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3 things I learnt during a PhD internship

For the last three months, as part of my EASTBIO PhD experience, I got to undertake a UKRI policy internship at the Department for Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), where I had the opportunity to lead on the G7 Chief Veterinary Officer meeting as part of the UKs G7…

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Saving salmon-mitigating the impacts of renewable energy

“What are you going to do after your PhD?”

We face difficult questions in our research. There’s another difficult question—well for me anyway—was “what are you going to do afterwards?”. Maybe I found it hard because I’d given up a job for my PhD. And of course, Covid-19 certainly didn’t…

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Keith Hobson and Migration's Many Mysteries

Blog on the SBS seminar (25th March 2021) from Keith Hobson written by David Watt, student from the “Meet the scientists” course.

One of the marvels of the natural world is the incredible migratory routes animals, both large and small, embark on over the course of their lives or even generations,…

Published by School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen

First Year During COVID

The pandemic came with a lot of firsts and a lot of challenges:
First = lockdown, Challenge = getting enough toilet roll.
First = working from home, Challenge = sharing a workspace with your partner and their annoying habits.
First = wearing masks to supermarkets, shops and everywhere really, Challenge…

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Novel diversity: Natures unique way of celebrating differences

Blog on the SBS seminar (18th March 2021) from Dr Anna Runemark written by Ellie Mason, student from the “Meet the scientists” course

Novel diversity is often overlooked with the threat of depleted biodiversity often taking the headline. Yet it deserves recognition for species’ ability to adapt and thrive in…

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Do we need to redefine the term species in the wake of avian malaria research?

Blog on the SBS seminar (11th March 2021) from Prof Javier Pérez-Tris written by Nancy Stewart, student from the “Meet the scientists” course

The naming and characterization of individual species is fundamental to biology in representing the principle taxonomic unit in grouping organisms. This is one of the first things…

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How do Atlantic salmon adapt to their local environment? Perhaps the answer lies in their genes.

Blog on the SBS seminar (4th March 2021) from Dr Victoria Pritchard written by Max Vallarino, student from the “Meet the scientists” course

In an age where natural biodiversity is under greater threat than ever before, it is important to use every tool at our disposal when devising management plans…

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Extreme bugs with extreme advantages - how do you find medicines in harsh environments?

Blog on the SBS seminar from Prof Marcel Jaspars written by Jessie Jungels, student from the “Meet the scientists” course 

In a world of growing antibiotic resistance and newly emerging diseases (not to mention, Covid-19), drug discovery and development have become more important than ever. Even though nature is one…

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