Prof. Michael Sweet
@DiseaseMatters
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Father, Husband, award winning Researcher & Lecturer, Prof @DerbyUni, Trustee @ORP_IndianOcean, co-founder @CoralSpawning, fellow @RoyalSocBio & @ICRSCoralReefs
Derby, England
Joined August 2014
Professor Michael Sweet (@DiseaseMatters) has been shortlisted for a prestigious Times Higher Education award recognising his commitment to mentoring the next generation of marine scientists. Read more via @Marketing Derby
marketingderby.co.uk
An academic at the University of Derby has been shortlisted for a prestigious award recognising his commitment to mentoring the next...
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Going to @ICRSCoralReefs symposium in Auckland? Join us in session 8. Innovations in reef conservation & intervention. Sub theme: Systems. #70 | Towards a future-focused nature-base circular economy for coral reef, seagrass & mangrove regeneration.
icrs2026.nz
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What causes coral bleaching and how does it affect the oceans and human life? Professor Mike Sweet (@DiseaseMatters) spoke to @NatGeo about coral bleaching https://t.co/dx3UYHhqoW
nationalgeographic.com
Coral bleaching isn’t just an ocean crisis. Here’s how the global event endangers food security, local jobs—and the land itself.
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Come join me on @BBCBreakfast (09:20) as we discuss what’s happening to our reefs around the world. Since 2023 this latest marine heatwave has been causing havoc beneath our oceans surface. Corals are the canaries in the coal mine & they are singing their little hearts out.
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Great to see this latest planned project garnering attention and thanks to the @UN for showcasing our our work is helping save coral reefs around the world https://t.co/tv9CfelcG4
@DerbyUni impact in action
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When I was born there were 4.6 billion people on our planet. When I finished University there were 6.4 billion. At the end of my PhD we were just passing 7 billion. And now. Well now there are 8.2 billion. Don’t tell me there isn’t an over population problem on our planet!!!!
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Professor Mike Sweet (@DiseaseMatters) and @DerbyUni students Triona Barker and Mackenzie Sargeant spoke to @ITV about Reef Protection Factor; a new certification for the cosmetics industry backed by science. Via @ITV
https://t.co/nL4YgtDS0q
itv.com
Each year, about 14,000 tonnes of sunscreen ends up in the sea this way, threatening the health of marine life and coral reefs. | ITV National News
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Coral Care – the story behind the world’s first reef nourishing sunscreen
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In and around Derby tomorrow? Got kids to entertain? Well, why not come have a chat with me 🤩🫣
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Amazon are changing their pricing structure for books - so if you want to snap up our book at the bargain price of £6.99 buy now https://t.co/bewVxKBWvc - all profits go back into conservation and/or education 🥰
amazon.co.uk
Tropical coral reefs only cover a very tiny fraction of our planet's surface, but they are home to upwards of 25-40% of all marine species. They also protect our coastlines and provide food and jobs...
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Great to see @Coralful_Kara talk about her passion to undertake research and why @DerbyUni helps her get a few steps closer to her dream job
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A lovely little blog on @ICRI_Coral_Reef’s website about our recent children’s book - we hope this message gets out far and wide. Reefs are in trouble but we can (when working hand in hand) turn the tide and make a real difference https://t.co/TtjZQE1ySm
@DerbyUni
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New 5-km Coral Bleaching Products - Higher spatial resolution is the improvement to NOAA Coral Reef Watch remote-sensing products most requested by coral reef ecosystem scientists and resource...
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Reef Protection Factor launched the other day https://t.co/9xld4i5480 - an independent accreditation protocol which will give consumers (and manufacturers) confidence in their sunscreen’s environmental impacts https://t.co/qyFOF6citc
@DerbyUni
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Very interested in hearing your views on our new initiative - introducing a new standardisation and base for regulation of the term ‘reef safe’ in cosmetic products - meet, the Reef Protection Factor https://t.co/9xld4i5480
https://t.co/zOl9Apob4s
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Let us know how this data set helps you - we’d love to track the impact open sourcing such data streams has from game development to novel AI algorithm design and implementation 🥰 @CORDAP_ @DerbyUni @brin_indonesia
We’re open-sourcing 352GB of Coral Reef pics (13 sites, 90k pics) from Indonesia under CC-BY-4.0 🌏🪸 3D photogrammetry data to accelerate research/conservation, no strings attached 🤗 🔵 Why? Coral reefs are so precious, beautiful, incredibly complex and threatened ecosystems.
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We’re open-sourcing 352GB of Coral Reef pics (13 sites, 90k pics) from Indonesia under CC-BY-4.0 🌏🪸 3D photogrammetry data to accelerate research/conservation, no strings attached 🤗 🔵 Why? Coral reefs are so precious, beautiful, incredibly complex and threatened ecosystems.
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Delighted to announce the launch of our new children’s book; Coral Rescue. Available to buy, well everywhere ……. https://t.co/2OlerC2c1d
@DerbyUni @ICRI_Coral_Reef @ICRSreefstudent @Stream2Sea @CORDAP_ @reef_research
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A very well structured argument on if @colossal ‘created’ a dire wolf or not. Either way, in my opinion it’s an impressive leap in genetic engineering and one which has been on the cards for many years 🤩
Yesterday, @TIME broke news of a landmark advance in gene editing and de-extinction. This piece has proven divisive, and many criticisms I have seen are misplaced or incorrect. This 🧵 is intended to provide my take, based on my own expertise, and set the record straight.
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