Ellen Hayward
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Ellen Hayward
@ellenlhayward.bsky.social
PhD student based at @seamammalresearch.bsky.social and @uniofstandrews.bsky.social researching the foraging behaviour of North Atlantic killer whales 🌊🐟
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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
October 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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📣 SAVE THE DATE! 📣 The 20th UKIRSC Conference will take place 13 - 16th Jan 2026 at the University of Plymouth. A free event for students in marine mammal science to share research, network, and be inspired. More details coming soon! #UKIRSC #MarineMammals #StudentScience @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Are you an early career marine mammal scientist? We've created a list for you! Ask to be added ⬇️ and follow to keep up to date with marine mammal research, boost your science and connect with other PhD students/ECRs 🐬🐋🧪🌍

(If not - please still share widely!)

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July 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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🌊 Introducing Our Committee for #UKIRSC2026 🐋

Up first is new committe member Ellen!
April 2, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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@ellenlhayward.bsky.social
I’m a PhD student at the University of St Andrews. My research focuses on estimating orca feeding rates with acoustic, video, kinematic, and depth data from suction-cup tags. This helps explore feeding rate changes linked to prey behaviour, abundance, or human activities.
April 2, 2025 at 9:52 AM