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IMPRS-QBEE @imprs-qbee.bsky.social · 2d

Reminder applications for doctoral positions in 2026 are now open!

Check out the available projects here:
imprs-qbee.mpg.de/66685/current

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IMPRS-QBEE @imprs-qbee.bsky.social · 2d

How do animals perceive the behavior of others? IMPRS-QBEE student Chi Yu Lee working with @einatcouzin.bsky.social tells us more about his work with locusts VR

youtu.be/Uc91vXNX71k?...

Chi Yu Lee | Neurobiology of desert locust

YouTube video by Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

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Universität Konstanz @uni-konstanz.de · 19d

MaxCine Festival | 3.-5.10. | Möggingen-Radolfzell: MaxCine, das Zentrum für Kommunikation und Austausch am
@mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
in Radolfzell, feiert sein 15-jähriges Bestehen. Es bietet spannende Veranstaltungen mit Wissenschaftler:innen des MPI: t1p.de/e8gw1 @cbehav.bsky.social

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Skype a Scientist @skypeascientist.bsky.social · 9d

Alrght everybody, get your Tin Can Telephones out. We need your help!

We reach new people by word of mouth. Send all your educator friends this pic! Teachers, librarians, scout troop leaders, etc! We offer our program for free, so we need help getting the word out without advertising $$.

A purple and red octopus talk to each other on the tin can telephone. Purple octopus says “want to connect your students with real
Scientists?” Then red octopus says “Skype a scientist matches groups with scientists for virtual q&as. It’s free!” And then an orange flapjack octopus says “get a match at skypeascientist.com”

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Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social · 9d

Take note, repost far and wide. The Dechmann Lab are hiring ✨

Cecilia Baldoni @cecibaldoni.bsky.social · 21d

PhD Alert! 😍 Our lab is hiring a PhD student to study how shrews shrink in winter and grow in spring. Yes, you read that right!
tinyurl.com/shrinkingshr...
Join us at the @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social, study a super cool animal, and join the @imprs-qbee.bsky.social community!

DM me for questions!

Seasonal size change and aging in shrews

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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 9d

🌍✨ Join us for #ABL2025! ✨🌍

Our annual online conference is on 📅13–14 Nov and it’s completely FREE 🌐 Streamed live on YouTube, accessible worldwide
✅ Abstract submission is now closed. We’re reviewing them and will contact presenters soon

🔗 Registration open for everyone: ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org

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ASAB Winter 2025 @asab-meetings.bsky.social · 8d

🚨Reminder that tomorrow is the deadline for grants to attend #ASABWinter2025, (which includes receiving the e-mailed referee statement!)

ASAB Winter 2025 @asab-meetings.bsky.social · 15d

For those that have registered for #ASABWinter2025, you should have received an email last week asking you to confirm your attendance. If you haven't, please check your spam folders!

And don't forget, only one week left until the conference grant deadline (Oct 1)

www.asab.org/conference-g...

Conference Attendance Grants — ASAB

Conference Attendance Grants help PhD students and others with limited funds to attend ASAB conferences and workshops

www.asab.org

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Taï Chimpanzee Project @taichimpproject.bsky.social · 12d

📢JOB alert📢
Application for the camp manager position at the @taichimpproject.bsky.social is open now. We seek a new camp manager starting on January 1, 2026, for 2+1 years (3rd year optional) working with and for wild chimpanzees in Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire.👇

emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/I...

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Institute of Neurobiology - UPR @neurobio-upr.bsky.social · 8d

Applications are now open for our course on connectomics & brain simulation.
Organizers: Sven Dorkenwald (MIT), Stefanie Hampel (UPR), Andrew Seeds (UPR), Sebastian Seung (Princeton), and Srini Turaga (Janelia).
Interested? Apply here ➜ sjcabs.com

San Juan Winter School on Connectomics and Brain Simulation

Two-week intensive course on connectomics and brain simulation in San Juan, Puerto Rico. December 29, 2025 - January 10, 2026.

sjcabs.com

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MPI for Biological Intelligence @mpiforbi.bsky.social · 8d

We are recruiting PhD students! Join us in exploring the multiple dimensions of biological intelligence at our international and fully funded graduate program IMPRS-BI in the Munich area, Germany!

🔔 Application period: 1 October to 10 November
🧪 Apply here: imprs-bi.mpg.de

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IMPRS Physics from Light to Life @imprs-pll.bsky.social · 7d

📣 IMPRSinternships

For Bachelor students in the fields of Physics, Engineering, Biology and Medicine.

Application deadline: November 15

More information you can find at mpl.mpg.de/study-work-o...

@mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social @fau.de

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IMPRS-QBEE @imprs-qbee.bsky.social · 9d

PhD positions for 2026 are now open!! Check out the available projects here:

imprs-qbee.mpg.de/66685/current

Current

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IMPRS-QBEE @imprs-qbee.bsky.social · 9d

Filmed, produced and edited by @alexhhchan.bsky.social , video banner by Imran Razik

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IMPRS-QBEE @imprs-qbee.bsky.social · 9d

NEW VIDEO SERIES!!

What can human paragliders tell us about soaring flight of large birds?

IMPRS student Christin Albrecht working eith Dr. Hannah Williams tells us about her work on paragliders

New videos every Monday!

youtube.com/shorts/qgTbP...

Christin Albrecht | Collective behavior in soaring flight

YouTube video by Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

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IMPRS-QBEE @imprs-qbee.bsky.social · 9d

PhD positions are also open for 2026, check out available projects and apply now!

Deadline 31st of Oct

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IMPRS-QBEE @imprs-qbee.bsky.social · 9d

New video every Monday!

Produced, filmed and edited by @alexhhchan.bsky.social , intro banner by Imran Razik

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Society for Conservation Biology - Europe @scbeurope.bsky.social · 21d

🚨 First call! 🚨

European Congress for Conservation Biology (Leiden, the Netherlands in July 6th to 10th 2026) is open for proposals: symposia, panels, workshops & training on effective biodiversity conservation.

Deadline Oct 31st 2025 👉 eccb26Leiden.eu #ECCB2026

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IMPRS-QBEE @imprs-qbee.bsky.social · 19d

Come and visit the MaxCine Festival on 3. - 5. Oct 2025 in Möggingen! More information here: en.maxcine.de/festival

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Cecilia Baldoni @cecibaldoni.bsky.social · 21d

PhD Alert! 😍 Our lab is hiring a PhD student to study how shrews shrink in winter and grow in spring. Yes, you read that right!
tinyurl.com/shrinkingshr...
Join us at the @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social, study a super cool animal, and join the @imprs-qbee.bsky.social community!

DM me for questions!

Seasonal size change and aging in shrews

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Kavitha Kannan @kavikan.bsky.social · Jul 24

Happy to share that I successfully defended my doctoral thesis early this week! 🐝🥳 Really can’t believe I did it! 😅🥹
Super thankful to my supervisors, Morgane Nouvian, and Giovanni Galizia, colleagues at the Neurobio group Konstanz, @imprs-qbee.bsky.social, and all my friends and family! 🐝 #PhDone

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IMPRS-QBEE @imprs-qbee.bsky.social · Jul 25

🎉 Congratulations to Inga Petelski 🎓, who successfully defended her thesis "Sensory processing and decision making in a social context: From odors to swarm motion in insects" 🪳🦗, supervised by @einatcouzin.bsky.social

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IMPRS-QBEE @imprs-qbee.bsky.social · Jul 23

Last week, Claudio Monteza successfully defended his thesis “Quantifying adaptations of mammals to human-dominated landscapes” under Meg Crofoot, Roland Kays, and Dina Dechmann - congratulations!🥂

IMPRS-QBEE @imprs-qbee.bsky.social · Jul 3

🎉Congratulations to @zoegoldsborough.bsky.social 🎓 who successfully defended her thesis “Cracking Capuchins: Investigation stone tool use by white-faced capuchin monkeys using camera traps” under @kathelijnekoops.bsky.social, ‬@bjjbarrett.bsky.social, Dina Dechmann, and Meg Crofoot (left to right) 🥂

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IMPRS-QBEE @imprs-qbee.bsky.social · May 20

Here are a few impressions from our IMPRS PhD student retreat last week at the Burg Wildenstein youth hostel, where we attended a "Job Hunting" workshop led by Dr Dagmar Sigurdardottir from Science/Life. We also enjoyed a hike and an origami session organised by Weihan and Anumit, respectively.

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IMPRS-QBEE @imprs-qbee.bsky.social · May 13

🎉 On Friday, Alexandra Schmidt 🎓 successfully defended her thesis "Unravelling the Past and Present: Marine Phytoplankton Population Dynamics in the face of the Anthropocene", supervised by Laura Epp, @ericcapo12.bsky.social, and Lutz Becks. Congratulations! 🥂

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