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Dr Alex McGoran

@alexmcgoran.bsky.social

I’m a microplastic scientist, artist, crafter and animator. I am passionate about science communication and community outreach.

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Dr Alex McGoran @alexmcgoran.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

New OPEN ACCESS paper: Temporal variation in microplastic abundance in sediment, fish and shrimp: a case study in the Thames Estuary, UK doi.org/10.1098/rsta... Cefas Royal Holloway, University of London Natural History Museum #Microplastic #PlasticPollution

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Dr Alex McGoran @alexmcgoran.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

New OPEN ACCESS paper alert! Advancing mussel-based monitoring: integrating litter and harmful algal bloom data into a multi-stressor assessment of England and Wales. #microplastics #MarineLitter #SentinelSpecies @cefasgovuk.bsky.social doi.org/10.3389/fmar...

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Dr Alex McGoran @alexmcgoran.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Back to @nhm-london.bsky.social to see Fixing Our Broken Planet. Great to reconnect with colleagues and to talk to people passionate about our planet and nature. #EnvironmentalScience #Science #Litter #PlasticPollution #Microplastics

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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Wonderful to see work by @rhulbiology.bsky.social alumna @alexmcgoran.bsky.social and current MSc student @lucyhouliston.bsky.social presented at the newly opened Fixing Our Broken Planet gallery @nhm-london.bsky.social!

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Dr Alex McGoran @alexmcgoran.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Nearly at the end of my challenge but hoping to get a lot more knitting done. Donate to @alzheimersresearchuk.org here: socialsync.app/fundraiser/c... #Knitting #Knot #KnittedAnimals #CuteAnimals #CuteKnitting

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Dr Alex McGoran @alexmcgoran.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

A few more knit/crochet creations for Alzheimers Research UK. So far I have raised £335 for the charity. Please keep donating: socialsync.app/fundraiser/c... . #knit #knitting #KnittedAnimals #KnittedSeaCreatures #KnitAnimals #KnitSeaCreatures

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Dr Alex McGoran @alexmcgoran.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Over a quarter of the way through my challenge and we have raised over £300! Thank you all so much! Let’s keep it going. What should I knit next? . Donate here socialsync.app/fundraiser/c... @alzheimersresearchuk.org . #ForACure #Knitting #Crab #Whale #MantaRay #Starfish #Nudibranch #KnittedAnimals

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Dr Alex McGoran @alexmcgoran.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Donate to @alzheimersresearchuk.org here: socialsync.app/fundraiser/c...

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Alex McGoran is fundraising on behalf of Alzheimer's Research UK

Want to join me in supporting a good cause? I'm taking on Knit Every Day in March to raise money for the one million people that are living with dementia in the UK today. The first treatments that can...

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Dr Alex McGoran @alexmcgoran.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Three days into my knit every day challenge in support of @alzheimersresearchuk.org I am aiming for a sea creature a day but the fiddler crab was fiddly to make. 2 creatures down and some progress on a jumper too. #knitting #knitted #FiddlerCrab #Wrasse #Fish #crab

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Dr Alex McGoran @alexmcgoran.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Yarn at the ready… One week until the start of my challenge. I’ll be knitting everyday in March and offering all my knits to the people who sponsor me. socialsync.app/fundraiser/c... . #knitting #crochet #sock #yarn #wool #alzheimers #AlzheimersResearch #AlzheimersResearchUK #KnitEveryday .

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Prof Ceri Lewis @cezzalew.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Gorgeous underwater photos 😍 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Seals, sharks and spiny squat lobsters: Underwater Photographer of the Year 2025 – in pictures

The annual competition draws thousands of entries from across the world and brings together images from below the water’s surface that show the diversity and challenges of subaquatic life

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