@RATEsct

RATE programme funded by NERC, Environment Agency and Radioactive Waste Management. Research for GDF, radionuclides in the environment and wildlife effects

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Joined March 2016
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Head to the RSO website to read what it's like to be an @rwm_gdf_uk PhD student from Adam Fisher, who recently finished his PhD at @ISL_Sheffield: bit.ly/3nYPqJa Don't forget our PhD bursary call closes 16th Dec! bit.ly/3m7rRgw
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Prof Nick Beresford@radioecology27 Nov 2020
NEW @NERCscience @UK_CEH @SalfordScience @RATEsct tree.ceh.ac.uk/ paper essd.copernicus.org/articles… Element and radionuclide concentrations in soils and wildlife from forests in north-eastern England Full dataset from: doi.org/10.5285/8f85c188-a91…
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Nuclear Decommissioning Authority@NDAgovuk10 Nov 2020
The NDA has announced that Professor Francis Livens - one of the UK’s leading nuclear experts - will join its board from 1 Dec. gov.uk/government/news/profe… @DaltonNuclear @OfficialUoM
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Prof Nick Beresford@radioecology10 Nov 2020
Some of you will be pleased to hear that @SGashchak is back in Chernobyl .....still producing daily fruit plates and looking like he's taking things a bit easier than normal. For more on the bison see: youtu.be/uMsUn4iHS8M
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Our first @rwm_gdf_uk PhD bursary call will open in one week. Sign up to our newsletter to make sure you get all the information straight to your inbox: research-support-office-gdf.…
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Cefas RACS@CefasRacs5 Nov 2020
It's been a challenging year but 25th anniversary edition of the RIFE report is now available online! It gives a detailed assessment of Radioactivity in Food and the Environment in the UK and the public's exposure to radiation during 2019. #radiation #radioactivity #environment
Image showing the Rife 25 report front cover

ALT Image showing the Rife 25 report front cover

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University of Stirling@StirUni4 Nov 2020
Chernobyl: #bumblebees still at risk from #radiation nearly 35 years on. Feat. #UofStirling's Dr Katherine Raines via @ConversationUK Read the full story 👇🐝theconversation.com/chernoby… @NERCscience @anchorage40 @EnvAgency @rwm_gdf_uk @SRP_UK

Chernobyl: bumblebees still at risk from radiation nearly 35 years on

While long-term exposure of lower levels of radiation for wildlife around Chernobyl is still being debated, new research provides insight into the effects on bumblebee populations.

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Prof Nick Beresford@radioecology30 Oct 2020
April 2020 the Chernobyl EZ had the most extensive wildfires in its history. @NERCscience CHAR ceh.ac.uk/news-and-media/new… is investigating the impact. Wildlife trap cameras deployed for medium/large mammal studies: 1st photo downloaded @UK_CEH @SalfordScience @portsmouthuni
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jon lloyd@profjrlloyd27 Oct 2020
For those with an interest in how microbes impact on the safe disposal of nuclear waste, this is now out. Big thanks to co-editor Andrea Cherkouk, a team of excellent chapter authors and Elsevier. elsevier.com/books/the-micro…

The Microbiology of Nuclear Waste Disposal

The Microbiology of Nuclear Waste Disposal is a state-of-the-art reference featuring contributions focusing on the impact of microbes on the safe long-term disposal of nuclear waste. This book is the...

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Here is ERAN Database managed by CRiED. Environmental radioactivity data from Fukushima will be cross-searchable to anyone, any researchers in the world. That's what makes it worthwhile. ied.tsukuba.ac.jp/database/
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Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing24 Oct 2020
#ProcB #Chernobyl-level radiation exposure damages #bumblebee reproduction @anchorage40 #Ecology #EnvironmentalScience #OAWeek ow.ly/fCl950C0TJs
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Dr Kat Raines@anchorage4021 Oct 2020
First paper from my PhD is out today. Chernobyl-level radiation exposure damages bumblebee reproduction: a laboratory experiment | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences royalsocietypublishing.org/d… @royalsociety @NERCscience @RATEsct

Chernobyl-level radiation exposure damages bumblebee reproduction: a laboratory experiment

Abstract. The consequences for wildlife of living in radiologically contaminated environments are uncertain. Previous laboratory studies suggest insects ar

royalsocietypublishing.org
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Invitation for graduate students (i.e. Master/PhD) interested in speaking at the International Conference on Geological Repositories (ICGR) in Finland on the topic of geological disposal: tinyurl.com/yym6e2l6
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Prof Nick Beresford@radioecology16 Sep 2020
Work from @NERCscience @RATEsct tree.ceh.ac.uk/ gets a mention in UN Environment Programme article on Chernobyl wildlife: unenvironment.org/news-and-s… @UK_CEH @portsmouthuni
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la bouquineuse 🇺🇦@YevTomkiv1 Sep 2020
What is uncertainty and how to communicate about it? @HotiFerdiana is the person to ask! Training course in risk communication @Ricomet_2020 #ricomet2020 I like the visuals as well! 😁
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CoRWM@CoRWM25 Aug 2020
#CoRWM is recruiting a Technical Secretary. Deadline for applications on Civil Service Jobs is 28th August 2020. civilservicejobs.service.gov……
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Dr ZP (she/her)@ZarahPattison25 Aug 2020
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Murphy Materials Modelling Group@MurphyMMG25 Aug 2020
We're looking for a postdoc to work on a @LeverhulmeTrust funded project 'Simulating Radiation Damage in Materials'. The project will develop the two temperature MD model and will involve extensive collaboration with @CEAParisSaclay (closes 16th Sept) jobs.ac.uk/job/CBF312/resear…
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South West Nuclear Hub@SWNuclearHub24 Aug 2020
3 x #postdoc vacancies at @BristolRobotLab working on the @nuclearrobots programme - apply by 4th Sept #Robotics #RoboticsJobs 🖱️ southwestnuclearhub.ac.uk/ab…
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CERAD CoE@CERADenvrad24 Aug 2020
Pre-RICOMET conference goes live Sept 1-3rd with online training courses in risk #communication, seminars and webinars on #radon air pollution, environmental #remediation, #NORM in building products and much more! Check the overview and register at cutt.ly/8fpKHJV
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UKCEH@UK_CEH21 Aug 2020
NEWS: @UK_CEH is leading a new project to assess the ecological impact of this year’s severe wildfires in the #Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. The work, also involving @SalfordScience and @portsmouthuni researchers, is funded by a @NERCscience urgency grant: ceh.ac.uk/news-and-media/new…
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