.social · 12d

ASAB @asab.org conference grants for the Winter meeting in Edinburgh, up to £500, close 1st October!

@asab-meetings.bsky.social #ASABWinter2025

All the details needed are here:
www.asab.org/conference-g...
Don't forget I also need a referee statement emailed direct by the same deadline!

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Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE) @spetologia.bsky.social · 13d

Another #SPEmebers paper as #ASABEditorsChoice

João Pacheco
Patrícia Beltrão
@trigosandra.bsky.social
@mostlywaxbills.bsky.social

Check out the work
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ASAB @asab.org · 13d

🐦Waxbills! 🥡Food competition! 🕵️Strangers! 🤬Social aggression!

Our September #ASABEditorsChoice for the #AnimalBehaviourJournal:

“Watchful of strangers: Waxbills redirect aggression from unfamiliar to familiar individuals”

Read here: doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2025.123288

Screenshot of an article: Animal Behaviour
Volume 227, September 2025, 123288
Watchful of strangers: waxbills redirect aggression from unfamiliar to familiar individuals
João R. Pacheco, Patrícia Beltrão, Sandra Trigo, Gonçalo C. Cardoso

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