Aquatic invasion ecologist. Lecturer in Environmental Science at Liverpool John Moore Universityhttps://bsky.app/profile/monicamcc.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/monicamcc.bsky.social/post/3m5cejriusk2bGreat morning doing some outreach, kick sampling for @ljmuofficial.bsky.social STEM partner local high school showing them the importance of carrying out ecological monitoring of a local river at Croxteth Park. #inspirenextgen #ecology #environmentalscience #LJMU #outreach10 Nov 2025 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:huyyg6t6ebin2fok62nikidu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5cejriusk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/monicamcc.bsky.social/post/3lxxf4idnps2kExcited to be representing LJMU @ljmuofficial.bsky.social who are co-hosting the British Science Festival 2025 starting next week. Tickets are still available come along and see what we are doing 😊 #BritishScienceFestival2025 #BSF #marineecology #outreach https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/news/articles/2024/8/8/ljmu-to-cohost-british-science-festival-202503 Sep 2025 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:huyyg6t6ebin2fok62nikidu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxxf4idnps2khttps://bsky.app/profile/monicamcc.bsky.social/post/3lqz3nrxvlc2nAll set up and ready for the Mowgli Dog Show #mowglidogshow claremont farm representing @ljmuofficial.bsky.social school of Biological and Environmental Science and school of engineering 😀07 Jun 2025 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:huyyg6t6ebin2fok62nikidu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqz3nrxvlc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/monicamcc.bsky.social/post/3lpraq7sv422eVery excited to be coming to #icmbxii in Portugal to give a talk on my lionfish research in October @marinebioinvasions.bsky.social #invasivespecies #marinebio #FRR #lionfish22 May 2025 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:huyyg6t6ebin2fok62nikidu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpraq7sv422ehttps://bsky.app/profile/monicamcc.bsky.social/post/3lp7o6ylvwc2uSuch a brilliant addition for all to see what is happening around the world. Nice job folks 👏 #invasionecology #inns [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2025 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:huyyg6t6ebin2fok62nikidu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp7o6ylvwc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/monicamcc.bsky.social/post/3lno7aspuuc2iWhat a fab #ASABSPRING2025 meeting. Thoroughly enjoyed being a part of such a wonderful conference at @ljmuofficial.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Apr 2025 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:huyyg6t6ebin2fok62nikidu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lno7aspuuc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/monicamcc.bsky.social/post/3lnkscyq46k2nFirst set of Flask talks Day 2 #ASABSPRING2025 @asab.org @ljmuofficial.bsky.social were excellent, looking at sleep behaviour in fish, species network structures, parental care, behaviour plasticity of honey bees, social inheritance and using Python for animal movement24 Apr 2025 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:huyyg6t6ebin2fok62nikidu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnkscyq46k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/monicamcc.bsky.social/post/3lnks5rd7bs2nGreat set of morning talks on day 2 of #ASABSPRING2025 @asab.org @ljmuofficial.bsky.social from Axelle Delaunay on allomaternal care in elephants; Holgate Fourie investigating social bonds in birds; Maria Favero looking at pollution in brine shrimp and James Brooks invesitgating drumming in chimps24 Apr 2025 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:huyyg6t6ebin2fok62nikidu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnks5rd7bs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/monicamcc.bsky.social/post/3lnkltp5us22tDay 2 @asab.org ##ASABSPRING2025 meeting at @ljmuofficial.bsky.social started with a great plenary from Dr Rhaia Mashoodh on how parental care can shape the evolution of molecular genetic variation in animals.24 Apr 2025 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:huyyg6t6ebin2fok62nikidu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnkltp5us22thttps://bsky.app/profile/monicamcc.bsky.social/post/3lni22u7xts2vToday is the first of a three day conference here at @ljmuofficial.bsky.social for ##ASABSPRING2025 meeting. What a fantastic start to this meeting with a welcome talk by committee organiser Dr Susi Zajitschek. Very proud to play a small part in the organising of this conference #animalbehaviour23 Apr 2025 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:huyyg6t6ebin2fok62nikidu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lni22u7xts2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/monicamcc.bsky.social/post/3lnhzvfn4kc2vGreat start to the @asab.org #ASABSpring2025 meeting here at LJMU @ljmuofficial.bsky.social with a great talk by Dr Tom Fletcher and Tom Land from Silverback Films, along with great conversation with Prof @peterfalkingham.com and chair Camilla Affleck! #ljmu23 Apr 2025 10:57 +0000at://did:plc:huyyg6t6ebin2fok62nikidu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnhzvfn4kc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/monicamcc.bsky.social/post/3lkxwiifsxc27Back home in Northern Ireland for Liverpool John Moores University @ljmuofficial.bsky.social Applicant Day. Such a wonderful experience getting to meet potential new students and their families. #inspired #nextgeneration #HiltonHotelBelfast #LJMUNIAppDay2522 Mar 2025 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:huyyg6t6ebin2fok62nikidu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkxwiifsxc27https://bsky.app/profile/monicamcc.bsky.social/post/3ljqbpalqnc2kDelighted to have been awarded a small pot of funding from MGS to investigate the impact storms have on the spread of invasive species #funding #inns #pollution #increaseofstorms06 Mar 2025 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:huyyg6t6ebin2fok62nikidu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljqbpalqnc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/monicamcc.bsky.social/post/3ljnpifa4c223Great morning with Sixth Form College giving a lecture and info on what ljmuofficial.bsky.social have to offer. Such a welcoming school and my favourite thing about outreach, getting to engage with students getting ready for the next step of their future into higher education #LJMUoutreach #STEM05 Mar 2025 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:huyyg6t6ebin2fok62nikidu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljnpifa4c223