Lauren Cook
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Molecular ecologist + Award-Winning Artist (
#SciComm
).
Really inspiring attending this day at the
@goldsmithsuol.bsky.social
Centre for Art and Ecology – possibly the world’s first university centre dedicated to this field!
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IPBES
about 2 months ago
Recently, IUCN declared the Slender Billed Curlew as extinct. The first known global bird extinction from mainland Europe, North Africa and West Asia. 🏡🧪 Reminder: around 1 million plant and animal species are at risk. - IPBES
#GlobalAssessment🌍
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@conservoptimism.bsky.social
Film Festival takes place tonight
@morethanadodo.bsky.social
. Sofia Castelló y Tickell (
@sofiaatsea.bsky.social
) from
@rhulbiology.bsky.social
, a co-founder of the festival, welcomes everyone. The festival is livestreamed here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=urvW...
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Excited to be speaking at this, plus my first time being a 'Conference Artist'! I'll be sketching during the talks and hosting an art corner over lunch time 😄
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2 months ago
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology
3 months ago
@laurens-colours.bsky.social
recently published a paper on the design of an eDNA qPCR assay to detect invasive Chinese mitten crab 🦀 - work that was undertaken during her PhD. Check it out here ⬇️
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology
3 months ago
Welcome to our "meet the researcher" series!👩🔬👨🔬 Tune in over the next week as we introduce you to our UKCEH Molecular Ecology PhD researchers and tell you a bit about their projects! 🧪🧬🦠
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Dr Joanne Littlefair
5 months ago
A great FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Resuseable) hosted by Miwa Takahashi of CSIRO,
@lynseyrharper.bsky.social
@nidunn.bsky.social
last Friday. Recording great metadata for
#eDNA
studies,
#futureproof
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The 2nd paper from my PhD was published! Here we designed and validated a qPCR assay for detecting Chinese mitten crab from eDNA, a top 100 global invasive species.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Huge thanks to my co-authors for their guidance - I learnt so much during this process! 🦀🧬
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Excited to be speaking at Ecology in the Art Curriculum with
@britishecologicalsociety.org
later this month 🌿🎨 A day of workshops and talks for Secondary art teachers on bringing ecology into art education. More info 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ecology-in...
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Ecology in the Art curriculum, an interdisciplinary CPD event
Secondary School Art Teachers, join us for an afternoon of talks, workshops and networking with expert Artists and Ecologists.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ecology-in-the-art-curriculum-an-interdisciplinary-cpd-event-tickets-1662685008619?aff=oddtdtcreator
3 months ago
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Extremely honoured to be judging this years festival alongside some incredible animators and directors. You know what they say... work until your idols become your.. co-festival judges 💚
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4 months ago
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Hello bluesky! Just using my first post to share the completion of my PhD! I was really proud have been asked to speak with Hugh Carter on behalf of
@nhm-london.bsky.social
class of 2025 😊 Happy to be continuing with eDNA biomonitoring research at
@ukceh.bsky.social
@ukceh-moleco.bsky.social
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4 months ago
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Mike Williamson
6 months ago
Amazing animation by
@laurens-colours.bsky.social
#aquatic
#ecology
#beavers
#animation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXVM...
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Beavers: Nature's Ecosystem Engineers
YouTube video by Lauren Cook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXVMK1MW5xw
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