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Laura Carter

@carterlj.bsky.social

Professor of Environmental Chemistry researching the impacts of emerging contaminants in the environment ๐ŸŒฑ | UKRI Future Leader Fellow #UKRIFLF | 1/3 of carers in STEMM aka the 3Lauras

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I had the opportunity to travel to Australia as part of a Fellowship - as this was for 6 weeks my whole family came. This was my daughter waiting to make sure her suitcase had made it to the plane โœˆ๏ธ ๐Ÿฅฐ

#stemm #muminscience

17.10.2025 10:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

By way of a celebration of the juggle many carers & parents go through to make travel for research happen, why not share your โ€œSTEMM life with dependantsโ€ photos ๐Ÿ˜ƒ ๐Ÿงช

Letโ€™s amplify, discuss, normalise the balancing act, & celebrate the superpowers often required โš–๏ธ

We โค๏ธ seeing them!

#STEMMCarers

13.10.2025 17:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
A phot showing a pile of printed report with green cover page. The front title reads The Dual Demands of Academic Travel and Caregiving and shows a graphic of different caregiving situations as well as a wordcloud.

A phot showing a pile of printed report with green cover page. The front title reads The Dual Demands of Academic Travel and Caregiving and shows a graphic of different caregiving situations as well as a wordcloud.

Oh hello there!!! The printed copies of our report have arrived - and I am the chosen Laura to lug them across the country!

So, come and join us in Edinburgh on the 22nd of October for our first @carersinstemm.bsky.social report launch and get your own copy!

forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

07.10.2025 10:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

UKRI #FLF community please help us and spread the word about our @carersinstemm.bsky.social upcoming report launch events.

โžก๏ธ First stop The University of Edinburgh on 22nd October

Register here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

#UKRIFLF #FutureLeadersFellows

06.10.2025 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Join us in #Edinburgh on 22nd October for the first of our @carersinstemm.bsky.social report launch events.
We are excited that @astroroyalscot.bsky.social is able to join us - looking forward to the panel discussion and hearing feedback on the report ๐ŸŽค

06.10.2025 14:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
From 2006. A younger and shell-shocked looking Catherine on a balcony holding a very tiny baby with the mountains of Vancouver in the background.  The baby is so new, Catherine still has the pregnant bump.

From 2006. A younger and shell-shocked looking Catherine on a balcony holding a very tiny baby with the mountains of Vancouver in the background. The baby is so new, Catherine still has the pregnant bump.

Conventional wisdom says motherhood should wait for tenure as before you land a permanent post, #academia is just not that family friendly๐Ÿ™

@carersinstemm.bsky.social are calling for change and to celebrate their new report, a Saturday๐Ÿงตon parenting & academia! 1/9 ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿงช๐Ÿ”ญโš›๏ธ

โ„น๏ธ: carersinstemm.co.uk

04.10.2025 07:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 223    ๐Ÿ” 69    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Emerging contaminants in agricultural systems Nature Reviews Earth & Environment - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment interviewed Laura Carter about their project investigating emerging contaminants in agricultural systems.

@carterlj.bsky.social talks about their UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellowship on emerging contaminants in agricultural systems rdcu.be/eqQCy

13.06.2025 14:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
2 of the 3Lauras collecting their UKRI advancing culture impact award

2 of the 3Lauras collecting their UKRI advancing culture impact award

2 of the 3Lauras in front of a poster describing the work of Carers in STEMM

2 of the 3Lauras in front of a poster describing the work of Carers in STEMM

The news is out now ๐Ÿ˜‰

We are proud to say we, the 3Lauras, have been awarded the @ukri.org โ€œAdvancing Cultureโ€ 2025 Impact Award for our work trying to improve caring provisions at conferences, grant funding & policy here at Carers in STEMM ๐Ÿ‘

The recognition is fantastic - ๐Ÿ™ !

11.06.2025 06:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Weโ€™re excited to have @laurawolz.bsky.social and @carterlj.bsky.social from @carersinstemm.bsky.social with us today to tell us about their important work advocating for equitable and accessible support for those balancing caring and career. #LINEsymposium2025

09.06.2025 13:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Still smiling after a busy week at #SETACVienna2025. Lots of interesting discussion - I particularly enjoyed the sessions integrating #policy and #scientific advances which opened some new lines of thinking for me ๐Ÿค”. Now to go home and digest it all!
@setac.bsky.social

16.05.2025 13:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hello Vienna ๐Ÿ‘‹

Excited for the first day of talks and posters at #SETACVienna

We are presenting across the week on #contaminants in crops ๐ŸŒพ honey ๐Ÿฏ and manure ๐Ÿ– - come and find out more about ongoing work in our group
@envleeds.bsky.social

12.05.2025 10:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Advertisement to confirm date and time of meeting (16:30-17:30) 14 May 2025 room 0.96

Advertisement to confirm date and time of meeting (16:30-17:30) 14 May 2025 room 0.96

Are you attending hashtag #SETAC Vienna 2025? Join the SETAC UK Speed Networking Event hosted on 14 May from 16:30 to 17:30 in Room 0.96-0.97

Everyone is welcome to join; whether you are an established researcher or new to the community, this event will help you build valuable connections

04.04.2025 13:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Research group meeting where Fidra introduced their ongoing work

Research group meeting where Fidra introduced their ongoing work

I can't think of a better way to start your week than talking about #soils, #sewage sludge and emerging #contaminants - delighted to host Jo and Natasha from @fidrango.bsky.social at @envleeds.bsky.social and looking forward to continuing discussions on this topic ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿšœ

01.04.2025 14:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Excited to share our ongoing research @envleeds.bsky.social ky.social at the first night of the Science Cafรฉ, part of @otleyscience.bsky.social y.social! ๐Ÿงช

โ€˜Radishes on Prozacโ€™ sparked great discussions on chemical use, and having my mum there made it even more special! #publicengagement #family๐ŸŒฑ

28.03.2025 14:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Water Woman Award winners 2025 | water@leeds

It has been a pleasure to be part of the panel for the #water@leeds Water Women Award @universityofleeds.bsky.social ๐Ÿ’ฆ

โ€œWeโ€™re surrounded by inspirational colleagues, who deserve to be recognised and celebrated as role models.โ€

water.leeds.ac.uk/news/water-w...

12.02.2025 13:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒŸ Celebrating #WomenInSTEM on International Day of Women and Girls in Science! ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ”ฌ

I have the privilege to collaborate with brilliant female scientists and colleagues in STEM @envleeds.bsky.social who are pushing boundaries and solving global challenges๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ก

#IDWGS #womeninscience
#STEMForAll

11.02.2025 15:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
ESRC White Rose DTP Collaborative Studentship - The social value of sustainable food public procurement. A case study of Leeds. Project opportunity - ESRC White Rose DTP Collaborative Studentship - The social value of sustainable food public procurement. A case study of Leeds. at the University of Leeds

Finally made it to Bluesky and my first post is to announce a fully funded PhD scholarship! on the social value of public food procurement @universityofleeds.bsky.social with @effie25.bsky.social @foodwiseleeds.bsky.social and @leedscitycouncil.bsky.social. Deadline 14th of March shorturl.at/yL5gB

06.02.2025 16:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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โ€˜Humanureโ€™: RHS plans rollout of first compost toilet to fertilise flowerbeds The horticultural charityโ€™s showpiece garden in Surrey is setting aside an space to test human waste fertiliser

Interesting to see that #RHS will use compost created from human waste as a soil improver

Use of 'humanure' has lots of benefits and any potential risks from residual chemicals will be minimised as the reuse loop is small & composting will take place

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

04.02.2025 08:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great opportunity to share preliminary findings from our @carersinstemm.bsky.social survey

The seminar led onto really interesting discussions about current support available for carers v. what carers actually need to participate in meetings/conferences ๐Ÿงช.

Thanks to Nathan Mayne for hosting!

31.01.2025 09:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Good morning Cornwall.

What a view to wake up to โ›ต๏ธ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿš

30.01.2025 17:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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12 hours of travel today โ€ฆ enough time to edit 3 manuscripts, review 1 paper and comment on a thesis, right?! Chocolate ๐Ÿซ and caffeine โ˜•๏ธat the ready!

29.01.2025 08:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hi ๐Ÿ‘‹ Please can I be added to this starter pack? Environmental chemist from the UK!

23.01.2025 07:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Please help us by sharing available grants / travel funders that enable carers to travel and join meetings.

Societies, conferences, institutes - all input welcome ๐Ÿ™

We are compiling a list to make a resource on our carersinstemm.co.uk website

23.01.2025 07:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My 89 year old granny started cutting out and sending me newspaper articles when she saw something that mentioned soil or she thought was related to my research โœ‰๏ธ 15 years later Iโ€™m still receiving post ๐Ÿ˜Šโค๏ธ

10.01.2025 13:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Delighted to share PhD student Di Wu's paper - published now in J. Hazardous Materials.

Our results highlight the gender-specific toxicity of polystyrene microplastics to zebrafish health - female zebrafish are more affected than males ๐ŸŸ Check it out here ๐Ÿ‘‡ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

07.01.2025 21:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you for this, really appreciated!

13.12.2024 15:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you, I will check it out!

13.12.2024 15:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Really impressed by BlueSky so far, enjoying content from friends / colleagues / collaborators ๐Ÿ˜€
I would like to tap into wider #research networks - in particular in areas related to global challenges, #pollution, circular economy, #AMR. Suggestions for people to follow / starter packs welcome ๐Ÿ™

13.12.2024 07:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Incredibly important study highlighting gendered bias in career trajectories within the academy @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social - we have to, as a sector, do better.

12.12.2024 08:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hello BlueSky!

If youโ€™re interested in finding out about our research on the fate and effects of emerging #contaminants in the #environment at UoLeeds ๐Ÿ’Šor work as part of 1/3 of @carersinstemm.bsky.social to support those balancing #academic careers and caring responsibilities give me a follow ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ‘‹

11.12.2024 21:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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