Poor-poise - Concentration patterns of intentionally and unintentionally produced PCBs in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) stranded along the British coast - Presentation by Katerina Schiffnederova

Building a web - Understanding online interest in invasive non-native species, presented by Ruth Wright at #SNSC2026

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Gr-aspen the regeneration - from soil to suckers: drivers of clonal regeneration in Aspen (Populus tremula) at Muir of Dinnet NNR - Presentation by Callum Nicol from SRUC

Not got mush-room, unless you’re a willow! @sarahwatts.bsky.social is unearthing the ectomycorrhizal fungi co-occurring with relict arctic-alpine willows and restoration sites using eDNA

Taking the sting out: Controlling nettles to improve puffin breeding habitat - presentation by Finley Bruce

Day 2 of #SNSC2026 kicks off with an introduction from Stuart MacQuarrie (@naturescot.bsky.social) – hope isn’t just a feeling but a strategy.
Hope-based action within environmental work delivers success and we have the proof!

Professor Kirsty Park ( @stir.ac.uk ) delivered her keynote speech on the WrEN project, undertaking a “natural experiment” approach to assess the effects of historic woodland creation on current biodiversity in order to inform future restoration actions

Dam humans ruining my meal! 🦫

Alice Turner from @stir.ac.uk (and of SNSC organising committee fame) presents her PhD research on how human disturbance affects beaver foraging

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I want to break tree! Sitka spruce colonisation of treeline environments in Scotland by Rory Abernethy 🌲
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Peat and Tidy - Niamh Gurrin from the University of Edinburgh presents how peat bog restoration impacts stream water quality 💧

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All Time Crow 🪶 - our second student talks session kicks off with allofeeding and allopreening of a crow with a beak abnormality from Julia Chase

Our #SNSC2026 poster session is underway, with presenters discussing a wide range of environmental and ecological topics including blue crab, tansy beetles, ticks and more!

Having a whale of a time with our student keynote speaker Penny Clarke, detailing research from the recently completed PhD on how satellite imagery is giving insights into whale monitoring and conservation 🐋 #SNSC2026

Our #SNSC2026 panel explored how to navigate career pathways across in the environmental sector. We heard about "wiggly" career paths, and how they can lead to accumulation of diverse skillsets, how to gain experience in your area of interest, and how we can bridge gaps between research and policy.

Living life to the Gull-est! Helen Pruzina from @stir.ac.uk with work on modelling how resource use influences Herring Gulls

CoreGone? - Not on Ruaidhri's watch!

Ruaidhri Forrester from University of Glasgow with a talk on assessing Vendance (Coregonus lavaretus) status in the UK

Kicking "moth" session one of our student talks, we heard from Jemma Guthrie from the University of Glasgow presenting on the changing dynamics of of moth pollination networks in temperate rainforest ecosystems

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From our first #SNSC2026 keynote speaker Tom Bowser (Argaty Red Kites), we heard a story of resilience from the first site to reintroduce #beavers to a working Stirlingshire farm, overcoming challenges to bring these ecosystem engineers back to the landscape, and highlighting the changes seen since.

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photo of two University of Stirling students in the welcome hall

Doors are open and posters are going up at #SNSC2026

Day 1 kicks off with a warm welcome and message of hope and resilience from Professor Colin Galbraith from @naturescot.bsky.social, followed by a reflection of SNSCs past from University of Stirling’s Professor Kirsty Park (@stir.ac.uk)

We are getting ready for #SNSC2026 Scotland's Nature Student Conference - welcome and arrival tomorrow at the Pathfoot Building, University of Stirling, from 10am!

View the programme on our website:
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We look forward to welcoming you to our event!

Enjoying the wonderful Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh after a fantastic two days at #SNSC2025. Thank you to everyone who came along.

Stay tuned for the same again tomorrow! #SNSC2025

@passerbliss.bsky.social Eliza Ralph ending a fantastic first day of the Scotland Nature Student conference with a talk highlighting how games can be used to engage and inspire conservation action #SNSC2025

And we’re off! - looking forward to two days of discussing all things Scotland and Nature at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh #SNSC2025

Our first keynote is Professor Mat Williams, Chief Scientific Adviser on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture for the Scottish Government - highlighting how the Scottish Government can integrate Nature and Scientific research into national strategies 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #SNSC2025

A quick thank you to all of the partners who have contributed to the event this year - it would not have been possible without them! #SNSC2025

Do Sustainable Urban Drainage Ditches (SUDS) benefit hoverflies? - our first student talk from Andrada Opris looks at how pollinator assemblages vary in sites with and without SUDS, alongside comparing traditional trapping techniques and environmental DNA (eDNA)
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Amphibians need pedestrian crossings - keeping the theme of SUDS, Kirsty MacArthur is looking at how environmental conditions impact the presence of amphibians at SUDS.

Fascinating to see both the interspecific variations between species alongside trends across the 4 amphibian species #SNSC2025

How does this photo make you feel? or shape your mood? - Next up we have Anna Stacey, highlighting how visual media can be used to evoke an emotive response from nature #SNSC2025

A pearl of a study - Naomi Kennon and Anna Inman highlighting how citizen science is helping to facilitate European flat oyster recolonisation in Scotland! #SNSC2025