๐ฌ Registration is now OPEN for the UKIRSC 2026 Marine Mammal Conference hosted @plymuni.bsky.social ๐A FREE event bringing together students from across the UK & Ireland to share research, connect, and learn from leading marine mammal scientists. ๐Link below
#UKIRSC2026 #MarineMammals
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Are you an early career marine mammal scientist? We've created a list for you! Ask to be added โฌ๏ธ and follow to keep up to date with marine mammal research, boost your science and connect with other PhD students/ECRs ๐ฌ๐๐งช๐
(If not - please still share widely!)
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๐ฃ SAVE THE DATE! ๐ฃ The 20th UKIRSC Conference will take place 13 - 16th Jan 2026 at the University of Plymouth. A free event for students in marine mammal science to share research, network, and be inspired. More details coming soon! #UKIRSC #MarineMammals #StudentScience @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social
24.06.2025 11:26 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 2
Having attended some fantastic UKIRSC student conference in the past year, I am super excited to be joining the committee this year and meeting more of this amazing community of students!
22.04.2025 10:25 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
@isha-just-isha.bsky.social
I'm a PhD student at the University of Plymouth and ZSL. My research focuses on the distribution and abundance of cetaceans in the Maldives and Chagos archipelago. I use statistical modelling and bioacoustics to estimate cetacean population sizes and habitat preferences.
22.04.2025 10:25 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0
๐ Introducing Our Committee for #UKIRSC2026 ๐
Our next member for this year's conference is Isha ๐ฌ
22.04.2025 10:25 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Katie and Beth hold certificates for conference prizes
Beth Katie and Becky smiling post-conference
Beth giving presentation
Am iconic ruined church in St Andrews
Had such a great time at @ukirsc.bsky.social conference learning about all the wonderful student work on marine mammals and presenting some preliminary results on cetacean distribution in southern England ๐ฌ well done to @katie-rapson.bsky.social on her prize for most innovative research!
17.01.2025 16:55 โ ๐ 18 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0
#UKIRSC25 Here we go!
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We want to understand and predict animal decision-making in the natural world | Max Planck Institute in Konstanz, Germany. Photo by Simon Gingins
We are a collective of animal behaviour researchers organising microgrants and mentorship for undergraduate & graduate students in animal behaviour
UK & Ireland Regional Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy
@marinemammalogy.bsky.social
Bringing together postgraduate students studying marine mammals. ๐ฆญ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ
Follow for PhD/post-doc alerts plus funding, grants & jobs!
Marine Scientist in Kenya ๐ฐ๐ช
National Geographic Explorer
Supporting Ocean Research in E. & S. Africa
Final year undergrad @exetermarine.bsky.social researching #bycatch of marine mammals in Cornwall using strandings data. Big fan of the outdoors. She/Her. ๐ฆญ๐๐ฆฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ฌ
Marine Ecologist PhD | Researcher | @SLU_aqua | Scicomm @fish_thinkers | #SustainableFishing #MPAs #BRUVS #FishTelemetry #EM4FISH
Research Fellow, University of St. Andrews.
Investigating predator-prey interactions of killer whales and seals in Scotland.
Lecturer at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social. Ecophysiologist interested in population health, disease, diving and fasting physiology in marine mammals.
Royal Society University Research Fellow researching cetacean communication and culture @uniofstandrews.bsky.social and @seamammalresearch.bsky.social
Marine mammal. Also a research fellow @seamammalresearch.bsky.social working on seal ecology. Interested in marine predators, juvenile behaviour, biologging, spatial stuff ๐ค๐ผ๐ฆญ he/him
PhD candidate at @plymbiomarsci @plymuni | Formerly @seamammalresearch | Marine mammals, conservation, & getting outdoors ๐ She/her. ๐
Principal Research Fellow, Deputy Director @seamammalresearch.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
focusing on seal ecology to inform policy & management. Opinions my own.
Marine mammal biologist, rider of bikes, paddler of boards and lover of dogs and wild places. She/her
Biologist and bio-logger working on the diving physiology and behaviour of phocid seals and diving humans - Senior Research Fellow at SMRU. Irish ๐ฎ๐ช
Marine ecologist at the University of York. Keen diver and Munro bagger. Currently working on the Pyramids of Life project, modelling multispecies interactions and fisheries in the Celtic Sea.
Marine ecologist interested in animal movement and energetics in dynamic environments ๐ฆญ๐
PhD student at @bas.ac.uk
Reader in Biology @_SMRU_ @SchoolofBiology @univofstandrews. Ocean Yachtmaster for hire! Marine conservation, cetacean & fish behaviour, cultural evolution. He/him. Thalassophile. Sailor. #Fife
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/biology/people/ler4
Researcher working on fine scale movements and behaviour of marine mammals in tidally energetic environments and population monitoring of bottlenose dolphins in the UK ๐ฆญ๐ฌ๐ | Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St Andrews ๐ณ
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