The #LuggerFest boats out in the loch yesterday afternoon. Great parade of amazing old boats, brilliant weather and fun down at the harbour. Still things on today and boats at the pier. Ullapool Sea Savers will be there this afternoon netting plankton to examine under microscopes.

Thoroughly enjoyed sharing the Ulluminate stage in #Ullapool with Dr Lucy Beattie and Luke Daniels talking culture, music, and #SoilHealth . Also, it's great to make music together. Rothamsted Research

Tuning up for Tipping Points Ulluminate. Great talk, bass playing and discussion on soil from Prof Andrew Neale Rothamsted Research themes included farming fishing and #SciComm

Opening talk from Howie Orkney Science Fest as we kick off the inaugural Ulluminate in Ullapool. The festival where arts and culture meets science.

I’m amazed and delighted to report that I’m now Dr Lucy Beattie after a challenging and invigorating viva with Sam Illingworth Murray Leith. Thanks to all who have helped me to develop my work most of all my UWS supervisors Abeer hassan and Dr Stephanie Zihms

John Swinney The SNP Congratulations on behalf of 3.8 million #ExcludedUK , who are victims of the inept, callous and self-serving Tories.

ExcludedUK look forward to once again working with you John Swinney Ian Blackford 🇺🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Alison Thewliss 🧡 The SNP to finally get justice..
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Congratulations and good wishes to John Swinney on his appointment.

This is an exciting juncture for all proponents of self-determination and advocates for Independence to come together and get behind the Scottish Government.

Fab red clover & chicory taproots from George Sordy & Sons GS4. Cool plants. Just doing their thing. Ecosystem engineers. 🤩

Publicly owned Scotrail -taken into public ownership by the Scottish Government- is one of the top 4 reliable train operators in the UK.

Happy International Day of the midwife Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️ #IDM24 Celebrate our amazing profession that advocates for women to have the choices and experiences that are right for them throughout pregnancy birth and beyond The RCM Scotland

It was great to be involved as a volunteer with this project. Citizen science #Gàidhlig #SciComm

Thanks to Humza Yousaf for his guidance and support to my campaign.

His consummate stance on Gaza and the need to privilege a humanitarian response showed me his values and integrity.

Now for the next chapter. As a candidate I will be ready to meet this as it develops.

It’s good to talk… born in 1977 this space craft is just a year younger than me and after a hiatus of no comms a little bit of reprogramming has enabled #Voyager1 to communicate with earth again. #SciComm

Ulluminate Festival 10/11/12 May tickets £70 or £35 #Ullapool #ScComm sessions with music, storytelling and creative arts. There are also outdoor community sessions involving land and sea at West Edge, @NTS Corrieshalloch Gorge NW Highlands UNESCO Global Geopark Ullapool Sea Savers

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Out canvassing this afternoon in Dingwall alongside Lucy Beattie!

Really happy with the levels of support for both The SNP & Scottish independence that we found; and certainly after spending time chatting with Lucy, I know she’ll make a fantastic MP 😄 #ActiveSNP #ActiveYSI

A shocker from Labour, but not surprising. Who are they to deny young folk opportunity, especially in Scotland where two-thirds voted against Brexit, many more have come to loathe it, and a far higher percentage of young people oppose it?

YSI activists from John O’ Groats to London were out & about in Dingwall today for our wonderful The SNP candidate Dr Lucy Beattie! Loads of great conversations & support on the doorsteps - thank you again to the whole team for having us 😄 #ActiveSNP #ActiveYSI

April showers and burn in spate today