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GeoTalk: meet Freija Mendrik, researcher of microplastics pollution in coral reefs!

June 16, 2023
Freija Mendrik
Freija Mendrik

Hi Freija. Thank you for joining us today! Could you tell our readers a bit about yourself before we dive in? Hi Simon, thanks for inviting me! I’m a marine scientist based in the UK specialising in microplastic pollution but my work has taken me across many different disciplines from physical geography to ecotoxicology. Recently my research has focused on trying to understand what impacts the tra ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: How a professional YouTuber inspired a science-policy debate in Europe

March 4, 2022
GeoPolicy: How a professional YouTuber inspired a science-policy debate in Europe
Image credit: Burst in Business

  I recently had the opportunity to talk with Joachim Allgaier, Professor for Communication and Digital Society at the Fulda University of Applied Sciences in Germany, about how video platforms such as YouTube support science communication and influence political decisions. This month’s GeoPolicy blog post explores some of the benefits of having an accessible online source of information and ...[Read More]

So you want to make a podcast….

June 11, 2021
So you want to make a podcast….
Image credit: Oliver Strimpel.

Have you ever wanted to set up your own science podcast?  I have been running the Geology Bites podcast now for almost a year and I have often been asked what it takes to set up your own podcast. Here are some of my top tips on what’s involved, the challenges I faced, and how I overcame them. Choose your podcast topic. If there’s one essential step, it’s that you choose a topic you’re fascinated b ...[Read More]