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Corey Holt @coreyholt.bsky.social · Aug 20

Such a great resource!

Dustin Marshall @djmmeeg.bsky.social · Nov 7

I wrote (ranted) on experimental design as I was frustrated as an editor at how little guidance students were getting. I underestimated the interest in the issue: it has been downloaded 10,000+ times! Clearly it’s something we need to be talking about more. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Principles of experimental design for ecology and evolution

Here I argue that we do not discuss experimental design, often until it is too late. This editorial seeks to begin a conversation about how and where to replicate appropriately.

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José Cerca @naturalselection.bsky.social · Aug 19

The 2025-26 Eco-Evo job list is out. Good luck to those applying!

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

ecoevojobs.net 2025-26

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · Aug 19

"Australia has the second-lowest public expenditure on tertiary education institutions in the OECD…This has resulted in an endless chase for dollars (international students & “the next big thing”) rather than thinking about what an educated Australia should look like” www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

Universities such as mine are making poor decisions, and we’re not allowed to know why

UTS has announced a “pause” on enrolments in 100 courses. Vacating these critically important areas diminishes not only the brand of UTS but the state it was designed to benefit.

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Dustin Marshall @djmmeeg.bsky.social · Aug 20

Very kind of you to say thanks

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Dustin Marshall @djmmeeg.bsky.social · Aug 19

That’s great to hear!

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Chris Catano @chriscatano.bsky.social · Aug 19

I use your paper in a grad course on experimetal design and analysis. The students find it super helpful!

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Casey terHorst @ecoevolab.bsky.social · Aug 19

Aha, here it is:
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Dustin Marshall @djmmeeg.bsky.social · Nov 7

I wrote (ranted) on experimental design as I was frustrated as an editor at how little guidance students were getting. I underestimated the interest in the issue: it has been downloaded 10,000+ times! Clearly it’s something we need to be talking about more. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Principles of experimental design for ecology and evolution

Here I argue that we do not discuss experimental design, often until it is too late. This editorial seeks to begin a conversation about how and where to replicate appropriately.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Dustin Marshall @djmmeeg.bsky.social · Aug 19

Personally, I think we should ditch the term pseudoreplication for a bunch of reasons, some of which I rant about in the paper.

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Craig White @craig-white.bsky.social · Jul 28

Two (!) ongoing Academic (Research and Teaching) positions in Ecology, here at Monash University in Melbourne. Closing in a little over a week! Please share widely! Both at Lecturer/Senior Lecturer level (similar to Assistant Professor) careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

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Craig White @craig-white.bsky.social · Jul 28

An ongoing Academic (Research and Teaching) position in Genomics, here at Monash University in Melbourne. Closing in a little over a week! Please share widely! Lecturer/Senior Lecturer level (similar to Assistant Professor). careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

Job Search

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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · Jun 26

The three academic positions (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer) in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University are now advertised. Details here:

Ecology:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

Genomics:
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Dustin Marshall @djmmeeg.bsky.social · Jul 16

Our “Why are cells the size they are?” workshop was an inspiring delight. Thanks to all the participants and @biologists.bsky.social, I’m so grateful to everyone.

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Daniel Padfield @padpadpadpad.bsky.social · Jul 16

The Why Are Cells The Size They Are workshop by @biologists.bsky.social was superb. The attendee list was exceptional and whole thing was inspiring. Chose a special conference to be my first for nearly three years.

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Dustin Marshall @djmmeeg.bsky.social · Jul 16

Thank you for creating a wonderful workshop!!

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · Jul 16

The Company of Biologists Workshop: Why Are Cells the Size They Are?

Thank you to Workshop organisers Dustin Marshall and Craig White.

#Workshop #Biology #CellBiology #Cells #Community #Collaboration #Research #Researchers #Academia #Academics

Workshop attendees standing on the steps in front of the event venue. The individuals are dressed in casual to semi-formal attire.

Image text: Why Are Cells the Size They Are?
Buxted Park, East Sussex, UK
13-16 July 2025

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Craig White @craig-white.bsky.social · Jun 24

In about a week we (Biological Sciences @ Monash Uni in Melbourne, Australia) will be opening a search for 3 (!!!) permanent academic positions (40% research, 40% teaching, 20% service) at Lecturer/Senior Lecturer. 1 Genomics, 2 Ecology. Please share, email me, DM, follow, send carrier pigeons…

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Dustin Marshall @djmmeeg.bsky.social · May 28

The author argues ecologists are drawn to this approach because its automation makes it seem defensible. I agree but would add that to some, indecipherable complexity appears more robust, more science-y than honest simplicity. The opposite is usually but that’s human nature for you.

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Dustin Marshall @djmmeeg.bsky.social · May 28

Why throwing all potential predictors into your model and letting it decide has, and always will, be bad for inference.

Andrew Gelman et al. @statmodeling.bsky.social · May 28

Ecologists’ endless quest for automatic inference
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/05/28/e...

Ecologists’ endless quest for automatic inference | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science

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Dustin Marshall @djmmeeg.bsky.social · May 3

Voting in Oz, <15 mins from arriving to democracy sausage

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Chris Sutherland @chrissuthy.bsky.social · Apr 22

We are hiring a chair/professor in our Ecology and Environmental Modelling group at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social. Scotland is a lovely place to work, and my colleagues are fantastic! Reach out if you are interested in joining the CREEM family ☺️

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a kid in a knight costume is asking who will join us

ALT: a kid in a knight costume is asking who will join us

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Helmut Hillebrand @hillebr1.bsky.social · Apr 15

We offer a 5-year research position in the #PlanktonEcology lab in Wilhelmshaven. Are you interested in empirically testing ecological concepts? We offer a stimulating scientific environment, experimental facilities & support to establish an independent research profile
uol.de/en/job/postd...

Postdoctoral researcher in Plankton Ecology // University of Oldenburg

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Dylan Childs @dzchilds.bsky.social · Apr 10

The next call for the MSCA postdoctoral fellowships scheme opens soon. Come work with me if you're interested in anything related to biodemography and population ecology. And if you're not, consider coming to work with one of my many fine colleagues instead.

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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · Mar 25

No budget increase for the Australian Research Council 😡

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Giulia Ghedini @giuliaghedini.bsky.social · Mar 24

Very exciting news! In Sept 2025, I will move my lab to the School of Biological Sciences @monashbiol.bsky.social at #Monash University in Melbourne!

I am recruiting #PhD students to work on #ecological & #evolutionary dynamics of #phytoplankton #communities – find out more here giuliaghedini.com

FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY GROUP

Exciting lab news! In September 2025, the lab will move to the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. We will keep a presence at the Gulbenkian Institute for...

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Giulia Ghedini @giuliaghedini.bsky.social · Mar 18

Happy to share our new paper! We tested how species evolve in response to #competition. We tracked the evolution of 3 #phytoplankton species, evolved alone or together. Our main finding is that #density-dependence weakens through #evolution to increase population production. doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

Evolution Under Competition Increases Population Production by Reducing the Density‐Dependence of Net Energy Fluxes and Growth

Using experimental evolution, we determined the impact of intra- versus interspecific competition on three marine phytoplankton species. We found that the species achieved the same evolutionary outco....

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