EMPSEB 31

We are excited to see participants getting ready for EMPSEB31! 🏃‍♀️ Registration opens March 9th. 🎉

Dr. Abderrahman Khila will lead the workshop Life in Academia, discussing topics related to navigating the publishing process, choosing host labs and projects, your training path, and reflecting on the steps toward securing future positions. Join us to explore academia beyond your own experience🌱

Empseb is simply the best. If you're a PhD student of evolutionary biology, do go there!

Thank you for sharing EMPSEB. We are excited to bring the 31st edition to new PhD students🎉

Thank you for helping spread the word about EMPSEB! We’re excited to continue this 31-year tradition and to welcome a new generation of PhD students 🌍🫰

Ethics is not an add-on to science. 🧠💭
EMPSEB is committed to helping early-stage researchers strive for ethical practices in science. Dr. Edyta Sadowska will head a workshop on ethics in ecology and evolution and discuss the actions we must take to make our science responsible! ⚖️ 🧬🦦🌿

Worried you might miss the EMPSEB 31 abstract submission deadline? Fret not, because we have decided to extend the deadline!

Send us your abstracts till February 15, 2026! Mark this one on your calendars so you don't forget!

Join EMPSEB 31 and Dr Jonathan Henshaw to explore the avian biodiversity of Oberwiesenthal!

Jonathan, despite being a theoretician by training, is no stranger to some naturalism. With most European birds identified even by their calls, his casual birding skills would surprise even a professional.

Don't miss it! It's a really nice conférence, with and great organization team

Worried you might miss the EMPSEB 31 abstract submission deadline? Fret not, because we have decided to extend the deadline!

Send us your abstracts till February 15, 2026! Mark this one on your calendars so you don't forget!

Every year, EMPSEB recognises the need for diverse voices in science academia.

EMPSEB 31 brings to you an unmissable DEI seminar with Prof Mariella Herberstein!

ESEB's Congress Attendance Aid 2026 promotes minorities in science to join EMPSEB. Apply now!

Learn more here: empsebconf.github.io

Every year, EMPSEB recognises the need for diverse voices in science academia.

EMPSEB 31 brings to you an unmissable DEI seminar with Prof Mariella Herberstein!

ESEB's Congress Attendance Aid 2026 promotes minorities in science to join EMPSEB. Apply now!

Learn more here: empsebconf.github.io

Do you have what it takes to win the coveted AllGenetics-EMPSEB award for best oral presentation worth €500 at EMPSEB 31? That’s surely worth a bit more pizzazz in your slides!

Big thanks to @allgenetics.bsky.social for the award! Check out their molecular genetics services: www.allgenetics.eu

Do you have what it takes to win the coveted AllGenetics-EMPSEB award for best oral presentation worth €500 at EMPSEB 31? That’s surely worth a bit more pizzazz in your slides!

Big thanks to @allgenetics.bsky.social for the award! Check out their molecular genetics services: www.allgenetics.eu

That’s us! EMPSEB is all about PhD students coming together to share science and build community. Looking forward to EMPSEB31 in June 2026! 🌿🧬🕷️🦦

🔔 Reminder
If you’re planning to apply for the ESEB Conference Travel Award 2026 or the Congress Attendance Aid (CAA) Grant from @eseb.bsky.social to attend EMPSEB31, don’t forget:

📄 Abstract submission deadline: 15 January 2026

🔔 Reminder
If you’re planning to apply for the ESEB Conference Travel Award 2026 or the Congress Attendance Aid (CAA) Grant from @eseb.bsky.social to attend EMPSEB31, don’t forget:

📄 Abstract submission deadline: 15 January 2026

Excited for the evo-devo presentations!🧬

🎙️ Our final keynote is Dr. Abderrahman Khila from the Institute of Functional Genomics. Lyon, France.

Using tools from transcriptomics to epigenetics, he studies how genes and development interact with selection to shape phenotypes.

Our keynote lineup is complete!🧬✨
#EMPSEB31 #EvoBio #EvoDevo

🎙️ Keynote #3 🥁
Thrilled to welcome Dr. Edyta Sadowska (Jagiellonian University 🇵🇱) to EMPSEB31!

Her work explores how evolution affects physiological and metabolic strategies in animals, from zebra finches to bank voles and tits.

📅 8–12 June 2026
📍 Oberwiesenthal, Germany
#EMPSEB31 #EvoBio #PhDLife

🏔️ EMPSEB31 is heading to the mountains!
This year we’ll meet in Oberwiesenthal, Germany (8–12 June 2026), a quiet mountain town in the Ore Mountains, right on the Czech border. Think forest trails, open skies, and fresh air.
Join us for a week of science and fun!🌿
#EMPSEB31 #EvoBio #PhD

🎙️ Announcing our second keynote for EMPSEB31!
Dr. Jonathan Henshaw (University of Freiburg) explores sexual selection, mating systems, parental care, and fertilization strategies using analytical + simulation models.
📅 8–12 June 2026
📍 Oberwiesenthal, Germany
#EMPSEB31 #EvoBio #PhDLife #Mating

Looking forward to Prof. Mariella's talk!🕷️

Attention ECRs! Apply now for a Conference Travel Award from @eseb.bsky.social to attend @empseb31.bsky.social OR the upcoming @evolmtg.bsky.social in Cleveland 2026 📣

DEADLINE: 30th January 2026

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🦋 Ever thought about the artist behind those naturalist illustrations? Maria Sibylla Merian, a 17th-century German naturalist, worked when women were rarely recognized in science. Her timeless art now represents EMPSEB31 in the spirit of curiosity and observation! ✨🔍
#ScienceArt #EvoBio #EMPSEB31

We’re very grateful to ESEB for supporting early-career researchers through their Conference Travel Awards 💙

Opportunities like these help make conferences more accessible. We warmly encourage students interested in #EMPSEB31 to apply!

📢 The Call for Abstracts for #EMPSEB31 is now open!
🔗 Full details & submission info on our website.

✈️ Applying for an ESEB Travel Grant?
⏰ Abstract deadline for travel-grant applicants: January 15, 2026
⏳ General abstract deadline: February 1, 2026

#EvoBio #PhD #EMPSEB31

🧬✨ It’s official!
EMPSEB31 is coming to Germany, June 2026! Link in Bio 😉
Europe’s friendliest evolution meeting returns, by PhD students, for PhD students.
📍Oberwiesenthal, Germany
📅8–12 June 2026
🚨Save the date & follow us for updates!
#EMPSEB31 #EvoBio #PhDLife #ScienceCommunity #EMPSEB

EMPSEB30 has come to an end, but we’re thrilled by the many enthusiastic volunteers eager to organize EMPSEB31. Next stop could be France 🇫🇷, Germany 🇩🇪, or Denmark 🇩🇰… we’ll see! Wishing all future organizers the best of luck!💫