PhD Behavioural Evology @CEB_UWA | Animal Cognition, Communication & Sociality https://lizziespeechley.weebly.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3m76zarykbk2bIt has been a pleasure to present our EQUIP program at the #AALLConference2025. EQUIP is a new initiative to support first-year university students via peer-led sessions focused on building academic skills. EQUIP also recently won a UWA Award for Excellence & Innovation in Learning & Teaching.04 Dec 2025 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m76zarykbk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3m5lkuv3pm32lThe final chapter of my thesis has just been published in Ecology and Evolution! @ecol-evol.bsky.social https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.72435 Here we find that the social environment, notably vocal and aggressive interactions, are linked to cognitive development in magpie fledglings.14 Nov 2025 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5lkuv3pm32lhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3lebrl52uts2vHaving the best time at the @arludo training workshop at @UNSW!! So exciting to hear about all the sci comm we will be doing this year, plus heaps of helpful media training! #arlduo #sciencecommunication #phdlife10 Jan 2023 02:32 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebrl52uts2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3lebrkuzye625Congratulations @SoraviaCamilla!!! We are all so proud 🥳🥳 #PhinisheD @BiolSci_UWA @UWAresearch @mandy_ridley @Ben_Ashton9 @G_Blackburn_ @emery_jp07 Oct 2022 03:32 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebrkuzye625https://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3lebrkojuu42wOne of my favourite labs of semester! Teaching our third year zoology students to age wallabies based on molar progression 🦘🦷🍃 #zoology #phdlife #uwa @BiolSci_UWA09 Mar 2022 04:11 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebrkojuu42whttps://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3lebrkihd2z2eSo excited to share our latest research with @abcperth alongside the wonderful @mandy_ridley!!!! 🐧📈👩‍🔬 @UWAresearch @UWA_students @CEB_UWA @BiolSci_UWA #IDWGS2022 #magpie #cognition #climatechange15 Feb 2022 03:21 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebrkihd2z2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3lebrjxd4mm2sToday I completed the final cognitive tests of my PhD! Over 200 cognitive tests completed on the adults and fledglings over 2 years. The magpies and I having a mini celebration🥳🥳 @CEB_UWA @BiolSci_UWA30 Sep 2021 00:11 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebrjxd4mm2shttps://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3lebrjs3c6m2wVery excited to announce my first WA magpie publication as a coauthor! 🥳🥳 Here we show that females can distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar human voices. Huge thanks to ⁦@DutourMylene⁩, ⁦@mandy_ridley⁩ and ⁦@Sarah_LWalsh⁩! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111… https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/eth.1321813 Aug 2021 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebrjs3c6m2whttps://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3lebrjm77rz2uVery proud to be presenting my PhD results to @BirdlifeOz with @Sarah_LWalsh 🦉🦆🐧 Thank you so much to everyone for coming and to my lovely photographer @SoraviaCamilla! @BiolSci_UWA @CEB_UWA @UWAresearch #magpie #animalcognition #birdlife24 May 2021 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebrjm77rz2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3lebrjh75uu2sIn my element 😎 Had the best day out in the field with the third year Zoology students doing a bird survey of Lake Monger! @BiolSci_UWA @UWA_students03 May 2021 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebrjh75uu2shttps://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3lebrjbiezb2vVery excited to celebrate with @SoraviaCamilla after the publication of her first PhD chapter!! Congrats 🎉🎉🎉 x.com/mandy_ridley/s…28 Apr 2021 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebrjbiezb2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3lebrj5eo7u2kOur first fledgling of the season!! And so begins another wonderful year of cognitive testing with these cute critters 😍 @mandy_ridley @Sarah_LWalsh07 Oct 2020 23:37 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebrj5eo7u2khttps://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3lebrix7vcb2vLoved seeing @mandy_ridley being interviewed by ABC today! Always exciting to see the work of talented researchers receiving media attention #magpiesrock @CEB_UWA @BiolSci_UWA @UWAresearch x.com/mandy_ridley/s…24 Jun 2020 09:41 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebrix7vcb2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3lebrithrif2dA massive thank you to my amazing field assistant Sarah! Your hard work and positivity make you an absolute pleasure to work with and an invaluable part of our research group! @mandy_ridley #MagpieResearch #NationalVolunteerWeek #phdchat22 May 2020 05:09 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebrithrif2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3lebriopwse2uPlease dispose of fishing line properly. It is very sad to see so many birds affected by these fishing line injuries. x.com/mandy_ridley/s…16 Feb 2020 05:53 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebriopwse2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3lebriltmce2sI could not agree more! Not only an amazing mentor, but also a good friend. Thank you for all of your support @mandy_ridley #WomenInScienceDay #WomenInSTEM #SuperstarsofSTEM x.com/cheekybabbler/…11 Feb 2020 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebriltmce2shttps://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3lebrihjwsb2vToday I am at Rottnest Island for a postgrad retreat to share my research findings with my friends and colleagues. V excited to hear about all the amazing research done by the postgrads of @BiolSci_UWA 👩‍🎓👩‍🔬👩‍💻 #SuperstarsofSTEM #science4all #February11 @Scienceau @WomenScienceDay10 Feb 2020 08:43 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebrihjwsb2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3lebribjklu2kFantastic proposal seminar from @AGibsonVega!! Can’t wait to see what you find! @BiolSci_UWA29 Nov 2019 07:24 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebribjklu2khttps://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3lebri55m2c2vA must read for PhD students, especially those who are just starting out! #phdchat #phdlife #impostersyndrome x.com/C_M_Stuart/sta…30 Sep 2019 02:15 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebri55m2c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3lebri2b6pj2eVery excited to announce the publication of my honours work in Animal Behaviour!! 🐟🐟 Here we show that female guppies increase their propensity to mate multiply as an inbreeding avoidance strategy! @CleliaGasparini @1jonevans @CEB_UWA #polyandry authors.elsevier.com/c/1ZodxmjLqKbh…28 Sep 2019 01:49 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebri2b6pj2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3lebrhte6vq2dLots of fun to present my #3MT today for the new postgrad students! Good luck guys! ⁦⁦@UWAresearch⁩ ⁦@BiolSci_UWA⁩ @CEB_UWA⁩25 Sep 2019 06:13 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebrhte6vq2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3lebrho47st25Couldn't agree more!! Fantastic talk from both honours/masters students Aiden and Joe! Well done! x.com/plani_gal/stat…20 Sep 2019 10:23 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebrho47st25https://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3lebrhki7sz2vThis is one of our newest groups and look how friendly they are already!! Such a pleasure to work with such a beautiful, intelligent, trusting animal @BiolSci_UWA #magpiesrock #magpieresearch02 Sep 2019 09:33 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebrhki7sz2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3lebrhdeyxm2uCouldn’t agree more! Such a joy to get up and work with these guys every morning #magpiesrock x.com/mandy_ridley/s…28 Aug 2019 10:17 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebrhdeyxm2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3lebrh4rv7x25Phew! Proposal seminar done and dusted! Excited for more opportunities to sharing my research. Thanks @mandy_ridley @Ben_Ashton9 Leigh Simmons and @_StephanieLKing for all of your help these past few months! #phdjourney @UWAresearch @BiolSci_UWA21 Aug 2019 03:55 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebrh4rv7x25https://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3lebrgxakg725All the cold, early starts in the field are worth it when you get little moments like this! Such a beautiful sunrise while I follow some beautiful magpies ☀️🌿 @BiolSci_UWA @UWAResearch #AnimalSocialNetworks #AustralianMagpie #phdlife25 Jul 2019 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebrgxakg725https://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3lebrgq2jkg25Officially a published scientist! Such a fantastic experience to work with @CleliaGasparini and @giovin85. @CEB_UWA @UWAresearch royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs… https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.19047404 Jul 2019 09:27 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebrgq2jkg25https://bsky.app/profile/lizziespeechley.bsky.social/post/3lebrgl2clw25Couldn't agree more!! Such a great way to start PhD. x.com/AGibsonVega/st…14 Feb 2019 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:f4w5xtdppk2zeyi2c27ekqrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebrgl2clw25