Amy Osborne 🇪🇺

#Microplastic pollution discovered to be airborne in #Antarctic with textile #fibres travelling by air from southern South America - @FrontMarineSci Here's more about our research using #CSI #forensics & air current modelling ⬇️ (part 1/2)

⏰ NEW PAPER Congrats to the team for publishing: The transport and fate of microplastic fibres in the Antarctic @ManusCunningham Nuria Rico Seijo @KatyeAltieri @riesna19 @JessBurger_SA @tommy_bornman @ClaireGwinnett @Amyosb53 @water_nomad frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Congratulations to Professor Claire Gwinnett, PhD Researcher Amty Osborne and Emeritus Professor Andrew Jackson for their published paper, 'The application of tape lifting for microplastic pollution monitoring'. Read it here: orlo.uk/f2JRd @StaffsCPFS_Dept @StaffsMicro

Some brill work by @StaffsMicro @StaffsUni Crime Scene Tape Finds Second Life in Microplastics Research forensicmag.com/577847-Crime-S… via @Forensic®

You can watch the first episode of the amazing documentary 'Plastic Pandemic', produced by @StaffsUni @StaffsFilmMedia students here, looking into the world of plastic pollution. Well worth a watch. @PlasticPandemic isaacjonesrobinson.com/copy-of-plasti…

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Brexit rules come as complete surprise to Brexit supporting Brits with houses in Spain bbc.com/news/world-eur…

Some great myth busting info sheets from @afrankphd @ Birmingham, United Kingdom instagram.com/p/CIdZbLUjW_h/…

@wastefreephd Forensic science, specifically fibre analysis

@TStanton94 @NTU_ARES Congratulations Tom, and good luck in your new position 🎊🍾

If anyone could spare 15 minutes to complete a follow on survey I have created on rape myths and stereotypes and retweet this post it would be greatly appreciated. To complete the questionnaire just click the link below. staffordshire.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0N… Many thanks in advance.

It's great to see some positive changes happen in the UK #Echobox=1594794110" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theguardian.com/business/2020/…

In our latest article, we present a new and emerging source of microplastic fibre in the environment due to Covid-19.Special thanks to @oceansasia1 for giving us access to some of their materials.Thanks to Drs. @TealePB @starnikky for their contributions. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

IF YOU DO ONE THING TODAY, make it my survey (please) : How to influence pro-environmental decision making in consumerism staffordshire.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bH… #Environment #Psychology #SDGs

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We've had some fabulous news! Our research group has won the @StaffsUni Adapt. Change. Thrive. Initiative for our #lockdownlabs. Here's our research lead Claire in her's currently analysing fibre samples for a study with @Amyosb53.Thanks for the prize- it's a real motivator!

@ads_pb @DHSCgovuk @CMO_England @PHE_uk @NHSEngland @scotgovhealth @CMOWales @PublicHealthW @healthdpt @publichealthni Even if the curve was flattening ending lock down too early would cause a second peak

As of 9am 14 April, 382,650 tests have concluded, with 14,982 tests on 13 April. 302,599 people have been tested of which 93,873 tested positive. As of 5pm on 13 April, of those hospitalised in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 12,107 have sadly died.

1) a plea to the public. I am alarmed by the quantity of plastic gloves I see littered around on streets, roads and footpaths. I appreciate everyone is taking all measures necessary to avoid catching coronavirus. BUT see 2)

A very interesting meeting, it was great sharing our research with you.

Our #lockdownlab of the day is @Amyosb53's who is analysing the 2019 @NatGeo Hudson River expedition samples that form part of the training data set for an automated system for MP characterisation. She is being supervised at home by her axolotl Prof Pickle! @StaffsUni @LPF_PhD

We have said goodbye to our Science Centre for the foreseeable future and will now begin the process of setting up our #ScienceAtHome. Our fabulously positive team have made this a much easier step- thankyou to all our @LPF_PhD researchers and technicians @StaffsUni @StaffsUniLPF