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ingmarvisser.bsky.social @ingmarvisser.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

New paper 🍼📄 ManyBabies 3 is out (open access, registered report in Developmental Science). 30 labs, 33 languages, 839 infants set out to replicate a textbook finding: 7-month-olds learn abstract rules from speech (@garymarcus.bsky.social et al., 1999). We didn’t find it. 🧵

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Get your pencils and paintbrushes ready because it’s time for the PSGB T-Shirt Contest! 🎨 Are you skilled with watercolours or experienced with digital art? Want to contribute to the conservation, research, and captive care of primate species? This is your chance! (See 🧵)

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Johan Lind @johanlind.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"How reliable is the evidence in animal cognition research?" Interesting new preprint, looking forward to seeing this in press: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v... #metaanalysis #animalcognition

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The statistical fragility of animal cognition findings: a meta-meta-analytic reappraisal

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Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

News!! 🎉🎉🎉 We've officially re-launched our newsletter! Our first post is a "starter pack"—a brief orientation for newcomers to the show, with suggested episodes on different themes. Feel free to make alternate suggestions in the comments! manymindspodcast.substack.com/p/many-minds...

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Many Minds podcast: A starter pack

A guide for new listeners

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Claudia Wascher @wascherclaudia.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Know someone advancing equity, diversity, inclusion & accessibility in animal behaviour research? Nominate them for ASAB's EDIA Award! 📅 Deadline: 1st October www.asab.org/edia-award #AnimalBehaviour #EDIA #ASAB #DiversityInSTEM

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EDIA Award — ASAB

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Susana Monsó @susanamonso.com · 07/09/2026

Interested in doing a PhD in philosophy of animal minds in lovely Murcia? We have just published a call for expressions of interest to do a PhD as part of our research project on ecological validity in comparative cognitive science. Please consider applying if this is up your street!

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Call for expressions of interest: PhD position

The Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation is about to publish a call for pre-doctoral scholarships (FPI) adhered to scientific projects that have been approved for funding in 2026. We invite …

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Behaviour 2027 @behaviour2027.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Thanks for the shout out at #ECBB2026 ! We’re looking forward to having everyone join us next summer for #Behaviour2027 in Vienna 🤗 Our call for symposia is now open: behaviour2027.eventsairsite.com

Vivek in front of a slide with a gosling with a bee on its beak reading “Behaviour 2027 Vienna, Austria 23-27 August 2027
Call for symposia now open!”

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We are delighted to announce that Sir Stephen Fry is the new patron for the Primate Society of Great Britain! 🎉

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Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

New episode!! 🎙️🎉 A conversation with @damianblasi.bsky.social about linguistic diversity and what it can tell us. Linguistic diversity is a precious part of our species' heritage. It also offers a wellspring of clues about history, culture, and the human mind. Listen: disi.org/the-natural-...

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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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Timo B. Roettger @timoroettger.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Daniel's useful take on alternatives to the OSF for data storage. We at @manylanguagesc.bsky.social will also pivot to a combination of Github and Zenodo.

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Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

This was a brilliant book. Totally changed my perspective and I learnt so much. Find a copy wherever you can!

Photo of book. The tile says "Native Nations, a millennium in North America". The authors name at the bottom reads Kathleen DuVal. The illustration shows two Native Americans seated looking at the Sun. One has their hand raised. A circle on the side has the text "Winner of the Puliltzer Prize". There are other quotes of praise from different people: "Essential", "Stunning", "Indispensable", "Important".

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

NEW: It was a digital lynching. And the media is never going to hold itself to account for the role it played in Jason Arday’s death. But there are things we can do. This is a practical guide based on my own experience. broligarchy.substack.com/p/a-digital-...

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A Digital Lynching

A practical guide for individuals and organisations when the mobs gather

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Christoph Völter @christophvoelter.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Join us in Vienna! We are looking for a #PhD student and a #Postdoc to investigate #innovation in great #apes: PhD ad: share.eva.mpg.de/index.php/s/... Postdoc ad: share.eva.mpg.de/index.php/s/... Application deadline: August 17th. Please share widely!

A chimp solving a puzzle box problem. Photo credit: MPI-EVA

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EthoArt 2026 — Ethology & the Arts @ethoart2026.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

🦋 Ethology, Literature and the Arts: how animal behaviour shapes philosophy, cinema, music & art. 📍 Erice, Sicily — 24-27 Sep 2026 Ettore Majorana Foundation · dir. A. Vitale & S. Pollo 10 speakers, one cross-disciplinary conversation. 🔗 centromajorana.it/ethoart2026 #EthoArt2026 #ethology

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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 16/07/2026

What’s the trouble with noisy neighbours? Come check it out at Animal Behavior Live 2026! We are delighted to announce Dr. Sue Anne Zollinger (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK) as our second plenary speaker at Animal Behaviour Live 2026!🤩 Free registration here: ablaoc.sciencesconf.org

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Liran Samuni @lirsamuni.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

🐒 Work with primates? Have you observed 3 or more individuals grooming together? Polyadic grooming is barely documented and we know little about its distribution. Please take 1–2 minutes to fill out this short survey and share: forms.gle/cLPB1mnwrjJo...

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Polyadic grooming in primates

survey about observations of polyadic grooming in primate species

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Save the date! 📅 PSGB is hosting an online workshop on the topic “Cognition for Conservation and Captive Care” (2nd September 2026). Check out the first look for our speakers working across primate behaviour and cognition & register your interest to receive the workshop link! 🐒 shorturl.at/HDvXA

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EU Science, Research & Innovation @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu · 13/07/2026

The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) is moving closer to a fully operational European research data federation, with new Nodes, and #HorizonEU projects advancing AI, skills & more. Faster discovery, better collaboration, increased sovereignty. Learn more: link.europa.eu/tBGxcH

A wide-angle photograph of a large conference taking place in a modern meeting room. Dozens of participants are seated on both sides of long tables arranged in a U-shape, many using laptops, taking notes or listening to the discussion. At the front of the room, speakers sit on a panel beneath three large presentation screens displaying slides, while an EU flag stands beside the podium. The room is brightly lit and equipped with microphones and audiovisual equipment, creating the setting for a formal policy or research meeting. The image conveys collaboration and dialogue among experts and stakeholders at a European Union event.

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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 12/07/2026

⏳ Just 120 days to go until #ABL2026! Join us on 12 November 2026 for a full day dedicated to "Studying Animal Behaviour in a Changing World" 🐾🌍 🆓 FREE & fully online 📢 Abstract submissions are open 📄 Register & submit your abstract: ablaoc.sciencesconf.org #AnimalBehaviour #ABL2026 #Ethology

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Animal Behaviour Live: Annual Online Conference 2026 - Sciencesconf.org

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Christos C. Ioannou @ccioannou.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

📢 @asab.org Conference Attendance Grants for developing country applicants: deadline 1st AUGUST 📢 Up to £2500!!! Joint Winter Conference of ASAB and PSGB: “Social Learning and Culture” @asabpsgb2026.bsky.social #ASABWinter2026 @asab-meetings.bsky.social Full details: www.asab.org/conference-g...

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Animal-Environment Interactions Lab @safilab.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

We have finally ported the last remaining functions from move to the move2 package and while doing so we also started move2universe to accommodate the future additions to the R-package family designed to work with movebank. Move2Utils: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Stay tuned

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Theiss Bendixen @theissbendixen.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

New research! 📚 We built the largest database to date of cephalopod species - octopuses, squids and cuttlefish - and their brains, habitats and behaviors 🐙🧠📈 What did we find?👇 Press release: www.lse.ac.uk/news/ecologi... Paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Behaviour 2027 @behaviour2027.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

We are excited to announce that #Behaviour2027 (XXXIX International Ethological Congress) will be taking place in Vienna, Austria! We are looking forward to having you all join us next year from August 23-27. Please follow and share!

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ASAB @asab.org · 09/07/2026

We are sponsoring an interdisciplinary workshop at UCL on the topic of agency! Registration for attending in person is limited so sign up soon. Deadline for the ECR elevator pitch session is Aug 7. More info here: www.animalinventiveness.com/post/interna...

Workshop. "Agency between Biology and Philosophy" 22-23 September 2026 University College London London Uk and online. Organisers Mathilde Tahar and Alecia Carter. Supported by UCL, Leverhulme trust, ASAB. Picture of two monkeys fighting.

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Cultural Evolution Society @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Calling all animal culture enthusiasts! The Association for Study of Animal Behaviour and the Primate Society of Great Britain are holding a joint meeting this December on "Social Learning and Culture" 👇

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Paddy Tkaczynski @paddytkaczynski.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

🚨🐵 Paid primate work: We are seeking a new camp and research coordinator for the Born To Be Wild Project; Tazekka National Park, Morocco: Details here (sadly due to funding constraints only available for EU, and potentially UK applicants at a push): groups.google.com/a/g-groups.w...

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Dieter Lukas @dieterlukas.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/07/2026

I compiled a list of 350 #funding opportunities for #postdoctoral research #fellowships: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J2M… I realized I should share this again after mentioning it to some folks at the #EFP2026

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Barbara Klump @barbaraklump.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Join us in Vienna! We are looking for a PhD student and a Postdoc to investigate innovation in corvids within the “Comparative ecological innovation styles” project funded by @fwf-at.bsky.social. More info: barbaraklump.com Application deadline July 24th. Please share widely!

A carrion crow holding a walnut. Photo: @valentine-comin.bsky.social

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Prof Nichola Raihani @nicholaraihani.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

If you have (or will soon) complete your PhD & would like to join a thriving cultural evolution research group in NEW ZEALAND, drop me a line. UoA offers a handful of funded research fellowships. Applications must be made by a faculty member. Deadline August. Pls share with your students

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Association for Psychological Science @psychscience.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

A new study published in Psychological Science assesses how cognitive skills of great apes vary between individuals www.psychologicalscience.org/news/2026-ju... @elmanubohn.bsky.social

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Lauren Brent @ljnbrent.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The University of Exeter is not in budget deficit. Yet are proposing to cut 150 academic jobs. This include my job. Please sign and share the petition, write our Vice Chancellor, to your MP, and get the word out about the act of self harm this university is about to commit. c.org/yKcx6Zr29H

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This campaign needs you now

Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter

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ManyLanguages @manylanguagesc.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

This month, we’re turning our attention to the realities of project management in academia — something that affects every Big Team Science project.

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ASAB @asab.org · 03/06/2026

There are four positions to join ASAB council beginning 2027: Ordinary Member, Membership Secretary, Communications Officer and Social Media Officer. Statements and nominations are due June 20! www.asab.org/opportunities

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Opportunities — ASAB

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Delphine De Moor @delphinedemoor.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Does it matter whether you use focal sampling or scan sampling to collect animal behaviour data? We used simulations to find out, testing how accurate and precise each method is across a range of behaviours, study systems, and observation protocols.

Illustration comparing which subset of the true occurences of behaviour is recorded using focals vs. scans.

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Danai Papageorgiou @danaipapageorgiou.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

In our new TREE paper, with M. Borgerhoff Mulder, S. Brosnan and E. Strauss we show that power in animal societies can be subject to control. When high-powered individuals use aggression to gain better access to resources, other group members can respond with "levelling". doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...

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Redirecting

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Dr Juliane Kaminski @comparativeminds.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

🐶 As Section President for this year’s British Science Festival, I’m honoured to represent the amazing work we do at UoP Dog Cognition Centre, uncovering incredible cognitive abilities of dogs! #DogCognition #AnimalCognition #BritishScienceFestival www.britishscienceassociation.org/news/announc...

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Announcing our British Science Festival 2026 Section Presidents

The British Science Association has announced the Scientific Section Presidents for the 2026 British Science Festival, which takes place from 16-20 September in Southampton, hosted by the University o...

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CONNECT partnership @connect-btss.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

New article in Nature about Big Team Science with lots of quotes from CONNECT members! @manybabies.org @themanybirds.bsky.social @manydogsproject.bsky.social @cos.io

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The Moyen Bafing Chimp Project @mbchimp.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

We’re hiring Research Assistants with the Moyen Bafing Chimpanzee Project! Help contribute to a growing wild chimpanzee research & conservation project in West Africa 🐵 Apply now (open until filled, starting dates from July). More info👇or dm for Qs #conservation #science #fieldwork #primates 🧪

We are seeking motivated field assistants for chimpanzee research and ecological surveying at the savanna-mosaic environment of the Moyen-Bafing National Park (MBNP), Guinea. The candidate will be responsible for the installation and maintenance of camera traps in the home ranges of several chimpanzee groups, chimpanzee habituation and behavioral data collection, and ecological surveying and sampling in the region. Together with an international and local team, the candidate will be responsible for the management of research data, and the day-to-day maintenance and running of the research site.

Essential requirements:
(1) previous field experience in remote areas (preference for arid zones/tropics)
(2) proficiency in both English and French (written and spoken)
(3) physically and mentally fit, able to spend long periods of time away from developed areas and be comfortable with minimal living conditions (no plumbing or electricity) in remote and ecologically challenging locations
(4) the capacity to live and work together with a small team of international and local assistants for extended periods of time
(5) good communication skills with other team members and (remotely) with project managers
(6) strong motivation to be active and flexible while managing multiple simultaneous responsibilities
(7) demonstrate tolerance to customs and practices of local communities

* Monthly stipend to offset living expenses
* Reimbursement of up to $1100 USD towards an international round trip flight after completion of a 9-month term

Minimum 9 months starting in July 2026.

Applications should be sent via email to Drs. Catherine Hobaiter, Erin Wessling, and Liran Samuni at mbchimp@gmail.com. We will start evaluating the applications on June 1 2026, and continue until the position is filled. Please include in your application your CV, a 1-page cover letter highlighting your interest and qualifications, and the names and contact information of at least two references

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HaDi MaBouDi @maboudi.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I am very pleased to announce our upcoming Theo Murphy meeting at the Royal Society: Nature of Intelligence: Bridging Animal and Artificial Intelligence 21–22 September 2026 - Bristol, UK Registration deadline: 1 July Register here: lnkd.in/eGDAux-M #AI #AnimalCognition #Neuroscience

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

🚨Deadline approaching🚨 for this fully funded PhD-position at Uni Tübingen! Want to know more? ➡️ Get in touch!

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Víctor Martín-Vélez @victormartinvel.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

🐦 New paper out! We investigated how ecology and habitat use shape exposure to zoonotic bacteria in urban gulls from Barcelona #UrbanEcology By combining: 📍 GPS tracking 🪶 Stable isotopes 🧪 Microbiological screening www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

🌟Nominations are open for the 2026 SORTEE Commendation Awards! Know a project promoting #OpenScience in Ecology & Evolution (workshops, tools, outreach & more)? Projects can be local or global, team-based or individual Submit a nomination here: sortee.org/awards/

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Animal Behaviour Collective @abcmicrogrants.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

The 2nd microgrants round of the year is open! Please share and donate any amount if you can ! More info: opencollective.com/animal-behav...

The 2nd microgrants round of the year is open!
Please share and donate any amount if you can !

More info: https://opencollective.com/animal-behaviour-collective

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PessoaBrain @pessoabrain.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

𝗦𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 I've shared book suggestions on the brain, conceptual foundations of biology, and much more. Check out the collection from past years. (interface not perfect at this point). sparkling-trifle-93b8c9.netlify.app

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