Izzie Héjja-B.
@izziehb.bsky.social
Postdoc @klivvvienna.bsky.social & @univie.ac.at with🐦🪶&🐠
Prev. @cefemontpellier & @UMBC Biol with🐟
🔎 Visual ecology+cog neuro+sexual selection+ML
Learning to engage in/promote a better science: open-inclusive-accessible; slow.
https://yseulthb.github.io/
Prev. @cefemontpellier & @UMBC Biol with🐟
🔎 Visual ecology+cog neuro+sexual selection+ML
Learning to engage in/promote a better science: open-inclusive-accessible; slow.
https://yseulthb.github.io/
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Izzie Héjja-B.
@izziehb.bsky.social
· Oct 15
With @eliamascolo.bsky.social we developed an interactive class on biological evolution (focusing on mutations 👾) for science #teacher through a card game 🎲 We crash-tested it with #HighSchool students from Milan and made it available online for broader use: replicards.netlify.app #SciCom #EvoBio
The Replicards – Replicards
replicards.netlify.app
With @eliamascolo.bsky.social we'll be presenting this project at the #EvoKE2025 conference in Athens🇬🇷 this November! Check out what the initiative is doing to promote the education and outreach of (biological) evolution in Europe!
➡️ @evokeproject.bsky.social
➡️ @evokeproject.bsky.social
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🐦 EcoBird is hiring a Postdoc in animal cognition!
Join us + @themanybirds.bsky.social to investigate innovation & problem-solving in birds.
📅 Start: as early as Jan 2026
🌍 Funded through UGent’s international mobility scheme
More info & how to apply ↓
www.ugent.be/en/work/scie...
Join us + @themanybirds.bsky.social to investigate innovation & problem-solving in birds.
📅 Start: as early as Jan 2026
🌍 Funded through UGent’s international mobility scheme
More info & how to apply ↓
www.ugent.be/en/work/scie...
Postdoctoral fellow
www.ugent.be
November 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
🐦 EcoBird is hiring a Postdoc in animal cognition!
Join us + @themanybirds.bsky.social to investigate innovation & problem-solving in birds.
📅 Start: as early as Jan 2026
🌍 Funded through UGent’s international mobility scheme
More info & how to apply ↓
www.ugent.be/en/work/scie...
Join us + @themanybirds.bsky.social to investigate innovation & problem-solving in birds.
📅 Start: as early as Jan 2026
🌍 Funded through UGent’s international mobility scheme
More info & how to apply ↓
www.ugent.be/en/work/scie...
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It's that time of year again... time for #DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship applications! I'm so excited to be running this program for the sixth year and seeing the growth over the years!
Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn...
Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR...
Applications due December 5th!
Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn...
Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR...
Applications due December 5th!
October 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It's that time of year again... time for #DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship applications! I'm so excited to be running this program for the sixth year and seeing the growth over the years!
Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn...
Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR...
Applications due December 5th!
Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn...
Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR...
Applications due December 5th!
Reposted by Izzie Héjja-B.
🚨We have an open part-time paid position for an *Austria-based* master student in #ComputerScience (incl. adjacent fields) to help develop an automatic stress assessment in wild #GreatTits 🐦
More info in the job description below
Remote work is also possible for non-Viennese students🇦🇹
#AnimalWelfare
More info in the job description below
Remote work is also possible for non-Viennese students🇦🇹
#AnimalWelfare
yseulthb.github.io
October 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
🚨We have an open part-time paid position for an *Austria-based* master student in #ComputerScience (incl. adjacent fields) to help develop an automatic stress assessment in wild #GreatTits 🐦
More info in the job description below
Remote work is also possible for non-Viennese students🇦🇹
#AnimalWelfare
More info in the job description below
Remote work is also possible for non-Viennese students🇦🇹
#AnimalWelfare
Reposted by Izzie Héjja-B.
We are happy to announce our next Workshop of Ideas in Neuroscience: “Why Are There Neuroscientists?”
This time, we’ll gather in the beautiful city of Heidelberg to explore our reasons and motivations for doing research in neuroscience.
This time, we’ll gather in the beautiful city of Heidelberg to explore our reasons and motivations for doing research in neuroscience.
October 27, 2025 at 11:59 AM
We are happy to announce our next Workshop of Ideas in Neuroscience: “Why Are There Neuroscientists?”
This time, we’ll gather in the beautiful city of Heidelberg to explore our reasons and motivations for doing research in neuroscience.
This time, we’ll gather in the beautiful city of Heidelberg to explore our reasons and motivations for doing research in neuroscience.
"Nicky Dries is surprised that AI technology – which has only recently been adopted by a broad audience – is already enthusiastically embraced by universities and colleges, even though its long-term effects remain unknown. “Young people, but also children, are being used as guinea pigs.”"
“Writing prompts isn’t a skill, it’s something you can learn quickly on the job if necessary. I don’t believe translators in training should learn how to prompt. To the contrary: they will be the ones that have to clean up the badly translated texts AI produces.”
apache.be/2025/10/24/b...
apache.be/2025/10/24/b...
Belgian AI scientists resist the use of AI in academia
Several AI scientists have published an open letter calling for a ban on AI use by students.
apache.be
October 27, 2025 at 8:10 AM
"Nicky Dries is surprised that AI technology – which has only recently been adopted by a broad audience – is already enthusiastically embraced by universities and colleges, even though its long-term effects remain unknown. “Young people, but also children, are being used as guinea pigs.”"
Reposted by Izzie Héjja-B.
“W/o urgent, sector-wide reform, the global academic publishing ecosystem is at risk of collapse.
We urge academic institutions to weaken the link b/n academic reward & journal article output, & to adopt holistic approaches to evaluating academic performance.” www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
We urge academic institutions to weaken the link b/n academic reward & journal article output, & to adopt holistic approaches to evaluating academic performance.” www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Major Academic Press Calls for “Publish or Perish” Reform
Just one-third of researchers, publishers, funders and librarians believe academic reward and recognition systems are working well, according to a survey from Cambridge University Press.
www.insidehighered.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
“W/o urgent, sector-wide reform, the global academic publishing ecosystem is at risk of collapse.
We urge academic institutions to weaken the link b/n academic reward & journal article output, & to adopt holistic approaches to evaluating academic performance.” www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
We urge academic institutions to weaken the link b/n academic reward & journal article output, & to adopt holistic approaches to evaluating academic performance.” www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Today's #PaperOfTheDay is about embracing the practice of science as a complex business (I'd even say messy business) instead of obsessively projecting a public image of order. 1/4
"Scientific fraud and the power structure of science"
www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...
"Scientific fraud and the power structure of science"
www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...
October 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Today's #PaperOfTheDay is about embracing the practice of science as a complex business (I'd even say messy business) instead of obsessively projecting a public image of order. 1/4
"Scientific fraud and the power structure of science"
www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...
"Scientific fraud and the power structure of science"
www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...
Reposted by Izzie Héjja-B.
Women, non-native English speakers & those form low-income countries are disadvantaged in science but by how much? We found that women with non-English first languages from low-income countries publish up to 70% fewer in English than their counterparts. 1/5
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#languagebarriers
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#languagebarriers
September 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Women, non-native English speakers & those form low-income countries are disadvantaged in science but by how much? We found that women with non-English first languages from low-income countries publish up to 70% fewer in English than their counterparts. 1/5
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#languagebarriers
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#languagebarriers
🚨We have an open part-time paid position for an *Austria-based* master student in #ComputerScience (incl. adjacent fields) to help develop an automatic stress assessment in wild #GreatTits 🐦
More info in the job description below
Remote work is also possible for non-Viennese students🇦🇹
#AnimalWelfare
More info in the job description below
Remote work is also possible for non-Viennese students🇦🇹
#AnimalWelfare
yseulthb.github.io
October 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
🚨We have an open part-time paid position for an *Austria-based* master student in #ComputerScience (incl. adjacent fields) to help develop an automatic stress assessment in wild #GreatTits 🐦
More info in the job description below
Remote work is also possible for non-Viennese students🇦🇹
#AnimalWelfare
More info in the job description below
Remote work is also possible for non-Viennese students🇦🇹
#AnimalWelfare
With @eliamascolo.bsky.social we'll be presenting this project at the #EvoKE2025 conference in Athens🇬🇷 this November! Check out what the initiative is doing to promote the education and outreach of (biological) evolution in Europe!
➡️ @evokeproject.bsky.social
➡️ @evokeproject.bsky.social
With @eliamascolo.bsky.social we developed an interactive class on biological evolution (focusing on mutations 👾) for science #teacher through a card game 🎲 We crash-tested it with #HighSchool students from Milan and made it available online for broader use: replicards.netlify.app #SciCom #EvoBio
The Replicards – Replicards
replicards.netlify.app
October 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
With @eliamascolo.bsky.social we'll be presenting this project at the #EvoKE2025 conference in Athens🇬🇷 this November! Check out what the initiative is doing to promote the education and outreach of (biological) evolution in Europe!
➡️ @evokeproject.bsky.social
➡️ @evokeproject.bsky.social
Reposted by Izzie Héjja-B.
There are now millions of publicly-available AI models – which one is right for you?
We introduce CODA ( #ICCV2025 Highlight! ), a method for *active model selection.* CODA selects the best model for your data with any labeling budget – often as few as 25 labeled examples. 1/
@iccv.bsky.social
We introduce CODA ( #ICCV2025 Highlight! ), a method for *active model selection.* CODA selects the best model for your data with any labeling budget – often as few as 25 labeled examples. 1/
@iccv.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
There are now millions of publicly-available AI models – which one is right for you?
We introduce CODA ( #ICCV2025 Highlight! ), a method for *active model selection.* CODA selects the best model for your data with any labeling budget – often as few as 25 labeled examples. 1/
@iccv.bsky.social
We introduce CODA ( #ICCV2025 Highlight! ), a method for *active model selection.* CODA selects the best model for your data with any labeling budget – often as few as 25 labeled examples. 1/
@iccv.bsky.social
I am amazed by the thoughtful process behind those changes, worth a read!
🚨Important updates:
From 2027 on, eligibility for Starting Grants will be from post-PhD to 10 years post-PhD. Consolidator Grant: between 5 and 15 years after defending one's PhD.
Max 1 grant of each type/researcher.
#ERC
🚨Important updates:
From 2027 on, eligibility for Starting Grants will be from post-PhD to 10 years post-PhD. Consolidator Grant: between 5 and 15 years after defending one's PhD.
Max 1 grant of each type/researcher.
#ERC
Based on feedback from applicants, reviewers and broader research community, the ERC Scientific Council decided to make changes in the 2026–27 calls for proposal for research funding.
More details from the ERC President 👉 europa.eu/!hP3WWF
What’s your take on this? Tell us! 👇
More details from the ERC President 👉 europa.eu/!hP3WWF
What’s your take on this? Tell us! 👇
September 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I am amazed by the thoughtful process behind those changes, worth a read!
🚨Important updates:
From 2027 on, eligibility for Starting Grants will be from post-PhD to 10 years post-PhD. Consolidator Grant: between 5 and 15 years after defending one's PhD.
Max 1 grant of each type/researcher.
#ERC
🚨Important updates:
From 2027 on, eligibility for Starting Grants will be from post-PhD to 10 years post-PhD. Consolidator Grant: between 5 and 15 years after defending one's PhD.
Max 1 grant of each type/researcher.
#ERC
Reposted by Izzie Héjja-B.
🚨 Reminder!
The deadline to submit for #EvoKE25 is September 25th 🗓️
Don’t miss the chance to be part of this!
👉 More info & dates: evokeproject.org/important-da...
@eseb.bsky.social @evolletters.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @natecoevo.nature.com @jevbio.bsky.social
The deadline to submit for #EvoKE25 is September 25th 🗓️
Don’t miss the chance to be part of this!
👉 More info & dates: evokeproject.org/important-da...
@eseb.bsky.social @evolletters.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @natecoevo.nature.com @jevbio.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 10:56 AM
🚨 Reminder!
The deadline to submit for #EvoKE25 is September 25th 🗓️
Don’t miss the chance to be part of this!
👉 More info & dates: evokeproject.org/important-da...
@eseb.bsky.social @evolletters.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @natecoevo.nature.com @jevbio.bsky.social
The deadline to submit for #EvoKE25 is September 25th 🗓️
Don’t miss the chance to be part of this!
👉 More info & dates: evokeproject.org/important-da...
@eseb.bsky.social @evolletters.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @natecoevo.nature.com @jevbio.bsky.social
Reposted by Izzie Héjja-B.
A quick reminder to all those who care about open research to consider joining us for the FOR2026 Conference in the Future of Open Research at the Technical University of Munich in May 4-6, 2026! Deadline for paper and poster proposals: 30 September
opensciencestudies.eu/for-2026-con...
opensciencestudies.eu/for-2026-con...
FOR 2026 Conference – A Philosophy of Open Science for Diverse Research Environments
opensciencestudies.eu
September 12, 2025 at 10:20 AM
A quick reminder to all those who care about open research to consider joining us for the FOR2026 Conference in the Future of Open Research at the Technical University of Munich in May 4-6, 2026! Deadline for paper and poster proposals: 30 September
opensciencestudies.eu/for-2026-con...
opensciencestudies.eu/for-2026-con...
#FridayReads Highly recommend this thorough review on the impacts (+/-) of #OpenScience in academia. Beyond merely assessing whether citations increase with OA, it offers a ~comprehensive view of OS outcomes and current gaps.
It also provides *many* refs on the topic.
➡️ We need more of those papers!
It also provides *many* refs on the topic.
➡️ We need more of those papers!
📚 The academic impact of Open Science: a scoping review
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
The academic impact of Open Science: a scoping review | Royal Society Open Science
Open Science seeks to make research processes and outputs more accessible, transparent
and inclusive, ensuring that scientific findings can be freely shared, scrutinized
and built upon by researchers ...
royalsocietypublishing.org
September 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
#FridayReads Highly recommend this thorough review on the impacts (+/-) of #OpenScience in academia. Beyond merely assessing whether citations increase with OA, it offers a ~comprehensive view of OS outcomes and current gaps.
It also provides *many* refs on the topic.
➡️ We need more of those papers!
It also provides *many* refs on the topic.
➡️ We need more of those papers!
Reposted by Izzie Héjja-B.
We’ve just opened up applications to serve as an instructor for the CV4Ecology Program 2026!
CV4Ecology (cv4ecology.caltech.edu) is an interdisciplinary AI education program focused on building AI expertise in the ecological community.
CV4Ecology (cv4ecology.caltech.edu) is an interdisciplinary AI education program focused on building AI expertise in the ecological community.
September 12, 2025 at 12:42 PM
We’ve just opened up applications to serve as an instructor for the CV4Ecology Program 2026!
CV4Ecology (cv4ecology.caltech.edu) is an interdisciplinary AI education program focused on building AI expertise in the ecological community.
CV4Ecology (cv4ecology.caltech.edu) is an interdisciplinary AI education program focused on building AI expertise in the ecological community.
Reposted by Izzie Héjja-B.
I had a great conversation with Abby. If you have 1-2 hours of your time to talk about/reflect on your story as a female PhD holder in STEM, and whether you're still in or no longer in academia, you should definitely reach out to her!
Please share her call around you #WomenInSTEM
Please share her call around you #WomenInSTEM
August 30, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I had a great conversation with Abby. If you have 1-2 hours of your time to talk about/reflect on your story as a female PhD holder in STEM, and whether you're still in or no longer in academia, you should definitely reach out to her!
Please share her call around you #WomenInSTEM
Please share her call around you #WomenInSTEM
I had a great conversation with Abby. If you have 1-2 hours of your time to talk about/reflect on your story as a female PhD holder in STEM, and whether you're still in or no longer in academia, you should definitely reach out to her!
Please share her call around you #WomenInSTEM
Please share her call around you #WomenInSTEM
August 30, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I had a great conversation with Abby. If you have 1-2 hours of your time to talk about/reflect on your story as a female PhD holder in STEM, and whether you're still in or no longer in academia, you should definitely reach out to her!
Please share her call around you #WomenInSTEM
Please share her call around you #WomenInSTEM
Reposted by Izzie Héjja-B.
✨ We’re #hiring Theory Fellows!✨
Janelia is recruiting early-career scientists to join our collaborative research environment and use #computation & #theory to tackle bold questions in #biology.
🔗 Apply by Nov. 3 👉 janelia.link/theoryfellow...
@hhmi.org
Janelia is recruiting early-career scientists to join our collaborative research environment and use #computation & #theory to tackle bold questions in #biology.
🔗 Apply by Nov. 3 👉 janelia.link/theoryfellow...
@hhmi.org
August 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
✨ We’re #hiring Theory Fellows!✨
Janelia is recruiting early-career scientists to join our collaborative research environment and use #computation & #theory to tackle bold questions in #biology.
🔗 Apply by Nov. 3 👉 janelia.link/theoryfellow...
@hhmi.org
Janelia is recruiting early-career scientists to join our collaborative research environment and use #computation & #theory to tackle bold questions in #biology.
🔗 Apply by Nov. 3 👉 janelia.link/theoryfellow...
@hhmi.org
Reposted by Izzie Héjja-B.
🌟 You’re invited! 🌟
Join us for #ABL2025, a FREE online conference on 13–14 November!
Connect with scientists worldwide, share your work in a friendly, inclusive place and enjoy talks, posters, and plenaries, all streamed live on YouTube
📅 Submit your abstract by 7 Sep
🔗 ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org
Join us for #ABL2025, a FREE online conference on 13–14 November!
Connect with scientists worldwide, share your work in a friendly, inclusive place and enjoy talks, posters, and plenaries, all streamed live on YouTube
📅 Submit your abstract by 7 Sep
🔗 ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org
August 12, 2025 at 11:34 AM
🌟 You’re invited! 🌟
Join us for #ABL2025, a FREE online conference on 13–14 November!
Connect with scientists worldwide, share your work in a friendly, inclusive place and enjoy talks, posters, and plenaries, all streamed live on YouTube
📅 Submit your abstract by 7 Sep
🔗 ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org
Join us for #ABL2025, a FREE online conference on 13–14 November!
Connect with scientists worldwide, share your work in a friendly, inclusive place and enjoy talks, posters, and plenaries, all streamed live on YouTube
📅 Submit your abstract by 7 Sep
🔗 ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org
Reposted by Izzie Héjja-B.
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To predict the behaviour of a primate, would you rather base your guess on a closely related species or one with a similar brain shape? We looked at brains & behaviours of 70 species, you’ll be surprised!
🧵Thread on our new preprint with @r3rt0.bsky.social , doi.org/10.1101/2025...
To predict the behaviour of a primate, would you rather base your guess on a closely related species or one with a similar brain shape? We looked at brains & behaviours of 70 species, you’ll be surprised!
🧵Thread on our new preprint with @r3rt0.bsky.social , doi.org/10.1101/2025...
July 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
1
To predict the behaviour of a primate, would you rather base your guess on a closely related species or one with a similar brain shape? We looked at brains & behaviours of 70 species, you’ll be surprised!
🧵Thread on our new preprint with @r3rt0.bsky.social , doi.org/10.1101/2025...
To predict the behaviour of a primate, would you rather base your guess on a closely related species or one with a similar brain shape? We looked at brains & behaviours of 70 species, you’ll be surprised!
🧵Thread on our new preprint with @r3rt0.bsky.social , doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Reposted by Izzie Héjja-B.
"Columbia’s capitulation has turned a university that was once a site of free inquiry and learning into a shadow of its former self, an-anti university"
I spent decades at Columbia. I’m withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I spent decades at Columbia. I’m withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I spent decades at Columbia. I’m withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump | Rashid Khalidi
The university’s draconian policies and new definition of antisemitism make much teaching impossible
www.theguardian.com
August 1, 2025 at 11:22 AM
"Columbia’s capitulation has turned a university that was once a site of free inquiry and learning into a shadow of its former self, an-anti university"
I spent decades at Columbia. I’m withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I spent decades at Columbia. I’m withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Very happy to share that this work that I took part in via @forrt.bsky.social is receiving the 2025 Commendation of @improvingpsych.org !
✨ The Annotated introductory reading list for neurodiversity is a stepping stone for those wishing to learn more about neurodiversity. buff.ly/67f2F6q. The contributors would like to acknowledge @forrt.bsky.social
Point of View: An annotated introductory reading list for neurodiversity
A collaboratively developed annotated reading list expands upon core themes in neurodiversity, aiming to enhance understanding and to promote rigorous, destigmatizing, and inclusive practices in…
elifesciences.org
July 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Very happy to share that this work that I took part in via @forrt.bsky.social is receiving the 2025 Commendation of @improvingpsych.org !
Reposted by Izzie Héjja-B.
Check our new preprint! Our systematic review of 206 reversal learning studies shows that behavioural flexibility research is heavily biased towards birds, rodents, and humans, with most animal diversity virtually untested. #Manymanys #BigTeamScience #ComparativeCognition
Flexible Behavior or Flexible Methods? A Cross-Taxon Review of Experimental Designs in Reversal Learning: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/mvche_v1
July 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Check our new preprint! Our systematic review of 206 reversal learning studies shows that behavioural flexibility research is heavily biased towards birds, rodents, and humans, with most animal diversity virtually untested. #Manymanys #BigTeamScience #ComparativeCognition
Reposted by Izzie Héjja-B.
@cvq.bsky.social, another colleague and I contributed to this great series by TREE. We talk about our experiences with neurological disorders, the effects on our careers, and give some suggestions on structural changes that would help researchers with invisible disabilities like ours in EcoEvo.
July 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
@cvq.bsky.social, another colleague and I contributed to this great series by TREE. We talk about our experiences with neurological disorders, the effects on our careers, and give some suggestions on structural changes that would help researchers with invisible disabilities like ours in EcoEvo.