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Alex Figueiredo

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Microbiome ecology, animal behaviour, evolutionary biology. Postdoc at NIOO-KNAW Previously: Postdoc at U. Oxford & PhD in EvoBio at U. Zurich. Birder & bird ringing trainee. I dig Mini & cooking. He/him

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Abstract submission may be closed, but it is not too late to sign up to attend the NLSEB Annual meeting. Great plenary talks and a great line up of talks and posters. And thanks to our sponsors NWO and @isme-microbes.bsky.social for helping making this meeting possible.

04.03.2026 18:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hey @britishecologicalsociety.org you're listed as still posting on the twitter. Every post you make, every click, you're supporting Elon musk, a man who makes nazi salutes in public. As a member I think you should stop now.

04.03.2026 08:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@ox.ac.uk any chance you might rethink your collaboration with OpenAI and the free access to the edu version to all staff and students now?

I won't hold my breath.

28.02.2026 16:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Donโ€™t miss out. If you are in the Netherlands and consider yourself an evolutionary biologist then this is a must attend event!

20.02.2026 11:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Are you, or do you know, a masters/undergrad looking to take part in a cool research project in bird behaviour, in a lovely field site? Look no further! ๐Ÿ‘‡
(pls share!)

18.02.2026 13:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A stylised colour logo of a house sparrow - the text reads "Oslo Sparrow Meeting 2026"

A stylised colour logo of a house sparrow - the text reads "Oslo Sparrow Meeting 2026"

Do you work on #Passer #sparrows ? We want to bring together all sparrow researchers in a diverse array of fields. If you're interested then please join us for the Oslo Sparrow meeting in May! See here: www.mn.uio.no/cees/english... - sign up deadline fast approaching. Please share!

17.02.2026 14:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜ฑ i knew Bob Trivers wasn't one to mince words, but what a scorch

02.02.2026 13:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Application deadline for this postdoc position in my group closing next week ๐Ÿฆ  thank you all who have shared so far!

19.01.2026 11:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 23 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐Ÿ”Š Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Bacterial Evolution.

Looking to recruit a postdoc to join a UKRI FLF-funded project on antibiotic resistance evolution in the microbiome ๐Ÿฆ 

3 years funding, deadline 26th Jan, please share!
hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

05.01.2026 10:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 40 ๐Ÿ” 54 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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After 4 wonderful years at @biology.ox.ac.uk working with Sarah Knowles on house mouse gut microbiota-behaviour links, today I started a new postdoc position at @niooknaw.bsky.social with @melissahrowe.bsky.social, where we'll be looking at house sparrow reproductive tract microbiotas! Stay tuned :D

05.01.2026 13:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 34 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

๐Ÿ˜ฎ

08.12.2025 16:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Calvin & Hobbes walking along a tree trunk laid across a river as a bridge.

Calvin & Hobbes walking along a tree trunk laid across a river as a bridge.

40 years ago today the world was introduced to a small boy and his best friend. Happy birthday Calvin & Hobbes.

18.11.2025 06:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 2448 ๐Ÿ” 796 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20 ๐Ÿ“Œ 80

I'm from PT, have worked in Oeiras and have ridden the monorail a bunch of times. This episode was phenomenal and your grasp of the "Rouba mas faz" ethos was on point. I know you've "been" to Portugal a few times on the podcast, but please please do an ep. on Fรกtima Felgueiras or Valentim Loureiro!!

13.11.2025 10:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One week left on this! Good opportunity for someone interested in #behaviour, #genomics and #migration to come work will some fun seabirds and some fun people ๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

24.10.2025 16:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm a simple guy, I see Ska-p, I like it immediately

25.09.2025 12:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What better than the massive social network that #eseb2025 is, to learn about social networks? Go check out @eloisenewman.bsky.social 's poster this afternoon!

18.08.2025 14:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

thank you!

15.08.2025 19:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What gif pops up when you type your name?

Perfect.

15.08.2025 07:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

yes please!

14.08.2025 14:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

nice!! or The Smacking Pumpkins

13.08.2025 11:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Slightly diminish a band:
Pearl Jelly

13.08.2025 08:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

I'm the same, so I've contacted the organisation about this. Was told some minor adjustments to the agenda were still being made, and then a pdf version would be released :) #eseb2025

12.08.2025 13:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Research position in Microbial Pharmacology and Population Biology (282139) | UiT The Arctic University of Norway Job title: Research position in Microbial Pharmacology and Population Biology (282139), Employer: UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Deadline: Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Feels surreal to say but: I'm hiring! If you are or know anyone interested in looking at the evolution of phage resistance using A. baumannii and natural transformation, then this might be for you
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

08.08.2025 07:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 69 ๐Ÿ” 66 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Wonderful post! One of my (few) regrets in life is not (yet) being into birds when I was still living in Portugal.

02.08.2025 10:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hi Brooke! wonder if I could be added to the postdoc one :) thank you very much!

18.07.2025 11:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Looking for a PhD in insects, behaviour and/or microbiomes? This is the one for you ๐Ÿ‘‡

06.05.2025 11:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Maybe it's time for a 2nd PhD ๐Ÿค”

06.05.2025 11:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Designing Microbial Interventions to Study Behavioural Effects in Wild Birds (DAVIDSON_U25DTPR) | Doctoral Training Partnership This project is open to Home Fee Status applicants only. The gut microbiome influences how animals behave and interact with their environment via the microbiomeโ€“gutโ€“brain axis (MGBA).

๐Ÿšจ ๐Ÿชบ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฆ  PhD opportunity in my lab for UK home fee students. Feel free to contact me for informal enquiries. Please share! shorturl.at/wUo8r

16.04.2025 14:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 24 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Willow warbler in the hand after ringing under licence.

Willow warbler in the hand after ringing under licence.

Male blackcap in the hand after ringing under licence.

Male blackcap in the hand after ringing under licence.

Female bullfinch in the hand after ringing under licence. Photo credit: Alex Figueiredo.

Female bullfinch in the hand after ringing under licence. Photo credit: Alex Figueiredo.

Female greenfinch in the hand after ringing under licence.

Female greenfinch in the hand after ringing under licence.

Spring slowly advancing this am in Oxford. Fantastic to ring our first willow warbler of the year among a flush of blackcaps and a lovely bullfinch.

I also heard my first willow warbler yesterday just outside my door. Seemed to be singing somewhere in Elder Stubbs - great to hear them in the city!

12.04.2025 15:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0