Due to recent ERC grant success within the theme, we have a 5 year , full time, Teaching Fellow position available – please see the link for more details:
https://jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=0216-071

Due to recent ERC grant success within the theme, we have a 5 year , full time, Teaching Fellow position available – please see the link for more details:
https://jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=0216-071

Our egg paper is out in Ecology and Evolution – read here! 
Our paper on Secretary Birds is out in Current Biology, with the front cover showing Madeleine going for a double air-kick. Lots of fun press stories, a couple of which can be read here from the BBC and Ed Yong. The paper is here.
Looking forward to presenting at the SEB Brighton 2016 this year in the symposium “The role of individual variation in the behaviour of animal groups”, organised by Shaun Killen and Stefano Marras.
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Secretary Bird Kick-hunting Mechanics Our paper on kick-hunting in Secretary Birds will feature on the front cover of Current Biology, when it’s published towards the end of next month. |
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Secretary Bird Kick-hunting Mechanics Our paper titled “The fast and forceful kicking strikes of snake-hunting Secretary Birds (Sagittarius serpentarius)” has been accepted in Current Biology, which is excellent. This was a collaboration with Monica Daley at the Royal Veterinary College, with Emily Sparkes and Dr Campbell Murn at the Hawk Conservancy Trust. More details to follow. |
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New Egg Paper A new Team Egg paper has been accepted in Ecology and Evolution – led by first author Dr Kaat Brulez! More details to follow. |
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SEB Egg Satellite Conference 2016 Things have been moving along with preparation for the SEB Egg Satellite Meeting for next year. The website and submission system is nearly good to go, and more information will be available soon. A brief synopsis can be found here! |
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New Pigeons
A load of new pigeons have arrived in the lab, and are ready for some GPS action. Great characters!! |