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Behaviour 2027 @behaviour2027.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Spread the word! Behaviour 2027 will be taking place in Vienna, Austria, from August 23-27.

Galapagos short-eared owl with text "Who is excited about behaviour 2027? Join us in Vienna August 23-27"

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Dr Mia Cobb @drmiacobb.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Greyhound racing shares information about their dogs, but is it offering genuine transparency or managing optics?

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Science for Animal Welfare @scifaw.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

UFAW is now Science for Animal Welfare - a clearer name for our science‑led work to improve animal welfare. Explore the new Science for Animal Welfare website: scienceforanimalwelfare.org #ScienceForAnimalWelfare

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Dr Juliet Dukes @drdoox.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Tricky to pick a recurrent theme from Day 2 of #SciFAW100. From failures in transparency to improve #animalwelfate, social licence and public perception, benchmarking across jurisdictions, ethical review, and reproducibility in #Science. Complexity, maybz? Last day today! 🧪🐁🐠🐄🐈🐦🦎

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University of Melbourne @unimelb.edu.au · 19/06/2026

UniMelb researchers have uncovered several animal welfare issues in the United Kingdom’s greyhound racing industry, reigniting public debate about whether the sport should be banned worldwide. Read more → unimelb.me/4uMNXHI

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Dr Mia Cobb @drmiacobb.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

We used AI agents, under human supervision, to make animal-welfare insights visible from public-facing data. Half of the UK's racing greyhounds were sired by just 18 stud dogs, with high inbreeding consequences. Read the open-access paper → www.frontiersin.org/journals/ani... #dogs #AIForGood

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Dog Aging Project @dogagingproject.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

"New research from the Dog Aging Project shows that genetic metabolic patterns tied to lifespan are strikingly similar in dogs and people, offering new insight into aging across species." 🐾To learn more about our findings, read the TAMU VMBS article: vetmed.tamu.edu/news/press-r...

Article graphic about Dogs and Humans Are More Alike Than We Thought, Texas A&M Study Finds, by Camryn Haines, Ph.D., VMBS Marketing & Communications, with an image of a dog resting on cushions while a person reads a book in the background.

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Dr Mia Cobb @drmiacobb.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Most UK racing greyhounds are gone from the track within two years of their first race - and what happens next is largely undocumented. We used AI agents to follow the dogs from public records. Open access: doi.org/10.3389/fanim.2026.1868726 #AnimalWelfare #Dogs #Science #AIForGood

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Dr Mia Cobb @drmiacobb.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

It was a delight to meet you in person @abhadra7.bsky.social - thank you for teaching us more about your important work and I look forward to keeping in touch!

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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

The ARC has changed its generative AI policy, for both applicants and assessors ▶️ www.arc.gov.au/news-and-pub... The basic deal is summarised 👇 Full policy ▶️ www.arc.gov.au/publications...

Black text on white background. Screenshot from ARC policy announcement webpage on the use of generative AI in ARC applications and assessments.

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ISAE Oceania @isae-oceania.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Welcome to the new ISAE Oceania page, dedicated to sharing news and events, new publications, and showcasing research success from across Oceania to support the mission of @applied-ethology.bsky.social. Feel free to send us a message if you have something you’d like shared. - Megan and Suzanne 🐨

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Dr Mia Cobb @drmiacobb.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Come work with me! unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/UoM_Ex... #postdoc #animalwelfare #TeamHappyDogs #science

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Chris Krupenye @chriskrupenye.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

The inimitable Amalia Bastos is accepting applications for PhD students, through @standrewspsyneuro.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social 4-year funding is available for students with the right to work in the UK: www.findaphd.com/phds/program... Awesome project, dreamy place, stellar mentor

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Dr Mia Cobb @drmiacobb.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Come work with me! unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/UoM_Ex... #postdoc #animalwelfare #TeamHappyDogs #science

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Dr Mia Cobb @drmiacobb.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Thanks to ABC News for including my “hot take” in this story about helping our animal companions cope in the extreme heat impacting Australia this Summer. Terrific insights from my colleague, Dr Steven Impey too: lnkd.in/gbQze564 #science #dogs #animalwelfare

Screenshot of an ABC Lifestyle article titled “Should you leave the air con on for your pets?” by Anna Chisholm. Beneath the headline is a photo of a wet black-and-white dog sitting in a shallow blue paddling pool outdoors.

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Animal Welfare Matters @awsel.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

If you live in #Adelaide #SA #Australia keep your #Dogs out of discoloured water and away from contaminated foam, seaweed, marine debris like fish, crabs, and sea balls BECAUSE DOGS ARE STILL GETTING SICK at the beach w/ the #AlgalBloom ➡️Rinse them off w/ fresh water. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

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Pet owner's warning as dog left 'frothing' after SA beach visit

Within 20 minutes of leaving an Adelaide beach dogs Lucy and Ella began breathing rapidly and fell "terribly sick", prompting their owner to issue a warning.

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Dr Mia Cobb @drmiacobb.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

It's heating up, with temps over 40°C (105°F) ahead. My piece for @aunz.theconversation.com about helping animals in extreme heat has been viewed twice from the US / UK for every Australian view! How come people in the depths of Winter are really into this topic?! theconversation.com/pets-suffer-...

A small brown dog stands in the middle of a split scene: snowy ground with a snowman and winter hat on the left, and cracked desert ground with a cactus, thermometer reading extreme heat, and a dry water bowl on the right, illustrating extreme weather contrast.

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Dr Mia Cobb @drmiacobb.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Back from a super fun live hour chatting dogs and science on @joy949.bsky.social radio with @nyuroscientist.bsky.social. You can catch up on the Science Queeries pod in all the usual places, or here: joy.org.au/sciencequeer... [Thanks to @jameshutson.bsky.social and the ASC for my tee]

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 09/01/2026

When people get hot, we can strip off clothing and we sweat to cool down. But animals such as cats and dogs aren’t so lucky.

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Pets suffer in extreme heat. An animal welfare expert explains how we can help them

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Dr Mia Cobb @drmiacobb.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

🐕 We're recruiting for a fully-funded PhD exploring crossbreeding to reduce problems experienced by flat-faced dogs, including human barriers to acceptance 🌏 International supervisory team Details www.rvc.ac.uk/study/postgr... Questions? @rowenapacker.bsky.social rpacker@rvc.ac.uk ⏰ 20Jan’26

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PhD Studentship: Cross Fit? Exploring evidence for, and tackling human perceptual barriers to, using crossbreeding as a mechanism for reducing brachycephalic dog welfare harms - Postgraduate - Study - Royal Veterinary College, RVC

Department - Clinical Science and Services

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Department - Clinical Science and Services

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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Dogs - "We’ve now learned that giving animals choice and control in their lives is important for their mental wellbeing too. We can help our dogs enjoy better welfare by creating more choices and offering them control to exercise their agency." findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/news/93429-t...

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 27/11/2025

Dogs don’t stockpile food due to anxiety about impending disaster – they’re revealing how their evolutionary past still shapes modern behaviours.

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Your dog is not a doomsday prepper. Here’s why they hide food and toys

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Dog Aging Project @dogagingproject.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

How do metabolomes & mutts connect in aging research? 🧬🐾 Dr. Kate Creevy’s keynote at AMC’s #OneHealth Conference explores the science behind longevity in humans & dogs. Watch here: youtu.be/vCKsPGP2RJo?... #DogAgingProject #HealthyAging

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Studying Aging with Dr. Kate E. Creevy from the Dog Aging Project

YouTube video by The Schwarzman Animal Medical Center

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Lili Chin she/her @lilichin.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

A DOGS OF THE WORLD sighting at Dymocks bookstore in Melbourne, Australia! (Photo by @drmiacobb.bsky.social )

Copy of Dogs of the World (by me, Lili Chin) on a bookshelf. Note: this is the British edition with a cream cover.

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Dr Mia Cobb @drmiacobb.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

TOMORROW, you can help dogs get much-needed research funding! 💰 I’m a finalist in University of Melbourne Faculty of Science’s Big Science Pitch. Tune in from 6pm (AEDT, that’s 8pm NZ: 7am UK; 11pm LA; 2am NYC) 11 Nov to watch the finalists and vote 🐕 Register: science.unimelb.edu.au/engage/big-s...

Register: https://science.unimelb.edu.au/engage/big-science-pitch

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Dr Mia Cobb @drmiacobb.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

On Tue, you can help dogs get much-needed research funding! 💰 I’m a finalist in University of Melbourne Faculty of Science’s Big Science Pitch. Tune in from 6pm (AEDT, that’s 8pm NZ: 7am UK; 11pm LA; 2am NYC) 11 Nov to watch the finalists and vote 🐕 Register: science.unimelb.edu.au/engage/big-s...

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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

🚨 #DiscoveryProjects #DP26 announcement: ❗️Outcomes announced publicly for Discovery Projects 2026❗️ See ARC's RMS for list ➡️ rms.arc.gov.au/RMS/Report/D... /bot

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Dr Mia Cobb @drmiacobb.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Huge thanks to my capable collaborators, Ana and Nancy, for joining me on this paper. It’s time for canine science to move beyond its flawed reliance on cortisol as a welfare indicator - we explore why and what that might look like. Out today, open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Dr Mia Cobb @drmiacobb.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

I often joke that 8yo me would be thrilled with the job I find myself in today 🐶❤️ To be fair, modern me is pretty stoked! 😆 I’m thankful that my education, work experience & opportunities have landed me here and grateful to everyone who has supported me along the way 🫶🏼 #science #dogs #animalwelfare

An overhead photo shows Dr Mia Cobb lying on her back facing up toward the camera. Her eyes are closed and she is smiling as four black Sox week old Labrador puppies pull her hair, chew her chin and nibble her ear. It is chaotic but looks fun!

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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Once again, ARC hits the 🎯 with their comms strategy: 8pm on Sunday night. When the eyeballs of researchers are glued to … twitter? They've not posted this anywhere else. I can't think of a better way to _not_ "engage stakeholders". Almost uncanny.

Screenshot of tweet from the ARC about a survey they want "stakeholders" to complete. Black text on white background above a rather outsized picture of dark blue smudges on a light-blue background. One smudge says "Survey" … you know, to catch your eye?

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Dr Mia Cobb @drmiacobb.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Prof Georgina Such joined me to celebrate my Uni Melb Women In Science Award! 📸 This supports my Happy Dog Science research. Our photo buddy Dingpants (aka Dinky) is a 5mth old rescue looking for his forever home 🐕💕 www.petrescue.com.au/listings/112... #womeninstem #adoptdontshop #dogs #science

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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

DECRA assessor reports are now available in RMS.

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