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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · Jun 30

Huge congratulations to Iapetus alumna Hazel Cooley on the award of the @newcastleuni.bsky.social Doctoral College Thesis Prize for her thesis on Chronic bee paralysis virus spillover and impacts. The award recognises outstanding research achievement and contribution to a research area/discipline.

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Stephen Roberts @stever60.bsky.social · Jun 28

A huge thanks to everyone at @sceneuog.bsky.social for hosting us - in particular Prof. Colin Adams for his phenomenal support, & Iain Geldard - we couldn’t have done it without both of you! Jodie Geldard did an amazing job organising the whole trip as part of her @iapetusdtp.bsky.social PhD

SCENE University of Glasgow research centre where we were based - photo shows the road leading up to the wooden building through the forest

Collection of sediment cores taken from Loch Lomond over the last 2 weeks strapped into the van for transport to BAS and Southampton for analysis as part of Jodie Geldard’s Iapetus DTP PhD with University of Stirling

Final day lunch at the oldest pub in Scotland, the Clachan with Colin Adams, Iain Geldard, Tom Bradwell, and Jodie Geldard (not in photo)

Selfie With Tom Bradwell outside the sign for the Clachan in Drymen, the oldest pub in Scotland (apparently)

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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · Jun 30

Looks absolutely amazing! 🤩

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Stephen Roberts @stever60.bsky.social · Jun 27

Some pictures from the last couple of weeks lake sediment coring on Loch Lomond with @iapetusdtp.bsky.social

Loch Lomond at sunset with coring rig moored in sheltered bay at SCENE university of Glasgow research centre

Loch Lomond view from the southern basin across to Ben Lomond

Collecting cores in the middle of Loch Lomond - 4 people capping a surface core retrieved for potential fish eDNA analysis

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Stephen Roberts @stever60.bsky.social · Jun 27

That's all for Loch Lomond coring: 12 cores collected in 10 days, 2 gravel layers reached and lots of very fine grey clay in between! @iapetusdtp.bsky.social @bas.ac.uk

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Benjamin Wildermuth @bmwildermuth.bsky.social · Jun 8

Postdoc Job offer for Arthropod Ecologists 🪲🕷️

Michael Staab @leuphana.bsky.social offers a 3 year postdoc starting in October latest.
Arthropod diversity, interactions & functions in different research programs, e.g. @bexplo.bsky.social

Apply by June 19th

www.leuphana.de/en/universit...

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Kathryn R Elmer @profkathrynelmer.bsky.social · May 28

great work by Nic Strowbridge in the PhD homestretch, bringing together a wide literature and range of species. How does methylation relate to colouration and what do we need to test next? @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @iapetusdtp.bsky.social

Trends in Genetics @cp-trendsgenetics.bsky.social · May 28

Online Now! A new Review:

Contributions of epigenomic and epitranscriptomic methylation to animal colouration
by Nicholas Strowbridge, David R. Vieites, Michael G. Ritchie, & Kathryn R. Elmer (@profkathrynelmer.bsky.social)

authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

Figure 1. Example of the effect of region-specific methylation in DNA and RNA.

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BYTESEU @byteseu.bsky.social · May 26

Invasive species cost Britain more than any other country

https://www.byteseu.com/1046902/

Britain has topped a global list for damage caused by invasive species, with various types of moth, beetle, water hyacinth and wild boar causing more than £1 trillion of damage since 1960, up to eight …

Invasive species cost Britain more than any other country - Bytes Europe

Britain has topped a global list for damage caused by invasive species, with various types of moth, beetle, water hyacinth and wild boar causing more than £1

www.byteseu.com

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Rodrigo Muñoz-Cordovez @rhmunozcordovez.bsky.social · May 24

Back from the IAPETUS Postgrad Conference 2025 — and honoured to be selected as the Best Poster!

Grateful for the feedback and great ideas about my kelp forest & urchin barrens research!

What do you think, BlueSky friends?

@iapetusdtp.bsky.social
@sciencesncl.bsky.social

#PhDLife #ScienceComm

Here with the winners of the best 5 and 10 min presentations. Honoured to be able to share this moment with these incredible researchers. Congratulations Simeon and Emma!

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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · May 23

We have just sent out the latest of Iapetus DTP's periodic newsletters. If it fell foul of your institution’s junk filter, read it here: eocampaign1.com/web-version?...

Iapetus news, May 2025

The latest news from Iapetus DTP

eocampaign1.com

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Rodrigo Muñoz-Cordovez @rhmunozcordovez.bsky.social · May 15

Newcastle team representing nature & environmental research at IAPETUS postgraduate conference 2025!

@iapetusdtp.bsky.social
@newcastleuni.bsky.social

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aliceoswald.bsky.social @aliceoswald.bsky.social · May 15

Today I spoke about systematic maps, abundance models & the achievement that presenting is in itself - to the wonderful @iapetusdtp.bsky.social students & co in sunny Scotland at @heriotwattuni.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌞

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Lizzie Keen @lizziekeen.bsky.social · May 15

Final @iapetusdtp.bsky.social student conference of my PhD. Thanks to Heriot-Watt University for organising & hosting! A good @newcastleuni.bsky.social turn out! @sagencl.bsky.social

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Holly Wytiahlowsky @hollywytia.bsky.social · May 15

Finally heading home after what may be my last @iapetusdtp.bsky.social student conference! As always, fantastic to hear everyone’s research updates and catch-up with my cohort.

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Holly Jenkins @hollyjenk.bsky.social · May 15

Another @iapetusdtp.bsky.social student conference complete! I feel so lucky to be a part of such a welcoming and fun cohort of incredible researchers who produce endlessly interesting work!

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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · May 14

Edinburgh looking fine on the first day of the Iapetus student conference 2025, funded by @ukri.org.

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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · May 13

Hope it stays that quiet! See you in Edinburgh …

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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · May 8

Looking forward to seeing our students at next week's Iapetus DTP conference at @heriotwattuni.bsky.social! A great line-up of talks, including Prof. Colin Moffat (Scottish Govt's CSA, Marine) on how to have a positive influence on policy. Thanks in advance to organisers - and funders, @ukri.org!

Heriot-Watt's postgraduate centre, where the conference will be held.

Prof. Colin Moffat. Part scientist, part stand-up comedian.

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Stephen Roberts @stever60.bsky.social · Apr 24

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Stephen Roberts @stever60.bsky.social · Apr 23

Iapetus Research experience placement (REP) projects are available for summer 2025 including one based @bas.ac.uk investigating the
Effects of Climate Change on the Polar Ionospheric F-region - see link for more details and eligibility criteria; deadline 12 pm 16/5/25

iapetus2.ac.uk/rep-projects/

A list of 5 REP research experience placements available for this summer

A picture of the thermosphere showing the F-region around the Earth

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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · Apr 14

Undergraduates: fancy a 6-8 wk paid placement in environmental sciences at an Iapetus institution? Check out NERC's REP scheme to support placements for those from groups underrepresented in this area
More info: iapetus2.ac.uk/new-rep-sche...
Deadline: noon 16/05/2025

#minoritiesinstem #environment

REP Scheme

Summer Research Experience placements for current undergraduate students.Applications for 2025 are now open. Please see our list of projects and How to Apply, below, to start your application. Ov...

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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · Apr 14

Undergraduates: fancy a 6-8 wk paid placement in environmental sciences at an Iapetus institution? Check out NERC's REP scheme to support placements for those from groups underrepresented in this area
More info: iapetus2.ac.uk/new-rep-sche...
Deadline: noon 16/05/2025

#minoritiesinstem #environment

REP Scheme

Summer Research Experience placements for current undergraduate students.Applications for 2025 are now open. Please see our list of projects and How to Apply, below, to start your application. Ov...

iapetus2.ac.uk

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Laura Turnbull-Lloyd @ecogeo.bsky.social · Apr 11

We’re advertising an @iapetusdtp.bsky.social undergraduate summer research experience project on ‘Ecosystem Resilience in a Changing Climate’, with me, @blindmath.bsky.social, Denis Patterson & @tjohnwainwright.bsky.social. Please share with your undergrads! iapetus2.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

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CASCADE @cascade-hei.bsky.social · Mar 12

Join us for the new CASCADE webinar series! In our opening webinar on 21st March, we will be joined by Sarah Chaytor (CAPE) and Nils Bunnefeld (@eklipse-europe.bsky.social) to discuss how to improve linkages between academia and policy.

Register here 👉 forms.office.com/e/Avv4aXfE4H

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ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · Feb 21

Thanks @canopyrobin.com for a great careers talk for @iapetusdtp.bsky.social this week - super to see someone a few years out of the PhD loving what they're doing and to think about how they got there and the variety of options open to us!

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ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · Feb 19

Enjoyed a talk from Jodie of @stir.ac.uk (funded by @iapetusdtp.bsky.social) this week on mapping the glaciology of Scotland during the Younger Dryas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❄️ Not my area of expertise at all, but I love an opportunity to broaden my environmental understanding 😊

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