Jan Lindström
@jlindstrom.bsky.social
Evolutionary ecologist @ Glasgow university | Views my own
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*PhD opportunity @uniexecec.bsky.social* How does antimicrobial resistance spread through ecosystems?
Combine fieldwork (rodent trapping 🐭, habitat surveys 🌳, pheasant sampling 🦤), molecular techniques, GIS, and spatial modelling to understand AMR evolution and spread. 🔬🦠🧪
Please repost!
Combine fieldwork (rodent trapping 🐭, habitat surveys 🌳, pheasant sampling 🦤), molecular techniques, GIS, and spatial modelling to understand AMR evolution and spread. 🔬🦠🧪
Please repost!
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Gamebirds: A One Health Approach to Understanding and Mitigating the Risk of AMR Evolution and Spread through Ecosystems at University of Exeter on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Gamebirds: A One Health Approach to Understanding and Mitigating the Risk of AMR Evolution and Spread through Ecosystems at University of Exeter, list...
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November 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
*PhD opportunity @uniexecec.bsky.social* How does antimicrobial resistance spread through ecosystems?
Combine fieldwork (rodent trapping 🐭, habitat surveys 🌳, pheasant sampling 🦤), molecular techniques, GIS, and spatial modelling to understand AMR evolution and spread. 🔬🦠🧪
Please repost!
Combine fieldwork (rodent trapping 🐭, habitat surveys 🌳, pheasant sampling 🦤), molecular techniques, GIS, and spatial modelling to understand AMR evolution and spread. 🔬🦠🧪
Please repost!
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I am looking for a postdoc to work in our long-term system of food-caching mountain chickadees in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The expected start is April 2026. Please see details here: chickadeecognition.com/positions
If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).
If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).
POSITIONS
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chickadeecognition.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I am looking for a postdoc to work in our long-term system of food-caching mountain chickadees in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The expected start is April 2026. Please see details here: chickadeecognition.com/positions
If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).
If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).
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Interested in a PhD in ornithology? Funding available for projects at the interface of ecology, behaviour & evolution from Oct '26 working on long-term population studies of tits at Wytham, based in @biology.ox.ac.uk in the new Life & Mind Building in Oxford
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
October 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Interested in a PhD in ornithology? Funding available for projects at the interface of ecology, behaviour & evolution from Oct '26 working on long-term population studies of tits at Wytham, based in @biology.ox.ac.uk in the new Life & Mind Building in Oxford
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Glasgow university’s Zoology degree retains its top position in the Guardian university 2026 rankings, for the 4th year in a row!
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @uofgmvls.bsky.social
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@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @uofgmvls.bsky.social
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The Guardian University Guide 2026 – the rankings
The Guardian University Guide 2026 – the rankings
Find a course at one of the top universities in the country. Our league tables rank them all subject by subject, as well as by student satisfaction, staff numbers, spending and career prospects Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Glasgow university’s Zoology degree retains its top position in the Guardian university 2026 rankings, for the 4th year in a row!
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @uofgmvls.bsky.social
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@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @uofgmvls.bsky.social
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🧵THREAD: (1/7) Standard metabolic rate (SMR) is one of biology's most measured traits. We argue it isn't the constant baseline it's assumed to be. Our preprint discusses how sleep-wake cycles create a 'metabolic mosaic' that requires us to rethink how we interpret SMR. ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
The myth of the metabolic baseline: how sleep-wake cycles undermine a foundational assumption in organismal biology
ecoevorxiv.org
August 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🧵THREAD: (1/7) Standard metabolic rate (SMR) is one of biology's most measured traits. We argue it isn't the constant baseline it's assumed to be. Our preprint discusses how sleep-wake cycles create a 'metabolic mosaic' that requires us to rethink how we interpret SMR. ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
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This summer, 10 of our Zoology & Marine and Freshwater Biology BSc Honours students packed their bags, grabbed their field kits, and headed out on unforgettable research adventures.
Learn more about what they've been up to 👉
www.gla.ac.uk/schools/bohv...
#WorldChangingGlasgow
Learn more about what they've been up to 👉
www.gla.ac.uk/schools/bohv...
#WorldChangingGlasgow
August 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
This summer, 10 of our Zoology & Marine and Freshwater Biology BSc Honours students packed their bags, grabbed their field kits, and headed out on unforgettable research adventures.
Learn more about what they've been up to 👉
www.gla.ac.uk/schools/bohv...
#WorldChangingGlasgow
Learn more about what they've been up to 👉
www.gla.ac.uk/schools/bohv...
#WorldChangingGlasgow
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Fully funded PhD position at the university of Turku. ats.talentadore.com/apply/vaitos...
Doctoral Researcher / Project researcher in Experimental Evolution of Host–Microbiota Interactions
The Faculty of Science at the University of Turku invites applications for a doctoral researcher / project researcher position at the Department of Biology. The position is fully funded 4-years. Emplo...
ats.talentadore.com
August 8, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Fully funded PhD position at the university of Turku. ats.talentadore.com/apply/vaitos...
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We have a 12 month Marine and Freshwater teaching position in our School. www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer... Closing date 11th August.
Interest in teaching on our Tropical Marine Biology course, would be great, but not essential. @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Questions to @jlindstrom.bsky.social
Interest in teaching on our Tropical Marine Biology course, would be great, but not essential. @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Questions to @jlindstrom.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM
We have a 12 month Marine and Freshwater teaching position in our School. www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer... Closing date 11th August.
Interest in teaching on our Tropical Marine Biology course, would be great, but not essential. @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Questions to @jlindstrom.bsky.social
Interest in teaching on our Tropical Marine Biology course, would be great, but not essential. @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Questions to @jlindstrom.bsky.social
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🎓 | Everyone at @uofglifesci.bsky.social sends our warmest congratulations to the Class of 2025 on their recent graduation!
Students across our portfolio graduated at ceremonies between Friday, 4 July and Tuesday, 8 July 2025, and enjoyed special receptions beforehand.
#UofGGrad2025
Students across our portfolio graduated at ceremonies between Friday, 4 July and Tuesday, 8 July 2025, and enjoyed special receptions beforehand.
#UofGGrad2025
July 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
🎓 | Everyone at @uofglifesci.bsky.social sends our warmest congratulations to the Class of 2025 on their recent graduation!
Students across our portfolio graduated at ceremonies between Friday, 4 July and Tuesday, 8 July 2025, and enjoyed special receptions beforehand.
#UofGGrad2025
Students across our portfolio graduated at ceremonies between Friday, 4 July and Tuesday, 8 July 2025, and enjoyed special receptions beforehand.
#UofGGrad2025
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📣OPEN #RESEARCH #POSTDOC POSITIONS!📣
-Ecohydrology
-Agroecology and soil microbiology
-Land use and fish populations
-Diverse farming practices
-AI in primary production
-Bio-based products, sidestreams
-Policy design and ESG implementation
Here at @luke.fi, Finland 💙💚. You´ll love it!😊
More info 👇
-Ecohydrology
-Agroecology and soil microbiology
-Land use and fish populations
-Diverse farming practices
-AI in primary production
-Bio-based products, sidestreams
-Policy design and ESG implementation
Here at @luke.fi, Finland 💙💚. You´ll love it!😊
More info 👇
Luke is recruiting eight new postdoctoral researchers for cutting-edge research
www.luke.fi
April 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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This is brilliant from Rich Grenyer on the Dire Wolf hype: "It’s like claiming to have brought Napoleon back from the dead by asking a short French man to wear his hat"
'What’s the problem? Well, pretty much everything. These aren’t species returned from extinction.'
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social's Dr Richard Grenyer argues that extinction is, for the time being, a symptom of our global economic system ⬇️
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social's Dr Richard Grenyer argues that extinction is, for the time being, a symptom of our global economic system ⬇️
Why ‘de-extinct’ dire wolves are a Trojan horse to hide humanity’s destruction of nature
Extinction is, for the time being, forever – and a symptom of our global economic system.
theconversation.com
April 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This is brilliant from Rich Grenyer on the Dire Wolf hype: "It’s like claiming to have brought Napoleon back from the dead by asking a short French man to wear his hat"
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Last week at #BOU2025, we were delighted to award the Godman Salvin Prize to Prof Robert Furness for his contributions to #ornithology 👏
Please read about Prof Furness' impressive career here, as summarised by Keith Hamer
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley....
#ornithology 🪶#seabirds
Please read about Prof Furness' impressive career here, as summarised by Keith Hamer
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley....
#ornithology 🪶#seabirds
April 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Last week at #BOU2025, we were delighted to award the Godman Salvin Prize to Prof Robert Furness for his contributions to #ornithology 👏
Please read about Prof Furness' impressive career here, as summarised by Keith Hamer
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley....
#ornithology 🪶#seabirds
Please read about Prof Furness' impressive career here, as summarised by Keith Hamer
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley....
#ornithology 🪶#seabirds
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It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.
April 3, 2025 at 4:13 AM
It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.
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Presentations
📍 Boyd Orr Building
10am: Starting Biology
Dr Mary McVey
10.45am: Animal Biology
Professor Neil Metcalfe
11.30am: Molecular Bioscience
Professor Kevin O'Dell
12.15pm: Human Biology
Dr Graeme Sills
1pm: Infection Biology
Professor Olwyn Byron
📍 Boyd Orr Building
10am: Starting Biology
Dr Mary McVey
10.45am: Animal Biology
Professor Neil Metcalfe
11.30am: Molecular Bioscience
Professor Kevin O'Dell
12.15pm: Human Biology
Dr Graeme Sills
1pm: Infection Biology
Professor Olwyn Byron
March 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Presentations
📍 Boyd Orr Building
10am: Starting Biology
Dr Mary McVey
10.45am: Animal Biology
Professor Neil Metcalfe
11.30am: Molecular Bioscience
Professor Kevin O'Dell
12.15pm: Human Biology
Dr Graeme Sills
1pm: Infection Biology
Professor Olwyn Byron
📍 Boyd Orr Building
10am: Starting Biology
Dr Mary McVey
10.45am: Animal Biology
Professor Neil Metcalfe
11.30am: Molecular Bioscience
Professor Kevin O'Dell
12.15pm: Human Biology
Dr Graeme Sills
1pm: Infection Biology
Professor Olwyn Byron
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🏰 | The @uofglasgow.bsky.social Offer Holders' Open Day takes place tomorrow, Tuesday, 1 April, with @uofglifesci.bsky.social presentations and stands running across two locations.
Visit us to learn about our exciting degrees and studying at UofG!
✍️ www.gla.ac.uk/undergraduat...
Programme 👇
Visit us to learn about our exciting degrees and studying at UofG!
✍️ www.gla.ac.uk/undergraduat...
Programme 👇
March 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
🏰 | The @uofglasgow.bsky.social Offer Holders' Open Day takes place tomorrow, Tuesday, 1 April, with @uofglifesci.bsky.social presentations and stands running across two locations.
Visit us to learn about our exciting degrees and studying at UofG!
✍️ www.gla.ac.uk/undergraduat...
Programme 👇
Visit us to learn about our exciting degrees and studying at UofG!
✍️ www.gla.ac.uk/undergraduat...
Programme 👇
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Born on March 29, 125 years ago:
One of the most influential ecologists of the 20th century and the father of animal ecology, who turned natural history into a science: Charles Sutherland Elton (1900-1991).
A birthday thread… 🧵[1/8]
One of the most influential ecologists of the 20th century and the father of animal ecology, who turned natural history into a science: Charles Sutherland Elton (1900-1991).
A birthday thread… 🧵[1/8]
March 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Born on March 29, 125 years ago:
One of the most influential ecologists of the 20th century and the father of animal ecology, who turned natural history into a science: Charles Sutherland Elton (1900-1991).
A birthday thread… 🧵[1/8]
One of the most influential ecologists of the 20th century and the father of animal ecology, who turned natural history into a science: Charles Sutherland Elton (1900-1991).
A birthday thread… 🧵[1/8]
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Portugal🇵🇹 has become the first European country 🇪🇺 to introduce legislation banning deep-sea mining in its waters! ⛔⛏️✊
This comes at a crucial moment as the International Seabed Authority (ISA) meets in Jamaica 🇯🇲 to discuss a deep-sea mining code.
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/history...
This comes at a crucial moment as the International Seabed Authority (ISA) meets in Jamaica 🇯🇲 to discuss a deep-sea mining code.
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/history...
History made: Portugal takes lead in effort to stop deep-sea mining - Oceanographic
Portugal has made history and taken leadership on ocean advocacy in Europe, becoming the first to adopt moratorium on deep-sea mining
oceanographicmagazine.com
March 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Portugal🇵🇹 has become the first European country 🇪🇺 to introduce legislation banning deep-sea mining in its waters! ⛔⛏️✊
This comes at a crucial moment as the International Seabed Authority (ISA) meets in Jamaica 🇯🇲 to discuss a deep-sea mining code.
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/history...
This comes at a crucial moment as the International Seabed Authority (ISA) meets in Jamaica 🇯🇲 to discuss a deep-sea mining code.
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/history...
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1. For the past thirty years I've had the best job in the world.
I've had the opportunity to follow my curiosity; explore the workings of nature and society; mentor students and junior colleagues in the same process; and teach generations of students about it all.
I've had the opportunity to follow my curiosity; explore the workings of nature and society; mentor students and junior colleagues in the same process; and teach generations of students about it all.
March 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
1. For the past thirty years I've had the best job in the world.
I've had the opportunity to follow my curiosity; explore the workings of nature and society; mentor students and junior colleagues in the same process; and teach generations of students about it all.
I've had the opportunity to follow my curiosity; explore the workings of nature and society; mentor students and junior colleagues in the same process; and teach generations of students about it all.
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Musk ought to hand over the choiciest bits of Twitter to the hackers to end the bit-shed. And say "thank you" a lot.
❗️🇺🇸Republican Jack Kimble: If Ukraine did attack Twitter as Elon Musk said, this is very serious. I invite Ukraine to conduct negotiations with me so we can bring peace to Twitter. Unfortunately, Elon holds no cards and doesn't own a suit, so we expect Elon will have to give up a lot.
March 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Musk ought to hand over the choiciest bits of Twitter to the hackers to end the bit-shed. And say "thank you" a lot.
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Education really is everything
March 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Education really is everything
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[stands up and dusts self off] I guess we'll have to do it ourselves
February 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
[stands up and dusts self off] I guess we'll have to do it ourselves
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Thank you everyone who have already signed the petition! Still waiting for the rectors of Finnish universities to take a public stand for the freedom of science.
February 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Thank you everyone who have already signed the petition! Still waiting for the rectors of Finnish universities to take a public stand for the freedom of science.
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Dear Non-Fascist Europeans,
The current US leaders believe they're allied with fascists inside your country against you, not allied with you against foreign invasion and threats to democracy.
I'm sorry, I wish it weren't true, but it is. You really need to adjust.
Sincerely,
Non-fascist Americans
The current US leaders believe they're allied with fascists inside your country against you, not allied with you against foreign invasion and threats to democracy.
I'm sorry, I wish it weren't true, but it is. You really need to adjust.
Sincerely,
Non-fascist Americans
February 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Dear Non-Fascist Europeans,
The current US leaders believe they're allied with fascists inside your country against you, not allied with you against foreign invasion and threats to democracy.
I'm sorry, I wish it weren't true, but it is. You really need to adjust.
Sincerely,
Non-fascist Americans
The current US leaders believe they're allied with fascists inside your country against you, not allied with you against foreign invasion and threats to democracy.
I'm sorry, I wish it weren't true, but it is. You really need to adjust.
Sincerely,
Non-fascist Americans
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I am searching for a dedicated someone to take a research support/coordinating role in my lab, working mainly within @erc.europa.eu project "HotLife". MSc level and up, keen interest in energetics, physiology, or thermal biology helpful but not essential. Details 👇 Would appreciate a re-post!
Exiting opportunity for lab/field work: Project assistant to support PI @cyanistesnord.bsky.social and wider research group in the research program “HotLife – Pathways to survival in a hotter world” supported by @erc.europa.eu
Please apply no later than 27 February!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Please apply no later than 27 February!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
February 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I am searching for a dedicated someone to take a research support/coordinating role in my lab, working mainly within @erc.europa.eu project "HotLife". MSc level and up, keen interest in energetics, physiology, or thermal biology helpful but not essential. Details 👇 Would appreciate a re-post!