UKIRSC Marine Mammals
@ukirsc.bsky.social
UK & Ireland Regional Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy
@marinemammalogy.bsky.social
Bringing together postgraduate students studying marine mammals. 🦭🐳🐬🦦🐻❄️
Follow for PhD/post-doc alerts plus funding, grants & jobs!
@marinemammalogy.bsky.social
Bringing together postgraduate students studying marine mammals. 🦭🐳🐬🦦🐻❄️
Follow for PhD/post-doc alerts plus funding, grants & jobs!
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🐬 Registration is now OPEN for the UKIRSC 2026 Marine Mammal Conference hosted @plymuni.bsky.social 🎓A FREE event bringing together students from across the UK & Ireland to share research, connect, and learn from leading marine mammal scientists. 👇Link below
#UKIRSC2026 #MarineMammals
#UKIRSC2026 #MarineMammals
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We are hiring: #PhD fellow in Ecosystem-based management and marine connectivity🐋🧪🛰️
Want to work with tracking data from migratory species to identify ecological corridors and help inform biodiversity conservation priorities?
Apply by Dec 7th!
@bioprotectproject.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/ytfmfhfc
Want to work with tracking data from migratory species to identify ecological corridors and help inform biodiversity conservation priorities?
Apply by Dec 7th!
@bioprotectproject.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/ytfmfhfc
PhD Fellow in Ecology/Ecosystem-Based Management (289259) | UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Job title: PhD Fellow in Ecology/Ecosystem-Based Management (289259), Employer: UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Deadline: Sunday, December 7, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
November 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
We are hiring: #PhD fellow in Ecosystem-based management and marine connectivity🐋🧪🛰️
Want to work with tracking data from migratory species to identify ecological corridors and help inform biodiversity conservation priorities?
Apply by Dec 7th!
@bioprotectproject.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/ytfmfhfc
Want to work with tracking data from migratory species to identify ecological corridors and help inform biodiversity conservation priorities?
Apply by Dec 7th!
@bioprotectproject.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/ytfmfhfc
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Bird Flu Ravaged the World’s Largest Elephant Seal Population, Study Finds www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/s...
Bird Flu Ravaged the World’s Largest Elephant Seal Population, Study Finds
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Bird Flu Ravaged the World’s Largest Elephant Seal Population, Study Finds www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/s...
We've had a late surge of registrations and we're now nearing our room capacity! Only 10 spaces left so make sure to sign up quickly if you want to come. We'll be closing registration early if we reach our limit. Great problem to have!
🐬 Registration is now OPEN for the UKIRSC 2026 Marine Mammal Conference hosted @plymuni.bsky.social 🎓A FREE event bringing together students from across the UK & Ireland to share research, connect, and learn from leading marine mammal scientists. 👇Link below
#UKIRSC2026 #MarineMammals
#UKIRSC2026 #MarineMammals
November 12, 2025 at 9:59 AM
We've had a late surge of registrations and we're now nearing our room capacity! Only 10 spaces left so make sure to sign up quickly if you want to come. We'll be closing registration early if we reach our limit. Great problem to have!
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3 year postdoc funded by @ukri.org NERC on between-group cooperation in the Shark Bay dolphins is now live - please share widely 🙏 www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol
University of Bristol Beacon House Queens Road Bristol, BS8 1QU, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 928 9000 Contact us
www.bristol.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
3 year postdoc funded by @ukri.org NERC on between-group cooperation in the Shark Bay dolphins is now live - please share widely 🙏 www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
🐋 Registration Deadline Extended 🦭
We've extended the deadline for registration until the 21st November, so there's still time to sign up if you thought you'd missed it! Head to our website or scan the QR code in the poster to get to the form. Hope to see you all in January!
We've extended the deadline for registration until the 21st November, so there's still time to sign up if you thought you'd missed it! Head to our website or scan the QR code in the poster to get to the form. Hope to see you all in January!
🐬 Registration is now OPEN for the UKIRSC 2026 Marine Mammal Conference hosted @plymuni.bsky.social 🎓A FREE event bringing together students from across the UK & Ireland to share research, connect, and learn from leading marine mammal scientists. 👇Link below
#UKIRSC2026 #MarineMammals
#UKIRSC2026 #MarineMammals
November 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
🐋 Registration Deadline Extended 🦭
We've extended the deadline for registration until the 21st November, so there's still time to sign up if you thought you'd missed it! Head to our website or scan the QR code in the poster to get to the form. Hope to see you all in January!
We've extended the deadline for registration until the 21st November, so there's still time to sign up if you thought you'd missed it! Head to our website or scan the QR code in the poster to get to the form. Hope to see you all in January!
Travel grants are also available to help keep conference costs down!
🐬 Registration is now OPEN for the UKIRSC 2026 Marine Mammal Conference hosted @plymuni.bsky.social 🎓A FREE event bringing together students from across the UK & Ireland to share research, connect, and learn from leading marine mammal scientists. 👇Link below
#UKIRSC2026 #MarineMammals
#UKIRSC2026 #MarineMammals
November 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Travel grants are also available to help keep conference costs down!
Reminder that registration closes this week! Follow the link in the thread to sign up 🧵
🐬 Registration is now OPEN for the UKIRSC 2026 Marine Mammal Conference hosted @plymuni.bsky.social 🎓A FREE event bringing together students from across the UK & Ireland to share research, connect, and learn from leading marine mammal scientists. 👇Link below
#UKIRSC2026 #MarineMammals
#UKIRSC2026 #MarineMammals
November 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Reminder that registration closes this week! Follow the link in the thread to sign up 🧵
Interesting article with some good tips on how to get a marine mammal (or general dream) PhD 👇
Anyone have tips of their own?
whalescientists.com/phd-on-whales/
#phdsky #academicsky
Anyone have tips of their own?
whalescientists.com/phd-on-whales/
#phdsky #academicsky
Want to do a PhD on killer whales? Start by narrowing your research niche
Instead of saying you'll take any opportunity to do a PhD on whales, narrow your focus to a specific niche.
whalescientists.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Interesting article with some good tips on how to get a marine mammal (or general dream) PhD 👇
Anyone have tips of their own?
whalescientists.com/phd-on-whales/
#phdsky #academicsky
Anyone have tips of their own?
whalescientists.com/phd-on-whales/
#phdsky #academicsky
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Our top 3 good news hot takes on the 2025 #vaquita porpoise survey
🐬🔥🎉
1) Fabulous drone footage, especially Sept 23 of mother Frida (tied for record size at 1.5 meters, & possibly pregnant) swimming with her estimated year old calf. Evidence of population reproduction ♀️♂️!
🐬🔥🎉
1) Fabulous drone footage, especially Sept 23 of mother Frida (tied for record size at 1.5 meters, & possibly pregnant) swimming with her estimated year old calf. Evidence of population reproduction ♀️♂️!
October 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Our top 3 good news hot takes on the 2025 #vaquita porpoise survey
🐬🔥🎉
1) Fabulous drone footage, especially Sept 23 of mother Frida (tied for record size at 1.5 meters, & possibly pregnant) swimming with her estimated year old calf. Evidence of population reproduction ♀️♂️!
🐬🔥🎉
1) Fabulous drone footage, especially Sept 23 of mother Frida (tied for record size at 1.5 meters, & possibly pregnant) swimming with her estimated year old calf. Evidence of population reproduction ♀️♂️!
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🚨 Only 2 weeks left to register! 🚨
🐬 Registration is now OPEN for the UKIRSC 2026 Marine Mammal Conference hosted @plymuni.bsky.social 🎓A FREE event bringing together students from across the UK & Ireland to share research, connect, and learn from leading marine mammal scientists. 👇Link below
#UKIRSC2026 #MarineMammals
#UKIRSC2026 #MarineMammals
October 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM
🚨 Only 2 weeks left to register! 🚨
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Great Masters by Research opportunity working with Prof @darrencroft.bsky.social and collaborative team on killer whales!
More info in Darren's original post. ⬇️
🦑🌍🐬🧪🦤🌐
#AcademicSky
More info in Darren's original post. ⬇️
🦑🌍🐬🧪🦤🌐
#AcademicSky
MSc by Res opportunity - developing behavioural indicators to inform killer whale conservation with
@exeter.ac.uk @whaleresearch.bsky.social @seadocsociety.bsky.social
People from underrepresented groups in marine science encouraged to apply.
Deadline 19Dec
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
@exeter.ac.uk @whaleresearch.bsky.social @seadocsociety.bsky.social
People from underrepresented groups in marine science encouraged to apply.
Deadline 19Dec
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
October 23, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Great Masters by Research opportunity working with Prof @darrencroft.bsky.social and collaborative team on killer whales!
More info in Darren's original post. ⬇️
🦑🌍🐬🧪🦤🌐
#AcademicSky
More info in Darren's original post. ⬇️
🦑🌍🐬🧪🦤🌐
#AcademicSky
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Postdoc fitting Bayesian spatial models to various streams of data on humpback whales with @afredston.bsky.social at Santa Cruz, CA
recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003
recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003
Fredston Lab: Postdoctoral Scholar
University of California, Santa Cruz is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucsc.edu
October 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Postdoc fitting Bayesian spatial models to various streams of data on humpback whales with @afredston.bsky.social at Santa Cruz, CA
recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003
recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003
‼️ not one but TWO positions working with @darrencroft.bsky.social and killer whales!!
Both graduate and postdoc.
Deadlines very soon!
Both graduate and postdoc.
Deadlines very soon!
Fancy working with killer whales?
We have two exciting opportunities to support the work of Professor @darrencroft.bsky.social and team.
👉 Graduate Research Assistant - lnkd.in/egy9Knka
👉 Postdoctoral Research Associate - lnkd.in/eXyP7fZ4
Deadlines 22nd/19th Oct.
🦑🦤🌍🌊🐬🌐
We have two exciting opportunities to support the work of Professor @darrencroft.bsky.social and team.
👉 Graduate Research Assistant - lnkd.in/egy9Knka
👉 Postdoctoral Research Associate - lnkd.in/eXyP7fZ4
Deadlines 22nd/19th Oct.
🦑🦤🌍🌊🐬🌐
October 13, 2025 at 2:32 AM
‼️ not one but TWO positions working with @darrencroft.bsky.social and killer whales!!
Both graduate and postdoc.
Deadlines very soon!
Both graduate and postdoc.
Deadlines very soon!
🐬 Registration is now OPEN for the UKIRSC 2026 Marine Mammal Conference hosted @plymuni.bsky.social 🎓A FREE event bringing together students from across the UK & Ireland to share research, connect, and learn from leading marine mammal scientists. 👇Link below
#UKIRSC2026 #MarineMammals
#UKIRSC2026 #MarineMammals
October 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
🐬 Registration is now OPEN for the UKIRSC 2026 Marine Mammal Conference hosted @plymuni.bsky.social 🎓A FREE event bringing together students from across the UK & Ireland to share research, connect, and learn from leading marine mammal scientists. 👇Link below
#UKIRSC2026 #MarineMammals
#UKIRSC2026 #MarineMammals
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🧪🐟🔉WHOI's Postdoctoral Scholars Program is now accepting applications.
Application deadline: December 1, 2025.
If you’re interested in bioacoustics, signal processing, AI/ML, or low-cost instrumentation, and are considering applying, feel free to get in touch with me.
www.whoi.edu/what-we-do/e...
Application deadline: December 1, 2025.
If you’re interested in bioacoustics, signal processing, AI/ML, or low-cost instrumentation, and are considering applying, feel free to get in touch with me.
www.whoi.edu/what-we-do/e...
Postdoctoral Scholar Program - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Eighteen-month Postdoctoral Scholar awards are offered to recipients of new or recent doctorates in the fields of chemistry, engineering, geology, geophysics, mathematics, meteorology, physics, and bi...
www.whoi.edu
October 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
🧪🐟🔉WHOI's Postdoctoral Scholars Program is now accepting applications.
Application deadline: December 1, 2025.
If you’re interested in bioacoustics, signal processing, AI/ML, or low-cost instrumentation, and are considering applying, feel free to get in touch with me.
www.whoi.edu/what-we-do/e...
Application deadline: December 1, 2025.
If you’re interested in bioacoustics, signal processing, AI/ML, or low-cost instrumentation, and are considering applying, feel free to get in touch with me.
www.whoi.edu/what-we-do/e...
🚨 PhD alert! ‘Understanding marine mammal distributions and habitat use through environmental DNA’ at the University of Leeds, UK
Deadline: 7th Jan
goodmanlab.org/opportunitie...
#phdsky #academicsky #marinemammals
Deadline: 7th Jan
goodmanlab.org/opportunitie...
#phdsky #academicsky #marinemammals
PhD & post-doctoral fellowhship opportunities in marine mammal eDNA
Understanding marine mammal distributions and habitat use through environmental DNA Environmental DNA (eDNA) is developing rapidly as an important tool for biodiversity monitoring and for exploring…
goodmanlab.org
October 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
🚨 PhD alert! ‘Understanding marine mammal distributions and habitat use through environmental DNA’ at the University of Leeds, UK
Deadline: 7th Jan
goodmanlab.org/opportunitie...
#phdsky #academicsky #marinemammals
Deadline: 7th Jan
goodmanlab.org/opportunitie...
#phdsky #academicsky #marinemammals
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I am pleased to share our new review paper detailing killer whale interactions with commercial fisheries in Frontiers in Marine Science!
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
September 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I am pleased to share our new review paper detailing killer whale interactions with commercial fisheries in Frontiers in Marine Science!
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
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Calling all marine & freshwater sciences students 📣
@marinefreshwater.bsky.social has a new #StudentPrize!
The first winner will be announced in 2027 to allow time for submissions and nominations.
More details:
www.publish.csiro.au/mf/forauthor...
#MarineFreshwaterRes
@marinefreshwater.bsky.social has a new #StudentPrize!
The first winner will be announced in 2027 to allow time for submissions and nominations.
More details:
www.publish.csiro.au/mf/forauthor...
#MarineFreshwaterRes
CSIRO PUBLISHING
Awards and Prizes
www.publish.csiro.au
October 4, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Calling all marine & freshwater sciences students 📣
@marinefreshwater.bsky.social has a new #StudentPrize!
The first winner will be announced in 2027 to allow time for submissions and nominations.
More details:
www.publish.csiro.au/mf/forauthor...
#MarineFreshwaterRes
@marinefreshwater.bsky.social has a new #StudentPrize!
The first winner will be announced in 2027 to allow time for submissions and nominations.
More details:
www.publish.csiro.au/mf/forauthor...
#MarineFreshwaterRes
With the PhD application process looming (at least in the UK), here’s an interesting article on why you may want to consider research outside of marine mammals (we know! shock horror!) and why this doesn’t have to be the end of a career in marine mammal science 🐬
whalescientists.com/i-cant-find-...
whalescientists.com/i-cant-find-...
I can’t find a PhD on marine mammals. What now?
Finding a PhD on marine mammals is no easy task, and not everyone succeeds. But your dreams of doing marine mammal research did not end...
whalescientists.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:31 AM
With the PhD application process looming (at least in the UK), here’s an interesting article on why you may want to consider research outside of marine mammals (we know! shock horror!) and why this doesn’t have to be the end of a career in marine mammal science 🐬
whalescientists.com/i-cant-find-...
whalescientists.com/i-cant-find-...
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🎉 Congratulations to Rebecca Niklas on completing her master’s thesis!
Rebecca used eDNA samples to assess marine biodiversity and whale diet in the Azores, as part of the @ewhale-dna.bsky.social project🐋🌊
Fantastic work bridging cutting-edge molecular tools with marine ecology!
Rebecca used eDNA samples to assess marine biodiversity and whale diet in the Azores, as part of the @ewhale-dna.bsky.social project🐋🌊
Fantastic work bridging cutting-edge molecular tools with marine ecology!
October 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM
🎉 Congratulations to Rebecca Niklas on completing her master’s thesis!
Rebecca used eDNA samples to assess marine biodiversity and whale diet in the Azores, as part of the @ewhale-dna.bsky.social project🐋🌊
Fantastic work bridging cutting-edge molecular tools with marine ecology!
Rebecca used eDNA samples to assess marine biodiversity and whale diet in the Azores, as part of the @ewhale-dna.bsky.social project🐋🌊
Fantastic work bridging cutting-edge molecular tools with marine ecology!
🚨 Whale PhD Opportunity!! 🚨
#OceanOpportunities PhD position: Site-fidelity and feeding behaviour of fin whales at Antarctic feeding grounds - Deadline 02 October 2025
nf-pogo-alumni.org/26092025-6/
nf-pogo-alumni.org/26092025-6/
PhD position: Site-fidelity and feeding behaviour of fin whales at Antarctic feeding grounds - Deadline 02 October 2025 - NANO | NF-POGO Alumni Network for the Ocean
Background You will be part of the Marine Mammal Ecology Working Group in the AWI section Polar Biological Oceanography, Bremerhaven, in collaboration with the Institute of Marine Ecosystem and Fisher...
nf-pogo-alumni.org
September 26, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🚨 Whale PhD Opportunity!! 🚨
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Every day should begin with seals. Maybe the world would be sweeter?
#seals #oregoncoast #morningwalks #beach #hike #photography #travel #love
#seals #oregoncoast #morningwalks #beach #hike #photography #travel #love
September 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Every day should begin with seals. Maybe the world would be sweeter?
#seals #oregoncoast #morningwalks #beach #hike #photography #travel #love
#seals #oregoncoast #morningwalks #beach #hike #photography #travel #love
❗️💵Student bursaries available to help attend marine research events, apply by 31st October:
Turn your ambition into action! ⭐🌎
MBA student bursaries provide direct support for students and postgraduates in marine biology, helping you take your next step toward shaping the future of our oceans.
Apply here ➡️ buff.ly/3TuxcPm
Become a Student Member for £25 per year ➡️ buff.ly/4cuvdDT
MBA student bursaries provide direct support for students and postgraduates in marine biology, helping you take your next step toward shaping the future of our oceans.
Apply here ➡️ buff.ly/3TuxcPm
Become a Student Member for £25 per year ➡️ buff.ly/4cuvdDT
September 19, 2025 at 4:40 AM
❗️💵Student bursaries available to help attend marine research events, apply by 31st October:
❗️💵Student bursaries available to help attend marine research events, apply by 31st October:
Turn your ambition into action! ⭐🌎
MBA student bursaries provide direct support for students and postgraduates in marine biology, helping you take your next step toward shaping the future of our oceans.
Apply here ➡️ buff.ly/3TuxcPm
Become a Student Member for £25 per year ➡️ buff.ly/4cuvdDT
MBA student bursaries provide direct support for students and postgraduates in marine biology, helping you take your next step toward shaping the future of our oceans.
Apply here ➡️ buff.ly/3TuxcPm
Become a Student Member for £25 per year ➡️ buff.ly/4cuvdDT
September 19, 2025 at 4:40 AM
❗️💵Student bursaries available to help attend marine research events, apply by 31st October: