Katy Firth
@cookoo79
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underwater-hockey-playing, springer-spaniel-owning archaeologist & Mum of 3 under 8 from Orkney! Currently freelancing in heritage engagement
Kirkwall, Scotland
Joined February 2012
It has been an honor to lead this research into #Orkney #kelp #bluecarbon with the good people @HeriotWattUni & @Bluemarinef. Can't wait for our next trip 👇🌊🙌
Did you know that the Orkney is home to abundant kelp forests which are thought to help support carbon storage? Join our team of scientists in the field as we work to increase our understanding of kelps involvement in the ocean carbon cycle in our new film 👇
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Was lovely to see old pals and meet new folk last night at Scottish Parliament for community voices in marine policy reception. Rocking my @StromnessMuseum t-shirt!
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Really interesting to hear about Shetland's new zero journey at ICNZ open day
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🎙️Introducing our Speakers Join us on the 9th December to show Scotland is united for action! Caitlin Turner Caitlin is a young marine biologist and conservationist, passionate about ensuring effective protection for Scottish seas and the global ocean, as well as
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A reminder that our exhibition on trade in early modern #Orkney opens at the Stromness Museum tomorrow, Saturday, November 25. https://t.co/t6XCVD65AT
#StromnessMuseum #Exhibition @UHIOrkney #ThinkUHI #UHIResearch #LIFTE
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Incredible biodiversity in my latest fine-net, autumn plankton sample. Tragically, however, there is now always microplastic pollution among the creatures that bring life to the sea and begin the marine food chain. @zeiss_micro
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The importance of relative scale! #giantseaslugsoftwitter #Museums2023 @NickHewitt4 @GNM_Hancock @mcsuk @_Seasearch @seasearchscot
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I'm currently showing some work in a group show, 'Orcadia', at Browns Gallery in Inverness, alongside a superb collection of Orkney artists, including @sam_clark_art, @Siggiee, Rebecca Marr of @KolektoCreative, and many more. You can visit the show until November 11, 2023.
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Exciting to hear about @EpisodStudio Race for the arctic using gaming to understand climate change and indigenous stories. Very relevant to @StromnessMuseum @AHI_Social #ahiconf23
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What a fabulous workshop with the @SensoryTrust @AHI_Social. So many great ideas to take away #AHIConf23
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Autumn arrived in #Orkney in style yesterday 🌊 There were fierce winds and ferry cancellations, but some fabulously stormy scenery to take in too 💙 #VisitOrkney #ScotlandIsCalling
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Today is #NationalFossilDay so we're going to tell you all about this fascinating fossil which was discovered in 1846 in the cliffs on the west shore of Stromness, #Orkney.🧵 (Photo from Stromness Museum)
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En route to #ahiconf2023 #ReBalance conference and the #Engagingpeopleawards2023 Currently around Dundee. 🚞🚆🚅Representing @StromnessMuseum @AHI_Social
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Ahhh a headlouse ...the amazing things you see at @OrkSciFest - Chris Thomas from @QuekettMicro giving a talk in conjunction with @StromnessMuseum about the wonders of microscopy including some lovely thin sections of rocks @scottishgeology
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Catch it while you can, the Tang & Ware exhibition at Northlight Gallery, Stromness closes at 4pm on Wednesday 23 August. A legacy of the exhibition is Rebecca's new website that looks at Orkney’s social history of seaweed. https://t.co/ZFLRzi6b2U
orkneyseaweedstories.wordpress.com
The tangled tales of humans and algae
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Thank you to Carol at Soulisquoy and Megumi Barrington for another fab printing workshop in #Stromness this evening for young folks @RightThereOrg #LearningwithHES @HistEnvScot funded
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Science #Barbie is still with us! Today she's looking at rocks under the microscope. This is a South African '4-pyroxene' gabbro, viewed with a sensitive tint plate. It is often sold under the name "Black Impala" for kitchen countertops. #BarbieTheMovie #ThinSectionThursday
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Hear the radio version of this report on “Around Orkney” tomorrow morning, along with details of three community events where you could find out more, or get involved. https://t.co/RQ9S2V3HAX 7.30am. 93.7fm. @BBCSounds. Ask Alexa. Or on our @mixcloud page. @ProjectSeagrass
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