Winnie Courtene-Jones

Academic profile

Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones

Honorary Associate Researcher
School of Biological and Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)

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. Winnie's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Goal 02: SDG 2 - Zero HungerGoal 03: SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingGoal 04: SDG 4 - Quality EducationGoal 09: SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and InfrastructureGoal 14: SDG 14 - Life Below WaterGoal 15: SDG 15 - Life on LandGoal 17: SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

About Winnie

 
Winnie is an environmental scientist, whose research focuses on understanding the environmental fate and prevalence of conventional and biodegradable plastics, their effect on organisms and ecosystems, to provide  appropriate science-led interventions
 
Since completing her PhD in 2019 (Microplastics in the deep sea ecosystem), Winnie has worked within the International Marine Litter Research Unit, at the University of Plymouth, first as 'eXXpedition science lead' researching microplastic pollution in the ocean globally (2019-2021) and now on the NERC-funded 'BIO PLASTIC RISK ' project. Here Winnie investigates the environmental fate of biodegradable plastics and their associated impacts on organisms and ecosystem function. 

Her scientific studies have led her to research plastic pollution in a variety of terrestrial and marine environments, from the coastline to some of the most remote parts of our planet including the deep sea and oceanic gyres.

Winnie has authored a number of publications and technical reports, has spoken at International conferences and at UK and European Parliament. Additionally she has extensive and varied science outreach-communication experience, giving interviews in multiple formats including TV, radio and print, recording podcasts, as well as participating in numerous events 

Supervised Research Degrees

  • Present; BSc Marine biology & coastal ecology, Allicia Fullarton
  • 2022-2023; MSc Applied Marine Science, Holly Scott
  • 2022-2023; MSc Applied Marine Science, Sze Harmony Cheung
  • 2022-2023; MRes Marine Biology, Devyani Chakravarty
  • 2022-2023; BSc Biological Science, Maia Shillam.
  • 2022-2023; BSc Marine biology & coastal ecology- Placement, Allicia Fullarton
  • 2021-Present; ResM Marine Science, Sophie Oxley 
  • 2021-2022; BSc Biological Science, Lily Munns 
  • 2021-2022, MRes Marine Biology, Holly Slade
  • 2020-2021; MRes Marine Biology, Anna Tidy
  • 2020-2021; MRes Marine Biology, Josh Smith

Teaching

I teach on the MRes Marine Biology and MSc Marine Conservation courses at the University of Plymouth.