Marine
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Meet Dr Jessica Craig- Fisheries Population Modeller
12th December 2018 by Marine Directorate Communications
Marine Scotland colleagues submitted a range of posters for the recent Science in Government Conference describing their work and a typical day for them. Third in our series is Dr Jessica Craig – Fisheries Population Modeller. Read on for an insight into what a typical day for Jessica would be like… Further Information: Science in…
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With a little help from our friends
4th December 2018 by Marine Scotland Communications
In this, the last blog of the Year of the Engineer, we wanted to show you a poster that speaks for itself, really. We heard from Matt Kinghorn, one of net riggers and poet extraordinaire, earlier in the year. Today, we bring you another one of his creations that showcases and celebrates their work. All…
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Meet Luisa Barros – Fishing Gear Scientist
28th November 2018 by Marine Directorate Communications
Next up in our series of posters from the Science in Government event is from Luisa Barros. Luisa is a Fishing Gear Scientist that undertakes research into fish behaviour. Find out more about a typical day for Luisa in her poster below. Further Information: Science in Government 2018 posters Meet Pablo Chevallard our Renewables and…
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Celebrating Science and Year of the Young Person with Alistair McCartney
18th October 2018 by Marine Directorate Communications
2018 is both the Year of the Engineer and the Year of the Young Person – and this blog is about one of our many colleagues who are inspiring the next generation with their Outreach work. This month we read about Alistair McCartney who is a Laboratory Manager in our Freshwater Fisheries Laboratory in Pitlochry….
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Celebrating Science and Year of the Young Person with Eric Dalgarno
20th September 2018 by Marine Directorate Communications
As we mentioned in one of our earlier blogs, 2018 is both the Year of the Engineer and the Year of the Young Person – and this blog is about one of our many colleagues who are inspiring the next generation with their Outreach work. This is Eric, one of our Marine Environmental Chemists in…
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Supporting science at school with a Royal Society Partnership Grant
10th September 2018 by Marine Scotland Communications
Our Freshwater Fisheries Laboratory in Pitlochry and Breadalbane Academy in Aberfeldy are celebrating after receiving a Royal Society Partnership Grant, allowing them to work together on a project to explore the effects of hydro dams on river temperatures in the school’s local catchment, the River Tay. Royal Society Partnership Grants support schools to enable students…
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Come on in; our Doors are (nearly) Open!
31st August 2018 by Marine Directorate Communications
We are very proud (and quite excited) to announce that the Marine Laboratory will be participating in Doors Open Day (again) this year. Joining countless other hidden gems in Aberdeen City we will be open from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday 8 September which also corresponds with the first day of the Aberdeen…
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Celebrating Science and Year of the Young Person – Carl Jones
23rd August 2018 by Marine Directorate Communications
The year 2018 is both the Year of the Engineer and the Year of the Young Person – and this blog is about one of our many colleagues who are inspiring the next generation with their Outreach work. Meet Carl Jones – British Seas Fisheries Officer based in our Peterhead office. When not dressing up as…
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Celebrating Science and Year of the Young Person – Lynda Blackadder
19th July 2018 by Marine Directorate Communications
2018 is both the Year of the Engineer and the Year of the Young Person and this month we have another blog about one of our many colleagues who inspire the next generation with their Outreach work. Meet Lynda Blackadder, an aspiring ballet dance but currently a Fisheries Data Analyst and Modeller in the Coastal and…
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Celebrating Science and Year of the Young Person – Julia Black
21st June 2018 by Marine Directorate Communications
2018 is both the Year of the Engineer and the Year of the Young Person and this blog is about one of our many colleagues who are inspiring the next generation with their Outreach work. Meet Julia Black a Molecular Geneticist at Marine Scotland Science. Gummy bears and strawberry laces in science! Read on to…