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Max Reuter

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Evolutionary geneticist at University College London, Editor-in-Chief @JEvBio.bsky.social

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Max Reuter @maxreuter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Interesting piece: brace for academic feudalism. With serious consequences for scientific publishing (we already have them), but also ECRs and growing the geographic spread of academia.
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Stephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Are you a #NewPI in Ecology & Evolution? Would you like to meet with peers to chat about work, the future and life as a new PI? 🍪☕️ Then I have the form for you! 📋 Help us gauge interest in a new network/event by filling in this short survey: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/K4wUiuLuFn Please RT! 🙏
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Journal of Evolutionary Biology @jevbio.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
✍️ This week is Peer Review Week: an annual celebration of the role of peer review in ensuring quality and integrity of research This year’s theme is Capacity: 📚️ Volume 💨 Speed ✅️ Quality These components define a balance that the peer review system is being asked to maintain. buff.ly/87BLRdW
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Peer Review Week (PRW) is a global celebration of the vital role peer review plays in ensuring the quality and integrity of research.
Peer Review Week (PRW) is a global celebration of the vital role peer review plays in ensuring the quality and integrity of research.
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Thomas Dietterich @tdietterich.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
We are seeing a new trend in submissions to @arxiv.bsky.social (and presumably to conferences and journals): Authors submitting papers whose contents they likely do not understand. 1/
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Max Reuter @maxreuter.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Well deserved, @bobmontgomerie.bsky.social, congratulations!
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Journal of Evolutionary Biology @jevbio.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
@prof-tregoning.bsky.social argues that scientific paper format does not reflect how we do science: 🤥are we telling a false story? 💡are we dismissing the central role of creativity in science? What do you think? Let us know in the comments... journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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Gemma Murray @gemmamurray.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I’m hiring two postdocs to join my group at UCL, both funded for 3 years, to investigate how commensal bacteria contribute to the evolution and spread of antimicrobial resistance in pathogens. Please share! Links below 👇 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSU266/r... www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSU268/r...
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Jen , the MT liberal bird lady @liberal-jen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A murmuration of starlings above Sardinia, Italy. One of my favorite natural phenomena.
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European Society for Evolutionary Biology @eseb.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Excited to launch the first call for proposals focusing on policy and/or societal impact of evolutionary biology research. Activities might include: ✅ local meetings on policy and/or societal impact ✅ actions to influence policy 💰€500-2K available Read more here and apply: shorturl.at/ixlby
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John Wares @johnwares.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Reminder to all that us associate editors would FAR RATHER you promptly decline a review than simply not answering. This is THE major factor that slows down the review process for EVERYBODY.
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UCL Research Department of Cell & Developmental Biology @ucl-cdb.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
📢 We're hiring! The Cell & Developmental Biology department (CDB) and other departments in Bioscience @ UCL are delighted to be recruiting for several Lecturer / Associate Professor positions. 👉 View full details and apply here: www.ucl.ac.uk/life-science...
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European Society for Evolutionary Biology @eseb.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
This week we and our society journal @jevbio.bsky.social are proudly sponsoring #ExE2026 @uniexecec.bsky.social 😁 A very friendly meeting that is “just right” in size! Thank you for having us at the inaugural event!!
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Thomas Lenormand @thomaslenormand.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
🚨Interested in #evolutionary #genomics and #popgen #theory? My lab just opened a 1+ year #postdoc position to work on sex chromosome dosage compensation. At #CEFE Montpellier 👉 bit.ly/4eMWDIh Informal enquiries welcome to me🙂 or Paul Saunders and Sylvain Glémin at #SMBE2026 Thanks for sharing!
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Craig Primmer @fishcongen.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
For those interested in more sustainable (evolution) conferencing options like #NOFLYSMBE, consider the next @eseb.bsky.social meeting #eseb2027 which is a 4 city hub meeting aimed at allowing #nofly participation eseb2027.org #smbe2026 #Istanbul #London #Munich #Gothenburg
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ESEB 2027 – Hub Congress
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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
📢 Need time to draft your public comment on the proposed OMB "Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance"? Join GSA for a one-hour virtual working session on June 29 from 4–5 pm EDT. ⏰ Register: buff.ly/d8Ks0D7 Work quietly or collab with others; you don't need to join for the full hour.
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Susan Johnston @susanjohnston.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Still some time to apply to our postdoc position - deadline 3rd July. I'll be at #SMBE2026 if anyone would like to chat about it 😊
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Lucy van Dorp @lucyvandorp.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
We are advertising a 3-year Evolution Education Trust funded #PhD studentship at @ugiatucl.bsky.social UCL to investigate the genomic history of infectious diseases preserved within historical pathology collections. Details: www.findaphd.com/phds/project.... #findaphd #EET
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Unlocking the Genomic History of Pathogens Through Pathology Archives at University College London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Unlocking the Genomic History of Pathogens Through Pathology Archives at University College London, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Stephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Very cool new pre-print from @rmash.bsky.social and team “…parental care shapes the storage, expression and release of genetic variation…” www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Parental care is a genetic capacitor
Parental care is widespread across the animal kingdom and plays a critical role in offspring development. Yet, its broader genetic and evolutionary impacts remain underexplored. Here, using the bipare...
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Max Reuter @maxreuter.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
We are advertising a PhD studentship to study the effects of mitochondrial function on cell motility in flies. The project is supervised by myself, Nick Lane and @fcamus.bsky.social, in collaboration with Anna Franz at UCL, @stramerlab.bsky.social at KCL and Michael Sixt at ISTA. Please repost!
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Jim Labisko💚🐸🦎🐍🐢🦇🐆🧪💙😷4/4 @jimlabisko.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
New academic posts in @uclcber.bsky.social @ucl-pnl.bsky.social @ucllifesciences.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk APPLY NOW! Deadline 10th July Work with us: www.ucl.ac.uk/life-science... Current academic opportunities: www.ucl.ac.uk/life-science... UCL Biosciences homepage: www.ucl.ac.uk/life-science...
Advertisement for Lecturer/Associate Professor post in AI for Biodiversity Science at University College LondonAdvertisement for Lecturer/Associate Professor post in Biodiversity, Food systems and Health at University College London
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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Reminder that the Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE) is asking members to sign letters regarding the OMB rule (by 6/15) and to submit individual responses (by 7/13!!). We have >250 signatories right now, GREAT!, but we have ~4k members, give or take, so pls get those signatures in!
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Max Reuter @maxreuter.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Done. Phew!
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Rob Noble @robjohnnoble.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Two pleas from a journal editor: 1. If you're mid-career or senior and are declining a review, please recommend a junior colleague. 2. If you're early-career and want to be asked to review papers, please ensure editors can readily discover your expertise, current affililation, and email address.
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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
We urge GSA members and the genetics community to submit a public comment on the recently proposed OMB regulations—which pose drastic challenges to the scientific enterprise—by July 13, 2026! Submit your comments here: www.regulations.gov/document/OMB...
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Max Reuter @maxreuter.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
If you are at #SMBE2026 at the end of the month, go and listen to @deboraycb.bsky.social about detection balancing selection with ARGs! S08, on Tuesday morning.
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Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution @official-smbe.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Talks by: Evan Forsythe @deboraycb.bsky.social @jasondekoning.bsky.social Irene Julca Bui Quang Minh Iker Rivas-González Madeline A. Chase Hongjin Wu
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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
🚨SSE members: check your inbox!🚨 SSE has sent an important email regarding the OMB's proposed overhaul of federal grant regulations--changes that could affect peer review, publishing, conferences, professional societies, international collaborations, and more. @sse-evolution.bsky.social
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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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European Society for Evolutionary Biology @eseb.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Excited to launch the first call for proposals focusing on policy and/or societal impact of evolutionary biology research. Activities might include: ✅ local meetings on policy and/or societal impact ✅ actions to influence policy 💰€500-2K available Read more here and apply: shorturl.at/ixlby
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Luisa Jaimes @jaimesnino.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Working on ageing in unusual taxa? Consider submitting to our Special Issue on the Journal of Evolutionary Biology: "Ageing outside of the box: insights from unusual and non-model species". With @yagmurerten.bsky.social and @MargauxBieuville, we are looking forward! academic.oup.com/jeb/pages/ca...
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Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Official petition for the UK to rejoin the EU, open to UK citizens and residents: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74... Takes literally 1 minute, very quick. With changing political climate, worth making your UK voice heard if this is your view. Petition closes June 8th 2026.
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Petition: Apply to Rejoin the EU as soon as possible to increase growth in the UK
We believe Brexit's not working. The OBR judges that the UK economy is smaller and trade is weaker because of Brexit, and it will just get worse. 10 years after the Brexit vote, let's apply to rejoin ...
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Rob Noble @robjohnnoble.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Four current special issues and calls for papers related to cancer evolution/ecology and mathematical oncology (details also in the alt text for you to copy and search)
Cancer in an evolutionary framework: across species and within individualsJournal of Evolutionary Biology
Editors: B Ujvari, A Marusyk, A Nedelcu & N Raven
Deadline: 31st August 2026
 
Mechanistic and data-driven modeling in mathematical oncologynpj Systems Biology and Applications
Editors: J West, S Hamis, G Lorenzo & R Noble
Deadline: 2nd December 2026

Evolutionary MedicineEvolutionary Applications
Editors: F Thomas, A Dujon, J-P Capp & K Asselin
Deadline: 30th June 2026
 
Exploring Eco-Evo Applications in Cancer
Evolution, Medicine and Public Health
Editors: B Vibishan, N Johnson & J Somarelli
Deadline: 30th June 2026
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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 15/05/2026
To writers who use AI even just for research, I strongly recommend reading the @authorsguild.org guide: "AI Best Practices For Authors" www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... (via @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social buff.ly/IblvLDa)
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Authors Guild Issues Updated AI Best Practices for Writers
As questions continue to swirl around how to ethically and legally use AI in the writing and publishing of books, the Guild has updated its guidance to help authors better navigate the changing landsc...
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European Society for Evolutionary Biology @eseb.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
📣 The ESEB Equal Opportunities Committee invites proposals for activities that increase awareness of inequalities and improve representation and equal opportunities within evolutionary biology 💰€1K grants available 👥 All ESEB members eligible to apply 🌐 Find out more: shorturl.at/7GEAo
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Max Reuter @maxreuter.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Thread about the current round of BBSRC Early Independence fellowships, with some very good points about shifting the review burden to universities and the treatment of the ECRs.
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EcoEvoRxiv @ecoevorxiv.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
"Sexually antagonistic selection: a review of the theory and its implications" doi.org/10.32942/X28M22
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Max Reuter @maxreuter.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
If, like me, you didn’t get EvolDir posts anymore, then search your spam for a message from evoldir@evoldir.net… You need to give your consent before you can receive messages again.
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Charles Mullon @charlesmullon.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Applications now open for the UNIL Summer School on Modelling for Evolutionary Biology (31 Aug–5 Sep 2026, Lausanne)! For PhD & postdocs interested in formal approaches to evolutionary ecology (incl. social evo, life-history, species interactions). Scholarships available, Pls RP! shorturl.at/fo1GA
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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
ALL EvolDir subscribers - take action to continue receiving emails from us: EvolDir is subject to different data protection regulations in the EU; ESEB must have your consent to send you EvolDir emails. Look out for an email soon to update your preferences on the content you would like to receive.
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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
📣 EvolDir is now managed by @eseb.bsky.social! We are delighted to be taking the reins and express our gratitude to both Brian Golding who began this service to the community in the mid-1980s and to @rdmpage.bsky.social who ran this account until now 👏 You can now find evoldir here: evoldir.net
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Rob Noble @robjohnnoble.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
King's College London are seeking a Lecturer in Applied Mathematics (Quantitative Modelling) to "develop an independent research programme in applied mathematics, mathematical modelling, or a closely related area" www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRG116/l...
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Lecturer in Applied Mathematics (Quantitative Modelling) at King's College London
Recruiting now: Lecturer in Applied Mathematics (Quantitative Modelling) on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
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Barbara Class, Ph.D. (she/her) @barbaraclass.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I’ll be leaving PCI in May to begin a new postdoc, which means my current position will soon be open! You’ll find the job advert below (in French). Please feel free to share it within your networks, and don’t hesitate to get in touch if you’d like more information!
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Hernán A. Burbano @hernanaburbano.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Join our department (GEE) as a fellow - Research Career Development Fellowships Program Call: tinyurl.com/2sfpyhsz GEE invites #ECRs who wish to be sponsored to apply for external fellowships to establish an independent research group. @ucllifesciences.bsky.social More info: tinyurl.com/mtwhwzjj
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Max Reuter @maxreuter.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Interesting piece on what AI does to learning (here for astrophysics, but the arguments apply generally). Do the grunt work!
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Journal of Evolutionary Biology @jevbio.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
📣 Read our latest issue! 📘 academic.oup.com/jeb/issue/39/4 📸 Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis temporalis), an Australian songbird with highly atypical sperm morphology. Most passerines have elongated, corkscrew-shaped sperm, this subspecies has 'tadpole-like' sperm. Photo Credit: Des Boorman
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Flo Camus @fcamus.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
🧬 Funded GTA PhD in my lab at UCL @ucllifesciences.bsky.social ! Looking for a motivated student to work on how mismatches between mitochondrial & nuclear genomes shape health, ageing & evolution. Experimental (Drosophila) | Computational genomics The project is flexible & shaped around you.
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FindAPhD : Biosciences Graduate Training Assistant PhD Studentships at University College London
Apply for a PhD: Biosciences Graduate Training Assistant PhD Studentships at University College London
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Erik Postma @erikpostma.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
🚨 ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE APPROACHING! 🚨 Only 1 week left to submit your abstract for #ExE2026! Submissions close April 1. All the details are at evoxeco.uk and below 👇
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Welcome
ExE 2026 is a 3-day conference aimed at evolutionary ecologists from around the world, hosted by the University of Exeter in beautiful Cornwall. It provides a friendly and inclusive platform for all c...
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Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
📣 Call for Volunteers! Are you an early career researcher? University student? Science communicator? Know someone who is? We're always looking for new Guest Bloggers to contribute to our journal blog The Paper Trail! Find out more about it & apply below 👇🌍🧪
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Vacancies
Explore the wealth of content available within The Linnean Society of London's website.
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UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
A reminder that there is one week left to apply for our post (Professor / Assistant Professor) in Computational Genomics in Health and Disease here at UCL Genetics Institute (UGI) funded by the UCL @ucl.ac.uk Health Strategy. Details 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/....
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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Thomas Lesaffre 🌱 @thomaslesaffre.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
🚨 PhD position available ! 🚨 I am hiring a PhD student to work with me on the evolution of plant sexual systems 🌺 at @unifrbiology.bsky.social ! The position is funded for 4 years by @snsf.ch as part of my Ambizione fellowship. More info here: tinyurl.com/monoecy 🌱 Please RP and share widely ! 🌱
View of the old city of Fribourg from the "Pont du Milieu". 
© Ville de Fribourg
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