BEYOND 2020 Meeting
30th March 2017
A meeting of minds geared towards the fantastic BEYOND 2020 projects.
Archive
SFI/BBSRC Meeting
First group meeting
On the 22nd and 23rd August 2017 Lead Researchers, Postdocs, PhDs and Research Assistants gathered to discuss the launch of so many exciting projects. Universities and Institutes represented included; University College Cork, Glasgow University and Queens University Belfast.
It was the first time many of the group had visited the Marine Institute in Newport, County Mayo. Which in itself provided a great deal of interest especially as the catchment is internationally renowned for it’s research facilities.
A tour was provided of the Burrishoole Catchment sparking many ideas and collaborations between researchers. Watch this space for cutting edge science and techniques..
Seminar Series Marine Institute Newport
Working with scientists from a number of different backgrounds, working on a number of different projects gives a great opportunity for practising presentations or volunteering to give a talk. So far we have had:
2017
Dr Joshka Kaufmann – “Daddy issues – sperm-mediated paternal effects of parasitism.”
Dr Karl Philips – “Molecular insights into marine turtle life hsitories.”
Sean Kelly – “Lough Furnace – A natural laboratory for the study of fluid dynamics.”
Michele de Noia – “Population genetics of the soft shell clam, Mya arenaria, along the European latitudinal gradient.”
Dr Catherine Waters – ‘A tail of two halves – Red squirrel conservation in Ireland.’
Bursars 2017 – Several of this years Bursary students gave a short talk on posters they had compiled for the Marine Institute on the work they had undertaken whilst here in Newport.
Professor Paul Giller visiting from UCC – ‘Ecosystem connectivity – the four dimensions of streams and rivers.’
Dr Joshka Kaufmann – ‘The effect of phenotypic variation on adaptation to unpredictable environments in the common lizard.’
Dr Jessica Garzke – ‘How environmental changes influence copepod quality and abundance – implications on food quality for fish.’
Professor Fred Allendorf – “Conservation and the Genetics of Populations.”
2018
Dr Karl Philips – ‘Host pathogen arms race,’ on host pathogen co-evolution.
Dr Roxanne Duncan – ‘Population structure and management of Albacore Tuna in the North Atlantic.’
Dr Carlos Garcia de Leaniz – ‘The male handicap in Brown Trout.’
Conor Conway – ‘Unlocking the archive,’ data collection in scales and otholiths
Dr Jason Stockwell – ‘Partial migration in the macroinvertebrate omnivore Mysis diluviana.’
Dr Jon Houghton – ‘Leatherback turtles, jellyfish and sunfish in the North Atlantic
2019
Elizabeth Tray – Demonstration of the unlocking the archive database
Elvira deEyto – ‘Long-term ecological research (LTER) in Burrishoole #burrishoolelter.’
An Taoiseach welcomes research collaboration
28th January 2017
The Taoiseach’s visit was included in his busy schedule to recognise the acquisition of some €6 million in funding for UCC led projects to be based at the Marine Institute Newport facility and resulting in the creation of 20 new research positions.