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Now for health and #forensic applications of #eDNA. Niamh Nic Daeid @dundee.ac.uk talks through whether we can and should use it in the criminal justice system. Many unknowns before it can be implemented in this space safely. Standardisation of methods, reporting, and data sharing needed #UKDNAWG25

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Finally some good news! #herps #toads #conservation #BritishWildlife 🐸 www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Common chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs 📷 Fujifilm X-Pro1 XF 70-300mm 🎞️ 1/500 • f/8 • 300mm • 1600 ISO The greens, the light, and the unexpected bokeh! Scratches my brain just right 🪶 #birds #wildlife #photography #green #forest #bokeh #fujifilm

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Common chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs 📷 Fujifilm X-Pro1 XF 70-300mm 🎞️ 1/500 • f/8 • 300mm • 1600 ISO The greens, the light, and the unexpected bokeh! Scratches my brain just right 🪶 #birds #wildlife #photography #green #forest #bokeh #fujifilm

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Green-veined white, Pieris napi 📷 Fujifilm X-Pro1 XF 70-300mm 🎞️ 1/1000 • f/5.6 • 300mm • 200 ISO I absolute adore this picture Its little face, peaking out behind the flower There's a proper closeup in the skeet below 👇 🦋 #butterfly #bugs #insects #flower #photography #fujifilm

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Green-veined white, Pieris napi 📷 Fujifilm X-Pro1 XF 70-300mm 🎞️ 1/1000 • f/5.6 • 300mm • 200 ISO I absolute adore this picture Its little face, peaking out behind the flower There's a proper closeup in the skeet below 👇 🦋 #butterfly #bugs #insects #flower #photography #fujifilm

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This week I participated at #Greyhope Bay Cafe's "Greyhope Morning" in #Aberdeen, where I talked about how #eDNA can be used to find and monitor species, & how my #PhD research is trying to make this more accessible to the general public 🧪🧬🐬🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I had an amazing time & thank you for having me!

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This week I participated at #Greyhope Bay Cafe's "Greyhope Morning" in #Aberdeen, where I talked about how #eDNA can be used to find and monitor species, & how my #PhD research is trying to make this more accessible to the general public 🧪🧬🐬🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I had an amazing time & thank you for having me!

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Over 250 signatories! 🎉 If you want to help spread the word, consider using the poster below 👇 Thank you to all who signed, and those who might in the future! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #PhDSky #LGBTSTEM #QueerInSTEM

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we now have a ✨️poster✨️ you can print and put up on your campus - a great way to demonstrate your support! link: drive.google.com/file/d/1CvF0... #transphobia #transrights #LGBTSTEM #QueerInSTEM #PhDSky #AcademicSky

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I will be forever grateful for this unique opportunity that my #internship allowed me! The Grevy’s Zebra is such a wonderful species and I’m so proud to say I’m contributing towards their #conservation Read more about my trip in the #blog linked below 🦓

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@rachaelclark.bsky.social recently returned from an internship with Grevy's Zebra Trust in Kenya. With <3000 Grevy's zebra left in the wild - read about the conservation efforts to return this species from the brink of extinction in Rachael's blog post www.quadrat.ac.uk/2025/05/07/m...

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Razorbill, Alca torda, Fowlsheugh, Scotland 📷 Fujifilm X-Pro1 XF 70-300mm 🎞️ 1/2000 • f/5.6 • 300mm • 800 ISO 🪶 #birds #seabirds #wildlife #photography #razorbill #scotland #RSPB #fujifilm

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Razorbill, Alca torda, Fowlsheugh, Scotland 📷 Fujifilm X-Pro1 XF 70-300mm 🎞️ 1/2000 • f/5.6 • 300mm • 800 ISO 🪶 #birds #seabirds #wildlife #photography #razorbill #scotland #RSPB #fujifilm

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After years of no public commitment from UoA to protect their #trans and #queer students, we have decided to publish this letter in hope for positive change With the Supreme Court ruling in the UK, this is more important than ever If you can, please sign below 👇🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #PhDSky #LGBTSTEM #QueerInSTEM

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The irony of having to pay up to £250 a year for your “free speech” (read: bigotry) This is a prime example as to why our open letter is so important Freedom of speech does not mean freedom of consequences. If you can, please share/sign 👇 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 tinyurl.com/UoATransphobia #LGBTQinStem #PhDSky

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The irony of having to pay up to £250 a year for your “free speech” (read: bigotry) This is a prime example as to why our open letter is so important Freedom of speech does not mean freedom of consequences. If you can, please share/sign 👇 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 tinyurl.com/UoATransphobia #LGBTQinStem #PhDSky

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up for <2 full days and already almost 100 folks have signed our call for action on #transphobia at the university of aberdeen in solidarity 💪 please keep up the momentum - and note we are looking for any academic/uni/adjacent staff or students to sign, including international comrades 🫡❤️

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did a science today (presented some work from my phd's first chapter, looking at maternal care (or not) in dubia roaches 🪳 hope my roach rambling made sense) #ASABSpring2025

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as some of you may be aware, we have been dealing with considerable transphobia (among other issues) in our department at the uni of aberdeen. we are sharing this letter publicly to raise awareness and ask for your support. please sign and share 💕🏳️‍⚧️ tinyurl.com/UoATransphobia #LGBTQinSTEM

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Today I’ve learnt something new from my friend @blahttodea.bsky.social about mother-offsprings relationship in🪳 #AsabSpring2025

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After years of no public commitment from UoA to protect their #trans and #queer students, we have decided to publish this letter in hope for positive change With the Supreme Court ruling in the UK, this is more important than ever If you can, please sign below 👇🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #PhDSky #LGBTSTEM #QueerInSTEM

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tinyurl.com/UoATransphobia ☝️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 im sure many of you are aware of hostility towards #trans staff & students in my department myself & other ECRs have published a desperate call for action on #transphobia from departmental and university management please read, share and SIGN IN SOLIDARITY ❤️

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tagging: #PhDSky #AcademicSky #LGBTSTEM #QueerInSTEM

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This is the result of months of work from lots of different people. We are tired of the silence and complicitness from UoA and are calling on our colleagues to sign in solidarity to hold the @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social to account! #transphobia #STEM #Aberdeen tinyurl.com/UoATransphobia

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amazing turnout in aberdeen today to say transphobia is NOT welcome in our city and jk rowling and her fascist mates do not speak for scotland. this is what solidarity looks like 🏳️‍⚧️✊

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Here to share some propaganda about doing fieldwork in Scotland. It's definitely always this sunny and dry all the time. No sideways rain, EVER. The rainbow was NOT a paid actor. All in all, it was a successful first mini PhD project collecting samples for eDNA. Big love to my wonderful helpers 💛💙💜

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Inside me there are two wolves. One of them has a 15 genome edits the other 20 genome edits. Neither of them is a dire wolf.

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Tulipa 🌷 // Fujifilm X-Pro1 XF 70-300mm // 1/500 • f/5.6 • 256mm • 1600 ISO #flowers #tulip #spring #photography #closeup #fujifilm #xpro1

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Tulipa 🌷 // Fujifilm X-Pro1 XF 70-300mm // 1/500 • f/5.6 • 256mm • 1600 ISO #flowers #tulip #spring #photography #closeup #fujifilm #xpro1

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Still totally buzzing from #BOU2025. Awesome few days. Meeting brilliant people, chatting cool science, surviving my first ever presentation as speaker (just!). Thanks @bou.org.uk for organising such a welcoming, inclusive, & real (so much honesty re: talk nerves) conference. Bring on the next one!

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Did I mention I'm so stoked that this is published? :) Collect feather fragments🪶; chop 'em up✂️; set 'em on fire🔥; measure the gases👩‍🔬! Super excited to build on this research in coming months combining stable isotope analysis (made possible w huge help from @isotopesuk.bsky.social) & geolocators!

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Uncovering Alpine swift foraging behaviour using GPS tracking & DNA metabarcoding! For the first time we describe Alpine swift foraging movements and what factors impact foraging trips, short-term range area size, & the prey diversity fed to nestlings #BOU2025 #ornithology 1/7

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