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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
New research from @biouea.bsky.social has shown that giving females multiple males to mate with, rather than just one, could help make species more resistant to extinction 🪲 Learn more: bit.ly/4xPRZ4s #ResearchMatters #NewStudy
Seven small, red-brown beetles on a white, flour surface.
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
@mdpointer.bsky.social @david-s-richardson.bsky.social @nashalselection.bsky.social @alexeimaklakov.bsky.social
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David S Richardson @david-s-richardson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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How sex can help save species from extinction
Giving females multiple males to mate with, rather than just one, could help make species more resistant to extinction – University of East Anglia research shows.
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David S Richardson @david-s-richardson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Can sex help save species? Our new paper in PNAS suggests it can. lnkd.in/esc4fidf www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a... Implications for evolution and conservation @mdpointer.bsky.social @nashalselection.bsky.social @alexeimaklakov.bsky.social
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Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research @tyndallcentre.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
VACANCY 🌎 Sir Anthony Habgood Professor of Climate and the Environment A tremendous opportunity to advance your academic career in a world-leading, vibrant and interdisciplinary environment, and to make a difference by steering exceptional research: tyndall.ac.uk/news/sir-ant...
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Sir Anthony Habgood Professor of Climate and the Environment - Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
A tremendous opportunity to advance your academic career and steer exceptional climate/environmental research.
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Birds on the Move @birdsmove.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Our first chicks have hatched! 🐣 Last week we welcomed the first hatchlings of the season. We’re looking forward to following their growth and seeing them fledge in a couple of months! #ornithology #ecology 🌍🧪 Photo: @anna-thompson.bsky.social
Two white stork hatchlings, two intact eggs and one broken egg and egg shells, on a white stork's nest.
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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Exciting #PhD project opportunity with @domcram.bsky.social mapping the architecture of meerkat burrows and it's consequences. Join us at UEA @ueaceec.bsky.social deadline for applying 30th April. #socialbehaviour #fieldwork #mammals
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Dom Cram @domcram.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
🚨 Please share: PhD opportunity 🐾 Mapping the Manor: How are the lives of meerkats shaped by their sleeping & breeding burrows? 🐾 💡 Big ecological Qs 📡 Geophysical scanning 🌍 Field ecology & behaviour 📊 Big data & code with me & @geophysics-adam.bsky.social APPLY www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
A collage of 1) a meerkat in the Kalahari desert, wearing a tracking collar while stood beside the entrance to its burrow, 2) a 3D scan of a subterranean burrow, 3) a map showing burrow locations and their usage patterns.
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stn-wame.bsky.social @stn-wame.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Attention ECRs! WAME is offering support to attend the ExE conference in Falmouth (sites.exeter.ac.uk/exe/) & associated WAME microbiome workshop. For more information and the application form, see below! We hope to see you there! 🦠 docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Chuen @chuenlee.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
7/ Finally, a big thank you to all who made this work possible. @david-s-richardson.bsky.social @sarahfworsley.bsky.social @terryburke.bsky.social Jan Komdeur @bioinf.bsky.social @hannahdugdale.bsky.social @biouea.bsky.social @norwichmicro.bsky.social @nrpdtp.bsky.social
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Ben Sheldon @sheldonbirds.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
In London for a couple of days so walked back from @royalsociety.org via St James’s and Hyde Parks. Surprised to hear singing Cetti’s Warblers at both sites - so cool that these colonise these urban green spaces
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Barbara Tschirren @btschirren.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
New paper out: Artificial selection for increased reproductive effort accelerates actuarial senescence and reduces lifespan in a precocial bird url: royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article... @uniexecec.bsky.social @erikpostma.bsky.social @joelpick.bsky.social y.social @oscarvedder.bsky.social
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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 12/03/2026
Scientists @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social including Leverhulme Early Career Fellow @sarahfworsley.bsky.social have uncovered a hidden link between gut health and the immune system – all thanks to a tiny island bird. link.springer.com/article/10.1... @springernature.com @david-s-richardson.bsky.social
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Host immunogenetic variation and gut microbiome functionality in a wild vertebrate population - Microbiome
Background The gut microbiome (GM) –important for host health and survival– is partially shaped by host immunogenetics. However, to date, no study has investigated the influence of host Major Histocom...
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Earlham Institute @earlhaminst.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Congratulations to PhD Researcher Jade Van Wijk who is one of the Next Gen Leadership Award Recipients at this year's #AGBTAg2026! 👏 Jade's PhD research is using air #sequencing methods to identify and monitor cereal rust fungi. 🌱🧬 @nrpdtp.bsky.social @richardmleggett.bsky.social
PhD researcher Jade during a networking session at a recent symposium
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David S Richardson @david-s-richardson.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
a wonderful, fully funded PhD opportunity Deadline approaching (ok not that quickly but you may forget over Christmas!) 7th January www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...
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David S Richardson @david-s-richardson.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
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Genetic load, fitness and conservation in the Seychelles warbler. A wonderful PhD opportunity - spanning important evolutionary and conservation-relevant concepts. Come work with us. david… | david r...
Genetic load, fitness and conservation in the Seychelles warbler. A wonderful PhD opportunity - spanning important evolutionary and conservation-relevant concepts. Come work with us. david richardson...
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David S Richardson @david-s-richardson.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
As part of WAME wild animal Microbiome evolution STN @stn-wame.bsky.social
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David S Richardson @david-s-richardson.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Upcoming online seminar👇 Wild animal Mycobiome (not microbiome!) 4th December 2025: 11am GMT/ 12pm CET Join via zoom here: aarhusuniversity.zoom.us/j/68695403303
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Dom Cram @domcram.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
⚠️Please share: Deadline 2 Dec⚠️ Funded PhD in my group: 🧬How does parental ageing shape the next generation? 🐾Find out by studying meerkats! This PhD combines: 🧪Epigenetic clocks ✨Bioinformatics 📊Ecological data 🌍African fieldwork 💡Big evolutionary questions ⏬APPLY⏬ www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...
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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #lunchtime, with this house wren about to feed the kids. #Birds 🪶
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Danica Priest @danicapriest.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Next week MPs are voting on the fate of our protected wildlife and habitats. Lives are on the line so why isn’t this everywhere? I’m asking our local politicians to stand up and say something about this dangerous bill My piece in Bristol 24/7⬇️ www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
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'Our government is about to sign a "license to kill" wildlife and no one is talking about it'
Next week MPs are voting on the fate of our protected wildlife and habitats. Lives are on the line so why isn’t this everywhere?
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David S Richardson @david-s-richardson.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
still time to apply for this
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Dom Cram @domcram.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
🚨Fully-funded PhD opportunity in my group🚨 🧬How does parental ageing shape the next generation?🐾 Find out by studying meerkats! 🧪Epigenetic clocks ✨Bioinformatics 📊Long-term data 🌍Kalahari fieldwork 💡Big evolutionary questions Get in touch or APPLY NOW Please share! www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...
A collage featuring some laboratory analyses, a schematic of the structure of DNA, a pocket watch in an elderly person's hand, and a family of wild meerkats.
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David S Richardson @david-s-richardson.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Genetic load, fitness and conservation in the Seychelles warbler. A wonderful PhD opportunity - spanning important evolutionary and conservation-relevant concepts. Come work with us lnkd.in/dtGaEJV2
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Lucia @verbenalimon.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Las crías de tortugas gigantes prosperan en Seychelles tras la primera incubación artificial exitosa www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Baby giant tortoises thrive in Seychelles after first successful artificial incubation
Exclusive: Trial that has produced 13 hatchlings could help other threatened species avoid extinction
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David S Richardson @david-s-richardson.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Genetic load, fitness and conservation in the Seychelles warbler. A wonderful PhD opportunity - spanning important evolutionary and conservation-relevant concepts. Come work with us lnkd.in/dtGaEJV2
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David S Richardson @david-s-richardson.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
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Genetic load, fitness and conservation in the Seychelles warbler. A wonderful PhD opportunity - spanning important evolutionary and conservation-relevant concepts. Come work with us. david… | david r...
Genetic load, fitness and conservation in the Seychelles warbler. A wonderful PhD opportunity - spanning important evolutionary and conservation-relevant concepts. Come work with us. david richardson...
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Frigg Speelman @friggspeelman.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Broken families can have huge effects on children, even later in life. But is that the case in species other than humans? Read my latest article in the ‪@aunz.theconversation.com‬ on mate switching effects in offspring of the ‪@seychelleswarbler.bsky.social‬ 👇 theconversation.com/the-chicks-a...
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The chicks are alright: what songbirds can teach us about divorce and moving on
Parental separation in humans can deeply affect children. But in another monogamous pair-bonding species, it has no such effect.
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
In this position, the impact of plant-based diets on the gut microbiome will be explored in metagenomes, including tracing bacterial strains, reconstructing their genomes and metabolic food-webs in the gastrointestinal ecosystem. 💷 £37,500 - £42,000 🗓️ Apply by 30 September 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/9qwinfu
An illustration of a network with the text "Metagenomics Research Scientist, to join Falk Hildebrand's group to study the diet impact on the gastrointestinal microbiome. Salary: £37,500 to £42,000, Contract length: 2.5 years, Apply by 30 September 2025"
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Earlham Institute @earlhaminst.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
💬 “Our recent work in #Lichen has been particularly fascinating, to see how #cells from unicellular organisms interact and specialise to make up a multicellular organism.” In a new article, we chat to Prof Irene Papatheodorou her group's work on global #cellatlas projects. 👉 buff.ly/9nWE5GE 🧬💻
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New perspectives on human health and biodiversity using cell atlases
Scientists have been characterising and classifying cells in increasing detail for centuries. From the development of new disease treatments to the genetic engineering of crops designed to withstand…
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David S Richardson @david-s-richardson.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
An excellent PhD opportunity - at a great place - with a great system .....and with a great group! Should be fun....as well as very scientifically rewarding😀
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
New research from @ueaenv.bsky.social reveals the importance of winter sea ice in the year-to-year variability of the amount of atmospheric CO2 absorbed by a region of the Southern Ocean 🌊 🧊 Read more 👉 bit.ly/4kMXw5r #ThisIsUEA #SouthernOcean #Carbon #Antarctic @climateuea.bsky.social @ukri.org
Sea ice floats on water in the Southern Ocean
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
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David S Richardson @david-s-richardson.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Take a closer look at this 'pint of science' evening!
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David S Richardson @david-s-richardson.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Some excellent facts and fun relating to this wonderful bird. An iconic example of how science and conservation can work hand in hand! Delivered by those doing the work! @chuenlee.bsky.social @clairetsui.bsky.social Alessandro Pinto pintofscience.co.uk/event/the-fa...
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The fall and rise of the Seychelles Warbler
This night explores the incredible story of the Seychelles warbler, a bird saved from extinction, and research on inbreeding, the microbiome, and ageing. J…
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Earlham Institute @earlhaminst.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
📣 @pintofscience.uk returns to #Norwich again this month! Researchers from across the #NorwichResearchPark will be heading out to share their science! @johninnescentre.bsky.social @quadraminstitute.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social Check out the great set of talks below 👇
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Pint of Science Norwich
Researchers across Norwich share their discoveries with you.
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David S Richardson @david-s-richardson.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
A great, fully-funded, PhD opportunity starting October 2025 Working on a hot topic using a wonderful natural bird system, at a great place (UEA), with a lovely team 😁. APPLY ASAP - deadline 19th May biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/avi... for my group see dsrichardsonlab.wordpress.com
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Avian viromics; anthropogenic and ecological effects in Berthelot’s pipit (RICHARDSON_U25DTPR) | Doctoral Training Partnership
This project is open to Home Fee Status applicants only. Viruses represent most new pathogens that impact humans. Their emergence is often caused by close interaction between humans and wild animal…
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David S Richardson @david-s-richardson.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
The deadline for applications to this conceptually and practically exciting and well-funded PHD is soon. 19th May apply now!
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Dugdale Research Group @hannahdugdale.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
We're recruiting - funded PhD "Adaptive social flexibility – a powerful mechanism to cope with a rapidly changing world" @seychelleswarbler.bsky.social @unigroningen.bsky.social @david-s-richardson.bsky.social @terryburke.bsky.social Deadline 20th April www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...
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Michelle Wille @duckswabber.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Great to be involved in this piece - making sense of the virome in light of evolution and ecology.
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
We're back! We hope everyone had a lovely Spring Break! 🌼🐇 Check our latest research news, from academic experts commenting on dolphins in Suffolk rivers, to GPS systems helping older drivers stay on the road: www.linkedin.com/posts/uea-re... #ThisIsUEA
A rabbit is seen sitting on the UEA Broad. There are trees, bushes, and blue sky with clouds in the background.
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David S Richardson @david-s-richardson.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
A great, fully-funded, PhD opportunity starting October 2025 Working on a hot topic using a wonderful natural bird system, at a great place (UEA), with a lovely team 😁. APPLY ASAP - deadline 19th May biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/avi... for my group see dsrichardsonlab.wordpress.com
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Avian viromics; anthropogenic and ecological effects in Berthelot’s pipit (RICHARDSON_U25DTPR) | Doctoral Training Partnership
This project is open to Home Fee Status applicants only. Viruses represent most new pathogens that impact humans. Their emergence is often caused by close interaction between humans and wild animal…
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Samantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
A new study from the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health confirms what many of us already suspected: cycling to work actually makes you healthier, more productive, and takes a real chunk out of sick days. road.cc/content/news...
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“Look mum, I’m on TV!”: Rogue amateur cycling next to João Almeida at Itzulia Basque Country goes viral, as fans spark ‘I’m Spartacus’ moment; Barcelona manager “delighted to get away from football” t...
One more day until Paris-Roubaix — Adwitiya’s here to keep you busy with the latest cycling news, views, reaction, and more
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Amanda Bretman @amandabretman.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
A change to our symposium line up for @eseb2025.bsky.social, Belinda van Heerwaarden @bvanheerwaarden.bsky.social is now joined by Matthew Koski. Abstract deadline in 25th April. @rhondasnook.bsky.social, @liamdougherty.bsky.social and I would love to see you there! #🧪
Poster for ESEB2025 symposium 44, Ecological and Evolutionary Implications of Climate Change on Reproduction. Invited speakers Belinda van Heerwaarden (University of Melbourne, Australia) and Matthew Koski (Clemson University, USA). Organised by Rhonda Snook (Stockholm), Amanda Bretman (Leeds), Liam Dougherty (Liverpool) and Claudia Fricke (Halle).
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Dr Peter Marks, "Vaccines have been studied very extensively for being potentially associated with autism" "That theory has been debunked" "One study in Denmark, over 600,000 children. It shows that if anything, children had a lower rate of autism than unvaccinated children"
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Barbara Tschirren @btschirren.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Field assistant position available to support a project on host-parasite interactions in Bank voles in beautiful Skåne, Sweden 🇸🇪 from mid July to end Sept 2025. The position is paid, right to work in the UK is required. Get in touch for more information. @uniexecec.bsky.social 🐭🧪🔬🌲🦠
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stn-wame.bsky.social @stn-wame.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
We are excited to announce a support scheme for ECRs wishing to attend ESEB 2025 and participate in the WAME-sponsored symposium “Contribution of the microbiome to host adaptation and plasticity” See here for more details and please share! www.wamestn.com/eseb-2025
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ESEB 2025 — wild animal microbiome evolution
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David S Richardson @david-s-richardson.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Excellent news for an excellent teacher ...and colleague!
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David S Richardson @david-s-richardson.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
and a waste of money
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David S Richardson @david-s-richardson.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
a short lecturer contract at UEA. vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/14...
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Lecturer in Conservation Ecology (ATR1704) in University of East Anglia | UEA
View details and apply for this Lecturer in Conservation Ecology (ATR1704) vacancy in University of East Anglia. Faculty of Science School of Environmental Sciences Lecturer in Conservation Eco...
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