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Celtic Explorer Update 4: 15 June 2015
Here’s another update on the exciting times on-board the RV Celtic Explorer! Sea conditions remain incredibly calm and early morning starts are no tough task when you can enjoy spectacular 6am sunrises like this! Yesterday we managed to collect some … Continue reading
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QuERCi Project: First data collected
Life on-board the RV Celtic Explorer continues! The weather couldn’t be better with sunny skies and calm sea conditions like a lake at the moment which means working conditions are kept very comfortable alongside freshly caught Mackerel for breakfast every … Continue reading
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RV Celtic Explorer
Hello again from the RV Celtic Explorer. My name is Niamh Connolly and I am a third year Earth Science BSc student in UCC. I am excited to have been given the chance to experience life at sea on board … Continue reading
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Launching into the Atlantic: The QuERCi Survey
Hi from the RV Celtic Explorer, my name is Andy Wheeler and I want to tell you about the QuERCi survey (Quantifying EnviRonmental Controls on Cold-water coral reef growth). We are going to use Ireland’s deep-water remotely-operated vehicle (the Holland … Continue reading
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Algarve Field Trip- Day2- Monchique Trip
by David Murphy We set off at 9, bright eyed and bushy tailed. We made our way towards the Monchique mountain. We took many stops as we travelled up the mountain whilst receiving talks on the culture and development of … Continue reading
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Algarve Field Trip – Day 1 – Rocky Shore Diversity and Saltmarsh
By Mary Kate Bolger After spending 20 minutes convincing ourselves that we were, in fact, in Portugal and not in Ireland on a rainy day we set off for our first day of field work. We arrived at the rocky … Continue reading
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MSc Organic Horticulture – A graduate experience
Recent MSc Organic Horticulture graduate Raedi Higgins writes about her experience of the course and her new role with the Organic Trust. I’ve always had a keen interest in food production and have really enjoyed growing food for myself and … Continue reading
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Improving Zoo Life for Cheetahs
Dr Tom Quirke is a graduate of the School of BEES. This article, by Anthony King, first appeared on science.ie A cheetah can hit speeds of over 100 kilometres an hour and visitors to Fota Wildlife Park in Cork can … Continue reading
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TY2015: My Week as a UCC Student
Sorcha Howard, Christ King Girls Secondary School For my transition year work experience I came to University College Cork and did a course on Biological, Earth and Environmental Studies. One of my favourite experiences during the BEES programme was when … Continue reading
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Tadhg Moore – EIL Travel Award Winner
3rd-year Environmental Science student at BEES, Tadhg Moore speaks about his volunteering work with EIL Ireland and his Mitchell Scholarship at University of Maine.
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