Wild Democracies: The Role of Collective Decisions in Animal Peace! Recent research from our PhD student Kingsley Hunt delves into how animals use shared decision-making to foster peaceful societies. The paper is entitled: “The evolution of democratic peace in animal societies”

Take part in the National Health Snapshot Study! Researchers at the University of Exeter need your help to better understand the health effects of recreational visits to freshwater locations in the UK. To take part, visit: bit.ly/freshwater-swi… #WaterPollution #WildSwimming

Today is World Whale Shark Day! Did you know that whale sharks are sharks and not whales? They are the biggest shark - and fish - in the world alive today! Professor Prof Brendan Godley took these clips off Ningaloo Reef! #WhaleShark #WhaleSharks #WhaleSharkDay #MarineMegafauna

And also published in PeerJ Publishing, a paper arising from Kat Oliver's UG thesis University of Exeter CEC where we show spatial variation in the response of Common Frog breeding behaviour to temperature shifts over the last few decades in the UK peerj.com/articles/17901/

A reminder to join us next Tuesday for our 20th Anniversary Symposium. Find out more and book your in-person or online place now at brnw.ch/21wMh0y Martin Siegert @brendangodley University of Exeter CEC ECEHH Graduate School of Environment and Sustainability UoE Humanities & Social Sciences Cornwall Uni of Exeter's ESI Dept. Earth & Env. Sciences, University of Exeter Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter

Play our new find-the-harvester game! By playing you'll be helping us to understand the weird and wonderful diversity in harvester colouration visual-ecology.com/harvesters/ University of Exeter CEC

Day One of our Alpine Ecology Field Course in Switzerland! Photo Credits: Erik Postma #Switzerland #FieldTrip #SwissAlps #AlpineEcology #Ecology #Morteratsch

The physical differentiation of individuals within a group is critical to enable the increased function and complexity of that group. We explore when and how this is most likely to evolve in social insects Lewis Flintham & Jeremy Field University of Exeter CEC ow.ly/Obqw50T8Bkl

How do social interactions shape selection on ecologically relevant behaviours? We find out using an online multiplayer videogame: PO Montiglio Maxime Fraser Franco University of Exeter CEC Dép. Biologie UQAM Behaviour Interactive ow.ly/fq6w50T8vu2

Day Two of our Alpine Ecology Field Course in Switzerland! Dr Erik Postma is an Associate Professor of Evolutionary Biology with us at the CEC and a Module Convenor for the field course. Photo credits: Erik Postma #Switzerland #FieldTrip #EasterAlps #AlpineEcology #Ecology

One week to go until our Sustainable Futures Symposium, so meet the speakers! Session One will be led by Dr Eva Marquis on sustainable mining. #SustainableMining #SustainableFutures #SustainableFuture #Mining #CircularEconomy

Day Three of our Alpine Ecology Field Course in Switzerland! Dr Erik Postma is an Associate Professor of Evolutionary Biology with us at the CEC and a Module Convenor for the field course. Photo Credits: Erik Postma #Switzerland #Ecology #ValLanguard #FieldTrip #SwissAlps

6 days to go until our Sustainable Futures Symposium, so meet the speakers! Book here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/shaping-a-su… #RenewableEnergy #Renewables #OffshoreWind #SDG7

Our University of Exeter, Cornwall researchers work on VespAI mentioned in Nigel Semmence's presentation “Yellow-legged #hornet, aka #AsianHornet, Vespa velutina nigrithorax” as part of BBKA's #AsianHornetWeek videos (24:33 –25:43) youtube.com/watch?v=t3dYuz… Thomas O'Shea-Wheller Research at Exeter

23 September: Join us for this exciting talk on the environmental role of mathematics by Dr Siddharth Unnithan Kumar RENEW. Open to all University of Exeter staff, students & RENEW partners. bit.ly/4e9rexE University of Exeter, Cornwall University of Exeter CEC Kevin J. Gaston UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Research at Exeter

Day Four of our Alpine Ecology Field Course in Switzerland! Dr Erik Postma is an Associate Professor of Evolutionary Biology with us at the CEC and a Module Convenor for the field course. Photo credits: Erik Postma #Switzerland #SwissAlps #Ecology #FieldTrip #SwissNationalPark

5 days to go until our Sustainable Futures Symposium, so meet the speakers! For more information and to book: eventbrite.co.uk/e/shaping-a-su… #MarineConservation #MarineEcology #CoralReefs #SustainableFuture #SDGs

Congratulations to Tom Dando who passed his #PhD viva with no corrections. His research was on ecological and social aspects of #wildcat reintroductions. Supervisors: Robbie McDonald & Dr Sarah Crowley. Sponsored by Vincent Wildlife and Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, where Tom is now working.

Excellent week at #CoimbraSeabirds! Lots of exciting science and great scientists! Well done to fellow University of Exeter CEC ExeterMarine on fantastic presentations & thanks to ECOTOP The Seabird Group for organising

4 days to go until our Sustainable Futures Symposium, so meet the speakers! For more information and to book: eventbrite.co.uk/e/shaping-a-su… #EnvironmentandHealth #SustainableHealth #PublicHealth #FoodSystems #SustainableFuture