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EvoKE @evokeproject.bsky.social · 23d

🚨 Reminder!
The deadline to submit for #EvoKE25 is September 25th 🗓️
Don’t miss the chance to be part of this!

👉 More info & dates: evokeproject.org/important-da...

@eseb.bsky.social @evolletters.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @natecoevo.nature.com @jevbio.bsky.social

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Dr. Wen-Juan Ma | 马文娟 @wenjuanma84.bsky.social · Aug 24

✨ Huge thanks to @eseb2025.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social for an inspiring week of science in #Barcelona!

Grateful for the chance to connect with old friends and new colleagues: what a community 🌍

Already looking forward to the next #ESEB in 2027! 🙌

#ESEB2025 @academic-chatter.bsky.social

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Koen Verhoeven @kjfverhoeven.bsky.social · Aug 24

I could not agree more. As Mike Ritchie said in his #ESEB presidential address: learned societies have never been more important than now! @eseb.bsky.social

Max Reuter @maxreuter.bsky.social · Jun 10

In relation to positive futures, I would add:
✅ Join learned societies
✅ Publish in their journals

#SocietyJournals #SciPub

Nature Ecology & Evolution @natecoevo.nature.com · Jun 10

Six actions for ecologists in times of planetary crisis: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

✅Explicitly recognize and address the #biodiversity crisis
✅Explore positive futures
✅Defend academic freedom
✅Go political
✅Inspire society
✅Address the colonial legacy of ecology

Free to read: rdcu.be/eqjlk

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · Aug 28

A special thanks 💗 to @jevbio.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social for supporting our attendance and in-person gatherings 🤝, and the Equal Opportunity Initiative @annecharmantier.bsky.social for all their efforts to disseminate and increase #diversity, #inclusivity and #equity in science 🌈

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Arvid Ågren @arvidagren.bsky.social · Aug 28

Getting ready for another semester of seminars for the @eseb.bsky.social STN Internal Conflicts and Organismal Adaptation.

First seminar on September 19 internalconflictsstn.wordpress.com/seminars/

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Steve Ramm @steveramm.bsky.social · Aug 22

This is a big innovation for #eseb2027 not without it's challenges (time zones, currencies, technical delays...) but with potentially HUGE savings in terms of carbon footprint. So well done @eseb.bsky.social, let's embrace the experiment and make the hub concept a success!

#eseb2025

Craig Primmer @fishcongen.bsky.social · Aug 22

Aurelien Tellier presenting the details of #eseb2027 which will be a hub meeting, with connected and local sessions in 4 hubs (Gothenburg, Munich, London, Istanbul) eseb2027.org #eseb2025

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Stu West @stuwest.bsky.social · Aug 22

Mike Ritchie emphasising the huge importance of supporting society journals like JEB in his ESEB presidential address, Barcelona. @eseb.bsky.social @eseb2025.bsky.social

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Dr. Wen-Juan Ma | 马文娟 @wenjuanma84.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thank you, Mike Ritchie, for the inspiring and entertaining presidential talk, and for all the work and contribution you have done for the #ESEB society @eseb.bsky.social . We look forward to your leadership in the coming years!

@eseb2025.bsky.social #eseb2025

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Amanda Bretman @amandabretman.bsky.social · Aug 20

Perfectly timed to coincide with our Thermal Fertility Limit Special Topic Network meeting we’ve received a further 2 years of funding, thank you @eseb.bsky.social! And great work fellow leads @rhondasnook.bsky.social, @liamdougherty.bsky.social and Claudia Fricke.

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Dryad @datadryad.bsky.social · Aug 21

@eseb2025.bsky.social is in full swing. In celebration, we're sharing just a few of the many open datasets published on Dryad through our partnership with @eseb.bsky.social

#opendata #openaccess #evolutionarybiology #biology #ESEB2025

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Laia Pérez Sorribes @lperezsorribes.bsky.social · Aug 21

😍Loved helping decorate Carrer Perill for #FestesdeGràcia and sharing how genetics 🧬 has helped conserve the Iberian lynx — a fantastic outreach event by @lcatmon.bsky.social, @eseb.bsky.social & @sesbe-org.bsky.social

#ESEB2025 @ebdonana.bsky.social

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Ashleigh Griffin @asgriffin.bsky.social · Aug 21

Brilliant plenary today from Carrisa de Bekker @zombieantdoc.bsky.social at @eseb.bsky.social conference. On her work funded by @erc.europa.eu CoG. Great example of inter-disciplinary collaboration to solve a mystery..

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Chris Law @chrislaw.bsky.social · Aug 18

Fun sharing our research on carnivoran skeletal evolution at the #eseb2025 conference!

@eseb.bsky.social @eseb2025.bsky.social

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Toby Baril @tobybarilbio.bsky.social · Aug 19

At @eseb.bsky.social #ESEB2025 and want to connect with other researchers working on transposable elements?

Take a look at the #TEWorldwide #TEsky feed:

bsky.app/profile/did:...

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@HeredityJournal @heredityjournal.bsky.social · Aug 18

Heredity has a new EiC and if you fancy meeting Louise Johnson or Aurora @aruizherrera.bsky.social our amazing Co-EiC at #eseb2025 please find them or contact them via the app.

@gensocuk.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social @eseb2025.bsky.social

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Amanda Bretman @amandabretman.bsky.social · Aug 19

Well I guess we actually started day 2 #eseb2025 with @evonicki.bsky.social reminding us about the excellent work of the society and how publishing in @jevbio.bsky.social supports this, so win win by publishing in our super society journal.

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Alexandra Schuh @alexandraschuh.bsky.social · Aug 17

On my way to join my very first ESEB conference in Barcelona! 🤩 Come to poster session 3 on Thursday, P110! I'll be happy to exchange about DNA/RNA extractions from bone samples and DNA methylation analyses 🧬
#eseb2025
@eseb.bsky.social @eseb2025.bsky.social

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IRB Barcelona @irbbarcelona.org · Aug 18

🧬 Today starts the most relevant event in evolutionary biology: the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB) Congress (@eseb2025.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social).

🔝 #IRBBarcelona's group leader @tonigabaldon.bsky.social is the chair of this major event that will gather +1900 participants.

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The CCIB will welcome over 1,900 scientists to explore the origin and evolution of life - CCIB

Barcelona to host the Leading Event in Evolutionary Biology ESEB 2025

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Journal of Evolutionary Biology @jevbio.bsky.social · Aug 11

We will be in the exhibition hall @eseb2025.bsky.social!

✅ Meet our editors
✅ Support your society journal

@agonzalezvoyer.bsky.social @maxreuter.bsky.social @ebablab.bsky.social @vakirlis.bsky.social @arnaudlerouzic.bsky.social @francescaraffini.bsky.social @masahitotsuboi.bsky.social

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Charissa de Bekker PhD (she/her) @zombieantdoc.bsky.social · Jul 29

Only a couple of weeks till the @eseb2025.bsky.social conference!

I’m so honored to be one of the keynote speakers, and incredibly excited about the amazing scientific program and the opportunity to meet up with old friends and make new ones!

#eseb2025

ESEB 2025 Congress @eseb2025.bsky.social · Dec 19

📢 Meet the speakers: Charissa de Bekker 📢

Charissa de Bekker is an associate professor in the Department of Biology at Utrecht University in the Netherlands.

Read about her here: eseb2025.com/team/chariss...

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ESEB 2025 Congress @eseb2025.bsky.social · Aug 5

Getting ready for #ESEB2025 in Barcelona? We got your packing checklist right here! 👇

✔️ Light, breathable clothes
✔️ Comfortable shoes
✔️ European plug adapter (Type C/E/F – 230V)
✔️ Sun protection
✔️ Refillable water bottle

📍 Need more tips? Check out the full info at https://eseb2025.com

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Journal of Evolutionary Biology @jevbio.bsky.social · Aug 4

NEW SPECIAL ISSUE JUST RELEASED!

Sex unfolded: sex, asex, sexes. Read the introductory editorial by Guest Editors D. Roze, S Glemin, @thomaslenormand.bsky.social & K. Van Doninck here: academic.oup.com/jeb/issue/38/7

Fantastic cover art by Caroline Blanc.

Volume 38 Issue 7 | Journal of Evolutionary Biology | Oxford Academic

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

academic.oup.com

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Craig Primmer @fishcongen.bsky.social · Jun 28

That's why I am helping the European Society for Evolutionary Biology @eseb.bsky.social organise a hub conference in 2027 instead of a regular 1 site congress. 4 hubs across Europe so most can travel by train/bus and still meet colleagues in person (website at eseb 2027.org live in August)

Claudia Teran-Escobar @claudiaterane.bsky.social · Jun 25

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On average, one international in-person conference visit emits 1.26 tCO2eq per researcher.

That’s 55% of the 2.3 tCO2eq annual carbon budget per person that would keep us on track with the 1.5°C target of the Paris Agreement (Gore, 2021). 😬

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Toni Gabaldón @tonigabaldon.bsky.social · Jun 16

Just hours before the end of the early bird, registrations are rapidly going up. We had an overwhelming response to the abstract. call (>2000) and the possibility of reaching the capacity limit is not so unlikely.

So better hurry up to secure your spot at #ESEB2025

eseb2025.com/registration/

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EMPSEB30 @empseb30.bsky.social · Jun 9

EMPSEB30 has come to an end, but we’re thrilled by the many enthusiastic volunteers eager to organize EMPSEB31. Next stop could be France 🇫🇷, Germany 🇩🇪, or Denmark 🇩🇰… we’ll see! Wishing all future organizers the best of luck!💫

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