Octavia Brayley

Excited to start planning my next research chapter! From mid-2025 I’ll be looking for postdoc positions, fellowships or short-term research roles in polar invertebrate ecology. If you know of opportunities or want to connect, please reach out 🤝 #Postdoc #ResearchJobs #JobSearch

ASOC Member @WWF_Antarctica statement on CCAMLR-43. Nations failed to agree on new marine protected areas and rolled back crucial krill fisheries management, risking wildlife as krill catches may exceed 620,000 tonnes in vulnerable areas. 🦐wwf.org.au/news/2024/anta…

Antarctica’s future is being decided now! 🇦🇶 Sign the petition urging #CCAMLR to #ProtectAntarctica before it’s too late: only.one/act/antarctica

Ever wondered how life can exist in extremely cold environments?❄️ Researchers have announced a new interdisciplinary research project to develop novel microscopy techniques to observe living cells at subzero temperatures. @cebcambridge @UKRI_News ➡️ow.ly/1fyj50Tcr53

I got to chat about some awesome #bugs with lots of students at the Birmingham Big Bang Fair a few weeks ago! 🪲🐜 @royentsoc @bigbangukstem Insects: Madagascan hissing #cockroach, Zompro stick #insect, and buff-tailed #bumblebees 🐝 #scicomm #entomology #STEMeducation

How high can Simone Biles jump? In Antarctic terms, 5 Adélie penguins high! 🐧🥇

@Chris_Drerup @Cambridge_Uni Congrats Chris!! Amazing news 🎉😍

Excited to let you know that I've submitted the final version of my PhD thesis @Cambridge_Uni today🦑🦀🦐 3.5 years of work condensed into 7 chapters, 174 pages, 56,533 words, 41 figures and 23 tables💪 📖"Dynamic lighting and its impact on the behaviour of marine invertebrates"

Congratulations to Professor @JanStrugnell who has been awarded the @SCAR_Tweets Medal for Education and Communication! 👏👏👏 Jan has been recognised for her incredible contribution to increasing the visibility of women in Antarctic research. Read more: arcsaef.com/story/professo…

I absolutely love seeing the sciences and arts come together! I found a wonderful selection of videos- '#Antarctica after dark', produced by @AntarcticaNZ ❄️🇦🇶 youtu.be/qZH9PjHK3Ho

It’s been less than a hundred years since women in Britain have had the right to vote. This Manchester banner was unfurled in 1903 - it would be 25 years before the suffragettes’ dream was finally realised. Make sure you use that hard-won right today!

I had a wonderful 3 days presenting my work and chatting to other researchers at the @BAS_News annual #science symposium! It’s always great to see what everyone else is up to you…I feel reinvigorated and buzzing with new ideas 💡🇦🇶🐧

Very excited to have my first ever (and first-first author!) paper out today, four years after I finished my masters at @BristolBioSci! We made a rain machine in the lab to understand how bumblebees behave during rainfall 🐝🌧

It’s been so much fun creating an exhibit for Enquiring Minds to showcase my research on the effects of a non-native species of insect in Antarctica 🇦🇶 🐜

I released episode 2 of #polardiaries last week! We are joined by Dr Huw Griffiths who tells us all about his marine #research in #antarctica and his inspirational project to promote equality and diversity in #polarscience 🏳️‍🌈 Listen via the link in my bio ❄️🎙️#podcast #SciComm

Ambassador Octavia Brayley a 2nd-year PhD student at the @unibirmingham has a exciting podcast called Polar Diaries interviewing polar scientists from around the world. Podcast on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6bSeT6tCe… Instagram: instagram.com/polardiariespo… @STEMLearningUK #polar #STEM

What a great day yesterday at @thinktankmuseum Birmingham celebrating International Women & Girls day in Science Day. Workshops, Trails, & ambassadors inspiring the next generation and families. Huge thanks to our STEM ambassadors. Thanks to Amy & the team. @STEMLearningUK

I’m pleased to announce the launch of my #podcast, #PolarDiaries, where #scientists from around the world share their adventures in the #Arctic and #Antarctic! Give @polardiariespodcast a follow on Instagram for updates. Episode 1 will be released soon! #scicomm #STEM

Thanks so much to the students across the UK who voted me as their favourite climate scientist through the I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here programme! It's been fantastic chatting with students about climate change, Antarctica, & science careers! @imascientist @STEMWorcsUni

Ever wondered what your pension gets up to when you’re not looking?​ Meet Oblivia Coalmine 🔥​ #FrackingHell

Hello , I’ve written another letter to @antanddec about the ongoing appalling abuse of animals on @ITV programme @imacelebrity . I’ve tried to be polite but my patience has run thin . If you agree with what it says please RT . #ImACeleb