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Posts by Sean Rands
Come join us! We're recruiting 3 new academic posts in the School of Biology, University of Leeds, closing 23/04/26.
Assoc Prof Plant Science tinyurl.com/4x48jc78
Assoc Prof Animal Biology tinyurl.com/2s4sk85s
Lecturer in Ecology, Zoology, Biodiversity or Ecosystem Management: tinyurl.com/39dwp47j
Squirrels willing to climb higher to reach favourite food www.itv.com/news/westcou...
The squirrels even made Newsround - (solid work, @yavannab.bsky.social !) www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ar...
Se pare că și veverițele sunt pretențioase la mâncare, nu doar oamenii www.descopera.ro/natura/21047...
Really excited to have presented work from my Master’s on the fitness benefits of polyandry at the #ASABSpring2026 Conference in Bristol - and proud to have won best student speaker! ✨
It was a great few days meeting other researchers and listening to all the exciting work happening in the field! 🦋
Awesome - exactly what we were aiming for! Glad you had a good time!
I had a brilliant time presenting my first-ever poster on the first experiment of my PhD at #ASABSpring2026. It was such a friendly and welcoming atmosphere and it was a pleasure meeting so many like-minded students all working on exciting projects in animal behaviour.
It was lovely to welcome you here - glad you enjoyed it!
The Life Sciences Building, University of Bristol, UK, during the ASAB Spring Conference.
Tuhin Subhra Pal attending a workshop session at the ASAB Spring Conference at the University of Bristol, UK, participating alongside fellow attendees.
Tuhin Subhra Pal attending the poster session at the ASAB Spring Conference at the University of Bristol, UK, while researchers present and discuss their work around him.
Grateful to attend the @asab.org Spring Conference 2026 at the @bristoluni.bsky.social, my first international conference! Thanks to ASAB for the conference travel grant. Inspiring talks across diverse systems and great discussions. Thanks IISER Kolkata & Prof. @abhadra7.bsky.social for the support.
The #ASABSpring2026 ceilidh at Zerodegrees in Bristol! 🪩
Don’t forget, there will be more dancing fun at the gala dinner ceilidh at @ecbb2026.bsky.social, make sure you register for it!
We know you already miss #ASABSpring2026, but if you want to keep up with the cool research at the meeting, you can follow the speakers!
(If you were missed or just started an account, let us know so we can add you)
go.bsky.app/86N72m5
Not quite answering the question, but still waiting to hear the decision about one I was interviewed for in 2005...
This is excellent opportunity for 14(!) young birders to visit Lundy, boat and board included -- lundybirdobs.org.uk/news-and-sig...
Additional funding for young people to get out to a bird obs. through the BTO here -- www.bto.org/our-work/you...
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New paper on how squirrels 🐿️ perceive rewards 🎁 based on their social status 🛗, from newly-minted-Dr @yavannab.bsky.social - out today in #AnimalBehaviour #openaccess
doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
Last week we celebrated Dr Yavanna Burnham successfully passing her viva. Congratulations @yavannab.bsky.social ! (And proud supervisors Lisa Leaver and Andy Higginson)
Yavanna is staying on in CRAB as postdoc on the squirrel project so stay tuned for more squirrels!
Great first plenary at #ASABSpring2026 - many interesting discussion points regarding animal welfare, of course coupled with some adorable videos of playing piglets!
Thank you for coming down to speak and be inspirational!
Ta!
Thanks indeed to all the wonderful volunteers, and @bristolbiosci.bsky.social for allowing us to infest the building! It was great fun, and a real pleasure to run.
It's worth noting that it has just started hailing when that photo was being posed for. It looks like everyone was trying really hard not to flinch!
Group of volunteers with Sean in the centre on a patio with a view of Bristol
And #ASABSpring2026 is finished! A huge thank you to the organizer Sean Rands, his big group of volunteers, and Uni Bristol for hosting👏
Don’t forget ECBB (@ecbb2026.bsky.social) Sept 1-4 in Cambridge and our joint #ASABWinter2026 meeting with PSGB (@asabpsgb2026.bsky.social) Dec 8-10 in Edinburgh
Another fab conference #ASABSpring2026 😊 ASAB Spring always one of my favourites (and not JUST because of the ceilidh, though it's definitely a big perk!) and this was no exception! Thanks to the organisers from Bristol Uni for hosting 😊
📢 We're delighted to announce the launch of a new journal! 🎉
Approaches in Entomology will publish innovative & exciting advances to methods & techniques, including ethics and philosophies, across the breadth of entomology. 🔬
Learn more on this development here! ⬇️
buff.ly/tNTmujq
#EntoMethods
Glad you had fun!
Thanks #ASABSpring2026 for a great time and the opportunity to speak 🐸s