Garance Barbier
Myrmecologist | Accidental bioacoustician | Behavioural ecologist | PhD student @ Umeå university |
Don't let pfp fool you I'm a parrot fan too :]
Ant drawing by Hélène Bézin--Chaingy
Used to study at Sorbonne Nord @leec-uspn.bsky.social
- Reposted by Garance BarbierWarnings about realistic but inaccurate #AI wildlife images & videos aren't slowing their spread which also provoke fear, panic & hostility, beside clicks: news.mongabay.com/2026/01/wild... Almost worse, gen AI is also invading the value of camera trapping images, as many fakes are now surfacing:
- Reposted by Garance Barbier🔍 NEW STUDY investigates how human activities and environmental factors shape donkey welfare outcomes across multiple regions in Kenya, highlighting areas where welfare may be improved. 🔗 Read the full open-access article here: ow.ly/C29p50XZXVN #AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare
- Reposted by Garance Barbier📋 Short 5–7 min academic survey about ethical decisions in medical emergencies. Participate here: noharm.sc.hpi.de 18+ only. Participation is anonymous and handled under GDPR. #AcademicChatter #Research #Academia #PhDLife #DecisionMaking #Ethics #Humanities
- Reposted by Garance BarbierÄr det här ett A) demokratiproblem (företag/lobbying distraherar oss + hindrar politiska förslag) B) informationsproblem (folk vet för lite om problemet) C) passivitetsproblem (politiker vill/vågar/orkar inte göra åtgärdsförslag och folk pushar inte politiken) D) Allt ovan (d.v.s. allt är skit!)
- Reposted by Garance BarbierWe've got ISSUES. Literally. We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do? arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563 A 🧵 1/n
- Reposted by Garance BarbierClimate manifestation on Dec 10 in Stockholm: Please join Researchers’ Desk in support of @rebellmammornaswe.bsky.social and Rebellpappor for a climate manifestation on December 10. Start at 14:00 (Kulturhuset). End at 16:00 (Hötorget) klimatkalendern.nu/events/5f4a1...
- Reposted by Garance Barbier📢 Upcoming Workshops (FR/EN) “Preparation to the field” early December 📢 We will cover all the essential points to know before your first trip, but we would also like to know the topics that matter most to you via this short form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- Reposted by Garance BarbierLove soil? Great with communications? Join us as a communications representative - apply by 17 Nov!
- Reposted by Garance BarbierFrom the always interesting AI Shift newsletter by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com and @sarahoconnorft.ft.com: AI is maximising job applications and word counts, in vicious circle of doom kind of ways
- Reposted by Garance Barbier🐦 EcoBird is hiring a Postdoc in animal cognition! Join us + @themanybirds.bsky.social to investigate innovation & problem-solving in birds. 📅 Start: as early as Jan 2026 🌍 Funded through UGent’s international mobility scheme More info & how to apply ↓ www.ugent.be/en/work/scie...
- Reposted by Garance Barbier#jobalert Postdoctoral position in Applied animal ethology and animal perception Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden More information: www.applied-ethology.org/Postdoctoral...
- Reposted by Garance BarbierI don't have access to this article, but the abstract makes very good points. It's also applicable to millipedes and centipedes, which have increased in popularity as pets, which presents similar issues. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
- Reposted by Garance BarbierResearch funds are scarce & competition is fierce. A recent paper by @andreasdeblock.bsky.social & colleagues explores how this competition shapes science—its practices, risks & ethics—and proposes ways to make funding fairer & more effective👇 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #AcademicSky #HPS #scipol 🧪
- Reposted by Garance BarbierI am looking for a postdoc to work in our long-term system of food-caching mountain chickadees in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The expected start is April 2026. Please see details here: chickadeecognition.com/positions If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).
- Reposted by Garance BarbierNew #PhD ad alert! Interested in wild #bee #cognition and #brains in different #bumblebees? Want to live in #Newcastle and the beautiful north-east of England? Check out this project with me, @lenariab.bsky.social and Sarah Scott. Contact me for further information. iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
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- Animal Wise is a consultancy for #tourism professionals who work with wild animals. They have a questionnaire about how we perceive responsible tourism. The more people answer the better, please share! #animalwelfare forms.office.com/pages/respon...
- Reposted by Garance BarbierI am looking for an intern to work with captive crows this winter semester. Please feel free to share, or contact me if interested !
- Reposted by Garance Barbier👋 The International #Bioacoustics Society (#IBAC) is now on Bluesky! 🎶🦉🦇🐬🐞 Follow us for society news, events, and advances in bioacoustics research from around the world. 🌍 Let’s connect the global community exploring life through sound. 🔊
- Presented this poster at #ibac2025. Thank you to all the people who went to chat with me about #ant stridulation, all your compliments were so encouraging! I hope the people who missed the conference/poster session will have fun reading through the poster online. Ask me anything about it!
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- Reposted by Garance BarbierCommuniqué de presse : financement de la recherche publique : la communauté scientifique alerte sur un système à bout de souffle. #veilleESR, @info.gouv.fr @agencerecherche.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @franceuniversites.bsky.social @inserm.fr @inrae-france.bsky.social @enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr
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- Reposted by Garance Barbier🟣 Appel à participation 👉 Enquête nationale d'évaluation de la place du #consentement dans les consultations gynécologiques, par @stopvogfr.bsky.social. Temps nécessaire : environ 10 min. 📢 Faites circuler ! 5nhkk1r1770.typeform.com/consentement
- Reposted by Garance BarbierIncreasingly I need to prepare scientists to deal with negative interactions with the public. Some tips: • Listening is often more effective than correcting “I hadn’t heard that, tell me more” • Anti-sci to pro-sci is a spectra: Anti➡️questioning➡️neutral➡️interested➡️supportive. Nudge 1 place only
- Reposted by Garance Barbier👇 Program of the upcoming conference of the International BioAcoustics Society IBAC. Very happy to meet again colleagues & friends in Kerteminde, Denmark! www.ibac25.com/program
- Reposted by Garance Barbier📅 9 Sept 2025 | 2 PM (Paris) Want to make your research shine for everyone, not just scientists? ✨ Join us to the webinar: “How do you write about your research for non-specialist audience?” us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Speakers: Geoff Marsh & Natalia Deane. #wrbinar #WritingSkills #EGU-SSS
- #Ant nestmate recognition is no joke! That is the price to pay for them to live as #socialinsects. A little #slowmotion preening ant movie I made, with soundtrack I recorded as well! #ethology #animalbehavior I know I oversimplified, please do not come for me mymecologists 😬
- I have to thank @jcunow.bsky.social for his advice on the editing! Fun fact: the version of the slow motion footage you are seeing now is in fact sped up x2 so as not to be excruciatingly boring😅
- Reposted by Garance BarbierScrem! #borb #conure #greencheeks #birb #parrots #greencheekconure #parrotsky #conuresky #birdsofbluesky
- Reposted by Garance BarbierThis « Choose Europe for Science » event organized by Macron is an obvious cover up. Not *a single French academic* is attending, as it follows a series of unprecedented cuts in academic funding (-3.5 billions). www.education.gouv.fr/lancement-de...
- Reposted by Garance BarbierNEW - Media Platforming and the Normalisation of Extreme Right Views - cup.org/4mmVIAL "exposure to uncritical interviews increases agreement with extreme statements and perceptions of broader support in the population" - @dianebolet.bsky.social & @florianfoos.bsky.social #OpenAccess
- Hello #bioacoustics 🔉sky, is there a journal that accepts manual sound id despite the reproducibility issues? The automatic sound detection does not work, because we have few instances of that sound. Read this article www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... but implementation is tricky.
- I would like to dig in the recordings and identify by the ear. Yay or nay?
- Reposted by Garance Barbier🔊 The environment has a summer soundtrack. From buzzing meadows to silent mountains, Europe’s landscapes are diverse – & every sound tells a story. 🎧 Watch & listen to the sounds of summer, & let us know in the comments: what’s your favourite sound in nature? #Biodiversity #Sustainability
- Reposted by Garance BarbierFind out more on what #adaptation policies and actions EU and EEA member countries have place via our Climate-ADAPT country profiles interactive map. 🔎https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/countries-regions/countries
- Reposted by Garance BarbierWant to know the real-world CO₂ emissions of road transport? 🚗🚐 Whether you're interested in data on cars and vans or heavy-duty vehicles, we have an updated, interactive viewer that provides insights across different years and countries. Check it out: climate-energy.eea.europa.eu/topics/trans...
- Reposted by Garance BarbierRune Dietz presented results on PFAS in Danish wildlife at #Naturmødet 2025, together with Neils Kanstrup. Dangerously high levels found in birds especially around Harboøre Tange and Agger Tange #Science #Research #MarineEcology #dkgreen 🧪🌐🐋 Recent report (Danish): dce.au.dk/fileadmin/dc...
- Reposted by Garance BarbierSunning clusters, the remarkable phenomenon in red wood ants: What causes their occurrence?🐜 In this blog, Peter Chanas explains how red wood ants regulate nest temperature in early spring. insectessociaux.com/2025/07/04/s... #SocialInsects #Thermoregulation #ants #behavior #Sun #Ecology
- Reposted by Garance Barbier** Join us! ** In February 2026 we will offer two residential advanced short courses: 💻 #R course for marine scientists ❄️ #Arctic marine biology, ecology & biogeochemistry 🗓️ Starting 8 & 15 February 2026 📍 Umeå Marine Sciences Centre, Sweden 🔗 umfcourses.github.io ▶️ Apply by 15 Sept 2025! 🦑🧪🌍
- Reposted by Garance BarbierAre you looking for work in a research group that is supported by an ERC grant? Remember there are new positions appearing almost every day on #Euraxess's website, with 140 currently open. You could find the right fit for you! 👉 buff.ly/aVAu7vm #ChooseEurope
- Reposted by Garance BarbierAs a part of the PhD thesis of Loréna Boisseau, we have installed several #AudioMoths at two parks of Seville (Spain). Our purpose is to monitor the acoustic impact of the invasive parakeets present at Seville city. Combining #urbanEcology, #invasivespecies and ##bioacoustics! @ebdonana.bsky.social
- The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) is #hiring a postdoc to study fish community dynamics! Details here: www.slu.se/en/about-slu... #AcademicSky #jobsearch #jobalert
- Cute insect hotel in my neighborhood! Love the pun on the name too. It is currently empty though, anyone got some tips on how to make a great insect hotel? #entomology
- Reposted by Garance BarbierNew paper out! @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social Led by @aguilart.bsky.social We argue mycelial network connectivity can define functional groups of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. We explore how different fungi balance efficiency vs. resilience. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
- Reposted by Garance Barbier🧪🌾Come and join us @umeaplantsciencecentre.se and at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences! We are looking for an expert in plant embryo development!🔬🌱 #PlantSciJobs
- "Associate Senior Lecturer in plant physiology with focus on plant embryo development Umea Plant Science Centre and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umea, Sweden *Application Deadline: Sep 15, 2025" Read more here: www.slu.se/en/about-slu... #PlantSciJobs
