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New paper published in Behavioral Ecology. Thanks to two reviewers’ and the editor’s feedback 🥹 Grateful support from Olli @LoukolaOlli and Cwyn 🫶🏻 annnd… thank you squirrels 🐿️😆🫶🏻🌰 #fyp

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"I still remember the first morning I biked to university in Copenhagen, the February air reddening my cheeks. I was thrilled to be on an exchange semester overseas, but I saw it as just a detour from my imagined career path. I didn’t realize I was already pedaling toward a different life—one that would make me reassess how to achieve a fulfilling research career." Check out one of our top #ScienceWorkingLife essays of 2025: scim.ag/3YH0vTm

"After 16 years in academia, I’ve become more selective about collaboration. It remains a joy and a blessing, but I’ve also learned how quickly 'we' can turn wicked." #ScienceWorkingLife. scim.ag/47QSNdF

A recent study (shared below) reminded me that 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. Over the years, I have supervised 53 PhD students, and I can say with conviction that 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 that works for all. Each student is different, and every PhD journey has its ups and downs. With some students, I spent a disproportionate amount of time helping them gain confidence. With stronger ones, my role was to 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻. 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀. Unless a student gets genuinely interested in what he or she is doing, great work rarely happens. A good 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀. I never restricted my students from seeking advice from other faculty. In fact, I always encouraged it and built a network they could freely approach. I also followed an 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻-𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 - any student could walk into my office anytime for advice. I never had a lab of my own in any institution I worked at. Instead, I built common labs, shared by all, to promote collaboration and collective ownership. I have always believed that the 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗱. I have always taken 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Since most of them worked on industry-supported projects, this was never a problem. Nearly 90% of my PhD students wrote their first peer-reviewed paper with me. Unlike in the US, where professors often get students with prior research experience, 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗮𝘄 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀. Faculty in Indian institutions (at least in the institutions where I worked so far - IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi and BITS Pilani) often put in far more time and effort per student than many of our counterparts abroad. The 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀. That makes everything worthwhile.

We're about to create the 1st gen of scientists who can't research without AI. And honestly? I'm not sure if that's evolution or devolution! 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧 𝘁𝗼: — Extract key findings from dense papers in seconds — Design entire experiments from scratch — Turn complex studies into engaging content for public — Generate survey questionnaires that would take days to create — Respond to peer reviewers (yes, really) & this book does a great job going through these details! But missed the elephant in the room: ⤴️ research inequality. Universities with AI access will accelerate faster than those without. Researchers fluent in prompt engineering will outpace those who aren't. We're creating new divides in an already unequal system! It doesn't address how AI might bias research directions: ⤴️ We're training AI on biased research. Now it's teaching us. See the problem? Overall, this isn't another "AI will save us all" book. Authors actually tested ChatGPT on real research tasks & documented both the wins and the spectacular failures. 𝐌𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲: We need AI-literate researchers, not AI-dependent ones! 💬 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴? Comment if you'd like a link to download this book! ------------------------- Useful find? Pass it on! 🔄 Retweet 👋 I’m @RaziaAliani Click my name + follow + 🔔 I post about AI in #research & #analysis Want FREE tips on using AI in research? ↳ Join 15K+ researchers: 🔗 link in bio ----------------------- #aiinresearch

Only single cell sequencing of the all these post docs will reveal why

New paper published in Behavioral Ecology. Thanks to two reviewers’ and the editor’s feedback 🥹 Grateful support from Olli @LoukolaOlli and Cwyn 🫶🏻 annnd… thank you squirrels 🐿️😆🫶🏻🌰 #fyp

"Code review in practice: A checklist for computational reproducibility and collaborative research in ecology and evolution" doi.org/10.32942/X26S6P

🚨JOB alert 🚨 We are looking for a technician at full time 100% and permanent position 🙌🏽 The job is in the Behavioural Physiology lab @UniNeuchatel Please see detailed description (in French) 👉🏼 recruitingapp-3040.umantis.com/Vacancies/6007… Deadline end of February

PhD Position in Movement Ecology of Forest Elephants Kays lab @NCState_FER @NaturalSciences Starting Fall 2025 docs.google.com/document/d/1tI…

@GoatsThatStare I will search you!!

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New preprint is out on bioRxiv🥳: the impacts of human activity on urban squirrels’ innovative problem solving. Huge thanks to Cwyn S and @LoukolaOlli 🫶🏻 Welcome for any feedback☺️🥹 biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

The program for #ASABWinter2024 is online at asabwinter2024.github.io !

 ❄️4 plenaries, 22 talks, 66 posters, 15 virtual posters, a panel discussion, LGBTQIA+ networking, a mentor meet & greet and the ASAB AGM. We could not be more excited! ❄️ 1/3

Did you know the Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (SORTEE) is also on LinkedIn? We keep our LinkedIn profile updated and are trying to reach more people. Check us out at: linkedin.com/company/sortee/ #openscience

I have a really exciting PhD opportunity on a highly novel topic: flow state in animals! This is open to students worldwide, drawing on the University of Bristol's strengths in animal cognition, animal welfare and human game design lnkd.in/eJZ4U3jt

Thank you ##ABL2024

📢📢 PhD with guppies in the ioannougroup.com @BristolBioSci! 📢📢 Excellent initiative at @BristolUni: Fully funded PhDs for students of black / black mixed heritage With @amy_e_deacon and others Deadline 6th Jan 25 #BlackinSTEM  Please repost! findaphd.com/phds/project/f…

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