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Marine Strategy 2012 Conference
World Congress of Mariculture and Fisheries
vacancy:
Associate Research Fellow in Marine Vertebrate Ecology
UK-France Defence related PhD call
vacancy:
PhD: Transport of Pathogens
Marine energy: Supporting array technologies competition
Consultation Report on Marine Licensing Exemptions Orders
vacancy:
OSPAR Executive Secretary
ESCA Local Meeting - call for abstracts
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Nippon Foundation PhD
The Scottish Birdfair
Comparative Immunology Congress (ISDCI)
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Partner Institutions
Institution
academic/
senior
researcher
PDRA/
senior
research fellows
PGRA /
technical
PhD
Total
University of Aberdeen
25
40
20
50
135
Marine Scotland
16
45
29
1
91
University of Glasgow
12
4
2
12
30
Heriot-Watt University
16
15
1
15
47
Edinburgh Napier University
3
2
1
0
6
University of St Andrews
28
37
37
41
143
SAMS
18
20
84
17
139
University of Stirling
29
10
8
29
76
University of Strathclyde
4
2
1
4
11
UMBS Millport
3
2
7
2
14
Total
156
177
190
171
692
Government orgs, statuatory agencies, affiliated research groups e.g. CEH, industry
Masts Employees:
Prof Mike Heath, Strathclyde University
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Prof Peter Tyack, Marine Predators, St Andrews University from Sept 2011.
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Prof Frithjof Küpper, Aberdeen University from Oct 2011.
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MASTS Readerships/Lectureships:
Dr William Sanderson, Heriot Watt University
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Dr Adam Hughes, MASTS Lecturer in Sustainable Mariculture, SAMS
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Dr David McKee, Strathclyde University
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Dr Micheal Bekaert, Stirling University
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Dr Armin Sturm, Stirling University
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Dr Darren Green, Stirling University
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Dr Alan Jamieson, Aberdeen University
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Dr David Lusseau, MASTS Senior Lecturer in Marine Top Predator Biology, Aberdeen University
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Dr Paul Fernandes, MASTS Reader, Aberdeen University
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Dr Karen Diele, Napier University from February 2012
Dr Luke Rendall, St Andrews University from February 2012
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Dr Maria Dornelas, St Andrews University from February 2012
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Dr Lars Boehme, St Andrews University from February 2012
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MASTS PDRAs/Technicians:
Dr Ruth Brennan, Marine Social Ecologist, SAMS
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Dr Dugald Tinch, CoZo Environmental Economist, Stirling University
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Dr Evangelia Gontikaki, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Function, Aberdeen University
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Mr Tiehue Wang, Genomics of Marine Organisms, Aberdeen University
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Dr Claire Gollety, MASTS Post-doctoral Fellow in Coastal Ecology, St Andrews University
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Dr Daniel Macqueen, Genomics of Marine Organisms, St Andrews University
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Dr Mark Johnson, Platforms & Sensors, St Andrews University.
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Dr Robin Cook, Strathclyde University
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Prize Studentships:
Iain Hannah, Heriot Watt & Edinburgh Napier Universities. Ecotoxicological impact of silver nanoparticles on marine microbial communities.
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Penelope Donohue, Glasgow & Heriot Watt Universities. The Effects of Ocean Acidification on Marine Calcifying Organisms.
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Chad Widmer, St Andrews University & SAMS. Effects of climate variability on benthic life history stages of some commercially significant jellyfish from British waters.
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Sally Rouse, SAMS and Heriot Watt University. Understanding benthic productivity on artificial structures: maximising the benefits of marine renewable energy devices.
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Silje Kristen Jensen, St Andrews University and SAMS. "Is biotoxin exposure from harmful algae the reason for the decline in harbour seal populations in Scotland? A view through a food chain study."
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Enrico Pirotta, Aberdeen University and St Andrews University. Assessing the population consequences of disturbances caused by human development on marine mammal populations: a case-study on bottlenose dolphins in the Moray Firth Special Area of Conservation (Scotland).
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Anna Kintner, St Andrews University and SAMS. Impacts of Hydrozoan Jellyfish on Scottish Mariculture: Ecology and Strategies for Mitigation.
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Lilian Leiber, Aberdeen University and St Andrews University. Seascape Genomics, Spacial Ecology and Sustainability of Basking Sharks.
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William Paterson, St Andrews University, Glasgow University & Edinburgh Napier University. Start Oct 2012. The energetic cost of human disturbance to UK seals.
Studentships:
Jennifer Loxton, Heriot Watt University. The impact of Ocean Acidification on Scottish marine Bryozoa.
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Adam Chivers, SAMS. The biodiversity and ecology of Senghor seamount (N. Atlantic).
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Matt Toberman, SAMS. Thin Surface Layers - New perspectives on ocean mixing and colour.
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Nienke Van Geel, SAMS. Understanding Scottish bottlenose dolphin movement patterns: Can visual and acoustic cues be used to ensure that dolphins and construction of marine renewable don't coincide.
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Niels Jobsvogt, Aberdeen University. What is the value of the deep sea? Measuring changes in ecosystem service values for the deep-sea.
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Ewan Edwards, Aberdeen University. Do commercial fisheries influence the distribution and dynamics of northern fulmars?
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Petronella Johansson, Aberdeen University. Characterising dendritic cells in fish.
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Nicola Lacey, Aberdeen University. Scavenging fauna of the hadal zone.
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Marlene Lorgen, Aberdeen University. The molecular basis of migrations and life history strategies in Atlantic salmon.
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Fiona Macintyre, Aberdeen University. The Development of Underwater Visual Surveys to Support Environmental Monitoring and Fisheries Management.
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Georgios Kazanidis, Aberdeen University. Climate change, carbon cycling and ecology of deep-sea ecosystems.
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James Thorburn, Aberdeen University. Movements, areas of importance and sustainability of Scottish Elasmobranchs.
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Ben Scoulding, Aberdeen University. The acoustic properties of mackeral: target strength modelling and field studies.
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Kate Wade, St Andrews University. Intertidal ecosystem health and resilience through managed salt-marsh regeneration.
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Alice Doyle, Stirling University. Start date April 2012. Defining the driving mechanisms of maturation (puberty) in gadoid species through novel molecular approaches.
Robert Wilson, Strathclyde University. Spatial Modelling of Marine Zooplankton Population Dynamics.
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J ennifer Alexander, Strathclyde University. Modelling the impact of marine reserves and wind-farm developments on the population dynamics of commercially harvested shellfish stocks.
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