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Laura Kaikkonen

@laurakaikkonen

Marine scientist | Human impacts on marine ecosystems | πŸ“Œ Helsinki, FI

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Recruiting a #PhD student to study how the #carboncycle in the Northwest Atlantic affects global #climatechange
Part of Transforming Climate Action, a collaboration among Laval, UQAR, Dal, & MUN
Opportunities for field work & cross institution workshops
Apply by May 31
www.mi.mun.ca/media/marine...

03.03.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Very cool study Amanda, congratulations!

24.02.2026 06:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Time to get active on @bsky.app. Arrived in Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 for #OSM26, sunny so far 😁. Exciting session tomorrow on #bluecarbon, featuring this poster co-designed with @laurakaikkonen.bsky.social and @eavir.bsky.social on our new @finacademies.bsky.social #softdrinkproject. DM for high-res. @helsinki.fi.

22.02.2026 12:56 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Advert for an Ocean Sciences townhall entitled 'Broadening the Ocean Sciences Workforce for a More Equitable, Inclusive and Engaged Community' with the OSM tartan as a side banner.

Advert for an Ocean Sciences townhall entitled 'Broadening the Ocean Sciences Workforce for a More Equitable, Inclusive and Engaged Community' with the OSM tartan as a side banner.

Please join us for an #OSM26 townhall hosted by the Challenger Society, TOS + IMECaN on β€˜Broadening the Ocean Science Workforce for a More Equitable, Inclusive, and Engaged Community’ including insights from successful actions + the role of scientific societies.
Thurs 26 Feb, 12:45-13:45, Forth(SEC)

08.02.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for being a part of this work Chelsey! 🩷

19.08.2025 13:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Guidelines for ensuring meaningful engagement of early career researchers in scientific collaborations: recommendations from and for marine and polar scientists Abstract. There is an increasing recognition of the importance of involving early career researchers (ECRs) in scientific positions of trust within nationa

Guidelines for ensuring meaningful engagement of early career researchers in scientific collaborations: recommendations from + for marine + polar scientists 🌊

Delighted to see this published! Massive thanks to @laurakaikkonen.bsky.social + team for your efforts! academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...

18.08.2025 15:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Fomentando la diversidad, la equidad y la inclusiΓ³n en la ciencia marina interdisciplinaria.

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Fomentando la diversidad, la equidad y la inclusiΓ³n en la ciencia marina interdisciplinaria.

(Original: Fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion in interdisciplinary marine science lead by @laurakaikkonen.bsky.social )

www.julianopalacios.com/Translations...

28.07.2025 13:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Want to join our deep-sea ecology team at @icmcsic.bsky.social? We seek a PhD student to study macroecology and effects of climate change in abyssal seascapes. With focus on sea cucumber communities. Please disseminate, and if interested please contact us www.icm.csic.es/en/calls/phd...

13.06.2025 14:53 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Leave no one behind in the UN Ocean Decade Recent policy shifts terminating programs and funding related to diversity, equity, and inclusion challenge the β€œleave no one behind” pledge at the co…

🌊The transformative potential of the ocean sciences and the Ocean Decade depends on reinforcing inclusion as a shared responsibilityβ€”across institutions, funding streams, and scientific agendas.
πŸ’™ Leave no one behind…
Read more πŸ‘‡πŸ½
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

12.06.2025 10:46 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Are you attending #UNOC in Nice?

We are hosting a side event on the future of #ECR in #ocean #science and want to hear from you! πŸ‘‡

28.05.2025 09:29 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Reminder! DL for applications next Monday.

14.05.2025 15:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We are hiring a postdoc to look at land use effects on fish populations. Come work with me!

@luke.fi is a very supportive and well-organized research environment with great colleagues. You'll like it. ❀️ And you'll get to choose where you want to work between a number of Finnish cities.

29.04.2025 06:21 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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The Role of the Interdisciplinary Marine Early Career Network (IMECaN) in Supporting Capacity Building, Ocean Literacy, and Collaborative Leadership of Early Career Researchers | Request PDF Request PDF | On Apr 17, 2025, Juliano Palacios‐Abrantes and others published The Role of the Interdisciplinary Marine Early Career Network (IMECaN) in Supporting Capacity Building, Ocean Literacy, an...

Its been 8 years of IMECaN you guys! We have a short piece on @aslo.org #ASLO_Bulletin highlighting some key achievements of the network. For more on that, register to the #IMBER Future Oceans 3 on May 14

imber.info/event/fo3/

www.researchgate.net/publication/...

22.04.2025 12:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

A fantastic opportunity for early-career scientists to connect with others and learn about interdisciplinary research. Arranged by the fabulous #SIIECS team (the Strategic Initiative for the Integration of Early-Career Scientists).

Course fees, meals, accomm. covered. Applications until May 15!

21.04.2025 23:25 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Unfortunately these situations are all to familiar to me. And many others.

It's International Women's Day on Saturday and the theme this year is "from promises to progress".

I've been in working in science for about 15 years now and it really doesn't feel like any progress has been made.

06.03.2025 17:43 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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How institutions can better support international early-career researchers - Nature Human Behaviour Nature Human Behaviour - How institutions can better support international early-career researchers

This Correspondence proposes a guideline for academic institutions to better support international Early Career Researchers (ECRs) adapting to a new environment. @m-lopezacosta.bsky.social @odeigg.bsky.social @cgalobart.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

24.02.2025 18:14 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
13.01.2025 14:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“’ Amazing 3-year Postdoc Opportunity in Food Web Ecology

- including mesocosm experiments and molecular techniques

#Foodwebs #Heatwaves

@helsinkiuni.bsky.social @tvarminne.bsky.social @coastclim.bsky.social

2 weeks left to apply❗❗

▢️ Apply: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Hanko-3-...

Please share ❗

21.01.2025 08:55 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Out now in Nature Human Behaviour: Our 68-country #survey on public attitudes to #science πŸ“£
It shows: People still #trust scientists and support an active role of scientists in society and policy-making. #OpenAccess available here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natureportfolio.bsky.social
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20.01.2025 10:27 πŸ‘ 362 πŸ” 164 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 21

Our new article out in Science Advances today! 🌊 In Europe we have protected 1% of our deep-sea biodiversity from bottom-contact fishing, but our analysis revealed that 3,500 hours of fishing still occurred within these protected areas. www.science.org/doi/full/10....

20.01.2025 08:14 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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Already day 4 of #17DSBS ! Enjoying amazing deep-sea science in Hong Kong this week, especially appreciate today’s sessions on human impacts and deep pelagic ocean (awesome keynote by Lisa Levin on climate change impacts) - overall so impressed by this meeting and the welcoming research community 🌟

16.01.2025 06:54 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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2023’s top ocean news stories (commentary) 1. Record heat in 2023 2023 is widely regarded as the hottest year on record, with monthly, seasonal and annual records spiking in the ocean and atmosphere, and repeated headlines in global media. The...

2023’s top ocean news stories bit.ly/420gNrc

17.01.2024 12:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Towards equity and justice in ocean sciences - npj Ocean Sustainability npj Ocean Sustainability - Towards equity and justice in ocean sciences

A healthy ocean is a just ocean!
Happy to share this article just published today in Nature npj Ocean Sustainability. πŸŒŠπŸ«±πŸΌβ€πŸ«²πŸΎ
https://t.co/096wbTVTYT

13.12.2023 11:47 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Neurodiversity: An Important Axis of Diversity in Ocean Sciences | Oceanography

Check out this spotlight on neurodiversity in ocean sciences 🌊! Over the years, I met so many thriving neurodiverse people in ocean research, who significantly advance the field if they get the support they need and deserve ❀️

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tos.org/oceanography...

06.12.2023 19:51 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0