Lauren Cook
@laurens-colours.bsky.social
Molecular ecologist + Award-Winning Artist (#SciComm).
Really inspiring attending this day at the @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social Centre for Art and Ecology – possibly the world’s first university centre dedicated to this field!
@laurens-colours.bsky.social was recently invited to present at a @britishecologicalsociety.org & @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social event on art & science 🎨
Lauren's full talk on scientific storytelling through merging logic and feeling can be found here ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGdA...
Lauren's full talk on scientific storytelling through merging logic and feeling can be found here ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGdA...
Scientific storytelling through merging logic and feeling with Dr Lauren Cook
YouTube video by British Ecological Society
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Really inspiring attending this day at the @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social Centre for Art and Ecology – possibly the world’s first university centre dedicated to this field!
Reposted by Lauren Cook
Recently, IUCN declared the Slender Billed Curlew as extinct. The first known global bird extinction from mainland Europe, North Africa and West Asia. 🏡🧪
Reminder: around 1 million plant and animal species are at risk. - IPBES #GlobalAssessment🌍
📷Chris Gomersall
Reminder: around 1 million plant and animal species are at risk. - IPBES #GlobalAssessment🌍
📷Chris Gomersall
November 7, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Recently, IUCN declared the Slender Billed Curlew as extinct. The first known global bird extinction from mainland Europe, North Africa and West Asia. 🏡🧪
Reminder: around 1 million plant and animal species are at risk. - IPBES #GlobalAssessment🌍
📷Chris Gomersall
Reminder: around 1 million plant and animal species are at risk. - IPBES #GlobalAssessment🌍
📷Chris Gomersall
Reposted by Lauren Cook
2025 @conservoptimism.bsky.social Film Festival takes place tonight @morethanadodo.bsky.social. Sofia Castelló y Tickell (@sofiaatsea.bsky.social) from @rhulbiology.bsky.social, a co-founder of the festival, welcomes everyone. The festival is livestreamed here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=urvW...
October 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
2025 @conservoptimism.bsky.social Film Festival takes place tonight @morethanadodo.bsky.social. Sofia Castelló y Tickell (@sofiaatsea.bsky.social) from @rhulbiology.bsky.social, a co-founder of the festival, welcomes everyone. The festival is livestreamed here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=urvW...
Excited to be speaking at this, plus my first time being a 'Conference Artist'! I'll be sketching during the talks and hosting an art corner over lunch time 😄
#NBNconf25 5 weeks to go! Have you booked yet? 16 inspiring speakers, announcement of #NBNawards25 , fireside chat with new NBN Trust CEO Dr Gareth Thomas & BBC Head of Nature, Tom Gray, Art Corner with @laurens-colours.bsky.social , Sir John Burnett Memorial Lecture and networking! bit.ly/NBNconf25
October 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Excited to be speaking at this, plus my first time being a 'Conference Artist'! I'll be sketching during the talks and hosting an art corner over lunch time 😄
Reposted by Lauren Cook
@laurens-colours.bsky.social recently published a paper on the design of an eDNA qPCR assay to detect invasive Chinese mitten crab 🦀 - work that was undertaken during her PhD.
Check it out here ⬇️
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Check it out here ⬇️
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
October 6, 2025 at 12:18 PM
@laurens-colours.bsky.social recently published a paper on the design of an eDNA qPCR assay to detect invasive Chinese mitten crab 🦀 - work that was undertaken during her PhD.
Check it out here ⬇️
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Check it out here ⬇️
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Reposted by Lauren Cook
Welcome to our "meet the researcher" series!👩🔬👨🔬
Tune in over the next week as we introduce you to our UKCEH Molecular Ecology PhD researchers and tell you a bit about their projects! 🧪🧬🦠
Tune in over the next week as we introduce you to our UKCEH Molecular Ecology PhD researchers and tell you a bit about their projects! 🧪🧬🦠
September 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Welcome to our "meet the researcher" series!👩🔬👨🔬
Tune in over the next week as we introduce you to our UKCEH Molecular Ecology PhD researchers and tell you a bit about their projects! 🧪🧬🦠
Tune in over the next week as we introduce you to our UKCEH Molecular Ecology PhD researchers and tell you a bit about their projects! 🧪🧬🦠
Reposted by Lauren Cook
A great FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Resuseable) hosted by Miwa Takahashi of CSIRO, @lynseyrharper.bsky.social @nidunn.bsky.social last Friday. Recording great metadata for #eDNA studies, #futureproof
August 1, 2025 at 9:57 AM
A great FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Resuseable) hosted by Miwa Takahashi of CSIRO, @lynseyrharper.bsky.social @nidunn.bsky.social last Friday. Recording great metadata for #eDNA studies, #futureproof
The 2nd paper from my PhD was published! Here we designed and validated a qPCR assay for detecting Chinese mitten crab from eDNA, a top 100 global invasive species.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Huge thanks to my co-authors for their guidance - I learnt so much during this process! 🦀🧬
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Huge thanks to my co-authors for their guidance - I learnt so much during this process! 🦀🧬
September 15, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The 2nd paper from my PhD was published! Here we designed and validated a qPCR assay for detecting Chinese mitten crab from eDNA, a top 100 global invasive species.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Huge thanks to my co-authors for their guidance - I learnt so much during this process! 🦀🧬
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Huge thanks to my co-authors for their guidance - I learnt so much during this process! 🦀🧬
Excited to be speaking at Ecology in the Art Curriculum with @britishecologicalsociety.org later this month 🌿🎨
A day of workshops and talks for Secondary art teachers on bringing ecology into art education. More info 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ecology-in...
A day of workshops and talks for Secondary art teachers on bringing ecology into art education. More info 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ecology-in...
Ecology in the Art curriculum, an interdisciplinary CPD event
Secondary School Art Teachers, join us for an afternoon of talks, workshops and networking with expert Artists and Ecologists.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Excited to be speaking at Ecology in the Art Curriculum with @britishecologicalsociety.org later this month 🌿🎨
A day of workshops and talks for Secondary art teachers on bringing ecology into art education. More info 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ecology-in...
A day of workshops and talks for Secondary art teachers on bringing ecology into art education. More info 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ecology-in...
Extremely honoured to be judging this years festival alongside some incredible animators and directors.
You know what they say... work until your idols become your.. co-festival judges 💚
You know what they say... work until your idols become your.. co-festival judges 💚
Meet our second Judge and Mentor, Lauren Cook.
This talented biologist-artist creates stunning watercolour stop-motion films that bring conservation stories to life.
Submit your nature film before the deadline closes tonight!
buff.ly/LxDzy2w
#ConservationOptimism #FilmFestival
This talented biologist-artist creates stunning watercolour stop-motion films that bring conservation stories to life.
Submit your nature film before the deadline closes tonight!
buff.ly/LxDzy2w
#ConservationOptimism #FilmFestival
September 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Extremely honoured to be judging this years festival alongside some incredible animators and directors.
You know what they say... work until your idols become your.. co-festival judges 💚
You know what they say... work until your idols become your.. co-festival judges 💚
Hello bluesky!
Just using my first post to share the completion of my PhD! I was really proud have been asked to speak with Hugh Carter on behalf of @nhm-london.bsky.social class of 2025 😊
Happy to be continuing with eDNA biomonitoring research at @ukceh.bsky.social @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social 🧬
Just using my first post to share the completion of my PhD! I was really proud have been asked to speak with Hugh Carter on behalf of @nhm-london.bsky.social class of 2025 😊
Happy to be continuing with eDNA biomonitoring research at @ukceh.bsky.social @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social 🧬
August 22, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Hello bluesky!
Just using my first post to share the completion of my PhD! I was really proud have been asked to speak with Hugh Carter on behalf of @nhm-london.bsky.social class of 2025 😊
Happy to be continuing with eDNA biomonitoring research at @ukceh.bsky.social @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social 🧬
Just using my first post to share the completion of my PhD! I was really proud have been asked to speak with Hugh Carter on behalf of @nhm-london.bsky.social class of 2025 😊
Happy to be continuing with eDNA biomonitoring research at @ukceh.bsky.social @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social 🧬
Reposted by Lauren Cook
Amazing animation by @laurens-colours.bsky.social
#aquatic #ecology #beavers #animation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXVM...
#aquatic #ecology #beavers #animation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXVM...
Beavers: Nature's Ecosystem Engineers
YouTube video by Lauren Cook
www.youtube.com
June 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Amazing animation by @laurens-colours.bsky.social
#aquatic #ecology #beavers #animation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXVM...
#aquatic #ecology #beavers #animation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXVM...