@vikki_vikster

Project Manager for multi, inter and trans-disciplinary national and international marine research projects. Advocate of sustainable living. Views are my own.

 Devon, UK
Joined February 2009
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Absolutely loved watching #OceanFilm #DavidAttenborough - there is hope for our #OneOcean #OneWorld if we all make the right choices
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Fantastic to see another publication from the @GCRF @BlueCommunities teams. This research output highlights the pressures human activities place on tropical marine ecosystems. Led by @CulhaneFiona published in @JAppliedEcology doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14… ...🧵
Pressures and risks on tropical marine ecosystems in SouthEast Asia

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CDT SuMMeR@CDT_SuMMeR18 Nov 2024
🌟ICYMI: The CDT SuMMeR has a funded PhD project open for applications, investigating how antibiotics in the marine environment affects marine mammals and the ecosystem. Supervised by @Ellie__Jameson @BangorUni & @mfitzsimons2 @PlymUni @RosieSWilliams1 @OfficialZSL 🧵...
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CDT SuMMeR@CDT_SuMMeR7 Nov 2024
At @PlymUni teachers conference, talking to teachers of the next generation of possible environmental and marine scientists, discussing how to encourage kids to follow their passion for the environment into a career. Featuring some @MadisonBP wildlife photography as a backdrop
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CDT SuMMeR@CDT_SuMMeR5 Nov 2024
📢 Interested in how antibiotics in the marine environment can affect marine mammals and the ecosystem? Check out our funded #PhD opportunity with @Ellie__Jameson @BangorUni. Info about the project & how to apply can be found here tinyurl.com/CDT-SuMMeR-Study…
CDT SuMMeR PhD project CDTS315: Pollution from source to cetaceans

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📣 This November is the start of our Ocean Justice Series 🔔Sign-up for the first free webinar session on November 14th: eventbrite.co.uk/e/ocean-jus… 🌊The panel will include @alanjmunro and @thatsealgirl - @Young4Seas, Yvette Curtis - @wave_wahines, @Ffion_Mitchell - @mcsuk
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Happy #WorldCleanupDay2024. Let's all do our bit, #ReduceWaste, live more #sustainably and look after our #environment. Do something positive and take action 🌍
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The winners of the 2024 #OceanPhotographerOfTheYear Awards have been announced and it's a stunning line-up 😍 Which one's your favourite? We can't pick! A huge congratulations to all of the winners. You can view the full line up here: oceanographicmagazine.com/wi…
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CDT SuMMeR@CDT_SuMMeR2 Aug 2024
Great that the @CDT_SuMMeR has had the opportunity to be involved with #outreach activities @PlymUni for the #FieldScienceCouncil Conservation and Marine Camps, thanks to @NERCscience . There were so many interactive activities for prospective students to get involved with...
Microscopic analysis of soil samples

ALT Microscopic analysis of soil samples

Mapping the sea floor

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Bathymetric analysis of the sea bed

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Games to show illustrate the impacts of different types of fishing gear

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Our publication highlighting the increase in #Interdisciplinary #ResearchCapacity in Southeast Asia as a result of our activities through @GCRF @BlueCommunities has been published @UCLpress Open Environment: doi.org/10.14324/111.444/ucl… 🙌Thank you #FionaCulhane and @Mel_Austen
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CDT SuMMeR@CDT_SuMMeR2 Jul 2024
Great to have our PGRs, Management Group & speakers from our partners together @sos_bangor_uni @BangorUni for the first day of our @CDT_Summer #SummerSchool with @Mel_Austen @NatResWales ... and much more to come
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CDT SuMMeR@CDT_SuMMeR12 Jun 2024
📢There are 2 weeks to go ⏰to apply for the funded #PhD projects that are being offered through the @CDT_SuMMeR that will enable you to develop #interdisciplinary & #transdisciplinary skills in #Sustainable #MarineManagement🧵👇
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CDT SuMMeR@CDT_SuMMeR10 Jun 2024
‼️ You will now be able to find the CDT on @FindAPhD's website ‼️ Simply search CDT SuMMeR and you will be able to find more information about the CDT and the fully funded PhD projects currently being advertised.
CDT SuMMeR advertises that it is currently advertising fully funded PhD positions through the Find a PhD website <www.findaphd.com> The image used is of a small sailing boat on the horizon, between two headlands. The image was taken in Shetland, UK. There is a banner with the CDT SuMMeR logo and partners covering part of the image. These partners include the University of Plymouth, Heriot-Watt University, Bangor University, University of Exeter, Plymouth Marine Laboratories, Marine Biological Association, University of Portsmouth, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and Zoological Society of London.

ALT CDT SuMMeR advertises that it is currently advertising fully funded PhD positions through the Find a PhD website <www.findaphd.com> The image used is of a small sailing boat on the horizon, between two headlands. The image was taken in Shetland, UK. There is a banner with the CDT SuMMeR logo and partners covering part of the image. These partners include the University of Plymouth, Heriot-Watt University, Bangor University, University of Exeter, Plymouth Marine Laboratories, Marine Biological Association, University of Portsmouth, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and Zoological Society of London.

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CDT SuMMeR@CDT_SuMMeR6 Jun 2024
How do we clean up plastic pellet pollution in the marine environment? Here is an opportunity to apply for a funded interdisciplinary #PhD studentship for project CDTS330. The supervisors will include @sarahcgall @WinnieCJ @lrodwell1 @ProfRThompson 🧵
CDTS330 PhD Project. Plastic nurdles found in intertidal zones. Photo credit: oracle-environmental.com

ALT CDTS330 PhD Project. Plastic nurdles found in intertidal zones. Photo credit: oracle-environmental.com

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IUCN
@IUCN4 Jun 2024
As long-term carbon sinks, coastal ecosystems play a big role in tackling #climate change. #bluecarbon
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CDT SuMMeR@CDT_SuMMeR5 Jun 2024
#PhDOpportunity CDTS331 - Maerl beds are vital habitats for marine biodiversity & sequestering carbon but are threatened by human activities & climate change. Conduct interdisciplinary research to identify how to restore maerl beds supervised by @Mike_J_Allen & Jamie Stevens 🧵
CDTS331 PhD Project. Maerl bed © University of Exeter

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#WorldEnvironmentDay is the biggest international day for the environment. The focus is on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience. Oceans are linked to the land and we need to protect all #ecosystems to ensure all of our planet is protected.
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📢NEW PUBLICATION Deterioration of bio-based plastic teabags under environmental conditions & their effects on earthworms 🪱 ❗️ We highlight the need to study the fate & effects of materials promoted as #plastic alternatives/substitutes ➡️Full study rb.gy/4bdwra
University of Plymouth
@PlymUni28 May 2024
Some teabags manufactured using plastic alternatives do not degrade in soil and have the potential to harm terrestrial species, a new study has shown Find out more 👇 plymouth.ac.uk/news/study-su… @WinnieCJ @ProfRThompson
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CDT SuMMeR@CDT_SuMMeR29 May 2024
We are pleased to announce that applications have now opened for a further 4 #PhD opportunities to start from October 2024. The application deadline is the 27th June so make sure to share this post with any friends or colleagues who may be interested in pursuing a SuMMeR PhD.
An advertising banner which contains the logo of the CDT SuMMeR and it's hosting and collaborative partners. Over an image taken from a CDT SuMMeR, summer school with multiple CDT SuMMeR Postgraduate researchers enjoying an afternoon in the sun at some rock pools local to Plymouth

ALT An advertising banner which contains the logo of the CDT SuMMeR and it's hosting and collaborative partners. Over an image taken from a CDT SuMMeR, summer school with multiple CDT SuMMeR Postgraduate researchers enjoying an afternoon in the sun at some rock pools local to Plymouth

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22nd May is the #InternationalDayforBiologicalDiversity - take a little time to look closer at nature around you. You'll be amazed at the variety of life in your surroundings 🌻🐝🐞🪹🐟🐸🐍🍓🌳
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