Dorota Kolbuk
@dotklobuk.bsky.social
Environmental science postdoc at University College Dublin 🇮🇪 | 🇪🇺MARBEFES project | Marine ecology, paleobiology, echinoderms🌊🔬
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Morphogenesis of the diamond-type stereom microlattice and the origin of saddle-shaped minimal surfaces in the echinoderm skeleton
Echinoderm endoskeleton has a unique trabecular microstructure, called stereom, which can exhibit highly ordered geometries. A striking example of the…
www.sciencedirect.com
Protoreaster nodosus (aka chocolate chip sea star🍪) has an unusual "diamond-type” stereom. How is it formed?
➡️📃Humański et al., 2026 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#echinoderms #biominerals
➡️📃Humański et al., 2026 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#echinoderms #biominerals
Reposted by Dorota Kolbuk
'Decline in number and quality of saltmarshes in Ireland' - @news.rte.ie
#NatureConservation #HabitatsDirective
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
#NatureConservation #HabitatsDirective
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Decline in number and quality of saltmarshes in Ireland
Saltmarshes are in decline all over the world, including in Ireland, which is seeing the size of its wetlands decreasing as well as a significant decline in the quality of the ecosystems.
www.rte.ie
January 19, 2026 at 9:15 AM
'Decline in number and quality of saltmarshes in Ireland' - @news.rte.ie
#NatureConservation #HabitatsDirective
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
#NatureConservation #HabitatsDirective
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Reposted by Dorota Kolbuk
102. Environmental + Climate Justice Syllabus
Assembling readings, articles, case studies & biographies from key writers, scholars & activists working for environmental freedom. Generating a searchable and citable list of Black, Indigenous & Latinx individuals, orgs & movements
#TabClosed2026
Assembling readings, articles, case studies & biographies from key writers, scholars & activists working for environmental freedom. Generating a searchable and citable list of Black, Indigenous & Latinx individuals, orgs & movements
#TabClosed2026
The Syllabus — Just Environments Lab
www.just-environments.org
January 17, 2026 at 10:23 PM
102. Environmental + Climate Justice Syllabus
Assembling readings, articles, case studies & biographies from key writers, scholars & activists working for environmental freedom. Generating a searchable and citable list of Black, Indigenous & Latinx individuals, orgs & movements
#TabClosed2026
Assembling readings, articles, case studies & biographies from key writers, scholars & activists working for environmental freedom. Generating a searchable and citable list of Black, Indigenous & Latinx individuals, orgs & movements
#TabClosed2026
Reposted by Dorota Kolbuk
Tomorrow is the deadline for submissions against what @antaisce.bsky.social is describing as one of the greatest threats to our environment ever.
Please don't wait til it's too late, get it in today.
Please don't wait til it's too late, get it in today.
⚠️ All Hands on Deck Needed to Respond to the Latest Attack on Access to Justice ⚖️
"This is one of the biggest threats to environmental protection that we have ever faced" - @antaisce.bsky.social
🔗 Details and call for public submissions: www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
"This is one of the biggest threats to environmental protection that we have ever faced" - @antaisce.bsky.social
🔗 Details and call for public submissions: www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
January 14, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Tomorrow is the deadline for submissions against what @antaisce.bsky.social is describing as one of the greatest threats to our environment ever.
Please don't wait til it's too late, get it in today.
Please don't wait til it's too late, get it in today.
UCD Postdocs Spotlight concluded last month with a seminar entitled "Scales of Research”.
We took the event and our UCD delegates outside of the Belfield campus all the way to Belfast - a great opportunity to meet the QUB community 🎓
@ucddublin.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
We took the event and our UCD delegates outside of the Belfield campus all the way to Belfast - a great opportunity to meet the QUB community 🎓
@ucddublin.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 5:55 PM
UCD Postdocs Spotlight concluded last month with a seminar entitled "Scales of Research”.
We took the event and our UCD delegates outside of the Belfield campus all the way to Belfast - a great opportunity to meet the QUB community 🎓
@ucddublin.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
We took the event and our UCD delegates outside of the Belfield campus all the way to Belfast - a great opportunity to meet the QUB community 🎓
@ucddublin.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
Protoreaster nodosus (aka chocolate chip sea star🍪) has an unusual "diamond-type” stereom. How is it formed?
➡️📃Humański et al., 2026 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#echinoderms #biominerals
➡️📃Humański et al., 2026 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#echinoderms #biominerals
Morphogenesis of the diamond-type stereom microlattice and the origin of saddle-shaped minimal surfaces in the echinoderm skeleton
Echinoderm endoskeleton has a unique trabecular microstructure, called stereom, which can exhibit highly ordered geometries. A striking example of the…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Protoreaster nodosus (aka chocolate chip sea star🍪) has an unusual "diamond-type” stereom. How is it formed?
➡️📃Humański et al., 2026 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#echinoderms #biominerals
➡️📃Humański et al., 2026 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#echinoderms #biominerals
Reposted by Dorota Kolbuk
🚨 Pre-announcement! 🚨
We’re hiring for 2 x two-year, full-time roles to join me and the wider @palaeoverse.bsky.social team @es-ucl.bsky.social.
- Research Software Engineer (REF: B04-06999): lnkd.in/eNRBiPnP
- Community Engagement Coordinator (REF: B04-06998): lnkd.in/ejUACCzn
We’re hiring for 2 x two-year, full-time roles to join me and the wider @palaeoverse.bsky.social team @es-ucl.bsky.social.
- Research Software Engineer (REF: B04-06999): lnkd.in/eNRBiPnP
- Community Engagement Coordinator (REF: B04-06998): lnkd.in/ejUACCzn
December 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
🚨 Pre-announcement! 🚨
We’re hiring for 2 x two-year, full-time roles to join me and the wider @palaeoverse.bsky.social team @es-ucl.bsky.social.
- Research Software Engineer (REF: B04-06999): lnkd.in/eNRBiPnP
- Community Engagement Coordinator (REF: B04-06998): lnkd.in/ejUACCzn
We’re hiring for 2 x two-year, full-time roles to join me and the wider @palaeoverse.bsky.social team @es-ucl.bsky.social.
- Research Software Engineer (REF: B04-06999): lnkd.in/eNRBiPnP
- Community Engagement Coordinator (REF: B04-06998): lnkd.in/ejUACCzn
A tool worth looking at: non-profit @opensyllabus.bsky.social maps "college curriculum across 27.6 million syllabi”. You can find your discipline & check most commonly assigned books galaxy.opensyllabus.org
PS. Wouldn’t know that without @greatbooksprof.bsky.social YT channel. Thank you!
PS. Wouldn’t know that without @greatbooksprof.bsky.social YT channel. Thank you!
Open Syllabus: Galaxy
The citation graph of the ~1M most-assigned books and articles (node2vec -> UMAP).
galaxy.opensyllabus.org
January 3, 2026 at 8:27 PM
A tool worth looking at: non-profit @opensyllabus.bsky.social maps "college curriculum across 27.6 million syllabi”. You can find your discipline & check most commonly assigned books galaxy.opensyllabus.org
PS. Wouldn’t know that without @greatbooksprof.bsky.social YT channel. Thank you!
PS. Wouldn’t know that without @greatbooksprof.bsky.social YT channel. Thank you!
Sponges for the win! Fantastic work led by Magda Łukowiak from @ipaleopan.bsky.social & her colleagues.
OH WOW! A whole web page DEVOTED to SPONGE SPICULE Imagery ! #porifera #spongeThursday www.spicules.org
January 2, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Sponges for the win! Fantastic work led by Magda Łukowiak from @ipaleopan.bsky.social & her colleagues.
⏳"Time is scarce for all in academia; for postdocs, time is oxygen”.
📣In the latest piece published on #TheAuditorium (blog by @glasgow.ac.uk Research Culture & Researcher Development Team) we discuss the challenges of research communication as postdocs: shorturl.at/6vyJc
#postdocs #researchstaff
📣In the latest piece published on #TheAuditorium (blog by @glasgow.ac.uk Research Culture & Researcher Development Team) we discuss the challenges of research communication as postdocs: shorturl.at/6vyJc
#postdocs #researchstaff
Postdoctoral researchers: bridled research communicators
By Dr Audrey M Plan, Research Engagement Specialist, Dr Sara M Esteves, IRC Postdoctoral Fellow and Dr Dorota Kolbuk, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University College Dublin. Since March 2025, th…
shorturl.at
December 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
⏳"Time is scarce for all in academia; for postdocs, time is oxygen”.
📣In the latest piece published on #TheAuditorium (blog by @glasgow.ac.uk Research Culture & Researcher Development Team) we discuss the challenges of research communication as postdocs: shorturl.at/6vyJc
#postdocs #researchstaff
📣In the latest piece published on #TheAuditorium (blog by @glasgow.ac.uk Research Culture & Researcher Development Team) we discuss the challenges of research communication as postdocs: shorturl.at/6vyJc
#postdocs #researchstaff
Plenty of wonderful art around and focusing on Morecambe Bay - from sculptures and stories to festivals and community initiatives. To explore this phenomenon, my colleague Ashley Cahillane developed a story map with the support of @morecambebay.bsky.social - check the link below:
🎨How does art support wellbeing, sense of place, and care for coastal environments?
🌅The MARBEFES story map, Art and the Healing Powers of #MorecambeBay, highlights artworks that strengthen place connection across the Bay: shorturl.at/FJZeA
💻Developed by Ashley Cahillane (UEA, UCD).
🌅The MARBEFES story map, Art and the Healing Powers of #MorecambeBay, highlights artworks that strengthen place connection across the Bay: shorturl.at/FJZeA
💻Developed by Ashley Cahillane (UEA, UCD).
Story Map: Art and the Healing Powers of Morecambe Bay
How does art support wellbeing, sense of place, and care for coastal environments? The MARBEFES story map, Art and the Healing ...
shorturl.at
December 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Plenty of wonderful art around and focusing on Morecambe Bay - from sculptures and stories to festivals and community initiatives. To explore this phenomenon, my colleague Ashley Cahillane developed a story map with the support of @morecambebay.bsky.social - check the link below:
Reposted by Dorota Kolbuk
Thank you to all who participated in our Coastwatch Autumn Survey Results Launch 2025 and Marine Litter Prevention Workshop at the European Commission Representation Office in Ireland! @fairseas.ie @deptcee.bsky.social @irishenvnet.bsky.social @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Thank you to all who participated in our Coastwatch Autumn Survey Results Launch 2025 and Marine Litter Prevention Workshop at the European Commission Representation Office in Ireland! @fairseas.ie @deptcee.bsky.social @irishenvnet.bsky.social @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social
Reposted by Dorota Kolbuk
"Today’s vote by the European Nitrates Committee to approve an extension of Ireland’s nitrates derogation for another three years is a bad day for Irish waterbodies and for everyone who relies on clean quality water in Ireland"
www.antaisce.org/news/eu-nitr...
www.antaisce.org/news/eu-nitr...
EU Nitrate Derogation decision a bad day for Irish waterways
Today’s vote by the European Nitrates Committee to approve an extension of Ireland’s nitrates derogation for another three years is a bad day for Irish waterbodies and for everyone who relies on clean...
www.antaisce.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
"Today’s vote by the European Nitrates Committee to approve an extension of Ireland’s nitrates derogation for another three years is a bad day for Irish waterbodies and for everyone who relies on clean quality water in Ireland"
www.antaisce.org/news/eu-nitr...
www.antaisce.org/news/eu-nitr...
💬UCD MESSAGE event coming up 3rd December, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland in Dublin. Grab your free tickets: shorturl.at/FeHMy @ucdearth.bsky.social
Underwater Worlds: Art, Science and the Submerged
Talk and screening by artist Sonia Levy followed by interdisciplinary panel discussion on visualising submerged ecosystems and narratives
www.eventbrite.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:49 PM
💬UCD MESSAGE event coming up 3rd December, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland in Dublin. Grab your free tickets: shorturl.at/FeHMy @ucdearth.bsky.social
Reposted by Dorota Kolbuk
📢 Join us!
The #UCD Research Staff Association (RSA) – SIPTU, a #postdoc led committee dedicated to supporting research staff, is hosting its Annual General Meeting
🗓️ Tues 25 Nov | 🕔 17:15
📍 Meeting Room 5, UCD Village
All postdocs, research assistants & research fellows are welcome!
📩 [email protected]
The #UCD Research Staff Association (RSA) – SIPTU, a #postdoc led committee dedicated to supporting research staff, is hosting its Annual General Meeting
🗓️ Tues 25 Nov | 🕔 17:15
📍 Meeting Room 5, UCD Village
All postdocs, research assistants & research fellows are welcome!
📩 [email protected]
November 24, 2025 at 12:13 PM
📢 Join us!
The #UCD Research Staff Association (RSA) – SIPTU, a #postdoc led committee dedicated to supporting research staff, is hosting its Annual General Meeting
🗓️ Tues 25 Nov | 🕔 17:15
📍 Meeting Room 5, UCD Village
All postdocs, research assistants & research fellows are welcome!
📩 [email protected]
The #UCD Research Staff Association (RSA) – SIPTU, a #postdoc led committee dedicated to supporting research staff, is hosting its Annual General Meeting
🗓️ Tues 25 Nov | 🕔 17:15
📍 Meeting Room 5, UCD Village
All postdocs, research assistants & research fellows are welcome!
📩 [email protected]
UCD Postdocs, that’s a wrap on this year’s edition of #PostdocsSpotlight! And a big announcement: for the grand finale, we'll go to... Belfast! @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
🙋🏽♂️Wanna join? Sign up here: shorturl.at/1WY06 (we'll cover cost of train tickets).
@ucddublin.bsky.social
🙋🏽♂️Wanna join? Sign up here: shorturl.at/1WY06 (we'll cover cost of train tickets).
@ucddublin.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
UCD Postdocs, that’s a wrap on this year’s edition of #PostdocsSpotlight! And a big announcement: for the grand finale, we'll go to... Belfast! @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
🙋🏽♂️Wanna join? Sign up here: shorturl.at/1WY06 (we'll cover cost of train tickets).
@ucddublin.bsky.social
🙋🏽♂️Wanna join? Sign up here: shorturl.at/1WY06 (we'll cover cost of train tickets).
@ucddublin.bsky.social
New date, but same me🗣️ Sign up below⬇️
Join postdoc Dorota Kolbuk on 14 Nov as she shows how #CitizenScience can support marine & coastal research efforts.
Topics: how to get involved in coastal citizen science & the benefits these activities bring to environmental monitoring & community engagement.
Register at forms.gle/CpNWS3SEFtzi...
Topics: how to get involved in coastal citizen science & the benefits these activities bring to environmental monitoring & community engagement.
Register at forms.gle/CpNWS3SEFtzi...
October 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
New date, but same me🗣️ Sign up below⬇️
Reposted by Dorota Kolbuk
🛳️ In 2023, our colleague Ashley Cahillane asked researchers and crew of the RV #CelticExplorer: how do you interact with the sea? Do you think the sea benefits the society? Should the sea be valued?
🌐 Results of her research on offshore cultural #EcosystemServices are out now: shorturl.at/hzcbE
🌐 Results of her research on offshore cultural #EcosystemServices are out now: shorturl.at/hzcbE
October 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
🛳️ In 2023, our colleague Ashley Cahillane asked researchers and crew of the RV #CelticExplorer: how do you interact with the sea? Do you think the sea benefits the society? Should the sea be valued?
🌐 Results of her research on offshore cultural #EcosystemServices are out now: shorturl.at/hzcbE
🌐 Results of her research on offshore cultural #EcosystemServices are out now: shorturl.at/hzcbE
🌆An exciting seminar on sustainable urban planning coming up October 24th- registration open to all UCD staff now:
🙋🏼♀️ forms.gle/5QKLAaXK1A1Z...
@ucdearth.bsky.social @ucdsustainability.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social
🙋🏼♀️ forms.gle/5QKLAaXK1A1Z...
@ucdearth.bsky.social @ucdsustainability.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🌆An exciting seminar on sustainable urban planning coming up October 24th- registration open to all UCD staff now:
🙋🏼♀️ forms.gle/5QKLAaXK1A1Z...
@ucdearth.bsky.social @ucdsustainability.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social
🙋🏼♀️ forms.gle/5QKLAaXK1A1Z...
@ucdearth.bsky.social @ucdsustainability.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social
Reposted by Dorota Kolbuk
Great to see this new citizen science data rescue project by Met Eireann up and running: www.zooniverse.org/projects/met... especially proud of our ICARUS graduates Rhonda and Ciara for taking this on. Local followers do go along and digitise a few values please.
Irish Weather Rescue | Zooniverse - People-powered research
Calling all weather and climate enthusiasts! Help us recreate the past climate of Ireland.
www.zooniverse.org
October 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Great to see this new citizen science data rescue project by Met Eireann up and running: www.zooniverse.org/projects/met... especially proud of our ICARUS graduates Rhonda and Ciara for taking this on. Local followers do go along and digitise a few values please.
Reposted by Dorota Kolbuk
🇪🇸 That's a wrap for our 2025 General Assembly!
🔎 We've heard lots of ideas and contributions from all the consortium - and the discussions will continue in the final year of the project.
Thank you @lifewatcheric.bsky.social for hosting us this year, Seville was wonderful 💃
🔎 We've heard lots of ideas and contributions from all the consortium - and the discussions will continue in the final year of the project.
Thank you @lifewatcheric.bsky.social for hosting us this year, Seville was wonderful 💃
October 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
🇪🇸 That's a wrap for our 2025 General Assembly!
🔎 We've heard lots of ideas and contributions from all the consortium - and the discussions will continue in the final year of the project.
Thank you @lifewatcheric.bsky.social for hosting us this year, Seville was wonderful 💃
🔎 We've heard lots of ideas and contributions from all the consortium - and the discussions will continue in the final year of the project.
Thank you @lifewatcheric.bsky.social for hosting us this year, Seville was wonderful 💃
Reposted by Dorota Kolbuk
Join postdoc Dorota Kolbuk as she shows how #CitizenScience can support marine & coastal research efforts.
Topics incl. how to get involved in coastal citizen science & the benefits these activities bring to environmental monitoring & community engagement.
Register at forms.gle/CpNWS3SEFtzi...
Topics incl. how to get involved in coastal citizen science & the benefits these activities bring to environmental monitoring & community engagement.
Register at forms.gle/CpNWS3SEFtzi...
October 6, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Join postdoc Dorota Kolbuk as she shows how #CitizenScience can support marine & coastal research efforts.
Topics incl. how to get involved in coastal citizen science & the benefits these activities bring to environmental monitoring & community engagement.
Register at forms.gle/CpNWS3SEFtzi...
Topics incl. how to get involved in coastal citizen science & the benefits these activities bring to environmental monitoring & community engagement.
Register at forms.gle/CpNWS3SEFtzi...
Note: Saturday event cancelled due to (still) bad weather⚠️
Sunday still on - we'll be updating you if anything changes🌥️
@coastwatch-ire.bsky.social
Sunday still on - we'll be updating you if anything changes🌥️
@coastwatch-ire.bsky.social
We are halfway through the survey season and there is still a lot of work to do! Join us this weekend at Dollymount Strand & Sandymount Beach!
We hope to see you there, taking a moment to connect with nature & contribute to data around biodiversity, litter & water quality!
We hope to see you there, taking a moment to connect with nature & contribute to data around biodiversity, litter & water quality!
October 4, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Note: Saturday event cancelled due to (still) bad weather⚠️
Sunday still on - we'll be updating you if anything changes🌥️
@coastwatch-ire.bsky.social
Sunday still on - we'll be updating you if anything changes🌥️
@coastwatch-ire.bsky.social
Reposted by Dorota Kolbuk
We are halfway through the survey season and there is still a lot of work to do! Join us this weekend at Dollymount Strand & Sandymount Beach!
We hope to see you there, taking a moment to connect with nature & contribute to data around biodiversity, litter & water quality!
We hope to see you there, taking a moment to connect with nature & contribute to data around biodiversity, litter & water quality!
October 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
We are halfway through the survey season and there is still a lot of work to do! Join us this weekend at Dollymount Strand & Sandymount Beach!
We hope to see you there, taking a moment to connect with nature & contribute to data around biodiversity, litter & water quality!
We hope to see you there, taking a moment to connect with nature & contribute to data around biodiversity, litter & water quality!
Are you a #postdoc at UCD? Would you like to share your work and meet other researchers? Good news - Postdocs Spotlight seminar is back to @ucddublin.bsky.social
📌October 24th, 12:30 pm, UCD Club
🙋🏼♀️Apply to be a presenter or moderator before Oct 6th:
shorturl.at/42qie
📌October 24th, 12:30 pm, UCD Club
🙋🏼♀️Apply to be a presenter or moderator before Oct 6th:
shorturl.at/42qie
September 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Are you a #postdoc at UCD? Would you like to share your work and meet other researchers? Good news - Postdocs Spotlight seminar is back to @ucddublin.bsky.social
📌October 24th, 12:30 pm, UCD Club
🙋🏼♀️Apply to be a presenter or moderator before Oct 6th:
shorturl.at/42qie
📌October 24th, 12:30 pm, UCD Club
🙋🏼♀️Apply to be a presenter or moderator before Oct 6th:
shorturl.at/42qie
Managing risks, but in marine ecosystems - example from three European case studies: Irish Sea🇮🇪, Curonian Lagoon🇱🇹, Gulf of Oristano🇮🇹 and detailed methodology of the #BowTie approach.
📢 First #scientific contributions from the @horizoneu.bsky.social project: @marbefes.bsky.social now out!
🔎 In the project collection: doi.org/10.3897/rio...., outcomes like the grant proposal and policy briefs will explore the implications of #biodiversity changes for the #European #seas.
🔎 In the project collection: doi.org/10.3897/rio...., outcomes like the grant proposal and policy briefs will explore the implications of #biodiversity changes for the #European #seas.
September 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Managing risks, but in marine ecosystems - example from three European case studies: Irish Sea🇮🇪, Curonian Lagoon🇱🇹, Gulf of Oristano🇮🇹 and detailed methodology of the #BowTie approach.