ISRAs are not laws or restrictions, but highlight areas of global ecological importance for shark species.
Read the research here: lnkd.in/d4R7_JMK
#ExeterCEC #ExeterMarine #conservation #sharkresearch
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ISRAs are not laws or restrictions, but highlight areas of global ecological importance for shark species.
Read the research here: lnkd.in/d4R7_JMK
#ExeterCEC #ExeterMarine #conservation #sharkresearch
Day five on our Azores undergraduate field trip!
A morning on the RIB deploying BRUVs (exciting BRUV footage coming soon!) and watching dolphins, sei whales and sperm whales, followed by a beach microplastic activity in the afternoon!
#ExeterCEC #MarineBiology #BRUV #Dolphins #Whales #Azores
Photo dump from day three of our Azores undergraduate field trip!
#ExeterCEC #MarineBiology #Azores #Fisheries #Faial
Are you a current student with us and want a part-time job running our social media platforms?
Our social media manager position is up for grabs!
If you’re interested, contact Chris Laing (C.G.Laing@exeter.ac.uk) for all enquiries and applications!
#ExeterCEC #StudentJobs #SocialMedia
Photo credits: Andrew Whitworth
To read the full paper and learn more, visit: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#ExeterCEC #Vulture #WildlifeConservation
Looking for a job in conservation? Look no further!
Visit the organisation’s website for more information and remember you can contact the careers hub for help with your applications!
#ExeterCEC #Conservation #ConservationJobs #NatureJobs #UKConservation
A wonderful first week with visiting marine biology students from the University of Khorfakkan!
We've explored the local area, learnt about marine research conducted at the UoE Centre for Ecology and Conservation and experienced both lab and field work.
#ExeterCEC #MarineBiology #Undergrad
To learn more and read the full paper, visit: www.cell.com/current-biol...
#ExeterCEC #AnimalBehaviour #Orca #KillerWhale #MarineMammal
New Post Doc opportunity alert with the CGES!
This role will be working across two projects which have a focus on the climate and carbon: the Convex Seascape Survey and the European Space Agency!
Application deadline: 8th July 2025
jobs.exeter.ac.uk (ref: Q04845)
#ExeterCEC #MarineCarbon
Take part in survey about health risks of freshwater bathing!
To learn more and take the survey, visit: www.ecehh.org/news/health-...
#WildSwimming #RiverPollution #FreshwaterPollution #ExeterCEC
Join us for this week's CEC seminar!
This week's seminar speaker is Emma Cunningham from the The University of Edinburgh on "The impact of parasitism and disease in migratory seabird populations"
1PM, Thursday 19th June
Chapel Lecture Theatre
#Seabirds #ExeterCEC #WildlifeDisease
Want the opportunity to win £200 (and more!) for your Cornish bird research?
cbwps.org.uk/about/vic-si...
Good luck!
#ExeterCEC #Cornwall #BirdResearch #Ornithology #Birds #UKBirds
New Degree Alert!
Launching in September 2026 — BA/BSc (Hons) Global Sustainability
This pioneering course brings together science, humanities, and social sciences to tackle the world’s most urgent environmental and societal challenges.
Be part of the change.
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/
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New PhD Studentship Opportunity!
🎓 The de Freitas Studentship, Ref: 5469
📍 Location: Penryn Campus, University of Exeter, Cornwall
🗓️ Closing date for applications: Midday 11th June 2025
💻 For more information and to apply, visit: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
#ExeterCEC #PhD #WaterQuality
Today is The International Day for Biodiversity 2025!
Celebrating all the work our community does in aid of biodiversity conservation as well as our students who are making their impact too.
🦤 #BiodiversityDay #BiodiversityConservation #WildlifeConservation #ExeterCEC
POV: you go to university in Cornwall
Your experience at university in Cornwall is like no other. Surfing in between lectures, exploring new walks through woodlands, and ending the day with a sunset on Gylly beach.
#ExeterCEC #UniofExeter #UKUni #UniversityLife
Want to be a field assistant in Sweden this summer?!
📑 Applications should include a motivation letter (1 page), a CV (detailing relevant experience), and contact information of two references. Send the above as a single PDF to b.tschirren@exeter.ac.uk by May 1st 2025.
🌍 #ExeterCEC #Internship
This week’s CEC seminar is about thermal ecology and disease and is the last seminar of the term!
🧑🏫 Marta Shocket - disease ecologist working as a Lecturer in Ecology at Lancaster University - will present the seminar “Thermal Ecology of Infectious Disease”.
📅 27th March, 1PM
📍 DDM LTA
#ExeterCEC
Happy International Seal Day!
🧑🔬 Dr Luis Huckstadt - senior lecturer with us and marine mammal researcher - tells us why seals are so important:
@luishuckstadt.bsky.social
🌍 #InternationalSealDay #ExeterCEC #SealResearch #SealConservation #MarineMammal #Seal #MarineBiology #ExeterMarine
Social media can help scientists track animal species as they relocate in response to climate change!
🦋 The new study – led by Nile Stephenson during their Evolution, Behaviour and Ecology Masters with us – examined posts about Jersey tiger moths on Instagram and Flickr.
#ExeterCEC #CitizenScience
Join wildlife recorders at the 2nd annual Cornwall Recorder's Conference!
🎟️ Tickets online (www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/events/2025-...) and lunch is included for those attending in person. There is also the option of attending remotely.
🧑🎓 Student code: STUDENTS10 for 10% off
#ExeterCEC
This week’s CEC seminar is about climate change!
🧑🏫 Sinead English - UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and PI of the Evolution and Vector Ecology Lab at the University of Bristol - will present the seminar “Coping with climate change: a developmental perspective”.
📅 20th March, 1PM
📍 DDM LTA
#ExeterCEC
Calling Cornwall Summer '25 graduating students!
🧑🎓 The graduation committee is looking for your photos to feature in the graduation slideshow at the graduation ceremony.
📸 Consent must be gained from all persons in the photos.
🗓️ Deadline to submit: 11th April
forms.office.com/e/V6SWzvtQ2c
#ExeterCEC
This week’s CEC seminar is about the underpinnings of fitness!
👨🏫 Luke Holmann - Associate Professor in the Animal and Plant Science Research Group at Edinburgh Napier University - will present the seminar “The genomic and phenomic underpinnings of sex- and age-specific fitness”.
#ExeterCEC
To learn more, red the full paper entitled “Pair-bond strength is consistent and related to partner responsiveness in a wild corvid”: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
🧪🌍 #ExeterCEC #AnimalBehaviour #AnimalBehavior #AnimalCognition #AnimalBond
How can we protect nature, fight climate change and ensure food security?
Agroforestry — the practice of integrating trees and shrubs on farms — offers a powerful solution!
Read the full paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
🌍🦤 #ExeterCEC #Agroforestry #SustainableFarming
Join us this week for our annual celebrations for Charles Darwin's birthday!
🌍🦤 #ExeterCEC #Darwin #CharlesDarwin
Each leopard has its own unique roar through which it can be identified, a new study finds!
📑 To read the full paper, visit: https://buff.ly/3WWnpFR
📻 Listen on BBC sounds: https://buff.ly/4jJ4gBb
Image credits: Charlotte Searle
🧪🦤🌍 #ExeterCEC #Leopards #WildlifeConservation #WildlifeResearch
Volunteer Opportunity!!
The Landmark Trust are recruiting residential volunteers for the Bird Observatory Assistant Warden role on Lundy Island!
📆 Deadline: 9th Feb
www.landmarktrust.org.uk/lundyisland/...
🦤🌍 #ExeterCEC #Seabirds #LundyIsland #BirdResearch #BirdConservation #Volunteer
This week’s CEC seminar is about zebrafish!
👨🏫 Prof Soojin Ryu - Mireille Gillings Professor of Neurobiology from the University of Exeter Living Systems Institute - will present the seminar “Life-long consequences of early life stress in zebrafish”.
📅 6th February, 1PM
📍 DDM LTA
#ExeterCEC