Today was my last day at @durham.ac.uk. What an incredible, exciting, and productive year it was! A huge thank you to the amazing @lenariab.bsky.social for welcoming me to her @insectneurolab.bsky.social group. Stay tuned for our findings on mosquito pupae behaviour and my next academic endeavour!
We have a fully-funded PhD project on mosquito behaviour and AI, based at @durham.ac.uk and supervised by Amir Atapour Abarghouei (Durham Computer Science), @viveknityananda.bsky.social and myself. Check the project description here tinyurl.com/2hven83a and apply here: www.needl.org.uk/apply/.
We are looking for candidates interested in (and eligible for) CSC-funded PhD positions, for the project " AI-powered system to monitor biodiversity and study behaviour of key wild pollinators"
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Please contact Lena by email for informal enquiries.
Very happy to see our first paper on Black Soldier Flies out!
A chemically defined oviposition attractant and repellent of black soldier flies (Hermetia illucens)
doi.org/10.1163/2352...
This was a Master project of amazing Nyasha Thomas, who set up the BSF work in the lab.
Massive congratulations to Matthew Quinn for passing his PhD viva today!! And many thanks to the examiners @ebablab.bsky.social and Sean Twiss. Matt is the first student to graduate from the lab - very exciting! 👨🎓🎓📖🦟🦟
we are sorry to see you go!!! 😭😭😭
Feeling incredibly grateful for these past 3.5 years at @insectneurolab.bsky.social I'm leaving with a heart full of wonderful memories, amazing experiences, and so much learned. It's been an unforgettable chapter—and now I'm enjoying the best gift ever!
🪲Know someone working with insects based in the UK? 🦟
Please share the RES
Insect Welfare Survey with your colleagues and students! 🙌🏽
www.royensoc.co.uk/news/res-wel...
@hau-entomology.bsky.social @unirdgento.bsky.social @insectneurolab.bsky.social @gmrc.bsky.social
@royentsoc.bsky.social
Welcome to the lab @christiandrerup.com !!! happy to have you join us!
Please re-post: We have 2 new PhD positions on insect behaviour. We are looking for people with interests and expertise in development of behavioural assays, working with insects, computer vision, image processing and data analysis, and previous research experience. Please email us to discuss! 🦟💻🐝
"Most people trust scientists and agree that scientists should engage more in society and policymaking"
From a 68-country assessment. Open-access
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
An alarming trend for UK undergrad science courses. Not only in itself, but because it reduces the pool of second-level science teachers with the confidence and skills to teach it.
It is out!
We evaluated olfactory lateralization in the bumblebee Bombus pauloensis through SEM and EAG. Unlike honeybees, our results show that there are not differences between right and left antennae.
Congrats Florencia Palottini!! 👏
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Germany, this smells very much like dirty money...
UK students - still time to apply for this project! Please send me your enquiries by the 31st December. 🐝🧠
🎓 Looking for a new PhD student to investigate the neuronal and molecular basis of learning and memory in #Drosophila!
This is a competitive, but fully funded position. More info here: tinyurl.com/drosobrain 🧠 🪰
Deadline: 8th January 2025
#Neuroskyence
#Memory
#Neuroscience
#Dopamine
as seen elsewhere... Visual Neuro Course in Woods Hole!!
this poster looks amazing!
Exciting news! We are advertising 2 more PhD projects in our and a collaborator's labs - please get in touch *by the 22nd of January 2025* with your *CV and a Cover/Motivation letter*:
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Pls RT: Interested in doing a PhD on the behaviour of #bees & other animals at CRAB Uni Exeter and Bristol Uni? Check out SWBio swbio.ac.uk www.swbio.ac.uk/programme/pr... (apply by 11.12.) & NERC GW4 www.nercgw4plus.ac.uk/projects-202... @seanrands.bsky.social @bethbees.bsky.social apply by 13.01.
Please remember to attach your CV and a cover letter outlining: 1) why you are interested in this project specifically; 2) what relevant skills you have and what skills you want to learn; 3) what's in it for you? how will this PhD help you advance towards your goals?
The window for non- UK applicants is sadly closed now, but the *UK* applicants can still send me enquiries until the *31st of December*!
Congratulations to @imanmuktar.bsky.social on winning a poster prize at the @ukvbd.bsky.social today!!! Well done Iman!
Reminder that there's one week left to apply for this job. Please pass on the information to anyone who might be interested!
Only a couple of days left for non-UK applicants to express interest in this project!
Book cover with the title "Beyond Doubt" in yellow against a red background. The author's name "Vivek Nityananda" is in black. A graphic shows a hand holding an umbrella that has three layers. Two quotes are to the sides. Rob Brooks "Coherent and Entertaining". Olvia Judson "Fascinating and Sobering"
Big day today! I've written a book on overconfidence and it's out in India! Equal parts nervous and excited 😊
Out in bookstores and online. Have a read and tell me what you think!
We're hiring! Please share!
Exciting opportunities for #PhD students, #postdocs, and #research assistants to join our team in exploring how the brain prioritizes actions in conflict.
#Neuroscience #Drosophila
Interested? Reach out! rezavallab.org
Durham cathedral in crepuscular winter light
📣 I'm recruiting PhD students for several projects: jonathanpdrury.com/opportunitie... #PleaseRepost
are there any black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) researchers on here? 🪰
I feel incredibly proud of my postodc work published on today’s issue of @natureportfolio.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
What can 🦟 taste? 👤🌸💧
Are some people "tastier" to 🦟 than others?
Here we examined the taste system of mosquitoes 🦟👅. I was astounded by its beautiful complexity!