Izzie Héjja-B.
@izziehb.bsky.social
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Postdoc @klivvvienna.bsky.social & @univie.ac.at with🐦🪶&🐠 Prev. @cefemontpellier & @UMBC Biol with🐟 🔎 Visual ecology+cog neuro+sexual selection+ML Learning to engage in/promote a better science: open-inclusive-accessible; slow. https://yseulthb.github.io/
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With @eliamascolo.bsky.social we developed an interactive class on biological evolution (focusing on mutations 👾) for science #teacher through a card game 🎲 We crash-tested it with #HighSchool students from Milan and made it available online for broader use: replicards.netlify.app #SciCom #EvoBio
The Replicards – Replicards
replicards.netlify.app
izziehb.bsky.social
I am amazed by the thoughtful process behind those changes, worth a read!
🚨Important updates:
From 2027 on, eligibility for Starting Grants will be from post-PhD to 10 years post-PhD. Consolidator Grant: between 5 and 15 years after defending one's PhD.
Max 1 grant of each type/researcher.
#ERC
erc.europa.eu
Based on feedback from applicants, reviewers and broader research community, the ERC Scientific Council decided to make changes in the 2026–27 calls for proposal for research funding.

More details from the ERC President 👉 europa.eu/!hP3WWF

What’s your take on this? Tell us! 👇
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evokeproject.bsky.social
🚨 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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sabinaleonelli.bsky.social
A quick reminder to all those who care about open research to consider joining us for the FOR2026 Conference in the Future of Open Research at the Technical University of Munich in May 4-6, 2026! Deadline for paper and poster proposals: 30 September

opensciencestudies.eu/for-2026-con...
FOR 2026 Conference – A Philosophy of Open Science for Diverse Research Environments
opensciencestudies.eu
izziehb.bsky.social
Also worth checking: the sister paper on -societal- impacts of #OpenScience:
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
izziehb.bsky.social
#FridayReads Highly recommend this thorough review on the impacts (+/-) of #OpenScience in academia. Beyond merely assessing whether citations increase with OA, it offers a ~comprehensive view of OS outcomes and current gaps.
It also provides *many* refs on the topic.
➡️ We need more of those papers!
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sarameghanbeery.bsky.social
We’ve just opened up applications to serve as an instructor for the CV4Ecology Program 2026!

CV4Ecology (cv4ecology.caltech.edu) is an interdisciplinary AI education program focused on building AI expertise in the ecological community.
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izziehb.bsky.social
I had a great conversation with Abby. If you have 1-2 hours of your time to talk about/reflect on your story as a female PhD holder in STEM, and whether you're still in or no longer in academia, you should definitely reach out to her!
Please share her call around you #WomenInSTEM
Call for participants. Women with PhDs in STEM: tell your story.
Abby is writing a book on the transition after the PhD and its complex realities, including topics like motherhood, identity, leadership, career, etc. She's looking for people who identify as women with PhD in any STEM fields for an interview (online or in Munich), for 60 to 90 minutes to share their story and reflect on their experience.
Contact: perso@abbywanyuliu.com or whatsapp: +33671758253
izziehb.bsky.social
Congratulations Olga!! You're off to such a great start with your new position!! 🎉🎉🎉
izziehb.bsky.social
I had a great conversation with Abby. If you have 1-2 hours of your time to talk about/reflect on your story as a female PhD holder in STEM, and whether you're still in or no longer in academia, you should definitely reach out to her!
Please share her call around you #WomenInSTEM
Call for participants. Women with PhDs in STEM: tell your story.
Abby is writing a book on the transition after the PhD and its complex realities, including topics like motherhood, identity, leadership, career, etc. She's looking for people who identify as women with PhD in any STEM fields for an interview (online or in Munich), for 60 to 90 minutes to share their story and reflect on their experience.
Contact: perso@abbywanyuliu.com or whatsapp: +33671758253
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hhmijanelia.bsky.social
✨ We’re #hiring Theory Fellows!✨

Janelia is recruiting early-career scientists to join our collaborative research environment and use #computation & #theory to tackle bold questions in #biology.

🔗 Apply by Nov. 3 👉 janelia.link/theoryfellow...
@hhmi.org
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animalbehaviour.live
🌟 You’re invited! 🌟

Join us for #ABL2025, a FREE online conference on 13–14 November!
Connect with scientists worldwide, share your work in a friendly, inclusive place and enjoy talks, posters, and plenaries, all streamed live on YouTube

📅 Submit your abstract by 7 Sep
🔗 ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org
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k4tj4.bsky.social
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To predict the behaviour of a primate, would you rather base your guess on a closely related species or one with a similar brain shape? We looked at brains & behaviours of 70 species, you’ll be surprised!

🧵Thread on our new preprint with @r3rt0.bsky.social , doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Brain Surfaces of 70 primate species
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jeffjarvis.bsky.social
"Columbia’s capitulation has turned a university that was once a site of free inquiry and learning into a shadow of its former self, an-anti university"
I spent decades at Columbia. I’m withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I spent decades at Columbia. I’m withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump | Rashid Khalidi
The university’s draconian policies and new definition of antisemitism make much teaching impossible
www.theguardian.com
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epronizius.bsky.social
Check our new preprint! Our systematic review of 206 reversal learning studies shows that behavioural flexibility research is heavily biased towards birds, rodents, and humans, with most animal diversity virtually untested. #Manymanys #BigTeamScience #ComparativeCognition
psyarxivbot.bsky.social
Flexible Behavior or Flexible Methods? A Cross-Taxon Review of Experimental Designs in Reversal Learning: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/mvche_v1
izziehb.bsky.social
Last night at #ABS2025 I had a blast presenting our work on the Victoria’s riflebird done with @thomasmacgillavry.bsky.social

Tonight, I'll be talking about SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social Come to poster #257 learn more about what the initiative is doing!
Poster presenting our work on the Victoria’s riflebird Poster presenting the SORTEE initiative.
izziehb.bsky.social
100.8! mazette ça fait un bout!
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olivia.science
The amazing @marentierra.bsky.social @irisvanrooij.bsky.social Barbara M. & I build towards (sadly not obv to all):

"Universities are not spokespersons for the AI industry. On the contrary, we need to resist being coopted and corrupted by the industries’ agendas."

rcsc.substack.com/p/critical-a...
Critical AI Literacy: Beyond hegemonic perspectives on sustainability
How can universities resist being coopted and corrupted by the AI industries’ agendas?
rcsc.substack.com
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whysharksmatter.bsky.social
My latest for American Scientist Magazine helps give scientists the tools to fight back against politicized charges that our research is silly or pointless- tools that will work whether you’re asked “why are we funding this” from your asshole uncle at Thanksgiving or an asshole US Senator.
🧪🌎
“Why Are We Funding This?”
Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.
www.americanscientist.org
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proteintech.bsky.social
The Best Postdoc Mentor Award is back! 🎓

Nominate your postdoc, recognizing their guidance, support and inspiration. The winner receives a $1,000 research grant.

Learn more and submit your nomination: ow.ly/ukHZ50W7GHN

(T&Cs apply)

#PostdocMentor #LabLife
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rmcelreath.bsky.social
Reasonable, minimal collective action for a better scholarly publishing ecosystem
First, think twice before sending your work to a for-profit publisher. In biological sciences there are journal lists like DAFNEE that aggregate society and not-for-profit journals. Services like PeerCommunityIn review and publish work FREE OF CHARGE, with journal sections covering the life sciences and more. Invest your APCs back into science.

Second, IGNORE ALL REQUESTS from these publishers. Do not respond to requests to review. Do not respond to requests to head up special collections. Do not become an editor in these journals. Do not subsidise their business model.c
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whysharksmatter.bsky.social
This week in my Science Communication course for grad students, we are starting our unit on communicating technical subjects to the interested public.

Does anyone have any tips on *writing* about science or other technical subjects for the public that you'd like to share? Op-eds, blog posts, etc.
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standupforscience.bsky.social
🚨BREAKING: 300+ NIH employees call out the harm of censorship & politicized science in scathing email to Bhattacharya, demanding an end to political interference, a lift on funding freezes, & rehiring of fired staff whose work saves lives.

This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
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Front-page-style graphic titled “BREAKING NEWS” with photos of RFK Jr. and Dr. Bhattacharya in front of a government hearing chamber. Text reads: “NIH Scientists Sound the Alarm as Health Research Faces Historic Threat” and “NIH Employees Send Trump Cronies Scathing Wake-Up Call.”