@memorialuscience.bsky.social
When you are this close to the sea, sky and land, it's kind of like living in one giant science lab.
Today, Feb 11, marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGIS)! 🔬
The @unitednations1945.bsky.social theme of #IDWGIS 2026 is “Synergizing AI, Social Science, STEM and Finance: Building Inclusive Futures for Women and Girls.”
Learn more here: www.un.org/.../obs.../w...
Dr. Duncan McIlroy and PhD student Simon Rosse-Guillevic recently published about a new 550 million year old proto animal, Aninoides coombsorum, discovered in Upper Island Cove.
Learn more about the fossil’s significance and the cosmic Beothuk history behind its name: gazette.mun.ca/research/dig...
💡 Registration for the 2026 SEA Conference is now OPEN!
This multi-session event will take place April 8 & 9, and will showcase poster and oral presentations by undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty.
🔗 Register and get more info here: www.mun.ca/.../scientif...
As proud members of the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network, @memorialu.bsky.social celebrates this impressive joint milestone!
This important achievement brings us closer to more precise, data-driven cancer care across Canada.
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The Faculty of Science will be hosting our 5th (!!!) annual Scientific Endeavours in Academia (SEA) Conference here at @memorialu.bsky.social from April 8th-9th 2026.
More details coming soon!
Visit www.mun.ca/.../scientif... for more information.
Congratulations to @memorialu.bsky.social contributors on the release of Field Guide to Newfoundland and Labrador!
The guide describes our province's Natural World, and features more than 900 photographs and illustrations of the province’s life and landscape.
gazette.mun.ca/res.../books...
Members of our Human Biosciences dept have been studying implicit bias & how to effectively increase representation during their hiring process.
The findings offer a roadmap for future inclusion efforts in academic settings without relying on internal expertise. 🗺
gazette.mun.ca/research/rep...
From 1950s Open Houses to leading major research efforts MUNL Biology has always been committed to understanding & protecting the natural world across NL.
Over decades they have led studies of giant squid & fish to more recent work on caribou, lichen & species central to the province’s ecosystems.
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Dr. Kim Welford, a @memorialu.bsky.social researcher in Earth Sciences, is working with @uqam.ca and Yale to harness the power of earthquakes.
They plan to use seismic energy to create a 3D model of the subsurface of NFLD, down to a 250km depth.
Read more here: gazette.mun.ca/research/ear...
Congrats to Dr. Jie Xiao, Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics, on being named to the Canadian Mathematical Society's 2025 Class of Fellows! 🎉
Read more here: gazette.mun.ca/research/it-...
MUNL Chemistry has been offered since 1925, beginning at the Parade Street campus. 🧪
With a long-standing tradition of strong teaching and research, including an early and continuous presence of women educators, Chemistry is now one of Atlantic Canada’s most research-active departments.
Congrats to all recipients of this years' President’s Awards! This year, the Faculty of Science celebrates five recipients. 🎉
These awards shine a spotlight on folks who are among the most commendable members of the @memorialu.bsky.social community – read more here: gazette.mun.ca/campus-and-c...
@mun-cs.bsky.social became a department in 1978 with 7 faculty and 2 support staff.
Today, the Computer Science department has 21 faculty and lecturers, 12 staff and hundreds of grad and undergrad students, who research topics like how to use AI models, build prosthetic limbs, and build robots. 🤖
Congratulations to @memorialu.bsky.social researchers on receiving nearly $200,000 in funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation and its John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF)! 🎉
Read more about their research projects here: gazette.mun.ca/research/the...
The Human Biosciences program was the result of reflection, re-visioning, and modernization – this is the only undergraduate HuBi degree offered in Canada. 🧬
This program has since been selected in the 2025 Macleans University special issue as one of Memorial's programmes of note. #Memorial100
Our winners will advance to @memorialu.bsky.social 3MT®, hosted by the School of Graduate Studies. The winner of the SGS 3MT® competition will then represent Memorial at the Eastern Regional 3MT® competition, hosted by Saint Mary’s University in Summer 2026.
27.11.2025 14:53 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0🥇First place winner: Ihechi Marcus
🥈Second place winner: Fatema Elgammal
🏅Honourable mentions: Narmada Weerakkody, Amanda Turpin, and Jacob Hearty.
Read more about their research here: www.mun.ca/.../three-mi...
We hosted our annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) as part of Memorial’s Research Week yesterday afternoon, where 22 graduate students in the faculty competed!
Five emerged victorious from the competition – congratulations to our winners and all presenters!
Excited to share that I’ll be speaking at Memorial University on Friday!
If you’re in St. John’s, make sure to come out. I’ll be talking about how I became a tech critic and how I‘m seeing the current challenges with generative AI and digital sovereignty.
Research Week 2025 begins next week! 💡
To help you get ready for a week of inspiration, innovation and ideas, here's a list of events hosted or co-hosted by members of the Faculty of Science.
See you there!
View the entire calendar of events here: www.mun.ca/research/eve...
Happy International LGBTQ+ Day in STEM! 🏳️⚧️🔬🏳️🌈
To celebrate, take a break and grab a sweet treat with Queer in STEAM in the Chemistry/Physics lobby today, November 18 from 12 PM - 2 PM.
Follow them on instagram to stay up to date on upcoming events here: www.instagram.com/queer.in.ste...
Working with teams of students, researchers and collaborators around the world, they are trying to find answers to pressing environmental challenges in their fields of research.
Learn more here: gazette.mun.ca/research/res...
A trio of @memorialu.bsky.social researchers have received funding to continue their leading-edge work on climate change.
Congratulations to Drs. Uta Passow, Katleen Robert, and Sue Ziegler who have been renewed as Canada Research Chairs, one of the country’s top academic honours.
Math has been part of @memorialu.bsky.social since the beginning! ➗📊
From lectures in WWII Quonset huts to a thriving academic community serving over 8K students each year, the dept continues to champion curiosity, problem-solving, and outreach through events like the Blundon Seminar. #Memorial100
During Research Week 2025, the Faculty of Science will host our 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)! 💡
There's less than one week to apply to present ⏱ application deadline: 12 p.m., Wednesday, November 19, 2025.
For more information and to apply, please visit: www.mun.ca/.../three-mi...
Ocean Sciences is our newest Dept. – created in 2012! 🌊
Today, they continue to focus on research, fieldwork, global collaboration, and close industry ties.
They’ve shaped aquaculture, genomics, climate research, and ocean sciences education in NL and beyond! #Memorial100
Unistellar telescope in front of the Memorial University of Newfoundland clock tower.
Image of the Sun taken from Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John’s today. The Sun isn’t showing any significant sunspots.
Observing the Sun in front of the @memorialu.bsky.social clock tower today in St. John’s #yyt. The Sun is sneaky quiet today. #Solar #Physics #Astronomy @memorialuscience.bsky.social
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Physics was one of the original science courses offered at Memorial’s Parade St. campus in 1925.
With a focus on being research-active at all levels, & a strong focus on community and public outreach, the department continues to support students campus-wide! #Memorial100
www.mun.ca/physics/
@munpsych.bsky.social at @memorialu.bsky.social started with its first courses in 1957, taught by local clinicians. 🧠
With new faculty and students joining in areas like Cognition and Neuroscience, and a growing doctoral program in Clinical Psychology, the future is bright! #Memorial100
