Aly Lough
@alylough.bsky.social
Intelectual mercenary for hire, currently at University of Leeds, research in marine biogeochemical cycles to understand ocean-climate interactions.
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Aly Lough
@alylough.bsky.social
· Mar 13
Adjusting to life back in the real world after 2 months aboard the RRS sir David Attenborough in the Weddell Sea - got so much done with an awesome science team and crew! Looking forward to seeing all the science to come from all the samples we collected!
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🗞️ New article in Biogeosciences #EGU by Pearse J. Buchanan et al ⬇️
Optimization of the World Ocean Model of Biogeochemistry and Trophic dynamics (WOMBAT) using surrogate machine learning methods
Abstract. The introduction of new processes in biogeochemical models brings new model parameters that must be set. Optimization of the model parameters is crucial to ensure that model performance is…
bg.copernicus.org
October 15, 2025 at 7:06 AM
🗞️ New article in Biogeosciences #EGU by Pearse J. Buchanan et al ⬇️
Lecturer position advertised at Leeds, UK, working at the interface between ecology, microbiology and biogeochemistry closes 2nd October www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOR986/l...
Lecturer in Biosphere-Geosphere Interactions at University of Leeds
An opportunity for an academic position as a Lecturer in Biosphere-Geosphere Interactions is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
www.jobs.ac.uk
September 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Lecturer position advertised at Leeds, UK, working at the interface between ecology, microbiology and biogeochemistry closes 2nd October www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOR986/l...
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More postdoctoral researchers secured access to sophisticated scientific instruments when an Australian facility made their application process anonymous
go.nature.com/3J4AA3j
go.nature.com/3J4AA3j
Postdocs get more equipment time when applications are anonymized
Early-career researchers’ access to neutron-beam instruments jumped from 61% to 78% at one Australian facility.
go.nature.com
July 28, 2025 at 8:02 AM
More postdoctoral researchers secured access to sophisticated scientific instruments when an Australian facility made their application process anonymous
go.nature.com/3J4AA3j
go.nature.com/3J4AA3j
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#ECR input needed! Help SCOR serve early-career scientists better by contributing to the survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/SCOR-ECOP
July 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
#ECR input needed! Help SCOR serve early-career scientists better by contributing to the survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/SCOR-ECOP
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🌊 Pre-registration is open for GEOTRACES Summer School 2025!
📅 17–21 Nov | 📍 Cape Town
🎓 Training in marine biogeochemistry of trace elements & isotopes for 36 students.
Apply by 30 June 2025 👉 geotraces-2025.sciencesconf.org
#MarineScience #Biogeochemistry #SummerSchool
@scor-int.bsky.social
📅 17–21 Nov | 📍 Cape Town
🎓 Training in marine biogeochemistry of trace elements & isotopes for 36 students.
Apply by 30 June 2025 👉 geotraces-2025.sciencesconf.org
#MarineScience #Biogeochemistry #SummerSchool
@scor-int.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
🌊 Pre-registration is open for GEOTRACES Summer School 2025!
📅 17–21 Nov | 📍 Cape Town
🎓 Training in marine biogeochemistry of trace elements & isotopes for 36 students.
Apply by 30 June 2025 👉 geotraces-2025.sciencesconf.org
#MarineScience #Biogeochemistry #SummerSchool
@scor-int.bsky.social
📅 17–21 Nov | 📍 Cape Town
🎓 Training in marine biogeochemistry of trace elements & isotopes for 36 students.
Apply by 30 June 2025 👉 geotraces-2025.sciencesconf.org
#MarineScience #Biogeochemistry #SummerSchool
@scor-int.bsky.social
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🌊 ✨ Call for Applications Now Open ✨ 🌊
The GEOTRACES Early Career Scientists Committee (ECS) is now accepting applications for new members!
🗓️ Application deadline: 15 June 2025
Learn more and apply👇
www.geotraces.org/2025-ecs/
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#EarlyCareerResearchers
@scor-int.bsky.social
The GEOTRACES Early Career Scientists Committee (ECS) is now accepting applications for new members!
🗓️ Application deadline: 15 June 2025
Learn more and apply👇
www.geotraces.org/2025-ecs/
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#EarlyCareerResearchers
@scor-int.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🌊 ✨ Call for Applications Now Open ✨ 🌊
The GEOTRACES Early Career Scientists Committee (ECS) is now accepting applications for new members!
🗓️ Application deadline: 15 June 2025
Learn more and apply👇
www.geotraces.org/2025-ecs/
Share this! 📢 😊
#EarlyCareerResearchers
@scor-int.bsky.social
The GEOTRACES Early Career Scientists Committee (ECS) is now accepting applications for new members!
🗓️ Application deadline: 15 June 2025
Learn more and apply👇
www.geotraces.org/2025-ecs/
Share this! 📢 😊
#EarlyCareerResearchers
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Our new paper authored by the Scientific Committee of the
#OOSC on "US federal cuts threaten international ocean science and diplomacy" has been published. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#OOSC on "US federal cuts threaten international ocean science and diplomacy" has been published. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
US federal cuts threaten international ocean science and diplomacy - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Nature Ecology & Evolution - US federal cuts threaten international ocean science and diplomacy
www.nature.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Our new paper authored by the Scientific Committee of the
#OOSC on "US federal cuts threaten international ocean science and diplomacy" has been published. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#OOSC on "US federal cuts threaten international ocean science and diplomacy" has been published. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Great discussions on all things marine microbes and biogeochemical cycles last week at our first in person meeting of the @biogeoscapes.bsky.social fellows second cohort in Santa Monica, CA. FYI no issues getting into and out of the states for any of us.
May 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Great discussions on all things marine microbes and biogeochemical cycles last week at our first in person meeting of the @biogeoscapes.bsky.social fellows second cohort in Santa Monica, CA. FYI no issues getting into and out of the states for any of us.
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📢 Calling PhD students 📢 we want to hear from you!
Help shape the future of PhD education. Take our survey to tell us all about your experiences
https://go.nature.com/43iJAsi
Help shape the future of PhD education. Take our survey to tell us all about your experiences
https://go.nature.com/43iJAsi
PhD students in STEM: Nature wants to hear from you
Buried in lab work or drowning in data? Take a break and help shape the future of PhD education.
go.nature.com
May 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
📢 Calling PhD students 📢 we want to hear from you!
Help shape the future of PhD education. Take our survey to tell us all about your experiences
https://go.nature.com/43iJAsi
Help shape the future of PhD education. Take our survey to tell us all about your experiences
https://go.nature.com/43iJAsi
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TMC wants US permission to mine an area it licensed from the ISA under the sponsorship of Nauru. TMC declined to comment on whether those obligations to Nauru remain if it is issued a US mining license.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump’s Push For Deep-Sea Metals Clashes With UN Ocean Treaty
In addition to Canada and Greenland, the US president is targeting the international seabed as a source for minerals needed for green technology. Here’s what to know.
www.bloomberg.com
May 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
TMC wants US permission to mine an area it licensed from the ISA under the sponsorship of Nauru. TMC declined to comment on whether those obligations to Nauru remain if it is issued a US mining license.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Colossal squid captured on camera!!
Amazing work by @drmtaylor.bsky.social and team.
🧪🌊🦑
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Amazing work by @drmtaylor.bsky.social and team.
🧪🌊🦑
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Colossal squid filmed by scientists for first time in ocean
Stunned scientists say the extremely rare squid can weigh up to 500kg (1,100lb).
www.bbc.co.uk
April 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Colossal squid captured on camera!!
Amazing work by @drmtaylor.bsky.social and team.
🧪🌊🦑
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Amazing work by @drmtaylor.bsky.social and team.
🧪🌊🦑
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Evidence shows that science and scientists remain highly trusted.
But genuine scientific voices are not shouting loud enough over the noise to hold sway
https://go.nature.com/4jNRukb
But genuine scientific voices are not shouting loud enough over the noise to hold sway
https://go.nature.com/4jNRukb
Science’s big problem is a loss of influence, not a loss of trust
Nature - Evidence shows that science and scientists remain highly trusted. But genuine scientific voices are not shouting loud enough over the noise to hold sway.
go.nature.com
April 13, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Evidence shows that science and scientists remain highly trusted.
But genuine scientific voices are not shouting loud enough over the noise to hold sway
https://go.nature.com/4jNRukb
But genuine scientific voices are not shouting loud enough over the noise to hold sway
https://go.nature.com/4jNRukb
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Spring reminder, as people start to think about gardening: NEVER buy compost with peat it in (inexplicably still on sale). If it does not say "peat free" in big letters, do not buy it. Peat is incredibly valuable in peat bogs, for rare biodiversity and as a carbon store. Don't put it on your garden!
April 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Spring reminder, as people start to think about gardening: NEVER buy compost with peat it in (inexplicably still on sale). If it does not say "peat free" in big letters, do not buy it. Peat is incredibly valuable in peat bogs, for rare biodiversity and as a carbon store. Don't put it on your garden!
2025 POGO-SCOR Fellowship is now open for applications! 🚀
Provides funding for early-career scientists, technicians, postgrads from developing countries to spend 1–3 months at a leading oceanographic institute abroad 🌏
APPLY by 27 April 2025
pogo-ocean.org/capacity-dev...
Provides funding for early-career scientists, technicians, postgrads from developing countries to spend 1–3 months at a leading oceanographic institute abroad 🌏
APPLY by 27 April 2025
pogo-ocean.org/capacity-dev...
April 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
2025 POGO-SCOR Fellowship is now open for applications! 🚀
Provides funding for early-career scientists, technicians, postgrads from developing countries to spend 1–3 months at a leading oceanographic institute abroad 🌏
APPLY by 27 April 2025
pogo-ocean.org/capacity-dev...
Provides funding for early-career scientists, technicians, postgrads from developing countries to spend 1–3 months at a leading oceanographic institute abroad 🌏
APPLY by 27 April 2025
pogo-ocean.org/capacity-dev...
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The Metals Company's proposal to start seabed mining in the Pacific Ocean by 2027 has faced opposition from countries that are rarely aligned on these issues, such as China, Russia, India, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Indonesia, France, Argentina, Uganda, Mauritius, and Fiji.
Trump-Era Pivot on Seabed Mining Draws Global Rebuke (Gift Article)
Diplomats from more than 30 nations have criticized a proposal that could allow the start of seabed mining by 2027.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:36 AM
The Metals Company's proposal to start seabed mining in the Pacific Ocean by 2027 has faced opposition from countries that are rarely aligned on these issues, such as China, Russia, India, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Indonesia, France, Argentina, Uganda, Mauritius, and Fiji.
These meetings are great! Much better for getting to know people outside your network than the big international conferences
🌊🧪 The Chemical #Oceanography Gordon Research Conference will be held July 20-25, 2025. Consider this exciting Biogeochemical Modelling session hosted by Thomas Weber (University of Rochester) with invited talks by Daniele Bianchi (University of California, Los Angeles) & Francois Primeau
March 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
These meetings are great! Much better for getting to know people outside your network than the big international conferences
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New paper out from #NHMDeepSea @nhm-london.bsky.social team. #DeepSeaMining #DeepSeaBiology www.nature.com/articles/s41...
March 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
New paper out from #NHMDeepSea @nhm-london.bsky.social team. #DeepSeaMining #DeepSeaBiology www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Great to meet up and discuss Southern Ocean biogeochemistry with team PICCOLO this week at Plymouth marine lab!
March 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Great to meet up and discuss Southern Ocean biogeochemistry with team PICCOLO this week at Plymouth marine lab!
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The announcement you have all been waiting for... Save the date for BOGS 2025! The 35th meeting of the British Organic Geochemical Society will be held in Bristol on the 1st and 2nd of July 2025. www.bogs2025.com #BOGS2025
March 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The announcement you have all been waiting for... Save the date for BOGS 2025! The 35th meeting of the British Organic Geochemical Society will be held in Bristol on the 1st and 2nd of July 2025. www.bogs2025.com #BOGS2025
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WE ARE HIRING. Interested in ocean mixing? Come work with us in the ARIA-funded POLEMIX project to create and deploy a float-based mixing observing system in the subpolar North Atlantic. Applications here: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
@sotonoceanearth.bsky.social @noc.ac.uk
@sotonoceanearth.bsky.social @noc.ac.uk
March 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
WE ARE HIRING. Interested in ocean mixing? Come work with us in the ARIA-funded POLEMIX project to create and deploy a float-based mixing observing system in the subpolar North Atlantic. Applications here: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
@sotonoceanearth.bsky.social @noc.ac.uk
@sotonoceanearth.bsky.social @noc.ac.uk
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🌊 jobs
🚨**Job advert** 🚨 We are hiring a seagoing technician in Hamburg! Interested in going to sea, handling instrumentation (ship-based, moored, glider) and logistics of research-travel to remote places? See the advert - contact me with any questions. Deadline 4 April.
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March 8, 2025 at 8:31 AM
🌊 jobs
“In the UK, between 1995 and 2019 while spending on university departments roughly doubled, the amount allocated to administration and central services more than quadrupled.” Some of this has likely been imposed by funders (e.g ukri/erc time sheets, DTPs etc)
Why academia is sleepwalking into self-destruction. My editorial @brain1878.bsky.social If you agree with the sentiments please repost. It's important for all our sakes to stop the madness
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academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
March 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
“In the UK, between 1995 and 2019 while spending on university departments roughly doubled, the amount allocated to administration and central services more than quadrupled.” Some of this has likely been imposed by funders (e.g ukri/erc time sheets, DTPs etc)