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Julia Espinosa @jespinosa.bsky.social · 6d

📣 New publication alert! In a large, diverse sample, #CompanionDogs with a history of trauma before 6 months were seen as more fearful and/or aggressive than trauma-free dogs or those with trauma later on in life
🧪 #CanineScience #DogBehaviour #EarlyLifeAdversity doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Influence of early life adversity and breed on aggression and fear in dogs - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Influence of early life adversity and breed on aggression and fear in dogs

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 7d

Dogs and drones: how scientists are saving Washington’s endangered orcas

Experts are finding new and more humane ways to protect the last 74 southern resident killer whales

www.theguardian.com

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Emma Tecwyn @emmatecwyn.bsky.social · 7d

What an incredible woman and life well lived ❤️ A childhood inspiration and role model for so many of us who have gone on to study animal minds & behaviour 🐵🦍🦧

Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 7d

Jane Goodall, the trailblazing naturalist whose intimate observations of chimpanzees in the African wild produced powerful insights that transformed basic conceptions of humankind, has died. She was 91.

Read more about her legacy www.latimes.com/obituaries/s...

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Ella Williamson @ellawilliamson.bsky.social · 8d

My lovely dad has supported bereaved families in my hometown, Hornsea, as a funeral director for nearly 30 years now. Next year, he plans to run 6 ultra marathons to raise money for the charities affected by the alleged malpractice of a funeral director in Hull. Watch here:
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Sheina Lew-Levy @sheinalew.bsky.social · 28d

@durhampsych.bsky.social current has 5 (FIVE!!) PhD studentships being advertised!

3 to work with me on children as agents of cultural evolution

2 to work with @drboothroyd.bsky.social on examining school-based body image interventions.

Please share and apply!

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Fees and Funding - Durham University

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Ella Williamson @ellawilliamson.bsky.social · Sep 9

Look what arrived in the post today! 📚 The updated version of ‘Inside of a dog’ by @alexandrahorowitz.bsky.social 🐶 the boys won this copy through a recent photo competition by Dr Horowitz - we’re excited to read! 📖 (and retrieve in Russo’s case)

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Behavioural and Acoustics Research for K9 Sounds @barkslab.bsky.social · Sep 5

Our P.I., and dog vocalization expert @tamsa42.bsky.social gave this nice interview during #CSF2025

Check it out if you are curious about our work on dog vocal communication and vocal learning :)

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#dogethology #dogcommunication #bioacousticsresearch #canineethology | Dogs and Science

What can your dog’s barks and growls really tell you? At the Canine Science Forum 2025, our Social Media Manager, Jennifer Somers, sat down with canine ethologist and bioacoustician Dr. Tamás Faragó...

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Ella Williamson @ellawilliamson.bsky.social · Sep 4

Some of this advice is great, however, some of it is a little strange… Ignore your dog completely when you return home? 😬 dogs are social beings - any dog (let alone an anxious dog) would find this super weird! Calm departures and returns - yes 🙌

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · Sep 3

This is Jude. He had a long day and just wants to relax with his tunes. Which he can notably turn on all by himself. 13/10 (TT: heyjudethebeagle)

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Ella Williamson @ellawilliamson.bsky.social · Sep 1

Had a lovely few days away from PhDing on annual leave last week including two agility comps with my Russo. Bagged his first clear KC jumping run at grade 1 🥇made all his contacts in an agility run placing 2nd 🥈and placed 3rd in a Helter Skelter special 🥉

Ready to get stuck back into my projects! 🐶

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Ella Williamson @ellawilliamson.bsky.social · Aug 21

Alongside my PhD I tutor GCSE Maths and Psychology and all of my tutees have absolutely smashed their exams! 🌟📝 100% pass rate (or higher!) 🙌

It’s days like this which remind me teaching did have its good days. I feel very fortunate to be able to continue teaching through private tuition ☺️

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Science Magazine @science.org · Aug 18

"For half an hour, I vented everything I had been holding in for months … my supervisor … then calmly offered a line I’ll never forget: 'You are here to learn to ride a bicycle, not to invent a bicycle.' That one sentence landed softly, but it cracked something open." https://scim.ag/4lt1Ru0

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Dr Juliane Kaminski @comparativeminds.bsky.social · Aug 15

Our PhD student, Anna Sydänheimo, is conducting a study into how dog owners perceive routine husbandry procedures (e.g. nail clipping) on their 🐶 .
If you are a dog owner from the 🇬🇧 or 🇫🇮, please consider contributing by filling out this questionnaire. Thank you!

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Ella Williamson @ellawilliamson.bsky.social · Aug 15

As is Turbo! Ready to hound down on the new dog science inside no doubt 🐶🔬

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Ella Williamson @ellawilliamson.bsky.social · Aug 15

Russos looking forward to retrieving the updated version!

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Ella Williamson @ellawilliamson.bsky.social · Aug 2

Which is obviously really concerning if naive dog owners choose to use aversive methods under the illusion it will quickly ‘fix’ their dogs ‘problem’ behaviour. When actually science tells us it’s actually damaging to the dog-human relationship and potentially makes the problem worse ☹️ a great read!

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Ella Williamson @ellawilliamson.bsky.social · Aug 2

It gives the illusion of a ‘fast fix’ for complex anxiety or fear based behaviours, like reactivity, and I think there are some balanced trainers out there which capitalise on the ‘fast’ nature of these platforms.

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Ella Williamson @ellawilliamson.bsky.social · Aug 2

Really interesting article, Zazie! The ‘fast’ nature of some social media platforms like TikTok or Instagram reels, where you can see a long process (like teaching a dog a new cue or behaviour), I think can also be problematic in dog training for social media users who own dogs.

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Lucy Stafford @lucysta02475610.bsky.social · Jul 31

I'm looking for ~25 more people with a gastrointestinal disorder to complete an online survey on interoception. You can find this survey here: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/l...

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Lucy Stafford - Take part in my research

⬇️Scroll down for links to the BODY experiment and the online surveys.⬇️

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Ella Williamson @ellawilliamson.bsky.social · Jul 27

#womenseuro #lionesses

Ella Williamson @ellawilliamson.bsky.social · Jul 27

Unreal! What a team, it’s ✨ staying ✨ home 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️

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Aidan Horner @aidanhorner.bsky.social · Jul 21

2 Lecturer (Assistant Prof) positions available @yorkpsychology.bsky.social! Come join our department!

#neuroskyence #cognition #psychscisky #neurojobs

jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...

Jobs - The University of York

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ManyDogs Project @manydogsproject.bsky.social · Jul 22

🚨 Calling all dog behavior & cognition researchers - ManyDogs Project is launching ManyDogs 2!

🔍🐕‍🦺We're studying overimitation: Do dogs copy irrelevant actions just b/c their favorite human does them?

Email [email protected] to collaborate globally and contribute to reproducible science!

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Roxanne Hawkins @rhawkins.bsky.social · Jul 18

Our new study looking for participants investigating the human-pet bond for those with eating difficulties edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Emma James @emljames.bsky.social · Jul 17

📣 New job alert! I'm looking for a 2-year research assistant for a project on word learning from childhood to adulthood. Come and join us in lovely York! Please RT 🙏 @yorkpsychology.bsky.social jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...

Jobs - The University of York

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