One of the most severe marine heatwaves on Earth has developed off the coast of Ireland and the UK, with water temperatures as high as 4-5°C above normal.
NOAA's Marine Heatwave Watch has categorized this event as a Category 4 (extreme) marine heatwave.
Have you ever wondered if fishes help shape the coral reef benthos to grow corals better (or not..)?? 🍼🪸🐠
Our new paper is out now in Coral Reefs! https://t.co/OA1oWU6YpH
@CaitBolton@nboutros@viv_brambilla@AndySHoey @4reefs @KyleZawada@migosas @maadornelas
How UK universities are being destroyed: “Austria spends 1.6% of GDP on higher education. India 1.5%, Canada 1.2%. The UK comes in last, with 0.5%. In Germany, 81% of university funding comes from the state. In the US, it’s 36%. In the UK, it’s just 23%” https://t.co/8WtP13oQNg
Well done @ines_orfao! Cool review on the evolutionary drivers of male-male display https://t.co/Z7I8S3BsXb via @PeerJLife @CentreBioDiv @SchoolofBiology@univofstandrews
against all I said to my biology students, this was an amazing and unique experience! thanks for the video @charl_kel. Join us next year on scientific diving! SciDiv2023 @univofstandrews @CentreBioDiv
2 weeks, >30 dives and 100 coralfire data points collected it's time to head home. Well done SciDiv20203 cohort. Time to crunch the numbers. @CentreBioDiv @univofstandrews
UniStAndrews students best-teacher nomination "he is there for his students in all aspects of their academic life. The best teacher on this campus! People sign up for his classes not just for the subjects but to be challenged academically which is rare to find at this school".
And here it is -- communication from @ERC_Research to UK-based #ERC starting grant grantees... UK awardees will have two months time to move their grant to the EU proper, otherwise they will lose their STG. Thank you #Brexit#BrexitReality.
“When we say the largest marine reserve in Europe, it’s exciting, because it really is a sense of leadership and ambition”. In the context of the #30X30 target, Portugal’s announcement, “shows that we can actually do this”. Paul Rose, @NG_PristineSeas
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Interested in understanding #animalpersonality terminology & how it's used in behavioural ecology? We’ve gotcha covered. Check the #preprint results of our survey and literature review. We identify common disagreements and discuss potential solutions https://t.co/ABSkxhugIW
PhD student Emma Peasland @Peas_E is interested in the skills development & employability value of fieldwork. Does student-led study increase student recognition of skills development? #2019EFL (Paper coming soon with blog post coming on our website too: https://t.co/A1d5CR5Caj)