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Dr Elizabeth Mills @marinemumbles.bsky.social · Sep 3

And finally a thanks to all who have supported me, commented and connected over my content! Those who’ve asked questions, send photos of their rockpooling finds!

It’s taught me so much and I am so grateful to have you all along for the adventure!

I’m excited to SEA where it will go next! (10/10)

8. Community. I wouldn’t be the communicator I am today without the support from my community. From comments to other communicators I learn so much from the amazing people around me! So thank you for coming on this adventure with me.

Photos of me and other people who have inspired me!

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Dr Elizabeth Mills @marinemumbles.bsky.social · Sep 3

Do you want extra marine content?! Shell yeah! Help support me and get exclusive content over on my patreon!

www.patreon.com/c/MarineMumb...

This really helps to support much of the free work I make and you get your own little rockpool creature to appear at the ends of videos! (9/10)

7 later on. Want even more marine content? Shell yeah. Help support me and get access to exclusive content including your own drawing of a digital sea creature to appear at the end of every videos. Polls for future content. Blogs. Art. Illustrated guides. Videos

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Dr Elizabeth Mills @marinemumbles.bsky.social · Sep 3

My science art journey started because it often rains in the UK so when I can’t be with my lovely sealife, I wanted to paint them!

Little did I know how powerful using art to learn science can be!

From that I’ve grown in confidence and creativity - marinemumbles.com/illustration... (8/10)

Marine art collage on a page with the text.
6. Art. Let’s paint our way through the ocean together. Learn and connect to nature through art and have so much fun doing so! Hire me for your illustration ideas (marinemumbles@gmail.com)

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Dr Elizabeth Mills @marinemumbles.bsky.social · Sep 3

Part of the freelance services I offer is training and workshops! As I learn the skills to share science in fun, accessible and engaging ways I want others to learn with me!

Book me for training and reach out to chat more: marinemumbles.com/65377-2/ (7/10)

#scicomm #training #videoskills

5. Training and workshops. Book me for online or in person training and workshops to help learn and grow your communication skills.

Including:
How to Make Videos
Simple Science Graphics
Simple Social Media for Scientists
Scientific Art Lectures and Workshops

Find out more at MarineMumbles.com or email me at marinemumbles@gmail.com

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Dr Elizabeth Mills @marinemumbles.bsky.social · Sep 3

There are SO MANY incredible species you can find in the UK! And I want learning about them to be as easy and accessible as possible so I have a FREE guide on my website with illustration, picture and facts of over 75+ species!

marinemumbles.com/65446-2/

#rockpooling #marineinvert (6/10)

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Dr Elizabeth Mills @marinemumbles.bsky.social · Sep 3

I will not stop talking about the ocean, and I sure will find every way possible to do so!

Book me for comedy, talks, games panels, workshops, conferences - for punderful, powerful and pretty awesome ocean facts! (marinemumbles.com/65446-2/)

#publicspeaking #ourocean (5/10)

3. Talks.
It is no surprise I can’t stop talking about the sea. Catch me online or in person events talking all things sealife and science. Including science festivals, Edinburgh fringe, online workshops, science games, guided rockpooling.

Photos of me on stage at all the above mentioned things.

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Dr Elizabeth Mills @marinemumbles.bsky.social · Sep 3

Science shows are the most fun to make and create - from dressing up as a starfish to convincing 400+ people I am a flatfish because I put on a pillow case! I hope to take the sea to you and connect you to science and the sea through silliness!

Book me for a show: marinemumbles.com/65446-2/ (4/10)

2. shows. Bringing the joy of the ocean to you through theatre! Full of fun, silliness and science!

A picture of me dressed up as a full sized orange starfish. Me on the west end Matilda stage for a talk about what are barnacles and me dressed up as a barnacle anemone flatfish monster.

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Dr Elizabeth Mills @marinemumbles.bsky.social · Sep 3

YouTube has always been a thing I have truly loved to do, or why else would I have created over 300 videos all about our oceans!

I’ve paused making videos recently, but that will change very soon so head over to subscribe and not miss out on even more! (3/10)

www.youtube.com/channel/UCRD...

1. Videos. Watch, learn and ask questions about so many marine topics in my videos. There’s an image of a computer with the words 300+ videos on the screens and a selection of thumbnails from YouTube videos surrounding it. The thumbnails highlight the types of videos I make including - book reviews, marine biologist career advice, sealife info, ocean Timelapse’s, aquarium vlogs, nature art, rockpooling vlogs.

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Dr Elizabeth Mills @marinemumbles.bsky.social · Sep 3

Since MarineMumbles (MarineMumbles.com) started many many years ago it’s always been about falling a little more in love with our oceans!

Everything I do, is to adventure together into curiosity and creativity all about nature and our oceans! (2/10)

#oceanoptimism #sealife #marinebiology

My goal is to help everyone fall a little bit more in love with our oceans. Let’s adventure together to learn all about our oceans. How? (There’s an arrow pointing to swipe to next image)

A picture of an octopus and fish are on a dark blue background. The bottom of the page has a photo of me (white female with pigtails) and yellow wellies and a blue raincoat crouched excitedly in a rockpool pointing at the water. There is also a double sided arrow and text over this photo between the words curiosity and joy.

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Dr Elizabeth Mills @marinemumbles.bsky.social · Sep 3

About me!

It’s time I reintroduce myself and reconnect with my BlueSky community!

I am so excited to be full time freelance now, so watch out there’s going to be lots of marine content (1/10)

#scicomm #freelance #marinebiology #aboutme

About me, MarineMumbles.
Dr Elizabeth Mills (she/her)
Facts about me scattered around a photo of myself (white, female with blue cap and clothes on) sitting on a rock in the sea. A spiked orange graphic is in the background on dark blue.
Facts are:
- has a phd in civil engineering
- number 1 barnacle fan
- theatre nerd
- marine biologist
- freelance science communicator

You can reach me on YouTube, TikTok, instagram and Bluesky with the handle @marinemumbles

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Dr Elizabeth Mills @marinemumbles.bsky.social · Jul 16

So excited to be heading to #BIGEvent2025 - can’t wait for all the awesome conversations we will have this week 😄🙌

Hana Ayoob @hanaayoob.co.uk · Jul 16

Zoning in (TFL joke anyone?) on #BIGEvent25 with @acescicomm.bsky.social & @marinemumbles.bsky.social

I’ve got a full house this week!

Hana in a dress with fungi and moths, Sarah in a green alligator print shirt and Elizabeth Sat on a train

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Dr Elizabeth Mills @marinemumbles.bsky.social · Jun 18

So looking forward to my 2nd BIG this year!

It will be a busy one for me:
- co-running 2 sessions and on panel for another one
- co-running a creativity competition
- running to be on BIG committee
… and applied to enter the big demo 🤞🙌

Can’t wait to collab and chat all things #scicomm!

BIG - STEM Communicators Network, UK @big-stem-network.bsky.social · Jun 13

There's still time to book your tickets for this year's BIG Event at the RI in London, 16th - 18th July. Come for one, two or all three days, or join sessions online if you can't get there in person.

Browse the programme and book your tickets at www.big.uk.com/BIG2025

#BIGEvent25

Dr Elizabeth Mills @marinemumbles.bsky.social · Jun 18

These pins are awesome and really crucial message/thoughts behind their design!

Robin nailing yet another epic pin 🙌

Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · Jun 17

We're halfway through Pride so now seems a good time to drop a pin that people have been requesting: something for allies.

The thing is though, I'm not interested in selling a traditional ally pin that allows just anyone to claim they're on our side, so lets talk about that 🧵

canopyrobin.etsy.com

Rectangular pins with rounded corners and text that reads "ask me about allyship" or "Real allies take action" on the trans pride flag, intersex inclusive progress pride flag, and a plain black background.

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Dr Elizabeth Mills @marinemumbles.bsky.social · Jun 2

Sadly not but I’ll bring my starfish costume and we can be the start of a bad joke!

Also just putting this into the universe if I do ever get to meet you @sarahmackattack.bsky.social I will be dressed as a full on squid 🙌

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Spoken Nerd @fotsn.bsky.social · Nov 18

"I just love barnacles so I do"

An accurate quote from @marinemumbles.bsky.social who asks you you to get your wellies on & learn about the wonderful wildlife that can be found on the rocky shore.

Elizabeth is joining us at An Evening of Unnecessary Detail in two weeks time!

Will you be there?

A white woman with brown hair, blue tshirt and yellow wellies holds a camera and smiles whilst sitting next to a rock pool

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Dr Elizabeth Mills @marinemumbles.bsky.social · Nov 19

This was such a funny, chaotic and amazing day out with @acescicomm.bsky.social 😂

Sarah Cosgriff 🏳️‍🌈🇵🇭 @acescicomm.bsky.social · Nov 18

Happy #LGBTQStemDay! 🥳

Earlier this year I went to an aquarium with @marinemumbles.bsky.social and I thought I'd share this gem from our time together 🏳️‍🌈

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Dr Elizabeth Mills @marinemumbles.bsky.social · Oct 23

Same!! How on earth do you judge how strong to have the tea without doing that?! Also I like tea in mugs size of buckets and never ending!

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Hana Ayoob @hanaayoob.co.uk · Oct 22

Next week @acescicomm.bsky.social & I are bringing a #NerdyLooks challenge back & we'd love for you to join in!

Each day we will put together a nerdy outfit inspired by a different colour of the rainbow & share a photo here!

Join in as much or as little as you want

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Hana in 6 different outfits:
1. A red top, black skirt and red tights
2. An orange cardigan, elephan print top and spiral printed skirt
3. A sunflower pinafore, stood in front of sunglowers
4. A dinosaur skeleton print green dress
5. Blue space dungarees
6. A purple badger dress

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Dr Elizabeth Mills @marinemumbles.bsky.social · Nov 2

After 5+ years of making free content and producing 250+ YouTube videos I am launching a Patreon to help support my channel!

Launch Video: youtu.be/PZawp5O8g1w?...
Link to my Patreon: patreon.com/MarineMumble...

Massive thank you for the support so far, and so excited for this next chapter!

Elizabeth is standing in a Rockpool with yellow wellies and above her is the text - launching a Patreon!

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Dr Elizabeth Mills @marinemumbles.bsky.social · Nov 1

I never knew choosing this name as a #marinebiology student would lead to me having a business 10 years later!

This video reveals why I am called MarineMumbles and celebrates why this is so special to me! youtu.be/MjLoAc6YQkk?...

#scicomm #freelance

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Dr Elizabeth Mills @marinemumbles.bsky.social · Oct 15

I post new videos every WEDNESDAY and now SUNDAY on my YouTube channel!

Come over and subscribe for #marinebiology adventures - just like today when I found a mysterious bone washed up on the beach!

Watch here: youtu.be/o8wn5SehJJU

#scicomm #beachcombing #rockpooling #scienceyoutube

YouTube thumbnail of me holding up a mysterious bone I found whilst beach combing

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Dr Elizabeth Mills @marinemumbles.bsky.social · Oct 13

Hi!!!! :D

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Dr Elizabeth Mills @marinemumbles.bsky.social · Oct 13

Thanks Mark!!!

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Dr Elizabeth Mills @marinemumbles.bsky.social · Oct 12

Fantastic thanks so much Daryll!

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Dr Elizabeth Mills @marinemumbles.bsky.social · Oct 12

Yes please that would be awesome!!

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