Any ECRs interested in joining a journal editorial board? I’m leaving an associate editor position due to upcoming maternity leave and other commitments and am happy to offer suggestions to the journal for a relacement. Broad zoology remit, reasonable workload.
Davina Hill
Tips for becoming a better mentor/supervisor, based on survey of 2,600 early-career researchers; eg. regular meetings are super-important
Includes tips for institutions and funding bodies to promote good supervision
doi.org/10.64898/202... #AcademicSky
HT @science.org
Our new paper by Katie Crawford @ljmuofficial.bsky.social is out! OA in @ecol-evol.bsky.social: From Leaves to Litter: Use of Anthropogenic #Nesting Materials in #Hibernation Nests of the European #Hedgehog
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
@julianowack.bsky.social @cebeardsworth.bsky.social
Davina Hill
Kirsty MacLeod
Final PAW seminar of the academic year yesterday🎉Very interesting talks from two of our PhD students: Ansley Li (Supervisors Prof @npevans.bsky.social + Dr Michelle Bellingham), and Bunnada Siriporn (Supervisors Dr Mark McLaughlin, Prof Catherine Stalin + Prof Rodrigo Qiuntana). @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Francisco Rodriguez-Sanchez
Davina Hill
Competition funded PhD opportunity at the cutting edge of #conservation, using species traits to measure & conserve ecosystem processes. Working with @jmbecologist.bsky.social, @josephtobias.bsky.social, Ben Woodcock and me.
Application deadline 8 Jan 2026 ⚠️⚠️⚠️🌍🌐🧪
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Physiology, Ageing & Welfare Group UoG
Happy Birthday to us! 🎉
The University of Glasgow is 575 years old today. We have been changing the world since 1451!
This year we will be celebrating the centuries of impact of UofG, while looking towards to the future, with our #TeamUofG community around the world.
#UofG575
People are talking about how to detect AI writing, so just reposting this excellent essay by @marcusolang.substack.com "I'm Kenyan. I don't write like ChatGPT. Chat GPT writes like me." -- absolutely essential reading.
marcusolang.substack.com/p/im-kenyan-...
Dr Orly Razgour
University of Glasgow
Chance to join the incredible banded mongoose project! 🇺🇬❤️
3 year postdoc on the mongoose project, working on the evolution and maintenance of group identity in animal societies. The closing date for applications is 16 June 2026.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRN272/p...
