All Outputs (61)

Exploring the ways environmental science is used and valued by policy-makers in Portugal: A case study (2012)
Journal Article
Sardo, M., & Weitkamp, E. (2012). Exploring the ways environmental science is used and valued by policy-makers in Portugal: A case study. Science Communication, 11(3), C05

Policymakers, researchers and the general public seem to agree that there is a need for evidence based policies. Here we report on a case study which explores environmental policy making at the national and local levels in one European country, Portu... Read More about Exploring the ways environmental science is used and valued by policy-makers in Portugal: A case study.

You can take a horse to water but you can’t make it drink: Exploring the science-­policy interface (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Weitkamp, E., Bultitude, K., Sardo, M., Desborough, K., Sgorbissa, F., & Rodari, P. (2012, July). You can take a horse to water but you can’t make it drink: Exploring the science-­policy interface. Presented at Science in Public Conference, University College London, London

Social scientists: Knowledge brokers for the natural sciences? (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Wilkinson, C., & Sardo, M. (2011, December). Social scientists: Knowledge brokers for the natural sciences?. Poster presented at Bridging the Gap Between Research, Policy and Practice, RIBA, London, UK

Embedding communication skills: Views concerning the communication skills of graduate employees (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Wilkinson, C., Sardo, M., & Bultitude, K. (2011, September). Embedding communication skills: Views concerning the communication skills of graduate employees. Paper presented at STEM Graduates’ Writing Skills Project Conference, University of Bath, UK

The presentation highlights findings from a nine month project funded via the Higher Education Innovation Fund in 2010-11. Drawing on a questionnaire survey of employers, in addition to interviews with employers and University programme leaders the p... Read More about Embedding communication skills: Views concerning the communication skills of graduate employees.

Short- and long-term exposure of Lumbriculus variegatus (Oligochaete) to metal lead: Ecotoxicological and behavioral effects (2011)
Journal Article
Soares, A. M., & Sardo, A. M. (2011). Short- and long-term exposure of Lumbriculus variegatus (Oligochaete) to metal lead: Ecotoxicological and behavioral effects. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 17(5), 1108-1123. https://doi.org/10.1080/10807039.2011.605721

Metals are naturally occurring constituents of the environment and although many are essential nutrients for living organisms, at higher concentrations they can be toxic. Some aquatic species can help understand and even predict the impact of those c... Read More about Short- and long-term exposure of Lumbriculus variegatus (Oligochaete) to metal lead: Ecotoxicological and behavioral effects.

Social scientists and public engagement with (social?) science (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Wilkinson, C., & Sardo, M. (2011, April). Social scientists and public engagement with (social?) science. Paper presented at British Sociological Association Annual Conference, LSE, London, UK

The need for a greater engagement with social science has been highlighted by key UK-based organisations, such as the ESRC and the Academy of Social Sciences (Benyon and David, 2008). In the UK, as Burchell and Holden (2009:4) describe, an ‘extensiv... Read More about Social scientists and public engagement with (social?) science.

Scientific evidence and environmental policymaking: A Portuguese case study (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Sardo, M., & Weitkamp, E. (2011, March). Scientific evidence and environmental policymaking: A Portuguese case study. Paper presented at Mediating Environmental Change: Exploring the Way Forward Symposium, University of Bournemouth, UK

This study provides another angle on the vexed question of the role of environmental research in informing the policymaking process and it describes research undertaken to investigate the ways in which scientific evidence is used by environmental pol... Read More about Scientific evidence and environmental policymaking: A Portuguese case study.

Negotiated boundaries: The role of social scientists in Public Engagement with Science and Technology (PEST) (2011)
Report
Wilkinson, C., & Sardo, M. (2011). Negotiated boundaries: The role of social scientists in Public Engagement with Science and Technology (PEST)

Effect of the exposure to metal lead on the regenerative ability of Lumbriculus variegatus (Oligochaeta) (2011)
Journal Article
Sardo, A. M., Pereira, L., Gerhardt, A., & Soares, A. M. (2011). Effect of the exposure to metal lead on the regenerative ability of Lumbriculus variegatus (Oligochaeta). Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 31(1), 205-211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2010.10.010

Lumbriculus variegatus is a recommended species for use in sediment toxicity tests and is known to have a remarkable power of segmental regeneration. Here, we tested the effects of a chemical stressor on the regenerative ability of L. variegatus and... Read More about Effect of the exposure to metal lead on the regenerative ability of Lumbriculus variegatus (Oligochaeta).

Assessment of the effects of the pesticide imidacloprid on the behaviour of the aquatic oligochaete lumbriculus variegatus (2010)
Journal Article
Soares, A. M., & Sardo, A. M. (2010). Assessment of the effects of the pesticide imidacloprid on the behaviour of the aquatic oligochaete lumbriculus variegatus. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 58(3), 648-656. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-010-9470-0

Contaminants, such as pesticides, can cause direct toxic effects when released into aquatic environments. Suitably sensitive species can help us understand and predict the impacts of such pollutants. Automated sediment toxicity testing and biomonitor... Read More about Assessment of the effects of the pesticide imidacloprid on the behaviour of the aquatic oligochaete lumbriculus variegatus.

Can behavioural responses of Lumbriculus variegatus (Oligochaeta) assess sediment toxicity? A case study with sediments exposed to acid mine drainage (2010)
Journal Article
Sardo, A. M., & Soares, A. M. V. M. (2010). Can behavioural responses of Lumbriculus variegatus (Oligochaeta) assess sediment toxicity? A case study with sediments exposed to acid mine drainage. Environmental Pollution, 158(2), 636-640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2009.08.015

The São Domingos mine (Portugal) is, potentially, a good site for ecotoxicological studies, due to a pH and metal gradient of acid mine drainage. In this study, the toxicity of several mine sediments was evaluated using the aquatic oligochaete Lumbri... Read More about Can behavioural responses of Lumbriculus variegatus (Oligochaeta) assess sediment toxicity? A case study with sediments exposed to acid mine drainage.

Roaming robots: Evaluation report (2009)
Report
Sardo, M. (2009). Roaming robots: Evaluation report

Bioblitz: Evaluation report (2009)
Report
Sardo, M. (2009). Bioblitz: Evaluation report

Latitude evaluation report (2009)
Report
Sardo, M. (2009). Latitude evaluation report

Physics in the field: Evaluation report (2009)
Report
Sardo, M. (2009). Physics in the field: Evaluation report

Exposing the estuarine mysid mesopodopsis slabberi to heavy metal lead: An ecotoxicological and experimental approach (2008)
Journal Article
Sardo, M., Azeiteiro, U., Morgado, F., & Soares, A. M. (2008). Exposing the estuarine mysid mesopodopsis slabberi to heavy metal lead: An ecotoxicological and experimental approach. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin,

In this work, ecotoxicological tests were performed, using the estuarine mysid Mesopodopsis slabberi. After an acclimation period mysids were exposed to different sublethal lead concentrations for 48h. The concentrations tested were 0.005, 0.01, 0.02... Read More about Exposing the estuarine mysid mesopodopsis slabberi to heavy metal lead: An ecotoxicological and experimental approach.

Behavior, growth, and reproduction of Lumbriculus variegatus (oligochaetae) in different sediment types (2007)
Journal Article
Sardo, M., Soares, A. M. V. M., & Gerhardt, A. (2007). Behavior, growth, and reproduction of Lumbriculus variegatus (oligochaetae) in different sediment types. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment,

Lumbriculus variegatus is an oligochaete widely used in sediment toxicity tests. The locomotory behavior of adults from a normal and a clone population was studied in the Multispecies Freshwater Biomonitor™ along with growth and reproduction to deter... Read More about Behavior, growth, and reproduction of Lumbriculus variegatus (oligochaetae) in different sediment types.

Histological evaluation of the exposure to 3,4-dichloroaniline in the estuarine mysid mesopodopsis slabberi, under experimental conditions (2005)
Journal Article
Sardo, M., Azeiteiro, U. M., Pereira, L., Morgado, F., & Soares, A. M. (2005). Histological evaluation of the exposure to 3,4-dichloroaniline in the estuarine mysid mesopodopsis slabberi, under experimental conditions. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 14(7), 579-583

This work presents an experimental approach to test Mesopodopsis slabberi as a potential indicator of pollution. The toxic effects of 3,4-dichloroaniline (DCA) on the histology of this estuarine mysid were studied. After an acclimation period of two... Read More about Histological evaluation of the exposure to 3,4-dichloroaniline in the estuarine mysid mesopodopsis slabberi, under experimental conditions.

Mesopodopsis slabberi (Crustacea: Mysidacea): Can it be used in toxicity tests? (2005)
Journal Article
Sardo, M., Morgado, F., & Soares, A. (2005). Mesopodopsis slabberi (Crustacea: Mysidacea): Can it be used in toxicity tests?. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety,

Mesopodopsis slabberi is a euryhaline and suprabenthic mysid with a wide geographic distribution and one of the most important mysid species in coastal shallow waters. Nevertheless, no references were found to its uses in ecotoxicological experiments... Read More about Mesopodopsis slabberi (Crustacea: Mysidacea): Can it be used in toxicity tests?.

Open Day 2013: Researchers' event evaluation
Other
Sardo, M., & Grand, A. Open Day 2013: Researchers' event evaluation

The University of the West of England, Bristol (UWE) holds open days several times a year. These days enable prospective undergraduates and their families to visit the university and learn more about its study options, programmes and facilities. For... Read More about Open Day 2013: Researchers' event evaluation.