🚨 As we approach #soapboxscienceBN! We are so excited to announce our speakers! First, we have🗣️ Mrs. Emily Thrift, A PhD Student @sussexuni, who is going to talk about "Plastic ingestion by UK hedgehogs and their food"🦔🥼 Emily Thrift

At the start SETAC Europe CRA conference today #plastics #PhD

Showing my #hedgehog research poster at the #SETACSeville conference Fiona Mathews

Fantastic day at #SETACSeville conference talking about my #hedgehog research whilst also wearing my #hedgehog embroidered dungarees. It is so important to share details for the plight of these amazing mammals from #plastic pollution #HedgehogAwarenessWeek

Had such a great time presenting my research at the #soapboxscienceBN event! So great to have the opportunity to share the issues #hedgehog face due to #plastic #pollution. Thanks so much to Holly Gilbert for her amazing help as my 🦔 helper

Having a great time surveying the small mammal populations across Sussex to understand the different levels of #plastic pollution. I love our UK rodents ❤️❤️❤️🐀🐁🐭 Liselotte Rambonnet University of Sussex #vole #mouse

Look how beautiful this yellow necked #mouse is! She is so round and very pregnant ❤️❤️ as part of my field work this year I am surveying 60 sites across Sussex looking for small mammals to get faeces from for more of my #plastics research Fiona Mathews University of Sussex

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I am delighted to say that I will be giving a talk at the Lewes STEM festival tickets on the 16th November! Tickets are on sale now 🦔🐾 #plastic #STEM #hedgehog University of Sussex Fiona Mathews url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/ykyICG8QDuzg…

SAVE THE DATE 📅 BritBats will be taking place on... ⭐️Friday 24th January 2025⭐️ Earlybird tickets going on sale next week.. watch this space for updates👀 britbats.com

🔊‼️CALLING ALL STUDENT BAT RESEARCHERS ‼️🔊 Abstract submissions for BritBats 2025 is now OPEN! Get 'em in while it's hot!!! Mammal Society Bat Conservation Trust @BatLifeEurope University of Sussex Vincent Wildlife

🚨Applications are now open for our Early Career Travel Grant, which has only been made possible by the support from The Company of Biologists! Check out our website for more details: britbats.com/travel-grant 🦇🚨

❗️Did someone say FREE workshop!? We are very excited to share that we will be hosting a free bat acoustic analysis workshop with our new sponsors, Sonobat. This will be hosted on Thursday 23rd January, sign up using the google doc below!❗️ sonobat.com

🦔Come and see my talk about plastic ingestion in our hedgehogs on 16th Nov at the Lewes stem event at 3.30pm. url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/tSxNCB6RxF7V… 🦔 #hedgehogs #plastic #Pollution #mammals

🦔are you interested in #hedgehog plastic ingestion? on 16th Nov at the Lewes stem event at 3.30pm. url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/tSxNCB6RxF7V… 🦔 #hedgehogs #plastic #Pollution #mammals Fiona Mathews

Do you want to help a strange but amazing mammal? Vojvodina Blind Mole-Rats are endangered in Europe to help them, please support this GoFundMe by donating or sharing – every bit of help makes a difference. gofund.me/7ce46b95

Delighted to have a piece about our recent research paper on the BBC today! We found plastics in a third of soil samples, 12% of invertebrate samples, 24% of snails and slugs 🐌and 30% of earthworms 🪱. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… Fiona Mathews University of Sussex BBC Science News

Join PhD student, Emily Thrift for a talk on #hedgehogs! Book here:tickettailor.com/events/thebuzz… In this #talk, Emily will share practical tips on how to make your #garden more hedgehog-friendly and how we can support these #animals across our wider communities.

It's #wildlifeWednesday & we're reminding you to give hedgehogs the edge! 🦔 🍂 🪵 Wild edges, long grass, leafy corners & log piles are a hedgehog's dream come true! Please #ShareToMakeAware 💚

Today, the UN family mourns the loss of Dr. Jane Goodall. The scientist, conservationist and UN Messenger of Peace worked tirelessly for our planet and all its inhabitants, leaving an extraordinary legacy for humanity and nature.