First year field week with Marine Biology @PlymUni students, on the south Devon coast. The beautiful rocks were formed around 400 million years ago!

Took inspiration from the news today and tried my hand at AI image creation. Words and concept = my own thoughts

(3) Never feel bad about not getting a grant because (a) we're expected to apply and just doing our job and (b) there's not enough ££ to go around. (4) Well done & congrats if you did get one in this round - it's crazy tough. (5) Bah!

Gaaahhhhhh! Grant application rejected. In addition to the customary hissy-fit, here's my thoughts: (1) Got great reviews so I'm happy we did a good job. (2) Helped crystalize new ideas & some will still happen. (3) ...continues below if I can work out how...

PhD in hermit crabs, personality and human impacts on behaviour, part of the AIRES DTC. Based in Plymouth with me and with @SvenjaTidau in Bangor. Please share and if interested feel free to get in touch for more info! https://t.co/SV7FqKAfoE

Looking back on 14 years of the Tories is like looking back at the traumatising post-vindaloo shit you just did in the toilet.

...actually while I'm at it I might as well take the opportunity to advertise the review article mentioned, which came out earlier this year! https://t.co/CtUgW72CEA

I know its not news and everyone gets these, but I had to laugh at this one....

This is from a GCSE paper… might use it in lectures to show students that they already know what an interaction effect (3 factors in this case!!) even though they haven’t heard it called that before

Nope! You’re welcome to use your own kids as cannon fodder Rishi but you’re not getting your hands on mine.

@MBERC_PlymUni 1st Year Marine Biology field course this week:160 super students; ⭐️staff + PhDs; 40 projects; 4 X best beaches in SW🇬🇧; 1 @PlymUni Marine Station; 10 mins rain; Burritos. Big thanks + congrats @ukadventuregurl 4 making it happen 👍🦀🐟🐚⚡️

Fabulous 2nd day of the 1st year marine biology fieldcourse. Using observations to choose model organisms for our questions, collecting pilot data and experimental design in preparation for students’ projects @mark_briffa @ManuelaTruebano @ella_ackroyd @plymbiolmarsci #PlyMBIO

Ouch! You can’t beat a private education

This is the base reality: The number of ATP molecules used to power transmission is much greater in photoreceptors and LMCs (A type of photocell in flies) than for a regular synapse. In doing so each photoreceptor can make use of about 10^6 photons per second!

From @GOVUK website: “Some countries are developing new nuclear weapons and we must take sure these can never be used to threaten us”. Ironic tiny typo justifying a system where a tiny human error can = catastrophe.

If you get fed up of repeated emails inviting you to speak at a mechanical engineering conference NEVER respond offering a talk about fighting in crabs. It will trigger more invites to meetings about robotics, urology, dentistry, etc. Obv sarcasm lost on the bots.

We're looking for a post-doc for a 3 year BBSRC funded project on learning in sea anemones - With myself @ali__wilson @SarahLane_Sci @DeepSeaEcol based @MBERC_PlymUni - Behaviour, genetics and AI so should be a fun project! Please apply 👇or share https://t.co/4UxcMlOk5l

As a scientist – and expert in masturbating primates – reckon I'm fairly qualified to say that these lot are the *biggest* wankers going. What does this even mean? Desperate and embarrassing 🤦‍♀️

Interested in behavioural responses to pollution? Consider using hermit crabs as your model👇

Fabulous first day on our experimental marine biology fieldcourse part 1 - getting acquainted to our new surroundings - Ria Formosa park HQ and Olhao fish market @benciotti @ReubenShipway @mcollins_2 @Giulia_LaBianca @MBERC_PlymUni @PlymUni @plymouthbiol