The UK and Ireland Regional Student Chapter (UKIRSC) of the Society for Marine Mammalogy is pleased to announce its 12th annual student conference. The meeting will take place on the 17th – 19th of January 2018 at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. Deadline for registration and abstract submission is 5th January 2018. For … Read more
You may have noticed that we have a shiny new website here at the UKIRSC! Over the coming weeks, we’ll also be updating the student resources section of the website. These pages are for you (our student members), so please let us know if there’s anything you’d like to see or share with our members. … Read more
The UKIRSC is making a splash into the world of Twitter! Why not check out our page and give us a follow? We will be sharing marine mammal news and job adverts, as well as updates from the committee and fellow members. And if you haven’t joined Twitter yet- why not join us and give … Read more
We are excited to announce that we have a new committee here at UKIRSC. This year the UKIRSC will be run by Leah (Plymouth University), Will (Swansea University), Alesha (University of Chester), Heather (University of St Andrews) and Katherine (University of St Andrews). Check out the committee page to find out a bit more about us. … Read more
As promised, here is a link to the output that Dr. Kimberley Bennett very kindly put together for us. This output is from the workshop we recently had at our annual conference in Plymouth. You will find a complete survival guide to publishing, managing co-authors, choosing a journal etc. with some useful links to writing resources … Read more
We’re pleased to provide you with everything you need to get, be at, and enjoy our annual conference. Click here. Looking forward to meeting you all soon! UKIRSC Committee
We are happy to announce we have another photo-competition this year! Send us your best marine mammal related photographs to be in a chance to win a free meal when we have our conference dinner in Plymouth. Go crazy! The more unusual the better. Here is the shortlist from last time. Entry deadline will be … Read more
The UKIRSC Committee are pleased to announce that the 2017 Conference in Plymouth will open with an Ice Breaker event at the National Marine Aquarium on the evening of the 18th of January! Our key note speakers this year on the 19th and 20th of January are Dr. Iain Staniland, a marine mammal ecologist from the British Antarctic … Read more
Welcome Leah Trigg to the UKIRSC committee! Leah is based at Plymouth University and is using telemetry tags on grey seals to understand their response to shipping noise. She will be a great addition to the team for the next conference! Here are your committee members. We want to take this opportunity to say a (belated) … Read more
The UK and Ireland Regional Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy is pleased to announce its annual student conference. This will take place between 18th – 20th of January 2017 at the Marine Station, Plymouth University, England. Abstract deadline is 4th of January, 2017. For full details and to register, visit here