@margauxsteyaert
Postdoc & Teaching Fellow @ Imperial College London Research: coral reef diversity | benthic invertebrate communities | anthropogenic impacts | Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) BES Aquatic Group committee member @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social
π’ BESAG are looking for committee members!
Interested in helping to bring together the aquatic ecology community?
π We are looking for two new members to join our committee:
π Communications Officer
π Practitioner Representative
Apply here β‘οΈ www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/aqua...
π€Looking to make your #code more #reproducible? Check out our new and improved guide to Reproducible Code! π§ͺποΈ
Find it hereποΈ
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@nhcooper123.bsky.social
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π¨ NEW coral eDNA PAPER π¨π§¬πͺΈ
"Environmental DNA as a Tool for the Assessment of Coral (Anthozoa) Composition in the Chagos Archipelago"
dx.doi.org/10.1002/edn3...
#eDNA #coralreefs #marinescience
@rdowell.bsky.social
After last year's successful refresh of the BES Reproducible Code guide (www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...), this year we're going to refresh the Data Management guide (www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...). Exciting! See below for how to get involved...
The marine conservation group @hifmb.de is looking for a postdoc and a Phd student to study coral genomics and conservation genetics. Join us to develop solutions for coral conservation and dive into the world of early branching metazoans: Deadlines coming up fast. jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/21...
π¨ Two funded PhDs (one int'l, one UK) - study coral restoration & corporate sustainability with us in Lancaster! Enquiries welcome, January 30, please share widely! π¨
πͺΈπ Coral restoration (int'l): www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
π΄π Corporate sustainability (UK): www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
If you haven't already - please help us shape our next academic conference in Autumn 2026 by filling out a quick survey!
Thanks to everyone we met at #BES2025!
If you have a minute pre-xmas break, please help us shape our BESAG 2026 Annual Meeting by filling out our super short questionnaire below!
Also, keep your eyes peeled on our socials in january, we'll soon be looking for a new comittee member π
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Thanks to everyone who came by to say hi at the Meet the SIGs session and joint pub social last night! #BES2025
If you havenβt already, (pretty) please help us shape our 2026 annual meeting via this short questionnaire:
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Day 2 at #BES2025, and more aquatic ecology posters to go check out!
A1.97 - Living Sea Walls (Franz Bauer)
A4.93 - UK river restoration (Molly Bridger)
B4.14 - Coastal food web biomass (Benjamin Mooney)
A4.47 - Amazonian stream fish (Yullia Alvez)
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Two funded PhD projects (one open to international applicants) with us at @lec-reefs.bsky.social - please pass on to potential applicants
We spy some #aquaticecology posters at #BES2025 ππ
B1.70
A1.77
B2.20
Have you got a poster on #marine and #freshwater research youβd like is to highlight? Drop us a message and weβll come check it out!
@britishecologicalsociety.org
Are you a part of our Special Interest Group community and thinking of attending our 2026 annual conference? (say yes, itβs really fun π€©)
We would be eternally grateful if you could fill out our google form survey to help us shape the 2026 event itself!
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Thank youuu π§π¬π¦
π Heading to #BESAnnualMeeting next week?
Come and meet the Quantitative SIG at Meet the SIGs on Tuesday 18:00β19:00 at the EICC.
A great chance to chat quantitative ecology, hear what weβre up to, and get involved π
Stick around afterwards for the SIG socials!
π Quantitative ecologists at #BESAnnualMeeting - weβd love to see you!
Join the Quantitative SIG at Meet the SIGs (Tue 18:00β19:00), then come along to our joint social with @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social and Teaching & Learning SIG.
Good company, games, food & drinks to be had! π»
Coming to #BES2025 this week? π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
We'll be there too!
Come find us at the Meet the SIGs session! π
πMezzanine
π°οΈ 6-7pm
We'll then head to the pub for drinks and food for a joint social with Teaching and Learning & Quantitative @bes-quantitative.bsky.social SIGs! π»
πFox & Faun
π°οΈ 7.30pm
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4 YR Fully Funded PhD Opportunity (UK home fees)
Restoring Rivers for Multi-Benefit Outcomes: From Biodiversity to Flood Resilience
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
The deadline to apply for a DPhil with scholarship consideration is fast approaching on 8 January!
If you or someone you know is thinking of a PhD, make sure to get in touch with a potential supervisor asap, ahead of the University's winter closure π
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PhD opportunity! "Benefits & impacts of use of light in UK #fisheries & their wider effect on the marine environment" (aka #scallopdiscos!) Supervision by me @thembauk.bsky.social Tom Davies @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social Tim Smyth @pml.ac.uk @fishtekmarine.bsky.social www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/resear...
π’ Free webinar on aquatic eDNA methods! Sign up below β¬οΈ
@methodsinecoevol.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org
Don't forget to register for our next MEE live!
Join the authors of βDNA Divers: Volunteer-based eDNA capture for local and global marine biodiversity monitoringβ for this free online webinar! β π π§ͺ
Find out more and register π
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We are hiring - PDRA position exploring how information access shapes social dynamics in killer whales. Collaboration with @samellisq.bsky.social @drwhale.bsky.social Prof Dan Franks (York) start 1st Nov (or ASAP) end 31st Oct 2028. Apps close on 19th Oct.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOT336/p...
#aquatic #marine #freshwater #ocean #brackish π¦ππ§ππ§ͺ
Another great BES-Aquatic Group conference this year at ZSL London @zslofficial.bsky.social!
If you don't already, follow us on Mail-Chimp and here on BlueSky for UK aquatic science news and meetings!
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There is still time to register for our annual meeting!
π ZSL London
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15/16th Sep. 2025
π» 2x Workshops + Conference
Join us if you are interested in anything #aquatic #marine #freshwater π§πππ¦ ππ¦ͺπ¦π¦πͺΌπ¦
**REGISTRATION DEADLINE now moved back to the 5th Sep **
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/besag2025-...
#BESAG2025 arriving very soon π
β° π Registration for our 2025 Annual Meeting is still open until the 1st of September - grab a ticket before they run out!
π ZSL London
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15 & 16 September 2025
π₯ 2 x ECR prizes available
π» 2 x Workshops
π Full details: shorturl.at/Otya6
#Marine #Freshwater #Ecology #Research #AcademicConference
New academic faculty posts available at Imperial College London! Assistant/Associate Professors in Life Sciences. Please apply and/or circulate details!
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
Opportunities for visiting researchers to collaborate with scientists @thembauk.bsky.social next year. Ray Lankester Investigatorship for established researchers, Peter Baker Investigatorship for early career researchers (<10 years post PhD). Deadlines in October www.mba.ac.uk/our-membersh...