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Two Postdoc jobs at #mpaib with Serena Ding on collective behavior of worms

(Never seen a "wormuration"? That's them in green)

🪱 social dynamics of collective dispersal: bewerbermanagement.net/jobposting/2...

🪱 sensory ecology of worm towers: bewerbermanagement.net/jobposting/7...

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What to Expect at the Santa Marta Climate Conference Colombia and the Netherlands will host government ministers, scientists, Indigenous peoples, and civil society groups from at least 50 states, determined to work together to figure out a just transiti...

Santa Marta Climate Conference is the first international summit on transitioning away from fossil fuels

- after decades of gridlock, it could be a game changer for climate diplomacy and action

@ninalakhani.bsky.social sets out what to expect

#climatecrisis
drilled.media/news/santa-m...

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Cooperative sustainability: a case for collective intelligence Abstract. Group-dwelling species face challenges that can be overcome with collective intelligence (CI): problem-solving abilities of collectives that outp

📣New paper!🎉

Vampire bats, lobster fishing gangs, and forest spirits!

They all help to prevent the tragedy of the commons - I propose a framework for categorising sustainability solutions through a collective intelligence lens so we can compare them across species, cultures, & cognitive abilities

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We have an open MSc Project Position at the Urban Vervet Project, and are currently looking for a
motivated teammate to discover species interactions in a human altered environment 👇🏼 For more INFO👇🏼

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“if Americans are vigilant and forceful, none of these scenarios should work. Knowledge of history can change the future. The biggest barrier to Trump carrying out a coup is not his weakness, but the public’s refusal to obey in advance”

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Very excited to share this new paper led by @rrsfhansen.bsky.social just published in Communications Sustainability: www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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@anamariab99.bsky.social 🙌

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We found marginal evidence (p=.06) that when misaligned groups could make pledges about their resource use (cheap-talk), cooperative sustainability was more likely among democrats than among republicans.

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📣 New paper lead by @rrsfhansen.bsky.social

We tested the cooperative sustainability of groups who were either politically homogenous (4 republicans or 4 democrats), mixed (2 from each party), or misaligned (1 outnumbered republican or democrat).

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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Post-doc opportunity on comparative cognition and movement dynamics in corvids with the brilliant Prof Debbie Kelly at the University of Manitoba

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Last few days to apply.....

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🚨Job alert!🚨 The Cluster of Excellence HUMAN ORIGINS announces 2 junior Professor (W1) positions:
A W1 Tenure track Professorship in Evolutionary Modelling (shorturl.at/FN102) and a W1 Professorship (non Tenure-track) in Primatology (shorturl.at/sH0Mk)
Deadline: April 6 2026! Please share! 🔄

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Postdoctoral Fellowships | Human Frontier Science Program

Looking for a postdoc? Letter of Intent deadline for the Human Frontiers postdoc fellowship is in early May!

www.hfsp.org/funding/hfsp...
My husband had one of these and they were a great funder to work with.

Get in touch if you think I/my lab might be a good fit for your research ideas!

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Job Opportunity at York St John University: Academic Associate in Psychology Part time fixed term Location: YorkSalary: £34,610 to £39,906 per annum (£17,305 to £19,953 pro rata)Introduction to YSJ universityYork St John is an ambitious, modern university at the heart of historic York and there...

Applications are now open for a PhD on collaborative problem-solving with @nicolacutting.bsky.social and myself. The deadline is soon (31st March) so get in touch with questions.
jobs.yorksj.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

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3 Year Postdoctoral Fellowships in Animal Behavior

3-year Independent Post-doc in Animal Behavior based at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama!

Three positions, each including salary & a research budget.

Applications due April, 15th.

DM if you are interesting in developing a project with us!

stri.si.edu/academic-pro...

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The Reform UK youth wing driving the party’s reach on campus To gain momentum, young supporters are trying to appeal to students from across the right

"In the future, we hope to have no immigrants in the UK. That's the end goal." (President of University of Bristol's Reform UK Society).

When people tell you who they are, believe them.

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Zebra finches in Australia; one of the study organisms for the PhD

Zebra finches in Australia; one of the study organisms for the PhD

Dwarf mongoose staring at a camera in South Africa; one of the PhD study organisms

Dwarf mongoose staring at a camera in South Africa; one of the PhD study organisms

📢Fully-funded #PhD opportunity with us

❓Quantifying animal #movement patterns & behavioural #interactions in a changing world

👥Joint position in @bristolbiosci.bsky.social & #MacquarieUniversity

📆19th April deadline
tinyurl.com/343acaev
#maths #modelling #data #fieldwork #Australia

🙏PLEASE SHARE

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Funded PhD: Using mathematical models to predict the impact of climate change on pollinators at University of Bristol on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Funded PhD: Using mathematical models to predict the impact of climate change on pollinators at University of Bristol, listed on FindAPhD.com

Interested in understanding how bumblebees are responding to climate change?

Well look no further than a competition funded PhD position with me and Rachael Dudaniec at Macquarie University, Sydney 🇦🇺

Details below ⬇️

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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🚨 PhD position in behavioural evolution 🚨

Come do your PhD with me in Linköping, Sweden, using the domestic dog (and some wolves) to answer fun questions on how complex behaviours develop and evolve.

Application deadline September 24 2025 🧪 🌍 🦊 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs

liu.se/en/work-at-l...

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Is it ironic, sad, or all-too-predictable that this news item would be in the same new cycle as the announcement of Birute Galdikas' death?

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Bonobos and bottlenose dolphins may seem worlds apart, but together they reveal key conditions that foster cooperation beyond group boundaries

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Ooo I look forward to reading!

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Well worth a read! Thanks @anthrofuentes.bsky.social !

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We're hiring an Assistant Professor of Ecology! Come and join me and a great group of colleagues at University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Our job ad: efhc.fa.ca2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Message me if you have questions. @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @uwindsor.bsky.social

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QUARTILES DLA CASE: Comparative population genomics of charismatic wetland species: delivering genetic diversity indicators for biodiversity monitoring at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - QUARTILES DLA CASE: Comparative population genomics of charismatic wetland species: delivering genetic diversity indicators for biodiversity monitoring at University of Aberdeen , listed...

Please share this PhD position in my group - guaranteed funding for a home/UK resident student. (i.e., non competition). Damselfly genetics, plus travel opportunities, fieldwork, and policy internship.

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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I’m advertising two position options (PhD/postdoc) within my lab - take a look below if you’re interested or send me a message ☺️ @uni-konstanz.de

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BREAKING: Goldman Unveils Unredacted File That 'Disputes Everything' Trump 'Has Said' About Epstein
BREAKING: Goldman Unveils Unredacted File That 'Disputes Everything' Trump 'Has Said' About Epstein YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News

Ich stell das mal hier ab, weil das die Medien hierzulande halt nicht zu interessieren scheint. Vor nicht allzulanger Zeit wären das Eilmeldungen gewesen, es wäre tagelang auf der Startseite der SPIEGEL App, aber jetzt ist das alles eigentlich egal, ne?

m.youtube.com/watch?v=OLnU...

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Fully funded PhD position on primate parochialism! Study how cooperation within groups and conflict between groups evolve in red-fronted lemurs at our long-term field site in Kirindy Forest, Madagascar. @kirindy.bsky.social & @primatenzentrum.bsky.social. Apply here: www.dpz.eu

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Many Minds podcast – Listener survey A brief survey for listeners of the Many Minds podcast.

Happy 6th anniversary to us!! 🎉🎉

Thanks for spending time with us, old friends and new! As we celebrate this milestone, we've launched a short audience survey to get your thoughts on the show (and its future).

We would be most grateful for your participation!

Link: forms.gle/AnJSopuX8Cho...

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PhD: Rethinking Social Cohesion in Ethnically Diverse Schools: Linking Horizontal and Vertical Ties PhD: Rethinking Social Cohesion in Ethnically Diverse Schools: Linking Horizontal and Vertical Ties

🚨 Job alert! 🚨

We’re #hiring a #PhD candidate at NIDI (The Hague).

Together with @frankvantubergen.bsky.social and @glorenz.bsky.social, I will supervise a project on the connection of different dimensions of social cohesion in ethnically diverse schools.

Deadline 1 April 2026.

More information:

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