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Bringing bivalve aquaculture out of its shell: Samantha Andrews from The Fish Site reports on the work of KESS 2 researcher Andy van der Schatte Olivier

Posted 05/02/2019 by KESS 2 (M)

This article, written by Samantha Andrews on 10th January 2019, was originally published on The Fish Site and reports on the research project of KESS 2 PhD candidate Andy van der Schatte Olivier (Bangor University). The article has been republished with full consent from The Fish Site. Read the original article here. The true value of cultured bivalves such as… Read more »

What does gathering from the seashore mean to the modern hunter gatherer

Posted 06/12/2018 by KESS 2 (M)

Liz Morris-Webb, a KESS 2 PhD researcher at Bangor University’s School of Ocean Sciences, is looking for people who gather from the seashores of Wales to take part in her research. If you forage for food, bait, money, education, medicine, research or something more unusual, you can take part. There is increasing interest in ‘nature’s… Read more »

The global value of bivalve aquaculture : KESS 2 participant Andrew van der Schatte Olivier publishes paper in high impact ‘Reviews in Aquaculture’ journal

Posted 04/12/2018 by KESS 2 (M)

Bangor University KESS 2 PhD student Andrew van der Schatte Olivier has recently published a paper in the journal Reviews in Aquaculture (Impact Factor 7.139). Working in collaboration with local Welsh mussel producers Deep Dock Ltd, Andrew is currently in the third year of his KESS 2 funded scholarship and his paper estimates the global value of ecosystem… Read more »

KESS 2 participant Sebastian Haigh publishes paper in high impact IEEE TRANSACTIONS journal

Posted 24/08/2018 by KESS 2 (M)

A University of South Wales PhD student has developed a new algorithm which has the potential to change the way patients with severe neuromusculoskeletal conditions are assessed and treated. Working in collaboration with the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Sebastian Haigh is currently in his second year of his KESS 2 funded scholarship, entitled… Read more »

Five ingenious ways snakes manipulate their bodies to hunt and survive

Posted 08/02/2018 by KESS 2 (M)

This article by Tom Major, KESS 2 PhD candidate in Biological Sciences at Bangor University, was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Do a quick search for “snakes” in the news and you’ll find people terrified, bitten or, sadly, killed by these creatures. Many of us fear their slithering ways and researchers have found evidence which… Read more »

Swansea University’s KESS 2 scholar William Kay joins the Royal Society of Biology stand at the 2017 ‘New Scientist Live’ event.

Posted 25/10/2017 by KESS 2 (M)

William Kay MRSB met hundreds of members of the public between Thursday 28th September and Sunday 1st October to discuss his work and answer questions about his research as part of the “Ask a Biologist” activity during the 2017 ‘New Scientist Live’ event. Members and Fellows of the Royal Society of Biology (RSB) delivered hands-on… Read more »