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Science Discovery Day 2023

Researchers from CREEM had a research stand at the University of St Andrews Science Discovery Day on 25th March 2023.  The activities focused on mark-recapture as a method for estimating the size of animal populations,…

Marine Showcase at Dynamic Earth

Researchers from CREEM and the SMRU (Sea Mammal Research Unit) attended a Marine Science Showcase at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh. We ran fun and interactive activities that demonstrate some of the ways we study animal…

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…

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…

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. …

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…

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…