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Dr Katherine Whyte

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Senior Ecological Statistician @bioss.bsky.social 📊 Scientist in marine mammals, seabirds, renewable energy, statistics & animal movement.🌊🦭🐧🐾 STEM Ambassador.👩‍💻 Own views. http://www.katherinefwhyte.co.uk/

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Dr Katherine Whyte @kateywhyte.bsky.social · Apr 4

Delighted to share our new review paper on "Understanding and predicting animal movements and distributions in the Anthropocene" 🎉🐾🦌🐧🦅🌍

#AnimalMovement #MovementEcology @besmovesig.bsky.social

Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · Apr 4

I'll talk about this more next week but can't resist finishing my Friday with this update

Our paper is online now in early view! Sara Gomez, Luca Börger & I led a fantastic team of researchers in this review:
Understanding and predicting animal movements and distributions in the Anthropocene

Understanding and predicting animal movements and distributions in the Anthropocene

This review provides a framework to better understand and predict animal movements and distributions in human-modified environments. Bridging the gap between movement models and management/conservati...

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Jude Lane @heyjooode.bsky.social · 13d

Very pleased to be a part of this research contribution into the ongoing impact of HPAI on seabirds; led by @sue-lewis.bsky.social alongside fellow authors from @rspbscience.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social & @seabirdcentre.bsky.social

Edinburgh Napier University @edinburghnapier.bsky.social · 13d

🪹 | Seabirds that survived recent bird flu outbreaks have continued to reproduce, although overall breeding performance remains notably low, according to a new study.

The study has looked at breeding success in Northern Gannets at two locations during 2023.

🔗 orlo.uk/44CaS

📸 Dave Pressland

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Edinburgh Napier University @edinburghnapier.bsky.social · 13d

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BioSS @bioss.bsky.social · 13d

We've been reflecting on a brilliant week at the @royalstatsoc.bsky.social International Conference in Edinburgh. Thanks for all the excellent sessions and discussions. 👏

Read more about our week here:
www.bioss.ac.uk/news-events/...

#RSS2025Conf #RSS2025 #Statistics

BioSS at the Royal Statistical Society International Conference 2025

A team of BioSS staff attended the RSS conference in Edinburgh, giving 12 presentations and leading 11 sessions.

www.bioss.ac.uk

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Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 23d

We would love to hear your thoughts on our new set of maths teaching resources, developed in partnership with @mathsweek.scot
Please share widely! @amstatnews.bsky.social @scottheald72.bsky.social @kateywhyte.bsky.social @altealorenzo.bsky.social #MathsWeekScot

Stats in the Wild - Maths Week Scotland

This set of bespoke evidence-based resources are for exploring statistics using outdoor maths.

mathsweek.scot

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SMRU Consulting @smruc.bsky.social · 26d

Our PhD candidate, @philippawright.bsky.social, at #CWW2025 (Wind energy &vWildlife impacts) on the #PrePARED project:🐟Fish for thought: The nutritional quality of prey species with a developing offshore wind landscape

@uniofstandrews.bsky.social
Learn more about PrePARED here: owecprepared.org

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Dr Katherine Whyte @kateywhyte.bsky.social · 27d

Very proud to supervise the brilliant work @philippawright.bsky.social is doing as part of her PhD. 🌟

If you're at CWW, and are interested in the nutritional quality of fish 🐟 around offshore wind farms, reach out to Philippa!

@seamammalresearch.bsky.social @smruc.bsky.social @bioss.bsky.social

Line Cordes @linecordes.bsky.social · 27d

Great talk by @philippawright.bsky.social at CWW - fish for thought!

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BioSS @bioss.bsky.social · 29d

We're incredibly proud of our Samuel Connolly and Tess Vernon for winning 1st prize(!) for best poster at the @royalstatsoc.bsky.social International Conference! 🏆 🎉

#RSS2025Conf #RSS2025

Read the news here:
rss.org.uk/news-publica...

RSS 2025 Conference poster prize winners announced

rss.org.uk

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Cassie Speakman @cassiespeakman.bsky.social · Aug 23

The latest paper from the DISCAR synthesis group is out at Ecology Letters! We discuss the key approaches to predicting human impacts on wildlife populations, highlighting avenues for incorporating indirect effects, such as energetic modelling. doi.org/10.1111/ele....

Title and author list for the synthesis paper titled "Understanding and Predicting Population Response to Anthropogenic Disturbance: Current Approaches and Novel Opportunities" published in Ecology Letters.

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bes-quantitativegroup @bes-quantitative.bsky.social · Aug 27

📣 Join us for our next Quantifying Ecology webinar! 📣

This time, Dr Rémi Fay will present in collaboration with @bes-parasitesgroup.bsky.social :

"Modeling the dynamics of brucellosis in an wild Alpine ibex population."

9th Sep @ 10am BST bit.ly/3HWpEol

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Dr Katherine Whyte @kateywhyte.bsky.social · Sep 4

Travelling back from an excellent couple of days in Norwich at the #BESMove2025 conference! 🐾🌍🦢

Thanks to @besmovesig.bsky.social and everyone who attended for another great meeting. 👋

@bioss.bsky.social

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BioSS @bioss.bsky.social · Sep 1

We're heading to the @royalstatsoc.bsky.social International Conference this week in Edinburgh! 📊

Our team are contributing to the exciting programme by leading 11 sessions, giving 11 talks, and presenting 2 posters.🎤🗣️

Hopefully see you there!
#RSS2025Conf #RSS2025 #Statistics

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Line Cordes @linecordes.bsky.social · Aug 25

Very happy to share that our paper presenting a framework for optimal movement decisions in complex landscapes has just been published in TREE @stephharris.bsky.social @jacobnabe.bsky.social tinyurl.com/d45s36y5

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BioSS @bioss.bsky.social · Aug 21

BioSS researcher Dr Ana Couto worked with a team of international scientists who tracked over 100 marine species of large vertebrates to identify the most critical locations for conservation in the global ocean. 🌍🌊

Read more here: www.bioss.ac.uk/case-studies...

#conservation #marinebiology

Global tracking of marine megafauna space use reveals how to achieve conservation targets

The recent Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) sets ambitious goals to protect, conserve, and manage at least 30% of the world's oceans in an effort to halt the loss of important mari...

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

Only two weeks to get your abstracts in for #ASABWinter2025 ⏰

Come join us in Edinburgh this December! 🏰 ❄️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

More info here:

asabwinter.github.io/2025/

Winter ASAB 2025
December 15th-16th
Edinburgh
How sensory information affects behaviour

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Lila Buckingham @lilabuckingham.bsky.social · Aug 11

Do you use geolocators to estimate foraging time, behaviour, or energetics in diving seabirds? See our new paper for insights from a study of Common Guillemots.

doi.org/10.61350/sbj...

@theseabirdgroup.bsky.social

A graphical abstract depicting the paper title, author list, and brief description of the paper. One images displays an adult common gullemot with one logger on each leg, next to a chick. The second image displays a close-up of a common guillemot's legs with both loggers shown. The text reads:
An improved method to derive behavioural budgets and energetics from geolocator data in Common Guillemots Uria aalge
Lila Buckingham, Maria Bogdanova, Francis Daunt, Robert Furness, Sophie Bennett, Ruth Dunn, David Jardine, Mark Newell, Ewan Weston & Jonathan Green
We deployed two devices (time-depth recorder & geolocator) on 39 Common Guillemots for one non-breeding season.
We allocated time to behaviours using 1) both devices (see Buckingham et al. 2023) and 2) only geolocators, following previous methods.
We compared the behavioural budgets. We could not extract foraging behaviour (diving) when only using geolocator data.
We devised an improved method for estimating behaviours and energetics in Common Guillemots using geolocator data. We also provide guidance for studies of other diving seabirds that rest at sea.
Photos by Andrew Carter
Seabird 37 (2025) Early Release

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Ed Ivimey-Cook @eivimeycook.bsky.social · Aug 2

🎉New preprint!

"TADA! Simple guidelines to improve code sharing"

tinyurl.com/8rmnwjrk

We present simple guidelines to help researchers of all coding levels improve the transparency and reproducibility of their analytical code, TADA!

Transferable, Accessible, Documented, Annotated.

TADA! Simple guidelines to improve code sharing

ecoevorxiv.org

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BOU @bou.org.uk · Aug 5

#BOU2026 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 💡
"Birds and People: Challenges and Opportunities of Coexistence"

BOU invites submissions for talks, posters, and #bluesky presentations.

Deadline 📅 1st September
Submit your abstract: bou.org.uk/event/bir...
#ornithology #abstracts

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BioSS @bioss.bsky.social · Jul 24

Great to welcome @jamiehepburn.bsky.social MSP, Minister for Parliamentary Business, to @hutton.ac.uk in Invergowrie yesterday!

🌍 The Minister met with our scientists to explore how BioSS applies statistics and mathematical modelling to inform policy and tackle real-world challenges.

Jamr Hepburn MSP along with BioSS staff Mark Brewer, Iain McKendrick, Katharine Preedy, Simona Foscarin-Kosmetatou, Esther Jones and Nick Schurch

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SMRU Consulting @smruc.bsky.social · Jul 9

📣 PrePARED WEBINAR 📣

The Predators & Prey Around Renewable Energy Developments (#PrePARED) project is hosting a webinar on the Challenges & Solutions for Offshore Wind Farm Cumulative Effects Assessments for Marine Mammals.

🗓️ Tue 15 Jul, 12-12:30 (BST)
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c2565c...

Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams

events.teams.microsoft.com

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BioSS @bioss.bsky.social · Jun 30

📆Deadline extended📆

If you're looking for an exciting #PhD opportunity in #Mathematics, #Statistics, and #AnimalHealth, you have two more weeks to apply! ✍️

Deadline: 14th July
#FindaPhD #PhDChat @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @roslininstitute.bsky.social

BioSS @bioss.bsky.social · Jun 4

🚨PhD studentship opportunity!🚨

We are looking for a PhD student to develop research in computational statistics and modelling to enhance salmon health and robustness. 🐟

📆Deadline: 30th June 2025

Find out more:
www.bioss.ac.uk/vacancies/ph...

#PhD #FindAPhD #Statistics #Mathematics #AnimalHealth

PhD studentship in computational statistics and modelling to enhance salmon health and robustness

Deadline: 30th June 2025

www.bioss.ac.uk

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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · Jun 22

Final week to submit your abstract to the 2025 BES Movement Ecology SIG. @britishecologicalsociety.org the meeting will be held in Norwich 2-3 September @ueaenv.bsky.social @ueaceec.bsky.social

Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · May 29

The next BES Movement Ecology SIG annual meeting is taking place on the 2nd-3rd of September 2025 in Norwich. Come and discuss your results or data with movecologists! www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/move...
@britishecolsoc.bsky.social @ueaceec.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social

Movement Ecology Annual Meeting 2025 - British Ecological Society

Join the Movement SIG at the University of East Anglia for their yearly meeting, this year titled 'Understanding Migration'.

www.britishecologicalsociety.org

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BTO Scotland @btoscotland.bsky.social · Jun 23

Some of the BTO Scotland team are busy catching various seabirds that breed along the Aberdeenshire coast just now. The birds are fitted with tags which let us know where they feed and the routes they take to and from the colonies.

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SMRU @seamammalresearch.bsky.social · Jun 20

📣Announcing the launch of SealMAP: Seal Mapping & Analysis Platform. This SMRU app allows you to explore & download the latest grey & harbour seal distribution maps for Scotland. You can also get estimates of density for your area of interest. Happy mapping! arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/shiny/smru/s... 🦭🗺️

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BioSS @bioss.bsky.social · Jun 20

Our Iain McKendrick is at the Royal Highland Show 2025 to launch a new public information film. It warns about the risks from bringing animal and plant products into Scotland. 🧀🥩✈️

🎦Watch here: www.epicscotland.org/resources/an...

@epicscotland.bsky.social @planthealthscot.bsky.social @hutton.ac.uk

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BioSS @bioss.bsky.social · Jun 20

If you're at the Royal Highland Show today, don't miss the screening of this new @epicscotland.bsky.social animation!
🧳'Think before you pack and don't bring it back' 🧳

planthealthscot.bsky.social @planthealthscot.bsky.social · Jun 19

'Think before you pack and don't bring it back' 🧳⛱️

Come along to our event at the Royal Highland Show with @epicscotland.bsky.social on 20th June at 1pm

We will be showcasing our new animation 📽️

Talks from scientists @epicscotland.bsky.social @srucnews.bsky.social and @hutton.ac.uk

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