Enjoying the wonderful Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh after a fantastic two days at #SNSC2025. Thank you to everyone who came along.

Stay tuned for the same again tomorrow! #SNSC2025

@passerbliss.bsky.social Eliza Ralph ending a fantastic first day of the Scotland Nature Student conference with a talk highlighting how games can be used to engage and inspire conservation action #SNSC2025

And we’re off! - looking forward to two days of discussing all things Scotland and Nature at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh #SNSC2025

Our first keynote is Professor Mat Williams, Chief Scientific Adviser on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture for the Scottish Government - highlighting how the Scottish Government can integrate Nature and Scientific research into national strategies 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #SNSC2025

A quick thank you to all of the partners who have contributed to the event this year - it would not have been possible without them! #SNSC2025

Do Sustainable Urban Drainage Ditches (SUDS) benefit hoverflies? - our first student talk from Andrada Opris looks at how pollinator assemblages vary in sites with and without SUDS, alongside comparing traditional trapping techniques and environmental DNA (eDNA)
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Amphibians need pedestrian crossings - keeping the theme of SUDS, Kirsty MacArthur is looking at how environmental conditions impact the presence of amphibians at SUDS.

Fascinating to see both the interspecific variations between species alongside trends across the 4 amphibian species #SNSC2025

How does this photo make you feel? or shape your mood? - Next up we have Anna Stacey, highlighting how visual media can be used to evoke an emotive response from nature #SNSC2025

A pearl of a study - Naomi Kennon and Anna Inman highlighting how citizen science is helping to facilitate European flat oyster recolonisation in Scotland! #SNSC2025

No fake plastic trees on these mountains! - Our first student keynote of the conference is @sarahwatts.bsky.social who is blending both research and practice to highlight how and why we can successfully restore mountain woodlands in Scotland #SNSC2025

Time for our exciting panel discussion on “Nature Restoration and the role of people” in both Scotland and globally! #SNSC2025 @naturescot.bsky.social

Peat and Tidy - next up we have Ginebra Lavao highlighting the importance of integrating community engagement into peatland restoration! #SNSC2025

Seal or no deal! - Claire Stainfield looks at the impacts of human disturbance on seal distribution at the seal protection zone at Newburgh Beach #SNSC2025

Looking forward to going along to hear more about all the great research happening in Scotland.

SAVE THE DATE: Scotland’s Nature Student Conference 2025 - 'People, Nature and Climate' on 18th & 19th March at RBGE! Coming soon: Visit snsconference.wixsite.com/2025 for information on registering.