Dream Team!

Isha @isha-just-isha.bsky.social presents the first species distribution maps for the Chagos archipelago, using an integrated modelling approach with opportunistic and survey data. 🗺️🐬 #UKIRSC2026

PhD position - Changing Ecological Role of Coral Reef Marine Protected Areas. One of the new @exageo-dla.bsky.social advertised projects: www.exageo.org/phd-student-... - deadline for applications 9th January. International applications welcome. Come and join us @lec-reefs.bsky.social

🐬 Registration is now OPEN for the UKIRSC 2026 Marine Mammal Conference hosted @plymuni.bsky.social 🎓A FREE event bringing together students from across the UK & Ireland to share research, connect, and learn from leading marine mammal scientists. 👇Link below #UKIRSC2026 #MarineMammals

Are you an early career marine mammal scientist? We've created a list for you! Ask to be added ⬇️ and follow to keep up to date with marine mammal research, boost your science and connect with other PhD students/ECRs 🐬🐋🧪🌍 (If not - please still share widely!) bsky.app/profile/did:...

📣 SAVE THE DATE! 📣 The 20th UKIRSC Conference will take place 13 - 16th Jan 2026 at the University of Plymouth. A free event for students in marine mammal science to share research, network, and be inspired. More details coming soon! #UKIRSC #MarineMammals #StudentScience @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social

Having attended some fantastic UKIRSC student conference in the past year, I am super excited to be joining the committee this year and meeting more of this amazing community of students!

@isha-just-isha.bsky.social I'm a PhD student at the University of Plymouth and ZSL. My research focuses on the distribution and abundance of cetaceans in the Maldives and Chagos archipelago. I use statistical modelling and bioacoustics to estimate cetacean population sizes and habitat preferences.

🌊 Introducing Our Committee for #UKIRSC2026 🐋 Our next member for this year's conference is Isha 🐬

Had such a great time at @ukirsc.bsky.social conference learning about all the wonderful student work on marine mammals and presenting some preliminary results on cetacean distribution in southern England 🐬 well done to @katie-rapson.bsky.social on her prize for most innovative research!

#UKIRSC25 Here we go!