Help Rosy collect records of crab spiders on flowers for her PhD research! Flower crab spiders (Misumena vatia) love to live in flower verges, which are great for pollinators, natural pest control and as biodiversity buffer zones. We want to find out how these spiders are contributing to these ecosystem services. Can you help us spy onContinueContinue reading “Send us your crab spider photos and samples!”
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Will co-authors new paper on ant thermal limits
Check out the new paper that Will contributed to, published in Journal of Thermal Biology: “Automating thermal limits: continuous, objective, and high-throughput thermal data for small mobile ectotherms” Current methods for measuring the thermal limits of small ectotherms (like insects) focus exclusively on thermal extremes. This paper advances beyond this using locomotor activity monitoring, which generates continuous,ContinueContinue reading “Will co-authors new paper on ant thermal limits”
NEW PAPER: ScannerVision: Scanner-based image acquisition of medically important arthropods for the development of computer vision and deep learning models
Check out this new paper that Jordan contributed to, led by Song-Quan Ong (Aarhus University and Universiti Malaysia Sabah): ScannerVision: Scanner-based image acquisition of medically important arthropods for the development of computer vision and deep learning models The paper demonstrates how flatbed CCD scanners can be used to digitise insect traps and how these digitalContinueContinue reading “NEW PAPER: ScannerVision: Scanner-based image acquisition of medically important arthropods for the development of computer vision and deep learning models”
FERG News May 2025
It’s been a busy month, with all sorts of great things going on and starting up, so we thought it might be fun to share some of this through a new monthly news post! With plenty of us out in the field, prepping for fieldwork, busy in the lab or out disseminating our research, readContinueContinue reading “FERG News May 2025”
Ainsley and Jack co-author new paper on the decline of UK fisheries
Check out the new paper that Ainsley and Jack have contributed to, published in Fish and Fisheries: “Recognising and protecting the national benefit of sustainable fisheries in the UK”. The article discusses the many national benefits of sustainable fisheries, the risks of losing them and the uneven losses to these fisheries across the UK. ThisContinueContinue reading “Ainsley and Jack co-author new paper on the decline of UK fisheries”
Congrats to Rosy on being elected RES Student Rep!
Massive congratulations to Rosy on being selected to be the next Royal Entomological Society Student Representative! The RES Student Reps represent the society in a wide range of contexts, and represent the views of postgraduate students in society matters too. One of the most significant contributions they make is the organisation of the annual StudentContinueContinue reading “Congrats to Rosy on being elected RES Student Rep!”
Our nutritional networks paper shortlisted for the 2024 Elton Prize!
We are super excited that our paper from last year proposing the concept of ‘nutritional networks’ has been shortlisted for Journal of Animal Ecology’s 2024 Elton Prize! The Elton Prize celebrates ‘the best paper published in Journal of Animal Ecology by an early career author.’ It is named after Charles Elton, a pioneer in the field ofContinueContinue reading “Our nutritional networks paper shortlisted for the 2024 Elton Prize!”
Ben and Jordan become Open Research Champions for Newcastle University!
As part of a new initiative across Newcastle University, Ben and Jordan have been made Open Research Champions! This involves advocating for open research at events both locally and institutionally, and forming part of Newcastle University’s wider progress toward open research as part of its research culture priorities. This follows Ben and Jordan both separatelyContinueContinue reading “Ben and Jordan become Open Research Champions for Newcastle University!”
Our recent spider paper featured on the cover of Oikos
Our recent paper on the nutritional dynamics of spiders in the field has made the cover of Oikos! Check out the paper here, or our recent blog post about it here. Check out the full issue here!
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science!
It’s the International Day of Women and Girls in Science – a time to celebrate the incredible women that lead and drive FERG’s research! Rosy, Mia, Broghan and Yiran, your expertise, dedication and innovation shape both FERG and the wider scientific community. Our research is what it is because of you, and we are proudContinueContinue reading “Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science!”
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