Kat (Astra) M.E. McCollum, MSc

If you haven't done #fieldwork or have decided not to because of a #disability and access needs, what were the reasons? DMs open! Let's get more disabled folks in the field! 🤘 #DisabledInSTEM #DiversifyEEB @DiversifyEEB @DiversifyPlants #IAmABotanist

Omg, it’s spicy books 🤭

Here's the link to the advert! Deadline 15th May! swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/s… Due to funding restrictions, this scholarship is open to applicants eligible to pay tuition fees at the UK rate only (#layer-6099" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ukcisa.org.uk/Information--A…)

Very pleased to announce that the first study from my PhD thesis is out now 🥳 with thanks to @ConstableMerryn and all my other wonderful co-authors!

How do #anthropogenic #edges influence the #social #behavior of forest-dwelling #primates? That is the question Laura Bolt asked for three #platyrrhines in the 8th paper from @AMelinLab and my special issue of @AmJournalPrimat on #primatology in #Canada. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Interested in doing a PhD on what meerkats mean? Or know someone who might? Check out this great opportunity from the @NCCR_Language with Marta Manser at the University of Zürich. Deadline March 15th.

We are seeking candidates for PhD projects - all very exciting & to work with the amazing team of the Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa! Contact us soon if you are interested & think you would be a good candidate for the scholarships!

Universities of Roehampton and Cranfield are recruiting fully funded PhD students for the new Connected Waters Leverhulme Doctoral Programme which will investigate the interactions between humans and freshwater ecosystems. See roehampton.ac.uk/connected-wate…

🚨New paper 🚨 Interested in linguistic laws & why these patterns are found in diverse biological systems? Then I’ve just the paper for you! New @Trends_Ecol_Evo review, co-authored with @rferrericancho & @MorGusto [all authors contributed equally] sciencedirect.com/science/articl… 1/13

studio ghibli cats 🐈

sweet milk

Honestly, I'm so stressed about everything right now, I'm amazed that I'm still going to work and functioning.

🍄💕 I love you SO mush!

Crouching bear, hidden salmon…

Bat Con Int'l is looking for a Science Writer to push forward a wide range of writing - grants, papers, public comments, and engagement. Check out the description here & apply! tinyurl.com/bdfuhwkn

I must make education related decisions soon. Like, very soon.

Things are happening 👀

@Partha_Marcus I definitely feel this. I wanted to be a marine biologist growing up. Now I'm questioning even finishing the PhD, which won't be in the field I started in. Hang in there, maybe 🐋 dreams are possible

@JessieAdriaense @mackfwebster @AnimalOpps Is it a plus if we already have experience with BORIS?