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🚨 New paper 🚨

Colleagues from Sironen & Jääskeläinen lab's developed a pan-jeilong-RT-qPCR for jeilong- and parajeilongvirus detection and used it on our rats and other Finnish and Latvian wildlife.

Congrats and thanks Emilia for the paper!

Link to the paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.jv...

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We already have more than 💯 participants for #ExE2026, but there are still places available.

Once you have registered, you have until April 1 to submit an abstract, so don’t miss out and register now at sites.exeter.ac.uk/exe/registra...

Everything you need to know is 👇 and at evoxeco.uk!

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We’re on the hunt for new Associate Editors to join our Editorial Board 🔎

We’re looking for a range of expertise across the whole field of applied ecology. For some particular examples take a look below! 🌎🧪

Find out more information here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...

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Due to inquiries we've received about delays in abstract approvals/submissions due to the partial govt shutdown and disruptive winter storms, we have EXTENDED the deadline for EEID abstracts to Feb 10th. Please still submit your abstract ASAP at this form: forms.gle/iNrppYDBucjx...

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BES grant application is now open. Image shows a diver photographing a large whale shark underwater, with the British Ecological Society logo.

BES grant application is now open. Image shows a diver photographing a large whale shark underwater, with the British Ecological Society logo.

We are now accepting grant applications to fund ecological research and outreach worldwide.

⏰Apply before 10 March 2026!

Find out what grants you can apply to 👇
https://f.mtr.cool/cucxadvxjq

🧪🌍

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SMBE2026 Symposium 14 | Evolution of host-pathogen interactions in the genomic age

SMBE2026 Symposium 14 | Evolution of host-pathogen interactions in the genomic age

SMBE2026 Symposium 14 | Evolution of host-pathogen interactions in the genomic age

📨 Abstract submission
smbe2026.org/abstracts

📋 Programme details
smbe2026.org/programme

#SMBE2026

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🧐 Looking for a #PhD? University of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk is offering two fully funded PhD positions within the new VectorGrid-Africa network!🦟

More details: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...

📆Application deadline: 12 January 2026.

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London Infection and Ecology Meeting, 12th December, Natural History Musuem Join us in person at the Natural History Museum on Dec 12 for the London Infection and Ecology Meeting!

Just a few days to go until the next London Infection & Ecology Network @lien-london.bsky.social event at the Natural History Museum!

A great chance to connect with researchers across ecology and infectious disease.

Register here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-inf...

4 months ago 5 3 0 0
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PhD position (Glasgow, UK)
Build lightweight AI tools supporting One Health decision-making.
with @kirstynbrunker.bsky.social @bljog.bsky.social @jakelever.bsky.social
at @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2420

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Careers at Cary Opportunities for employment at Cary Institute.

Positions available now.
Ecology Education Intern: Apply by Dec 5!
To learn more and to apply, visit: caryinstitute.org/about/careers-cary
#ecology #jobs #hiringnow

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My 1st first-author paper is out as a preprint! Excited to share the fascinating story of marine-feeding vampire bats 🌊🦇 We found that marine-diet bats were exposed to #H5#AvianFlu 🦠 from marine wildlife and could potentially spread it to livestock via blood feed🩸
doi.org/10.1101/2025.11.09.686930

5 months ago 38 22 0 4

First results paper from the Restoring Resilient Ecosystems project restreco.com. More to come!

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The #DAIDD2025 deadline has been extended to 10 Oct!

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An Algorithm For Controlling Epidemics Researchers adapt model predictive control from engineering to epidemic response, balancing health and economic costs under noisy, delayed data.

Interesting work by Kris Parag and Sandor Beregi using model predictive control for timing NPIs.

👉 Read my Forbes piece: www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...

7 months ago 1 1 0 0
Leaf swabs for eDNA analysis

Leaf swabs for eDNA analysis

Are you interested in #CitizenScience, #OneHealth, #Biodiversity, #eDNA and #AMR? Do you have a background in life sciences and speak German and English? Apply in Greifswald! 📅 Start 1 November 2025 | ⏰ Application deadline 20 September 2025 #PhDPosition
www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/career/jo...

7 months ago 3 3 0 0
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**JOBS ALERT**

The Virology Unit at @PasteurCambodia
hiring 1 Scientist and 2 Postdocs to join our fast-moving, field-connected, research-driven team on emerging viruses and zoonoses.

🧪🧬🥼🦠🔬🐓💉🦇😷

Limited time to apply — and we need people to start ASAP.**👇

9 months ago 16 12 1 1

Apply to this program and share with students in your networks! We will work 1:1 with you on your applications, CVs, interviews, etc bsky.app/profile/stan...

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Unpacking the risks of zoonotic and vector-borne pathogen transmission to humans in the context of environmental change The emergence and spread of zoonotic and vector-borne diseases (ZVBDs), exacerbated by environmental change, pose serious threats to global public hea…

Lovely paper led by @raqueldecarvalho.bsky.social is now published and #OA; explores how studies of #zoonotic risk unpack transmission risk: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk

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2025 Stanford Biology Preview Program Application The Stanford Biology Preview Program (BPP) aims to support scholars through the PhD application process. The Stanford BPP offers virtual workshops to provide insight into the Stanford Biology PhD Prog...

Please share! We are accepting applications for the Biology Preview Program, which aims to make the PhD application process accessible and work with students to strenghten applications. Participants will receive a fee waiver, work 1:1 w/ a mentor, and meet w/faculty. Link: forms.gle/1xBShmvot5Vr...

10 months ago 15 16 0 0

Two Postdocs (Oxford, UK)
Infectious disease modelling of avian influenza outbreaks
with Robin Thompson
at @ox.ac.uk
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2313

11 months ago 1 1 0 0
Ecological Data Science

Followed by entry to the Leverhulme Programme for Doctoral Training in Ecological Data Science funded by @leverhulme.ac.uk. For full details on eligibility and how to apply see here: ecological-data-science.github.io/apply.html

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MSc Quantitative Methods in Biodiversity, Conservation & Epidemiology, MVLS Graduate School, University of Glasgow, Glasgow University, Postgraduate Taught MSc Quantitative Methods in Biodiversity, Conservation & Epidemiology, MVLS Graduate School, University of Glasgow, Glasgow University, Postgraduate Taught

You will study for an MSc in Quantitative Methods in Biodiversity, Conservation & Epidemiology offered by @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk

11 months ago 1 2 1 0

📣🚨📣Deadline extended to 6th June 2025! 📣🚨📣
Applications are still open for our MSc+PhD scholarships in Ecological Data Science available to those from underrepresented groups. This offers fully funded MSc (full UK fees and UKRI stipend) followed by entry to our 4-year PhD programme.

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🎶 Soundscapes, beavers, bats, and over 320,000 minutes of audio! (2/2)

We use soundscape ecology to study how restoration influences biodiversity without having to spot every species.

Check out our method in this blog post + 6-slide carousel 👇

bit.ly/4jGaAZz

#Soundscape #BiodiversityMonitoring

11 months ago 2 1 0 0
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🎧 What if tracking biodiversity was like mixing music?

In #RESTOREID, we use sound to study restored landscapes. Check out our latest blog by
@kirstyjpark.bsky.social (@stir.ac.uk) on #SoundscapeEcology 👉 bit.ly/4jGaAZz

#Nature #Biodiversity #Ecology

11 months ago 12 5 0 0
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Happy to answer any questions! Applications due May 12.

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📣 We’re hiring! 2-yr postdoc at Smithsonian’s NZCBI on an NSF-funded project with partners incl. Glasgow, RVC, Uganda MOH, Cary Institute. Focus: land use change, rodent movement, human-rodent contact, modeling disease risk, w/ plenty of fieldwork in Uganda. Details: tinyurl.com/SINSFR

11 months ago 3 3 0 1
Senior Lecturer/Lecturer in One Health Microbiology (Research & Teaching Track) This is the job description for the Senior Lecturer Grade 9 level. Please note the role is available at a Lecturer Grade 7 and 8 level. Please refer to the separate lecturer Grade 7/8 job descripti...

We are recruiting!

Applications are open for Senior Lecturer/Lecturer in One Health Microbiology (Research & Teaching Track) grade 7/8/9.

To apply, visit www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/senior-l...

#worldchangerswelcome

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#fellowshipalert #epidemicpreparedness #africa #africaresearch… | Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine #FellowshipAlert!   Are you an ambitious African postdoctoral scientist?    We invite you to apply to the #EpidemicPreparedness and Response Fellowship, an opportunity to study and work in an environm...

#FellowshipAlert!

Are you an ambitious African postdoctoral scientist?

Here's a chance to study & work in an environment that supports the development of scientists in #Africa through the #EpidemicPreparedness & Response Fellowship.

More 👉 tinyurl.com/4x5dnvmz

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London Infection and Ecology Meeting LIEN fosters interdisciplinary collaboration between ecology and health sciences, supporting inclusive research and innovation.

📣 Excited annouce that the next London Infection Ecology Network (LIEN)🦠🌎🧪🌳🌤️ in-person event is taking place on April 30th at the RVC (Camden)!

If you’d like to attend, please register for a free ticket via Eventbrite:
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-inf...

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