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Ellie Jameson @elliejameson.bsky.social · 3d

Day 7, Share. Inoviruses are filamentous single stranded DNA phages that can be produced continuously and exported by their host without lysis and killing their host. They have a single repeating major coat protein that covers their length and specialised spike proteins. #Drawtober #SciArt #Phagesky

Black and white ink drawing of two long filamentous phages. The one in the background is all the same distance away. In the foreground is a close up of the spike proteins of the closer phage with 5 repeated protein complexes forming what looks almost like a flower, the rest of the inovirus loops around into the background

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Kirsty MacLeod @kjmacleod.bsky.social · 9d

New from me and wonderful collabs!

Journal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · 12d

🦎 Maternal glucocorticoids have persistent effects on offspring social phenotype irrespective of opportunity for social buffering ➡️ buff.ly/i2B2Fkw

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Neal Hockley @nealhockley.bsky.social · 11d

What are my Environmental Policy class interested in? Here's my annual word cloud of their keywords

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Ocean Sciences @ Bangor University @sosbangor.bsky.social · 18d

A great day for the annual SOS beach trip with the new undergraduate students @bangoruniversity.bsky.social. Sandcastles were built, beach pictionary played, and much fun had by students new and old, and staff.

A picture of sandy beach flanked by rocky outcrops on both sides. The sun is shining, the sky is blue with a few clouds, and the sea is calm.

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Kirsty MacLeod @kjmacleod.bsky.social · 22d

Nice write up of our paper on the Bangor Uni news website! @bangoruniversity.bsky.social @beps-bangor.bsky.social www.bangor.ac.uk/news/2025-09...

New study sheds light on impact of stress on baby lizards

Research led by Dr Kirsty Macleod from its School of Environmental and Natural Sciences, found that lizards whose mothers experienced stress during pregnancy grew more slowly and behaved differently.

www.bangor.ac.uk

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Kirsty MacLeod @kjmacleod.bsky.social · 23d

In honour of "Postdoc Appreciation Week", a plug for a paper I was involved in 5 years ago (w/ @bjmjarrett.bsky.social, @muriellealund.bsky.social and others) in which we highlighted how academia could better support postdocs. There is much here that remains relevant! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Academic ecosystems must evolve to support a sustainable postdoc workforce - Nature Ecology & Evolution

The postdoctoral experience is in need of reform. Here the authors outline concrete steps that institutions, postdocs and mentors can take to improve the landscape.

www.nature.com

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Behaviour, Ecology & Physiology at Bangor University @beps-bangor.bsky.social · 23d

New research from BEPs! 🦎 #bangorherps

Kirsty MacLeod @kjmacleod.bsky.social · 23d

New paper! Does associating with their mother in the early postnatal period buffer offspring from the consequences of prenatal stress (glucocorticoids) in a facultatively social lizard? No! Instead, maternal CORT altered offspring social phenotype:
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Researcher's hand holding a small skink (Liopholis whitii)

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 24d

Did you know that all of our journals offer authors the chance to improve their manuscript's clarity for free? ✍️

This #PeerReviewWeek check out our post which explains why we made the decision to offer the Writefull service to all 👇

https://f.mtr.cool/rooofhshdm

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Behaviour, Ecology & Physiology at Bangor University @beps-bangor.bsky.social · Sep 4

#bangorherps

Kirsty MacLeod @kjmacleod.bsky.social · Sep 4

An exciting new study now out in which I played a small part - Wood Frog Testicular Microstructure
Correlates with Plasma Hormone Concentrations
During Late-Stage Spermatogenesis www.herpconbio.org/Volume_20/Is...
Excited to see this out, and to add a new taxonomic group to my pub list!! 🐸❤️

www.herpconbio.org

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Nature @nature.com · May 15

📢 Calling PhD students 📢 we want to hear from you!

Help shape the future of PhD education. Take our survey to tell us all about your experiences

https://go.nature.com/43iJAsi

PhD students in STEM: Nature wants to hear from you

Buried in lab work or drowning in data? Take a break and help shape the future of PhD education.

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Ellie Jameson @elliejameson.bsky.social · Aug 28

Temporary lecturer in Microbiology post available at Bangor University. Apply by 15th September: jobs.bangor.ac.uk/details.php....

Job Details | Bangor University Jobs

jobs.bangor.ac.uk

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Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · Aug 6

I spoke with ABC radio Australia about the #PlasticsTreaty

📻 Catch up: drag the slider to ~3.02 in www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

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Greek gods, Gama Festival and the battle of Cannae - ABC listen

Who were Apollo and Artemis and why Greek mythology so inspires space exploration.

www.abc.net.au

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Ocean Sciences @ Bangor University @sosbangor.bsky.social · Aug 3

Staff and students from School of Ocean Sciences @bangoruniversity.bsky.social have steamed through the Irish Sea and the Caledonian Canal. After sampling in Loch Ness they move to the North Sea to measure the impact of tidal wakes behind floating wind turbines in projects funded by [email protected].

The RV Prince Madog going through the narrow Caledonian Canal as a crew member is on lookout at the bow.

The RV Prince Madog is steaming under gloudy skies with a wave breaking over the bow.

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Ocean Sciences @ Bangor University @sosbangor.bsky.social · Aug 5

Busy day in the @bangoruniversity.bsky.social marquee at the Eisteddfod yesterday as Drs Mollie Duggan-Edwards and Dei Huws launched our new poster highlighting the unique wildlife and geological structures found around the Anglesey coastline.

A person standing in front of poster showing the wildlife and geology around Anglesey, Wales.

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · Aug 1

Job opening: lecturership (research & teaching) in forestry or agroforestry at Bangor University. This is probably the best forestry programme in the UK and a great place to work. Deadline 1 Sep. More here: 🌳🌲🌏

Job Details | Bangor University Jobs

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Alec BM Moore @alecbmmoore.bsky.social · Jul 17

FULLY FUNDED PhD opportunity on edible crab disease
with a great team here in a stunning location @sosbangor.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social @cefasgovuk.bsky.social

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

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Ocean Sciences @ Bangor University @sosbangor.bsky.social · Jul 29

New research led by Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales and involving School of Ocean Sciences @bangoruniversity.bsky.social found genetic connectivity in a deep sea species over 1000s of km, but genetic isolation over depth. Read all about it here:
academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...

Connectivity and Adaptation Patterns of the Deep-Sea Ground-Forming Sponge Geodia hentscheli Across Its Entire Distribution

Abstract. Geodia hentscheli, a species forming sponge grounds in the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, is a common deep-sea organism, that plays a fundamen

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Caroline Bettridge @cmbettridge.bsky.social · Jul 30

Visited the Dyfi Osprey nest at the weekend, saw the parents and two of the fledglings. And lots of these little lizards

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Zanzibar Red Colobus Project @zrcp.bsky.social · Jul 8

Working on our brochures and poster about the colobus!

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Bangor Uni Geography @bugeography.bsky.social · Jul 24

Did you know that Whitney is currently working on a Leverhulme-funded project focusing on the effects of biodiversity on human well-being in soundscapes Read more here research.bangor.ac.uk/en/persons/w... Meet our Researchers

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Caitlin Taylor-Robinson @cattayrob.bsky.social · Jul 23

Yesterday’s drone surveys with the amazing technicians at @sosbangor.bsky.social were a success! A different point of view of the Traeth Melynog meadow 🌊🌱

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Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · Jul 23

The final talks to develop a global #PlasticsTreaty will commence next month

The science is clear: we need ambitious action across the plastics lifecycle, from production through to disposal. The question is, will countries deliver?

I share my perspectives

theconversation.com/a-global-tre...

A global treaty to limit plastic pollution is within reach – will countries seize the moment?

The talks in Geneva may be the world’s last chance to agree a strong treaty to tackle plastic pollution, scientists warn.

theconversation.com

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · Jul 23

Are you a scientist with an interest in photography? Our Photography Competition is now open for entries until 15 August 2025! Categories include Astronomy, Behaviour, Earth Science & Climatology, Ecology & Environmental Science, and Microimaging: royalsociety.org/journals/pub... #RSPphotocomp

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Bangor Uni Geography @bugeography.bsky.social · Jul 21

Researcher Spotlight Dr Whitney Flemming Environmental Pyschologist: Whitney's research explores the relationships around human-environmental interactions and well-being Read more here research.bangor.ac.uk/en/persons/w... Meet our Staff

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Bangor Uni Geography @bugeography.bsky.social · Jul 17

Did you know that Sopan's research utilises model-based evaluations of catchments to investigate the spatial and temporal patterns of environmental change Read more about his work in global catchments here research.bangor.ac.uk/en/persons/s... Meet our Staff

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