3/3 She's currently redecorating her bedroom... 🐾 Every donation goes straight to hedgehog care. thank you for supporting these spiky miracles! 💛 PayPal (Friends & Family): PayPal.me/hhrc6 💛 Bank: Hampshire Hedgehog Rescue Collective Sort code: 30-99-50 Account: 56233362 #hedgehogs #wildlife

2/3 While there, we met a tiny new arrival: a 170g hoglet. One of the vet nurses dubbed her Pee-wee (after the little box she came in—too cute!). She’s now cozy and happily nibbling diluted puppy mousse while we wait for the all-important poop sample to check for internal parasites. 🩺✨

Today I swapped my “day job” for a rescue run—taking Troy and Thyme from Hamble Hedgehogs Rescue Reg.Charity No: 1185442 to Whiteley Village Vets for their check-ups. Want to help Pee-wee get back on her paws? See post 3/3 #hedgehogs #wildlife

New research alert #plasticwaste #textiles #enzymes #greenchemistry #PET #biorecycling #recycling #plastics doi.org/10.1039/D5FD...

🌍 New research alert! Just published in RSC Faraday Discussions lnkd.in/eHidru-N #Plastic is everywhere in our daily lives but #recycling it is still really difficult and energy-intensive. Our latest study looks at how we can make that process greener and more efficient. 1/4

Please remember to put out shallow dishes of water for our wildlife #wildlife #water #hedgehogs

The research team from the University of Portsmouth during our P3EB Mission Hub Annual Meeting held last month. #engineeringbiology #plasticwaste #enzymes #plastic #research #biology

Hey there, wonderful friends! Tickets are on sale now! £1 each or £5 for a book of 5 Drop us a message with address & telephone number - pop the money in our account (number 56233362, sort code 30-99-50) The draw will be on 5th July, in time for those summer holidays! Can’t wait to hear from you

Another two solitary bees have emerged from the emergence tray. Not checked the big emergence box 😀 🐝🐝🐝🐝 #solitarybees #bees #masonbees #leafcutterbees

Very proud of where I did my PhD, and nice to have a small cameo looking at my favourite thing (sequencing data) 🧬 youtu.be/bl8kyEECWTU?...

The P3EB Mission Hub combines expertise from leading UK universities and research institutions. By working together, we aim to achieve a future where plastic does not become waste, and can even be turned into a more valuable material. P3EB.org.uk youtu.be/bl8kyEECWTU

Calling all neurodivergent individuals! I've just come across an amazing tool which I find incredibly helpful - Https://goblin.tools Go check it out! #neurodiversity #accessibility #tools 😀

My Saturday morning coffee I must be the most trustworthy scientist ever, since I say fuck very frequently 🤣

I am a safe person 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Love is love. Fight me.

The solitary bees are emerging! #bees

​A study revealed that microplastics significantly impede photosynthesis in both terrestrial plants and marine algae, leading to an estimated 12% reduction in staple crops and a 7% decline in marine algae productivity. Damian Carrington in the Guardian reports: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Another little guy #fungifriday #fungifriends #fungus #mushroom #nature #forest #moss #photography #naturephotography

This week I have the pleasure of training Fernanda Lopes de Figueiredo and a fellow MRes student on the Eppendorf BioFlo 120. We're fermenting 5 L E. coli for protein expression 😀 #bioreactors #biotechnology #proteinExpression #plasticwaste #biorecycling

If your bins have been blown over in the storms, please check them for any cheeky hedgehogs like Harriet that may have taken shelter in there. #hedgehogs #wildlife #storm

All 9 Applikon Biotechnology bioreactors are looking amazing in the Biorecycling Laboratory here at the Centre for Enzyme Innovation! A quick capture of them (and MRes student Gabriel) in between experiments for P3EB Mission Hub and more! P3EB.org.uk

If you are interested in #plastic degrading #enzymes and #biorecycling, check out the link to learn more about us and our project! p3eb.org.uk/about-us/ I am very proud and grateful to be a part of this incredible Engineering Biology Mission Hub #engineeringBiology #plasticwaste

My PhD student is looking for Facebook users to complete her study. Please complete and/or share if you can: tinyurl.com/StudySOS

A lecture from 2024 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, Demis Hassabis of Alphafold - includes University of Portsmouth with our work in the Centre for Enzyme Innovation & P3EB Mission Hub on solving Plastic Pollution #enzymes #EngineeringBiology #Nobel #Plastic #PlasticPollution youtu.be/YtPaZsasmNA

It's full speed ahead here at the Centre for Enzyme Innovation! I have all 6 Applikon bioreactors on. 3x 250 mL enzymatic plastic digestion. 3x 1 L E. coli protein expression We're getting another 3x 250 mL bioreactors this month, too! Costas is finishing up training on the water systems.

I had the privilege to chat with Nana Tuckit about the work I do with enzymes to break down plastics and the voluntary work I do with wild hedgehogs Take a look at this incredible piece on Instagram www.instagram.com/reel/DEvnBXF...

Do you know a UK-based wheelchair user who works in a lab and would be willing to user-test our prototype of what is believed to be the first-ever lab coat adapted for wheelchair users? Please share far & wide! Interest form: forms.office.com/e/66FhcQjqRT More info: www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-east/new...

Substrate morphological preference in plastic depolymerases is poorly understood, but manipulating the surface charge of a highly active PETase, we were able to invert the preference, improve hydrolyitic activity, & discover a new mechanism for synergy along the way www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Why did the scientist go to the gym? She wanted to get buffer #STEM #Science #badJokes

I'm Elaine. I am autistic & live with severe depression. I've been a microbiologist for over 20 yrs. I use my expertise to provide knowledge & insight to the next generation of scientists at UoP. We hope to solve the Global #plastic issues. I also volunteer with Hedgehog Rescues. #DisabledInSTEM

It was amazing to show Gerry and her Mum around the Centre for Enzyme Innovation. The work they are doing in Uganda is incredible! Please do support their project, if you can 😀 #plasticpollution #plasticwaste www.port.ac.uk/news-events-...

Here are some nice mushrooms

"The £3 million UKRI seed corn fund will support the development and growth of commercial opportunities arising from the previously funded Engineering Biology Mission Hubs, which was announced earlier this year." #plasticwaste www.port.ac.uk/news-events-...

What happens when you add many different kinds of microplastic particles into soil? A recent paper shows what happens with antibiotic resistance genes in soil, and this newsletter post talks about this result. open.substack.com/pub/matthias...

Wild hedgehog rehab - two beautiful visitors each had a broken rear leg in September. Vets did a fantastic job with external fixations. Both girls go back to the wild to live the rest of their lives.

Can't beat a beautiful microbial fermentation in bioreactors. Look at that protein (GFP!) expression 😍 💚

Why did the birdie go to the hospital? To get some tweetment

Where does our waste plastic go? Just 9% is recycled. 9%. 12% is incinerated. 79% is DISCARDED to enter the environment #plasticpollution #pollution #plastic

Where does our waste plastic go? Just 9% is recycled. 9%. 12% is incinerated. 79% is DISCARDED to enter the environment #plasticpollution #pollution #plastic

Where does our waste plastic go? Just 9% is recycled. 9%. 12% is incinerated. 79% is DISCARDED to enter the environment #plasticpollution #pollution #plastic

Daisy has gained 32g overnight and will soon be released to live her best hedgehog life. To help us continue to help them, please consider a donation PayPal.me/hhrc6 (we are not yet a charity but all money goes to the #hedgehogs in care) #pricklypals

For my 40th birthday milestone, I've chosen to embrace the exhilarating Wingwalk challenge while also championing a cause close to my heart: Sunflowers Suicide Support. Having personally lost a loved one to suicide, support is essential. gofund.me/f6dd81b3

For my 40th birthday milestone, I've chosen to embrace the exhilarating Wingwalk challenge while also championing a cause close to my heart: Sunflowers Suicide Support. Having personally lost a loved one to suicide, support is essential. gofund.me/f6dd81b3

It's always a fantastic day when a successful protein expression with E. coli occurs. The Getinge Applikon #bioreactors are invaluable assets to our world-class research here at the Centre for Enzyme Innovation #biotechnology #fermentation #research #plasticPollution

I was thrilled to have been invited as the inaugural guest for today's Alumni Assemblies, marking 23 years since my time as a student there. Additionally, I had the opportunity to showcase the world-class research we are currently engaged in within the Centre for Enzyme Innovation

An estimated 60,000 tonnes of textile waste has accumulated in Chile’s Atacama Desert #plasticpollution #fastfashion #plasticwaste

The University of Portsmouth's Centre for Enzyme Innovation will lead the Preventing #PlasticPollution with Engineering Biology (P3EB) Mission Hub to support the transition towards a circular plastics economy in the UK.

The University of Portsmouth's Centre for Enzyme Innovation will lead the Preventing #PlasticPollution with Engineering Biology (P3EB) Mission Hub to support the transition towards a circular plastics economy in the UK.

Not only media famous about hedgehogs but I do manage to get my face and tiny hands in other areas. Start from 7:10 to see our work #plasticpollution #research youtu.be/p6VwxvSv2V4

I volunteer my spare time to the rehabilitation of wild #hedgehogs. As President of Hampshire Hedgehog Rescue Collective I also get to do media interviews and write articles in the Meon Valley Matters newspaper twitter.com/ThatsHampshi...