Andrea Sommese
@asommese.bsky.social
Ethologist exploring how dogs see, think, and communicate 👁️🐕 | Postdoc @VetmeduniVienna | Cognitive & welfare science 🐈🐹 | Occasional baker 🧁
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Just posted a new preprint!
Our project builds on @maleenthiele.bsky.social's earlier work and came together through a collaboration with her and @christophvoelter.bsky.social
Preprint link: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Our project builds on @maleenthiele.bsky.social's earlier work and came together through a collaboration with her and @christophvoelter.bsky.social
Preprint link: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Beyond criterion: cognitive flexibility in wild striated caracaras: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... | #BiologyLetters #Behaviour #Cognition #Ecology
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Beyond criterion: cognitive flexibility in wild striated caracaras: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... | #BiologyLetters #Behaviour #Cognition #Ecology
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PhD opportunity: MOVE
Details: blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/c...
Deadline: 12/01/26
Supervisors: @shoalgroup.bsky.social, @inesfuertbauer.bsky.social, @wlallen.bsky.social, @nhcooper123.bsky.social, @marinapapa.bsky.social
Apply: blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/p...
Details: blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/c...
Deadline: 12/01/26
Supervisors: @shoalgroup.bsky.social, @inesfuertbauer.bsky.social, @wlallen.bsky.social, @nhcooper123.bsky.social, @marinapapa.bsky.social
Apply: blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/p...
November 20, 2025 at 9:09 AM
PhD opportunity: MOVE
Details: blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/c...
Deadline: 12/01/26
Supervisors: @shoalgroup.bsky.social, @inesfuertbauer.bsky.social, @wlallen.bsky.social, @nhcooper123.bsky.social, @marinapapa.bsky.social
Apply: blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/p...
Details: blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/c...
Deadline: 12/01/26
Supervisors: @shoalgroup.bsky.social, @inesfuertbauer.bsky.social, @wlallen.bsky.social, @nhcooper123.bsky.social, @marinapapa.bsky.social
Apply: blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/p...
Just posted a new preprint!
Our project builds on @maleenthiele.bsky.social's earlier work and came together through a collaboration with her and @christophvoelter.bsky.social
Preprint link: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Our project builds on @maleenthiele.bsky.social's earlier work and came together through a collaboration with her and @christophvoelter.bsky.social
Preprint link: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 19, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Just posted a new preprint!
Our project builds on @maleenthiele.bsky.social's earlier work and came together through a collaboration with her and @christophvoelter.bsky.social
Preprint link: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Our project builds on @maleenthiele.bsky.social's earlier work and came together through a collaboration with her and @christophvoelter.bsky.social
Preprint link: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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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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Exciting PhD opportunity to develop tech and software to record and understand wild animal behaviour. Fully funded by EPSRC DLA. Based at @uniexecec.bsky.social; co-supervised by Alex Thornton (@cornishjackdaws.bsky.social), @kjhockings.bsky.social and collaborators. Apply: tinyurl.com/5fr73snt
November 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Exciting PhD opportunity to develop tech and software to record and understand wild animal behaviour. Fully funded by EPSRC DLA. Based at @uniexecec.bsky.social; co-supervised by Alex Thornton (@cornishjackdaws.bsky.social), @kjhockings.bsky.social and collaborators. Apply: tinyurl.com/5fr73snt
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Bielefeld University seeks a full-time research associate in Evolutionary Ecology of Behaviour. Application deadline: 11.12.2025. For details and to apply, visit: https://jobs.uni-bielefeld.de/job/view/4618/research-position-m-f-d-in-evolutionary-ecology-of-behaviour-postdoc?page_lang #job
Research Position (m/f/d) in Evolutionary Ecology ...
<div>The candidate will be part of an active and cooperative team of researchers in the Department of Evolutionary Biology. The main research fo...
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November 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Bielefeld University seeks a full-time research associate in Evolutionary Ecology of Behaviour. Application deadline: 11.12.2025. For details and to apply, visit: https://jobs.uni-bielefeld.de/job/view/4618/research-position-m-f-d-in-evolutionary-ecology-of-behaviour-postdoc?page_lang #job
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Choice, reproducibility, and reporting of stats is critical & an editorial focus at the journal.
It's also pretty hard & starts long before a paper is submitted.
We hope this piece will aid researchers in the task
@dsquintana.bsky.social @annalschubert.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s44...
It's also pretty hard & starts long before a paper is submitted.
We hope this piece will aid researchers in the task
@dsquintana.bsky.social @annalschubert.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Improving statistical reporting in psychology - Communications Psychology
Practical guidelines for transparent statistical reporting in quantitative psychology are presented, covering key decisions from study planning through results reporting across frequentist, Bayesian, ...
www.nature.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Choice, reproducibility, and reporting of stats is critical & an editorial focus at the journal.
It's also pretty hard & starts long before a paper is submitted.
We hope this piece will aid researchers in the task
@dsquintana.bsky.social @annalschubert.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s44...
It's also pretty hard & starts long before a paper is submitted.
We hope this piece will aid researchers in the task
@dsquintana.bsky.social @annalschubert.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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There's no one path to becoming a wild animal welfare scientist. We interviewed WAI Strategy Researcher @simonliedholm.bsky.social to learn about his.
November 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
There's no one path to becoming a wild animal welfare scientist. We interviewed WAI Strategy Researcher @simonliedholm.bsky.social to learn about his.
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Fully funded #PhDposition in Comparative Cultural Psychology @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social.
We will use touchscreen experiments & eyetracking to study mental simulations in nonhuman apes & human children across different cultures.
All info here: www.eva.mpg.de/career/posit...
Please share / apply!🙏
We will use touchscreen experiments & eyetracking to study mental simulations in nonhuman apes & human children across different cultures.
All info here: www.eva.mpg.de/career/posit...
Please share / apply!🙏
Positions available - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
www.eva.mpg.de
November 13, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Fully funded #PhDposition in Comparative Cultural Psychology @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social.
We will use touchscreen experiments & eyetracking to study mental simulations in nonhuman apes & human children across different cultures.
All info here: www.eva.mpg.de/career/posit...
Please share / apply!🙏
We will use touchscreen experiments & eyetracking to study mental simulations in nonhuman apes & human children across different cultures.
All info here: www.eva.mpg.de/career/posit...
Please share / apply!🙏
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Excited to share our newly published study on object neophobia and how it relates to problem-solving in #GoffinsCockatoos #TanimbarCorella!
@auersperga.bsky.social @mohara.bsky.social @bmioduszewska.bsky.social @plosone.org
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
@auersperga.bsky.social @mohara.bsky.social @bmioduszewska.bsky.social @plosone.org
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Seizing opportunities: Object neophobia as a factor mediating technical innovation in Goffin´s cockatoos?
Most studies find substantial inter-individual differences in problem-solving performance within a species, which can drastically influence an individual´s fitness. It has been suggested that innovati...
doi.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Excited to share our newly published study on object neophobia and how it relates to problem-solving in #GoffinsCockatoos #TanimbarCorella!
@auersperga.bsky.social @mohara.bsky.social @bmioduszewska.bsky.social @plosone.org
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
@auersperga.bsky.social @mohara.bsky.social @bmioduszewska.bsky.social @plosone.org
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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Intrigued by animal innovation and avian cognition? My PI Dr. Megan Lambert is advertising a new shiny PhD position studying innovation in kea parrots! Info attached 🤩🦜
For inquiries: Megan.Lambert@vetmeduni.ac.at
For inquiries: Megan.Lambert@vetmeduni.ac.at
November 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Intrigued by animal innovation and avian cognition? My PI Dr. Megan Lambert is advertising a new shiny PhD position studying innovation in kea parrots! Info attached 🤩🦜
For inquiries: Megan.Lambert@vetmeduni.ac.at
For inquiries: Megan.Lambert@vetmeduni.ac.at
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🚨 Postdoc Opening! 🚨
Join our human-animal interaction research group at
@uarizona.bsky.social, receive dual mentorship from myself & @dremilybray.bsky.social + contribute to a funded study investigating the impact of pets on mental health and wellbeing. Open until filled! bit.ly/3CenLAE
Join our human-animal interaction research group at
@uarizona.bsky.social, receive dual mentorship from myself & @dremilybray.bsky.social + contribute to a funded study investigating the impact of pets on mental health and wellbeing. Open until filled! bit.ly/3CenLAE
January 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
🚨 Postdoc Opening! 🚨
Join our human-animal interaction research group at
@uarizona.bsky.social, receive dual mentorship from myself & @dremilybray.bsky.social + contribute to a funded study investigating the impact of pets on mental health and wellbeing. Open until filled! bit.ly/3CenLAE
Join our human-animal interaction research group at
@uarizona.bsky.social, receive dual mentorship from myself & @dremilybray.bsky.social + contribute to a funded study investigating the impact of pets on mental health and wellbeing. Open until filled! bit.ly/3CenLAE
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#jobalert
Postdoctoral position in Applied animal ethology and animal perception
Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
More information: www.applied-ethology.org/Postdoctoral...
Postdoctoral position in Applied animal ethology and animal perception
Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
More information: www.applied-ethology.org/Postdoctoral...
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
#jobalert
Postdoctoral position in Applied animal ethology and animal perception
Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
More information: www.applied-ethology.org/Postdoctoral...
Postdoctoral position in Applied animal ethology and animal perception
Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
More information: www.applied-ethology.org/Postdoctoral...
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Really proud of this one. Our first study on innovative problem-solving in free-ranging small mammals is fresh off the press of Animal Cognition rdcu.be/eOHl3. We looked at what happens with human disturbance in a protected area...without disturbing our most precious collaborators!
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Really proud of this one. Our first study on innovative problem-solving in free-ranging small mammals is fresh off the press of Animal Cognition rdcu.be/eOHl3. We looked at what happens with human disturbance in a protected area...without disturbing our most precious collaborators!
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The statistical fragility of animal cognition findings: a meta-meta-analytic reappraisal
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ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
The statistical fragility of animal cognition findings: a meta-meta-analytic reappraisal
ecoevorxiv.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:05 AM
The statistical fragility of animal cognition findings: a meta-meta-analytic reappraisal
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
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I have been blown away by the level of support (both practical and emotional support!) from the #LeadingEdge community. I feel so grateful to be a part of this group. Consider applying!!
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/
Apply | leadingedgesymposium
Apply. The 2026 Leading Edge cohort application is now open! This cohort is named the Zara Weinberg Cohort, in honor of 2021 Leading Edge Fellow, Zara Weinberg. Applications are due February 2, 2026.
www.leadingedgesymposium.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I have been blown away by the level of support (both practical and emotional support!) from the #LeadingEdge community. I feel so grateful to be a part of this group. Consider applying!!
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/
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The Animal Behavior Society (ABS) is seeking proposals for a freelance editorial assistant to assist our full-time Managing Editor for the journal Animal Behavior! Initial contract will be for 4 months & renewable. Send your proposal by Nov 14!
www.animalbehaviorsociety.org/web/news.php...
www.animalbehaviorsociety.org/web/news.php...
The Animal Behavior Society
www.animalbehaviorsociety.org
November 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The Animal Behavior Society (ABS) is seeking proposals for a freelance editorial assistant to assist our full-time Managing Editor for the journal Animal Behavior! Initial contract will be for 4 months & renewable. Send your proposal by Nov 14!
www.animalbehaviorsociety.org/web/news.php...
www.animalbehaviorsociety.org/web/news.php...
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Slow down and really see nature. Join artist–zoologist Bella Charlton for a free online workshop on #NatureJournaling - hosted by SCB and Current Conservation.
🗓️ Nov 14, 2025 | 8–9 AM ET
🎨 Open to all, no drawing experience needed!
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SciComm
🗓️ Nov 14, 2025 | 8–9 AM ET
🎨 Open to all, no drawing experience needed!
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SciComm
November 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Slow down and really see nature. Join artist–zoologist Bella Charlton for a free online workshop on #NatureJournaling - hosted by SCB and Current Conservation.
🗓️ Nov 14, 2025 | 8–9 AM ET
🎨 Open to all, no drawing experience needed!
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SciComm
🗓️ Nov 14, 2025 | 8–9 AM ET
🎨 Open to all, no drawing experience needed!
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SciComm
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We’re thrilled to announce the ABC's fourth mentorship-matching event!! 📣📣
This is a unique opportunity for you to meet and connect with experienced mentors. The mentorship match event - more of an informal "vibe check" - will be on Nov 6 2025 at 14:00 GMT 🐝🐝
Help us spread the word!! #mentorship
This is a unique opportunity for you to meet and connect with experienced mentors. The mentorship match event - more of an informal "vibe check" - will be on Nov 6 2025 at 14:00 GMT 🐝🐝
Help us spread the word!! #mentorship
October 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
We’re thrilled to announce the ABC's fourth mentorship-matching event!! 📣📣
This is a unique opportunity for you to meet and connect with experienced mentors. The mentorship match event - more of an informal "vibe check" - will be on Nov 6 2025 at 14:00 GMT 🐝🐝
Help us spread the word!! #mentorship
This is a unique opportunity for you to meet and connect with experienced mentors. The mentorship match event - more of an informal "vibe check" - will be on Nov 6 2025 at 14:00 GMT 🐝🐝
Help us spread the word!! #mentorship
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Looking for a PhD? 🦜
Interested in ornithology, animal behaviour, bioacoustics?
I am advertising a PhD on vocal communication in ring-necked parakeets tinyurl.com/44a3hcnz
Eligible candidates are encouraged to apply for University of Salford Widening Participation Scholarships tinyurl.com/4wtzzh3z
Interested in ornithology, animal behaviour, bioacoustics?
I am advertising a PhD on vocal communication in ring-necked parakeets tinyurl.com/44a3hcnz
Eligible candidates are encouraged to apply for University of Salford Widening Participation Scholarships tinyurl.com/4wtzzh3z
Genetic and Acoustic Diversity in an Invasive Parrot at University of Salford on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Genetic and Acoustic Diversity in an Invasive Parrot at University of Salford, listed on FindAPhD.com
tinyurl.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Looking for a PhD? 🦜
Interested in ornithology, animal behaviour, bioacoustics?
I am advertising a PhD on vocal communication in ring-necked parakeets tinyurl.com/44a3hcnz
Eligible candidates are encouraged to apply for University of Salford Widening Participation Scholarships tinyurl.com/4wtzzh3z
Interested in ornithology, animal behaviour, bioacoustics?
I am advertising a PhD on vocal communication in ring-necked parakeets tinyurl.com/44a3hcnz
Eligible candidates are encouraged to apply for University of Salford Widening Participation Scholarships tinyurl.com/4wtzzh3z
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🧪 We have an open #CFP on projects in wild animal welfare science.
Not sure if your project is the right fit? We've put together a guide on using common research skills to study wild animal welfare, and integrating welfare into wildlife science projects.
Not sure if your project is the right fit? We've put together a guide on using common research skills to study wild animal welfare, and integrating welfare into wildlife science projects.
Obtaining funding for wild animal welfare science: A guide for researchers in other fields — Wild Animal Initiative
We have an open call for proposals on all of our grant types. Learn more and apply by November 14.
buff.ly
November 1, 2025 at 12:15 PM
🧪 We have an open #CFP on projects in wild animal welfare science.
Not sure if your project is the right fit? We've put together a guide on using common research skills to study wild animal welfare, and integrating welfare into wildlife science projects.
Not sure if your project is the right fit? We've put together a guide on using common research skills to study wild animal welfare, and integrating welfare into wildlife science projects.
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Ready to tell powerful environmental stories? 🌊🌿
Mongabay is hiring:
• Contributing Editor (Oceans): buff.ly/B10xOhV
• Engagement Editor: buff.ly/WZY7a9c
• Wire Reporter (Asia): buff.ly/cmYajQ4
Join our remote global newsroom 🌎
Apply now!
Mongabay is hiring:
• Contributing Editor (Oceans): buff.ly/B10xOhV
• Engagement Editor: buff.ly/WZY7a9c
• Wire Reporter (Asia): buff.ly/cmYajQ4
Join our remote global newsroom 🌎
Apply now!
October 31, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Ready to tell powerful environmental stories? 🌊🌿
Mongabay is hiring:
• Contributing Editor (Oceans): buff.ly/B10xOhV
• Engagement Editor: buff.ly/WZY7a9c
• Wire Reporter (Asia): buff.ly/cmYajQ4
Join our remote global newsroom 🌎
Apply now!
Mongabay is hiring:
• Contributing Editor (Oceans): buff.ly/B10xOhV
• Engagement Editor: buff.ly/WZY7a9c
• Wire Reporter (Asia): buff.ly/cmYajQ4
Join our remote global newsroom 🌎
Apply now!
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Are humans really the only rational animals? Our NEW PAPER 🎉 out in @science.org suggests otherwise! In a large collaboration led with my joint first author @hanna-schleihauf.bsky.social, we show that “Chimpanzees rationally revise their beliefs” 🧵
Chimpanzees rationally revise their beliefs
The selective revision of beliefs in light of new evidence has been considered one of the hallmarks of human-level rationality. However, tests of this ability in other species are lacking. We examined...
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October 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Are humans really the only rational animals? Our NEW PAPER 🎉 out in @science.org suggests otherwise! In a large collaboration led with my joint first author @hanna-schleihauf.bsky.social, we show that “Chimpanzees rationally revise their beliefs” 🧵
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New #PhD ad alert!
Interested in wild #bee #cognition and #brains in different #bumblebees? Want to live in #Newcastle and the beautiful north-east of England?
Check out this project with me, @lenariab.bsky.social and Sarah Scott. Contact me for further information.
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
Interested in wild #bee #cognition and #brains in different #bumblebees? Want to live in #Newcastle and the beautiful north-east of England?
Check out this project with me, @lenariab.bsky.social and Sarah Scott. Contact me for further information.
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
The cognitive ecology of wild bumblebees
iapetus.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
New #PhD ad alert!
Interested in wild #bee #cognition and #brains in different #bumblebees? Want to live in #Newcastle and the beautiful north-east of England?
Check out this project with me, @lenariab.bsky.social and Sarah Scott. Contact me for further information.
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
Interested in wild #bee #cognition and #brains in different #bumblebees? Want to live in #Newcastle and the beautiful north-east of England?
Check out this project with me, @lenariab.bsky.social and Sarah Scott. Contact me for further information.
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
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📢Webinar alert📢
Gamification for positive animal welfare?
Join us & @liftcostaction.bsky.social as Bahadir Odevci explores how digital tools, using challenges, rewards, storytelling & feedback, can inspire positive change.
⏰ 5 pm CET
📅 November 3rd
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Gamification for positive animal welfare?
Join us & @liftcostaction.bsky.social as Bahadir Odevci explores how digital tools, using challenges, rewards, storytelling & feedback, can inspire positive change.
⏰ 5 pm CET
📅 November 3rd
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 29, 2025 at 8:13 AM
📢Webinar alert📢
Gamification for positive animal welfare?
Join us & @liftcostaction.bsky.social as Bahadir Odevci explores how digital tools, using challenges, rewards, storytelling & feedback, can inspire positive change.
⏰ 5 pm CET
📅 November 3rd
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Gamification for positive animal welfare?
Join us & @liftcostaction.bsky.social as Bahadir Odevci explores how digital tools, using challenges, rewards, storytelling & feedback, can inspire positive change.
⏰ 5 pm CET
📅 November 3rd
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...