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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · May 7

If you are an early-career researcher in the Global South, you could qualify for one of the 20 funded places to attend this fabulous @biologists.bsky.social Workshop, Integrative Ecology in the Global South, in Assam, India, 8-11 March 2026

The application deadline is 6 June 2025

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Ying-Chi (Ginny) Chan @chanyingchi.github.io · May 6

The Ecology of Animal Migration course will be held again in Lund University this November! A great opportunity to learn and network for PhDs working on migration.

Cecilia Nilsson @cnilsson.science · May 6

Our PhD level course Ecology of Animal Migration at @biologylu.bsky.social is now open for applications! The course will run this November (3-14th) and cover various theoretical and practical aspects of migration ecology.

See: www.biology.lu.se/phd-studies/...

Ecology of Animal Migration

Lund University.

www.biology.lu.se

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Ying-Chi (Ginny) Chan @chanyingchi.github.io · Apr 9

please add me, thanks!

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Ying-Chi (Ginny) Chan @chanyingchi.github.io · Apr 2

How does the migration of Swiss red kites change with age? Check out the blog post about our Elton Prize shortlisted paper! @vogelwarte.bsky.social @animalecology.bsky.social

Journal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · Apr 2

Ying Chi Chan (she/her) provides the story behind her paper, “Ontogeny of migration destination, route and timing in a partially migratory bird“, which was shortlisted for this year’s Elton Prize. 🐦

animalecologyinfocus.com

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Ying-Chi (Ginny) Chan @chanyingchi.github.io · Mar 21

Very glad that our paper on ontogeny of red kites' migration is shortlisted in the ECR prize in the Journal of Animal Ecology! animalecologyinfocus.com/elton-prize-...

Elton Prize 2024: Shortlist announced for early career researcher award

The Elton Prize, awarded by Journal of Animal Ecology, is an annual award given to the best paper by an author at the start of their research career. The following 9 papers were shortlisted by our …

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · Feb 18

‼️Save the date‼️The new Max Planck #Postdoc Program kicks off its first call for applications from April 1, 2025; applications can be submitted until May 13, 2025. mpg.de/en/max-planc... #ScienceCareer

The new Max Planck Postdoc Program adresses young scientists.

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Nature Neon @natureneon.bsky.social · Feb 9

A young green sea turtle takes a bite of a bearded fireworm and gets a nasty surprise from its painful sting. Luckily, with their tough, leathery mouths, sea turtles don’t feel the pain for long. Still, that had to hurt! #Nature #Animals
📹: Tanya Ryan

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Ying-Chi (Ginny) Chan @chanyingchi.github.io · Feb 11

'science has viewed non-fluent English speakers through a deficit lens... I want to change that perspective, so that these people are viewed through an asset lens instead... you (non-fluent English speaker) can bridge different communities, and you also have unique perspectives, ideas and views.'

Tatsuya Amano @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social · Feb 11

Such an honour to be featured in @nature.com's Changemakers series, about why I decided to tackle #languagebarriers, what I want to change etc.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A big thanks to Mariana Lenharo for covering our project so many times.

Breaking language barriers: ‘Not being fluent in English is often viewed as being an inferior scientist’

Biologist Tatsuya Amano works to make science a fairer place for non-fluent speakers.

www.nature.com

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Ying-Chi (Ginny) Chan @chanyingchi.github.io · Feb 11

Happy to share our new paper on preprints in ecology and evolution in @royalsocietypublishing.org, led by @danielwanoble.bsky.social!
tinyurl.com/4tpbj859

The promise of community-driven preprints in ecology and evolution | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Publishing preprints is quickly becoming commonplace in ecology and evolutionary biology. Preprints can facilitate the rapid sharing of scientific knowledge establishing precedence and enabling feedba...

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