Archives: Staff
Ben Whyte BSc
I am responsible for ensuring the effective operation and maintenance and improvement of our unique seawater life support systems, research aquarium and building facilities across the Estate. I have spent the last few years working in aquaculture, learning and gaining esperience in fairly niche and interesting areas of the industry. In my spare time I … Read more
Cat Wilding, BSc, MRes
I’m a PhD student based at the MBA and Newcastle University. My research aims to develop kelp restoration techniques for the UK and is supervised by Dr Dam Smale and Dr Katie Smith (MBA), and Prof. Pip Moore (Newcastle). I will explore the feasibility of ‘green gravel’ methods for the UK, as a precautionary approach, … Read more
Dr Freya Womersley
My research primarily focusses on the interactions between humans and wildlife. I’m interested in exploring factors that drive wildlife movements and distributions for integration into analyses with human dimensions (e.g. fishing, shipping, climate change). My work looks to quantify human-wildlife conflict and explore solutions to improve the conservation status of threatened species.
