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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

@susheelbusi.bsky.social, @hollytipper.bsky.social & @laurens-colours.bsky.social went out to Lough Neagh to gain a better understanding of potential field sites for their upcoming sampling campaigns on the CLEAR Neagh project💧🦠🧬

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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

🗓️ Time for our March wrap up!🌷☀️ Check out what we've been up to ⬇️ @ukceh.bsky.social

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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Happy #WomenInSTEM day! 👩‍🔬 The Molecular Ecology group at @ukceh.bsky.social comprises of many fantastic women👩‍🔬 conducting research on all things #molecular #ecology, #AMR, #microbes 🧬🦠🧫 Stay tuned as we introduce you to some them over the course of today ⬇️

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Lauren Cook @laurens-colours.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Fantastic annual meeting for @onestop-project.eu in Almeria! Very useful discussions for planning our air eDNA sampling campaign this summer.

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Lauren Cook @laurens-colours.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Really pleased for this guide to have been published as the first UKDNA-WG briefing note! #DNA and #CitizenScience (/community science) leverages the collective power of volunteers to accelerate scientific discoveries and advance our understanding nature. Huge thanks to all involved!

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Lauren Cook @laurens-colours.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Back in November, I attended the 25th Annual Conference of the @nbntrust.bsky.social both as an 'artist in residence' and a speaker. I sketched during the talks to showcase some of the species recorded by people all over the UK, and spoke about integrating #eDNA into biodiversity data portals.

Pictures of sketches of animals, plants and fungi

A table in a room with a sketch of a wren and a man drawing

A woman talking with a powerpoint slide saying 'the translation challenge'

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Lauren Cook @laurens-colours.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Really inspiring attending this day at the @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social Centre for Art and Ecology – possibly the world’s first university centre dedicated to this field!

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IPBES @ipbes.net · 07/11/2025

Recently, IUCN declared the Slender Billed Curlew as extinct. The first known global bird extinction from mainland Europe, North Africa and West Asia. 🏡🧪 Reminder: around 1 million plant and animal species are at risk. - IPBES #GlobalAssessment🌍 📷Chris Gomersall

A spotted slender-billed curlew bird with a long, curved beak standing on grassy ground with small yellow flowers.

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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

2025 @conservoptimism.bsky.social Film Festival takes place tonight @morethanadodo.bsky.social. Sofia Castelló y Tickell (@sofiaatsea.bsky.social) from @rhulbiology.bsky.social, a co-founder of the festival, welcomes everyone. The festival is livestreamed here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=urvW...

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Lauren Cook @laurens-colours.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Excited to be speaking at this, plus my first time being a 'Conference Artist'! I'll be sketching during the talks and hosting an art corner over lunch time 😄

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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Welcome to our "meet the researcher" series!👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 Tune in over the next week as we introduce you to our UKCEH Molecular Ecology PhD researchers and tell you a bit about their projects! 🧪🧬🦠

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Dr Joanne Littlefair @jlittlefair.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

A great FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Resuseable) hosted by Miwa Takahashi of CSIRO, @lynseyrharper.bsky.social @nidunn.bsky.social last Friday. Recording great metadata for #eDNA studies, #futureproof

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Lauren Cook @laurens-colours.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

The 2nd paper from my PhD was published! Here we designed and validated a qPCR assay for detecting Chinese mitten crab from eDNA, a top 100 global invasive species. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Huge thanks to my co-authors for their guidance - I learnt so much during this process! 🦀🧬

A woman holding a plastic bag of water from the river Thames in London, for sampling environmental DNA

An adult Chinese mitten crab being held by a hand.

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Lauren Cook @laurens-colours.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Excited to be speaking at Ecology in the Art Curriculum with @britishecologicalsociety.org later this month 🌿🎨 A day of workshops and talks for Secondary art teachers on bringing ecology into art education. More info 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ecology-in...

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Ecology in the Art curriculum, an interdisciplinary CPD event

Secondary School Art Teachers, join us for an afternoon of talks, workshops and networking with expert Artists and Ecologists.

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Lauren Cook @laurens-colours.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Extremely honoured to be judging this years festival alongside some incredible animators and directors. You know what they say... work until your idols become your.. co-festival judges 💚

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Lauren Cook @laurens-colours.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Hello bluesky! Just using my first post to share the completion of my PhD! I was really proud have been asked to speak with Hugh Carter on behalf of @nhm-london.bsky.social class of 2025 😊 Happy to be continuing with eDNA biomonitoring research at @ukceh.bsky.social @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social 🧬

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