Thrilled to have successfully defended my PhD yesterday Geographical Sciences | University of Bristol GW4 Fresh CDT Water @ Bristol Uni. which explored nutrient cycling and biogeochemical processes in constructed wetlands. Thanks again to Pippa Chapman, Ben Surridge and David Richards for a stimulating discussion!

Last week I passed my PhD viva! Was much more enjoyable than expected, thanks to Guy Woodward and Ben Raymond for a great conversation about multiple stressors! Also big thanks to Gab Yvon-Durocher for all your support and to Elin Jennings and Ruth for a fab celebration party!

Excellent work Inge Elfferich!

New paper: eDNA-based sampling can inform crayfish conservation strategies and focus limited resources. Working with Norfolk Rivers Trust, we assessed the success of recent crayfish reintroduction and identified river stretches vulnerable to invasion. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ed…

A new way of helping critically endangered species of eel swim upstream during their migration has been tested by Cardiff University researchers led by Guglielmo Sonnino Sorisio. As part of the GW4 Fresh CDT training, he was able to create a video highlighting his research youtu.be/OdIrNt1jbSY?si…

PhD congratulations today to *Dr* Dr Claire Robertson from the GW4 Fresh CDT. Led by Daniel Read, Claire's project used eDNA metabarcoding to understand communities of pond organisms in a Natural Environment Research Council-funded project linking UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Freshwater Habitats Trust Cardiff University School of Biosciences and CU Water Research

No need to introduce Jack Greenhalgh .... Fantastic presentation on the Freshwater Sound Archive

Had a great time at the 2nd International Eel Science Symposium! Thank you for having me Institute of Fisheries Management! #eels24

Featuring contribution from ex FRESH student Daniel Osmond

Studying the effects of saltwater intrusion with the #Salbia team in the Gambia River🇬🇲, a thread 🧵 1. It was a real privilege to join the #Salbia team in The Gambia to deploy some Open Acoustic Devices HydroMoths alongside their comprehensive sampling campaign (see below 4 more )

Don't miss out on this great event - grab an in-person or online ticket this week! Freshwater Biological Association (FBA) British Ecological Society FreshwaterQuality GW4 Fresh CDT Scotland's Centre of Expertise for Waters MBA - Marine Biological Association EFFS EFYR GLEON UK&I Lakes Network UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology WWT The Freshwater Blog Freshwater Habitats Trust ASLO

Congratulations to Harry Layfield on successfully passing his #PhD VIVA! Read more about Harry's research below and thanks to all his supervisors as well 🎓🎓

A very positive meeting with Atlantic Salmon Trust visiting some of our westcountry rivers on Monday. Rapid action required to halt what has been a particularly rapid decline locally but buckets of enthusiasm from all involved to see these fish thrive once again.

Happy #WorldShorebirdsDay! I'll be getting the train, cycling and running to a couple of estuaries near me to see the latest generations of the plethora of species that come to Britain from the Arctic, from Canada to Russia, following in the wingbeats of generations before them.

Another congratulations in order! This time to to Ashley on successfully passing his #PhD VIVA. You can read more about Ashley's research below 👇👇

Looking forward to chatting about some funky trout populations at this tomorrow! Apparently online tickets still available if you'd like to hear more.

We'rer seeing many of our FRESH students completing their VIVA's after years of hard work and research at the moment. From University of Bristol we congratulate Dr Victoria Hussey on passing her viva, well done Victoria!👏📷 👏

And following on from Victoria Dr Claire Robertson also passed her viva in the last few months. Congratulations Claire on all your hard work! More details on her research below👇👇

Another of our FRESH students to successfully pass their viva was Costanza Zanghí whose research looked at combined effects of multiple environmental stressors on predator-prey interactions in freshwater habitats. Well done Costanza! 👏👏

Congratulations to our latest FRESH student Hebe Carmichael for passing her viva! Well done on completing your PhD journey Hebe! 🎓