Freshwater Izzy

UCL People and Nature Lab are looking for partner organisations from the conservation sector for Nature Smart Challenge 2026! Could you be one of them? Please open the image for info, and share widely! @ucl-pnl.bsky.social

🌊 Congrats to @ucl.ac.uk Geography undergrad Gabrielle Shao on her new paper with @freshwaterizzy.bsky.social, a systematic review of citizen science in river monitoring, helping future projects link goals to methods.

📖 Read: tinyurl.com/ucl-river

#UCLGeography #CitizenScience

My first post on BlueSky: my first academic journal paper has been published! Supervised by @freshwaterizzy.bsky.social under the Laidlaw scholarship scheme, this research tries to provide a framework for new river monitoring citizen science initiatives. Huge thanks to everyone who’s supported us!

Frontiers | Citizen science in river monitoring: a systematic literature review of the whys and hows River monitoring is a prevalent focus within citizen science projects. Despite numerous reports and institutional manuals detailing the monitoring techniques...

New paper alert: Citizen science in river monitoring: a systematic review of the whys and hows. Led by the incredible @uclgeography.bsky.social undergrad Gabrielle, it guides new citizen science projects to commonly used approaches that align with their goals. www.frontiersin.org/journals/env...

The “ticking time bomb” of high phosphates, low water flow, and high temperatures in lowland rivers is no longer ticking in the Lower Lea and QEOP.

Thank you for writing it. It’s very validating and encouraging to read that there are other people out there experiencing the same things.

This is a lovely write up of our Sustainable Stand Up event @ucl.ac.uk: www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll... We’re now seeking funding to do this again next year. Anyone got any good ideas?

I’m an aquatic scientist and was formally diagnosed as neurodivergent just a few days ago. I really enjoyed this article. Huge thanks to the authors for writing it and to ASLO for publishing it.

The Sacred Waters and Fish: Traditional Practices and Fish Conservation in Indonesian Communities This paper explores the intersection of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and fish conservation within the context of sacred waters in Indonesian communities. Sacred waters, revered for their sp...

Rivers were historically regarded as gods - but freshwaters and the species within them are rapidly being destroyed.

Here we show how traditional knowledge and sacred sites offer sanctuary and reprieve for both humans and nature in Indonesia.

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@shoalorg.bsky.social

Do you need a little persuasion to appreciate wasps? Check out the #WorldFirst exhibition about wasps!! #WorldOfWasps @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social

Opens TOMORROW for 6 months! FREE!!
Wasp are #PestControllers #Pollinators #Diverse #socialites #hunters the original #Bee www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...

Why not invite your family to co-author a conference paper about their citizen science project? Here we are pulling our best science faces.

#CitizenScience Who else is coming to Delft this week?

Izzy Bishop @freshwaterizzy.bsky.social at the Sustainable Stand Up UCL Comedy Course Show. Watch the livestream: youtube.com/live/rEWiUXy...

It was wonderful to talk pondweed and poo at @pintofscience.uk today. Thanks for having me 😊

Sneak peak from Sustainable Stand Up rehearsals today. Livestream the show from 6.30pm tomorrow: www.youtube.com/live/BfORAki...

Dr Izzy Bishop @freshwaterizzy.bsky.social introducing The Sustainable Stand Up UCL Comedy Course Show, which will take place @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social on Thursday 22 May, 6.15-8.30pm. You'll be able to watch the livestream of this sold out show at www.youtube.com/live/BfORAki...

Sustainable Stand Up UCL Comedy Course Show Delightful comedy beginners who care about life on Earth share their first ever sets.

UCL’s first Sustainable Stand Up cohort will perform their first ever stand up comedy sets at @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social on Thursday from 6.30pm. Tickets are sold out but you can watch these comedy beginners talk about loving life on Earth via the livestream: youtube.com/live/BfORAki...

Sustainable Stand Up UCL Comedy Course Show Delightful comedy beginners who care about life on Earth share their first ever sets.

It’s a week of #scicomm!

Tomorrow: I’m speaking about poo and pondweed in a pub as part of @pintofscience.uk

Thursday: UCL’s first time comedians perform sets on environment and social issues. Livestream here from 6.30pm on Thursday: youtube.com/live/BfORAki...

Nature on the Edge Our natural world is under pressure—from polluted rivers to disappearing pollinators. But nature also shows resilience. Join us for an evening of science e…

If you’re in London on Tuesday night and fancy a pint, consider The Brittania in Kensington. The only downside is that you’ll have to listen to me talking about poo and pondweed. pintofscience.co.uk/event/nature...

Taking part in the #GreatUKWaterBlitz today, with an added E.coli incubation social at Mum’s house. Bet none of you have been to an E.coli incubation social before! @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social #CastCo @waterrangers.bsky.social

Princess Anne, Dr Izzy Bishop and a student examine a water sample.

During The Princess Royal's visit to @ucl-pnl.bsky.social yesterday, @freshwaterizzy.bsky.social detailed a citizen science project for river water monitoring, led by @thames21.bsky.social and local community groups, to which Her Royal Highness contributed a data set. www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences...

HRH The Princess Royal visits UCL’s new campus Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal saw groundbreaking UCL research in action in areas ranging from ecology and AI to robotics, healthcare and hydrogen technology on a tour of the new UCL East campu...

Today I had the opportunity to introduce the Princess Royal to citizen science. She measured phosphate concentrations in the River Lea, contributing to #LeaGuardians project with @Thames21 www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/fe...

Yesterday @ucl-pnl.bsky.social MSc students heard guest lecturer Steve Andrews give a CEO’s perspective on what makes a good idea in the conservation industry. Not your standard ecology lecture, but so important for our students to understand how to apply research in their future careers.

Citizen science monitoring programme transforms freshwater ecosystem management Freshwater ecosystems globally are facing increasing stressors, while traditional surface water monitoring by regulatory agencies is often hampered by financial and political constraints. However, cit...

A new study by @freshwaterizzy.bsky.social and @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social shows that citizen science is transforming water quality monitoring, providing essential data for managing freshwater ecosystems globally. 🌍💧 #WaterQuality #CitizenScience #Sustainability

www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences...

Interesting you should say this. Steve, the Valerios and I have been plotting…

In Uganda, a women-led reforestation initiative fights flooding, erosion KASESE DISTRICT, Uganda — In western Uganda’s Kasese district, where the Rwenzori Mountains meet the sprawling plains of Queen Elizabeth National Park, Janet Nyakairu Abwoli is on a mission to rejuven...

In Uganda, a women-led reforestation initiative fights flooding, erosion news.mongabay.com/2025/01/in-u...

Yesterday I gave a talk to my Mum and her retired friends on what their #CitizenScience data is revealing about the impacts of rural sewage on small and intermittent streams. I’ve done lots of talks like this but I’ve yet to come across such an enthusiastic bunch.

I finally made it here!

Deezer.

@roryjgibb.bsky.social Relevant to some of our recent discussions.