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Dr Katherine Whyte
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Senior Ecological Statistician @bioss.bsky.social 📊

Scientist in marine mammals, seabirds, renewable energy, statistics & animal movement.🌊🦭🐧🐾
STEM Ambassador.👩‍💻 Own views.
http://www.katherinefwhyte.co.uk/
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Dr Katherine Whyte @kateywhyte.bsky.social · Apr 4
Delighted to share our new review paper on "Understanding and predicting animal movements and distributions in the Anthropocene" 🎉🐾🦌🐧🦅🌍

#AnimalMovement #MovementEcology @besmovesig.bsky.social
hollyenglish.bsky.social Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · Apr 4
I'll talk about this more next week but can't resist finishing my Friday with this update

Our paper is online now in early view! Sara Gomez, Luca Börger & I led a fantastic team of researchers in this review:
Understanding and predicting animal movements and distributions in the Anthropocene
Understanding and predicting animal movements and distributions in the Anthropocene
This review provides a framework to better understand and predict animal movements and distributions in human-modified environments. Bridging the gap between movement models and management/conservati...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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bioss.bsky.social
Earlier this week, we came together in Edinburgh for our BioSS Rob Kempton Lecture & Annual General Meeting 2025.

These two days were an excellent celebration of the diverse, impactful work BioSS continues to deliver for an ever-increasing range of stakeholders.

Read more about it on our website:
BioSS Rob Kempton Lecture & Annual General Meeting 2025
Over Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th November, BioSS came together to meet in Edinburgh for our 2025 Rob Kempton Lecture and Annual General Meeting.
www.bioss.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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ukceh.bsky.social
Wild seabirds are more likely to split up in windy weather, new Edinburgh Napier-led research with UKCEH & @bioss.bsky.social shows. This is significant as climate change is bringing windier weather conditions.

UKCEH's Francis Daunt spoke to BBC Scotland (~1hr 27m)

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... 🧪
Lunchtime Live - 05/11/2025 - BBC Sounds
News updates from Scotland and beyond, plus all your lunchtime sport, travel and weather.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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bioss.bsky.social
Our colleagues Esther Jones and @kateywhyte.bsky.social contributed to delivering a multi-generational workshop, bringing together young people, educators, academics, and industry leaders. 🌍

Read more about the project here:
www.bioss.ac.uk/case-studies...

Funded by @sefariscot.bsky.social.
Adapting Education to the Climate Transition: A collaborative workshop for change
BioSS participated in a multi-actor and multi-generational workshop on rethinking how education meets the demands of the climate transition.
www.bioss.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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bioss.bsky.social
📣 New publication in the journal Animal Behaviour from our Adam Butler led by @edinburghnapier.bsky.social in collaboration with @ukceh.bsky.social.

📰 Read the summary here: www.bioss.ac.uk/case-studies...
📕 Read the full paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Seabirds more likely to ‘divorce’ in bad weather
Wild seabirds are more likely to split up in windy weather, according to a newly published study led by Edinburgh Napier University, in collaboration with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)...
www.bioss.ac.uk
November 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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ukirsc.bsky.social
🚨 Only 2 weeks left to register! 🚨
ukirsc.bsky.social UKIRSC Marine Mammals @ukirsc.bsky.social · Oct 7
🐬 Registration is now OPEN for the UKIRSC 2026 Marine Mammal Conference hosted @plymuni.bsky.social 🎓A FREE event bringing together students from across the UK & Ireland to share research, connect, and learn from leading marine mammal scientists. 👇Link below

#UKIRSC2026 #MarineMammals
October 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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jbakcoleman.bsky.social
Great piece on the absurdity of brute force multiverse analyses.

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Robustness is better assessed with a few thoughtful models than with billions of regressions | PNAS
Robustness is better assessed with a few thoughtful models than with billions of regressions
www.pnas.org
October 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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bioss.bsky.social
Kind reminder that the registration deadline for the SEFARI Science for Life Lecture 2025 is today! tinyurl.com/mv3smw57

"Giving life to your science so it impacts the transformation of agriculture, environment and society" by David G Farquhar FRGS

🗓️Friday Oct 24th
⏰12:30 - 3:30pm
📍Edinburgh
October 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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bioss.bsky.social
Check out this new publication from our Dave Ewing, on tracking the spread of #AvianInfluenza inside a #seabird colony.

📰 Read the summary: www.bioss.ac.uk/case-studies...
📕 Read the full paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

@daveewing.bsky.social @animalecology.bsky.social
Inside a Seabird Colony: Tracking the Spread of Avian Influenza
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has caused unprecedented mortality in wild birds and led to the culling of millions of poultry worldwide. Since 2021, this ongoing global outbreak has severely...
www.bioss.ac.uk
October 17, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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bioss.bsky.social
Happy World Mental Health Day! Our colleagues in Dundee & Edinburgh took photos of their group walks this week 😊

This year's theme is 'Access to services - mental health in catastrophes and emergencies', read more: www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/pub...
Group of smiley people taking a photo in the countryside Group of smiley people at the top of a hill Picture from behind of a group of people walking in the countryside
October 10, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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bioss.bsky.social
Delighted to host "Statistics and Decision Making in the UK" as part of the International Day of Women in Statistics & Data Science #IDWSDS2025 w. @salliebailey.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social & Manira Ahmad @publichealthscot.bsky.social
📆 14 Oct. 2025
⏰ 12-1
www.idwsds.org/registration/
Image with QR code for the Registration page and photos of the two speakers Prof. Sallie Bailey and Ms Manira Ahmad.
October 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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heyjooode.bsky.social
Very pleased to be a part of this research contribution into the ongoing impact of HPAI on seabirds; led by @sue-lewis.bsky.social alongside fellow authors from @rspbscience.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social & @seabirdcentre.bsky.social
edinburghnapier.bsky.social Edinburgh Napier University @edinburghnapier.bsky.social · Sep 25
🪹 | Seabirds that survived recent bird flu outbreaks have continued to reproduce, although overall breeding performance remains notably low, according to a new study.

The study has looked at breeding success in Northern Gannets at two locations during 2023.

🔗 orlo.uk/44CaS

📸 Dave Pressland
A black-eyed gannet.
September 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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edinburghnapier.bsky.social
🪹 | Seabirds that survived recent bird flu outbreaks have continued to reproduce, although overall breeding performance remains notably low, according to a new study.

The study has looked at breeding success in Northern Gannets at two locations during 2023.

🔗 orlo.uk/44CaS

📸 Dave Pressland
A black-eyed gannet.
September 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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bioss.bsky.social
We've been reflecting on a brilliant week at the @royalstatsoc.bsky.social International Conference in Edinburgh. Thanks for all the excellent sessions and discussions. 👏

Read more about our week here:
www.bioss.ac.uk/news-events/...

#RSS2025Conf #RSS2025 #Statistics
BioSS at the Royal Statistical Society International Conference 2025
A team of BioSS staff attended the RSS conference in Edinburgh, giving 12 presentations and leading 11 sessions.
www.bioss.ac.uk
September 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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darrenmacey.bsky.social
We would love to hear your thoughts on our new set of maths teaching resources, developed in partnership with @mathsweek.scot
Please share widely! @amstatnews.bsky.social @scottheald72.bsky.social @kateywhyte.bsky.social @altealorenzo.bsky.social #MathsWeekScot
Stats in the Wild - Maths Week Scotland
This set of bespoke evidence-based resources are for exploring statistics using outdoor maths.
mathsweek.scot
September 15, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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smruc.bsky.social
Our PhD candidate, @philippawright.bsky.social, at #CWW2025 (Wind energy &vWildlife impacts) on the #PrePARED project:🐟Fish for thought: The nutritional quality of prey species with a developing offshore wind landscape

@uniofstandrews.bsky.social
Learn more about PrePARED here: owecprepared.org
September 12, 2025 at 9:32 AM
kateywhyte.bsky.social
Very proud to supervise the brilliant work @philippawright.bsky.social is doing as part of her PhD. 🌟

If you're at CWW, and are interested in the nutritional quality of fish 🐟 around offshore wind farms, reach out to Philippa!

@seamammalresearch.bsky.social @smruc.bsky.social @bioss.bsky.social
linecordes.bsky.social Line Cordes @linecordes.bsky.social · Sep 11
Great talk by @philippawright.bsky.social at CWW - fish for thought!
September 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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bioss.bsky.social
We're incredibly proud of our Samuel Connolly and Tess Vernon for winning 1st prize(!) for best poster at the @royalstatsoc.bsky.social International Conference! 🏆 🎉

#RSS2025Conf #RSS2025

Read the news here:
rss.org.uk/news-publica...
RSS 2025 Conference poster prize winners announced
rss.org.uk
September 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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cassiespeakman.bsky.social
The latest paper from the DISCAR synthesis group is out at Ecology Letters! We discuss the key approaches to predicting human impacts on wildlife populations, highlighting avenues for incorporating indirect effects, such as energetic modelling. doi.org/10.1111/ele....
Title and author list for the synthesis paper titled "Understanding and Predicting Population Response to Anthropogenic Disturbance: Current Approaches and Novel Opportunities" published in Ecology Letters.
August 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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bes-quantitative.bsky.social
📣 Join us for our next Quantifying Ecology webinar! 📣

This time, Dr Rémi Fay will present in collaboration with @bes-parasitesgroup.bsky.social :

"Modeling the dynamics of brucellosis in an wild Alpine ibex population."

9th Sep @ 10am BST bit.ly/3HWpEol
August 27, 2025 at 11:05 AM
kateywhyte.bsky.social
Travelling back from an excellent couple of days in Norwich at the #BESMove2025 conference! 🐾🌍🦢

Thanks to @besmovesig.bsky.social and everyone who attended for another great meeting. 👋

@bioss.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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bioss.bsky.social
We're heading to the @royalstatsoc.bsky.social International Conference this week in Edinburgh! 📊

Our team are contributing to the exciting programme by leading 11 sessions, giving 11 talks, and presenting 2 posters.🎤🗣️

Hopefully see you there!
#RSS2025Conf #RSS2025 #Statistics
September 1, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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linecordes.bsky.social
Very happy to share that our paper presenting a framework for optimal movement decisions in complex landscapes has just been published in TREE @stephharris.bsky.social @jacobnabe.bsky.social tinyurl.com/d45s36y5
August 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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bioss.bsky.social
BioSS researcher Dr Ana Couto worked with a team of international scientists who tracked over 100 marine species of large vertebrates to identify the most critical locations for conservation in the global ocean. 🌍🌊

Read more here: www.bioss.ac.uk/case-studies...

#conservation #marinebiology
Global tracking of marine megafauna space use reveals how to achieve conservation targets
The recent Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) sets ambitious goals to protect, conserve, and manage at least 30% of the world's oceans in an effort to halt the loss of important mari...
www.bioss.ac.uk
August 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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asab-meetings.bsky.social
Only two weeks to get your abstracts in for #ASABWinter2025 ⏰

Come join us in Edinburgh this December! 🏰 ❄️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

More info here:

asabwinter.github.io/2025/
Winter ASAB 2025 December 15th-16th Edinburgh How sensory information affects behaviour
August 15, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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lilabuckingham.bsky.social
Do you use geolocators to estimate foraging time, behaviour, or energetics in diving seabirds? See our new paper for insights from a study of Common Guillemots.

doi.org/10.61350/sbj...

@theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
A graphical abstract depicting the paper title, author list, and brief description of the paper. One images displays an adult common gullemot with one logger on each leg, next to a chick. The second image displays a close-up of a common guillemot's legs with both loggers shown. The text reads: An improved method to derive behavioural budgets and energetics from geolocator data in Common Guillemots Uria aalge Lila Buckingham, Maria Bogdanova, Francis Daunt, Robert Furness, Sophie Bennett, Ruth Dunn, David Jardine, Mark Newell, Ewan Weston & Jonathan Green We deployed two devices (time-depth recorder & geolocator) on 39 Common Guillemots for one non-breeding season. We allocated time to behaviours using 1) both devices (see Buckingham et al. 2023) and 2) only geolocators, following previous methods. We compared the behavioural budgets. We could not extract foraging behaviour (diving) when only using geolocator data. We devised an improved method for estimating behaviours and energetics in Common Guillemots using geolocator data. We also provide guidance for studies of other diving seabirds that rest at sea. Photos by Andrew Carter Seabird 37 (2025) Early Release
August 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM