The ramblings of a marine biology graduate
As a 20-something year old female, I get a bit obsessed with how I look, and one thing that I’ve always been focused on keeping on top of is shaving. The mix of modern day westernised pressures, and the fact that there’s just no nicer feeling that freshly shaved legs against clean bed sheets. I... Continue Reading →
2020 has been a tough year for everyone around the globe. A year that started out with devastating bushfires across Australia, has only got progressively worse with the Covid-19 pandemic, let alone Brexit and the dramas of the US Presidential Election. But, this year hasn't been complete doom and gloom, so to end it on... Continue Reading →
Two years ago, I wrote an article with a little post-graduation advice for my fellow graduates, filled with wise words from my lecturers at the School of Ocean Science, Bangor University. The post was read over 2000 times within 3 days of publication, and my mind was blown with the positive feedback I received from... Continue Reading →
For the last few years, I’ve tried to waste less. As a marine biologist, I’ve witnessed first-hand the impacts of our dependency on plastic. The most motivational and hard-hitting moment for me was finding a large macroplastic fragment in a fish’s stomach. It’s not always easy choosing something more sustainable, or an option with less... Continue Reading →
If theres one thing that I regret from my undergraduate degree, its that I didnt take the opportunity to do a year in industry. A year in industry is where a student gets to go into the working field, whether at a research institute or a company, and work alongside experts for a year. This... Continue Reading →
If theres one thing that I regret from my undergraduate degree, its that I didnt take the opportunity to do a year in industry. A year in industry is where a student gets to go into the working field, whether at a research institute or a company, and work alongside experts for a year. This... Continue Reading →
If theres one thing that I regret from my undergraduate degree, its that I didnt take the opportunity to do a year in industry. A year in industry is where a student gets to go into the working field, whether at a research institute or a company, and work alongside experts for a year. This... Continue Reading →
Mattias Green. Reader in Physical Oceanography at Bangor University. Mattias Green. Image taken from Bangor.ac.uk Mattias’ work focuses on using modelling and observations to explore how tides interact with other components within the Earth’s system, and how these interactions have changed over time. He completed his MSci and PhD at Gothenburg University, and took his... Continue Reading →
Another year has flown by, and by flown I mean one second I started this blog and the next its December and the Christmas shopping panic began. Reflecting over this year, in many ways my life has changed greatly. I started my blog, got my honours degree, I travelled around Europe, I moved down south... Continue Reading →
If you go down to the deep-sea tonight, you’re in for a big surprise. We’ve got Goblin sharks and Anglerfish, Fangtooths and Gulper Eels, and Isopods bigger than your eyes. But deep down there you will find a Halloween marvel, a deep-sea cephalopod of the night. The Vampire squid, Vampuroteuthis infernalis, which in Latin literally... Continue Reading →
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