We discuss how non-native English speakers face invisible labour, higher rejection rates, and limited access to resources and networks, reinforcing structural asymmetries. We also reflect on how open science can unintentionally reproduce inequalities.
This work was a collaborative effort of an amazing team of researchers from different areas of expertise. Led by @rturba.bsky.social and @cmarin.bsky.social with the participation of @elinatakola.bsky.social @michaelgbertram.bsky.social among others. It was a really fun and enlightening experience.
Just published in Peer Community Journal: A perspective on Global North–South inequalities in science and how language and funding barriers shape who gets to participate in global knowledge production. 🌍📚
👉 peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10....
#Camouflage on the move.
Trumpetfish more often selected similarly coloured fish to ‘shadow’ (swim alongside when hunting).
Doing so reduced the anti-predator responses of prey.
#experiments #fieldwork #fish #mimicy #predation #marine
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1️⃣ month to go! ⏰
#ABL2025, our annual international online conference is on the 13–14 Nov 🎉
6 plenaries • 24 talks • 40+ posters • 3 workshops • lively Discord chats.. and more !
🌐 Free registration — register now!
👉 ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org
More studies are needed to assess the effect of anthropogenic noise on aquatic animals...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...
🎥 Missed it live? Catch the replay!
Get practical tips on resilience, communication, and building healthier research cultures with our amazing panellists Marion Miezenbeek, Raquel Cossío-Bayúgar & Karla Rossanet Dzul-Rosado.
▶️ Watch now: youtube.com/live/4g6bv3Q...
#AcademicCareers
🚨JOB alert🚨 Full-time Managing Editor role for @asab.org journal Animal Behaviour. Applicants must have animal #behaviour background; previous editorial experience would be ideal.
Apply by 31st July 2025.
#publishing #editor #job
More details: www.asab.org/opportunities
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"Wartime innovation." Fucking ghouls.
Israel is testing their weapons on Palestinians!
We’re thrilled to announce plenary speakers at #ABL2025. 🙌
Dr Amir Patel @ucl.ac.uk blends robotics & biology to decode the cheetah’s lightning-fast moves. 🐆 From deep learning to legged robots, get ready for a wild sprint through biomechanics, evolution & tech!
#Biomechanics #Robotics
🗨️ ABL Roundtable Series 2025 — TODAY!🗨️ 🗓️ July 4th, 10:00 GMT
Let’s talk resilience, communication & positive research culture 🗣️
Join us LIVE in just a few hours! 🌐 youtube.com/live/4g6bv3Q...
#SciComm #AcademicCoaching #ResearchCulture
🎬 MISSED THE SEMINAR? Watch the replay! 🐘
TNC Vidya, Athira TK & Ankana Sanyal share insights from the Kabini Elephant Project and explore elephant social behaviour through the lens of socioecological theory.
📺 Replay now on YouTube → www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpdD...
#AsianElephants #AnimalBehaviour
The Society for Experimental Biology Presents: SEB Annual Conference 8-11 July 2025 A room with a Zoo, Antwerp sebiology.org #SEBCONFERENCE SEB logo
Will you be at #SEB2025 this week? Visit the @biologists.bsky.social booth (#3 & 4) in the exhibition hall to ask about the @biologyopen.bsky.social Fast & Fair peer review initiative. bit.ly/41N31tO
@sebiology.bsky.social
What a fascinating study on the false heads of some butterflies! 🤩🦋 Great presentation by @tarunyumnam.bsky.social #EMPSEB30 @empseb30.bsky.social
AI generated image showing flock of sheep, shoal of fish, flock of birds and swarm robots
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PhD studentship! Comparative Analysis and Modelling of Collective Behaviour in Natural and Artificial Systems.
**this scholarship for UK residents only, as defined by UKCISA regulations**
Details below! Please RT
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An interesting talk organized by #DOSITS dosits.org and presented by Marta Solé www.lab.upc.edu/index2.php?i...
Note that there’s been an abstract extension for #ASABSpring2025 !
🚨NEW paper🚨 out today in @royalsociety.org experimentally testing the combined effects of elevated #predation risk & anthropogenic #noise on dwarf mongoose #vigilance behaviour.
First paper for 🌟Lucy Westover🌟 from her #Masters.
#OpenAccess #cover @bristolbiosci.bsky.social
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⏳ The Countdown is On! ⏳
📣🚨 Only 4 days left to submit your abstract! 🚨📣
✨We’ve already received several fascinating submissions and are looking forward to your contributions.
📅 submission deadline - 15th February 2025
Portal closes on 11:59 PM IST on 15th of February.
Here's one of the remarkable entomologists I include in my upcoming graphic novel Insectopolis. He deserves to be credited as the brilliant pioneer that he was. #entomology www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
A group of 7 dolphins swim together. Photo taken from above. The water is turquoise-green.
Male dolphins form alliances with really complex social structures.
Find out why in episode 1 with Prof. Stephanie King @stephanielking.bsky.social
Links in bio or wherever you get your pods.
(photo from Stephanie King)
#dolphins #podcast #SciComm
FishSounds Educate flyer for Kieran Cox's seminar on noise pollution at February 7 at 9 am Pacific time. Register at FishSounds.net/educate.js.
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We will have our next #bioacoustics FishSounds Educate seminar on Friday Feb 7 at 9 am Pacific—all about underwater noise pollution with Dr. Kieran Cox! Register here: uvic.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
📢100+ abstracts received 📢
📣We are happy to announce that we have received 100+ abstracts from brilliant minds across the globe for Behaviour 2025.🌏
We welcome further submissions from experts in the field and look forward to reviewing your proposals.
📅 submission deadline - 15th February 2025
