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Franca Eichenberger

@francae.bsky.social
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Behavioural & molecular ecologist studying the behavior & population dynamics of marine mammals. 🐬🐋🧬 Postdoc at University of Bristol. linktr.ee/franca.eichenberger

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Stephanie L King @stephanielking.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
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Using AI to ‘talk to animals’ might make us feel clever – but what, if anything, does it do for them?
As animal behaviorists increasingly use AI in their research, they grapple with how to wield the technology responsibly
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Renjie Zhang @renjiezhang.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Congrats Jack!! 🦗🧬 So excited to see this one out—fantastic work! This work investigates how cricket populations have adapted at the genomic level following the introduction of the parasitoid fly and show how this novel selective pressure has shaped both population structure and genetic variation.
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Laura Ross @laurarossevo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
My lab @ Edinburgh university is recruiting a postdoc to work on the weird and wonderful germline-specific chromosomes of flies. elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... collaboration with @germline.bsky.social and yukiko yamashita funded by @novonordisk.bsky.social please repost!
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Nishant Kumar @nishantkumar.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
While you can easily access @andyradford.bsky.social and his science, these pearls of wisdom were the parting gift from his plenary at #ECBB2026!
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Jocelyn Poissant @jocelynpoissant.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🦌💩🦠 PhD opportunity! I am recruiting a fully-funded PhD student at the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine to study the causes and consequences of gut microbiome variation in caribou. Start date is flexible. Please share!
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Emma-Liina Marjakangas @emmamarjakangas.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
📢 Postdoc opportunity in interaction networks under global change @ University of Helsinki! The position includes leading fieldwork & analyses on seed dispersal networks & mentoring junior researchers. Apply by 30 Sept: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki... #Postdoc #Ecology #Conservation #AcademicJobs
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Ecological Networks and Biodiversity Conservation
Postdoctoral Researcher in Ecological Networks and Biodiversity Conservation
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Fredrik Jutfelt 🐠 @jutfelt.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Come join us, PhD and postdoc positions! Please spread! Supervisor @patricepottier.bsky.social (patricepottierlab.com), me as co-supervisor. Impacts of climate change on different life-stages in fish.🐟🧪 PhD web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103... Postdoc web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...
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Luke Rendell @lrendell.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
New paper! Costs and benefits of group size for sperm whales of the open ocean royalsocietypublishing.org/rsbl/article... w/ Hal Whitehead, Sam Walmslsey and @anaeg.bsky.social 🐋🦑 @seamammalresearch.bsky.social
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Costs and benefits of group size for sperm whales of the open ocean
Abstract. Individual feeding success can change with the size of a social group through competition, cooperation, recruitment and other processes. Female s
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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
📣 📣 📣 UPDATE: The 2026-2027 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resource! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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ecoevojobs.net 2026-27
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Athena @athenabrown.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Pleased to share our new paper is out! 🎉 We looked at how humpback whale songs changed across two decades in the Cook Islands migratory corridor 🐋🎵 Read here: doi.org/10.1016/j.an... @rconstantine.bsky.social @ellengarland.bsky.social @asab.org @animbehsociety.bsky.social
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Redirecting
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Franca Eichenberger @francae.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Wouldn't it be refreshing to just say what we mean – with empathy and kindness – instead of hiding behind a bizarre facade of phony politeness and subtle passive-aggression? I don't even know what the word 'interesting' means anymore.
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Lars Bejder @lbejder1971.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
New paper out in Marine Ecology Progress Series by Nemeth et al: Energetic scaling of propulsive costs across body sizes in humpback whales. www.int-res.com/abstracts/me...
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Whale Tales @whaletalesorg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A short and sweet and super cool Fun Flipper Fact from Dr. Clara Bird about Grey Whales! #WhaleTales #WhaleTalesPodcast @clarabird.bsky.social
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Dr Eve Holden (she/her) @chimpanzeve.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Feeling disheartened about the limited representation of ADHD in the recent ch4 documentary? or want to broaden your view of what it can look like? May i suggest this award-winning alternative by the very lovely & talented Emily Bates in collaboration w/ @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Why do women like me get diagnosed with ADHD late?
Emily Bates was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 34. She explores how the condition presents in women and why so many are diagnosed later in life.
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Anna Santure @annasanture.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
University of Auckland is looking for: Lead Technologist – Genomics - Te Kura Mātauranga Koiora | School of Biological Sciences in Auckland, New Zealand. jobs.smartrecruiters.com/TheUniversit...
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Lead Technologist – Genomics - Te Kura Mātauranga Koiora | School of Biological Sciences
Company Description:  Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of AucklandKo te whare Pūtaiao | The Faculty of Science at the University of Auckland is the largest and most highly...
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Simon Evans @sevans.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
*ALL* awardees are professors! And two are already Fellows of the Royal Society! It is mind-boggling that this tragicomedy is real and not the storyline of some satirical spoof of contemporary academia.
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 19/08/2026
In Aotearoa New Zealand, a new network of marine reserves is integrating traditional Māori guardianship with public conservation frameworks. Co-managed by the Kāi Tahu tribe and the government, the project establishes 308 square kilometers of no-take zones. Edward Carver reports for #Mongabay.
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New Zealand opens marine reserves with groundbreaking Māori co-management model
DUNEDIN, Aotearoa New Zealand — At a U.N. meeting in 2015, Aotearoa New Zealand’s then Prime Minister John Key made a major announcement that drew praise from international conservation groups: His…
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Leeban Yusuf @leebanhy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Working with minimal genomic samples from two species? I’ve put together DemogFit, a small R package for fitting IM models and estimating gene flow parameters from a single whole-genome sample per species, plus a Snakemake pipeline to generate the input files. github.com/LeebanY/Demo...
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GitHub - LeebanY/DemogFit: Have minimal genomic samples from two species and want to infer their demographic history? DemogFit is an R package for fitting four simple likelihood-based demographic mode...
Have minimal genomic samples from two species and want to infer their demographic history? DemogFit is an R package for fitting four simple likelihood-based demographic models using the distributio...
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Senior Lecturer, spatial.and statistical analysis www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSG826/s...
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Senior Lecturer in Spatial and Statistical Analysis at University of York
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Senior Lecturer in Spatial and Statistical Analysis at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
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SFB 1372 @sfb1372.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
NaviSense, the Cluster of Excellence on Animal Navigation at the University of Oldenburg, is looking for motivated doctoral researchers to join their interdisciplinary team! Find more details here: 🔗 uol.de/job1191en #DoctoralResearcher #AnimalNavigation #Oldenburg
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Bahl Lab @bahllab.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
🚨 4 new positions for postdoctoral research available at our @zukunftskolleg.bsky.social in beautiful Konstanz! If you are interested in exploring collective behaviour at the interface of theory and experiment, then consider applying! ⚠️ Deadline October 12 stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/4...
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Four 2-year Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Zukunftskolleg
Application Deadline: 12 October 2026, 11:00 am (CET)
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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 24/07/2026
New issue of #PhilTransB: Ecological #epigenetics at the intersection of behaviour and life history variation in non-model animals. Read #OA: buff.ly/6v4pqCo
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Mike Fowler @theorecol.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
#Postdoc role in our transdisciplinary "REPAIR" project! Exploring future possibilities for #biophilic living through creative and reflective research. Art-based co-creation with communities & schools, to develop creative and narrative outputs. www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...
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Research Assistant - REPAIR Project
Retrofitting for the Future – Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Adaptation’, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Are you an ecologist/evolutionary biologist looking for an ongoing academic position? Monash University’s School of Biological Sciences is hiring! Come join us in Melbourne, Australia! Details here: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
“We need an Ozempic for cars. They are growing at a phenomenal rate, wreaking havoc on roads, squeezing out smaller vehicles and endangering pedestrians. Like ever-hungry teenagers, cars in Europe are growing on average a centimetre wider every year.” Don’t repeat North America’s mistake, Europe.
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Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian Wolmar
Larger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage, says says transport commentator Christian Wolmar
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Christoph Völter @christophvoelter.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Two postdoc positions at the Messerli Research Institute in Vienna in the research area of human-animal interactions: www.vetmeduni.ac.at/fileadmin/v/...
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Molecular Biology and Evolution @molbioevol.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
MBE invites submissions for a special series on the evolutionary inferences made possible by the new generation of high-quality vertebrate reference genomes. 🔗 academic.oup.com/mbe/pages/call-for-papers-evolutionary-genomics-of-vertebrates 🗓️ From Aug. 1 2026 ℹ️ eic.mbe@gmail.com #societyjournal
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Evolutionary Genomics of Vertebrates: Inferring Process from a New Generation of Reference Genomes
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Charles Mullon @charlesmullon.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Looking for an Associate Prof position? Interested in behavioural ecology & cultural evolution? Come join us at the Dpt of Ecology and Evolution in Lausanne🇨🇭 @dee-unil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social! Great department & great place to live. Pls RP. Apply here: wwwfbm.unil.ch/releve/appli...
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Dr. Valentina Alaasam @vale-alaasam.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I am looking for PhD students and postdocs to join my lab at the University of Pittsburgh in Fall 2027. Anyone excited about urban evolution, hummingbirds, & community engagement, please reach out! And/or find me at #AOS2026 this week! More info here: www.valentina-alaasam.com
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Sofia Forss @sofiaforss.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Interested in animal urbanization and human wildlife co-existence, join our team this fall 👇🏼
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Markus Stetter @mgstetter.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Still time to apply: Postdoc position in our lab together with @meauxjuliette.bsky.social to combine Ecological models with quantitative genetics. Become part of a great community of Ecological Genetics. jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
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Morten Frederiksen @seabirdmortenf.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Happy to announce a postdoc position with me and Jakob Strand, to work on data from the revamped Danish beached bird survey organised by DOF BirdLife Denmark. How many seabirds end up on Danish beached, where do they come from, and why did they die? #seabirds ecos.au.dk/en/about-us/...
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Postdoc in seabird ecology - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at Department of Ecoscience - Arctic Ecosystem Ecology, Aarhus University
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Franca Eichenberger @francae.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Thrilled to have started my new position as Senior Research Associate in Animal Behaviour at the University of Bristol this week, working with @stephanielking.bsky.social & @researchdolphin.bsky.social. Grateful for the great times at the University of St Andrews & excited for the journey ahead! 🐬🌊
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Aaron Ragsdale @apragsdale.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I’m looking to hire one or two postdocs - possible projects include pop gen theory, methods development, and human evolutionary inference. Please share, and email if you are interested. More info: evoldir.net/brian/evoldi...
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Camille Troisi @camilletroisi.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
🚨We're hiring again, this time for a research assistant position 🚨 The position is to help with a project looking at learning and social behaviour in birds along an urban gradient Position at @ceec-research.bsky.social 📆28th June deadline More info: shorturl.at/vBxiW #ringing #fieldwork
Great tit standing on a branch. 
Photo credit: Alizée Vernouillet
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Susan Johnston @susanjohnston.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
📣🧬 Postdoc Alert🧬📣 We are hiring a 2+ year NERC-funded postdoc at Edinburgh Uni investigating causes and consequences of sex differences in recombination in house sparrows in Norway. Informal enquiries welcome at Susan.Johnston@ed.ac.uk 🙂 Details here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
A female and male sparrow stand on a wooden post. Photo by Peter S. Ranke.
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Cultural Evolution Society @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
CEs Job Alert 🚨! 4-year teaching focused lecturership at Bristol in bio/evo anthropology with a quantitative focus. Bristol is a terrific city to live in, and many ECRS in the CES will hopefully fit the profile: www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
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Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol
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Jeanne Mérindol @jeannemrdl.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
New paper on wind- and shipping-driven underwater noise in the St. Lawrence Estuary 🌊🔊 We look at how different noise sources impact key marine mammal habitat across frequencies. 📄 doi.org/10.1121/10.0...
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Wind-dependent and traffic-generated noise in marine mammal habitat: Assessment across three frequency bands in the St. Lawrence estuary
Underwater sound is crucial for cetaceans, aiding behaviors such as foraging, communication, navigation, and reproduction. The St. Lawrence Estuary (eastern Can
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Izzy Langley @izzylangley.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Exciting opportunity to join a fab team (if we do say so ourselves!) investigating seal diet around Scotland. Fieldwork and lab work. Fixed term until 31st March 2028 - take a look for more info. Closing date is 18th May 2026 lnkd.in/eUZ7pGri
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Dr Rachael Miller (Harrison) @drrmiller.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
PhD Opportunity! 4-year funded PhD @uniexecec.bsky.social: “From cognition to conservation: using cognitive and behavioural research to enhance animal reintroductions”. Closes: 5 June 2026. Funding: @royalsociety.org (UK/Home students only). More info & to apply: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... 1/
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From cognition to conservation: using cognitive and behavioural research to enhance animal reintroductions, PhD (Funded) | University of Exeter
The University of Exeter’s Centre for Ecology and Conservation, Penryn Campus, Cornwall, is inviting applications for a 4-year PhD studentship (UK fees), ideally commencing Sept 2026.
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Franca Eichenberger @francae.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Really nice to see our recent paper picked up in a Dispatch. It highlights a point we care a lot about: even in a conservation success story like humpback whales, recovery is about more than numbers.🐳 Dispatch: www.cell.com/current-biol... @currentbiology.bsky.social @seamammalresearch.bsky.social
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Marine biology: Don’t call it a humpback comeback!
As a population recovers from extreme exploitation, it is not simply a matter of how many individuals are in the population but who they are, which can affect sexual selection. A long-term study of hu...
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SMRU Ecophysiology Lab @smruecophys.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
@eva-mariab.bsky.social presenting her AMAZING PhD work on the effects of blood gases on peripheral perfusion in diving grey seals at the #ECS2026 🦭🦭🦭
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Luke Rendell @lrendell.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
@oceangill.bsky.social looks beyond Europe to summarise coastal cetacean conservation issues and massive data gaps around the Indian Ocean, focussing on the concerning status of humpback dolphins and establishing a vital international network #ECS2026 🦑🐋🧪 @seamammalresearch.bsky.social
@oceangill.bsky.social in front of her title slide
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Kathelijne Koops @kathelijnekoops.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
📣ATTENTION!!! Postdoc position on Creativity in Wild Chimpanzees and Bonobos 🤩 With the APE Group & Wildminds Lab @nakedprimate.bsky.social Come join us!!! ✨Please RT✨ @efprimatology.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social
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Luke Rendell @lrendell.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Count the #MSc_MMS_St_A students and graduates at #ECS2026 - I make it 41 but I will be wrong 🤣 so nice to see everyone!
Marine Mammal Science MSc current and past students at #ECS2026
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Luke Rendell @lrendell.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Let's goooo! #ECS2026 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jeannemrdl.bsky.social is presenting work on humpback song in soundscapes of New Caledonian lagoons 🥳 🐋 🦑🧪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Jeanne Merindol stands beside her poster
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Franca Eichenberger @francae.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
I'm looking forward to presenting my findings on the spatio-temporal genetic structure of humpback whales feeding in the North Pacific over the past 4 decades from my postdoc at the Marine Mammal Institute @oregonstate.edu at the European Cetacean Society (ECS) conference in Scotland next week. 🐳🧬
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Sofia Forss @sofiaforss.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
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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Franca Eichenberger @francae.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Victims’ Background Shapes Perceptions of Police Violence. 🔗 www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/...
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Herkunft der Betroffenen beeinflusst Wahrnehmung von Polizeigewalt
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