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Dr. Jens Foell @jensfoell.de · Jul 23

Alright, this is incredibly funny

Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · Jul 21

Replication Crisis

xkcd.com/3117/

4-panel comic. (1) [Person 1 with ponytail flanked by person with short hair and another person speaking into microphone at podium] PERSON 1: In the early 2010s, researchers found that many major scientific results couldn’t be reproduced. (2) PERSON 1: Over a decade into the replication crisis, we wanted to see if today’s studies have become more robust. (3) PERSON 1: Unfortunately, our replication analysis has found exactly the same problems that those 2010s researchers did. (4) [newspaper with image of speakers from previous panels] Headline: Replication Crisis Solved

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Jul 9

📣 Ever considered applying for a ERC Starting Grant? The 2026 Call for proposals is now open!

Application portal 👉 lnkd.in/dcsPAwqJ
Information for Applicants 👉 lnkd.in/dsE6B8eE

Deadline to apply for #ERCStG is 14 October 2025.

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Jos Kramer @joskramer.bsky.social · May 6

Ten more days to apply!

Join us in Bayreuth to study how burying beetles use social behaviors to control harmful and beneficial microbial communities during family life!

Jos Kramer @joskramer.bsky.social · Apr 24

🎓 #PhD in Evolutionary Ecology @UniBayreuth 🇩🇪

Parental care vs microbe communities in burying beetles 🪲🧫
ERC-funded | 3 years | behavioral ecology & metabarcoding

Details: tinyurl.com/CareVsMicrobes

Apply by May 16, start in September

#AcademicSky #Microbiome #SocialEvolution #Insects

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · Apr 29

An important publication from John Endler on the fundamentals of behavioural ecology:

" We need to make a lot more use of Natural History. Natural History is the ultimate source of all hypotheses, so neglecting it could result in stagnation of our field "

academic.oup.com/beheco/artic...
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What should we be doing as behavioural ecologists?

This is essentially a definition of modern behavioural ecology and what we need to do to generate new hypotheses and advance the field. We need to put ecol

academic.oup.com

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Apr 28

A new project aims to enhance the support that our National Contact Points (NCPs) offer to researchers who are applying for ERC grants.

Find out more 👉 europa.eu/!DTwpkB

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Subham Mridha @subhammridha.bsky.social · Apr 28

Hello friends,
I am excited to host the seminar “Introduction to R for Beginners” on the instats.org platform on the 5-6th May 2025 (11am - 5pm EDT). This is a good opportunity, if you want to get started with R and use it for data analysis. Kindly share.
instats.org/seminar/intr...

Introduction to R for Beginners - Live-streaming:

This Instats seminar on Introduction to R for Beginners taught by Subham Mridha will help you take your research to the next level. Sign up today!

instats.org

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ISME - International Society for Microbial Ecology @isme-microbes.bsky.social · Apr 24

ISME congratulates Tess Brewer, Hans Bernstein, and @rkmicrobes.bsky.social for winning the Outstanding Editorial Board Member Awards for their contributions to The ISME Journal.
🔗 isme-microbes.org/editorial-bo...
#MicrobialEcology #microbes

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Jos Kramer @joskramer.bsky.social · Apr 24

🎓 #PhD in Evolutionary Ecology @UniBayreuth 🇩🇪

Parental care vs microbe communities in burying beetles 🪲🧫
ERC-funded | 3 years | behavioral ecology & metabarcoding

Details: tinyurl.com/CareVsMicrobes

Apply by May 16, start in September

#AcademicSky #Microbiome #SocialEvolution #Insects

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Jos Kramer @joskramer.bsky.social · Apr 22

💡 Broad interests: Behavioral Ecology | Microbiomes | Symbiosis | Social Evolution | Insects
🌱 Just getting started here — happy to connect and discuss science (+Scicomm & Policy).
#NewHere #AcademicSky #SocialEvolution #Microbiome #InsectBehavior
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Jos Kramer @joskramer.bsky.social · Apr 22

👋 Hi Bluesky! I'm an evolutionary ecologist and about to launch my own research group at the University of Bayreuth (DE).
🔬 I will study the socioecology of animal-microbe interactions, asking how social behaviors in burying beetles shape - and are shaped by - interactions with microbes.
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