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Kim Chandler

@kimchandler.bsky.social

Natural History Collections Assistant at National Museum of Ireland. PhD in Red Squirrel Craniomandibular Morphology and Biomechanics.

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Nice to see another paper out using samples from the chalk project I worked on last year @nhm.org. Well done Chloe & team!

25.09.2025 10:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New lease of life: Dead Zoo Lab brings back beloved Natural History Museum collection Collins Barracks is displaying about 1,300 objects while original Merrion Street location undergoes refurbishment

Great to see some nice news articles out about the new display we've been working on @dublindeadzoo.bsky.social ! πŸ¦“πŸ’πŸ‡πŸ¦₯πŸ¦‡

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...

06.08.2025 09:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Research out that I was involved in at the @nhm.org under the @chalksea.bsky.social project!

I had a great time sampling chalk specimens for this project.

Congrats @plesiosarahs.bsky.social and co.!!

18.07.2025 11:47 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats Amber!!

01.03.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Highly recommend working with Phil!

27.02.2025 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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PhD studentship funded by the Anatomical Society at the UCL Centre for Integrative Anatomy @ucl-c4ia.bsky.social. Studying the functional morphology of sheep, goats and their relatives including the fossil island dwarf Myotragus: www.findaphd.com/phds/project.... Contact me for more details.

27.02.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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Can’t wait for you all to see this new exhibition at the Ulster Museum. Opening to the public on 21 Feb, Wild Ireland: Past, Present, Future showcases over 60 amazing wildlife paintings by Julian Friers and his collaboration with curator Dr Mike Simms.

05.02.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Workshop: Basic Collections Techniques 2025 Basic Collection Techniques training at the Museum fΓΌr Naturkunde Berlin

Great *FREE* training opportunity for anyone interested in working in Natural History Collections! www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/en/museum/ev...

04.02.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yay! Congrats!

23.01.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Head of Conservation :South Kensington

#NHMLondon is recruiting a Head of Conservation - leading the team that prepares, repairs and cares for the collection in research and exhibitions, maintains and monitors collection environments and guides best practice in conservation across the Museum.

jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

23.01.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Precisely! Was very pleased so make use of the excellent collections at NMS.

17.01.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Human-fed red squirrels in Britain develop weaker jaws and flatter skulls A large team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.K. has found evidence that red squirrels fed by humans in a town on England's west coast lost muscle mass and experienced changes to the shape of their skulls.

Human-fed red squirrels in Britain developed weaker jaws and flatter skulls due to a diet of soft-shelled peanuts, highlighting the potential negative impact of human intervention on wildlife. doi.org/g8zxdx

15.01.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Human-fed red squirrels in Britain develop weaker jaws and flatter skulls A large team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.K. has found evidence that red squirrels fed by humans in a town on England's west coast lost muscle mass and experienced chan...

phys.org/news/2025-01...

17.01.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New paper in @royalsocietypublishing.org Open Science: peanut feeding may have altered the morphology of red squirrel skulls and jaws: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

15.01.2025 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

A huge thanks to all my collaborators and the National Museum of Scotland. Particularly to my supervisor Phil Cox for taking the lead on this while I worked full-time and finished my thesis! So happy to have it finally out!

15.01.2025 09:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Morphological change in an isolated population of red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) in Britain | Royal Society Open Science The mechanical properties of dietary items are known to influence skull morphology, either through evolution or by phenotypic plasticity. Here, we investigated the impact of supplementary feeding of p...

Delighted to have the first paper of my PhD out in Royal Society Open Science royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

15.01.2025 09:23 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
2024's Biggest Breakthroughs in Biology and Neuroscience
YouTube video by Quanta Magazine 2024's Biggest Breakthroughs in Biology and Neuroscience

Wow! A real honour to be included on this year's list, thanks @quantamagazine.bsky.social and of course all the vital collaborators involved in the work youtu.be/p9XHI_26cPE?...

19.12.2024 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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