Lorraine Scott

Lecturer Biological Sciences
@QUBbioscience

[Lorraine Scott @LoScottQUB]

Natural history collections are important educational tools to help us understand biodiversity. The @QUBbioscience @QUBelfast Collection is 150+ yrs old, inspiring generations of students. An amazing UG student has created a digital tour of the collection

https://t.co/ofaNqm6dr7

[Jonathan Pie @JonathanPieNews]

A new day in Westminster has dawned...

[All-Ireland Pollinator Plan @PollinatorPlan]

Meet the 79 species of solitary bee on the island of Ireland

Unlike honeybees and bumblebees, these important pollinators don't form large colonies with a queen, but make individual nests in cavities, or holes in the ground

#SolitaryBeeWeek

More here➡️ https://t.co/lZK4qZwcUy

[Lorraine Scott @LoScottQUB]

Lovely mutualism in action outside the @QUBbioscience building on Chlorine Gardens today. Ants busy farming their aphids. Honeydew in exchange for protection. Ecology rocks 🐜🌱

[School of Biological Sciences @QUBbioscience]

Massive congratulations to Jayne Hanna, Sarah Carlisle and Megan Crockard on being placed 2nd at the Ecotrophelia UK Final!

First time @QUBelfast has entered and a brilliant result.

Read more - https://t.co/M1yPi4oOMy

[Dave Goulson @DaveGoulson]

Join me for an online chat on 3 July.... (for under 25s only)

[QUBTechnicians @QUBTechnicians]

Enjoy the highlights of the @QUBTechnicians Showcase on Thurs 23rd May 2024. The event offered a tremendous opportunity to s celebrate the diverse and exciting activities delivered by technicians at @QUBelfast .
https://t.co/7CSypbVR9q

[Lorraine Scott @LoScottQUB]

Hundreds of kids learning to appreciate nature and biodiversity by being up close to our natural history collection yesterday @balmoralshow Such enthusiasm, curiosity & amazing knowledge shown by the younger generation. Great day, best bit of my job!
@QUBbioscience @QUBEngagement

[QUB Strategic Engagement @QUBEngagement]

How can VR power a natural history collection? Come experience it for yourself! Our VR headsets show specimens, and @LoScottQUB & the team have some physical ones too! Check it out!

[Lorraine Scott @LoScottQUB]

Brilliant day talking all things Biodiversity @balmoralshow
@QUBbioscience @QUBEngagement

[RTÉ News @rtenews]

Scientists have observed an orangutan applying medicinal herbs to a face wound in an apparently successful attempt to heal an injury, the first time such behaviour has been recorded https://t.co/KddYJFlNP3

[Royal Society Publishing @RSocPublishing]

Evidence for socially influenced and potentially actively coordinated cooperation by bumblebees: https://t.co/9R808Z7uSa #ProcB #openaccess @LoukolaOlli @AAntinoja

[Lorraine Scott @LoScottQUB]

@NeilReid81 😵 Ewww

[Lorraine Scott @LoScottQUB]

Special thanks to the @QUBbioscience teaching techs and to @AmyGarbett3, our field tech without whom, these courses are not possible. Thanks so much for all your hard work in organising this course, I know it has taken years off your life 😂😉 Many more to come
@QUBTechnicians

[Lorraine Scott @LoScottQUB]

Another successful year for our Level 1 Environmental Biology field course. Huge thanks to all staff, PG demonstrators, @GreenhillYMCA and to our brilliant undergraduate students
@QUBbioscience @QUBelfast @MEecoprof @NeilReid81 @PelagicLabQUB @DickJaimie @domhnallj @aquaculchie99

[Lorraine Scott @LoScottQUB]

Another successful year for our Level 1 Environmental Biology field course. Huge thanks to all staff, PG demonstrators, @GreenhillYMCA and to our brilliant undergraduate students
@QUBbioscience @QUBelfast @MEecoprof @NeilReid81 @PelagicLabQUB @DickJaimie @domhnallj @aquaculchie99

[Lorraine Scott @LoScottQUB]

Awesome weather and happy students for day 3 on Environmental Bio
@QUBbioscience
@QUBelfast

[Mark Emmerson @MEecoprof]

Back on the shore for our #Biodiversity and #EnvironmentalBiology first year field course at Greenhill YMCA in Newcastle, County Down. Three days of field ecology with stunning views and shorelines!