An adventure in sustainability
Back in August, whilst enjoying a free glass of wine or two in Belfast I found myself committing to cycling across France to Geneva. This...
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- Mar 25
- 4 min
An island of treasures
A short hop away from Saunders is the Falklands’ third largest island, Pebble Island. My fourth and final site for the season. A slight...
- Feb 13
- 5 min
Sun, sea and...penguins
My third site for the season was Saunders Island. Off the northwest of West Falkland, the flight from Stanley took about an hour and I...
- Jan 23
- 5 min
Season two begins
For months, the shadow of avian influenza has been looming over our heads and threatening to call off my second season of fieldwork...
- Oct 14, 2023
- 4 min
Anything but bleak
It seemed that I was to keep the windy weather with me for the rest of my time in the Falklands. Although in fairness, this is exactly...
- Jul 17, 2023
- 6 min
In search of snakes
The forecast said rain. But it’d said that every day for the past week and not a drop had fallen from the sky. So much for the wet...
- Jun 12, 2023
- 4 min
A most remarkable island
After 3 weeks of living in a tent as the great unwashed, moving on to Steeple Jason felt like the most luxurious Christmas treat. An...
- Jun 1, 2023
- 1 min
Table for one
The University of Aberdeen recently held it's annual competition, Images of Research, where entrants are asked to "represent your...
- Mar 17, 2023
- 4 min
A Grand beginning
Grand Jason was the first of my study sites, and probably the most intense chapter of the trip. Or maybe that should read ‘in-tents’, as...
- Jan 16, 2023
- 3 min
Introducing: the Falklands shag
I’ve just returned from 7-weeks of island hopping, data collecting and adventuring, all for one overlooked bird. So, it’s about time I...
- Nov 28, 2022
- 3 min
A stroll to Gypsy Cove
After having spent two days travelling and waiting around, I took the opportunity of a ‘day off’ to stretch my legs and start exploring...
- Nov 22, 2022
- 2 min
56 degrees north to 51 degrees south
How on earth do you begin to pack for two months of fieldwork in a new country, including three weeks of camping and a whole bunch of...
- Oct 16, 2022
- 2 min
Up next on the bucket list
Many people probably wouldn’t consider studying to be an adventure, but for me, going back to university and starting a PhD is exactly...
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