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Katy Willcox, PhD @katywillcox.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

@vernouilleta.bsky.social & Elias Garcia-Pelegrin put together such an interesting and varied symposium on Social Cognition in a Human World #ECBB2026 🌍🐤

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Katy Willcox, PhD @katywillcox.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Had such a fun week at @ecbb2026.bsky.social !! Lots of exciting talks and so many lovely and inspiring people. Very grateful to the organisers & to ASAB for my travel grant! 🐤 #ecbb2026

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Katy Willcox, PhD @katywillcox.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Excited to share that last week I successfully defended my PhD thesis 🎉 I am beyond grateful for everyone who has supported me on this journey, I couldn’t have done it alone! #PhDone

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Katy Willcox, PhD @katywillcox.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

New paper out! Early-life social instability increases aggression in chickens, but does not affect response inhibition 🐤 We discuss what this means for developmental links between social environments, cognition, and social behaviour, highlighting strong context dependence Full text: rdcu.be/eYOzC

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Katy Willcox, PhD @katywillcox.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Had a nice break seeing friends, family, and (most importantly) Tabitha

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Katy Willcox, PhD @katywillcox.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

New results means new punny titles

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Katy Willcox, PhD @katywillcox.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Had an amazing week in Kolkata at #Behaviour2025! Very grateful for the opportunity to present my work 🐥 Also super glad I got to explore the city and see some of it's wildlife, and to chat cool science with so many nice people!

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Katy Willcox, PhD @katywillcox.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

On my way to Kolkata for #Behaviour2025 !! Still using the same joke in my titles but I promise new results and cute chick photos 🐥

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Katy Willcox, PhD @katywillcox.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Nice day out with the @ecobird.bsky.social team! saw some birds, ate some snacks & embarrassed myself in some beach games 🥐🦆⛱️

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Katy Willcox, PhD @katywillcox.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Using my powers (ability to yap for ages about bird cognition research) for good (teaching msc students)

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Katy Willcox, PhD @katywillcox.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Finally, a photo I can use to answer the "what do you do at work" question

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Katy Willcox, PhD @katywillcox.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Can we give students extra marks for Good Meme Use?

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Katy Willcox, PhD @katywillcox.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

444 feathers, ready for the next steps for corticosterone measurement 🪶

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Katy Willcox, PhD @katywillcox.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Hi Bluesky 👋 I’m a PhD student @ecobird.bsky.social investigating the effects of early-life social environments on the behaviour and cognition of birds 🐦🧠 Follow for cute chick pics, stay for cool science 🐤😎

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Katy Willcox, PhD @katywillcox.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Had a super fun week at the @eslr.bsky.social workshop! Learned a lot and enjoyed the nice collaborative vibe 😊 big thanks to the organisers, speakers and other participants! 🏞🐥💻

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