It’s been a long while since I’ve posted, mainly due to moving house, having my annual review (woo I’m a second year PhD candidate now!), moving into a new office, presentations and moving labs! Last weekend was my first free weekend in a long time and it was so nice to just be at home…
Guilty frequent flyer – carbon offsetting your flights
I love flying – we can get to amazing places so quickly but I’ve really started to worry about the environmental impact that I’m having. I’ve flown a lot this year and I’ll be flying at least twice more before the year is up… I’m definitely feeling guilty about it especially as my work means…
River of Plastic – sampling and making connections along the Mekong
It’s been a long while since I’ve written a blog – almost 2 months! I had a much needed holiday in June before lots of deadlines, presenting at a conference and planning for the first River of Plastic field trip. I’m lucky to be part of the team at the Energy and Environment Institute at…
World Oceans Day: how you can help the ocean
As the demand for fish and seafood grows, the fishing industry has continued to evolve more ways to catch more fish, more quickly. Seafood used to be one of my favourite foods. However, I soon decided I couldn’t keep supporting the fishing industry. One of the reasons I become vegetarian is that overfishing has overexploited…
Deposit return schemes: promoting a circular economy and preventing plastic pollution
I’m lucky enough to get to go to Sweden a lot and it is absolutely one of my favourite places in the world – it definitely feels like home now. As a country, the people seem to care about the environment a lot more than in the UK. One of the things I love about…
