Explorathon 2018
CREEM took part in Explorathon 2018 during the European Researchers Night at the University of St Andrews and Dundee Science Centre. In partnership with colleagues from the Sea Mammal Research Unit, we ran various…
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Counting on Conservation
CREEM held a public lecture, “Counting on Conservation”, during the International Statistical Ecology Conference in July 2018. Dr. Alison Johnston and Dr. Stacy DeRuiter talked about their research, highlighting how…
Strathkinness Cubs measure a Minke Whale
Researchers from SMRU (Debbie Russell) and CREEM (Catriona Harris) spent an evening with Strathkinness Cub Scouts helping them work towards their Scientist Badge. There was lots of fun with whale and seal skulls, whale…
Start-up science masterclass
On Saturday 19th May, researchers from the School of Biology ran a Royal Society of Edinburgh Start-up Science Masterclass for 20 school students from ten different schools across Fife and central Scotland. …
St Andrews Science Discovery Day 2018
On Saturday 10 March, the University of St Andrews held its annual Science Discovery Day as part of British Science Week, a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths. CREEM ran activities…
Meet the Expert
CREEM took part in the “Meet the Expert” event coinciding with the start of British Science week, at Dundee Science Centre. We ran activities demonstrating the estimation abundance of wildlife populations using…
PhD opportunities, 2018-2019
Applications are welcomed for students wishing to undertake a PhD in Statistics at St Andrews. Fullfunding (fees, plus stipend of approx. £14,500) is available for well-qualified students; we encourageapplications as…
CREEM featured in Alumnus magazine
The work of CREEM is highlighted in this year’s issue of Chronicle, the University of St Andrews Alumnus magazine. CREEM Director Len Thomas gives an overview of some recent CREEM research, and there are short features…
St Andrews Science Discovery Day 2017
The Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling (CREEM) had a research stand at the University of St Andrews Science Discovery Day event on March 4th. The “Counting critters” stand was manned by…
CREEM Mural: official opening
The CREEM mural, by Cornelia Oedekoven, shows a researcher surrounded by some of the species CREEM have worked on, together with the symbols depicting the models and methods used. The mural was officially opened on…