In the 13th and final episode of the ParAqua Podcast Joe speaks to Martyna Budziak, a PhD student from the Institute of Nature Conservation, part of the Polish Academy of Sciences, based in Krakow. Together they discuss her research into microplastics, cyanobacterial blooms and lesser known uses of algal products. The ParAqua podcast was funded by COST, the European Cooperation in Science and Technology and is a product of the ParAqua Action. If you are interested in joining the Action or just want to know more please go to www.paraqua-cost.eu . The podcast is produced by Joe Money and Serena Rasconi and the Science Communication Coordinator is Ana Gavrilović. If you have any questions or want to get in touch to discuss your research in aquatic or marine ecology please email: joemon[@]amu.edu.pl

In the 12th episode of the ParAqua Podcast Joe speaks to Prof Kevin Lafferty from the US Geological Survey based at University of California, Santa Barbara. Together they discuss Kevin's research into how parasites influence food webs and trophic dynamics as well as the challenges of treating outbreaks of neglected tropical parasites in developing nations. The ParAqua podcast was funded by COST, the European Cooperation in Science and Technology and is a product of the ParAqua Action. If you are interested in joining the Action or just want to know more please go to www.paraqua-cost.eu . The podcast is produced by Joe Money and Serena Rasconi and the Science Communication Coordinator is Ana Gavrilović. If you have any questions or want to get in touch to discuss your research in aquatic or marine ecology please email: joemon[@]amu.edu.pl

In the 11th episode of the podcast Joe speaks to Erika Martinez Ruiz and Nele Guttmann from the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries in Berlin. Together they discuss their research into the knock on effects that cigarette litter can have on algal communities in freshwater lakes. If you enjoyed listening to this episode we encourage you to read their recently published paper in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, titled "Cigarette butts enable toxigenic cyanobacteria growth by inhibiting their lethal fungal infections".

The ParAqua podcast was funded by COST, the European Cooperation in Science and Technology and is a product of the ParAqua Action. If you are interested in joining the Action or just want to know more please go to www.paraqua-cost.eu . The podcast is produced by Joe Money and Serena Rasconi and the Science Communication Coordinator is Ana Gavrilović. If you have any questions or want to get in touch to discuss your research in aquatic or marine ecology please email: joemon[@]amu.edu.pl

In the tenth episode of the ParAqua Podcast Joe speaks to Doctor Jana Isanta-Navarro from the University of Copenhagen. Together, they discuss her research into the salinization of aquatic ecosystems and the impacts this process is having on keystone species in freshwater environments. The ParAqua podcast was funded by COST, the European Cooperation in Science and Technology and is a product of the ParAqua Action. If you are interested in joining the Action or just want to know more please go to www.paraqua-cost.eu . The podcast is produced by Joe Money and Serena Rasconi and the Science Communication Coordinator is Ana Gavrilović. If you have any questions or want to get in touch to discuss your research in aquatic or marine ecology please email: joemon[@]amu.edu.pl

In the ninth episode of the ParAqua Podcast Joe speaks to Jonas Mauch a PhD student at the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries in Berlin. Together, they discuss his research project that focuses on the invasion of Quagga Mussels into freshwater ecosystems and the effect this species is having on the ecology of these environments.

The ParAqua podcast was funded by COST, the European Cooperation in Science and Technology and is a product of the ParAqua Action. If you are interested in joining the Action or just want to know more please go to www.paraqua-cost.eu . The podcast is produced by Joe Money and Serena Rasconi and the Science Communication Coordinator is Ana Gavrilović. If you have any questions or want to get in touch to discuss your research in aquatic or marine ecology please email: [email protected]

In the eighth episode of the ParAqua Podcast Joe speaks to Professor Claire Gachon from the National Museum of Natural History in Paris. Together, we discuss her career and research into algae and the effect that parasitism can have on the emerging algal aquaculture industry.

The ParAqua podcast was funded by COST, the European Cooperation in Science and Technology and is a product of the ParAqua Action. If you are interested in joining the Action or just want to know more please go to www.paraqua-cost.eu . The podcast is produced by Joe Money and Serena Rasconi and the Science Communication Coordinator is Ana Gavrilović. If you have any questions or want to get in touch to discuss your research in aquatic or marine ecology please email: [email protected]

In the seventh episode of the ParAqua Podcast Joe speaks to Ester Eckert who is a researcher at the Molecular Ecology Group in the Water Research Institute based in Verbania, in Northern Italy. Together they discuss her research into the persistence of Anti-Microbial Resistance genes in aquatic ecosystems and the knock-on effects this can have on public health.

The ParAqua podcast was funded by COST, the European Cooperation in Science and Technology and is a product of the ParAqua Action. If you are interested in joining the Action or just want to know more please go to www.paraqua-cost.eu . The podcast is produced by Joe Money and Serena Rasconi and the Science Communication Coordinator is Ana Gavrilović. If you have any questions or want to get in touch to discuss your research in aquatic or marine ecology please email: [email protected]

In the sixth episode of the ParAqua Podcast Joe speaks to Caio César Pires de Paula who is researcher associated at the Biology Centre CAS and University of South Bohemia in the Czech Republic. Together they discuss his research into catergorising and cultivating aquatic fungi from freshwater ecosystems.

The ParAqua podcast was funded by COST, the European Cooperation in Science and Technology and is a product of the ParAqua Action. If you are interested in joining the Action or just want to know more please go to www.paraqua-cost.eu . The podcast is produced by Joe Money and Serena Rasconi and the Science Communication Coordinator is Ana Gavrilović. If you have any questions or want to get in touch to discuss your research in aquatic or marine ecology please email: [email protected]

In the fifth episode of the podcast Joe interviews Professor Trista Vick-Majors who is a Professor of Biological Sciences at Michigan Technological University in the United States. Together they discuss her research into sub-glacial microbial ecology and her recent sampling expeditions to Antarctica and the Alaskan Arctic.

The ParAqua podcast was funded by COST, the European Cooperation in Science and Technology and is a product of the ParAqua Action. If you are interested in joining the Action or just want to know more please go to www.paraqua-cost.eu . The podcast is produced by Joe Money and Serena Rasconi and the Science Communication Coordinator is Ana Gavrilović. If you have any questions or want to get in touch to discuss your research in aquatic or marine ecology please email: [email protected]

In the fourth episode of the podcast Joe interviews Professor Gabriel Acien, Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Almeria in the south of Spain. Together they discuss exciting developments in Algal Aquaculture as well as the applications of ecological reseach in this growing industry. The ParAqua podcast was funded by COST, the European Cooperation in Science and Technology and is a product of the ParAqua Action. If you are interested in joining the Action or just want to know more please go to www.paraqua-cost.eu . The podcast is produced by Joe Money and Serena Rasconi and the Science Communication Coordinator is Ana Gavrilović. If you have any questions or want to get in touch to discuss your research in aquatic or marine ecology please email: [email protected]