Science communication
Upcoming talks
I’m excited to announce I will be giving my first invited KEYNOTE at the Swiss Society for Hydrology and Limnology Annual meeting in August 2024. I will be talking about exploring freshwater biodiversity at the ecosystem scale.
invites Seminars/panel discussions and conferences
Microbial diversity and function in river networks - Biology 24, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, January 2024
Unpicking influences on ecosystem function across time and space - British Ecological Society Annual meeting, Belfast, UK, December 2023
Microbial diversity and function in river networks - Symposium of European Freshwater Science Annual meeting, Newcastle, UK, June 2023
Mapping fish diversity in subtropical rivers to identify biodiversity hotspots - Tweet Seminar, BES Aquatic Group Annual meeting (online), September 2021 - Highly Commended Prize
Environmental DNA applications in Swiss rivers – eDNA workshop WSL, Switzerland, June 2021
Practical applications of eDNA for conservation of river systems – Ökologischen Kolloquium Department of Ecology, Universität Innsbruck, Austria. May 2021
Mapping fish diversity in subtropical rivers to identify biodiversity hotspots - DNAqua-net Conference 2021, March 2021 - Best ECR poster presentation
RiverDNA - Complete Biodiversity MonitoringUsing eDNA - World Biodiversity Forum, Davos, Switzerland, February 2020
An assay validation framework to compare and evaluate targeted eDNA assays for routine species monitoring - UKDNA Working Group, NHM London, January 2020
Monitoring macroinvertebrate communities with DNA methods – an update - UKDNA Working Group, NHM London, January 2020
Molecular approaches to macroinvertebrate monitoring – EnvMetaGen, CIBIO, Porto, Portugal, December 2018.
Targeting the invader - UK DNA Working Group, Salford, December 2017
How much can environmental DNA (eDNA) reflect a local macroinvertebrate community in a lotic system? - Symposium for European Freshwater Science (SEFS10), Olomouc, Czech Republic, July 2017 - Third prize for Best Oral Presentation
DNA based methods for monitoring macroinvertebrates - Environment Agency Taxonomy Specialist workshop, Shrewsbury, March 2017
A new non-native species discovered in the UK using environmental DNA (eDNA) - University of Hull Post Graduate Research Day 2017 - Best Presentation Prize
A New Non-Native species discovered in the UK using environmental DNA (eDNA) - British Ecological Society Annual Conference, Liverpool. December 2016
Metabarcoding - species detection and community assessment - UK eDNA Workshop, Edinburgh. November 2016
Environmental DNA - Target species detection - COST Action eDNA meeting - Vianden, Luxembourg, September 2016
How much can environmental DNA (eDNA) reflect a local macro-invertebrate community in a freshwater flowing habitat? - International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species (ICAIS) Winnipeg, Canada. April 2016
Online sessions
Understanding: How do we measure biodiversity? - Invited panellist, Trust for Sustainable Living: Partner Power Summit: Protecting Biodiversity. July 2021 (Available at YouTube link here)
Skype a Scientist - online teaching sessions for schools (topics included biodiversity monitoring, ecosystem processes and food web dynamics) Discovery Charter School San Jose, USA; North Main Elementary USA January 2021
Articles
Should researchers still be attending international conferences in person? Horizons Swiss Research Magazine, December 2020
Science communication – the future of inclusivity & equity in science! VOICES of eawag researchers, May 2020
ABCD conferences for an integrative and sustainable science - Eawag aquatic research news, April 2020
Environmental DNA: Detecting a new macroinvertebrate in the UK - Barcode Bulletin, December 2017
eDNA - looking into the future?- Freshwater Biological Association News, Spring 2016