Grant Hamilton 🐨
@ecologygrant.bsky.social
Professor of Ecology, QUT, Meanjin Brisbane. Director Conservation AI Network. https://conservationai.net/ Drones, cameras, satellites, acoustics & AI for biodiversity. Focusing on Nature Based Solutions.
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We are hiring: 4 PhD Positions in Ecology / Data Science and one Ecological Data Scientist. For more information, see www.uni-regensburg.de/universitaet...
We are hiring: 4 PhD Positions in Ecology / Data Science and one Ecological Data Scientist
We are looking for 4 PhD Positions and one Scientific Programmer / Ecological Data Scientist to join the AG Hartig (Theoretical Ecology)
www.uni-regensburg.de
November 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Come and join us here in Cambridge! Applications open for a new faculty position, for a researcher in computational and/or theoretical biology, based jointly in Genetics and Mathematics. Happy to answer questions about research, teaching and working here.
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/faculty...
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/faculty...
Faculty Position in Computational Biology
Applications are invited for an Assistant/ Associate Professorship in Computational Biology to commence on 1 April 2026 or shortly thereafter. This is a joint post between the Department of Applied
www.cam.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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If you can, please join us in Brisbane next year for the International Society for Research in Emotion conference in July 👇
A truly multi-disciplinary panel of key note speakers has been announced for ISRE2026 in Brisbane 11-14 July, 2026: Christian von Scheve, Kate Rossmanith, and Ronnie de Sousa. There is still time to submit a paper or symposium at www.isre2026.org Deadline is Nov 21st. Exciting city!
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Will Labor’s environment laws actually address Australia’s biodiversity crisis?
No. They’ll make it worse. The biodiversity crisis is existential for humanity. We can’t afford this 💩
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
No. They’ll make it worse. The biodiversity crisis is existential for humanity. We can’t afford this 💩
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Will Labor’s environment laws actually address Australia’s biodiversity crisis? Five reasons to be concerned
Experts say the proposed legislation is full of problems, including excessive ministerial discretion and relaxing like-for-like offset rules
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Will Labor’s environment laws actually address Australia’s biodiversity crisis?
No. They’ll make it worse. The biodiversity crisis is existential for humanity. We can’t afford this 💩
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
No. They’ll make it worse. The biodiversity crisis is existential for humanity. We can’t afford this 💩
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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This is deplorable.
Koalas suffer and ecosystems are trashed, because the Victorian government won't take sufficient proactive measures to prevent koala starvation.
The issue has been known for months, and such crises are predictable and preventable.
www.theage.com.au/environment/...
Koalas suffer and ecosystems are trashed, because the Victorian government won't take sufficient proactive measures to prevent koala starvation.
The issue has been known for months, and such crises are predictable and preventable.
www.theage.com.au/environment/...
‘Horrific’ mass koala starvation hits Victorian island
Distressed locals have told of desperate koalas falling from trees and trying to eat vegetation such as pine needles.
www.theage.com.au
November 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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🧪🇦🇺 #ozwildlife
Ask the ABC (the public media organisation Australia) to join Bluesky. help.abc.net.au/hc/en-us/req... There are mirror accounts posting ABC news stories here. Why wouldn't they want to engage with a large section of their constituency on here so they can communicate and get feedback themselves?
November 6, 2025 at 3:15 AM
🧪🇦🇺 #ozwildlife
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The amazing @rebeccajquah.bsky.social who I have the privilege of supervising, just got her first PhD paper published. She used eDNA to examine the diet of the world’s rarest marsupial and explores how this approach can help find new suitable habitat. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Gilbert’s Potoroo and the fun-guys: Co-existing mycophagous mammals as indicators of potentially available fungal food resources - Biodiversity and Conservation
Understanding resource use and availability is critical for the success of wildlife translocations, especially for species with complex diets. Mycophagous (fungus-feeding) diets are particularly chall...
link.springer.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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The froggies are spawning and looking for lurve! Two in this little pond. You can hear the quiet popping of a call in the background
October 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The froggies are spawning and looking for lurve! Two in this little pond. You can hear the quiet popping of a call in the background
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@australianlabor.bsky.social's environmental law reform package (as of today) is genuinely terrible, on multiple fronts theconversation.com/labors-envir...
Labor’s environmental law overhaul: a little progress and a lot of compromise
Labor’s long-awaited environmental reforms do represent progress. But ambition levels have been dialled back and much depends on the detail.
theconversation.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Reposted by Grant Hamilton 🐨
Camera traps at new heights. 📸
In Arunachal Pradesh, at 4,200m above sea level, WWF India have documented some incredible species living at this altitude, including 6 wild cat species!
Part of our ongoing work to support snow leopards and their prey, with thanks to #DarwinInitiative.
In Arunachal Pradesh, at 4,200m above sea level, WWF India have documented some incredible species living at this altitude, including 6 wild cat species!
Part of our ongoing work to support snow leopards and their prey, with thanks to #DarwinInitiative.
October 30, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Camera traps at new heights. 📸
In Arunachal Pradesh, at 4,200m above sea level, WWF India have documented some incredible species living at this altitude, including 6 wild cat species!
Part of our ongoing work to support snow leopards and their prey, with thanks to #DarwinInitiative.
In Arunachal Pradesh, at 4,200m above sea level, WWF India have documented some incredible species living at this altitude, including 6 wild cat species!
Part of our ongoing work to support snow leopards and their prey, with thanks to #DarwinInitiative.
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A young PI here in Mainz has a fabulous PhD position that will be filled soon! By you? Keywords: Social insects, ageing, gene expression. www.blogs.uni-mainz.de/fb10-evoluti...
Behavioural Ecology and Social Evolution
www.blogs.uni-mainz.de
October 29, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Reposted by Grant Hamilton 🐨
TWO PhD positions at Uni Western Australia with Caitlin Moore studying #agrivoltaics & #microclimate. Funding available for int'l & domestic students. Closing soon–apply by Fri 31 Oct (Aus time).
#PlantScience
researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/scholarships...
researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/scholarships...
#PlantScience
researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/scholarships...
researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/scholarships...
October 27, 2025 at 2:58 AM
TWO PhD positions at Uni Western Australia with Caitlin Moore studying #agrivoltaics & #microclimate. Funding available for int'l & domestic students. Closing soon–apply by Fri 31 Oct (Aus time).
#PlantScience
researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/scholarships...
researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/scholarships...
#PlantScience
researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/scholarships...
researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/scholarships...
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Please share this with anyone who may be interested in a post-doc in Germany:
jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/20...
This is quite an exciting opportunity to push the boundaries of what is known regarding the molecular basis of the formation and demise of photosymbiotic relationships in marine habitats.
jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/20...
This is quite an exciting opportunity to push the boundaries of what is known regarding the molecular basis of the formation and demise of photosymbiotic relationships in marine habitats.
October 23, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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Reposted by Grant Hamilton 🐨
Africa’s marine protected areas host numerous invasive species, and tapping into global databases and citizen science tools like iNaturalist offers a powerful, low-cost way to track and manage these underwater invasions for the first time.
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/neob...
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/neob...
October 20, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Africa’s marine protected areas host numerous invasive species, and tapping into global databases and citizen science tools like iNaturalist offers a powerful, low-cost way to track and manage these underwater invasions for the first time.
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/neob...
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/neob...
Eight of the 13 koalas moved in March died – one more than the government originally claimed
Some were left in the forest for six weeks after the first deaths. 🧪
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Some were left in the forest for six weeks after the first deaths. 🧪
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
NSW government rejected expert advice before failed koala reintroduction that left more than half dead
Exclusive: Documents reveal state environment department had ‘reckless indifference’ to fate of individual koalas, Greens spokesperson Sue Higginson says
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Eight of the 13 koalas moved in March died – one more than the government originally claimed
Some were left in the forest for six weeks after the first deaths. 🧪
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Some were left in the forest for six weeks after the first deaths. 🧪
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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New research calls out increase in no. of companies involved in #greenwashing and #biodiversityrisks 🌍
#Biodiversity dominates the #environmentalrisk landscape: Companies involved in biodiversity problems increased over #pollution or #waste issues.
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
#Biodiversity dominates the #environmentalrisk landscape: Companies involved in biodiversity problems increased over #pollution or #waste issues.
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
RepRisk: Twice as many firms face biodiversity and greenwashing risks
New research from RepRisk reveals that the global share of companies linked to both greenwashing and biodiversity risks has doubled over the past five years –...
www.prnewswire.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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My job, and the jobs of 20 of my Faculty of Science colleagues at Queensland University of Technology, are under threat with a proposal to slash staff. Our work to protect #biodiversity is at stake. In Australia and beyond, please sign this petition to support us 🧪
www.change.org/Save-Our-Sci...
www.change.org/Save-Our-Sci...
Sign the Petition
Stop Forced Redundancies at QUT's Faculty of Science
www.change.org
October 16, 2025 at 6:34 AM
My job, and the jobs of 20 of my Faculty of Science colleagues at Queensland University of Technology, are under threat with a proposal to slash staff. Our work to protect #biodiversity is at stake. In Australia and beyond, please sign this petition to support us 🧪
www.change.org/Save-Our-Sci...
www.change.org/Save-Our-Sci...
Another individual tragedy. #Koalas are a high profile species but it’s reflective of what little regard we have for our biodiversity in general 🧪
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Rescued koala hailed as conservation success story killed by car
Koala deaths on Appin Road are not unusual this time of year, but the fatality of rescued koala Gage is cause for more than the usual frustration and despair.
www.abc.net.au
October 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Another individual tragedy. #Koalas are a high profile species but it’s reflective of what little regard we have for our biodiversity in general 🧪
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
The shrew’s extinction increases the tally of Australian mammals extinct since 1788 to 39 species. This is far more than for any other country. These losses represent about 10% of all Australia’s land mammal species before colonisation 🧪
theconversation.com/and-then-the...
theconversation.com/and-then-the...
And then there were none: Australia’s only shrew declared extinct
Australia’s only known shrew has been declared extinct. Its loss emphasises the need for national protection of Australia’s rare and unique wildlife.
theconversation.com
October 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
The shrew’s extinction increases the tally of Australian mammals extinct since 1788 to 39 species. This is far more than for any other country. These losses represent about 10% of all Australia’s land mammal species before colonisation 🧪
theconversation.com/and-then-the...
theconversation.com/and-then-the...
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My friend Todd’s paper on cassowary casques was published in @amornith.bsky.social’s journal Ornithology, “Species-specific casque shapes in the genus Casuarius and implications for visual display.” He had me do the scientific illustrations for the paper 😊
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October 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
My friend Todd’s paper on cassowary casques was published in @amornith.bsky.social’s journal Ornithology, “Species-specific casque shapes in the genus Casuarius and implications for visual display.” He had me do the scientific illustrations for the paper 😊
academic.oup.com/auk/advance-...
academic.oup.com/auk/advance-...
I’ve been deeply saddened by her passing and spent a little time trying to understand why. In a world that is often so transactional and superficial, she was just so…good. Someone we could aspire to be. Who made the world better. Vale.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91
Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I’ve been deeply saddened by her passing and spent a little time trying to understand why. In a world that is often so transactional and superficial, she was just so…good. Someone we could aspire to be. Who made the world better. Vale.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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📢JOB alert📢
Application for the camp manager position at the @taichimpproject.bsky.social is open now. We seek a new camp manager starting on January 1, 2026, for 2+1 years (3rd year optional) working with and for wild chimpanzees in Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire.👇
emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/I...
Application for the camp manager position at the @taichimpproject.bsky.social is open now. We seek a new camp manager starting on January 1, 2026, for 2+1 years (3rd year optional) working with and for wild chimpanzees in Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire.👇
emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/I...
September 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
📢JOB alert📢
Application for the camp manager position at the @taichimpproject.bsky.social is open now. We seek a new camp manager starting on January 1, 2026, for 2+1 years (3rd year optional) working with and for wild chimpanzees in Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire.👇
emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/I...
Application for the camp manager position at the @taichimpproject.bsky.social is open now. We seek a new camp manager starting on January 1, 2026, for 2+1 years (3rd year optional) working with and for wild chimpanzees in Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire.👇
emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/I...
The Wilderness Society has been successful in federal court proceedings it launched in March that sought to compel the minister to make recovery plans for species including the greater glider and the ghost bat #biodiversity 🧪
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Government required to create plan to protect greater glider in major legal win for Wilderness Society
Murray Watt agrees recovery plans for greater glider, ghost bat, lungfish and sandhill dunnart were not made by successive governments
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The Wilderness Society has been successful in federal court proceedings it launched in March that sought to compel the minister to make recovery plans for species including the greater glider and the ghost bat #biodiversity 🧪
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Great initiative! Note that these appear to be mostly US positions but there are some international jobs in there as well 🧪
UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
ecoevojobs.net 2025-26
docs.google.com
September 20, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Great initiative! Note that these appear to be mostly US positions but there are some international jobs in there as well 🧪
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🚨 Young researchers! 🇦🇺🇮🇩
Indonesia-Australia Young Scientist Forum 2025 is open for applications – a funded opportunity to connect with Indonesian researchers & explore collaborations!
📅 Dec 9-10, 2025 | Makassar, Indonesia
📝 Apply by Sept 30
👥 5 Aussie EMCRs
Apply: science.grantplatform.com
Indonesia-Australia Young Scientist Forum 2025 is open for applications – a funded opportunity to connect with Indonesian researchers & explore collaborations!
📅 Dec 9-10, 2025 | Makassar, Indonesia
📝 Apply by Sept 30
👥 5 Aussie EMCRs
Apply: science.grantplatform.com
September 17, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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