Sean Rands
@seanrands.bsky.social
Behavioural ecologist @ University of Bristol, interested in the rules and mechanisms of behavioural/ecological interactions in a whole host of different systems. Easily distracted.
webby stuff: www.seanrands.com
webby stuff: www.seanrands.com
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Congrats Dr Arthur Yambayamba for passing his PhD with flying colours🍾
Arthur's thesis explores how climate & competition shape the structure of miombo woodlands. Check out some of the work here:
1) shorturl.at/aTVb7
2) shorturl.at/fD42Y
Thanks to Casey Ryan & @mdekauwe.bsky.social for examining!
Arthur's thesis explores how climate & competition shape the structure of miombo woodlands. Check out some of the work here:
1) shorturl.at/aTVb7
2) shorturl.at/fD42Y
Thanks to Casey Ryan & @mdekauwe.bsky.social for examining!
November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Congrats Dr Arthur Yambayamba for passing his PhD with flying colours🍾
Arthur's thesis explores how climate & competition shape the structure of miombo woodlands. Check out some of the work here:
1) shorturl.at/aTVb7
2) shorturl.at/fD42Y
Thanks to Casey Ryan & @mdekauwe.bsky.social for examining!
Arthur's thesis explores how climate & competition shape the structure of miombo woodlands. Check out some of the work here:
1) shorturl.at/aTVb7
2) shorturl.at/fD42Y
Thanks to Casey Ryan & @mdekauwe.bsky.social for examining!
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🧵1/9 There are 35,000+ fish species, but we have formal social-behaviour classifications for a tiny fraction. Most knowledge lives in the experience of researchers, fishers, divers, aquarists, naturalists, and Indigenous communities, but almost none of it is centralised. So we built ShoalBase.org.
ShoalBase | Join, Explore, Contribute Now
ShoalBase offers a global database on fish social behaviour, supporting research, conservation, and ecology through community contributions and visual data mapping.
ShoalBase.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🧵1/9 There are 35,000+ fish species, but we have formal social-behaviour classifications for a tiny fraction. Most knowledge lives in the experience of researchers, fishers, divers, aquarists, naturalists, and Indigenous communities, but almost none of it is centralised. So we built ShoalBase.org.
Conference runs 23rd-25th March (NOT in April, as currently stated on website). Full conference website and details coming very soon...
@asab.org Spring, aimed at ECRs, is coming to Bristol!
Conference grant DEADLINE for Developing Country Applicants (<£2500) or anyone needing an early decision for visas (<£750) is in ONE WEEK, 1st December.
www.asab.org/conference-g...
Referee statement also needed by then! 🐝🐜🦟🦂🐠🐟🐬🦎🐸🦆🐿️🦓
Conference grant DEADLINE for Developing Country Applicants (<£2500) or anyone needing an early decision for visas (<£750) is in ONE WEEK, 1st December.
www.asab.org/conference-g...
Referee statement also needed by then! 🐝🐜🦟🦂🐠🐟🐬🦎🐸🦆🐿️🦓
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Conference runs 23rd-25th March (NOT in April, as currently stated on website). Full conference website and details coming very soon...
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@asab.org Spring, aimed at ECRs, is coming to Bristol!
Conference grant DEADLINE for Developing Country Applicants (<£2500) or anyone needing an early decision for visas (<£750) is in ONE WEEK, 1st December.
www.asab.org/conference-g...
Referee statement also needed by then! 🐝🐜🦟🦂🐠🐟🐬🦎🐸🦆🐿️🦓
Conference grant DEADLINE for Developing Country Applicants (<£2500) or anyone needing an early decision for visas (<£750) is in ONE WEEK, 1st December.
www.asab.org/conference-g...
Referee statement also needed by then! 🐝🐜🦟🦂🐠🐟🐬🦎🐸🦆🐿️🦓
November 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
@asab.org Spring, aimed at ECRs, is coming to Bristol!
Conference grant DEADLINE for Developing Country Applicants (<£2500) or anyone needing an early decision for visas (<£750) is in ONE WEEK, 1st December.
www.asab.org/conference-g...
Referee statement also needed by then! 🐝🐜🦟🦂🐠🐟🐬🦎🐸🦆🐿️🦓
Conference grant DEADLINE for Developing Country Applicants (<£2500) or anyone needing an early decision for visas (<£750) is in ONE WEEK, 1st December.
www.asab.org/conference-g...
Referee statement also needed by then! 🐝🐜🦟🦂🐠🐟🐬🦎🐸🦆🐿️🦓
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🚨Good news, everyone!
1) I'm thrilled to be joining the behavior powerhouse that is Indiana University!! So stoked, starting Jan 2026.
2) I'm recruiting grad students! Are you (or your trainee) interested in sensory ecology? behavior? evolution? fieldwork? spiders? Drop me a line Jstafstr(at)iu.edu
1) I'm thrilled to be joining the behavior powerhouse that is Indiana University!! So stoked, starting Jan 2026.
2) I'm recruiting grad students! Are you (or your trainee) interested in sensory ecology? behavior? evolution? fieldwork? spiders? Drop me a line Jstafstr(at)iu.edu
November 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
🚨Good news, everyone!
1) I'm thrilled to be joining the behavior powerhouse that is Indiana University!! So stoked, starting Jan 2026.
2) I'm recruiting grad students! Are you (or your trainee) interested in sensory ecology? behavior? evolution? fieldwork? spiders? Drop me a line Jstafstr(at)iu.edu
1) I'm thrilled to be joining the behavior powerhouse that is Indiana University!! So stoked, starting Jan 2026.
2) I'm recruiting grad students! Are you (or your trainee) interested in sensory ecology? behavior? evolution? fieldwork? spiders? Drop me a line Jstafstr(at)iu.edu
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A lot has happened since our first announcement of #ExE2026, an evolutionary ecology conference hosted by @uniexecec.bsky.social in #Cornwall from June 29 to July 3 2026.
Have a look at our new website to see our confirmed plenary speakers, the mid-conference excursions, and more.
👉 evoxeco.uk 👈
Have a look at our new website to see our confirmed plenary speakers, the mid-conference excursions, and more.
👉 evoxeco.uk 👈
November 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A lot has happened since our first announcement of #ExE2026, an evolutionary ecology conference hosted by @uniexecec.bsky.social in #Cornwall from June 29 to July 3 2026.
Have a look at our new website to see our confirmed plenary speakers, the mid-conference excursions, and more.
👉 evoxeco.uk 👈
Have a look at our new website to see our confirmed plenary speakers, the mid-conference excursions, and more.
👉 evoxeco.uk 👈
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🚨RA/PhD position available in evolutionary neurobiology 🚨
Working on a deep dive into circuit changes during mushroom body expansion in Heliconius butterflies @camzoology.bsky.social
- employment benefits
- 4 years funding
- 1000% fun
Deadline: 14/1/2026
Details:
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
Working on a deep dive into circuit changes during mushroom body expansion in Heliconius butterflies @camzoology.bsky.social
- employment benefits
- 4 years funding
- 1000% fun
Deadline: 14/1/2026
Details:
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
November 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🚨RA/PhD position available in evolutionary neurobiology 🚨
Working on a deep dive into circuit changes during mushroom body expansion in Heliconius butterflies @camzoology.bsky.social
- employment benefits
- 4 years funding
- 1000% fun
Deadline: 14/1/2026
Details:
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
Working on a deep dive into circuit changes during mushroom body expansion in Heliconius butterflies @camzoology.bsky.social
- employment benefits
- 4 years funding
- 1000% fun
Deadline: 14/1/2026
Details:
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
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Rafflesia hasseltii: a plant seen more by tigers than people. Watching this flower open by night was the closest thing to magic:
November 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Rafflesia hasseltii: a plant seen more by tigers than people. Watching this flower open by night was the closest thing to magic:
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A rare glimpse inside the largest flower on earth, seen today in the Sumatran jungle:
November 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM
A rare glimpse inside the largest flower on earth, seen today in the Sumatran jungle:
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A very exciting opportunity for an environmental investigative journalist to join our team at the Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru.
If you're a journalist who wants to help us save Wildlife in Wales, then this is the role for you. More info can be found on our website www.natureconservation.wales/job-opportun...
November 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
A very exciting opportunity for an environmental investigative journalist to join our team at the Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru.
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Come and do a PhD on 'Genome duplication, extinction and diversification in the evolution of flowering plants' with myself @jameswclark.bsky.social and Ilia Leitch @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social and join the @wgdip.bsky.social studying rediploidisation. Apply: tinyurl.com/26pmfvvc by Jan 8
November 20, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Come and do a PhD on 'Genome duplication, extinction and diversification in the evolution of flowering plants' with myself @jameswclark.bsky.social and Ilia Leitch @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social and join the @wgdip.bsky.social studying rediploidisation. Apply: tinyurl.com/26pmfvvc by Jan 8
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The wonderful Rox Middleton and i have a #PhD project investigating how cuticles and extracuticular waxes protect #plants from environmental stress as they age. Developmental biology, genetics, environmental signalling and physics split between Bristol and Bath. Please get in touch for more details!
November 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The wonderful Rox Middleton and i have a #PhD project investigating how cuticles and extracuticular waxes protect #plants from environmental stress as they age. Developmental biology, genetics, environmental signalling and physics split between Bristol and Bath. Please get in touch for more details!
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2/3 I have made three of my cartoons into new, limited edition prints. You can get them now at www.tomgauld.com/shop
November 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
2/3 I have made three of my cartoons into new, limited edition prints. You can get them now at www.tomgauld.com/shop
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I'm very happy to support suitable students interested in Behavioural Ecology or Evolutionary Ecology who are thinking of applying for the China Scholarship Council - University of Bristol PhD scholarships 🇨🇳🇬🇧 - please get in touch! Full application details here: www.bristol.ac.uk/students/sup...
November 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I'm very happy to support suitable students interested in Behavioural Ecology or Evolutionary Ecology who are thinking of applying for the China Scholarship Council - University of Bristol PhD scholarships 🇨🇳🇬🇧 - please get in touch! Full application details here: www.bristol.ac.uk/students/sup...
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Decision-making in slime moulds! Competitively funded PhD project in the UK (lead supervisor Andy Higginson in @crab-exeter.bsky.social, with co-supervisors in Bristol, Exeter and Macquarie, including me!), open to students worldwide. Deadline 3rd December 2025 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
The influence of variability and information on decision-making at University of Exeter on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - The influence of variability and information on decision-making at University of Exeter, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Decision-making in slime moulds! Competitively funded PhD project in the UK (lead supervisor Andy Higginson in @crab-exeter.bsky.social, with co-supervisors in Bristol, Exeter and Macquarie, including me!), open to students worldwide. Deadline 3rd December 2025 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Parasite-induced behavioural changes in hosts: competitively funded PhD project in the UK (lead supervisor Vicky Hunt in
@milnerevolution.bsky.social, including me as second supervisor), open to students worldwide. Deadline 8th January 2026 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
@milnerevolution.bsky.social, including me as second supervisor), open to students worldwide. Deadline 8th January 2026 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
GW4+ DLTP PhD Project: Ecological consequences of parasite-driven erratic behaviour at University of Bath on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - GW4+ DLTP PhD Project: Ecological consequences of parasite-driven erratic behaviour at University of Bath, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Parasite-induced behavioural changes in hosts: competitively funded PhD project in the UK (lead supervisor Vicky Hunt in
@milnerevolution.bsky.social, including me as second supervisor), open to students worldwide. Deadline 8th January 2026 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
@milnerevolution.bsky.social, including me as second supervisor), open to students worldwide. Deadline 8th January 2026 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Are you a bachelor's / master's student looking for a thesis project or Erasmus Internship? We’re looking for someone to come and help us collecting data! If you’re interested, feel free to contact me! :)
November 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Are you a bachelor's / master's student looking for a thesis project or Erasmus Internship? We’re looking for someone to come and help us collecting data! If you’re interested, feel free to contact me! :)
Parasite-induced behavioural changes in hosts: competitively funded PhD project in the UK (lead supervisor Vicky Hunt in
@milnerevolution.bsky.social, including me as second supervisor), open to students worldwide. Deadline 8th January 2026 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
@milnerevolution.bsky.social, including me as second supervisor), open to students worldwide. Deadline 8th January 2026 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
GW4+ DLTP PhD Project: Ecological consequences of parasite-driven erratic behaviour at University of Bath on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - GW4+ DLTP PhD Project: Ecological consequences of parasite-driven erratic behaviour at University of Bath, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Parasite-induced behavioural changes in hosts: competitively funded PhD project in the UK (lead supervisor Vicky Hunt in
@milnerevolution.bsky.social, including me as second supervisor), open to students worldwide. Deadline 8th January 2026 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
@milnerevolution.bsky.social, including me as second supervisor), open to students worldwide. Deadline 8th January 2026 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Decision-making in slime moulds! Competitively funded PhD project in the UK (lead supervisor Andy Higginson in @crab-exeter.bsky.social, with co-supervisors in Bristol, Exeter and Macquarie, including me!), open to students worldwide. Deadline 3rd December 2025 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
The influence of variability and information on decision-making at University of Exeter on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - The influence of variability and information on decision-making at University of Exeter, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Decision-making in slime moulds! Competitively funded PhD project in the UK (lead supervisor Andy Higginson in @crab-exeter.bsky.social, with co-supervisors in Bristol, Exeter and Macquarie, including me!), open to students worldwide. Deadline 3rd December 2025 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
I'm very happy to support suitable students interested in Behavioural Ecology or Evolutionary Ecology who are thinking of applying for the China Scholarship Council - University of Bristol PhD scholarships 🇨🇳🇬🇧 - please get in touch! Full application details here: www.bristol.ac.uk/students/sup...
November 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I'm very happy to support suitable students interested in Behavioural Ecology or Evolutionary Ecology who are thinking of applying for the China Scholarship Council - University of Bristol PhD scholarships 🇨🇳🇬🇧 - please get in touch! Full application details here: www.bristol.ac.uk/students/sup...
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Given that photosynthesis requires light, then how do plants cope with living in the shade? 🌿☀️ Kerry Franklin and Heather Whitney from @bristolbiosci.bsky.social were on BBC Gardener's World yesterday, explaining how...
Starts 32:42 at
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Starts 32:42 at
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Gardeners' World - 2025: Episode 30
Frances Tophill is back at Damson Farm, lending a hand with autumn jobs in the garden. Nick Bailey explores the science of how sun-loving plants must adapt to survive and thrive in the shade.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Given that photosynthesis requires light, then how do plants cope with living in the shade? 🌿☀️ Kerry Franklin and Heather Whitney from @bristolbiosci.bsky.social were on BBC Gardener's World yesterday, explaining how...
Starts 32:42 at
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Starts 32:42 at
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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3 year postdoc funded by @ukri.org NERC on between-group cooperation in the Shark Bay dolphins is now live - please share widely 🙏 www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
3 year postdoc funded by @ukri.org NERC on between-group cooperation in the Shark Bay dolphins is now live - please share widely 🙏 www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
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🪸 Two weeks to go! Please apply for this Postdoc position! 🪸
🪸 🪸 🪸 Postdoc position in my group at Bristol to study the role of venom in surviving environmental stress in corals! 🪸 Interested in venom biochemistry and coral ecology?Please apply by November 24!
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🪸 Two weeks to go! Please apply for this Postdoc position! 🪸
Given that photosynthesis requires light, then how do plants cope with living in the shade? 🌿☀️ Kerry Franklin and Heather Whitney from @bristolbiosci.bsky.social were on BBC Gardener's World yesterday, explaining how...
Starts 32:42 at
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Starts 32:42 at
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Gardeners' World - 2025: Episode 30
Frances Tophill is back at Damson Farm, lending a hand with autumn jobs in the garden. Nick Bailey explores the science of how sun-loving plants must adapt to survive and thrive in the shade.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Given that photosynthesis requires light, then how do plants cope with living in the shade? 🌿☀️ Kerry Franklin and Heather Whitney from @bristolbiosci.bsky.social were on BBC Gardener's World yesterday, explaining how...
Starts 32:42 at
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Starts 32:42 at
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Looking for a PhD? 🦜
Interested in ornithology, animal behaviour, bioacoustics?
I am advertising a PhD on vocal communication in ring-necked parakeets tinyurl.com/44a3hcnz
Eligible candidates are encouraged to apply for University of Salford Widening Participation Scholarships tinyurl.com/4wtzzh3z
Interested in ornithology, animal behaviour, bioacoustics?
I am advertising a PhD on vocal communication in ring-necked parakeets tinyurl.com/44a3hcnz
Eligible candidates are encouraged to apply for University of Salford Widening Participation Scholarships tinyurl.com/4wtzzh3z
Genetic and Acoustic Diversity in an Invasive Parrot at University of Salford on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Genetic and Acoustic Diversity in an Invasive Parrot at University of Salford, listed on FindAPhD.com
tinyurl.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Looking for a PhD? 🦜
Interested in ornithology, animal behaviour, bioacoustics?
I am advertising a PhD on vocal communication in ring-necked parakeets tinyurl.com/44a3hcnz
Eligible candidates are encouraged to apply for University of Salford Widening Participation Scholarships tinyurl.com/4wtzzh3z
Interested in ornithology, animal behaviour, bioacoustics?
I am advertising a PhD on vocal communication in ring-necked parakeets tinyurl.com/44a3hcnz
Eligible candidates are encouraged to apply for University of Salford Widening Participation Scholarships tinyurl.com/4wtzzh3z