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Palaeoproteomics She/Her Postdoc

@soysil.eurosky.social Oct 6, 2026, 2:32 PMReposted by @palaeoprotpalesa.bsky.social

EL OSO, SIEMPRE EL PUTO OSO.

@isbarchaeology.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 7:50 AMReposted by @palaeoprotpalesa.bsky.social

This week, we are introducing our new members of the Board of Trustees. First, meet @zandraselina.bsky.social, who is taking on the role as ombudsperson in ISBA!

A graphic introducing Zandra, who is based at the University of Copenhagen, where she works as a lab manager. In ISBA, she is an ombudsperson. Outside of work, you can find her in a burlesque class or a moshpit.

@heasvienna.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 8:39 AMReposted by @palaeoprotpalesa.bsky.social

@tommyhigham.bsky.social introducing @palaeoprotpalesa.bsky.social as part of the #HEASSeminar 2026/2027 taking place now online and in person in the #UBB at @univie.ac.at

@heasvienna.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 6:03 AMReposted by @palaeoprotpalesa.bsky.social

There is still time to register for this event taking place today online and in-person @univie.ac.at in the #UBB

@heriuct.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 5:00 AMReposted by @palaeoprotpalesa.bsky.social

Happy Heritage Day! Today, 24 September, entry to the Iziko South African Museum is FREE. If you’re in Cape Town, visit the beautiful Humanity exhibition, curated by the HERI team, and explore the story of human evolution.

Learn more: www.heriuct.co.za/news-content...

@animalarchaeology.com Sep 22, 2026, 8:35 AMReposted by @palaeoprotpalesa.bsky.social

on top of some unplanned expenses this year, my finances have been pretty much fucked with the one-two punch of paying about £2k this year for my citizenship application and paying about £4k last year for my indefinite leave to remain and I’m one of the lucky and privileged ones!

@higherjobz.bsky.social Sep 19, 2026, 9:35 AMReposted by @palaeoprotpalesa.bsky.social

Postdoctoral Fellow in Anthropology – Aarhus University, Denmark

Kalahari | Botswana | Ethnography | Archaeology

🐄 DFF project on cattle production, landscapes and anthropological knowledge of the Kalahari Desert

higherjobz.com/postdoctoral...

#Acadhiring #Academicjobs #Anthropology #Postdoc

@otsumamiboy.blacksky.app Sep 18, 2026, 4:49 PMReposted by @palaeoprotpalesa.bsky.social

Fighting FOR people never helped a fascist ever in history. The road to fascism is paved almost exclusively with moral concessions.

Serenity Now @ex-xer.bsky.social • 4h
Bullshit.
Dems fighting for trans people got trump elected.

@pciarchaeology.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 6:45 AMReposted by @palaeoprotpalesa.bsky.social

Great news for archaeologists with a new PCI-Friendly journal!

The Journal of Archaeological Science now accepts PCI Archaeology-recommended preprints, with fast feedback on *direct publication* or further evaluation. #OpenScience #Archaeology 🧪🏺

A new path for your next paper!

@eicathomefinn.bsky.social Sep 16, 2026, 10:21 AMReposted by @palaeoprotpalesa.bsky.social

'Staff at the University of Essex are set to strike next week over cuts to 400 full-time jobs. The union, Unison, said admissions advisors, IT technicians, admin workers and other professional services staff would walk out on Monday over the proposals.'

@fossilhistory.bsky.social Sep 15, 2026, 1:57 PMReposted by @palaeoprotpalesa.bsky.social

The Laetoli Footprints were found #OnThisDay in 1978. The incredible discovery happened because team members were hurling elephant dung at each other. Australopithecines probably left these trace fossils behind 3.6 million years ago. 🏺🧪

@paastacommunity.bsky.social Sep 15, 2026, 11:22 AMReposted by @palaeoprotpalesa.bsky.social

🎓 Missed the PAASTA Bioinformatics Summer School? Good news! The recordings from our virtual Bioinformatics Summer School, held from 8–12 June 2026, are now available online. 🧬💻

@matthewcollins.bsky.social Aug 28, 2026, 6:53 AMReposted by @palaeoprotpalesa.bsky.social

There is fun to be had in *not* reviewing a manuscript.

@pciarchaeology.bsky.social @cos.io #openaccess

Thank you for your invitation to review a manuscript. While I value the scholarly community's efforts to disseminate research, I have growing concerns about the publishing model many commercial publishers, including Springer Nature, employ. In my view, the current system heavily relies on taxpayer-funded research, often conducted at public institutions, yet places the resulting work behind expensive paywalls. This practice limits access for scientists and the general public in the Global South, who often cannot afford subscription fees or open-access charges.

To put this in perspective, Springer Nature's most recent financial results (for the fiscal year ending December 2025) show total revenue of €1,926.4 million, adjusted operating profit of €543.6 million, and net income of €356 million. The Research division, which includes its journals, generated €1,517.2 million of that revenue. Shareholders received dividends of approximately €25.9 million, a significant increase from the previous year. These figures show that the current model is highly profitable, but much of that profit goes to investor returns rather than making research accessible to the global scientific community.

I have worked unpaid for you in the past, but this unpaid labour, combined with publicly funded research, generates enormous profits for a publishing industry that gives back relatively little to the public or to scientists in under-resourced regions. I do not believe this is fair or sustainable. I therefore have become a champion of Diamond Open Access and an editor at PCI.

@fossilhistory.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 3:06 PMReposted by @palaeoprotpalesa.bsky.social

🚨🚨 Denisovans in southwestern China. I repeat: Denisovans in southwestern China! 🏺🧪

@merriam-webster.com Sep 9, 2026, 2:22 PMReposted by @palaeoprotpalesa.bsky.social

Arial = ⌨️ aerial = 🦜 Ariel = 🧜‍♀️

@heriuct.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 8:00 AMReposted by @palaeoprotpalesa.bsky.social

🎓 Congratulations to our HERI #AdvancingWomxn Fellow, Dr Rivoningo Khosa, on graduating with her PhD!

This achievement reflects years of dedication, perseverance, and academic excellence. We are proud to celebrate this milestone with Rivoningo and wish her all the best for the journey ahead. 🎉

@pickeringrobyn.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 8:13 AMReposted by @palaeoprotpalesa.bsky.social

Big graduation day!! Super super proud of my first UCT PhD graduate 😊💫🙌🏽 Dr Khosa worked hard for this moment 💪🏽 Congratulations 🥳

@pickeringrobyn.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 8:16 AMReposted by @palaeoprotpalesa.bsky.social

Super proud of my now former student Dr Rivoningo Khosa who graduated with her #PhD yesterday ❤️🙌🏽🥳

My first UCT PhD graduate 💫

So a big moment for us both 😊

Two academics wearing red gowns, one wearing a black velvet PhD hat. Both smiling widely

@rachelmwinter.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 7:15 AMReposted by @palaeoprotpalesa.bsky.social

Still time to submit an abstract!!

@paastacommunity.bsky.social Aug 29, 2026, 12:01 PMReposted by @palaeoprotpalesa.bsky.social

🚨CALL FOR ABSTRACTS🚨

We are excited to announce that this year’s PAASTA symposium “Proteins beyond the Present” will be held on 1 December at the EuPA congress in Würzburg, Germany & virtually (hybrid event).

🗓️ Submission deadline: 20/09/26

🔗 Submission form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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