Postdoctoral Researcher at @seamammalresearch.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social studying culture and social learning in whales. Feminist, Whovian, bookworm, expert tree climber. She/her.https://bsky.app/profile/jennyallen13.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennyallen13.bsky.social/post/3mkru2vym4c22Come here me talk about Antarctic whales! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 09:50 +0000at://did:plc:jcmlnzyg4m6vc3flave3q62v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkru2vym4c22https://bsky.app/profile/jennyallen13.bsky.social/post/3mke3rvxncc2b [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Apr 2026 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:jcmlnzyg4m6vc3flave3q62v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mke3rvxncc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennyallen13.bsky.social/post/3miv2hqzfbk2fThere goes the US Antarctic program I guess [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2026 05:32 +0000at://did:plc:jcmlnzyg4m6vc3flave3q62v/app.bsky.feed.post/3miv2hqzfbk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennyallen13.bsky.social/post/3mif26znqsk2zIt's always fun when the insanity of the Trump regime crosses over into my area of expertise. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Mar 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:jcmlnzyg4m6vc3flave3q62v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mif26znqsk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennyallen13.bsky.social/post/3mhf7bfzdrs26One outcome that I think many would like to see here is financial support for more jobs in research. So many existing grants require you to already be employed. The casual/short-term nature of research jobs also stunts the work we can do. Stability lets us think big, bold, and longterm. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Mar 2026 04:50 +0000at://did:plc:jcmlnzyg4m6vc3flave3q62v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhf7bfzdrs26https://bsky.app/profile/jennyallen13.bsky.social/post/3mheqs7fkhc2gNice little thread showing how AI can actually be useful in research if applied with a narrow, specific goal that facilitates the use of expertise rather than poorly attempting to replace that expertise. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Mar 2026 00:31 +0000at://did:plc:jcmlnzyg4m6vc3flave3q62v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mheqs7fkhc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jennyallen13.bsky.social/post/3mhcstkvtbk26A helpful summary of the government report on the state of research funding in Australia (spoiler alert: it's bad). Maybe now we can actually see some improved investment in Australia's research sector? [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Mar 2026 06:02 +0000at://did:plc:jcmlnzyg4m6vc3flave3q62v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhcstkvtbk26https://bsky.app/profile/jennyallen13.bsky.social/post/3mh7eli5o3c24I hope Labour is looking at the complete decimation of US federal research funding and rethinking its continuation of the massive underfunding of the ARC, CSIRO, and the complete lack of funding schemes. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Mar 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:jcmlnzyg4m6vc3flave3q62v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7eli5o3c24https://bsky.app/profile/jennyallen13.bsky.social/post/3mgsroaj6mk2jThey are kidnapping children from my fucking hometown and using them to kidnap their parents. Abolish the fuck out of ICE. @massgovernor.bsky.social @trahan.house.gov @markey.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Mar 2026 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:jcmlnzyg4m6vc3flave3q62v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsroaj6mk2j