Jennifer Loxton

NERC knowledge exchange fellow for marine renewable energy, marine ecologist, scientific diver and wannabe intrepid explorer/uber-geek.

[Jennifer Loxton @jenloxton]

I help wave & tidal energy folk understand & manage the crusty critters & plants that live on their finely tuned UW technology #UHIresearch

[Jennifer Loxton @jenloxton]

Rather nervous! I’m making my TV debut on BBC Landward tonight talking about a tiny little invasive beastie from Japan. You can see me at 8.30pm BBC Scotland channel & BBC1 Scotland 7.30pm Friday. Will also be avail on BBC iplayer. https://t.co/eEHeZOwO12

[School of GeoSciences @ University of Edinburgh @GeosciencesEd]

Our very own Dr Jen Loxton (@jenloxton) will be on BBC Landward tonight 8.30pm BBC Scotland channel & BBC1 Scotland 7.30pm Friday. Will also be avail on BBC iplayer. BBC News - Scotland's shellfish 'at risk' from invasive species from Japan https://t.co/ckOOgVLTtD

[Culpeper Tonic (formerly Edible Hedgerow) @CulpeperTonic]

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[Jennifer Loxton @jenloxton]

Invasive species are a challenge and it is great to get the chance to spread the word by filming with BBC Landward this week. Here I am showing the presenter, Dougie, the fascinating world of invasive bryozoans.

[Jennifer Loxton @jenloxton]

Fantastic to do some filming with the folk from BBC Landward this week. I do love to share my bryozoan geekery 🤓.

[Jennifer Loxton @jenloxton]

@KentishHack @PPEinPPE @BandQ @Screwfix Good tip! Can’t help feeling we should be able to buy as easily as the fellas do though. Women in trade professions are increasing, and we should all support that. Time for these big suppliers to catch up!

[Jennifer Loxton @jenloxton]

Women’s toes matter too!! Today I tried to find workboots. @BandQ and @Screwfix had dozens of pairs of awesome rufty tufty, warm, steel toe capped boots. Not one pair available in store smaller than UK7. Only option - black trainers & pink laces... Really?? 😡😡 #everydaysexism

[Julia Horton @HortonJulia]

Fancy some #seaweedcrisps ? I spent a fun afternoon recently with @monicawilde learning about #winterforaging in #Scotland - read all about it in a piece I wrote for @topsanteuk magazine: https://t.co/QCb8GN43rn

[Lynne Porter @lynneportweet]

Great to see this publication, well done @NERCscience Knowledge Exchange Fellows - you planned, you consulted and impressively completed/finished!

[Jennifer Loxton @jenloxton]

Do you ever wonder what drives the mysterious creature that is a university academic? Why are industry / uni collaborations so hard sometimes? I’m a co-author on a new journal article published today which aims to demystify academics for industry. https://t.co/yqLn5XuWd6

[Julia Horton @HortonJulia]

Interesting work by @jenloxton on #alienspecies and the threat to #oysterfarms , my piece was also published in the Daily Mail and followed up by @BBCRadioScot @bbcgms

[Bishop group MBA @NNSatMBA]

It was great to collaborate with @jenloxton on this, combining our extensive NNS data from around the English and Welsh coasts with hers from Scotland.

[Jennifer Loxton @jenloxton]

Thanks Elizabeth 😊

[Dr Elizabeth Mills @marinemumbles]

Great interview about invasive bryzoans. Brilliant #scicomm by @jenloxton describing colonies as bright orange and crisp-sized. Invasive species can be troublesome for native spp but lots of brilliant work and monitoring being done by scientists around the UK to limit the impact!

[School of GeoSciences @ University of Edinburgh @GeosciencesEd]

Catch @jenloxton (@GeosciencesEd)'s interview on Good Morning Scotland via podcast >>2:42 mins. Jen discusses the threat to oysters from a species, thought to have originated from Japan. @NERCscience @thembauk, @heriotwattuni, @thinkuhi @nhm_london. https://t.co/v4V5YzXOMA

[Jennifer Loxton @jenloxton]

Here is the link to my radio interview this morning, based on work I did with @JoanneSPorter and collaborators from @thembauk @UHI_Research @HeriotWattUni and @NHM_London.

[School of GeoSciences @ University of Edinburgh @GeosciencesEd]

#Scottishports on alert as #oysters face alien species invasion thanks to #climatechange. Research led by @jenloxton @GeosciencesEd with @thembauk, @heriotwattuni, @thinkuhi @nhm_london warn UK under threat from species forecast to spread south https://t.co/ZZj2e4MoXL

[Jennifer Loxton @jenloxton]

The Sunday Times is featuring an article today written by @HortonJulia and based on some of my invasive species research - check it out 😀. https://t.co/e8TiSjGxaN

[School of GeoSciences @ University of Edinburgh @GeosciencesEd]

Congrats to @jenloxton (@GeoSciencesEd) on her new paper out in #ZooKeys_Journal: A checklist of marine bryozoan taxa in Scottish sea regions https://t.co/RvoZpMgiSM

[ZooKeys @ZooKeys_Journal]

Comprehensive checklist for #bryozoans in Scottish waters with 218 species in 58 families, based on both contemporary & historical records.

Checklist: https://t.co/ISEqVgwvVb #Bryozoa #MarineScience #MarineConservation #biodiversity #taxonomy

[Jennifer Loxton @jenloxton]

So when not “marine sciencing” I put my experimental tendencies into finding delicious wild flavours and making tasty concoctions... and G&Ts of course, lots of G&Ts. Vic (a fellow scientist) and I are tweeting about these forays here @EdibleHedgerow hope you’ll follow us 😀🍸