Niki Khan

Really enjoying the Seafood Innovations conference so far! I'll be speaking tomorrow- come along if you're around!

USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."

The US has so badly bungled their bird flu outbreak (obviously) that they've put the whole world at risk - but things are now getting even worse. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

Experiments show wild fish can recognize individual divers For years, scientific divers at a research station in the Mediterranean Sea had a problem: at some point in every field season, local fish would follow them and steal food intended as experimental rew...

2025. Experiments show wild fish can recognize individual divers phys.org/news/2025-02...

Renowned scientific integrity investigator endows fund to support fellow sleuths Microbiologist Elisabeth Bik donates $200,000 to support training, travel

“Keeping science honest takes a team effort." @elisabethbik.bsky.social establishes a $200,000 endowment to support fraud investigations. www.science.org/content/arti... (story by @jeffreybrainard.bsky.social)

Good morning to this man, and this man only #bbcqt

It had to happen sometime. Netflix has now updated country/account settings, and I can no longer use my ex's Netflix. We split up in 2017, so thanks for the decade of free Netflix!

If the UK was really, really smart, it would now plough tens of billions into research centres and take in all the American academics fleeing the US. Spoiler: the UK is not smart. 🇬🇧

I'm aware, but policies vary by university.

I managed to get my lobster work approved by stating that it needed to be future-proofed as regulations will change, but no luck with observational studies.

Unfortunately, I've been in the circumstance where university ethics committees won't look at your ethics application if it's below their disturbance threshold :(

Bit of a niche request, but are there any sea lice or fish researchers out there who have some clear, underwater images of sea lice on fish that they'd be willing to share with me?
#fish #parasites #zoology

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🌟JOB ALERT🌟
We're hiring lecturers/senior lecturers @bristolbiosci.bsky.social

Themes: ‘Evolution of life’, ‘Anthropogenic change’, ‘Reversing the biodiversity crisis’ & ‘Sustainable food production’
That very much includes #AnimalBehaviour

Deadline: 24th Jan 2025

bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

Me receiving those 'circling back' emails...

I was a Zoology major but the following made a big impact:
1. Principles of Bioethics- lots of frameworks for arguments and rationalisation
2. Introduction to Media- the media as gatekeepers, journalistic integrity
3. Sustainable Fashion- consumerism, environmental issues, and worker rights

I was accidently overconfident

I accidentally bought a 7 ft Christmas tree and it is taking up half my living room.

Image of a Kestrel on a purple background alongside the wording: Work with us! BirdTrack Organiser. Birds in Greenspaces Engagement Officer. www.bto.org/jobs

Job alerts! 📢 We’re looking for a BirdTrack Organiser and a Birds in Greenspaces Engagement Officer to join our team. 🐦 Find out more and apply ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs

#Ornithology #UKbirding

Haha 😂 thank you! I will try to find you a matching one for next time!

This was a great panel, with lots of excellent questions- I promise that I'm pretending to think in the pic, rather than picking my nose!

Very well deserved! Rebecca Kilner's zebra finch work greatly influenced my own- to the extent that she examined my PhD thesis a decade ago! Lovely to see her receive this.

Thanks, I hate it

Great to see @asab.org speakers promoting of the value of traditional indigenous skills, and how certification allows for a range of benefits (including better salaries for locals in grant applications).

#ASABWinter2024

A different species in a different context. Humans have very different social structures, and physical strength/dominance plays a smaller role.

Brilliant plenary by @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social - although this is something I have frequently thought about, it is confronting to see it laid out baldly. #ASABWinter2024

Lovely to be back in Edinburgh for
#ASABWinter2024! Looking forward to tomorrow's sessions!

In case you missed it, our mini grants application opens up on January 6th, 2025.

This program is designed for our members to apply for funding for research, travel, personal expenses, etc.

I'll see you babes tomorrow!

3-year Postdoc Position

Join our team @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social and investigate the dynamics of seasonal songbird migration using biologging technologies
See details here: bit.ly/3ZojW38

Please get in touch if interested & share with anyone else who might be!

Sundays are for beach runs and snuggling