Marine Scotland
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Science Colleagues get ‘Girls into Physics’
8th October 2019 by Marine Scotland Communications
Today on Ada Lovelace Day we hear from one of our colleagues, Louise Campbell (shown middle in picture above), about her involvement with ‘Girls into Physics’ events and why she is keen to dispel the myth of how difficult and hard physics is. Read on for Louise’s story and for more information about events taking...
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Scotia’s Hunt for Organic Carbon
21st August 2019 by Marine Scotland Communications
I am a second-year PhD student at the University of St Andrews and was recently very fortunate to be one of the research scientists aboard the Scotia 1019S survey that took us across Scotland’s seas at the end of July. Following an unpredictable summer, we weren’t sure of what to expect weather-wise at sea. However,...
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Scotia Amongst the Fjords
5th August 2019 by Marine Scotland Communications
I was one of 11 scientists on-board the MRV Scotia seeking to better understand carbon dynamics in the sediments and water column around Scotland. My personal goal was to sample sea lochs (fjords) around the northern and western coast of Scotland. Fjords are globally recognised as hotspots for the burial and storage of organic carbon...
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Productive Crossings – A Guest Blog
2nd August 2019 by Marine Scotland Communications
Marine Scotland Communications Team is hugely excited to tell you about a recent collaboration we’ve been involved with. As part of a research residency, supported by Edinburgh Printmakers and Creative Scotland, internationally renowned artist Sonia Mehra Chawla has been including some visits to our Marine Laboratory in Aberdeen to assist in the research for her...
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Ah, the humble chip!
7th June 2019 by Marine Scotland Communications
It’s National Fish and Chip day! Whilst we deal with the fish side of it, we decided to ask one of our potato-boffin colleagues in Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture, Dr Alex Reid, to give us his opinion on the best potato to make chips and the optimum way to make them. Question is,...
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