Sarah Collins
@sc0llins.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Animal Behaviour, University of Plymouth. Zoologist interested in animal communication. I also love dogs, birds, nature, books and movies.
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Are you an ecologist/evolutionary biologist looking for an ongoing academic position? Monash University’s School of Biological Sciences is hiring! Come join us in Melbourne, Australia! Details here: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
August 11, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Are you an ecologist/evolutionary biologist looking for an ongoing academic position? Monash University’s School of Biological Sciences is hiring! Come join us in Melbourne, Australia! Details here: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
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New paper looking at how artificial light at night affects the dawn chorus in Hong Kong. Species variation and some unexpected results for moonlight!
New paper looking at how artificial light at night affects the dawn chorus in Hong Kong. Species variation and some unexpected results for moonlight!
Anthropogenic and natural factors are associated with bird dawn chorus onset in subtropical East Asia
Anthropogenic factors such as artificial lighting at night (ALAN) and natural factors including temperature and moonlight can affect the dawn chorus pattern in birds. However, most studies are conduc...
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August 10, 2026 at 8:32 AM
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New paper looking at how artificial light at night affects the dawn chorus in Hong Kong. Species variation and some unexpected results for moonlight!
New paper looking at how artificial light at night affects the dawn chorus in Hong Kong. Species variation and some unexpected results for moonlight!
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Interested in a postdoc position? Olfaction in poison frog tadpoles! Based in Germany with some field work in Costa Rica (bilateral funding, 3 years). Please share with your froggie and neuro/behavior contacts 🐸 www.uni-giessen.de/de/ueber-uns...
July 6, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Interested in a postdoc position? Olfaction in poison frog tadpoles! Based in Germany with some field work in Costa Rica (bilateral funding, 3 years). Please share with your froggie and neuro/behavior contacts 🐸 www.uni-giessen.de/de/ueber-uns...
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Are you a #neuroscientist or #AI researcher with an interest in the nature of intelligence? Join us in Bristol for a residential scientific meeting examining how intelligence emerges in biological systems: royalsociety.org/science-even... @maboudi.bsky.social @minibraincognition.bsky.social
July 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Are you a #neuroscientist or #AI researcher with an interest in the nature of intelligence? Join us in Bristol for a residential scientific meeting examining how intelligence emerges in biological systems: royalsociety.org/science-even... @maboudi.bsky.social @minibraincognition.bsky.social
Sad to hear and see in the figure how much we have lost. Just back from break in a small village and even there it was quite quiet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Listen to Britain’s dawn chorus of 1976: the dramatic loss of birdsong in 50 years
Guardian recreates audio landscape of past filled by loud morning symphony before 73m wild birds were lost
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July 3, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Sad to hear and see in the figure how much we have lost. Just back from break in a small village and even there it was quite quiet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Want to learn about careers in marine conservation? I’m the marine expert-in-residence for conservation careers, and tomorrow we’re hosting a free webinar. It includes Q&A! conservation-careers.kit.com/marinejune26...
June 29, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Want to learn about careers in marine conservation? I’m the marine expert-in-residence for conservation careers, and tomorrow we’re hosting a free webinar. It includes Q&A! conservation-careers.kit.com/marinejune26...
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The University of Exeter is not in budget deficit. Yet are proposing to cut 150 academic jobs. This include my job. Please sign and share the petition, write our Vice Chancellor, to your MP, and get the word out about the act of self harm this university is about to commit. c.org/yKcx6Zr29H
This campaign needs you now
Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter
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June 25, 2026 at 9:49 AM
The University of Exeter is not in budget deficit. Yet are proposing to cut 150 academic jobs. This include my job. Please sign and share the petition, write our Vice Chancellor, to your MP, and get the word out about the act of self harm this university is about to commit. c.org/yKcx6Zr29H
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Professor Lars Chittka FRS is elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. His work has transformed our understanding of animal intelligence by demonstrating that bees, despite their tiny brains, exhibit advanced cognitive abilities such as counting, attention and others. #RSFellows https://bit.ly/49xJuRy
June 1, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Professor Lars Chittka FRS is elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. His work has transformed our understanding of animal intelligence by demonstrating that bees, despite their tiny brains, exhibit advanced cognitive abilities such as counting, attention and others. #RSFellows https://bit.ly/49xJuRy
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The interaction between the zookeeper and the otters is just too adorable.
May 15, 2026 at 2:02 AM
The interaction between the zookeeper and the otters is just too adorable.
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2026. Methods in Ecology and Evolution editorial on animal and plant ethics in research. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Methods in Ecology and Evolution editorial on animal and plant ethics in research
Click on the article title to read more.
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May 7, 2026 at 7:49 AM
2026. Methods in Ecology and Evolution editorial on animal and plant ethics in research. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
“formal procedures obscure the work that actually produces their outcomes” I love this quote - so true. As is another from
The same article “A worker who understands what they are doing can exercise judgment the institution cannot govern”. Managerialism does not want workers who use their judgment.
The same article “A worker who understands what they are doing can exercise judgment the institution cannot govern”. Managerialism does not want workers who use their judgment.
March 28, 2026 at 5:42 PM
“formal procedures obscure the work that actually produces their outcomes” I love this quote - so true. As is another from
The same article “A worker who understands what they are doing can exercise judgment the institution cannot govern”. Managerialism does not want workers who use their judgment.
The same article “A worker who understands what they are doing can exercise judgment the institution cannot govern”. Managerialism does not want workers who use their judgment.
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Seeking a motivated postdoc (2+3 yrs) to study links between cognition, behavior, and fitness in lemurs at our long-term field site in Kirindy Forest, Madagascar. Join an interdisciplinary team working on wild populations. @primatenzentrum.bsky.social. Apply here: www.dpz.eu
March 24, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Seeking a motivated postdoc (2+3 yrs) to study links between cognition, behavior, and fitness in lemurs at our long-term field site in Kirindy Forest, Madagascar. Join an interdisciplinary team working on wild populations. @primatenzentrum.bsky.social. Apply here: www.dpz.eu
Agree with much of this, even if difficult to implement. But if people are not to lose faith with politics, something beeds to chnage www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
While people feel the foundations of their lives are shaking, this deep crisis will continue | Clive Lewis
The partisan debate since the Gorton and Denton byelection risks blinding us to the truth. People are rejecting wholesale the way our politics has developed, says Labour MP Clive Lewis
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March 8, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Agree with much of this, even if difficult to implement. But if people are not to lose faith with politics, something beeds to chnage www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Possibly worst picture even of a wren, but it was singing on the tree outside my (dirty) window while I was having a cup of tea. How cool is that !
March 5, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Possibly worst picture even of a wren, but it was singing on the tree outside my (dirty) window while I was having a cup of tea. How cool is that !
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Fully funded PhD position with Yuri Kawaguchi at NTU (and Claire Witham at MRC) - join us! @yurikawaguchi.bsky.social
Fully funded PhD project available at Nottingham Trent University. Linked to a BBSRC funded grant, this project will investigate how primates perceive and respond to infants, combining cutting-edge cognitive testing with behavioural data. See 🧵
January 5, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Fully funded PhD position with Yuri Kawaguchi at NTU (and Claire Witham at MRC) - join us! @yurikawaguchi.bsky.social
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🚨Roll up, roll up, fully-funded #PhD deadlines approaching...
6th Jan: tinyurl.com/aja54nr6
8th Jan: tinyurl.com/4jfy47pp
Social monitoring & manipulation
#meerkats #mongooses #macaques #fieldwork #long-termdata
@patrick-kennedy.bsky.social @ljnbrent.bsky.social
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
6th Jan: tinyurl.com/aja54nr6
8th Jan: tinyurl.com/4jfy47pp
Social monitoring & manipulation
#meerkats #mongooses #macaques #fieldwork #long-termdata
@patrick-kennedy.bsky.social @ljnbrent.bsky.social
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
December 30, 2025 at 10:15 AM
🚨Roll up, roll up, fully-funded #PhD deadlines approaching...
6th Jan: tinyurl.com/aja54nr6
8th Jan: tinyurl.com/4jfy47pp
Social monitoring & manipulation
#meerkats #mongooses #macaques #fieldwork #long-termdata
@patrick-kennedy.bsky.social @ljnbrent.bsky.social
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
6th Jan: tinyurl.com/aja54nr6
8th Jan: tinyurl.com/4jfy47pp
Social monitoring & manipulation
#meerkats #mongooses #macaques #fieldwork #long-termdata
@patrick-kennedy.bsky.social @ljnbrent.bsky.social
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
The most amazing Xmas outreach by our technical staff for a school visit @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social All the inverts had their special Christmas decorations. I was so amazed! Well done Ness and Odie!
December 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The most amazing Xmas outreach by our technical staff for a school visit @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social All the inverts had their special Christmas decorations. I was so amazed! Well done Ness and Odie!
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Last talk before the AGM! Can ultrasonic noise impact foraging in species that use echo location?! The results are not yet clear but seem to point in that direction 🦇🦗 #ASABWinter2025 @asab.org @asab-meetings.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Last talk before the AGM! Can ultrasonic noise impact foraging in species that use echo location?! The results are not yet clear but seem to point in that direction 🦇🦗 #ASABWinter2025 @asab.org @asab-meetings.bsky.social
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Heading to #Edinburgh for @asab.org Winter Conference. Can't wait to hear about exciting research, meet new folk & catch up with old friends.
Seek me out to talk about #AnimalBehaviour journal or these #PhD #opportunities:
tinyurl.com/aja54nr6
tinyurl.com/4jfy47pp
@asab-meetings.bsky.social
Seek me out to talk about #AnimalBehaviour journal or these #PhD #opportunities:
tinyurl.com/aja54nr6
tinyurl.com/4jfy47pp
@asab-meetings.bsky.social
Funded PhD open to UK-domiciled, home fee applicants of Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black or mixed Black heritage - Biological market monitoring and manipulation in social animals at Unive...
PhD Project - Funded PhD open to UK-domiciled, home fee applicants of Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black or mixed Black heritage - Biological market monitoring and manipulation in social an...
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December 13, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Heading to #Edinburgh for @asab.org Winter Conference. Can't wait to hear about exciting research, meet new folk & catch up with old friends.
Seek me out to talk about #AnimalBehaviour journal or these #PhD #opportunities:
tinyurl.com/aja54nr6
tinyurl.com/4jfy47pp
@asab-meetings.bsky.social
Seek me out to talk about #AnimalBehaviour journal or these #PhD #opportunities:
tinyurl.com/aja54nr6
tinyurl.com/4jfy47pp
@asab-meetings.bsky.social
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JOB ALERT! 🦜🔭🌿
Are you passionate about #Birds, #Ecology, #Fieldwork, #Research?
The University of Salford is looking for a #ResearchTechnician to assist with ecological monitoring of #Ringneckedparakeets in Manchester, UK.
More info & how to apply 👇
Hurry! Closes 15 Dec
@salforduni.bsky.social
Are you passionate about #Birds, #Ecology, #Fieldwork, #Research?
The University of Salford is looking for a #ResearchTechnician to assist with ecological monitoring of #Ringneckedparakeets in Manchester, UK.
More info & how to apply 👇
Hurry! Closes 15 Dec
@salforduni.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
JOB ALERT! 🦜🔭🌿
Are you passionate about #Birds, #Ecology, #Fieldwork, #Research?
The University of Salford is looking for a #ResearchTechnician to assist with ecological monitoring of #Ringneckedparakeets in Manchester, UK.
More info & how to apply 👇
Hurry! Closes 15 Dec
@salforduni.bsky.social
Are you passionate about #Birds, #Ecology, #Fieldwork, #Research?
The University of Salford is looking for a #ResearchTechnician to assist with ecological monitoring of #Ringneckedparakeets in Manchester, UK.
More info & how to apply 👇
Hurry! Closes 15 Dec
@salforduni.bsky.social
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Hong Kong Jockey Club, equine welfare research, PhD funding support [Application Period: 1 December 2025–31 January 2026]: www.hkjcequinewelfare.org.hk/en/grants#Tr... Feel free to get in touch via email if this might be of interest.
Grants - Equine Welfare Research Foundation - The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Grants - Equine Welfare Research Foundation - The Hong Kong Jockey Club
www.hkjcequinewelfare.org.hk
October 23, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Hong Kong Jockey Club, equine welfare research, PhD funding support [Application Period: 1 December 2025–31 January 2026]: www.hkjcequinewelfare.org.hk/en/grants#Tr... Feel free to get in touch via email if this might be of interest.
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🦀🌱 BioBlitz Day: 10 Dec 2025!
Join researchers from the @plymuni.bsky.social and the Ocean Conservation Trust at the University of Plymouth Marine Station to explore the incredible invertebrates living in Plymouth Sound’s seagrass restoration sites. FREE event. Registration essential.
Join researchers from the @plymuni.bsky.social and the Ocean Conservation Trust at the University of Plymouth Marine Station to explore the incredible invertebrates living in Plymouth Sound’s seagrass restoration sites. FREE event. Registration essential.
November 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🦀🌱 BioBlitz Day: 10 Dec 2025!
Join researchers from the @plymuni.bsky.social and the Ocean Conservation Trust at the University of Plymouth Marine Station to explore the incredible invertebrates living in Plymouth Sound’s seagrass restoration sites. FREE event. Registration essential.
Join researchers from the @plymuni.bsky.social and the Ocean Conservation Trust at the University of Plymouth Marine Station to explore the incredible invertebrates living in Plymouth Sound’s seagrass restoration sites. FREE event. Registration essential.
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PhD opportunity: MOVE
Details: blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/c...
Deadline: 12/01/26
Supervisors: @shoalgroup.bsky.social, @inesfuertbauer.bsky.social, @wlallen.bsky.social, @nhcooper123.bsky.social, @marinapapa.bsky.social
Apply: blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/p...
Details: blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/c...
Deadline: 12/01/26
Supervisors: @shoalgroup.bsky.social, @inesfuertbauer.bsky.social, @wlallen.bsky.social, @nhcooper123.bsky.social, @marinapapa.bsky.social
Apply: blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/p...
November 20, 2025 at 9:09 AM
PhD opportunity: MOVE
Details: blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/c...
Deadline: 12/01/26
Supervisors: @shoalgroup.bsky.social, @inesfuertbauer.bsky.social, @wlallen.bsky.social, @nhcooper123.bsky.social, @marinapapa.bsky.social
Apply: blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/p...
Details: blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/c...
Deadline: 12/01/26
Supervisors: @shoalgroup.bsky.social, @inesfuertbauer.bsky.social, @wlallen.bsky.social, @nhcooper123.bsky.social, @marinapapa.bsky.social
Apply: blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/p...
Amazing visit to Wales, beautiful autumn colours. Also gorgeous dogs - Basil, Banjo and Wilson
November 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Amazing visit to Wales, beautiful autumn colours. Also gorgeous dogs - Basil, Banjo and Wilson
Staff from @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social ready for Thursday’s graduation of Zoology and Conservation Biology students. Quite a mixed set of gowns, special mention to Anne Plessis French military university outfit, complete with sword. You can work out which one she is!
October 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Staff from @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social ready for Thursday’s graduation of Zoology and Conservation Biology students. Quite a mixed set of gowns, special mention to Anne Plessis French military university outfit, complete with sword. You can work out which one she is!