Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences

An image divided into three sections, featuring a tree reef at the bottom of the sea. The text below states “Tree reef development over time”. The section on the left shows an empty tree reef on sand and rocks. The middle section shows the same tree reef after some time had passed, with some sea creatures making a habitat on it, and a little bit of green growing. The right section shows the tree reef full of green, with sea life swarming on and around it, indicating even more time had passed.

🧪 Dr. Dickson’s thesis explores tree-reefs and their potential to partially mimic historic #ecosystem services provided by sunken wood. Read it here if you’re interested in #MarineEcology and #ConservationEcology ⬇️⬇️

research.rug.nl/en/publicati...

Cover page of the dissertation: an image of chopped trees going down the river and into the water, with multiple “zoomed in” sections showing how driftwood and its effects are fundamental for life at sea. The text in the left corner reads the title of the thesis: “Sunken driftwood, A lost ecosystem”, and the name of the author below it: “Jon Dickson”.

Congratulations, Dr. Dickson! 🥳

Last month, he successfully defended his #thesis on #MarineRestoration and #Ecosystems – “Sunken driftwood: A lost ecosystem” 🌊

It was a pleasure to work together, and we can’t wait to see more of Dr. Dickson’s scientific journey. Cheers! 🏆
#PhD #PhDLife #PhDDefence

🧪Open #Postdoc position: Facilitating and monitoring agroecological living labs in the North of the Netherlands

🌱Contribute to #SoilHealth, facilitate innovation & science-based solutions
🌿PhD in #Agronomy, Agroecology, #EnvironmentalSciences, or Socio-Economic disciplines needed
📅Deadline: Feb 1st

📢Hiring a #Postdoc: Agroecological assessment of farm business models in bird conservation areas

🐤Are #BirdConservation and #NatureConservation your thing? Do you have a PhD in #Agronomy, #Agroecology, #EnvironmentalSciences, or Socio-Economic disciplines?🌾

Waste no time, apply before Feb 1st! ⬇️⬇️

Those are very interesting insights! I wonder what environmental factors might have something to do with it, hopefully the study will allow researchers to further investigate this topic 🤔

🙌 New project on #BiomarkerResearch featuring our #GELIFES researcher and funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social – will #Biomarkers finally be considered in #Psychiatry?

See the press release: www.ecnp.eu/news/press-o...

#MentalHealth #MentalDisorders #Depression #Psychosis #Anxiety #Neuroscience 🧪

That's great news! It's good to see more knowledge become available through open access 🙌

🔔 Update: A new #PhDPosition at the University of Groningen (@rug.nl)! If you:

🧪 have a Master's in #Biology
🌱 are interested in #PlantBiology, #Physiology, and/or #MolecularBiology

Then this is a perfect opportunity! We at #GELIFES are looking forward to working with you 😉

#PhD #PhDLife

Great website! I love that it has a section that helps narrow down the plant family if you're unsure which plant you're looking for 🥰

Way too late for the actual event, but I have to compliment the visual – very fitting and pleasant to look at!

We always need more research facilities focusing on the #environment and #sustainability 👏 Congratulations! Looking forward to seeing their work :)

Cover page of the dissertation: the image of the earth on the background with icons of a bird, a drone, and two destination points. The foreground is blue, with an image of a bird on the front and the text containing the title of the dissertation and the name of the author. Title: "Bird’s-eye views: tracking landscape change through remote sensing imagery and movements of Black-tailed Godwits" Author: Taylor B.Craft

📢 Upcoming PhD Defence alert!

Bird’s-eye views: tracking landscape change through remote sensing imagery and movements of Black-tailed Godwits.

📍 De Beurs, Leeuwarden | 💻 Join online at video.rug.nl/media/Promot...

🕒 22 Jan, 11:00

#PhDDefense #PhD #PhDLife #Ecology

Just stumbled upon one of the later #MethodMonday posts of yours, and I have to say, it's a very interesting idea!

It's always nice to see information on research become more accessible to the public (and to the researchers & institutions who are curious about others' methodologies 😜)

Unfortunately 😭 I do hope we'll get to see less species become endagered, especially the ones we have only just discovered, though!

Very interesting article! Looks like biochar indeed has potential, let's see what the future brings 👀

*Reads the first sentence*
Oh, a bird species we haven't heard of before, that's cool!

*Starts reading the article*
"A newly described species of Tinamou bird may already be at risk of extinction."

🥲

🧪Did you know that #beetles 🐞 can compensate for a poor #NutritionalEnvironment experienced during sexual maturation? 🤔

Read this #publication to know all about this ➡️ doi.org/10.1002/ece3.72210

#LifeHistory #BuryingBeetle #NutritionalStatus #EvolutionaryEcology #Ecology #SciComm

Koraalriffen sterven af – en dat heeft grote gevolgen voor mens en dier Wereldwijd sterven koraalriffen dermate snel af, dat we inmiddels het eerste klimaat-kantelpunt hebben bereikt, rapporteerden wetenschappers afgelopen...

#Coralreefs are dying off rapidly: we have reached the first #climate tipping point. 🧪

“Humans are changing the world so quickly that #corals can’t keep up anymore.” Sancia van der Meij, a marine biologist from #GELIFES, expresses her concern: rug.nl/research/gelifes/_news/2025/20251017-coral-reefs

Having older #siblings decreases a chance of survival? 😨

Sometimes!

🧪Historical data show: girls with older #brothers had lower survival rates, while people with older #sisters had higher ones. Share this publication with your sibling!
doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2025.1525
#SciComm

Fighting #ClimateChange can only be done together 🤝

Scary, but important 🙏

Beautifully shot, too!🤩

A drawn image of a cartoon-style stoat sneaking out at night while holding a bag with its belongings and hiding from a camera trap.

Are #mustelids disappearing from the Netherlands? 🤔

The common #weasel, #stoat, and the European #polecat are very elusive #animals, which makes them difficult to study.

🧪Our researchers from #GELIFES and others have written a #publication about monitoring them:
doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.70120

A photoshoot is a nice opportunity to share some #research insights though 😜 Looks like a very interesting project!

Fascinating (and important!) topics indeed! 👏 #ChronicPain #Alzheimer's #Diabetes

Thanks to the results of his #research, this new knowledge could be used for creation of better traps for pest #insects, and advising engineers how to stop #bees from flying to #SolarPanels instead of flowers! 🌸

A researcher holding buttercup flowers in one hand and a chafer bug in the other, comparing the glossiness of both

✨Why are some #colors in #nature shiny?✨

🐝 #Bumblebees help our researcher from #GELIFES determine why some organisms are glossy, while others are not! Read the #publication at doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adz9010 🐝

During the expedition, scientists will study the influence of sea ice and algae on the regional climate in the area: #krill, #fish, and #penguins, as well as many other animals in Antarctica, depend on #algae in many different ways for survival! 🐧❄️

An image of the research vessel Polarstern

An image of sea ice

An image of an Antarctic Krill

An image of 5 King Penguins standing next to each other

🧪The #research vessel #Polarstern will soon embark on an #expedition to #Antarctica! Two of #GELIFES’ researchers on board, along with a larger crew of scientists, want to make the #WeddellSea a marine protected area ⬇️⬇️
rug.nl/research/gelifes/_news/2025/20251204-stefels

Happy to be here 😁