🐬 Registration is now OPEN for the UKIRSC 2026 Marine Mammal Conference hosted @plymuni.bsky.social 🎓A FREE event bringing together students from across the UK & Ireland to share research, connect, and learn from leading marine mammal scientists. 👇Link below

#UKIRSC2026 #MarineMammals

07.10.2025 16:39 — 👍 15    🔁 18    💬 3    📌 3

Are you an early career marine mammal scientist? We've created a list for you! Ask to be added ⬇️ and follow to keep up to date with marine mammal research, boost your science and connect with other PhD students/ECRs 🐬🐋🧪🌍

(If not - please still share widely!)

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30.07.2025 15:04 — 👍 6    🔁 6    💬 2    📌 0

📣 SAVE THE DATE! 📣 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 — 👍 5    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 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 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 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 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0

🌊 Introducing Our Committee for #UKIRSC2026 🐋

Our next member for this year's conference is Isha 🐬

22.04.2025 10:25 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 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 🐬 well done to @katie-rapson.bsky.social on her prize for most innovative research!

17.01.2025 16:55 — 👍 18    🔁 2    💬 3    📌 0

#UKIRSC25 Here we go!

15.01.2025 09:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0