Emma Murphy
@zoologicallady.bsky.social
Curator of Zoology at The Dead Zoo, aka National Museum of Ireland - Natural History.
NatSCA Trustee. Naturalist 🦉 fan of all things ornithological, tea/Guinness/whiskey. Own views.
NatSCA Trustee. Naturalist 🦉 fan of all things ornithological, tea/Guinness/whiskey. Own views.
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#Natsca2025
Excellent talk by @hannahcornish.bsky.social about ethical considerations of the display of human remains in natural history museums. @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social
Excellent talk by @hannahcornish.bsky.social about ethical considerations of the display of human remains in natural history museums. @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM
#Natsca2025
Excellent talk by @hannahcornish.bsky.social about ethical considerations of the display of human remains in natural history museums. @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social
Excellent talk by @hannahcornish.bsky.social about ethical considerations of the display of human remains in natural history museums. @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social
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Nice to see a mention of the repatriation of the Giant Galliwasp specimen to Jamaica from the Hunterian Museum of Zoology - a great project #natsca2025
May 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Nice to see a mention of the repatriation of the Giant Galliwasp specimen to Jamaica from the Hunterian Museum of Zoology - a great project #natsca2025
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A lot of #museums are removing human remains from display if they don't have explicit consent from the person. They're often replaced with casts sourced commercially, but @hannahcornish.bsky.social at #NatSCA2025 pointed out that often these casts are made from remains that also don't have consent.
May 9, 2025 at 10:12 AM
A lot of #museums are removing human remains from display if they don't have explicit consent from the person. They're often replaced with casts sourced commercially, but @hannahcornish.bsky.social at #NatSCA2025 pointed out that often these casts are made from remains that also don't have consent.
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Absolutely love this research. @colmuseums.bsky.social repatriated NZ birds to Auckland War Memorial Museum who are undertaking genetic research to determine where these specimens came from (there was no data with specimens)- historic data mining through genomics
@natsca.bsky.social #NatSCA2025
@natsca.bsky.social #NatSCA2025
May 9, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Absolutely love this research. @colmuseums.bsky.social repatriated NZ birds to Auckland War Memorial Museum who are undertaking genetic research to determine where these specimens came from (there was no data with specimens)- historic data mining through genomics
@natsca.bsky.social #NatSCA2025
@natsca.bsky.social #NatSCA2025
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The lovely @jackdashby.bsky.social talking about the value of collections for research. E.g. After the horrendous fires in Australia, collection specimens were used to aid restoration
Nb love the use of QR codes for all to source the references
@natsca.bsky.social #NatSCA2025
Nb love the use of QR codes for all to source the references
@natsca.bsky.social #NatSCA2025
May 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The lovely @jackdashby.bsky.social talking about the value of collections for research. E.g. After the horrendous fires in Australia, collection specimens were used to aid restoration
Nb love the use of QR codes for all to source the references
@natsca.bsky.social #NatSCA2025
Nb love the use of QR codes for all to source the references
@natsca.bsky.social #NatSCA2025
One of my highlights from #NatSCA2025 was @pleenr.bsky.social emotive spoken word presentation on her work connecting communities with nature through art and museum collections stories
@natsca.blog @nationaltrust @WritingOurLegacy really looking forward to speaking tomorrow 9th May at the #NatSCA conference in #Manchester discussing how #storying with #naturalhistorycollections makes a difference when working equitably with #community & #decolonising #changingchalk approaches.
May 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
One of my highlights from #NatSCA2025 was @pleenr.bsky.social emotive spoken word presentation on her work connecting communities with nature through art and museum collections stories
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Really enjoying day 2 of #NatSCA2025, especially @zoologicallady.bsky.social’s talk. Definitely inspired some thoughts for me on our partnership with a local farm. (They don’t keep tigers though!) 🐯🐮
May 9, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Really enjoying day 2 of #NatSCA2025, especially @zoologicallady.bsky.social’s talk. Definitely inspired some thoughts for me on our partnership with a local farm. (They don’t keep tigers though!) 🐯🐮
A visual of depiction of Twitter/X's vibe these days
November 20, 2024 at 7:46 PM
A visual of depiction of Twitter/X's vibe these days
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Here are some more cyanotype prints from my Jackdaw series. This past week has seen new followers (thank you), so I hope you don't mind me sharing work that many of you would have seen before.
You can see more of this work on my website:
www.deborahparkin.co.uk/galleries-ii...
You can see more of this work on my website:
www.deborahparkin.co.uk/galleries-ii...
November 19, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Here are some more cyanotype prints from my Jackdaw series. This past week has seen new followers (thank you), so I hope you don't mind me sharing work that many of you would have seen before.
You can see more of this work on my website:
www.deborahparkin.co.uk/galleries-ii...
You can see more of this work on my website:
www.deborahparkin.co.uk/galleries-ii...
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The #SciComm starter pack is almost full. Make sure to revisit it as l’ve added lots of folk this week.
Do share it and flag up if you’d like added.
go.bsky.app/VJQzace
Do share it and flag up if you’d like added.
go.bsky.app/VJQzace
November 19, 2024 at 11:35 AM
The #SciComm starter pack is almost full. Make sure to revisit it as l’ve added lots of folk this week.
Do share it and flag up if you’d like added.
go.bsky.app/VJQzace
Do share it and flag up if you’d like added.
go.bsky.app/VJQzace
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finally, photo evidence for the extraterrestrial origin of blue-footed boobies
Blue-Footed Boobies and the magic poo ring.
Blue-footed Boobies nest in a simple scrape on the ground. Guides told us that the Booby, while shading their eggs from the harsh sun, turn to face the sun throughout the day, and that's why there is a ring of poo around the nest. 🧵
Blue-footed Boobies nest in a simple scrape on the ground. Guides told us that the Booby, while shading their eggs from the harsh sun, turn to face the sun throughout the day, and that's why there is a ring of poo around the nest. 🧵
November 20, 2024 at 3:52 PM
finally, photo evidence for the extraterrestrial origin of blue-footed boobies
One of my favourite display specimens from the Irish Room at the Dead Zoo. This one is an old specimen from Luggala, Co. Wicklow - which is still one of the best places to spot ravens! #corvuscorax #commonraven #biodiversity #wildlife #birds #corvids
November 19, 2024 at 11:15 AM
One of my favourite display specimens from the Irish Room at the Dead Zoo. This one is an old specimen from Luggala, Co. Wicklow - which is still one of the best places to spot ravens! #corvuscorax #commonraven #biodiversity #wildlife #birds #corvids