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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 1h

🇪🇸 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 💃

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 3d

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...

A coastal scene showing beachcombers looking down on tidal pools with boats and a town in the background.

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Dorota Kolbuk @dotklobuk.bsky.social · 5d

Note: Saturday event cancelled due to (still) bad weather⚠️
Sunday still on - we'll be updating you if anything changes🌥️

@coastwatch-ire.bsky.social

Coastwatch @coastwatch-ire.bsky.social · 8d

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!

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Coastwatch @coastwatch-ire.bsky.social · 8d

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!

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Dorota Kolbuk @dotklobuk.bsky.social · 9d

This initiative was funded by UCD Research Culture Local Actions, Initiatives and Measures (ReCLAIM) - phase 2 (Wellcome Trust).

Dorota Kolbuk @dotklobuk.bsky.social · 9d

All disciplines welcome! @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social @ucdresearch.bsky.social @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social @ucdchemistry.bsky.social @ucdscience.bsky.social @ucdhumanities.bsky.social @ucdgender.bsky.social @ucdgearyinst.bsky.social @ucdearth.bsky.social @ucdfoodhealth.bsky.social

Dorota Kolbuk @dotklobuk.bsky.social · 9d

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

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Dorota Kolbuk @dotklobuk.bsky.social · 13d

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.

RIO (Research Ideas and Outcomes) journal @riojournal.com · 13d

📢 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.

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Dorota Kolbuk @dotklobuk.bsky.social · 13d

This initiative was funded by UCD Research Culture Local Actions, Initiatives and Measures (ReCLAIM) - phase 2 (Wellcome Trust).

Dorota Kolbuk @dotklobuk.bsky.social · 13d

If you want to connect more with the Ireland-based postdocs community, check out Postdocs Highlights 👉 lnkd.in/eapMpvw5 #postdocs

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

lnkd.in

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Dorota Kolbuk @dotklobuk.bsky.social · 13d

We thank our panellists: Saule Akhmetkaliyeva, Ravikant Singh, @cjnicoson.bsky.social, @shaunacorr.bsky.social from @ucdearth.bsky.social, and our moderator, Jim Carroll from @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social.

And of course, thank you to the audience who made the Q&A so engaging and thought-provoking!

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Dorota Kolbuk @dotklobuk.bsky.social · 13d

We’ve had a great time with a special Postdocs Spotlight seminar earlier this week in Dublin’s MoLI.

🔔How to clearly communicate research? How to avoid sensationalizing science? How to make people care? - as discussed by our panel of scientists and journalists.

#scicomm @ucddublin.bsky.social

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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 15d

🌊🧑‍🎓 "There is a real pressure on us to raise our game." Ireland has committed to protecting 30% of its waters by 2030 under the UN biodiversity framework, aimed at halting species decline and restoring marine ecosystems.

@ucdsustainability.bsky.social #SDGweek

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Dorota Kolbuk @dotklobuk.bsky.social · 17d

Dubliners, a few spots for today’s research communication event are still available, sign up with the link below🙋🏼‍♀️

@ucddublin.bsky.social

Dorota Kolbuk @dotklobuk.bsky.social · 26d

Registration for UCD Postdocs Spotlight seminar on research communication is now live! 🚨

Join us in Dublin’s Museum of Literature, 22nd Sept, 5:30 pm for an afternoon of short research pitches, discussion and networking.

Open to everyone!

🛜 Register: shorturl.at/SNU8i

#scicomm

“So… what’s your story?” Sharing research across fields and communities

Do you want to share your research with the public? Engage communities beyond your field? Come talk with us during this unique event!

www.eventbrite.ie

Dorota Kolbuk @dotklobuk.bsky.social · 19d

Join us tomorrow (21st Sept) for a @coastwatch-ire.bsky.social survey on Bull Island, Dublin. Waterproof clothing and boots/wellies essential!

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Coastwatch @coastwatch-ire.bsky.social · 21d

As the first official survey week has just begun, it’s time to get out to the shore! Hope you can get out this weekend, especially Sunday when we are expecting some sun!🤞🌞
Check out: www.tidetime.org/europe/irela... for tide times in your region, and book here: experience.arcgis.com/experience/3...

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Dorota Kolbuk @dotklobuk.bsky.social · 26d

@ucdresearch.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social @ucdsustainability.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @rcsi.bsky.social @pintofscienceie.bsky.social @ucdscience.bsky.social @ucdcomgrads.bsky.social @ucdgearyinst.bsky.social @tudublinsustain.bsky.social

Dorota Kolbuk @dotklobuk.bsky.social · 26d

🏛️This project was funded by the UCD Research Culture Local Actions, Initiatives and Measures #ReCLAIM - phase 2 @wellcometrust.bsky.social

Dorota Kolbuk @dotklobuk.bsky.social · 26d

They will be joined by Shauna Corr (journalist-in-residence at @ucdearth.bsky.social); and the session will be moderated by Jim Carroll, journalist and editor from @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social

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Dorota Kolbuk @dotklobuk.bsky.social · 26d

Our postdoc speakers come from different disciplines: environmental science, civil engineering, law/social science.
🔵Saule Akhmetkaliyeva (@ucdearth.bsky.social and #UCDSBES)
🔵Ravikant Singh (@ucdengarch.bsky.social)
🔵Christie Nicoson (@ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social)

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Dorota Kolbuk @dotklobuk.bsky.social · 26d

Registration for UCD Postdocs Spotlight seminar on research communication is now live! 🚨

Join us in Dublin’s Museum of Literature, 22nd Sept, 5:30 pm for an afternoon of short research pitches, discussion and networking.

Open to everyone!

🛜 Register: shorturl.at/SNU8i

#scicomm

“So… what’s your story?” Sharing research across fields and communities

Do you want to share your research with the public? Engage communities beyond your field? Come talk with us during this unique event!

www.eventbrite.ie

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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · Sep 4

🚨 There is now an OPEN LETTER demanding accountability from McMaster University for partnering with SEGM - an anti-trans hate group.

It’s open for ANYONE to sign - not just faculty, alumni, or students.

👉🏻 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Dorota Kolbuk @dotklobuk.bsky.social · Aug 29

@ucdresearch.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @dublincityuni.bsky.social @tudublin.bsky.social @rcsi.bsky.social @historytcd.bsky.social @ucdscience.bsky.social @muresearch.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social @tudublinsustain.bsky.social

Dorota Kolbuk @dotklobuk.bsky.social · Aug 29

Dublin postdocs and other #PhDones, tell us about your research in one slide! Your submission will be displayed during next edition of @ucddublin.bsky.social Postdocs Spotlight seminar on science communication #scicomm

🙋🏽‍♂️ lnkd.in/erT3yk8y
🗓️ Postdocs Spotlight | 22 Sept, 5:30 pm | MoLI, Dublin

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Dorota Kolbuk @dotklobuk.bsky.social · Aug 24

And what a day it was! From Seapoint to Forty Foot, from rocky shores to mudflats, from isopods to grey seals - I think we covered quite a lot.

MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · Aug 24

🇮🇪On 23rd of August our colleagues from @ucddublin.bsky.social hosted a #BioBlitz at the Irish National Sailing and Powerboat School in Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.

🔬Throughout the day several scientists and public participants worked on species identification.

📖Results will be available soon!

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