“Applying for a grant from the Fund for Innovations in Sustainable Conferencing offered by The Company of Biologists helped us structure the conference under a unified vision of environmental responsibility and ensure coherence with our everyday habits throughout the event—something we knew was shared by most attendees, as confirmed by the feedback we received.” Feedback received from an organiser who was awarded with a grant from the Fund for Innovations in Sustainable Conferencing

Organisers awarded with grants from our Fund for Innovations in Sustainable Conferencing use the funding to integrate sustainability in their events in a balanced and efficient manner. Learn more about our £2,500 grants at biologists.com/sustainabili...

Abstracts for the 2026 Animal Physiology Conference, Jaboticabal, Brazil are now open. #APCIS

Abstract submission 🔗: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Abstracts due: 30th April 2026

More info 🔗: drive.google.com/file/d/1HJUc...

I'm hiring a postdoc (start date flexible) and a PhD student (for Fall 2027) to work in any area of computational phylogenetics! More info here:

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I will be attending both PEQG and Evolution in June, so please reach out if you want to chat at these meetings!

Tomorrow!!

The Jenny Donald Undergraduate Student Conference Award is awarded to assist 3rds year genetics students to attend the annual conference. The GSA committee may elect to offer more than one award in a given year. Applications due 11:59pm 7th May AEST
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Virtual and in-person talk submission for #Evol2026 closes April 15!

Talks and posters are filled on a first-submitted, first-filled basis, and spots may fill before the deadline. Learn how to submit your talk or poster here: www.evolutionmeetings.org/instructions...

@evolmtg.bsky.social

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🚨MUSEUM JOB KLAXON🚨
Join us to work with one of the country's best natural history collections at @zoologymuseum.bsky.social!
We're recruiting for a new **Assistant Conservator** to help us with a major moves project. IS IT YOU?
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Don't forget to register! Early bird registration closes in 1 week (4/15). And you can apply to be a volunteer for the virtual+in-person meeting until 4/10.

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GSA abstract submission deadline has been extended until the 13th of April - make sure to get your abstracts in by next Monday!

We have a new exiting PhD position in our program on the skin microbiome of amphibians, supervised by @cortazar-chinarro.bsky.social! Follow the link to read more and apply: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/.... Deadline the 8th of May.

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The ALA Australian Biodiversity Data Mobilisation Program offers up to $50,000 to help institutions make their biodiversity data publicly accessible, with an online Q&A session on 8 April 2026. Applications for the 2026 round are now open and close on 24 April 2026: buff.ly/fziqwVx

Post Doc position alert! Come work with us on the evolution of cannibalism. Full job description in link below. Salary starts at $58k plus benefits. (Please help spread the word)
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Senior Research Officer (Entomology) position available with PIRSA, focusing on research, diagnostics, and IPM support for South Australia’s grains and horticulture industries.
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I'm looking for a lovely, talented PhD student, working on my ERC-funded project investigating the links between sexual selection and epidemic dynamics. The project uses guppies, worms, behaviour tracking, big experiments, and maths.. email me! Must have a masters! su.varbi.com/what:job/job...

We’re off to Sydney for this year’s AES Conference! We are looking for symposium leads to help shape the program. Submit your proposals to aes2026@mq.edu.au by April 30!

Flyer advertising special collection of stories for Frontiers for Young Minds. We invite expressions of interest for a curated collection of short articles on animal behavior to be published in Frontiers for Young Minds, an open-access journal for readers ages 8–15. This international collection, developed in collaboration with the Animal Behavior Society, will introduce young readers to how scientists explain behavior using Tinbergen’s four questions. Each article will be co-authored by a researcher and an undergraduate, with an emphasis on clear, engaging communication. Articles will be ~1,500 words and designed for a broad student and classroom audience. Contributors will work with an undergraduate co-author and participate in iterative editorial development prior to submission. We anticipate selecting approximately 10–12 articles, depending on the strength and diversity of submissions.

Do you love animal behavior & want to share that joy with younger folks?

Write a short article on animal behavior for Frontiers for Young Minds (ages 8–15), co-authored with an undergrad! Part of an international ABS collection. Expression of interest due April 30.

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‼️🚨 Job Alert ‼️ 🚨
Two Post Doc Opportunities:

PDRA in Macroecology / Paleobiology
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PDRA in Extinction & Conservation / Paleobiology
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Any questions, please get in touch! Closing date May 1st.

Call for symposia for 2026 Australian Entomology Society Conference. Submit proposals before April 30.

Delighted to announce that the 2026 Australian Entomology Society Conference will be at the Wallumattagal Campus, Macquarie University, Sydney from December 7-10. See attached flyer on how to submit a symposium proposal.

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

📢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
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine logo. Academia Brasileira de Ciencias logo. Connections to sustain science in Latin America Symposium 2026. August 25-27, 2026. São Paulo, Brazil. Session Topics (Bulleted List): Artificial Intelligence in the Life Sciences, Oceans, Biomedicine & Omics, The Amazon & Sustainability, and Resilience in Extreme Events. Apply by April 15, 2026. QR code.

🌎✨ Fully funded for early & mid-career researchers across the Americas!

Join the Connections to Sustain Science in Latin America Symposium 2026 in São Paulo, Aug 25–27.

🔗 Apply by April 15: https://ow.ly/HVhY50YyUla

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Research Assistant position at ATU to determine the feasibility of establishing a radio receiver (Motus) network in Ireland for migrating bats and birds

March 26th deadline!

www.atu.ie/connect/jobs...

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🦭 POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY ✨

ATU is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join the Rewilding Doggerbank MPA project, focusing on active restoration of shellfish reefs 🐚

📍 Galway, Ireland
💵 €46k ~ €49k
📆 Apply by 26th March, 2026

Info/how to apply here 👇:
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🌴 POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY ✨

The NOMIS Foundation and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute are seeking biologists to explore questions addressing animal behaviour!

📍 Panama
💵 USD$62k p.a. + <$13k travel budget
📆 Apply by 15th April, 2026

Info/how to apply here 👇:
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Paid 12-month internship: Communications Officer. We have an exciting opportunity for someone looking to take their first step into a science communication or publishing role. Based Cambridge, UK (& wfh). See the full role description for further details at biologists.com/wp-content/u...

I’m looking for a post doc (up to five years) interested in phylogenetics and earth systems - please spread the word!

Any #animalbehaviour folks looking for a #postdoc? This is a fantastic opportunity.

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How flexible physiology during torpor helps bats cope with winter across climates Nicholas Wu, Tomás Villada-Cadavid, Christopher Turbill This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Many small mammals, like bats, survive win…

A layperson summary of our study can be found here: fesummaries.wordpress.com/2026/02/18/h...

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This year's AES Conference will be held jointly with our friends at the Society of Australian Systematic Biologists 🧬

📍 University of Wollongong
📆 2-4 December

Mark it in your calendars ✏️ more information to come soon!

🌠 Meet Our Exec Committee for 2026 🌠

@ondicrino.bsky.social is a senior lecturer and researcher at Flinders University. Her lab studies how animals acclimate to changes in their environment through hormonal mechanisms. In her spare time she is training for her backup career as a circus performer 🎪

The Aola Richards Sydney Insect Hub The Aola Richards Sydney Insect Hub supports early- and mid-career researchers to advance insect ecology, evolution, genomics, and applied entomology, delivering impact in biodiversity, biosecurity, a...

🐝 POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY 🐜

@sydney.edu.au has an available position for an Aola Richards Postdoctoral Fellow in Entomology 🕷️

⌚ Full-time, fixed 2 year term
🪰 Independent research programme
💵 AUD$113k + 17% superannuation

Info and how to apply in the link below 👇
www.sydney.edu.au/science/scho...