@rkmeagher.bsky.social - Rebecca Meagher

14 Sep 2026 18:49 +0000

As someone who was just told screening mammograms where I live are booking for *2028*, I really hope they make progress with this quickly! [contains quote post or other embedded content]

11 Aug 2026 19:28 +0000

Today I learned BC has lakes officially named "Another Lake" "And Another Lake". https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/40459.html Thank you social media. 😆

03 Aug 2026 11:30 +0000

I wrote a chapter for this with my excellent colleague Carole Fureix at University of Bristol, on reward sensitivity and affect (particularly boredom and depression). I think it's a very useful book. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

15 Jul 2026 12:15 +0000

I love raptors, but disappointed the suggested names of Donair Force One and of course Choppy McChopface didn't make it... too unserious for this role? https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=878794154844423 #novascotia

09 Jul 2026 18:48 +0000

How animals perceive the world matters for their welfare, and for trying to work with them. This review covers what we know and don't know about cattle sensory systems & what this means for management. Thanks to @drmariarorvang.bsky.social for inviting me to be part of it! https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2026.107117 🐄

22 May 2026 16:39 +0000

Worrying example of what's going on in higher ed. I noted lots of the comments are supportive of the prof - I'm not sure university leadership are reading people's feeling about new tech or even education correctly. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

20 May 2026 11:44 +0000

@owlstown.com Please add my academic website to the Owlstown Academic Gallery.

URL: rebecca-meagher.owlstown.net https://rebecca-meagher.owlstown.net

08 May 2026 17:59 +0000

This local nerd just got to fill out her long form! [contains quote post or other embedded content]

01 Apr 2026 12:51 +0000

Currently at the stage of planning trial where we have to figure out what kind of trouble young cattle might get into in a new space... including risk of them pulling the fire alarm!

24 Mar 2026 10:54 +0000

New paper! Review of how social factors might influence hens' use of enrichment. Jessica Gill led this paper while she was working on her MSc in our department. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2026.106990 https://media.tenor.com/iU-_kIXgjzgAAAAC/chicken-bro-chicken.gif?hh=270&ww=320

18 Mar 2026 18:14 +0000

This is the kind of news I needed today. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

23 Feb 2026 17:47 +0000

Deadline extended to April 30! [contains quote post or other embedded content]