
Dr Michelle Taylor
@dr_mtaylor
Deep-sea researcher, octocoral fanatic, gene obsessive, conservationist, and good policy pusher. President of @DSBSoc. Moving to @drmtaylor.bsky.social
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http://www.taylorlab.science 16-08-2012 10:20:31
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We're so proud of Dr Michelle Taylor of School of Life Sciences, University of Essex as she leads an Schmidt Ocean and Ocean Census expedition to the remote #SouthSandwichIsands that skirt Antartica. They are searching for new species and investigating the impact of deep sea volcanos. brnw.ch/21wRgSB

Excited to work with the new IUCN Species Survival Commission Sponge Specialist Group on all things #freshwater sponges! FW Conservation Topiltzin Contreras Joana Xavier Toufiek Samaai cambridge.org/core/journals/β¦

Blooming barnacles. My Plymouth plankton sample teemed with their nauplii this week. With stomachs full of phytoplankton, their faecal pellets sending carbon to the sea bed. A plankton stage helps dispersal to new places if you spend your adult life stuck to a rock ZEISS Microscopy


CORAL REEF PERSPECTIVE: The secret to healthy coral? People and business working together (Oceanographic Magazine) oceanographicmagazine.com/news/the-secreβ¦ Restoring the worldβs coral reefs is an endeavour that will require a cohesive and collaborative approach from not only the ocean community

2-4 monthsFellowship for Doctoral, Post Doctoral and Faculty to do research in MPI-CSL, Freiburg Stipend up to 1,365.00 EUR per month (Doctoral students) up to 2,500.00 EUR per month (Postdocs) up to 3,000 EUR per month (Faculty) Details at csl.mpg.de/en/fellowships Apply by 31st Oct 2025

Thanks to our sponsor Tracy Aviary (Tracy Aviary ), FI is proud to offer a $2000 Travel Award to help a marginalized or historically excluded student to attend any conference, workshop, or training opportunity in a natural sciences field for FALL 2025. Read the qualifications &


488 species were recorded at Costa Ricaβs methane seeps - the highest biodiversity count ever recorded at a single cold seep or hydrothermal vent! Scripps Institution of Oceanography Schmidt Ocean exploration highlights the incredible biodiversity of the deep sea. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/almost-50β¦


Fully funded PhD position on Hominin Life History Evolution available in my new lab University of Zurich Please retweet! Link: uzh-my.sharepoint.com/my?id=%2Fpersoβ¦






π§π¨ Ever wonder how far penguins travel for dinner? This epic animation shows the jaw-dropping journeys they make! π With tracking tech & support from Biodiversity Challenge Funds, we turn penguin paths into conservation action. #WorldPenguinDay #PenguinTracking #Falklands #SAERI


