Freshwater Izzy
@freshwaterizzy.bsky.social
Freshwater conservation, monitoring, and citizen science. Lecturer at UCL People and Nature Lab.
UCL People and Nature Lab are looking for partner organisations from the conservation sector for Nature Smart Challenge 2026! Could you be one of them? Please open the image for info, and share widely! @ucl-pnl.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
UCL People and Nature Lab are looking for partner organisations from the conservation sector for Nature Smart Challenge 2026! Could you be one of them? Please open the image for info, and share widely! @ucl-pnl.bsky.social
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🌊 Congrats to @ucl.ac.uk Geography undergrad Gabrielle Shao on her new paper with @freshwaterizzy.bsky.social, a systematic review of citizen science in river monitoring, helping future projects link goals to methods.
📖 Read: tinyurl.com/ucl-river
#UCLGeography #CitizenScience
📖 Read: tinyurl.com/ucl-river
#UCLGeography #CitizenScience
July 16, 2025 at 7:51 AM
🌊 Congrats to @ucl.ac.uk Geography undergrad Gabrielle Shao on her new paper with @freshwaterizzy.bsky.social, a systematic review of citizen science in river monitoring, helping future projects link goals to methods.
📖 Read: tinyurl.com/ucl-river
#UCLGeography #CitizenScience
📖 Read: tinyurl.com/ucl-river
#UCLGeography #CitizenScience
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My first post on BlueSky: my first academic journal paper has been published! Supervised by @freshwaterizzy.bsky.social under the Laidlaw scholarship scheme, this research tries to provide a framework for new river monitoring citizen science initiatives. Huge thanks to everyone who’s supported us!
July 16, 2025 at 10:08 AM
My first post on BlueSky: my first academic journal paper has been published! Supervised by @freshwaterizzy.bsky.social under the Laidlaw scholarship scheme, this research tries to provide a framework for new river monitoring citizen science initiatives. Huge thanks to everyone who’s supported us!
New paper alert: Citizen science in river monitoring: a systematic review of the whys and hows. Led by the incredible @uclgeography.bsky.social undergrad Gabrielle, it guides new citizen science projects to commonly used approaches that align with their goals. www.frontiersin.org/journals/env...
Frontiers | Citizen science in river monitoring: a systematic literature review of the whys and hows
River monitoring is a prevalent focus within citizen science projects. Despite numerous reports and institutional manuals detailing the monitoring techniques...
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July 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
New paper alert: Citizen science in river monitoring: a systematic review of the whys and hows. Led by the incredible @uclgeography.bsky.social undergrad Gabrielle, it guides new citizen science projects to commonly used approaches that align with their goals. www.frontiersin.org/journals/env...
The “ticking time bomb” of high phosphates, low water flow, and high temperatures in lowland rivers is no longer ticking in the Lower Lea and QEOP.
July 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The “ticking time bomb” of high phosphates, low water flow, and high temperatures in lowland rivers is no longer ticking in the Lower Lea and QEOP.
This is a lovely write up of our Sustainable Stand Up event @ucl.ac.uk: www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll... We’re now seeking funding to do this again next year. Anyone got any good ideas?
How the Grant Museum brought a little comedic relief to the topic of climate change
Transformed into a comedy venue, the Grant Museum of Zoology is nurturing fledgling climate comedians as they step into the world of sustainable stand-up.
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/news/2025/jun/how-grant-museum-brought-little-comedic-relief-topic-climate-change?utm_source=UCL%20%28Internal%20Communications%29&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=15066798_The%20Week%40UCL%20–%20Issue%20683%2C%2026%20June%202025&utm_content=Community%3A%20How%20the%20Grant%20Museum%20brought%20comedic%20relief%20to%20the%20topic%20of%20climate%20change
June 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
This is a lovely write up of our Sustainable Stand Up event @ucl.ac.uk: www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll... We’re now seeking funding to do this again next year. Anyone got any good ideas?
I’m an aquatic scientist and was formally diagnosed as neurodivergent just a few days ago. I really enjoyed this article. Huge thanks to the authors for writing it and to ASLO for publishing it.
Check out “Diving into Diversity: Harnessing Neurodivergent Strengths to Transform Aquatic Sciences” by Ana C. Vásquez et al. in the #ASLO_Bulletin! Explore how embracing neurodiversity can unlock new perspectives and innovation in aquatic science.
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June 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I’m an aquatic scientist and was formally diagnosed as neurodivergent just a few days ago. I really enjoyed this article. Huge thanks to the authors for writing it and to ASLO for publishing it.
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Rivers were historically regarded as gods - but freshwaters and the species within them are rapidly being destroyed.
Here we show how traditional knowledge and sacred sites offer sanctuary and reprieve for both humans and nature in Indonesia.
doi.org/10.1002/aqc....
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Here we show how traditional knowledge and sacred sites offer sanctuary and reprieve for both humans and nature in Indonesia.
doi.org/10.1002/aqc....
@shoalorg.bsky.social
The Sacred Waters and Fish: Traditional Practices and Fish Conservation in Indonesian Communities
This paper explores the intersection of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and fish conservation within the context of sacred waters in Indonesian communities. Sacred waters, revered for their sp...
doi.org
June 23, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Rivers were historically regarded as gods - but freshwaters and the species within them are rapidly being destroyed.
Here we show how traditional knowledge and sacred sites offer sanctuary and reprieve for both humans and nature in Indonesia.
doi.org/10.1002/aqc....
@shoalorg.bsky.social
Here we show how traditional knowledge and sacred sites offer sanctuary and reprieve for both humans and nature in Indonesia.
doi.org/10.1002/aqc....
@shoalorg.bsky.social
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Do you need a little persuasion to appreciate wasps? Check out the #WorldFirst exhibition about wasps!! #WorldOfWasps @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social
Opens TOMORROW for 6 months! FREE!!
Wasp are #PestControllers #Pollinators #Diverse #socialites #hunters the original #Bee www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
Opens TOMORROW for 6 months! FREE!!
Wasp are #PestControllers #Pollinators #Diverse #socialites #hunters the original #Bee www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
June 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Do you need a little persuasion to appreciate wasps? Check out the #WorldFirst exhibition about wasps!! #WorldOfWasps @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social
Opens TOMORROW for 6 months! FREE!!
Wasp are #PestControllers #Pollinators #Diverse #socialites #hunters the original #Bee www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
Opens TOMORROW for 6 months! FREE!!
Wasp are #PestControllers #Pollinators #Diverse #socialites #hunters the original #Bee www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
Why not invite your family to co-author a conference paper about their citizen science project? Here we are pulling our best science faces.
#CitizenScience Who else is coming to Delft this week?
#CitizenScience Who else is coming to Delft this week?
June 1, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Why not invite your family to co-author a conference paper about their citizen science project? Here we are pulling our best science faces.
#CitizenScience Who else is coming to Delft this week?
#CitizenScience Who else is coming to Delft this week?
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Izzy Bishop @freshwaterizzy.bsky.social at the Sustainable Stand Up UCL Comedy Course Show. Watch the livestream: youtube.com/live/rEWiUXy...
May 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Izzy Bishop @freshwaterizzy.bsky.social at the Sustainable Stand Up UCL Comedy Course Show. Watch the livestream: youtube.com/live/rEWiUXy...
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It was wonderful to talk pondweed and poo at @pintofscience.uk today. Thanks for having me 😊
May 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
It was wonderful to talk pondweed and poo at @pintofscience.uk today. Thanks for having me 😊
Sneak peak from Sustainable Stand Up rehearsals today. Livestream the show from 6.30pm tomorrow: www.youtube.com/live/BfORAki...
May 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Sneak peak from Sustainable Stand Up rehearsals today. Livestream the show from 6.30pm tomorrow: www.youtube.com/live/BfORAki...
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Dr Izzy Bishop @freshwaterizzy.bsky.social introducing The Sustainable Stand Up UCL Comedy Course Show, which will take place @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social on Thursday 22 May, 6.15-8.30pm. You'll be able to watch the livestream of this sold out show at www.youtube.com/live/BfORAki...
May 21, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Dr Izzy Bishop @freshwaterizzy.bsky.social introducing The Sustainable Stand Up UCL Comedy Course Show, which will take place @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social on Thursday 22 May, 6.15-8.30pm. You'll be able to watch the livestream of this sold out show at www.youtube.com/live/BfORAki...
UCL’s first Sustainable Stand Up cohort will perform their first ever stand up comedy sets at @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social on Thursday from 6.30pm. Tickets are sold out but you can watch these comedy beginners talk about loving life on Earth via the livestream: youtube.com/live/BfORAki...
Sustainable Stand Up UCL Comedy Course Show
Delightful comedy beginners who care about life on Earth share their first ever sets.
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May 20, 2025 at 7:45 AM
UCL’s first Sustainable Stand Up cohort will perform their first ever stand up comedy sets at @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social on Thursday from 6.30pm. Tickets are sold out but you can watch these comedy beginners talk about loving life on Earth via the livestream: youtube.com/live/BfORAki...
It’s a week of #scicomm!
Tomorrow: I’m speaking about poo and pondweed in a pub as part of @pintofscience.uk
Thursday: UCL’s first time comedians perform sets on environment and social issues. Livestream here from 6.30pm on Thursday: youtube.com/live/BfORAki...
Tomorrow: I’m speaking about poo and pondweed in a pub as part of @pintofscience.uk
Thursday: UCL’s first time comedians perform sets on environment and social issues. Livestream here from 6.30pm on Thursday: youtube.com/live/BfORAki...
Sustainable Stand Up UCL Comedy Course Show
Delightful comedy beginners who care about life on Earth share their first ever sets.
youtube.com
May 20, 2025 at 7:41 AM
It’s a week of #scicomm!
Tomorrow: I’m speaking about poo and pondweed in a pub as part of @pintofscience.uk
Thursday: UCL’s first time comedians perform sets on environment and social issues. Livestream here from 6.30pm on Thursday: youtube.com/live/BfORAki...
Tomorrow: I’m speaking about poo and pondweed in a pub as part of @pintofscience.uk
Thursday: UCL’s first time comedians perform sets on environment and social issues. Livestream here from 6.30pm on Thursday: youtube.com/live/BfORAki...
If you’re in London on Tuesday night and fancy a pint, consider The Brittania in Kensington. The only downside is that you’ll have to listen to me talking about poo and pondweed. pintofscience.co.uk/event/nature...
Nature on the Edge
Our natural world is under pressure—from polluted rivers to disappearing pollinators. But nature also shows resilience. Join us for an evening of science e…
pintofscience.co.uk
May 12, 2025 at 8:22 AM
If you’re in London on Tuesday night and fancy a pint, consider The Brittania in Kensington. The only downside is that you’ll have to listen to me talking about poo and pondweed. pintofscience.co.uk/event/nature...
Taking part in the #GreatUKWaterBlitz today, with an added E.coli incubation social at Mum’s house. Bet none of you have been to an E.coli incubation social before! @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social #CastCo @waterrangers.bsky.social
April 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Taking part in the #GreatUKWaterBlitz today, with an added E.coli incubation social at Mum’s house. Bet none of you have been to an E.coli incubation social before! @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social #CastCo @waterrangers.bsky.social
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During The Princess Royal's visit to @ucl-pnl.bsky.social yesterday, @freshwaterizzy.bsky.social detailed a citizen science project for river water monitoring, led by @thames21.bsky.social and local community groups, to which Her Royal Highness contributed a data set. www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences...
February 21, 2025 at 11:06 AM
During The Princess Royal's visit to @ucl-pnl.bsky.social yesterday, @freshwaterizzy.bsky.social detailed a citizen science project for river water monitoring, led by @thames21.bsky.social and local community groups, to which Her Royal Highness contributed a data set. www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences...
Today I had the opportunity to introduce the Princess Royal to citizen science. She measured phosphate concentrations in the River Lea, contributing to #LeaGuardians project with @Thames21 www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/fe...
HRH The Princess Royal visits UCL’s new campus
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal saw groundbreaking UCL research in action in areas ranging from ecology and AI to robotics, healthcare and hydrogen technology on a tour of the new UCL East campu...
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February 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Today I had the opportunity to introduce the Princess Royal to citizen science. She measured phosphate concentrations in the River Lea, contributing to #LeaGuardians project with @Thames21 www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/fe...
Yesterday @ucl-pnl.bsky.social MSc students heard guest lecturer Steve Andrews give a CEO’s perspective on what makes a good idea in the conservation industry. Not your standard ecology lecture, but so important for our students to understand how to apply research in their future careers.
February 7, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Yesterday @ucl-pnl.bsky.social MSc students heard guest lecturer Steve Andrews give a CEO’s perspective on what makes a good idea in the conservation industry. Not your standard ecology lecture, but so important for our students to understand how to apply research in their future careers.
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A new study by @freshwaterizzy.bsky.social and @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social shows that citizen science is transforming water quality monitoring, providing essential data for managing freshwater ecosystems globally. 🌍💧 #WaterQuality #CitizenScience #Sustainability
www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences...
www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences...
Citizen science monitoring programme transforms freshwater ecosystem management
Freshwater ecosystems globally are facing increasing stressors, while traditional surface water monitoring by regulatory agencies is often hampered by financial and political constraints. However, cit...
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February 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
A new study by @freshwaterizzy.bsky.social and @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social shows that citizen science is transforming water quality monitoring, providing essential data for managing freshwater ecosystems globally. 🌍💧 #WaterQuality #CitizenScience #Sustainability
www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences...
www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences...
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In Uganda, a women-led reforestation initiative fights flooding, erosion news.mongabay.com/2025/01/in-u...
In Uganda, a women-led reforestation initiative fights flooding, erosion
KASESE DISTRICT, Uganda — In western Uganda’s Kasese district, where the Rwenzori Mountains meet the sprawling plains of Queen Elizabeth National Park, Janet Nyakairu Abwoli is on a mission to rejuven...
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January 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
In Uganda, a women-led reforestation initiative fights flooding, erosion news.mongabay.com/2025/01/in-u...
Yesterday I gave a talk to my Mum and her retired friends on what their #CitizenScience data is revealing about the impacts of rural sewage on small and intermittent streams. I’ve done lots of talks like this but I’ve yet to come across such an enthusiastic bunch.
January 26, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Yesterday I gave a talk to my Mum and her retired friends on what their #CitizenScience data is revealing about the impacts of rural sewage on small and intermittent streams. I’ve done lots of talks like this but I’ve yet to come across such an enthusiastic bunch.