UKIRSC on Twitter

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

Welcome to our new committee!

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

Tips and Advice for the Publication Process

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

It’s photo competition time – win a free meal at the conference

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

Key Speakers, workshops and icebreaker venue announced!

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

We have a new committee member!

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

Announcement of the UKIRSC 2017 Student Conference

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

Thank YOU!

After a weekend to re-charge the batteries, we just want to say THANK YOU to all 55 participants from 13 institutions and guest speakers who attended our conference and made it successful! The quality of talks be both students and guest speakers were very high and we learnt a lot from both workshops. Thank you to everyone who was involved. However…we … Read more

We have an amazing new logo!

We now have our own logo! Thank you to Kelly Robinson for her brilliant design which manages to depict what we’re all about!