Dr Alex McGoran
@alexmcgoran.bsky.social
I’m a microplastic scientist, artist, crafter and animator. I am passionate about science communication and community outreach.
New OPEN ACCESS paper: Temporal variation in microplastic abundance in sediment, fish and shrimp: a case study in the Thames Estuary, UK
doi.org/10.1098/rsta...
Cefas Royal Holloway, University of London Natural History Museum
#Microplastic #PlasticPollution
doi.org/10.1098/rsta...
Cefas Royal Holloway, University of London Natural History Museum
#Microplastic #PlasticPollution
October 30, 2025 at 7:40 AM
New OPEN ACCESS paper: Temporal variation in microplastic abundance in sediment, fish and shrimp: a case study in the Thames Estuary, UK
doi.org/10.1098/rsta...
Cefas Royal Holloway, University of London Natural History Museum
#Microplastic #PlasticPollution
doi.org/10.1098/rsta...
Cefas Royal Holloway, University of London Natural History Museum
#Microplastic #PlasticPollution
New OPEN ACCESS paper alert! Advancing mussel-based monitoring: integrating litter and harmful algal bloom data into a multi-stressor assessment of England and Wales.
#microplastics #MarineLitter #SentinelSpecies @cefasgovuk.bsky.social
doi.org/10.3389/fmar...
#microplastics #MarineLitter #SentinelSpecies @cefasgovuk.bsky.social
doi.org/10.3389/fmar...
October 29, 2025 at 11:29 AM
New OPEN ACCESS paper alert! Advancing mussel-based monitoring: integrating litter and harmful algal bloom data into a multi-stressor assessment of England and Wales.
#microplastics #MarineLitter #SentinelSpecies @cefasgovuk.bsky.social
doi.org/10.3389/fmar...
#microplastics #MarineLitter #SentinelSpecies @cefasgovuk.bsky.social
doi.org/10.3389/fmar...
Back to @nhm-london.bsky.social to see Fixing Our Broken Planet. Great to reconnect with colleagues and to talk to people passionate about our planet and nature.
#EnvironmentalScience #Science #Litter #PlasticPollution #Microplastics
#EnvironmentalScience #Science #Litter #PlasticPollution #Microplastics
May 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Back to @nhm-london.bsky.social to see Fixing Our Broken Planet. Great to reconnect with colleagues and to talk to people passionate about our planet and nature.
#EnvironmentalScience #Science #Litter #PlasticPollution #Microplastics
#EnvironmentalScience #Science #Litter #PlasticPollution #Microplastics
Reposted by Dr Alex McGoran
Wonderful to see work by @rhulbiology.bsky.social alumna @alexmcgoran.bsky.social and current MSc student @lucyhouliston.bsky.social presented at the newly opened Fixing Our Broken Planet gallery @nhm-london.bsky.social!
April 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Wonderful to see work by @rhulbiology.bsky.social alumna @alexmcgoran.bsky.social and current MSc student @lucyhouliston.bsky.social presented at the newly opened Fixing Our Broken Planet gallery @nhm-london.bsky.social!
Nearly at the end of my challenge but hoping to get a lot more knitting done.
Donate to @alzheimersresearchuk.org here:
socialsync.app/fundraiser/c...
#Knitting #Knot #KnittedAnimals #CuteAnimals #CuteKnitting
Donate to @alzheimersresearchuk.org here:
socialsync.app/fundraiser/c...
#Knitting #Knot #KnittedAnimals #CuteAnimals #CuteKnitting
March 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Nearly at the end of my challenge but hoping to get a lot more knitting done.
Donate to @alzheimersresearchuk.org here:
socialsync.app/fundraiser/c...
#Knitting #Knot #KnittedAnimals #CuteAnimals #CuteKnitting
Donate to @alzheimersresearchuk.org here:
socialsync.app/fundraiser/c...
#Knitting #Knot #KnittedAnimals #CuteAnimals #CuteKnitting
A few more knit/crochet creations for Alzheimers Research UK.
So far I have raised £335 for the charity. Please keep donating:
socialsync.app/fundraiser/c...
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#knit #knitting #KnittedAnimals #KnittedSeaCreatures #KnitAnimals #KnitSeaCreatures
So far I have raised £335 for the charity. Please keep donating:
socialsync.app/fundraiser/c...
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#knit #knitting #KnittedAnimals #KnittedSeaCreatures #KnitAnimals #KnitSeaCreatures
March 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
A few more knit/crochet creations for Alzheimers Research UK.
So far I have raised £335 for the charity. Please keep donating:
socialsync.app/fundraiser/c...
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#knit #knitting #KnittedAnimals #KnittedSeaCreatures #KnitAnimals #KnitSeaCreatures
So far I have raised £335 for the charity. Please keep donating:
socialsync.app/fundraiser/c...
.
#knit #knitting #KnittedAnimals #KnittedSeaCreatures #KnitAnimals #KnitSeaCreatures
Over a quarter of the way through my challenge and we have raised over £300! Thank you all so much! Let’s keep it going. What should I knit next?
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Donate here socialsync.app/fundraiser/c... @alzheimersresearchuk.org
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#ForACure #Knitting #Crab #Whale #MantaRay #Starfish #Nudibranch #KnittedAnimals
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Donate here socialsync.app/fundraiser/c... @alzheimersresearchuk.org
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#ForACure #Knitting #Crab #Whale #MantaRay #Starfish #Nudibranch #KnittedAnimals
March 9, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Over a quarter of the way through my challenge and we have raised over £300! Thank you all so much! Let’s keep it going. What should I knit next?
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Donate here socialsync.app/fundraiser/c... @alzheimersresearchuk.org
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#ForACure #Knitting #Crab #Whale #MantaRay #Starfish #Nudibranch #KnittedAnimals
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Donate here socialsync.app/fundraiser/c... @alzheimersresearchuk.org
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#ForACure #Knitting #Crab #Whale #MantaRay #Starfish #Nudibranch #KnittedAnimals
March 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Three days into my knit every day challenge in support of @alzheimersresearchuk.org
I am aiming for a sea creature a day but the fiddler crab was fiddly to make.
2 creatures down and some progress on a jumper too.
#knitting #knitted #FiddlerCrab #Wrasse #Fish #crab
I am aiming for a sea creature a day but the fiddler crab was fiddly to make.
2 creatures down and some progress on a jumper too.
#knitting #knitted #FiddlerCrab #Wrasse #Fish #crab
March 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Three days into my knit every day challenge in support of @alzheimersresearchuk.org
I am aiming for a sea creature a day but the fiddler crab was fiddly to make.
2 creatures down and some progress on a jumper too.
#knitting #knitted #FiddlerCrab #Wrasse #Fish #crab
I am aiming for a sea creature a day but the fiddler crab was fiddly to make.
2 creatures down and some progress on a jumper too.
#knitting #knitted #FiddlerCrab #Wrasse #Fish #crab
Yarn at the ready… One week until the start of my challenge. I’ll be knitting everyday in March and offering all my knits to the people who sponsor me.
socialsync.app/fundraiser/c...
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#knitting #crochet #sock #yarn #wool #alzheimers #AlzheimersResearch #AlzheimersResearchUK #KnitEveryday
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socialsync.app/fundraiser/c...
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#knitting #crochet #sock #yarn #wool #alzheimers #AlzheimersResearch #AlzheimersResearchUK #KnitEveryday
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February 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Yarn at the ready… One week until the start of my challenge. I’ll be knitting everyday in March and offering all my knits to the people who sponsor me.
socialsync.app/fundraiser/c...
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#knitting #crochet #sock #yarn #wool #alzheimers #AlzheimersResearch #AlzheimersResearchUK #KnitEveryday
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socialsync.app/fundraiser/c...
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#knitting #crochet #sock #yarn #wool #alzheimers #AlzheimersResearch #AlzheimersResearchUK #KnitEveryday
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Reposted by Dr Alex McGoran
Gorgeous underwater photos 😍
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Seals, sharks and spiny squat lobsters: Underwater Photographer of the Year 2025 – in pictures
The annual competition draws thousands of entries from across the world and brings together images from below the water’s surface that show the diversity and challenges of subaquatic life
www.theguardian.com
February 21, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Gorgeous underwater photos 😍
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...