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NEW PAPER: Ecoacoustics for context-rich direct and indirect trophic interaction data and ecological network construction

Check out this new paper that Will led alongside his PhD supervisory team across Newcastle University, Fera Science Ltd and Nottingham Trent University! Ecoacoustics for context-rich direct and indirect trophic interaction data and ecological network construction Ecoacoustics can be used to monitor biodiversity across massive spatiotemporal scales, including in ecologically cryptic systems like soil, yetContinueContinue reading “NEW PAPER: Ecoacoustics for context-rich direct and indirect trophic interaction data and ecological network construction”

Join us for the DIETS Symposium!

Join us for the first Dietary Interactions in Ecology Through Sequencing (DIETS) Symposium in Durham, UK, this July! Trophic interactions underpin the function, stability and diversity of our ecosystems, rendering their study vital for understanding, protecting and monitoring biodiversity. The last two decades have seen the rise and dominance of molecular methods for the analysisContinueContinue reading “Join us for the DIETS Symposium!”

FERG News March 2026

After a wet and dreary February, we’re glad to welcome the return of spring and the various flora and fauna that come with it! With butterflies and bees spotted on the wing, we’re getting excited for a summer of fieldwork, adventures and other fun activities! In the meantime, we have loads of fun updates fromContinueContinue reading “FERG News March 2026”

FERG News February 2026

The start of the year brought a large amount of snowfall to northeast England, but even this couldn’t keep us quiet! Alongside hosting visitors and chipping away at various projects, we’ve been out in the (very cold) field, publishing protocols and winning various grants to do some really exciting things over the year ahead! IfContinueContinue reading “FERG News February 2026”

FERG News January 2026

As 2025 wraps up, we’re looking back on the last month of the year (and ahead to 2026)! We’ve had a great few weeks of festivities, successes and outings, all wrapped up below (although not with a nice festive bow, unfortunately). If you want to see a summary of our full year, check out ourContinueContinue reading “FERG News January 2026”

FERG Yearly Round-up 2025

This year has been an incredible year of growth, collaboration and success for FERG, and certainly one we’ll look back on fondly! The group has grown (significantly!) just as we all have as researchers. We’re excited for another incredible year ahead! First though, we’ll recap some highlights from 2025… Many of us together for aContinueContinue reading “FERG Yearly Round-up 2025”

New preprint: Arthropod predator nutrient content changes with crop sowing period with implications for biocontrol

Check out our new preprint on bioRxiv, led collaboratively by Rosy and Rebecca, titled “Arthropod predator nutrient content changes with crop sowing period with implications for biocontrol”! This paper shows that the sowing time of crops can have important nutritional consequences for their arthropod communities, with the macronutrient contents of arthropod predators differing significantly betweenContinueContinue reading “New preprint: Arthropod predator nutrient content changes with crop sowing period with implications for biocontrol”

FERG News December 2025

Festive tidings from all at FERG! As the darker days sweep in, we’ve been getting cosy at conferences, writing retreats and our desks to present, prepare and publish some really exciting things over the coming months! Check out some of the highlights of our November below! New FERGers Welcome, Dheeraj, who has just started hisContinueContinue reading “FERG News December 2025”

FERG News November 2025

We hope you had a great Arachtober (on a seasonal note, see Jordan’s failed attempt at reproducing the FERG logo on the side of a pumpkin below)! Over the last month, many of us have been settling into lab work for the winter or getting stuck into the new academic year. There are still plentyContinueContinue reading “FERG News November 2025”

PHD STUDENTSHIP: Integrating molecular dietary analysis, nutritional ecology and network inference to assess ecosystem service trade-offs in omnivorous beetles

Do you want to use dietary DNA metabarcoding, micro-scale nutritional analysis, ecological field surveys and cutting-edge network inference and analysis methods to enhance our ability to predict the trophic interactions and ecosystem services of omnivorous ground beetles? Then check out this PhD opportunity! Applications are open for this NERC-funded PhD studentship (competition funded, so twoContinueContinue reading “PHD STUDENTSHIP: Integrating molecular dietary analysis, nutritional ecology and network inference to assess ecosystem service trade-offs in omnivorous beetles”