@whosyourmammal
Registered veterinary surgeon and Post Graduate Researcher into the biomechanics of Paleocene and Eocene mammals, at the University of Birmingham. #Yourpalaeolife II survey: https://forms.gle/s5b7WLQLUKxZ4WXM7 She/her
Do you love fieldwork? Or hate it? Do you sort of think itβs fine but are not very interested? If you're a palaeontologist, fill in the #yourpalaeolife survey. Do it now! #wereallstandinginafield #anditsaverybigfield #withnichepartitioning #andcomplexbioticinteractions
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Common sense prevails over politicised greed - for now at least ππ»
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Join us tonight from 5.30pm for Dr Hannah Byrne's #LapworthLecture on shark skeletons and how they may have aided their evolutionary success. π¦
π WG5, Aston Webb A-Block, University of Birmingham
π» Also on Zoom
For more info and Zoom registration: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
#Geology #Sharks
The Brymbo Fossil Forest is offering students the chance to get involved in palaeontological excavations of a Carboniferous fossil forest in North Wales. QR code on image directs to further details.
π¨ UK Student Palaeo Research Opportunity π¨
Brymbo Fossil Forest are offering students the chance to get involved in active palaeontology research & excavations βοΈ at a unique #Carboniferous fossil site in Wales π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ - See below for more details β¬οΈ
#Paleontology #Geology #Fieldwork #FossilFriday #ECR
Donβt forget Hannah Byrne is speaking on sharks next week! Wednesday 18th Feb!!
Strictly speaking our next Lecture is Hannah Byrneβs on π¦, Wednesday next week (18th Feb), but after that it will be Ale ππ¦
At our next #LapworthLecture on Mon 9 March, Dr Alfio Alessandro Chiarenza will speak about his research on #dinosaur ecosystem responses to #climatechange during the Mesozoic.
Free & open to all.
More info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
Illustration: Davide Bonadonna
Alessandro Chiarenza
A postdoc position in Biogeography and Macroecology is available at Palacky University, Czech Republic, with an application deadline of March 15, 2026. For details, contact prof. Vladimir Remes at vladimir.remes@upol.cz. More info: https://vladremes.github.io #postdoc
#honestlythoughambivalenceisvalidandvaluabletoo
Are you a palaeontologist? Do you have OPINIONS about what that means? Want to vent them anonymously in a scientifically productive way? Fill in the #yourpalaeolife survey to ensure you are represented in our results!
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#disgruntledpalaeomasses #showusyourhydrothermalvents
Did you know sharks and their relatives predate trees?
Join Dr Hannah Byrne on 18 Feb at her Lapworth Lecture on sharks' evolutionary success due to a lightweight cartilage skeleton, both on campus and Zoom.
More info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
πΈ: Upper and lower jaw with teeth of an Angel shark.
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Our next Lapworth Lecture will be on Wed 18 Feb with Dr Hannah Byrne!
Hannah will speak about innovations in shark skeletons, aiding their remarkable evolutionary success.
Free to attend, open to all.
π WG5, Aston Webb A-Block, Uni of Bham and/or Zoom π»
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
Delve into the world of Ancient Egypt at our #LapworthLecture on Monday with Prof. Paul T. Nicholson π
Free to attend, open to all.
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Mon 12 Jan, 17:30
π WG12, Aston Webb A-Block, Uni of Bham and/or Zoom
For more info and Zoom registration: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
Itβs back and itβs as anonymous as a mosquito in your tent - #yourpalaeolife! This time, we need ESTABLISHED RESEARCHERS (more than 5 years post-PhD? Thatβs YOU) to tell us how field work works β or how it doesnβt! #therockfatherpartII #showusallyourlayers #sedimentarystyle
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I am extremely excited about this one π #egyptology #catacombs #ancienthistory #burialrites
The University have moved to close Cambridge Vet School in 2032 despite the enormous shortage of vets in the UK for public and government practice, the growing reality of imported exotic disease and enormity of health research that will be lost. Petition to save it at the link
savethevetschool.co.uk
Had a cracking #PalAss25 with some really great discussions after my #Yourpalaolife talk, a brilliant dinner and some extremely geeky time at the Historic Dockyard. Might have left my heart on the Mary Rose β
#YOURPALAEOLIFE IS BACK! But weβre a bit different this time - If you're an established researcher, over 5 years post-PhD, itβs time to shine. Tell us about your field work ambitions, triumphs and (rock-) crushing disappointments.
#whenthestudentsaway #thePIgetstoplay
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Looking for a master student to work on the microstructure of metapodials and phalanges in arboreal mammals!! Fully funded by the MNHN. Cool collab with @houssayecnrs.bsky.social ! Contact me for more info π
Our next Lapworth Lecture is on Mon 1st Dec with Prof. Antony Morris, exploring seafloor spreading through grain-scale observations of oceanic crustal rocks.
Open to everyone, free to attend.
π WG5, Aston Webb A-Block, Uni of Bham and/or Zoom
More info: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/lapwo...
Join us on Mon 24 Nov for Alice Whittle's @acwhittle.bsky.social Lapworth Lecture.
How does peatland restoration affect microbes & carbon dynamics in upland blanket bogs?
Open to all, free entry.
π WG12, Aston Webb A-Block, Uni of Bham and/or Zoom
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
My alma mater, Leicester University, is dissolving its Geology Department leading to the loss of 14 staff. Palaeo is being completely axed, despite Leicester's long and storied history in this area (and its current strengths). Please sign this petition!!: www.change.org/p/save-geolo...
My finest achievement. I can drown happy in my flooded village π
Come and join us here in Cambridge! Applications open for a new faculty position, for a researcher in computational and/or theoretical biology, based jointly in Genetics and Mathematics. Happy to answer questions about research, teaching and working here.
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/faculty...
Join Alice Whittle (University of Derby) @acwhittle.bsky.social as she explores the effect of peatland restoration on microbes & carbon dynamics in upland blanket bogs in our Lapworth Lecture on Monday 24 Nov.
Available in-person on campus and on Zoom.
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
Any palaeontology PhD, and post-doc up to 5 years post-PhD, anywhere in the world, your opinions and experiences are so valuable. This is a global research community and I want to hear from ALL OF IT. #globalpalaeontology #earlycareerpalaeontologistsunite #internationalpalaeontologicalcommunity
BE PART OF THE DAWN OF THE AGE OF THINKING VERY HARD ABOUT FIELDWORK. Thank you so much to everyone who has filled in the #yourpalaeolife survey so far, you are all extraordinary people β but we need more!
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How does peatland restoration affect microbes and carbon dynamics in upland blanket bogs?
Delve into the world of mighty microbes with Alice Whittle @acwhittle.bsky.social at our next Lapworth Lecture on Mon 24 Nov, available on campus and on Zoom.
More info: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/lapwo...
