Ed Ivimey-Cook
@eivimeycook.bsky.social
- Lecturer at the University of East Anglia.
- Interested in ageing and parental effects.
- Fond of burying beetles.
- R and Shiny enthusiast.
- Data editor at Ecology Letters.
- President of SORTEE.
- Website: https://eivimeycook.github.io
- Interested in ageing and parental effects.
- Fond of burying beetles.
- R and Shiny enthusiast.
- Data editor at Ecology Letters.
- President of SORTEE.
- Website: https://eivimeycook.github.io
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Ed Ivimey-Cook
@eivimeycook.bsky.social
· Dec 23
Happy holidays and happy end of the year to all of you. Thank you for making 2024 a wonderful and exciting year for our society.
Let's continue working towards Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary Biology in 2025.
Join us at: https://sortee.org/join/
Let's continue working towards Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary Biology in 2025.
Join us at: https://sortee.org/join/
Excited and honoured to be representing SORTEE as President in 2025.
Also, a massive thank you to the fantastic @roseodea.bsky.social for all of her hard work and dedication over the past few years!
Also, a massive thank you to the fantastic @roseodea.bsky.social for all of her hard work and dedication over the past few years!
Question for academic blueskyers - When did you first become a journal editor/associate editor?
When you started your own lab / became a research fellow / got hired on a permanent basis?
#academicbluesky
#earlycareer
#postdoclife
When you started your own lab / became a research fellow / got hired on a permanent basis?
#academicbluesky
#earlycareer
#postdoclife
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Question for academic blueskyers - When did you first become a journal editor/associate editor?
When you started your own lab / became a research fellow / got hired on a permanent basis?
#academicbluesky
#earlycareer
#postdoclife
When you started your own lab / became a research fellow / got hired on a permanent basis?
#academicbluesky
#earlycareer
#postdoclife
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Important article for anyone wanting to conduct ageing research.
With artwork by @sultanova.bsky.social!
With artwork by @sultanova.bsky.social!
Controlled settings may offer limited insight into the complexities of ageing in natural and variable ecosystems, and why (and how) ageing patterns vary so widely across individuals, populations, and species.
We call for more research on ecology of ageing!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We call for more research on ecology of ageing!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Ecological Perspectives on Aging
Controlled settings may offer limited insight into the complexities of aging in natural and variable ecosystems. Artwork by Zahida Sultanova.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Important article for anyone wanting to conduct ageing research.
With artwork by @sultanova.bsky.social!
With artwork by @sultanova.bsky.social!
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Every week is takes me 4 or so hours to put the RDM Weekly newsletter together and every week I'm like, "What am I doing with my life?" 😅
But also, every week as I finalize the newsletter, I end up saying, "Yes, this is awesome! I think someone is going to find some real gems in here this week!" 🙌
But also, every week as I finalize the newsletter, I end up saying, "Yes, this is awesome! I think someone is going to find some real gems in here this week!" 🙌
December 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Every week is takes me 4 or so hours to put the RDM Weekly newsletter together and every week I'm like, "What am I doing with my life?" 😅
But also, every week as I finalize the newsletter, I end up saying, "Yes, this is awesome! I think someone is going to find some real gems in here this week!" 🙌
But also, every week as I finalize the newsletter, I end up saying, "Yes, this is awesome! I think someone is going to find some real gems in here this week!" 🙌
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A short preprint describing our adoption of more consistent and precise use of terminology related to reproducibility, robustness, replicability, repeatability, and credibility.
osf.io/preprints/me...
osf.io/preprints/me...
December 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A short preprint describing our adoption of more consistent and precise use of terminology related to reproducibility, robustness, replicability, repeatability, and credibility.
osf.io/preprints/me...
osf.io/preprints/me...
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Thermal physiology meets quantitative genetics - our new paper explores the drivers of body temperature in nestling sparrows #ornithology
@jevbio.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/jeb/article/...
@jevbio.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/jeb/article/...
Separating the genetic and environmental drivers of body temperature during the development of endothermy in an altricial bird
Abstract. When altricial birds hatch, they are unable to regulate their own temperature, but by the time they fledge they are thermally independent. Early-
academic.oup.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Thermal physiology meets quantitative genetics - our new paper explores the drivers of body temperature in nestling sparrows #ornithology
@jevbio.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/jeb/article/...
@jevbio.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/jeb/article/...
Coming to the last month of my tenure as @sortee.bsky.social President. Such a fantastic organisation to be a part of - the volunteers throughout the various committees are inspiring.
If you’re interested in making science more open, you should become a member and help us grow!!
If you’re interested in making science more open, you should become a member and help us grow!!
Excited and honoured to be representing SORTEE as President in 2025.
Also, a massive thank you to the fantastic @roseodea.bsky.social for all of her hard work and dedication over the past few years!
Also, a massive thank you to the fantastic @roseodea.bsky.social for all of her hard work and dedication over the past few years!
Happy holidays and happy end of the year to all of you. Thank you for making 2024 a wonderful and exciting year for our society.
Let's continue working towards Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary Biology in 2025.
Join us at: https://sortee.org/join/
Let's continue working towards Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary Biology in 2025.
Join us at: https://sortee.org/join/
December 1, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Coming to the last month of my tenure as @sortee.bsky.social President. Such a fantastic organisation to be a part of - the volunteers throughout the various committees are inspiring.
If you’re interested in making science more open, you should become a member and help us grow!!
If you’re interested in making science more open, you should become a member and help us grow!!
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We have a new revision on our preprint "Practice what you preach: Designing student assignments that advance open and reproducible science"! We had some of the nicest (but still critical) peer-review comments I've ever received, so that was refreshing.
osf.io/preprints/os...
osf.io/preprints/os...
OSF
osf.io
November 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
We have a new revision on our preprint "Practice what you preach: Designing student assignments that advance open and reproducible science"! We had some of the nicest (but still critical) peer-review comments I've ever received, so that was refreshing.
osf.io/preprints/os...
osf.io/preprints/os...
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⚠️Please share: Deadline 2 Dec⚠️
Funded PhD in my group:
🧬How does parental ageing shape the next generation?
🐾Find out by studying meerkats!
This PhD combines:
🧪Epigenetic clocks
✨Bioinformatics
📊Ecological data
🌍African fieldwork
💡Big evolutionary questions
⏬APPLY⏬
www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...
Funded PhD in my group:
🧬How does parental ageing shape the next generation?
🐾Find out by studying meerkats!
This PhD combines:
🧪Epigenetic clocks
✨Bioinformatics
📊Ecological data
🌍African fieldwork
💡Big evolutionary questions
⏬APPLY⏬
www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...
November 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
⚠️Please share: Deadline 2 Dec⚠️
Funded PhD in my group:
🧬How does parental ageing shape the next generation?
🐾Find out by studying meerkats!
This PhD combines:
🧪Epigenetic clocks
✨Bioinformatics
📊Ecological data
🌍African fieldwork
💡Big evolutionary questions
⏬APPLY⏬
www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...
Funded PhD in my group:
🧬How does parental ageing shape the next generation?
🐾Find out by studying meerkats!
This PhD combines:
🧪Epigenetic clocks
✨Bioinformatics
📊Ecological data
🌍African fieldwork
💡Big evolutionary questions
⏬APPLY⏬
www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...
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Interested in open, reliable & transparent science in ecology & evolution?
Become a member of the Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary Biology @sortee.bsky.social!
Membership is open to all and it's optional to join at no cost 👉 sortee.org/join/
Become a member of the Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary Biology @sortee.bsky.social!
Membership is open to all and it's optional to join at no cost 👉 sortee.org/join/
November 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Interested in open, reliable & transparent science in ecology & evolution?
Become a member of the Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary Biology @sortee.bsky.social!
Membership is open to all and it's optional to join at no cost 👉 sortee.org/join/
Become a member of the Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary Biology @sortee.bsky.social!
Membership is open to all and it's optional to join at no cost 👉 sortee.org/join/
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📣 Ecologists and evolutionary biologists! Have you ever wanted to be a journal editor? BES journals are having an open call for editors. Details: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl... Happy to answer any Qs! Open to all nationalities. Applications from postdocs welcome :)
Apply to be a BES Associate Editor - British Ecological Society
Help advance outstanding ecological research by joining our Editorial Boards! Applications are now open across all seven BES journals.
www.britishecologicalsociety.org
November 27, 2025 at 10:14 AM
📣 Ecologists and evolutionary biologists! Have you ever wanted to be a journal editor? BES journals are having an open call for editors. Details: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl... Happy to answer any Qs! Open to all nationalities. Applications from postdocs welcome :)
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Reposting our postdoc ad to fix a broken link:
We have a new postdoc position available in the Promislow lab at the HNRCA at #Tufts in #Boston, to work on the #systemsbiology of #aging in #Drosophila. Come join us! For info on the position and to apply, see promislowlab.org/wp-content/u...
We have a new postdoc position available in the Promislow lab at the HNRCA at #Tufts in #Boston, to work on the #systemsbiology of #aging in #Drosophila. Come join us! For info on the position and to apply, see promislowlab.org/wp-content/u...
promislowlab.org
November 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Reposting our postdoc ad to fix a broken link:
We have a new postdoc position available in the Promislow lab at the HNRCA at #Tufts in #Boston, to work on the #systemsbiology of #aging in #Drosophila. Come join us! For info on the position and to apply, see promislowlab.org/wp-content/u...
We have a new postdoc position available in the Promislow lab at the HNRCA at #Tufts in #Boston, to work on the #systemsbiology of #aging in #Drosophila. Come join us! For info on the position and to apply, see promislowlab.org/wp-content/u...
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If you missed my talk but still want some tips for writing good code for scientists, my slides are here:
daxkellie.quarto.pub/a-guide-to-w...
All the links and references are there too in case you want to see more! 😀🧪🌏
#ESA2025 #rstats #quartopub
daxkellie.quarto.pub/a-guide-to-w...
All the links and references are there too in case you want to see more! 😀🧪🌏
#ESA2025 #rstats #quartopub
November 26, 2025 at 6:12 AM
If you missed my talk but still want some tips for writing good code for scientists, my slides are here:
daxkellie.quarto.pub/a-guide-to-w...
All the links and references are there too in case you want to see more! 😀🧪🌏
#ESA2025 #rstats #quartopub
daxkellie.quarto.pub/a-guide-to-w...
All the links and references are there too in case you want to see more! 😀🧪🌏
#ESA2025 #rstats #quartopub
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🧵1/9 There are 35,000+ fish species, but we have formal social-behaviour classifications for a tiny fraction. Most knowledge lives in the experience of researchers, fishers, divers, aquarists, naturalists, and Indigenous communities, but almost none of it is centralised. So we built ShoalBase.org.
ShoalBase | Join, Explore, Contribute Now
ShoalBase offers a global database on fish social behaviour, supporting research, conservation, and ecology through community contributions and visual data mapping.
ShoalBase.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🧵1/9 There are 35,000+ fish species, but we have formal social-behaviour classifications for a tiny fraction. Most knowledge lives in the experience of researchers, fishers, divers, aquarists, naturalists, and Indigenous communities, but almost none of it is centralised. So we built ShoalBase.org.
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If you want your work to be reproducible, you have to remember that others don't have the insider knowledge you have. You have to be explicit.
This morning I was able to recreate a file made by someone else because they explicitly documented their definitions, calculations, and their assumptions. 🫶
This morning I was able to recreate a file made by someone else because they explicitly documented their definitions, calculations, and their assumptions. 🫶
November 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
If you want your work to be reproducible, you have to remember that others don't have the insider knowledge you have. You have to be explicit.
This morning I was able to recreate a file made by someone else because they explicitly documented their definitions, calculations, and their assumptions. 🫶
This morning I was able to recreate a file made by someone else because they explicitly documented their definitions, calculations, and their assumptions. 🫶
Reposted by Ed Ivimey-Cook
Congratulations to @simine.com well deserved winner of the Einstein Foundation Individual Award for Promoting Quality in Research 2025 🎉 www.einsteinfoundation.de/en/media/pre...
November 24, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Congratulations to @simine.com well deserved winner of the Einstein Foundation Individual Award for Promoting Quality in Research 2025 🎉 www.einsteinfoundation.de/en/media/pre...
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A lot has happened since our first announcement of #ExE2026, an evolutionary ecology conference hosted by @uniexecec.bsky.social in #Cornwall from June 29 to July 3 2026.
Have a look at our new website to see our confirmed plenary speakers, the mid-conference excursions, and more.
👉 evoxeco.uk 👈
Have a look at our new website to see our confirmed plenary speakers, the mid-conference excursions, and more.
👉 evoxeco.uk 👈
November 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A lot has happened since our first announcement of #ExE2026, an evolutionary ecology conference hosted by @uniexecec.bsky.social in #Cornwall from June 29 to July 3 2026.
Have a look at our new website to see our confirmed plenary speakers, the mid-conference excursions, and more.
👉 evoxeco.uk 👈
Have a look at our new website to see our confirmed plenary speakers, the mid-conference excursions, and more.
👉 evoxeco.uk 👈
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Yes, ChatGPT can help you write #rstats code, but so can this old Wiki I created with example code used for common data wrangling needs. Who knows, you might find some gems in there.🤷♀️
github.com/Cghlewis/dat...
github.com/Cghlewis/dat...
Home
Functions used for wrangling education research data - Cghlewis/data-wrangling-functions
github.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Yes, ChatGPT can help you write #rstats code, but so can this old Wiki I created with example code used for common data wrangling needs. Who knows, you might find some gems in there.🤷♀️
github.com/Cghlewis/dat...
github.com/Cghlewis/dat...
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1/6 In a new preprint we ask a question:
Why do males and females so often age and die at different rates?
We argue that sex-specific mutation accumulation may be the most parsimonious evolutionary explanation for sex-biased ageing:
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Why do males and females so often age and die at different rates?
We argue that sex-specific mutation accumulation may be the most parsimonious evolutionary explanation for sex-biased ageing:
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Sex-specific mutation accumulation: A parsimonious explanation for sex differences in lifespan and ageing
ecoevorxiv.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
1/6 In a new preprint we ask a question:
Why do males and females so often age and die at different rates?
We argue that sex-specific mutation accumulation may be the most parsimonious evolutionary explanation for sex-biased ageing:
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Why do males and females so often age and die at different rates?
We argue that sex-specific mutation accumulation may be the most parsimonious evolutionary explanation for sex-biased ageing:
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
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I don't think this science communication resource gets enough love.
OpenMoji offers 4,000+ free, #opensource emojis (CC BY-SA 4.0), with categories for healthcare, climate, UI...
Challenge: find Greta Thunberg and a Viennese coffee house. ☕
🔗 openmoji.org #SciComm #Design
OpenMoji offers 4,000+ free, #opensource emojis (CC BY-SA 4.0), with categories for healthcare, climate, UI...
Challenge: find Greta Thunberg and a Viennese coffee house. ☕
🔗 openmoji.org #SciComm #Design
November 18, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I don't think this science communication resource gets enough love.
OpenMoji offers 4,000+ free, #opensource emojis (CC BY-SA 4.0), with categories for healthcare, climate, UI...
Challenge: find Greta Thunberg and a Viennese coffee house. ☕
🔗 openmoji.org #SciComm #Design
OpenMoji offers 4,000+ free, #opensource emojis (CC BY-SA 4.0), with categories for healthcare, climate, UI...
Challenge: find Greta Thunberg and a Viennese coffee house. ☕
🔗 openmoji.org #SciComm #Design
New paper from @marijapurgar.bsky.social out now in @royalsocietypublishing.org Proc B 🙌🙌🙌.
We critically evaluated preprint policies from 230 journals in Ecology and Evolution
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
We critically evaluated preprint policies from 230 journals in Ecology and Evolution
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Preprint policies across journals and publishers in ecology and evolutionary biology | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Preprints have the potential to accelerate knowledge dissemination and promote transparency
in ecology and evolutionary biology. However, concerns about journal policies regarding
prior publication ma...
royalsocietypublishing.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:33 AM
New paper from @marijapurgar.bsky.social out now in @royalsocietypublishing.org Proc B 🙌🙌🙌.
We critically evaluated preprint policies from 230 journals in Ecology and Evolution
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
We critically evaluated preprint policies from 230 journals in Ecology and Evolution
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Nice article about longevity research and also about our latest manuscript in Aging Cell. Interview with @sultanova.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Could humans live to 150? Why some researchers think we’re on the cusp of a major longevity breakthrough
Other scientists believe extending lifespan might be difficult but are pursuing therapies that aim to make us feel younger for longer.
www.nature.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Nice article about longevity research and also about our latest manuscript in Aging Cell. Interview with @sultanova.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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If you’re an author, reviewer, or editor and want to learn about Registered Reports from one of the best editors around, go to this webinar!
Nov 19th at 8am Pacific US, 11am Eastern US, 5pm Central Europe (3am Nov 20th for the diehard Australians)
Nov 19th at 8am Pacific US, 11am Eastern US, 5pm Central Europe (3am Nov 20th for the diehard Australians)
Sage webinar on Registered Reports (RRs/RRRs)! I'm excited to participate, and if you have any curiosity about writing a RR or reviewing a RR, please consider joining the webinar. Spread the word-- thanks! @psychscience.bsky.social
📢 Join our upcoming Registered Reports webinar!
Don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance your research! We will cover the following topics:
- Two-stage review explained
- Tips for Stage 1 protocols
- Common author challenges
Register now: https://ow.ly/R6yH50Xptt0 #RegisteredReports #Webinar
Don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance your research! We will cover the following topics:
- Two-stage review explained
- Tips for Stage 1 protocols
- Common author challenges
Register now: https://ow.ly/R6yH50Xptt0 #RegisteredReports #Webinar
November 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
If you’re an author, reviewer, or editor and want to learn about Registered Reports from one of the best editors around, go to this webinar!
Nov 19th at 8am Pacific US, 11am Eastern US, 5pm Central Europe (3am Nov 20th for the diehard Australians)
Nov 19th at 8am Pacific US, 11am Eastern US, 5pm Central Europe (3am Nov 20th for the diehard Australians)
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Postdoctoral position at Uppsala University to study somatic mutations in ageing using insect models. Requires a Ph.D. in a relevant field. More details: https://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/jobs-and-vacancies/job-details?query=873377 #postdoc
Postdoctoral research position in the role of somatic mutations in ageing - Uppsala University
Postdoctoral research position in the role of somatic mutations in ageing, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University
www.uu.se
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Postdoctoral position at Uppsala University to study somatic mutations in ageing using insect models. Requires a Ph.D. in a relevant field. More details: https://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/jobs-and-vacancies/job-details?query=873377 #postdoc