The Global Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Thomas's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
About Thomas
11/2019: Lecturer in Marine Conservation, University of Plymouth.
10/2017 - 10/2019: Sêr Cymru II Independent Research Fellow, Bangor University, Welsh Government and the European Regional Development Fund. ‘Artificial light impacts on the encroachment of non-native species’
04/2017 – 08/2017: Research Fellow, University of Exeter, NERC Valuing Nature placement. ‘Addressing the influence of human values on selective investment in conservation priorities’.
05/2011 – 03/2017: Research Fellow, University of Exeter. ECOLIGHT: The ecological impacts of artificial light at night.
01/2006 - 09/2006: Marine Curatorial Assistant, National Museum and Galleries of Wales, Cardiff. Sorting and identification of marine benthic invertebrate samples collected for the HABMAP project.
07/2005 - 01/2006: Launch Coxswain, Island Cruising Club, Salcombe.
Supervised Research Degrees
Current PhD students
Emma Moyse: University of Plymouth. Impacts of Artificial Light at Night on Visual Ecology. Supervised by Thomas Davies (University of Plymouth), Louise Firth (University of Plymouth) and Tim Smyth (Plymouth Marine Laboratory). Started October 2021
Leo Burke: Bangor University. Artificial Skyglow Impacts on the Chronobiology of Marine Organisms. Supervised by Amy Ellison (Bangor University), Stuart Jenkins (Bangor University), David Wilcockson (Aberystwyth University), and Thomas Davies (University of Plymouth). Started October 2020.
Teaching
I teach on:-
MAR530 Managing Marine Ecosystems (Module Lead)
MAR532 Marine Conservation Practice
MAR513 Research Skills and Methods
MAR533 Marine Conservation Project
OS301 Ocean Science Research Project
OS312 Marine Science Field Course (The Isles of Scilly)
OS304 Marine Ecosystem Conservation
OS205 Managing Human Impacts in the Marine Environment
OS206 Researching the Marine Environment.
