Teaching and research in marine biology and animal behaviour, or research and teaching in animal behaviour and marine biology. Any opinions are my own.
Joined June 2013
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New paper on skill during contests in domestic pigs and welfare implications royalsocietypublishing.org/r…
Our (me and Gareth Arnott) new perspectives paper on "Animal sentience and the scientific cycle" sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
First year field week with Marine Biology @PlymUni students, on the south Devon coast. The beautiful rocks were formed around 400 million years ago!
Took inspiration from the news today and tried my hand at AI image creation. Words and concept = my own thoughts
Gaaahhhhhh! Grant application rejected. In addition to the customary hissy-fit, here's my thoughts:
(1) Got great reviews so I'm happy we did a good job.
(2) Helped crystalize new ideas & some will still happen.
(3) ...continues below if I can work out how...
PhD in hermit crabs, personality and human impacts on behaviour, part of the AIRES DTC. Based in Plymouth with me and with @SvenjaTidau in Bangor. Please share and if interested feel free to get in touch for more info!
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Looking back on 14 years of the Tories is like looking back at the traumatising post-vindaloo shit you just did in the toilet.
...actually while I'm at it I might as well take the opportunity to advertise the review article mentioned, which came out earlier this year!
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This is from a GCSE paper… might use it in lectures to show students that they already know what an interaction effect (3 factors in this case!!) even though they haven’t heard it called that before
Nope! You’re welcome to use your own kids as cannon fodder Rishi but you’re not getting your hands on mine. theguardian.com/politics/art…
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@MBERC_PlymUni 1st Year Marine Biology field course this week:160 super students; ⭐️staff + PhDs; 40 projects; 4 X best beaches in SW🇬🇧; 1 @PlymUni Marine Station; 10 mins rain; Burritos. Big thanks + congrats @ukadventuregurl 4 making it happen 👍🦀🐟🐚⚡️
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Fabulous 2nd day of the 1st year marine biology fieldcourse. Using observations to choose model organisms for our questions, collecting pilot data and experimental design in preparation for students’ projects @mark_briffa @ManuelaTruebano @ella_ackroyd @plymbiolmarsci #PlyMBIO – at Bude, England
From @GOVUK website: “Some countries are developing new nuclear weapons and we must take sure these can never be used to threaten us”. Ironic tiny typo justifying a system where a tiny human error can = catastrophe.
If you get fed up of repeated emails inviting you to speak at a mechanical engineering conference NEVER respond offering a talk about fighting in crabs. It will trigger more invites to meetings about robotics, urology, dentistry, etc. Obv sarcasm lost on the bots.
We're looking for a post-doc for a 3 year BBSRC funded project on learning in sea anemones - With myself @ali__wilson @SarahLane_Sci @DeepSeaEcol based @MBERC_PlymUni - Behaviour, genetics and AI so should be a fun project! Please apply 👇or share
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As a scientist – and expert in masturbating primates – reckon I'm fairly qualified to say that these lot are the *biggest* wankers going.
What does this even mean? Desperate and embarrassing 🤦♀️
NEW: Conservatives are safeguarding scientific research from the denial of biology and the steady creep of political correctness.
@michelledonelan announces plans to depoliticise science at #CPC23
