Abi Mackay

I really enjoy it! It's something I've been involved with on and off for the last 5 years so it's nice doing something that I'm very comfortable and doesn't take much thinking😂

27.11.2025 13:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

One thing I enjoy about working as a researcher while studying is occasionally I get to drop everything PhD related and do something completely different. Recently, I helped test the water quality of @WWTs wetland treatment systems.#PhDSky #eDNA #PhDlife #Lablife #wetlands #waterquality #AcademicSky

06.10.2025 14:25 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Got a spare minute during a centrifuge spin or short incubation? Why not try some glove doodling? Here are a few of my own (artistic talent not guaranteed). #PhDSky #eDNA #PhDlife #Lablife #AcademicSky

30.09.2025 18:29 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

24.04.2025 20:57 — 👍 12    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Commercial fishing boats in a harbor

🐠 75% of commercial fish species depend on estuaries at some point in their lives! These "nurseries of the sea" provide safe havens for young fish, crabs, and shellfish to grow before heading to the open ocean. No estuaries = no seafood! 🦐 #EstuariesWeek #WadeIn #EstuarineNursery #Seafood

26.09.2025 10:00 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Had an awesome time at the @NEOF eDNA metabarcoding course at the University of Sheffield a couple of weeks ago. Pretty sure I finally understand how it works now—big win! 🧬🔍
#eDNA #PhDlife #NEOFtraining #EcologicalMonitoring #ConservationScience

23.09.2025 17:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I've detected eels in very silty ponds with up to 8um filters. So I think it depends on what you want to detect and where you are sampling. I would imagine the silt trapped alot of the DNA in my samples, so 8 um might not have worked so well in clearer water.

16.09.2025 12:59 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Great to hear about all the cool research going on at NTU School of Animal, Rural, and Environmental Sciences Research Conference last week.

12.09.2025 19:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A map showing South West England and Wales, labelled "Graph of British Rivers". Two river courses are shown, labelled 'Wye axis' and 'Exe axis'. Does anyone read these descriptions, or am I wasting my time?

Graph of British Rivers

05.07.2025 12:33 — 👍 2979    🔁 657    💬 87    📌 37

Had a great time at the #ECSA meeting in Antwerp a couple of weeks ago. Talked about the potential for using #eDNA to monitor tidal habitats. Conference 2 of PhD done✅️

10.06.2025 17:12 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Image of chapter with wetland painting

Excited to see our two chapters out in the Routledge Handbook on Cultural Ecosystem Services! Open access too 👇

dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781...

24.05.2025 11:46 — 👍 17    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: LL: Lucy Clarke. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Reflections on success in academia

🌍✨ What is success in academia?

Join Dr. Lucy Clarke as she shares how we define success—especially for ECRs navigating job insecurity, life choices, and the climate crisis.

🔗 Register here: gfz-de.zoom-x.de/meeting/regi...

#ECRchat #WorkLifeBalance #AcademicSuccess #ClimateAcademia

24.05.2025 08:21 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Me stood next to my conference poster titled "Restoring tidal freshwater zones: Exploring the use of environmental DNA to monitor fish communities" with a portrait of guy looming behind the poster board.

First conference and first poster of my PhD done!✅️✅️
Had a great time @royalsociety.org for #UKDNAWG25
Can't wait for next year!

15.05.2025 07:51 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0