Covid19 has completely exposed the fact we have far too many casual and insecure jobs. The 3rd highest in the OECD. So many different types of jobs without rights. This is one thing that we must change #Insiders

Instead of “et al” a student wrote in her paper “[author] and friends,” which is adorable... And perhaps “et amicis” is what we should all strive for in a healthy research collaboration. #SocTwitter #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter

Six weeks into widespread self-quarantine, editors of academic journals have started noticing a trend: Women — who (ofc) shoulder more family responsibility — seem to be submitting fewer papers than usual. There is some evidence that men are submitting *more.* (a thread)

Lets be clear: this is about creating a two tier system, where critical knowledge is available to those with the appropriate property qualification, and children of the working class are forced into underpaid professions by economic necessity. As a #firstinfamily, im gutted.

Babbling baby bats... a really nice study into how baby bats learn to talk. This ABC Science piece does a terrific job describing how this work was done, what the data show, and how these findings enhance our understanding of these amazing animals. abc.net.au/news/science/2…

I think a lot of people are shrugging off the risks of long Covid because they don’t understand what “fatigue” actually means here in a clinical sense. Please trust me when I say that malaise (the actual clinical name for this sort of fatigue) is not what you are picturing…

"You can't make everything free" explains guy who gets free flights, car, accommodation, food, internet, phone...

Dr Caragh Threlfall shedding light on how Gould’s Wattled Bats cope with city living Australasian Bat Society #AusBatSoc2022 in Meanjin 🦇🦇

Happy #BatAppreciationDay ! 🦇 Here is a watercolour of a spectacled #flyingfox in 🌸 Flying-foxes play a critical role in long-distance pollination and seed dispersal, keeping our forest ecosystems healthy & diverse 🦇 Reference photo: Ari Ananda

Day 2 of the #UsydStrike! Pickets from 7 featuring a mid-morning sausage sizzle from MUA Sydney Branch (thank you comrades!). A better, fairer uni with job security for all staff, esp casuals, controls on overwork, protection of research, fair pay: worth braving the rain for! 1/2

With Anthony Albanese at the helm, Labor is projected to win 2022 federal election abc.net.au/news/2022-05-2…

Disappointed the ABC could not even congratulate Tanya Plibersek for Labor’s win but instead they should be embarrassed about the greens winning a couple of seats. Reset guys. You don’t have to be cowed anymore.

The ABC is still talking about the liberal party. We have a new government. Raises a few issues; a few talking points. Doesn’t happen very often. Good topic I reckon.

What animals are interacting with brush-turkey incubation mounds? Check out my presentation at #ESASCBO2022, Monday 2pm in the Pacific Room, to find out more!

Ian Cresswell running us through the most recent State of the Environment Report - lowlights are the 1) continual decrease in federal environmental funding (in absolute terms, real terms is even worse) and 2) soil loss #ESASCBO2022

No coincidence that two of the society's most active tweeters and science communicators won first and second prize for their speed talks at #ESASCBO2022! Congratulations @BambiraptorF and Meghan Shaw 🦘! 😀👏