Illustration of two figures climbing opposite sides of a mountain, one holding a United States flag and the other a Chinese flag. Image credit: Dave Cutler (artist).
Opinion: Here’s how to revive #science in America. In PNAS Front Matter: https://ow.ly/brfb50YzFvz
#ScienceEnterprise #ScienceFunding #patents #SciencePublishing #NIH #NSF #NASA #China #STEM #ECRs
Attending ASSW 2026?
Join our workshop on preparedness for safe and inclusive fieldwork: supporting Early Career Researchers and how PI’s can learn from us…
🗓 Sun 29 March | 13:30
📍 Richard Mortensen room (and online)
#ASSW2026 #ArcticResearch #ECRs
@apecs-denmark.bsky.social
🚨 Applications open!
Join us for The Polar Climate Space: a week‑long #hackathon (24–30 Aug) bringing together #ECRs to tackle #Arctic & #Antarctic challenges using #EO, #climate models, in‑situ data & #ML.
More info below!
👉 ECR form: tinyurl.com/ycy57mvj
👉 Senior scientists: tinyurl.com/2p9tv992
Lauren Vane giving her talk at the ASAB Spring Conference 2026 in Bristol
James Robertshaw giving his talk at the ASAB Spring Conference 2026 in Bristol
CONGRATULATIONS to @laurenvane.bsky.social and #JamesRobertshaw on delivering such great talks at the #ASABSpring2026 conference. #ProudSupervisor
#ECRs #PhD #Masters #meerkats #mammals #bioacoustics
@asab.org @asab-meetings.bsky.social
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
📢 Travel Grant Opportunity!
#ANZMetSoc is offering 2 travel grants (up to $1,000 AUD each) to support attendance for #students & #ECRs at #Metabolomics2026 🌍✈️
⏰ Apply by 21 April 2026
🔗 tinyurl.com/ANZMetSoc202...
Don’t miss your chance to take your research global!
@metsoc.bsky.social
Screenshot of article abstract: In studies of non-majoritarian institutions, there is a widespread idea that political neutrality, epistemic authority, and technical expertise are sources of legitimacy. Empirical studies tend to find that such appeals are effective sources of legitimacy, but theorists are overwhelmingly skeptical of their normative appeal. This article’s conceptual ambition is to unify the disparate debates under the term technical legitimacy. The article’s theoretical ambition is to improve on the normative debate on technical legitimacy. Existing defenses fail to robustly satisfy the reasons that ground delegation to non-majoritarian institutions. I propose conditions for accepting technical legitimacy that are reasonably robust against counterfactuals. Technical legitimacy must meet three criteria. Institutions must promote a functionally specified common good; build on sound and undistorted expertise; and, perhaps counterintuitively, contain appropriate venues for value input.
What makes technical expertise a legitimate source of authority? Trym Nohr Fjørtoft (@trymnf.com) examines “technical legitimacy”, proposing conditions under which expertise can justify delegation to non-majoritarian institutions. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/8ARyaUV
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #ECRs
Screenshot of article abstract: Proportional electoral systems, especially when coupled with voluntary party or legislative gender quotas, have been considered beneficial for advancing women’s representation. Extant research on preferential voting in proportional systems, however, yields conflicting evidence. We focus on recent electoral reforms in two German Länder, Hamburg and Bremen, that converted their proportional system from closed to open party lists with preferential voting. Through calculating a counterfactual, we assess the gendered outcomes differentiated between elections, parliaments and parties, to show that party culture plays a pivotal role in shaping the effects of voluntary party quotas within the context of electoral system changes. Our findings underscore the nuanced interaction between electoral system reform and a party’s commitment to gender parity, highlighting the significance of pre-reform party positions and their dedication to prioritizing gender quotas.
Do preferential voting reforms weaken gender quotas? @petrahrens.bsky.social & Sabine Lang examine German Länder reforms, arguing party culture shapes whether open lists help or hinder women’s rep. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/3QdrYOh
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #GenderRep #ECRs #polsci
Screenshot of article abstract: The consequences of migration-induced diversity for social cohesion have received significant attention, yet recent research highlights the positive influence of social trust in shaping native-born people’s views on immigration. It remains unclear, however, whether the relationship is partially driven by prosociality, which is closely associated with but distinct from trust, or other confounders. This study uses Swedish twin data to examine these relationships, employing twin fixed effects to control for confounding factors shared within families. The findings show that generalised social trust and several forms of prosocial behaviour are associated with more favourable views on immigration policy, but only the effects of trust remain robust within the identical twin subsample. The influence of trust appears independent of prosociality and primarily relates to immigrant acceptance. Overall, the findings suggest that generalised trust reflects an inclusive outlook. The results are also discussed in light of recent changes in Sweden’s sociopolitical landscape.
Does social trust shape immigration policy views? @fqinya.bsky.social examines Swedish twin data, arguing trust, rather than prosociality, drives more inclusive attitudes toward immigrants. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/cT3HmvH
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #polsci #ImmigrationPolitics #ECRs
Check out the work of ASAPers @alexlando.bsky.social and @emmascales.bsky.social speaking on the incredible work done by @snapcoalition.bsky.social and by them individually.
Also a #StanceOnScience informational poster by another ASAPer @isakoditomassi.bsky.social
#SciComm #SciTalk2026 #ECRs
A flyer for the SNAP panel taking place at the Science Talk '26 Conference on March 26th in the Crystal East room of the Tiffany Center in Portland, OR at 2pm PST. It shows headshots of the panelists Alex Lando, David Ramotowski, Sneha Rao, Emma Scales, Emily Selland along with poster presenters Cael Dant, Disha Patel, JP Flores, Isako Di Tomassi, and David Ramotowski.
Check out the SNAP Panel at @sciencetalkorg.bsky.social #ScienceTalk26 at 2pm PT on March 26th! Members will share lessons from organizing national initiatives that connect policymakers, researchers, and communities.
Stop by posters from additional SNAP members too!
#SciComm #ECRs #SciPol
Congratulations! 👏
Marco @trujillolab.bsky.social receives this year‘s #SciComm Award of our @molplantsci.bsky.social for his long-term, consistent + clear presentation in social media.
Read more about the award and his tips for #ECRs
www.pflanzen-molekularbiologie.de/en/sci-comm#...
#MBP2026
🚨Event Alert - The Only Way is Ethics: Next Gen Networks Unite 🚨 Please Join Us on Mon 27 April, 5-6.30 BST For a Session Connecting #ECRs #PHDs With the Leading Networks Helping Navigate Ethically Complex, Sensitive Research Sign Up 👇👇 forms.office.com/e/enPWBSWeBa
📢 Calling all #Redox #ECRs!
🗓️ Submit your abstract to the upcoming #GRS 2026 by April 5th to be considered for a talk!
👇 #Thiol #Signaling #GordonResearch
IN NEW ISSUE: Kimonos, Ponchos and Blue Jeans: Rafael Shimabukuro explores the role of clothing in populism through an analysis of Alberto Fujimori, Peru’s one-time autocrat (1990–2000). Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/NleRAfT
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsci #polsky #ECRs
How do youth bulges reshape political participation in Africa? @michaelkumove.bsky.social & Karin Dyrstad examine age-period-cohort effects showing rising protest & declining turnout as youth ratios grow. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/oj4oX4t
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social #ECRs
📣 Job advert 👇
Postdoc in English Literary Studies at University of Zurich (UZH)
Deadline: 30 March
#AcademicSky
#ECRs
🔬 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐕𝐨𝐌 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 – 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟒!
𝐓𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐂: Viruses of 𝘗𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘴
🗓 11 Mar 2026
⏰ 17:00 CET | 11:00 EST | 09:00 PST
👉 Register for links & updates:
🔗 isvm.org/ivom/%E2%81%A3
#iVoM #VoM2026 #Virology #ECRs #OnlineEvent
Für #ECRs:
Morgen vormittags, ab 10:30 h:
@dfg.de -Fördermöglichkeiten für PostDocs 😍
IN NEW ISSUE: Politics Vs Economics: @daparicio95.bsky.social, Maria Teresa Balaguer-Coll, Arne Risa Hole & Emili Tortosa-Ausina examine how Spain’s asymmetric fiscal system has shaped regional inequality: buff.ly/QBkOBJg
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #ECRs
Springer Nature celebrates a decade of Research Communities with 100,000 users and the launch of a dedicated ECR Hub. Image to the right, in the shape of a trapezium: Two people are seen smiling, looking at a document in their hands. Springer Nature logo is in the bottom right corner.
Launched as part of our Research Communities platform, Springer Nature’s Early Career Researcher (ECR) Hub offers a dedicated space for emerging researchers to access resources, share insights, and connect across disciplines.
Learn more: spklr.io/63326EEcy2
#AcademicSky #ECRs
Happy to chat about publishing your next paper in @dev-journal.bsky.social, contributing to @the-node.bsky.social and the charitable activities of @biologists.bsky.social.
I'll be speaking in the mentoring session about how Development and our publisher support early-career researchers #ECRs.
Today on World Wildlife Day: field science in action.
OYSTER member @himmatbakshi.bsky.social is shown here measuring, PIT-tagging, sampling, and protecting a nesting Loggerhead sea turtle in Cabo Verde.
Conservation depends on the science (& scientists!) behind it.
#WorldWildlifeDay #ECRs
IN NEW ISSUE: Kimonos, Ponchos and Blue Jeans: Rafael Shimabukuro explores the role of clothing in populism through an analysis of Alberto Fujimori, Peru’s one-time autocrat (1990–2000). Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/NleRAfT
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsci #polsky #ECRs
🚨Event Alert - The Only Way is Ethics: Next Gen Networks Unite🚨 Please Join Us on Mon 27 April, 5-6.30 BST For a Session Connecting #ECRs #PHDs With the Leading Networks Helping Navigate Ethically Complex, Sensitive Research 😍 Sign Up Here 👇👇
forms.office.com/e/enPWBSWeBa
Submissions are now open for #BNA2027 – the International Festival of Neuroscience!
We’re inviting proposals for symposia and workshops that showcase excellent science, support #ECRs, and reflect the diversity of #neuroscience.
🔗 Guidelines : www.bna.org.uk/events/bna20...
#CallForSessions
Attention early career ocean researchers 🐳
We will be opening our Call for Abstracts soon. If you want to share your research this year at ICYMARE 2026 at @unibremen.bsky.social make sure to keep an eye on our socials and submit an abstract!🦑🐙🌏
#ECRS #earlycareer #ECOP #oceandecade #marinescience
Session 1.1 Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR): Potentials, Uncertainties, and Responsible Scaling hosted by Judith Matz and Sina Acksen 🦑🐳🌏
#ICYMARE2026Bremen #carbondioxidreremoval #carbonmitigation #ECRS #earlycareerconference #oceandecade
🔬 𝐢𝐕𝐨𝐌 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 – 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟑: Viromics
🗓 25 Feb 2026
⏰ 17:00 CET | 11:00 EST | 08:00 PST
👉 Register for links & updates:
🔗 isvm.org/ivom/%E2%81%...
#iVoM #VoM2026 #Virology #ECRs #OnlineEvent
Highlights include:
#Keynote #speakers: Claire Bambra, Alice Wiseman, and Nason Maani
#ECRs event: Monday, 20 April 2026
Pre-conference dinner open to all delegates”
The ECR event is sponsored by @nihr.bsky.social Research Support Service Specialist Centre for Public Health.
Instructions on how to apply to become a Conference Ambassador. Text explains that applicants should complete questions at the bottom of the abstract submission form on Oxford Abstracts. Application deadline is the 10th of April. An ‘Apply Now’ button graphic is shown. British Psychological Society Cyberpsychology Section logo appears at the bottom.
Contact information slide inviting questions about the Conference Ambassador Scheme. Text provides the email address bps.enquiries@planit-live.com and names student representatives Bethany Thomas, Fraser Carey, and Evelyn Murray. British Psychological Society Cyberpsychology Section logo appears at the bottom.
The role is open to students, and early career researchers within two years of completing their PhD, who are presenting at the conference.
#ECRs #Psychologystudent
