This week I had the opportunity to present some results from my #PhD project at the #NVG conference. I shared our work on #Chlamydia psittaci prevalence in feral #pigeons within a #OneHealth framework, highlighting why fine-scale reporting is essential when monitoring #disease dynamics in cities. 🏙️

A different type of office 🐦🦠🏙️

#PhD #pigeons #fieldwork #urbanecology #sampling #diseases

Shoutout to the pigeon team and many thanks to @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social for the travel grant,
@bangoruniversity.bsky.social for covering the conference fee & the chance to volunteer,
and @uantwerpen.be for funding my PhD project.

Cities aren’t uniform. Neither is disease. 🦠🏙️
Psittacosis in #urban feral #pigeons shows fine-scale heterogeneity, even a few kilometres can make a big difference. City averages risk hiding the true #hotspots without dense spatial sampling

#DiseaseEcology #UrbanEcology #EOU25

One of my undergrad papers on coot eggs was referred to in a talk on blue tit eggs changing shape over time at #EOU2025, during the #BOU
Woodland Birds pre-congress meeting

Cool to see it resurface
doi:10.24193/subbbiol.2021.1.04

This marks a big step toward science-driven #policymaking in #mentalhealthcare! 🌍✨

A key moment: Dr. David Erritzoe (@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social) shared insights on how psychedelics affect brain function & the latest research advancements. His work is bridging basic science & clinical applications, shaping the future of psychedelic medicine.

Big day for psychedelic assisted therapy and research in the European Parliament! 🇪🇺

Today, was launched:
🔹 PAREA’s MEP Action Group on Psychedelics in Healthcare (relaunch)
🔹 The European Citizens #PsychedeliCare Initiative

#PsychedelicScience #MentalHealth #HealthcareInnovation #EUPolicy