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We promote the study of animal behaviour, organise conferences, fund research & support the teaching of animal behaviour. Co-publisher of #AnimalBehaviourJournal. Posts by @raccoonologist.bsky.social. For meeting posts, follow @asab-meetings.bsky.social
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Take note! 📝 There are a lot of important dates coming up for #ASABSpring2026 and #ECBB2026 🗓️

More information here: www.asab.org/conferences-...
Take note! 📝 There are a lot of important dates coming up for #ASABSpring2026 and #ECBB2026 🗓️

More information here: www.asab.org/conferences-...
December 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Wishing everyone a joyful holiday season ❄️🎄⛄
At @abcmicrogrants.bsky.social 🐝🐝🐝, we’re excited to support even more #AnimalBehavior students through #microgrants + #mentorship. Your generosity makes this possible - consider donating to help us keep this work going!
December 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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🚨 Postdoctoral Opportunity for Female Scientists🚨

The University of Vienna is awarding at least 20 fully funded 4 year postdoctoral positions to outstanding female scientists

Interested? Get in touch via direct message
careers.univie.ac.at/en/postdoc/e...

#MicroSky 🧪

#PostDoc @univie.ac.at
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Join the SciLifeLab PULSE postdoc program for future leaders in Life Science, focusing on diversity, training, and research in various areas. Applications open Dec 2025 to Mar 2026. More info: https://www.scilifelab.se/research/pulse/ #postdoc
PULSE
SciLifeLab PULSE: Program for Future Leaders in Life Science SciLifeLab PULSE is a comprehensive Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Cofund postdoctoral program, that will train 48 future leaders in life sciences. […]
www.scilifelab.se
December 21, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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2026. A call for CARE in animal behaviour: an holistic ethical research framework. [Consult, Approve, Research and Evaluate framework] via @asab.org cc @asabeducation.bsky.social - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A call for CARE in animal behaviour: an holistic ethical research framework
Despite increasing awareness of animal welfare, there are vast discrepancies between legal protections and recommended practices for different species…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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Stockholm University's Department of Zoology seeks an Associate Professor in Animal Ecology and Evolution. Deadline: Feb 28, 2026. More info: https://su.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:883922/where:4/ #job
Associate Professor in Zoology with focus on ecology and evolution
Associate Professor in Zoology with focus on ecology and evolution
su.varbi.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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Nominations for the Royal Society's medals and awards are still open. Help us celebrate excellence across the sciences and across the world, with nominations open to both individuals and teams. Find out more: #RSMedals

https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/nominations/
December 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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💡Your questions, answered.

The ERC Plus Grant webpage is now live, and the Q&As on this new funding scheme are available on the website, too.

🔗 ERC Plus Grants 👉 bit.ly/3N7BJcr

🔗 Q&A 👉 bit.ly/4j4G5gA
December 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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PhD position in behavioral ecology at the University of Graz, Austria. Focus on reproductive isolation in Gammarus fossarum. Master's in biology required. Email applications to Kristina Sefc. Details: https://www.uni-graz.at/ #phd
Universität Graz – We work for tomorrow - Universität Graz
Universität Graz – We work for tomorrow - Universität Graz
www.uni-graz.at
December 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Missed our #ECBB2026 Plenary Speaker reveals? Not to worry!

Here is a quick recap of all the excellent speakers we'll be welcoming at September's meeting!
December 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Hi! I'm Francesca (Xisca), MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow working on crocodiles' cognition evocroproject.github.io, passionate about natural sciences, shows, fantasy books and music, you can easily find me with headphones on, and I host a science news channel called @dropsofsciencenews.bsky.social
EvOCRO — Evolutionary Origins of Cognition in Crocodiles
Evolutionary Origins of Cognition in Crocodiles
evocroproject.github.io
November 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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If you are interested in animal personality, cognition, or reptiles, definitely give my amazing post-doc @xiscacassola.bsky.social a follow! 🐊🧠 #AnimalBehaviour #Cognition #Reptiles
Hi! I'm Francesca (Xisca), MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow working on crocodiles' cognition evocroproject.github.io, passionate about natural sciences, shows, fantasy books and music, you can easily find me with headphones on, and I host a science news channel called @dropsofsciencenews.bsky.social
EvOCRO — Evolutionary Origins of Cognition in Crocodiles
Evolutionary Origins of Cognition in Crocodiles
evocroproject.github.io
December 12, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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We've announced half of our ECBB plenary speakers already! Are you ready to keep going with our next reveal? Who could it be???
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It's the brilliant @andyradford.bsky.social!
December 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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December 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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We've crawled, swam, hopped, flew, scuttled and run through our ECBB 2026 Plenary Speaker list to reach the final plenary announcement.
Who is rounding off our speaker list?
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It's the fantastic Dr Christopher Schell!
December 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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🌟Huge CONGRATULATIONS to @patrick-kennedy.bsky.social who has won the @asab.org Christopher Barnard Award for Outstanding Contributions by a New Investigator. 🤗

Research on social evolution and what links climate & cooperation in a changing world, using #wasps as models.

#worthywinner #ECR #proud
December 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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A collage of folks at the hublet in Santiniketan, India, that joined #ASABWinter2025 virtually this year 🤩 🇮🇳

Keep in mind for next year - anyone, anywhere can set up a hublet of their own !
December 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Can you guess the theme of #ASABWinter2025 from this video?

Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram (@asab_org) as well!
December 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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A reminder that after #ASABSpring2026, #ECBB2026 is also happening in September! #ASABWinter2025
Save the date for the next European Conference on Behavioural Biology!
Animal Behaviour in the Anthropocene, 1-4 September 2026 at Anglia Ruskin University.
Watch this space for updates on speakers, plenaries, and calls for abstracts!

#AcademicSky #UpcomingConferences
December 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Join us for the @ecbb2026.bsky.social at @angliaruskin.bsky.social in September! @asab.org meeting secretary @viveknityananda.bsky.social advertising our conference at #asabwinter2025
December 17, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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We should also thank the ASAB council for making these meetings happen each year! It’s incredible that #ASABWinter2025 is free of charge for participants 😍
December 16, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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If you’re sad #ASABWinter2025 is over, have no fear! #ASABSpring2025 🌼 is coming soon, from March 23-25 at Bristol University. It’s an especially fantastic meeting for students and ECRs 🤠

Don’t forget travel grants are due Feb 1!

www.asab.org/conferences-...
December 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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And an especial congrats to Innes on his retirement! Jolyon had everyone stand up who worked with or had been taught by Innes - it was very touching 🥺 So many standing! #ASABWinter2025
December 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Congratulations to #ASABWinter2025 best talk winner Jonah Walker (“Multimodal signalling and mate choice across peacock spider species“) and poster winners Helena Norman, Joey Baxter and James Robertshaw 🙌🎨🏆
December 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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This has been a wonderful conference, a huge thank you to all of the volunteers and especially the organizers of #ASABWinter2025 : Jolyon Troscianko, Innes Cuthill and Laura Kelley 👏🏻
December 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM