Media directory

This is a directory of academic staff who are available, through arrangement with our Press Office, to speak to the media on their areas of expertise. 
  • Professor Richard Thompson OBE FRS
    Director of the Marine Institute
    • Marine pollution
    • Plastic pollution
    • Marine debris
    • Microplastics
    • Plastics
    •  Marine biology
    • Government policy
    • Marine litter
    School/Division: School of Biological and Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Professor John Summerscales
    Professor of Composites Engineering
    • Composite materials
    • Composites engineering
    • Composite structures
    • Sustainable materials
    • Life cycle assessment
    • Microstructural characterisation
    • Non-destructive testing
    • Composites manufacture
    School/Division: School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Mr Adam Kyte
    Lecturer in Mechanical & Marine Engineering Design (Engineering)
    • Engineering design
    • Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
    • Educational research
    • ICT (in education)
    • Secondary schools
    • Teacher education
    School/Division: School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Dr Andrew Turner
    Associate Professor (Reader) in Environmental Sciences
    • Estuarine chemistry
    • Environmental Impact Assessment
    • Organic pollutants
    • Marine chemistry
    • Mine waste
    • Wind turbines
    School/Division: School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Professor Melanie Austen
    Professor of Ocean and Society
    • Climate change
    • Marine ecosystem services
    • Marine environment
    • Environmental economics
    • Marine natural capital
    • Marine management
    • Marine biodiversity
    • Marine ecosystems
    School/Division: School of Biological and Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Professor Simon Rundle
    Professor of Aquatic Biology
    • Aquatic biology
    • Bio-imaging
    • Developmental eco-physiology
    School/Division: School of Biological and Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Professor Neil James
    Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Research)
    • Fatigue and fracture
    • Structural integrity
    • Failure analysis
    • Material properties
    • Welding
    • Residual stresses
    School/Division: Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • Professor David Bilton
    Professor of Aquatic Biology
    • Biodiversity
    • Invertebrates
    • Entomology
    • Beetles
    • Freshwater ecology
    • Fauna - UK
    • Conservation
    School/Division: School of Biological and Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Dr Andy Foggo
    Associate Professor in Ecology
    • Biodiversity
    • Ecology
    • Biostatistics
    • Applied statistics
    • Multivariate statistics
    • Plant-grazer interactions
    School/Division: School of Biological and Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
  • Professor Mark Briffa
    Associate Head of School (Teaching and Learning)
    • Animal behaviour
    • Hermit crabs
    • Animal communication
    • Marine biology
    • Animal aggression
    School/Division: School of Biological and Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)

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