Francesca Johansen

PhD student (dairy cows) @ Queen's University Belfast/AFBI. {she/her}

[Animal behavior opps animalopps.bsky.social @AnimalOpps]

🚨Eight (8!!) funded PhD opportunities in animal behavior and welfare at Harper Adams University🚨
Deadline: January 2025
Start date: October 2025
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[Animal Welfare Research Network (AWRN) @AnimalWelfareRN]

We are hiring a new Science Communication Officer for the Coordinating Group!
If you're passionate about science communication, apply by Friday, 29th November. Don't miss out!

[Animal behavior opps animalopps.bsky.social @AnimalOpps]

5 Fully-funded PhDs @BristolUni

•Outdoor cat welfare
•Boredom and welfare in 3 species
•Sentience in Galliforms + Molluscan inverts
•Cog bias in veterinary decision making
•AI behavioral monitoring of livestock

Deadline: Nov 15th, 2024

https://t.co/AAxKyBC7Wn

[Fiona Lovatt @FlockHealth]

We really want farmers to let us know how BTV3 is affecting them - please do share this survey link widely- especially important if you know anyone suffering - we need facts to ensure appropriate support...

[AFBI @AFBI_NI]

AFBI is seeking to recruit six farms to be part of an important new research project assessing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from peat soils. Read more: https://t.co/rO9KjDPS1o
#AFBIScience #AFBIResearch #Greenhousegas #soils

[ISAE UK and Ireland @ISAE_UK_IRELAND]

Check out this fantastic opportunity at @HarperAdamsUni 🤩
Fully funded MRes scholarship looking at the effects of cow-calf separation on 🐮 welfare. PLUS it includes fully funded travel to @Cornell University in the United States! 🇺🇸👇

https://t.co/mfiZRiMDtE

[Christos Ioannou @C_C_Ioannou]

Like animal behaviour conferences?
Want to make a big contribution to our field?
Forget being a journal editor, ASAB @asab_org are looking for a new meetings secretary. Details below, questions to @pec_exeter
Please RT!

[Francesca Johansen @ChessieEJ96]

Beach day!

[Dr Ellen Williams @DrElliephants]

If you missed these, we'd be grateful for a share! More details are available on this @HarperAdamsUni news article https://t.co/sWzuqRQMG3. Get in touch if you think we could work together too!

[Francesca Johansen @ChessieEJ96]

@SkylarkHolly Congratulations!

[Francesca Johansen @ChessieEJ96]

@bunsenbernerbmd Fia training for the ‘walking herself’ event

[Dr Ellen Williams @DrElliephants]

Twittersphere... My fabulous student @jbeasl_15 from @HarperAdamsUni is looking for a placement for nxt yr. Working with birds within 1-1.5hrs of Bicester, UK (unless paid). Unfortunately so far she's had the ol 'you're great, but someone was greater'! Anyone know of anything? 🦜

[Dr Dani Rabaiotti @DaniRabaiotti]

We have a bunch of paid work coming up doing species identification work.

If you can ID bats, birds or frogs from audio, plants from images, or mammals from camera traps - apply using your form and we will be in touch!

🐦🦇🐸🌿

https://t.co/InYLYNHoT5

[Francesca Johansen @ChessieEJ96]

@SkylarkHolly Congratulations!!

[Christian Nawroth @GoatsThatStare]

Is anyone interested in doing a Bachelor's or Master's thesis on clicker training of our goats?

[Francesca Johansen @ChessieEJ96]

@SkylarkHolly We had this! So was also a thing in Norway (or possibly my mum introduced the concept?)

[ISAE @appliedethology]

Dear ISAE Members,

The ISAE EDI Committee is looking for members to volunteer as allies to ensure that the 2024 ISAE Congress is an enjoyable and safe event for everyone.

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#ISAECuritiba2024 #ISAE2024

[David AttenBruh @AlHendiify]

Holy shit guys not only were they theoretically able to help frogs recover from Chytrid by providing a gentle hot spot, but they found that the frogs recovered thru heat were potentially resistant to future infections https://t.co/jdWZUUt0Ue

[Francesca Johansen @ChessieEJ96]

On the one hand I’m very lucky to be able to work from home so I can have puppy snuggles, on the other hand I feel too mean to disturb her so the working is maybe not so efficient..