Magda Charalambous
magdacharalambous.bsky.social
Magda Charalambous
@magdacharalambous.bsky.social
Principal Lecturer at Imperial College London. Biological science - animal behaviour, evolution- and education research.
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October 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Second paper out this week 😱😱

We present YOLO-Behaviour, a flexible, easy to implement, robust framework for automated behavioural annotation from videos, published in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social!!

[paper] doi.org/10.1111/2041...
[documentation] alexhang212.github.io/YOLO_Behavio...
February 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Cathy Mansfield's recent paper in JLDHE Special Issue #LiberatingLearning outlines what contributes to staff and student enjoyment in HE. Relational pedagogy, as well as the freedom to be creative and explore a subject seem to be key! Read it here: https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi35.1318 #JLDHE
April 17, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DARWIN!!
Celebrating today with CEE Darwin's Birthday Debate at @nhm-london.bsky.social. Looking at 'How would Darwin do fieldwork today? Sharing science benefits equitably in ecology and evolution' #CEEDarwin2025
February 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Pesticides that harm #bees were found in the majority of English waterways tested in the last year, according to data analysis from The Rivers Trust and Wildlife and Countryside Link.

Dr Rich Gill of Silwood gives his thoughts...

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article....
Bee-harming pesticides found in majority of English waterways
The chemicals can harm insects and marine wildlife, environmental charities warn.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 2, 2024 at 6:05 PM
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How and why does #SexualSelection vary geographically?

Dr Rob Barber & Prof Joe Tobias studied a huge dataset of 10,671 #bird species, revealing avian sexual selection varies latitudinally & is explained by #climate-related factors.

🐤 🐦 🦚 🦜 🌲

www.imperial.ac.uk/news/258214/...
Climate determines mating behaviour of birds around the world | Imperial News | Imperial College London
A new study published in PLoS Biology reveals how sexual selection in birds varies geographically, often peaking at higher latitudes.
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November 28, 2024 at 12:13 PM
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#COP29 has failed to deliver.❌

Trust is broken as leaders leave glaring gaps in finance and ambition—putting people, planet, and the world’s poorest at risk.

We’ll keep fighting.

The climate and nature crisis can’t wait another year.
November 24, 2024 at 8:54 AM