Laboratoire : Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l’Insecte (IRBI) – CNRS UMR 7261, Université de Tours Encadrant : Christophe Lucas (CNRS) christophe.lucas@univ-tours.fr Durée : 6 mois à partir de janvier/février 2027 Date limite de candidature : 15 octobre 2026 Sujet du stage : Chimie et société : les clés de la reproduction des […]
Chers collègues et amis, C’est avec tristesse que nous avons appris le décès de notre mentor, collègue et ami, Yves Roisin, ce lundi 31 août 2026. Bien que les premiers travaux d’Yves sur les insectes sociaux concernaient les fourmis, il s’était rapidement tourné vers les termites pour sa thèse, ce qui lui donna l’occasion de […]
Découvrez le tout nouveau site de la section internationale de la IUSSI !Un grand merci à son webmaster, Patrick Kennedy, pour ce travail remarquable : Nouveau site IUSSI (Ancien site IUSSI International)
No specific deadline – apply as soon as possible – Starting date is as early as May 2023, but is flexible.The Evolutionary Genomics (PI: Thomas Bourguignon) Unit is recruiting one (perhaps two) postdoctoral researcher(s) to join our group at OIST (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology). We would particularly like to recruit someone with good […]
Etablissement Université Paris-Saclay GS Santé et médicaments École doctorale Innovation thérapeutique : du fondamental à l’appliqué Spécialité Chimie des substances naturelles Unité de recherche Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles Encadrement de la thèse Véronique EPARVIER Financement du 01-10-2023 au 30-09-2026 origine Ecole doctorale Employeur Université Paris-Saclay Début de la thèse le 1 octobre 2023 […]
Soutenance de la thèse de Louis Pailler Communication sociale chez les termites : signaux impliqués dans la division des tâches reproductrices Présenté et soutenu publiquement par le mardi 6 décembre 2022 à l’université de Tours (Amphi de Biologie, Bâtiment F, Parc de Grandmont) à 14h30. Disponible aussi en direct en visioconférence Laboratoire : Institut de […]
We are glad to announce that EU-IUSSI 2020 will take place in the form of a virtual symposium series in October and November 2021, every Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:00 to 15:00 (UK time). We are welcoming applicants for talks. Please send your abstract (title, list of authors, affiliations, 200 words description max) by email […]
Registration is now open for the winter meeting of the IUSSI with a deadline of the 15th of November for abstract submission. The conference will take place over Zoom on 3 afternoons from the 16th to the 18th of December with keynote talks from: Lotta Sundström (University of Helsinki, Finland) Yusuf Abdullahi Ahmed (University of […]
Nom du directeur de thèse: Eric Darrouzet Équipe ESORE(IRBI UMR CNRS 7261) Filière de rattachement:SSBCVE mail de l’encadrant:eric.darrouzet@univ-tours.fr Date limite de candidature:10 juin 2020 La cuticule des insectes est couverte d’un ensemble de composés lipidiques, notamment des hydrocarbures (CHCs). Ces molécules sont à la base des phénomènes de reconnaissance inter-et intra-spécifiques, et de fait, […]
HABILITATION À DIRIGER DES RECHERCHES Discipline : Sciences de la Vie Année universitaire : 2019/2020 Présenté et soutenu publiquement par Christophe Lucas Le mercredi 18 décembre 2019, Salle des thèses, Bâtiment L, Parc de Grandmont à 14h Communication chez les insectes : signaux, adaptation, spécialisation Les organismes vivants ne sont pas isolés dans leurs environnements. […]
Nest building in social insects (ants and/or termites). This is a fully funded PhD opportunity for UK or EU nationals who have or will achieve a Master’s degree by the 1st October 2019. The successful applicant will join the Centre for Research in Ecology Evolution and Behaviour of the University of Roehampton (London, UK) and […]
A PhD position is available for 3 years at the Laboratory of Experimental and Comparative Ethology (LEEC, University Paris 13, France). Phylogeography of the Neotropical soil-feeding termite *Embiratermes neotenicus* (Termitidae, Syntermitinae) in South America Soil-feeding species occur in several lineages of Termitidae (most evolved termite family) and represent over one-third of all described termite species. […]
Ouverture des inscriptions du 30ème congrès de l’UIEIS à Avignon Site web pour les inscriptions : https://colloque.inra.fr/insectes-sociaux2019/ Un deuxième flyer avec l’adresse du site sera diffusé à cette période. Comité scientifique Cédric Alaux Luc Belzunces Axel Decourtye Yves Le Conte Fanny Mondet Maryline Pioz Comité d’organisation Cédric Alaux (responsable) Maryline Pioz (co-responsable) Luc Belzunces […]
French Guiana, Petit Saut June 18-26 2020 The course will cover following areas: Organization of the research campaigns, arranging long-term research activities, collecting termites, termite taxonomy, termite communication, safety du ring the field work and many ethers. lmprove your skills, le a rn more, discoverthe pristine tropical rainforest! For more details see: https://termiti.fld.czu.cz/en/r-13004-news
A PhD position is available for 3 years at the Insect Biology Research Institute (IRBI, University of Tours). Reproductive differentiation in termites: study of the chemical signals and the behaviors involved Context and challenges The reproductive division of labor is the keystone of social organization in insect societies. Indeed, in these societies, few individuals monopolize […]
La reine des termites peut vivre jusqu’à 40 ans ! Quel est le secret de son incroyable longévité ? Dans ce reportage proposé en partenariat avec LeMonde.fr, partez en Afrique du Sud avec des scientifiques qui veulent recréer une termitière en laboratoire ! https://lejournal.cnrs.fr/videos/le-mystere-de-la-reine-termite
We are excited to announce the 2019 University of Florida Termite Course. See the attached PDF for the full program. The event will take place on June 3-8 2019 in Ft Lauderdale, Florida (USA) Please forward this email to your network of social insects friends. Registrations and information at: https://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/termite2019 This year is going to be a […]
Modelling the morphogenesis, geometry and function of termite nests This is a fully funded PhD opportunity for UK or EU nationals who have or will achieve a Master’s degree by the 31st December 2018. The successful applicant will join the Centre for Research in Ecology Evolution and Behaviour of the University of Roehampton (London, UK) […]
– Lieu : Tours (37) – Dates: du mardi 02 au mercredi 03 octobre 2018 – Organisation : 1,5 jours De 3 à 8 stagiaires 3 intervenants pour la sortie terrain – Pré-requis : aucun – Responsable : Christophe LUCAS, chargé de recherche (IRBI, UMR 7261 CNRS / Université de Tours) – Programme & […]
We invite applications for 7 PhD positions within the framework of the new Research Unit *Sociality and the reversal of the fecundity/longevity trade-off* (FOR 2281) funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) www.so-long.org Why do organisms age? The genetic underpinnings of ageing seem to be highly conserved from nematode worms to humans. Across animals, ageing […]
Postdoctoral fellowship on antimicrobial defences in fungus-farming termites A four-year postdoctoral fellowship on antimicrobial defences of termite fungus cultivars and microbial communities is available from October 1, 2018 in the Section for Ecology and Evolution within the Department of Biology at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. The fellowship will be part of a 5-year […]
Post-doctoral position in termite functional genomic Human Frontier Science Program Applications are invited for a post-doctoral researcher to join ourconsortium bringing international laboratories of H.S Sul from Berkeley-USA, W. De Beer from Pretoria-South Africa, E. Bornberg-BauerMuenster-Germany and M. Vasseur-Cognet iEES-Paris-France. The successful candidate will join the project “defying thereproduction-maintenance trade-off: role of diet in long-lived […]
See the original article Termites are the new cockroach. Literally. The Entomological Society of America is updating its master list of insect names to reflect decades of genetic and other evidence that termites belong in the cockroach order, called Blattodea. As of February 15, “it’s official … that termites no longer have their own […]
Early discount registration and abstract submission for the XI European Congress of Entomology will close on 28 February 2018. The congress will have a session specifically dedicated to social insects named « SOCIAL INSECTS AND APIDOLOGY », which will have three themes: Social immunity – Keynote: Line Vej Ugelvig Bees: management, ecosystem services, and products: Keynote: Christina […]
The Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute – in cooperation with the Friedrich Schiller University, the University Hospital Jena and the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology are offering an international graduate training programme. The International Leibniz Research School (ILRS Jena) gives doctoral researchers the possibility to prepare […]
A 2-year post-doctoral fellowship is available at the Insect Biology Research Institute (IRBI, University of Tours). Caste determination in termites: what is the role of social interactions? Context and challenges The reproductive division of labor is often considered as a keystone of social organization in insect societies, where few individuals monopolize reproduction, whereas the other […]
CALL FOR SYMPOSIA IS OPEN Dear Colleagues, It is a pleasure to invite you to attend the XVIII IUSSI International Congress that will be held in Guarujá, Brazil, between August 5 to 10, 2018. From June 1 till October 20, 2017, we will be receiving symposia proposals for the XVIII IUSSI International Congress As shown […]
Dans le sud du Sahara, les fourmis d’Afrique Matabélé (Megaponera Analis) sont des prédatrices spécialisées dans la chasse aux termites. Mais quand sonne l’heure de la guerre, certains soldats se blessent. Des « sœurs d’armes » ramènent alors les invalides à l’abri pour leur permettre de panser leurs blessures. Dans le règne animal, soigner ses blessés n’est […]
CALL FOR PAPERS: SPECIAL ISSUE OF SOCIOBIOLOGY ON TERMITES Important Dates : Deadline to submit a manuscript: August 1st, 2017 Publication is scheduled for November 2017 We are inviting you to take part in a special issue on termites that will be published by Sociobiology (ISSN: 0361-6525), a fast track peer-reviewed, free of publication fees […]
Assistant Professor – Urban Entomology College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology Campus Box 7616 2510 Thomas Hall Raleigh, NC 27695-7616 P: 919.515.2730 The Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology at North Carolina State University invites applications for a 9‐month tenure‐track position at the Assistant Professor level. This faculty position […]