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Dr Bees
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Bee Ecologist based at Lancaster, UK
Bioacoustics, genomics, microbiomics, ethology
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florianhartig.bsky.social
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 4:14 PM
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jess-stokes.bsky.social
🚨 UK students 🚨

Opportunity to present your work in parliament - poster competition open now 🧐

Amazing opportunity and would be fantastic to see an entomology based poster represented 🙌🏽

@royentsoc.bsky.social

stemforbritain.org.uk
STEM For Britain – EXHIBITION OF POSTERS BY EARLY-CAREER RESEARCH SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS AND MATHEMATICIANS.
stemforbritain.org.uk
September 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
dr-bees.bsky.social
Super excited to share that our beebox methods paper is available online at @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social, anyone looking to do some cool bumble science, get in touch! besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
BeeBox: A novel artificial nestbox for bumblebee research, conservation and engagement
Pollinators, particularly bumblebees, play a vital role in global food production, yet their populations face severe declines due to habitat loss. While conservation efforts have focused on food p...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Humble trumblebee having a drink of Lancashire retsina (the lovely Greek wine made from pine sap!)
Tree bumblebee on a pine tree, tongue out and actively feeding on the sap
June 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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fionamathews.bsky.social
Want to conserve bees? It's not just about flowers: safe nesting places are crucial and most species are ground-nesting. Found this nice site with long grass and sandy mounds for burrowing #pollinators #bees #conservation #wildlife @davegoulson.bsky.social @bethbees.bsky.social
June 8, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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lancasteruni.bsky.social
We're buzzing with excitement about Beebox! Check out the 3D-printed nest for bumblebees created by Dr Philip Donkersley of LEC and engineering lecturer Jenny Roberts 🐝

Read more 👇
https://ac.pulse.ly/qewgcm47sh

@dr-bees.bsky.social | #WorldBeeDay
Dr Philip Donkersley and Jenny Roberts with the Beebox The Beebox The inside of a Beebox, being used as a nesting habitat for numerous bees A Beebox in the field, with a bee flying towards the entrance
May 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Windemere Science Festival bee show is going ever so well, if you’re in the lakes this weekend do pop over to the Jetty Museum to see the bumbles!
May 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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naturealexk.bsky.social
We are #hiring a lecturer and #researcher:

- Teaching in ecology and nature conservation
- Research on plant-pollinator interactions
- Supervision of students
- Contribution to our major collaborative projects

Start 01.09.2025
Salary according to TV-L E13, 100%

🔗 uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...
bumblebee on flower by Felix Fornoff
May 6, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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I call him Frogbert
April 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
dr-bees.bsky.social
If people who study beetles get to call themselves Coleopterists, then I see no problem being a Bumbologist
April 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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joannabagniewska.com
FULLY-FUNDED residential insect ID and field surveying summer school, organised by
@oxfordconted.bsky.social,
@morethanadodo.bsky.social and @biology.ox.ac.uk, for PhD students or early career researchers.

📅14-18 July 2025

Apply by 9 May:
www.conted.ox.ac.uk/courses/inse...

🧪 🌍 #academicsky 🐝
Insect Taxonomy and Field Sampling Skills
5-day free course for doctoral students and early career researchers in ecology/entomology, seeking an essential overview of taxonomic theory, insect identification skills, basic field sampling and sp...
www.conted.ox.ac.uk
April 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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britishecologicalsociety.org
Is #RegenerativeAgriculture the solution to delivering for both food and nature?

A new report by the British Ecological Society brings together 40 academics, practitioners and farmers across the UK to explore the evidence. 👇

https://shorturl.at/s9TM4
An image of a wheat field is to the right. On the left, against a beige backdrop, the text says, 'Regenerative agriculture, does it work for farmers and nature? New BES report looks at the evidence'
April 2, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Spring is here! The swallows have finally arrived in Lancashire, welcome back little friends
March 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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royentsoc.bsky.social
Help Spread the Word!

Know someone working with insects in the UK? Please share the RES #InsectWelfare Survey with your colleagues, students and peers. We want to hear from you!

🔗 buff.ly/feUke3B

⏰Deadline 1 April

#InsectResearch #EthicsInScience #InsectEthics #AnimalResearch #Entomology
March 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM
dr-bees.bsky.social
After a long 5 years, something BIG is fast approaching, stay tuned for more details
March 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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royentsoc.bsky.social
🔔 Reminder: RES #InsectWelfare Survey 🦗

We’re gathering perspectives on the ethical treatment of insects in research. If you’re in #InsectResearch, your voice is essential!

Deadline: 1 April 🔽
buff.ly/kEmqgdr

#EthicsInScience #InsectEthics #AnimalResearch
Hairy-footed flower bee, Anthophora plumipes (c) Anthony Cooper
March 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
dr-bees.bsky.social
People often ask me, do bumblebees ever sting? Not usually, their first choice is to show their annoyance by waving. So if you ever see them doing this, back away… slowly 😂
March 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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royentsoc.bsky.social
🚨 #InsectResearch Ethics Survey – Your Input Matters 🦗

We're gathering views on #InsectWelfare in UK research. If you're involved in UK #InsectResearch, we want to hear from you!

Read more and share your thoughts 🔽
buff.ly/T3xgWvv

#EthicsInScience #InsectEthics #AnimalResearch
Hairy-footed flower bee, Anthophora plumipes (c) Anthony Cooper
March 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
dr-bees.bsky.social
What a wonderful spectacular day, first ever bullfinch in the garden. Truly glorious!
March 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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I would like to assure you all, this is definitely just an ordinary rock, nothing suspicious to see here folks
February 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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thomasfuchs.at
trillion dollar industry that will revolutionize everything
Googling for “bees in my computer”. Google AI Overview: “Bees can be present in desktop computers built after the l mid-2000s, but only at a microscopic level. These bees are a special breed of Apis Arithmeticam that perform basic computations in the CPU.”
February 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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She’s back! Temporary sunshine means the queens that survived winter have woken up and are out looking for snowdrops, delish!
February 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Saw this weird animal on my walk today, made a weird hissing noise, I think that means “Welcome traveller, won’t you come in for a spot of tea and rest your weary bones by my hearth?”
February 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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ianingram.bsky.social
We have two openings for stipended ugrad fellows at the Conservation Technology Lab at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.

One is in CV/ML for field camera systems:

us242.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePor...

Second is in field device design (image or sound):

us242.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePor...
Job opportunity at San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance - Conservation Science Summer Fellow - Population Sustainability, Machine Learning - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
us242.dayforcehcm.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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britishecologicalsociety.org
Nature is not a blocker to growth.

The UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has claimed that 'The balance has gone too far in the direction of always protecting every bat and every newt.' But how can this statement be true when the UK is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world?🌍
A thriving natural world is the foundation of economic growth and vital for health and wellbeing. Language that pits these against each other is unhelpful and deeply concerning.
January 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM