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SEEN 8.8
Brian Cox talks to David Attenborough about Darwin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yEX_OI0xbQ&list=PLg7f-TkW11iX-hEe9JczgXEy2Foc7Siut&t=1s&index=1&utm_source=hootsuite&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=standard Charles Darwin and ZSL https://www.zsl.org/blogs/artefact-of-the-month/charles-darwin-zsl-london-zoo Using his theory to make predictions http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:616416-1 Why Darwin Day is important http://crastina.se/darwin-day-celebrated-to-promote-public-understanding-of-evolution/ Evolution explained for primary school students http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2L3mmGh5hjbpXXBH1PPbd0y/charles-darwin-evolution-and-natural-selection The origins of walking https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-01700-3 Darwin and DNA https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23130880-400-the-odd-couple-how-evolution-and-genetics-finally-got-together/?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=SOC&utm_source=Twitter#link_time=1518439769 Speciation by hybridisation http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6372/224
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SEEN 8.8 hashtag of the week
#DawinDay is trending but take a look at #Istudyevolution too, for more science
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SEEN 8.8 species of the week
Earthworm http://darwin-online.org.uk/life25c.html (find Darwin’s complete publications on this website too)
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SEEN 8.8 Southampton news
PhD students Evie Morris and Jack Merrifield are looking for volunteers for their bat-themed stall at Science & Engineering day on 10th March. Please contact them if you are interested
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SEEN 8.8 Employability
Ecological internship with Southampton city council – effects of artificial lighting on bats. This is the 10th year that this position is being offered, as a paid summer internship. We are ideally looking to employ two completing students, as you will have undertaken a field research dissertation. Go here, login and search for the position […]
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SEEN 8.7
From Jack Dicks (thank you, Jack) – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/education-42243879/lost-words-as-children-stay-indoors Jack says” It is a sad reality i have started to notice myself…. 🙁 . Swedish children learn about nature from a young age for example what mushrooms they can pick and eat etc. Some Amazonian tribes have up to 300 words for the colour green which opens […]
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SEEN 8.7 species of the week
Snowdrop http://www.countryfile.com/snowdrops-guide-plus-walks
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SEEN 8.7 website of the week
Blue Planet has made everyone think about plastic pollution http://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-01-25/david-attenborough-says-plastic-pollution-outcry-makes-blue-planet-ii-a-job-worth-doing/ Keep an eye out for local beach cleans https://westonshore.wordpress.com/ https://www.mcsuk.org/
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SEEN 8.7 – Southampton News
From Chris Jackson (thank you, Chris) – Interested in beekeeping? Sam Higman (VP welfare Students’ Union), is thinking of setting up some beehives on campus and initiating a beekeeping group. I have said I will support this and provide some basic beekeeping training sessions using some of our research hives. If you are interested in […]
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SEEN 8.7 – Employability
Biodiversity internship seminar Last summer six students/graduands undertook biodiversity internships working on three projects with the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust (two of which were in the New Forest, the other was north of Hampshire). The internships have now been running for 9 years. Come along to hear about their research at the […]
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