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🧪📣 New paper!
How might welfare affect the way wild animals respond to changes in their environment?
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How might welfare affect the way wild animals respond to changes in their environment?
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Considering affective state as a central component of the response of animals to environmental changes
Abstract. Current environmental changes are often considered as negatively impacting the affective state of animals. Yet, the interplay between environment
royalsocietypublishing.org
January 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM
🧪📣 New paper!
How might welfare affect the way wild animals respond to changes in their environment?
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How might welfare affect the way wild animals respond to changes in their environment?
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2026. Considering affective state as a central component of the response of animals to environmental changes #AnimalWelfare url: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsbl/article... via @royalsocietypublishing.org
Considering affective state as a central component of the response of animals to environmental changes
Abstract. Current environmental changes are often considered as negatively impacting the affective state of animals. Yet, the interplay between environment
royalsocietypublishing.org
January 7, 2026 at 6:19 AM
2026. Considering affective state as a central component of the response of animals to environmental changes #AnimalWelfare url: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsbl/article... via @royalsocietypublishing.org
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It was wonderful to be invited to @ljmuofficial.bsky.social recently to take part in their symposium on wild #animalwelfare. 🐦⬛
Fantastic to hear from WAI grantees about a range of projects on wild birds, great crested newts, and leveraging new technologies to study welfare.
Fantastic to hear from WAI grantees about a range of projects on wild birds, great crested newts, and leveraging new technologies to study welfare.
January 12, 2026 at 1:39 PM
It was wonderful to be invited to @ljmuofficial.bsky.social recently to take part in their symposium on wild #animalwelfare. 🐦⬛
Fantastic to hear from WAI grantees about a range of projects on wild birds, great crested newts, and leveraging new technologies to study welfare.
Fantastic to hear from WAI grantees about a range of projects on wild birds, great crested newts, and leveraging new technologies to study welfare.
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🧪 WAI grantee Paula Serres-Corral et al. developed a methodology for measuring oxytocin in feces, using #lions as a model species.
Because fecal samples are collected noninvasively, fecal oxytocin could be used to assess free-ranging #animalwelfare.
Read the paper👇
www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15...
Because fecal samples are collected noninvasively, fecal oxytocin could be used to assess free-ranging #animalwelfare.
Read the paper👇
www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15...
January 3, 2026 at 2:15 PM
🧪 WAI grantee Paula Serres-Corral et al. developed a methodology for measuring oxytocin in feces, using #lions as a model species.
Because fecal samples are collected noninvasively, fecal oxytocin could be used to assess free-ranging #animalwelfare.
Read the paper👇
www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15...
Because fecal samples are collected noninvasively, fecal oxytocin could be used to assess free-ranging #animalwelfare.
Read the paper👇
www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15...
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We're here at #SICB2026 and would love to meet anyone who researches the lives of wild animals, or who wants to in the future. In the conference app, open up the Community Hub section and you'll find details for our Tuesday morning meetup, hosted by Cat Kerr. Hope to see you there!
January 3, 2026 at 7:30 PM
We're here at #SICB2026 and would love to meet anyone who researches the lives of wild animals, or who wants to in the future. In the conference app, open up the Community Hub section and you'll find details for our Tuesday morning meetup, hosted by Cat Kerr. Hope to see you there!
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DEADLINE TODAY!
Today is the last day to apply for an AWIS microgrant. These grants are available to assistant professors and nontenured faculty who have lost federal funding. Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. ET.
Apply here: https://awis.org/awis-bridge-grant-program/
#WomenInSTEM
Today is the last day to apply for an AWIS microgrant. These grants are available to assistant professors and nontenured faculty who have lost federal funding. Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. ET.
Apply here: https://awis.org/awis-bridge-grant-program/
#WomenInSTEM
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
DEADLINE TODAY!
Today is the last day to apply for an AWIS microgrant. These grants are available to assistant professors and nontenured faculty who have lost federal funding. Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. ET.
Apply here: https://awis.org/awis-bridge-grant-program/
#WomenInSTEM
Today is the last day to apply for an AWIS microgrant. These grants are available to assistant professors and nontenured faculty who have lost federal funding. Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. ET.
Apply here: https://awis.org/awis-bridge-grant-program/
#WomenInSTEM
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We recently shared the results of our latest staff diversity survey. Our JEDI Committee will use these results to make recommendations to our leadership team about how we can improve diversity and belonging at WAI.
2024 staff diversity survey results — Wild Animal Initiative
December 1, 2025 Each year, our internal Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Committee conducts an anonymous survey of our staff’s diversity and feelings about what it’s like to work…
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December 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
We recently shared the results of our latest staff diversity survey. Our JEDI Committee will use these results to make recommendations to our leadership team about how we can improve diversity and belonging at WAI.
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As a follow up, we are now focusing on language barriers. To make conferences inclusive for everyone, we need to understand peoples experiences with language at academic events. Please take a moment to fill in our survey and help shape more accessible conferences 🌍✍️
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Amplifying global voices: Removing language barriers in academic conferences
We invite you to share your experiences with language barriers at academic conferences. Your insights will help shape more inclusive and multilingual events across disciplines and formats.
This survey...
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December 3, 2025 at 10:46 PM
As a follow up, we are now focusing on language barriers. To make conferences inclusive for everyone, we need to understand peoples experiences with language at academic events. Please take a moment to fill in our survey and help shape more accessible conferences 🌍✍️
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🐼 Pandas, 🦁 lions, 🐢turtles … get the spotlight while less cute species quietly vanish.
charisma driven conservation is not just flawed, it can be harmful.
If we want real biodiversity, we must look beyond the photogenic.
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
charisma driven conservation is not just flawed, it can be harmful.
If we want real biodiversity, we must look beyond the photogenic.
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Are we over-conserving charismatic species?
Is all conservation good? This Perspective argues that the prevalent strategy of focusing on charismatic species may be counterproductive if conservation impact measures are oversimplistic and do not ...
journals.plos.org
December 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
🐼 Pandas, 🦁 lions, 🐢turtles … get the spotlight while less cute species quietly vanish.
charisma driven conservation is not just flawed, it can be harmful.
If we want real biodiversity, we must look beyond the photogenic.
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
charisma driven conservation is not just flawed, it can be harmful.
If we want real biodiversity, we must look beyond the photogenic.
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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#PhD opening for a project on wild & captive #animalwelfare, related to heat stress and climate change @bristoluni.bsky.social with Dr. Benjamin Lecorps!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
December 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
#PhD opening for a project on wild & captive #animalwelfare, related to heat stress and climate change @bristoluni.bsky.social with Dr. Benjamin Lecorps!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Our JEDI Committee conducts an annual survey of our staff diversity. In a new blog post, we share a summary of the most recent survey's results.
2024 staff diversity survey results — Wild Animal Initiative
December 1, 2025 Each year, our internal Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Committee conducts an anonymous survey of our staff’s diversity and feelings about what it’s like to work…
buff.ly
December 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Our JEDI Committee conducts an annual survey of our staff diversity. In a new blog post, we share a summary of the most recent survey's results.
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We’re hosting an end-of-year, online community potluck, and you’re invited!! Join CSCCE staff and your fellow STEM community managers on Tuesday 16 December at 11am EST / 4pm UTC: www.cscce.org/2025/11/19/d...
December’s community call: Seventh annual CSCCE community potluck - CSCCE
Join us on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, at 11am EST / 4pm UTC for our annual end-of-year community call - and "bring a dessert" to share!
www.cscce.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
We’re hosting an end-of-year, online community potluck, and you’re invited!! Join CSCCE staff and your fellow STEM community managers on Tuesday 16 December at 11am EST / 4pm UTC: www.cscce.org/2025/11/19/d...
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As a member of our research network, you'll be the first to hear about research opportunities and events in wild animal welfare science. Sign up to join our free research community here:
Join our Research Community — Wild Animal Initiative
Become a member of our community if you would like to engage researchers and practitioners around the world interested in understanding and improving the lives of animals in the wild.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
As a member of our research network, you'll be the first to hear about research opportunities and events in wild animal welfare science. Sign up to join our free research community here:
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2. Copy the palette HEX codes to davidmathlogic.com/colorblind and observe the palette under different types of colorblindness. Adjust the colors with the cursor to improve distinguishability.
3. You can easily use the color HEX codes in #ggplot. 🧪
2. Copy the palette HEX codes to davidmathlogic.com/colorblind and observe the palette under different types of colorblindness. Adjust the colors with the cursor to improve distinguishability.
3. You can easily use the color HEX codes in #ggplot. 🧪
Coloring for Colorblindness
This interactive visual tool lets you see how accessible your color palettes are to viewers who are colorblind.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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2. Copy the palette HEX codes to davidmathlogic.com/colorblind and observe the palette under different types of colorblindness. Adjust the colors with the cursor to improve distinguishability.
3. You can easily use the color HEX codes in #ggplot. 🧪
2. Copy the palette HEX codes to davidmathlogic.com/colorblind and observe the palette under different types of colorblindness. Adjust the colors with the cursor to improve distinguishability.
3. You can easily use the color HEX codes in #ggplot. 🧪
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For an easy color choosing for scientific figures 🧪 considering colorblind accessibility:
1. Pick your favorite color at www.figma.com/color-wheel/ and choose a palette scheme (for example, set “Complementary” for 2 colors or “Square” for 4 complementary colors).
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#AcademicSky
1. Pick your favorite color at www.figma.com/color-wheel/ and choose a palette scheme (for example, set “Complementary” for 2 colors or “Square” for 4 complementary colors).
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#AcademicSky
Color Wheel - Complimentary Color Generator | Figma
Figma’s free color wheel tool makes it easy to create professional color palettes. Choose from a variety of color schemes and start designing right away!
www.figma.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
For an easy color choosing for scientific figures 🧪 considering colorblind accessibility:
1. Pick your favorite color at www.figma.com/color-wheel/ and choose a palette scheme (for example, set “Complementary” for 2 colors or “Square” for 4 complementary colors).
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#AcademicSky
1. Pick your favorite color at www.figma.com/color-wheel/ and choose a palette scheme (for example, set “Complementary” for 2 colors or “Square” for 4 complementary colors).
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#AcademicSky
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📖Published📖
Vuilliomenet et al developed acoupi, an open-source Python framework that simplifies the creation and deployment of bioacoustic devices. It integrates audio, AI data processing, data management and real-time wireless messaging into a unified framework🌍 🧪 🕊️
Read more:
Vuilliomenet et al developed acoupi, an open-source Python framework that simplifies the creation and deployment of bioacoustic devices. It integrates audio, AI data processing, data management and real-time wireless messaging into a unified framework🌍 🧪 🕊️
Read more:
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December 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
📖Published📖
Vuilliomenet et al developed acoupi, an open-source Python framework that simplifies the creation and deployment of bioacoustic devices. It integrates audio, AI data processing, data management and real-time wireless messaging into a unified framework🌍 🧪 🕊️
Read more:
Vuilliomenet et al developed acoupi, an open-source Python framework that simplifies the creation and deployment of bioacoustic devices. It integrates audio, AI data processing, data management and real-time wireless messaging into a unified framework🌍 🧪 🕊️
Read more:
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Be the first to hear about research positions, events, and career opportunities in and around wild animal welfare science — sign up to join our (free!) research community. Our listserv emails go out every other Friday.
Join our Research Community — Wild Animal Initiative
Become a member of our community if you would like to engage researchers and practitioners around the world interested in understanding and improving the lives of animals in the wild.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Be the first to hear about research positions, events, and career opportunities in and around wild animal welfare science — sign up to join our (free!) research community. Our listserv emails go out every other Friday.
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We recently shared an update on our house sparrow research project, which aims to validate house sparrow welfare indicators and explore how various environmental conditions affect their welfare. Visit our blog to get the latest on the project:
House sparrow field research update — Wild Animal Initiative
I’m reporting back to you with an update on the house sparrow research project we launched in 2023. Through this project, we hope to validate new behavioral indicators of welfare in the house…
buff.ly
December 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
We recently shared an update on our house sparrow research project, which aims to validate house sparrow welfare indicators and explore how various environmental conditions affect their welfare. Visit our blog to get the latest on the project:
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In addition to awarding grants, Wild Animal Initiative produces original research in wild animal welfare science. 🧪 Learn more about our research priorities and meet our team of researchers:
Research — Wild Animal Initiative
We identify and spotlight research areas with high potential to advance the field. Our research informs our funding priorities and invites the broader scientific community to further investigate key…
buff.ly
November 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
In addition to awarding grants, Wild Animal Initiative produces original research in wild animal welfare science. 🧪 Learn more about our research priorities and meet our team of researchers:
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🌍 Have you experienced language barriers at academic conferences, or not at all?
📝 Take our short survey and help make conferences more inclusive and multilingual:
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#DEI #JEDI #EDI #Academia #AcademicChatter
📝 Take our short survey and help make conferences more inclusive and multilingual:
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November 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🌍 Have you experienced language barriers at academic conferences, or not at all?
📝 Take our short survey and help make conferences more inclusive and multilingual:
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#DEI #JEDI #EDI #Academia #AcademicChatter
📝 Take our short survey and help make conferences more inclusive and multilingual:
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#DEI #JEDI #EDI #Academia #AcademicChatter
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Two years ago, we launched our first field research project: an investigation of how varying environmental conditions affect the welfare of house sparrows. We've now completed fieldwork and are preparing to review and analyze the data. Learn more:
House sparrow field research update — Wild Animal Initiative
I’m reporting back to you with an update on the house sparrow research project we launched in 2023. Through this project, we hope to validate new behavioral indicators of welfare in the house…
buff.ly
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Two years ago, we launched our first field research project: an investigation of how varying environmental conditions affect the welfare of house sparrows. We've now completed fieldwork and are preparing to review and analyze the data. Learn more:
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🎤 WAI Science Director @lbbhecht.bsky.social took part in a panel discussion at #LSE last week that explored the #ethics of #conservation and wild animal welfare. You can watch a recording of the conversation below.
Saving Britain's wildlife | LSE Event
Britain's wildlife has been under pressure for centuries. Many of the large mammals that once inhabited these islands were driven to extinction long ago. In the twenty-first century, insect…
buff.ly
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🎤 WAI Science Director @lbbhecht.bsky.social took part in a panel discussion at #LSE last week that explored the #ethics of #conservation and wild animal welfare. You can watch a recording of the conversation below.
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Nature’s survey of PhD students shows that one-third of the 3,800 participants were based outside their country of origin, and the most common reason for their move was “a lack of funding at home.” #Academicsky 🧪
On the move: why PhD students study abroad in 2025
Mobility turns pragmatic as living costs and politics bite, Nature’s latest graduate survey shows.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Nature’s survey of PhD students shows that one-third of the 3,800 participants were based outside their country of origin, and the most common reason for their move was “a lack of funding at home.” #Academicsky 🧪
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In 2020 I wanted to teach courses on Yoga🧘🏻♀️and Scientific Writing. Unfortunately, that's not what people wanted 🤣 But we settled with MINDFUL Scientific Writing, and in this FREE guide you can learn some of my favourite strategies 👇🏼 buff.ly/rgpWbo6
#AcademicSky #WomeninSTEM #AcWri #Postdoc #NewPI
#AcademicSky #WomeninSTEM #AcWri #Postdoc #NewPI
PDF guide mindful scientific writing
This free PDF guide will give you a new perspective on scientific writing. It includes tips to set up the right environment, mindset, and schedule, so you can write!
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November 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
In 2020 I wanted to teach courses on Yoga🧘🏻♀️and Scientific Writing. Unfortunately, that's not what people wanted 🤣 But we settled with MINDFUL Scientific Writing, and in this FREE guide you can learn some of my favourite strategies 👇🏼 buff.ly/rgpWbo6
#AcademicSky #WomeninSTEM #AcWri #Postdoc #NewPI
#AcademicSky #WomeninSTEM #AcWri #Postdoc #NewPI
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Participate in R4E's online seminar on November 19th at 10 a.m. Eastern Time/4 p.m. Central European Time. This event welcomes all inquisitive individuals. For more information, check out: repro4everyone.org/blog/r4e-spo...
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Participate in R4E's online seminar on November 19th at 10 a.m. Eastern Time/4 p.m. Central European Time. This event welcomes all inquisitive individuals. For more information, check out: repro4everyone.org/blog/r4e-spo...
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R4E Sponsored Webinar: Applied Regression Analysis Using R — R4E
Dr. Mike Malek-Ahmadi, from Banner Alzheimer’s Institute in Phoenix, AZ (USA) will be leading this workshop! This webinar will take place Wednesday November 19th, 2025. Register here This…
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November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Participate in R4E's online seminar on November 19th at 10 a.m. Eastern Time/4 p.m. Central European Time. This event welcomes all inquisitive individuals. For more information, check out: repro4everyone.org/blog/r4e-spo...
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Participate in R4E's online seminar on November 19th at 10 a.m. Eastern Time/4 p.m. Central European Time. This event welcomes all inquisitive individuals. For more information, check out: repro4everyone.org/blog/r4e-spo...
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