Theresa Burt
@burt15theresa.bsky.social
Professor of Animal Behaviour, Department of Biology, University of Oxford. St John’s College. Researches navigation, spatial cognition. Happiest outdoors.
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We're delighted that Dr Cait Newport and Dr Salma Akter have been awarded Royal Society University Research Fellowships
Cait will explore how fishes navigate in turbid water, while Salma will explore how plants respond to environmental stresses like drought and flooding 👇
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Cait will explore how fishes navigate in turbid water, while Salma will explore how plants respond to environmental stresses like drought and flooding 👇
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Cait Newport and Salma Akter awarded Royal Society University Research Fellowships
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August 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM
We're delighted that Dr Cait Newport and Dr Salma Akter have been awarded Royal Society University Research Fellowships
Cait will explore how fishes navigate in turbid water, while Salma will explore how plants respond to environmental stresses like drought and flooding 👇
bit.ly/4mQ6nDL
Cait will explore how fishes navigate in turbid water, while Salma will explore how plants respond to environmental stresses like drought and flooding 👇
bit.ly/4mQ6nDL
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We're looking for a new postdoc on our new BBSCR grant (Graham Taylor/Tim Guilford/Cait Newport). See link below!
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September 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We're looking for a new postdoc on our new BBSCR grant (Graham Taylor/Tim Guilford/Cait Newport). See link below!
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October 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
An excellent hoard from weekend foraging.
October 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
An excellent hoard from weekend foraging.
Very low water this year, but the salmon have started their run upstream
October 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Very low water this year, but the salmon have started their run upstream
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Behavioral strategies and neural mechanisms underlying short-range navigation in teleost fish
Studies of spatial cognition in teleosts have uncovered a remarkable array of behavioral strategies and neural mechanisms. While there is compelling e…
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September 10, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Fantastic new job, advert now live - Associate Professor in Animal Behaviour, Dept Biology, Oxford. Closing date 8th Oct. Come and join us!
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Job Details
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August 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Fantastic new job, advert now live - Associate Professor in Animal Behaviour, Dept Biology, Oxford. Closing date 8th Oct. Come and join us!
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envres.web.ox.ac.uk/future-envir.... Tomorrow's Grand Challenge Seminar closes the Summer 2025 Series with the big question of where next for Environmental Research and what other challenges should be be focussing on? Join us at Jesus College Ship St Centre @ 5pm, 19th June. Register free at link.
The Future of Environmental Research - who has the power?
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June 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
envres.web.ox.ac.uk/future-envir.... Tomorrow's Grand Challenge Seminar closes the Summer 2025 Series with the big question of where next for Environmental Research and what other challenges should be be focussing on? Join us at Jesus College Ship St Centre @ 5pm, 19th June. Register free at link.
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🚨 BREAKING: UK offshore marine protected areas endured 20,000+ hours of suspected bottom-trawl fishing last year.
Learn more about this brutal ocean practice and why banning it is so important for ocean health with a new report from @oceanauk.bsky.social 👉 oceana.ly/43zWeV0
Learn more about this brutal ocean practice and why banning it is so important for ocean health with a new report from @oceanauk.bsky.social 👉 oceana.ly/43zWeV0
May 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🚨 BREAKING: UK offshore marine protected areas endured 20,000+ hours of suspected bottom-trawl fishing last year.
Learn more about this brutal ocean practice and why banning it is so important for ocean health with a new report from @oceanauk.bsky.social 👉 oceana.ly/43zWeV0
Learn more about this brutal ocean practice and why banning it is so important for ocean health with a new report from @oceanauk.bsky.social 👉 oceana.ly/43zWeV0
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🐟 Abundant oceans are critical to keeping our planet healthy and regulating the climate.
That's why Oceana campaigns to win policy victories that restore abundance and biodiversity in the world’s oceans.
Join us in making a difference today: oceana.ly/3ZexVta
That's why Oceana campaigns to win policy victories that restore abundance and biodiversity in the world’s oceans.
Join us in making a difference today: oceana.ly/3ZexVta
May 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
🐟 Abundant oceans are critical to keeping our planet healthy and regulating the climate.
That's why Oceana campaigns to win policy victories that restore abundance and biodiversity in the world’s oceans.
Join us in making a difference today: oceana.ly/3ZexVta
That's why Oceana campaigns to win policy victories that restore abundance and biodiversity in the world’s oceans.
Join us in making a difference today: oceana.ly/3ZexVta
#wildflowerhour and the sun has brought out violet, stitchwort, forget-me-not, dandelion, wood anemone, snakeshead fritillary and cuckoo flower
April 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
#wildflowerhour and the sun has brought out violet, stitchwort, forget-me-not, dandelion, wood anemone, snakeshead fritillary and cuckoo flower
A lovely hatch above the Usk. Clouds of insects!
April 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A lovely hatch above the Usk. Clouds of insects!
Dipper - song bird of water and air
March 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Dipper - song bird of water and air
Goldcrests displaying - here’s hoping for some tiny chicks soon! 🦉
March 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Goldcrests displaying - here’s hoping for some tiny chicks soon! 🦉
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New paper on the demographic drivers of cultural evolution in Great Tit song published today - epic work led by @nilomr.bsky.social with help from @andreaestandia.bsky.social Ella Cole & Sara Keen. Why did we do this, and what did we find? 🧵 follows: 1/n
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The demographic drivers of cultural evolution in bird song
Social learning can give rise to shared behavioral patterns that persist as culture within animal communities,1,2 such as bird and whale songs and cet…
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March 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
New paper on the demographic drivers of cultural evolution in Great Tit song published today - epic work led by @nilomr.bsky.social with help from @andreaestandia.bsky.social Ella Cole & Sara Keen. Why did we do this, and what did we find? 🧵 follows: 1/n
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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A little cheerful celandine for #wildflowerhour
February 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
A little cheerful celandine for #wildflowerhour
Scarlet elf cups 😃
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February 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Scarlet elf cups 😃
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Bitterns booming, barn owl, water rail and a hare at Otmoor today (RSPB)
February 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Bitterns booming, barn owl, water rail and a hare at Otmoor today (RSPB)
Winter aconite, snowdrops and little hazel catkin flowers for #wildflowerhour
February 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Winter aconite, snowdrops and little hazel catkin flowers for #wildflowerhour
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We are looking for #publishers #NGOs #animalwelfare organizations #corporate houses to partner with us for @behaviour2025.bsky.social. Who will be our #mightyelephant or #royalbengaltiger? Check out the sponsorship options: behaviourindia2025.in/sponsorship-...
International Ethological Congress on Behaviour 2025
International Ethological Congress on Behaviour 2025, Kolkata, India
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January 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
We are looking for #publishers #NGOs #animalwelfare organizations #corporate houses to partner with us for @behaviour2025.bsky.social. Who will be our #mightyelephant or #royalbengaltiger? Check out the sponsorship options: behaviourindia2025.in/sponsorship-...
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Uppsala University invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships through the Birgitta Sintring Foundation, with a deadline of February 9, 2025. Details: https://www.uu.se/en/department/ecology-and-genetics/research/the-birgitta-sintring-foundation #postdoc
The Birgitta Sintring Foundation - Uppsala University
The Birgitta Sintring Foundation - Uppsala University
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January 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Uppsala University invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships through the Birgitta Sintring Foundation, with a deadline of February 9, 2025. Details: https://www.uu.se/en/department/ecology-and-genetics/research/the-birgitta-sintring-foundation #postdoc