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Brendan Godley

@brendangodley.bsky.social

Conservation Scientist, U of Exeter, Cornwall (UK). Biodiversity, ecology & conservation (research, practice & education). Esp. marine realm- sea turtles, fisheries, and ocean plastic. Academic Lead at @exetermarine.bsky.social & @exetergses.bsky.social
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We (Exeter Visual Ecology @exetercec.bsky.social) are hosting a FREE visual ecology symposium in Falmouth, Cornwall on Tuesday 2nd July.  Limited to 50 attendees, a day of talks followed by beach BBQ (and maybe ice cream?) DM for more info or sign up here rb.gy/2z52r9
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Exciting to see this informative article in @thetimesoflondon.bsky.social this weekend, w/ Ceri Lewis discussing the work of the Convex Seascape Survey - the pioneering global research partnership w/ Blue Marine Foundation, Convex Insurance and the Uni of Exeter ⬇️ #bluecarbon #climatechange 🦑🌍🧪
Mud worms: the scientists’ secret weapon for saving the worldwww.thetimes.co.uk From Scotland to South Africa the hunt is on for burrowing invertebrates who could hold the key to carbon capture
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Proud to represent @uniofexeter.bsky.social at the Houses of Parliament for a drinks reception hosted by the National Oceanography Centre this evening. A fantastic evening of ocean #science and conservation discussions. @exetermarine.bsky.social
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Today is #WorldTurtleDay! 🐢🧪🌍🦑 We are proud that at @uniofexeter.bsky.social our researchers are working on a diverse range of global sea #turtle projects w/ fantastic local collaborators! 🙌 Stay tuned today as we highlight some of this work! 📸 Green turtle, Cayman Islands - Dr Lili Colman
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Great to see this paper published with fantastic efforts from the Pacific Plastics: Science to Solutions research team! ⬇️ Plastic pollution transcends marine protected area boundaries in the eastern tropical and south-eastern Pacific 🌊 Read here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ma... #ExeterMarine 🌍🧪
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Green lights on fishing nets could slash bycatch of sea turtles, new research shows 🐢 Great to hear from our long term collaborator Dr Robin Snape in The Conversation UK on challenges & opportunities in sea turtle conservation ⬇️ theconversation.com/green-lights... 🌊 🌍 🧪
Green lights on fishing nets could slash bycatch of sea turtles, says researchtheconversation.com Hi-tech green LED lights attached to fishing gear can act as a deterrent to turtles and help reduce bycatch by approximately 40%.
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Green lights on fishing nets could slash bycatch of sea turtles research shows 🐢 Here our long term collaborator Dr Robin Snape writes for The Conversation on challenges & opportunities in sea turtle conservation ⬇️ theconversation.com/green-lights... 📰 Full paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.fi... 🌊 🌍 🧪
Green lights on fishing nets could slash bycatch of sea turtles, says researchtheconversation.com Hi-tech green LED lights attached to fishing gear can act as a deterrent to turtles and help reduce bycatch by approximately 40%.
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A fantastic PhD opportunity in @exetercec.bsky.social, working with our partners SPOT on life history variation in green turtles, generously funded by alumnus of the University of Exeter Mr Neil Harvey and Ms Sally Osborne! #ExeterMarine 🌊🌍🧪
✨ Funded #PhD Opportunity ✨ The Osborne Harvey PhD Studentship in Marine #Turtle Conservation: Unravelling the causes and consequences of life history variation in green turtles. Based at @exetercec.bsky.social in collab w/ our long term partner SPOT 🐢 ➡️ tinyurl.com/y6ytkk7v #ExeterMarine
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Fantastic to be involved in this research, working with great partners to address the major challenge of #seaturtle bycatch in the Mediterranean 🐢⬇️
Lights on fishing nets could help save the Mediterranean’s threatened sea turtles, research from @uniofexeter.bsky.social & SPOT, working with fishermen in Cyprus shows 🐢 Trials show that using NetLights reduced number of turtles trapped by 42%. ➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.fi... #ExeterMarine
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Great to be involved in this fantastic collaborative paper investigating the use of loggerhead turtles to monitor #plasticpollution in the Eastern Mediterranean 🐢 🌊 Read #openaccess here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ma... Great to see involvement of many past & present @exetergses.bsky.social MSc students!
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Great new paper led by @caspergeer.bsky.social, who recently completed his PhD with us 👏 Sharing insights from >20 years of community-based #SeaTurtle conservation in Kenya by Local Ocean Conservation. Read here: t.co/wYOV804XSa #ExeterMarine 🧪🌍🦑
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Great new paper led by @caspergeer.bsky.social, who recently completed his PhD with us 👏 Sharing insights from >20 years of community-based #SeaTurtle conservation in Kenya by Local Ocean Conservation. Read here: t.co/wYOV804XSa #ExeterMarine 🧪🌍🦑
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Another fantastic MSc programme at our University of Exeter, Cornwall campus, run jointly between the departments of #Mathematics and #Renewable Engineering #ExeterGSES #mathsky
Become immersed in the ‘Big Data revolution’ & develop state-of-the-art #data science & #AI skills alongside expertise in emerging #renewable technologies in our MSc Applied Data Science (Renewable Energy). 🔌💡🧪 ➡ www.exeter.ac.uk/study/postgr... #ExeterGSES #ukunis #Edusky @uniofexeter.bsky.social
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We have a new article on our blog, discussing the journey & experiences of our MSc Marine Environmental Management alumna Tara, who is now undertaking a PhD at the University of Exeter, Cornwall as part of the Convex Seascape Survey project! sites.exeter.ac.uk/exetermarine... #ExeterMarine 🧪🌍🦑
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Another fantastic MSc programme at our University of Exeter, Cornwall campus, run jointly between the departments of #Mathematics and #Renewable Engineering #ExeterGSES #mathsky
Become immersed in the ‘Big Data revolution’ & develop state-of-the-art #data science & #AI skills alongside expertise in emerging #renewable technologies in our MSc Applied Data Science (Renewable Energy). 🔌💡🧪 ➡ www.exeter.ac.uk/study/postgr... #ExeterGSES #ukunis #Edusky @uniofexeter.bsky.social
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MSc Geotechnical Engineering - Gain knowledge in rock engineering, site investigation, data capture & data analysis required to understand the issues facing engineers excavating increasingly ambitious & complex underground spaces. exeter.ac.uk/study/postgr... #ExeterGSES #UKunis #geology 🧪
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The MSc Applied Data Science (Environment and Sustainability) is aimed at enhancing the students’ understanding of & confidence in using real-world data and mathematical models to address the big environmental, social and economic issues of our time. www.exeter.ac.uk/study/postgr... #ExeterGSES
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"The era of #FossilFuels is over" Dr Raphaëlle Haywood of @uniofexeter.bsky.social says rapid progress is needed despite the disappointing #COP28 deal
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Thinking of studying one of our #ExeterGSES MSc courses at the University of Exeter, Penryn Campus? Sign up for a campus tour here: app.geckoform.com/public/#/mod... You can also take a virtual tour of campus here: virtualtourcompany.co.uk/exeter_unive... We hope to see you soon! 🙌🎓
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New article on our blog from PhD student Tara Williams on her underwater photography project in collab with Falmouth Uni grad Shannon Moran. This project was funded by our Exeter Marine Student Fund, supported by our amazing alumni 🙌 sites.exeter.ac.uk/exetermarine... 🧪🌍🦑 #ExeterMarine
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Job alert! jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl... working on an amazing new project to support academic researchers to engage better with generating evidence and building capability to engage with international conservation policy. Short deadline - 21st Dec, please share!
Research Associate in Conservation Science and Knowledge Exchangejobs.ncl.ac.uk Research Associate in Conservation Science and Knowledge Exchange
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Our MSc Exploration Geology aims to provide specialist technical training required to carry out exploration programmes in the #mining industry. Taught by the internationally established Camborne School of Mines. @uniofexeter.bsky.social ➡️ exeter.ac.uk/study/gses/o... #ExeterGSES #academicsky
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✨ New Paper! ✨ Using citizen science data to assess the vulnerability of bottlenose dolphins to human impacts along England’s South Coast - From a great interdisciplinary team of organisations 🐬 @uniofexeter.bsky.social zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1... #ExeterMarine 🧪🌍🦑
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An inspirational & honest talk on complexities of conserving big cats in shared landscapes by Prof AmyDickman for our 18th annual Xmas Conservation lecture #ExeterCEC🦁🥂🎄Thanks Amy, you laid bare the importance of working with communities & resilience of women in conservation🙌🏼 #ExeterGSES
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In the MSc Environment & Human Health you will investigate the intricate relationships between contemporary global human health & the environment. The programme is linked to the research of the world-leading European Centre for Environment & Human Health. exeter.ac.uk/study/postgr... #ExeterGSES
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CDT SuMMeR #PhD opportunity! Hosted by @uniofexeter.bsky.social Evaluate the socio-economic & ecosystem impacts of marine heatwaves in the UK, supervised by a transdisciplinary team from Uni of Exeter, Plymouth Marine Lab, Cefas & the Met Office. #ExeterMarine 🧪🦑 plymouth.ac.uk/study/resear...
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The key feature of our MSc Marine & Coastal Sustainability is its interdisciplinarity: it places social science perspectives at its heart & integrates knowledge of ecological systems, to understand interactions between people & the marine environment. ➡️ exeter.ac.uk/study/gses/o... #ExeterGSES 🧪🌍🦑
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✨ CDT SuMMeR #PhD Opportunity! ✨ CDTS325: Will food quality limit marine biomass production in a warming world? ➡️ plymouth.ac.uk/study/resear... Join an enthusiastic and supportive research team from @uniofexeter.bsky.social Heriot-Watt University and Cefas! #ExeterMarine 🧪🌊🌍🦑
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