Arwyn Edwards
@arwynedwards.bsky.social
FLSW. Reader in Biosciences, Aberystwyth University & Professor II in Arctic Microbiology, UNIS. Likes cool microbes in warming places. Posts in personal capacity, etc.
Did you ever find out? If it's SG I am tempted to say the Sorling hut, given the coastal position, elephant seals and mountains, but the shape of the roof is different in this photo I took in 2015.
August 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Did you ever find out? If it's SG I am tempted to say the Sorling hut, given the coastal position, elephant seals and mountains, but the shape of the roof is different in this photo I took in 2015.
Not bad, but not as gripping as S4C
August 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Not bad, but not as gripping as S4C
A time for good decisions.
Taking a moment upwind to first calmly think through our optimal escape route away from a polar bear and her cub raiding nests in the distance. #fieldphotofriday #fieldworkfriday
Taking a moment upwind to first calmly think through our optimal escape route away from a polar bear and her cub raiding nests in the distance. #fieldphotofriday #fieldworkfriday
August 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
A time for good decisions.
Taking a moment upwind to first calmly think through our optimal escape route away from a polar bear and her cub raiding nests in the distance. #fieldphotofriday #fieldworkfriday
Taking a moment upwind to first calmly think through our optimal escape route away from a polar bear and her cub raiding nests in the distance. #fieldphotofriday #fieldworkfriday
Solid tally of beasts over the last few months in the field. Plus 3 Arctic foxes and too many reindeer & geese to count. Not all biodiversity is microbial, just most of it. @aberdlsagb.bsky.social
July 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Solid tally of beasts over the last few months in the field. Plus 3 Arctic foxes and too many reindeer & geese to count. Not all biodiversity is microbial, just most of it. @aberdlsagb.bsky.social
Personally I wouldn’t think that’s for the best. This 500 kilo fella would concur.
July 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Personally I wouldn’t think that’s for the best. This 500 kilo fella would concur.
Coming to a coastline near you soon.
July 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Coming to a coastline near you soon.
A pleasant 9*C at the office today.
July 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A pleasant 9*C at the office today.
Today‘s #fieldphotofriday is freshly clicked @ukarcticstation.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Today‘s #fieldphotofriday is freshly clicked @ukarcticstation.bsky.social
😆 Not that time, but here is another example of that from the opposite end of the planet. Bear in mind at my last Antarctic medical I was measured at 194cm in the z axis…
May 30, 2025 at 6:48 AM
😆 Not that time, but here is another example of that from the opposite end of the planet. Bear in mind at my last Antarctic medical I was measured at 194cm in the z axis…
I’ve always loved digging, but these 3m deep, rock hard snow pits in Antarctica in 2020 tested that love. #fieldworkfriday #fieldphotofriday
May 30, 2025 at 6:26 AM
I’ve always loved digging, but these 3m deep, rock hard snow pits in Antarctica in 2020 tested that love. #fieldworkfriday #fieldphotofriday
From the small biased sample of my timeline here this afternoon, I conclude that using AI is more likely to be accepted so long as you are an established academic writing a paper and not a student submitting an assignment. Feels a bit questionable. (www.nature.com/articles/d41...)
May 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
From the small biased sample of my timeline here this afternoon, I conclude that using AI is more likely to be accepted so long as you are an established academic writing a paper and not a student submitting an assignment. Feels a bit questionable. (www.nature.com/articles/d41...)
Honoured to announce today that I have been elected Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales (FLSW) as a result of my contribution to polar microbiology and the Welsh response to the COVID-19 pandemic. I’m thankful for the support of @aberuni.bsky.social @aberdlsagb.bsky.social from Fresher to FLSW!
April 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Honoured to announce today that I have been elected Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales (FLSW) as a result of my contribution to polar microbiology and the Welsh response to the COVID-19 pandemic. I’m thankful for the support of @aberuni.bsky.social @aberdlsagb.bsky.social from Fresher to FLSW!
This Gen 2 penguin wishes everyone a good #WorldPenguinDay
April 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
This Gen 2 penguin wishes everyone a good #WorldPenguinDay
Take the time to chill out with a glacier you love this World Glacier Day.
March 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Take the time to chill out with a glacier you love this World Glacier Day.
NCBI is down since at least 20 hours ago, time to revert to alternative means.
March 2, 2025 at 10:33 AM
NCBI is down since at least 20 hours ago, time to revert to alternative means.
People watching people watching polar bears* is always intriguing.
Close up of sleeping bear via Svalbardposten.
*at very safe distances
Close up of sleeping bear via Svalbardposten.
*at very safe distances
February 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
People watching people watching polar bears* is always intriguing.
Close up of sleeping bear via Svalbardposten.
*at very safe distances
Close up of sleeping bear via Svalbardposten.
*at very safe distances
So the curtain falls on what is likely to be my last Svalbard winter season for the foreseeable.
With it comes the deep sense of privilege and responsibility that stems from studying this magical, fragile, critical place at a time of profound ecological and geopolitical change.
With it comes the deep sense of privilege and responsibility that stems from studying this magical, fragile, critical place at a time of profound ecological and geopolitical change.
February 24, 2025 at 11:16 AM
So the curtain falls on what is likely to be my last Svalbard winter season for the foreseeable.
With it comes the deep sense of privilege and responsibility that stems from studying this magical, fragile, critical place at a time of profound ecological and geopolitical change.
With it comes the deep sense of privilege and responsibility that stems from studying this magical, fragile, critical place at a time of profound ecological and geopolitical change.
Correlation and causation, revisited.
February 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Correlation and causation, revisited.
It’s February. It’s the High Arctic. The North pole is just 1200km away.
And oddly enough for this profession I am not someone who likes being cold.
But it’s practically shirtsleeves weather.
And oddly enough for this profession I am not someone who likes being cold.
But it’s practically shirtsleeves weather.
February 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
It’s February. It’s the High Arctic. The North pole is just 1200km away.
And oddly enough for this profession I am not someone who likes being cold.
But it’s practically shirtsleeves weather.
And oddly enough for this profession I am not someone who likes being cold.
But it’s practically shirtsleeves weather.
Fuzzy kinda day
February 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Fuzzy kinda day
Good evening from 79*N where the sun has risen and set today for the first time in 2025.
February 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Good evening from 79*N where the sun has risen and set today for the first time in 2025.
Good morning from 79*N where the first sunrise is tomorrow
February 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Good morning from 79*N where the first sunrise is tomorrow
Good afternoon from 79*N where the first sunrise is now just TWO days away
February 15, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Good afternoon from 79*N where the first sunrise is now just TWO days away
Good afternoon from 79*N where the first sunrise is now three days away
February 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Good afternoon from 79*N where the first sunrise is now three days away