The Smulders Lab at Newcastle University (UK) studies how evolution changes brains and how brains can be used to assess animal welfare.https://bsky.app/profile/smulderslab.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/smulderslab.bsky.social/post/3mabuxsu3gk2mPhD opportunity to work with Drosophila and the amazing @toraks.bsky.social . [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Dec 2025 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:7kdt3itdoxejds2pshzribkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mabuxsu3gk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/smulderslab.bsky.social/post/3lqwdu2jv3c27A new paper from the lab, finally publishing data collected by a group of brilliant students in 2012: rdcu.be/epFaJ https://rdcu.be/epFaJ06 Jun 2025 07:48 +0000at://did:plc:7kdt3itdoxejds2pshzribkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqwdu2jv3c27https://bsky.app/profile/smulderslab.bsky.social/post/3lptlp735xc2lOur university is trying to save about £3.8M per year from their outgoings, and have decided that, even though this is only 0.5% of annual turnover, they need to fire academics, rather than cut down on major infrastructure plans. Anything you can do to support is much appreciated. chng.it/mdHVd8yRg6 https://chng.it/mdHVd8yRg623 May 2025 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:7kdt3itdoxejds2pshzribkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lptlp735xc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/smulderslab.bsky.social/post/3lhyykigktc2cFurther musings about how food-hoarding titmice and chickadees remember the locations of their caches.... https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10071-025-01932-712 Feb 2025 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:7kdt3itdoxejds2pshzribkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhyykigktc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/smulderslab.bsky.social/post/3lhjyih77gs2wPhD position advertised in my department. Please spread the word: https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/remembering-as-a-quantum-like-process-using-the-quantum-formalism-and-eye-tracking-to-model-temporal-order-effects-for-memories-of-emotional-events/?p18224006 Feb 2025 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:7kdt3itdoxejds2pshzribkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhjyih77gs2w