Debbie JF Russell

Principal Research Fellow, Deputy Director @_SMRU_ @univofstandrews focusing on #seal ecology to inform policy & management.Opinions my own.RTs ≠ endorsements.

[Divya Venkatesh @delfinut]

All visas in place so.. happy to announce that after a rather long break from academia 👶😷, I’m a little scared and very excited to be starting as a @BBSRC Discovery Fellow at @OxfordBiology! (1/4)

[Luke Rendell @lrendell.bsky.social @_lrendell]

Heads up all - the April 2nd deadline for applications to the @univofstandrews @SchoolofBiology @_SMRU_ Marine Mammal Science MSc is approaching! For full info on content, entry requirements and how to apply please refer to the MSc MMS website: https://t.co/lio1xPqHTj

[SMRU (now posting at Bluesky) @_SMRU_]

Interested in doing an applied, quantitative ecology PhD? Check out our @SUPERDTP1 PhD project (https://t.co/hFnOKBwy8n) based at SMRU, supervised by @DjfRussell, @thomas_bodey (@aberdeenuni), Sally Rouse (@marinescotland), @MattIDCarter in collab w/ @UK_CEH & @RSPBScience!

[SMRU (now posting at Bluesky) @_SMRU_]

Reminder! Tomorrow (11th October), to celebrate 40 yrs of SMRU, we are hosting a PUBLIC lecture by leading #whale expert Phil Clapham @NOAAFisheries at @ByreTheatre, 1pm @univofstandrews Pls retweet

[Debbie JF Russell @DjfRussell]

@eirenkate @millerdl hahaha! Thanks for looking out for me @eirenkate More worried why sausagefish have become snausages! 🌭🌭🌭🐟🐟🐟

[SMRU (now posting at Bluesky) @_SMRU_]

Tagatha, a grey seal tagged on Bardsey in May as part of @beisgovuk funded project to learn more about the movements of grey seals to inform Marine Spatial Planning, has pupped 100 miles south on Ramsey!Thank you to all involved, esp Lisa Morgan @RSPBRamsey for pics and naming!

[Debbie JF Russell @DjfRussell]

Awesome postdoc opportunity @ SMRU with a great PI!😀

[SMRU (now posting at Bluesky) @_SMRU_]

Check out 3yr #Postdoc opportunity in Marine Polar Ecology w/ Lars Boehme in #TARZAN project funded by @NERCscience & @NSF https://t.co/usctJz7SpY

[Debbie JF Russell @DjfRussell]

@CREEM_cake @_SMRU_ Haha thanks! More like a lesson on how not to keep bees 🙄🐝🐝🐝

[SMRU (now posting at Bluesky) @_SMRU_]

Exciting #Applied #PhDOpportunity @AbertayUni in collaboration w/ SMRU!!Great for those who want to use lab techniques and data in conjunction w/ field data! #AMRGMeetsTelemetry https://t.co/AkzcQ1iuX4

[SMRU (now posting at Bluesky) @_SMRU_]

Reminder, pls retweet! https://t.co/weLdHbp3v0

[SMRU (now posting at Bluesky) @_SMRU_]

Researchers from SMRU (@DjfRussell) and CREEM (C. Harris)
went to a Cubs meeting & helped them work towards
their Scientist Badge.Lots of fun w/ skulls, whale sounds, photo-ID
game. Played games to show how hard it
can be for animals to communicate when humans are so noisy!

[Debbie JF Russell @DjfRussell]

Well done to Dr Matt Carter! Feel super lucky to have been part of this journey and to have nabbed him for a post doc! https://t.co/jPWwpzmdkn

[Matt Carter @MattIDCarter]

It's been an unforgettable journey! Couldn't have done it without support from amazing supervisors @ClareEmbling @PHATSAbertay @DjfRussell and colleagues @MBERC_PlymUni and @_SMRU_ https://t.co/ddUD4KKSBX

[Debbie JF Russell @DjfRussell]

Thank you to @DecomNorthSea for the invitation to present the marine science perspective at #DecomOffshore2018 in which I summarised the results from first stage of @insitenorthsea. Really interesting day!

[SMRU Consulting @SMRU_Consulting]

Our very own Carol Sparling presented a review of data collected at a range of tidal sites to demonstrate how important behavioural factors are when predicting collision risk #EIMR2018

[SMRU Consulting @SMRU_Consulting]

Exciting to see more collaborative projects tackling key issues: Matt Witt of @UniofExeter describing a great multiyear, ecosystem scale monitoring programme at @WelloWaveEnergy 's penguin @EMEC_Ltd, also involving @PlymUni and @UU_University #EIMR2018

[Debbie JF Russell @DjfRussell]

Awesomes pics!!! https://t.co/lII2XeRmMh

[Richard Shucksmith @ImagesEcology]

It's that time of year again to work with gannets underwater, Shetland seas are truly spectacular @shetlandnature @BBCSpringwatch @PromoteShetland @ScotlandTBP

[Debbie JF Russell @DjfRussell]

@PopiGk @theoni_p Awesome! Good Luck! Also plastic cups and cutlery?

[Debbie JF Russell @DjfRussell]

Well done @UniofExeterNews. Hopefully will encourage others to follow suit...here (@univofstandrews) we are still at 16 weeks full pay...and that is only if you have more than 26 weeks continuous service at the 15th week before the Expected Week Childbirth (EWC) ☹️ https://t.co/ljlXXHtkxx

[University of Exeter News @UniofExeterNews]

.@UniofExeter launches trail-blazing #maternity scheme: six months leave on full pay from first day at work. Read more 👉https://t.co/3DVBbX7Zy9

[Debbie JF Russell @DjfRussell]

Check out the results of SMRU's dolphin surveys funded @VattenfallUK https://t.co/ZhzLIvbJfr

[Debbie JF Russell @DjfRussell]

<3 CREEM! #ProductiveWorkEnvironment #CakeHappiness https://t.co/jdTih8cIEw