Creating value from farm waste 💰 Circular economy ♻️ Nutrient recovery 🌱 👩🔬 Team: @uccBEES @eriucc @AberDLSAGB Funded: ERDF, Ireland Wales Programme 🇪🇺
Cork / Aberystwyth
Joined October 2020
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BRAINWAVES Project retweeted
📢SAVE THE DATE:
The 7th International Conference on Duckweed Research and Application will be held on 13 – 16 November 2024 in Bangkok. For further info see ruduckweed.org/
BRAINWAVES Project retweeted
Last night we had a proper goodbye to one of the nicest project teams! Celebrating the end of the very successful @BrainwavesEU project with a drink and a laugh.
Thanks to all who worked on this #duckweed project. Of course the work continues with the #DuckFeedProject!
ALT Group of people at a table, smiling at the camera.
BRAINWAVES Project retweeted
Congratulations to Dr @Neil_Coughlan_ who has been awarded funding from @scienceirel and @IrishResearch.
Neil's research will optimise remediation of wastewaters derived from the agri-food sector.
ucc.ie/en/news/2023/research… @UCCResearch
ALT Dr Neil Coughlan standing in the corridor of UCC's Quad. Image: UCC TV's Rubén Tapia.
BRAINWAVES Project retweeted
Great interest in the tour of the duckweed facilities at the stakeholder workshop on Monday. Thank you to all travelling to attend, and for all the great questions asked!
#DuckFeedProject #duckweed #circulareconomy
ALT People standing around a duckweed growth setup, created from a IBC with a cover to give shelter from rain and too bright sunshine.
ALT People gathered around the duckweed growth tank outside. The tank is made from an IBC with a perspex and cheesecloth cover to protect from rain and direct sunlight.
ALT A hand held out with duckweed sticking to the fingers
BRAINWAVES Project retweeted
🚜 We will be attending the Royal Welsh Show next week in Builth Wells!
👋 Be sure to come over to the Aberystwyth stand and our IBERS stand.
🌱 We have plenty of interactive activities planned throughout the week.
📅 A full events schedule to come.
@royalwelshshow
@ibers_aber
BRAINWAVES Project retweeted
Thank you to all for a most enjoyable and interesting #duckweed day!
Also many thanks to @EPAResearchNews and @IrelandWales for their support. It was a great success!
That’s a wrap from the Duckweed Workshop @UCC Big thank you 🙏 to the speakers for such interesting talks, to those who presented posters, and to the staff for a very enjoyable tour of the Duckweed facilities @UCCBEES. Great attendance today, safe journey home! #EUIrelandWales
BRAINWAVES Project retweeted
In the last session of today's #duckweed workshop Paul Fourounjian of @plantible talks about the possibilities of commercial duckweed culturing in USA.
#DuckFeedProject
#EUIrelandWales
#CircularEconomy
@EpaResearchNews
@eriucc
@SEFSUCC
@BrainwavesEU
@uccBEES
@UCCResearch
BRAINWAVES Project retweeted
In the first Duckweed Applications session of the day Patrick Barrett from @agriculture_ie joins us to talk about the key contribution of #duckweed to Ireland's bioeconomy.
#DuckFeedProject
#EUIrelandWales
#CircularEconomy
@EpaResearchNews
@eriucc
@SEFSUCC
@BrainwavesEU
BRAINWAVES Project retweeted
150 stories to celebrate our 150th anniversary: No 120
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#150ResearchAber
BRAINWAVES Project retweeted
TOMORROW! Sustainability Research Seminars @UCC_Hub
Grace O'Sullivan will present her work on #duckweed growth systems as part of the #DuckFeedProject, titled: The Impact of Design on Fluid Flow for Duckweed Production Systems.
@eriucc @uccBEES @SEFSUCC @GreenCampusUCC
BRAINWAVES Project retweeted
It is spring, so it is time for @CianRedmond4 to put the duckweed to grow outside. 'Junior'🐶 is helping out.
#DuckFeedProject @BrainwavesEU #duckweed #CircularEconomy
BRAINWAVES Project retweeted
A Honey Bee drinking some water while resting on Azolla and Duckweed in yesterdays sun!
@BrainwavesEU @PLANTS_UCC @uccBEES
BRAINWAVES Project retweeted
Grace O'Sullivan extols the virtues of duckweed as a high protein feed and method of cleaning up wastewater @ESAI_Environ colloquium #DuckFeedProject @BrainwavesEU @eriucc @uccBEES @PLANTS_UCC #circulareconomy #bioeconomy @TeagascEnviron @DevenishNutri @ESHIatTUDUBLIN
BRAINWAVES Project retweeted
Pleased to be invited to speak @BrainwavesEU , a collaboration between researchers from Cork and Aber Universities working with farmers to provide scientific and innovative solutions to drive resource efficiency.
BRAINWAVES Project retweeted
What has #duckweed to offer water quality? Watch this beautiful video by Luke Ring and find some answers...
Find out more about duckweed-related #CircularEconomy research at ucc.ie/en/duckfeed/ @eriucc
#DuckFeedProject #WorldWaterDay_2023 #SDG6 youtu.be/pRWmWucrbEg
BRAINWAVES Project retweeted
Curious what role duckweed can play in #CircularEconomy?
Read all about the research in a new article "Duckweed research and applications on the Emerald Isle".
Find it in ISCDRA Newsletter issue 40 at ruduckweed.org/
#DuckFeedProject @BrainwavesEU @eriucc #duckweed
BRAINWAVES Project retweeted
The @BrainwavesEU project's Welsh partner @AberDLSAGB have released a new video, explaining the potential role of duckweed for farmers. Now the project is looking for farmers (in Wales and Ireland) to become involved!
bbc.com/news/uk-wales-641172…
BRAINWAVES Project retweeted
Grace O'Sullivan and Cian Redmond were visiting the dairy farm of Daniel Long to discuss development of duckweed ponds.
#DuckFeedProject @BrainwavesEU @eriucc @uccBEES
ALT Two people dressed warmly and smiling, walking on a muddy track towards the camera. Green landscape with watery sunshine behind them.
BRAINWAVES Project retweeted
We are looking for a Research Support Officer - Admin to join our team on the @BrainwavesEU project!
Find full details at: ucc.ie/en/plantstress/jobopp…
#jobfairy #projectmanagement #researchsupport
BRAINWAVES Project retweeted
Join us in @UCC today for @scienceirel Science Week Family Day!
With climate change in a bottle & @ECHOESproj @TranslateEnergy @radical_air @BrainwavesEU @MaREIcentre @eriucc
Here til 5pm!
@CullotyS @JerryDMurphy66 @BOGallachoir @SEFSUCC
