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,…
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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…
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…
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…