The Buckland Foundation is a charity endowed under a legacy from Frank Buckland, zoologist, natural historian and researcher on fish-culture and fisheries.
Sophy McCully Phillips @Sophy_Phillips@CefasGovUK gives her first public lecture as this year's @Buckland_F Professor in St Andrews. Everything you need to know about sharks and rays - but were too afraid to ask!
Thursday, November 7th 2024 - Booth Lecture Theatre, St Andrews University Campus. Dive into the world of sharks, skates, and rays with this yearโs Buckland Professor, Sophy McCully Phillips and guest Dr James Thorburn.
Book your place here: https://t.co/wJg8KLeKma @CefasGovUK
A huge congratulations to Cefas Scientist @Sophy_Phillips who has been awarded Buckland Professor for 2024, bringing sharks, skates and rays to the spotlight! We're incredibly proud of Sophy and this incredible achievement๐
The Buckland Foundation is delighted to announce Sophy McCully Phillips as the Buckland Professor for 2024! Sophy will be using her experience as a scientist and advisor to discuss perspectives on consumption, conservation and consideration of this remarkable group of fishes.
We are delighted to announce Sophy McCully Phillips @Sophy_Phillips@CefasGovUK as the Buckland Professor for 2024! It is the first time in nearly 100 years that the public lectures will feature sharks, skates and rays!๐ฆ Watch this space as event dates are announced.
Thank you Kenny Smart, for showing how to cook tasty, easily-prepared seafood dishes as part of this year's @Buckland_F and @rowett_abdn event at Trinity Hall in Aberdeen - "Fish as Friends and Food".
Frank Buckland @Buckland_F was a Victorian natural historian and public speaker who was determined to do all that he could to improve the diet of the poor. This year's Honorary "Buckland Professor", Baukje de Roos is the first in 97 years who has focussed on โfish as a foodโ.
Thank you Jimmy Buchan @buchanjimmy@AmityFishCoLtd "The Trawlerman", for agreeing to give such an engaging talk at Trinity Hall in Aberdeen on Thursday, as part of this year's Buckland event.
"Oily fish are an essential source of omega-3 fatty acids, protein, vitamin D and micro-nutrients - in the UK we should be eating more" says @Baukje_de_Roos this year's Honorary "Buckland Professor" from @rowett_abdn@aberdeenuni.
Introducing this year's "Buckland Professor", Baukje de Roos from @rowett_abdn@aberdeenuni on the topic of 'Fish as Food - how much do we have, what do we eat and what should we be eating?'. Thank you a fascinating evening at Trinity Hall in Aberdeen.
To celebrate #WorldFisheriesDay , we are releasing the first of our #Cefas20 infographics. The series reflects on the past 20 years of #CefasScience and how it has shaped the work that we do now.
Here is infographic number 1 - Otoliths: Listening in on the past