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People

Meet the academic, teaching and professional services staff that lead on delivering teaching and research, as well as research fellows and PhD students.

If you would like to contact the School, please see the contact page for details.

Dr Catherine S Adamson

Senior Lecturer

+44 (0)1334 46 1868

Prof Nathan Bailey

Professor of Evolutionary Biology

+44 (0)1334 46 3367

Dr Marcus Bischoff

Lecturer

+44 (0)1334 46 7199

Dr Andrew Blight

Lecturer

+44 (0)1334 46 3488

Dr Lars Boehme

Reader

+44 (0)1334 46 2677

Dr Miguel Barbosa

Lecturer in Marine Biology

+44 (0)1334 46 3341

Prof Sir Ian Boyd

Bishop Wardlaw Professor

+44 (0)1334 46 4196

Dr Gill Braulik

Lecturer

Dr Peter Coote

Lecturer

+44 (0)1334 46 3406

Prof Will Cresswell

Professor

+44 (0)1334 46 3010

Prof Maria Dornelas

Professor

+44 (0)1334 46 3324

Dr Fran der Weduwen

Lecturer

Dr Verena Dietrich-Bischoff

Lecturer

+44 (0)1334 46 4812
AE

Dr Akpojotor Ekpeki

Associate Lecturer

+44 (0)1334 46 2070

Dr Helder Ferreira

Lecturer

+44 (0)1334 46 3425

Prof David Ferrier

Professor

+44 (0)1334 46 3480

Prof Oscar Gaggiotti

Director of Research

Professor

+44 (0)1334 46 3513

Prof Andy Gardner

Professor

+44 (0)1334 46 3385

Dr Ellen Garland

Reader

+44 (0)1334 46 3620

Dr Tracey Gloster

Reader

+44 (0)1334 46 7245

Dr Rafael Guimaraes da Silva

Senior Lecturer

+44 (0)1334 46 3496

Prof Frank J Gunn-Moore

Co Director of the MacKenzie Institute (Science)

Professor

+44 (0)1334 46 3525

Dr Susan Gurney

Director of Teaching

Lecturer

Dr Gordon Hastie

Principal Research Fellow

+44 (0)1334 46 7206

Prof Susan Healy

Professor

+44 (0)1334 46 2065

Dr Sonja Heinrich

Senior Lecturer

+44 (0)1334 46 2628

Dr Jo Hobbs

Lecturer in Molecular Microbiology

+44 (0)1334 46 3854

Prof Sascha Hooker

Deputy Head of School

Professor

+44 (0)1334 46 7201

Dr Julie Hope

Lecturer in Marine Biology

+44 (0)1334 46 3870

Dr David Hughes

Senior Lecturer

+44 (0)1334 46 7197

Prof Vincent Janik

Professor

+44 (0)1334 46 7214

Prof John Jones

Professor

JK

Dr Joanna Kershaw

Lecturer in Marine Biology

Dr Carolin Kosiol

Reader

+44 (0)1334 46 3598

Prof Kevin Lala

Professor

+44 (0)1334 46 3568

Dr Stuart MacNeill

Reader

+44 (0)1334 46 7268
IM

Dr Iain Matthews

Senior Lecturer

+44 (0)1334 46 3004

Dr Carmel McDougall

Reader

+44 (0)1334 46 3433

Dr Clarissa Melo Czekster

Reader

+44 (0)1334 46 3792

Prof Patrick Miller

Professor

+44 (0)1334 46 3554

Dr Michael Morrissey

Reader

+44 (0)1334 46 3738

Dr Jacqueline Nairn

Senior Lecturer

+44 (0)1334 46 3604

Dr Michael Nevels

Reader

+44 (0)1334 46 3375

Dr Julie Oswald

Senior Lecturer

+44 (0)1334 46 3485

Prof David Paterson

Executive Director of MASTS

Professor

+44 (0)1334 46 3467
CP

Prof Clare Peddie

Professor

+44 (0)1334 46 2588

Dr Natalie Pilakouta

Lecturer in Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution

PP

Dr Patrick Pomeroy

Senior Research Scientist

+44 (0)1334 46 3061
MP

Dr Mark Powell

Reader

+44 (0)1334 46 1698

Dr Gerald Prescott

Head of School

Senior Lecturer

+44 (0)1334 46 3562

Dr Luke Rendell

Reader

+44 (0)1334 46 3499

Prof Michael Ritchie

Professor

+44 (0)1334 46 3495

Dr Debbie JF Russell

Principal Research Fellow

+44 (0)1334 46 7281

Prof Christian Rutz

Professor

+44 (0)1334 46 3340

Prof Graeme Ruxton

Professor

+44 (0)1334 46 4825

Dr Ulrich Schwarz-Linek

Director of Impact

Senior Lecturer

+44 (0)1334 46 7188

Dr David Shuker

Senior Lecturer

+44 (0)1334 46 3376

Dr Judith Sleeman

Senior Lecturer

+44 (0)1334 46 3524

Prof Terry K Smith

Director of Biomedical Sciences Research Complex

Professor

+44 (0)1334 46 3412

Dr V Anne Smith

Senior Lecturer

+44 (0)1334 46 1705

Dr Sophie Smout

Senior Lecturer

+44 (0)1334 46 3526

Dr Carol Sparling

Director of the Sea Mammal Research Unit

DT

Dr David Thompson

Principal Research Fellow (Re-engaged)

Dr Jens Tilsner

Lecturer

+44 (0)1334 46 4829

Prof Sonja Vernes

Professor

Dr Michael Webster

Senior Lecturer

+44 (0)1334 46 1690

Prof Malcolm White

Professor

+44 (0)1334 46 3432

Dr Simon Young

Associate Lecturer in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology & Virology/Microbiology

+44 (0)1334 46 2336

Dr Magnus Alphey

X-ray Facility Manager

+44 (0)1334 46 7257
IA

Miss Ine Alvarez van Tussenbroek

Research Assistant

NB

Dr Nicholas Bailey

Research Fellow in Bioinformatics

+44 (0)1334 46 3152

Dr Vicki Balfour

Research Fellow

+44 (0)1334 46 2629

Mr Clint Blight

Software Developer

+44 (0)1334 46 2332

Dr Matt Carter

Research Fellow

HC

Mrs Haotian Chi

Research Fellow

MC

Dr Melanie Chocholek

Research Fellow

AC

Mr Alexander Coram

Research Fellow

+44 (0)1334 46 3616
JC

Mr Jason Corbett

Research Fellow

Dr Emma Defew

Senior Research Fellow

+44 (0)1334 46 3470
TD

Dr Tatiana Dimitriu

Royal Society University Research Fellow

Mobile genetic elements; Antibiotic resistance; Horizontal gene transfer; Bacterial defence systems

MD

Ms Marie Diquelou

Research Fellow

MD

Miss Maddie Doran

Research Intern

Mr Grant Ellis

Research Assistant

AF

Mr Antonio Fernandes Pacheco

Research Fellow in Bioinformatics

+44 (0)1334 46 2508

Dr Douglas Gillespie

Principal Research Fellow

+44 (0)1334 46 2663

Dr Kalliopi Gkikopoulou

Research Fellow

SG

Dr Sabine Gruschow

Research Fellow

Prof Ailsa Hall

Research Professor

CH

Dr Carlin Hamill

Research Fellow

Dr Catriona Harris

Principal Research Fellow

+44 (0)1334 46 1831
RH

Mr Rob Harris

Research Assistant

MH

Dr Marie Hebert

Research Fellow

+44 (0)1334 46 3352
JH

Dr Jane Hilton

Research Fellow

JI

Ms Julia Ivanchikova

Research Assistant

TJ

Mr Tom Jenks

Research Fellow

JK

Ms Joanna Kennedy

Research Assistant

AK

Mr Al Kingston

Senior Research Fellow

+44 (0)1334 46 2937

Dr Izzy Langley

Research Fellow

Dr Jamie Macaulay

Senior Research Fellow

Prof Anne Magurran

Professor (Re-engaged)

+44 (0)1334 46 3506
SM

Miss Shenali Mathias

Research Assistant

EM

Miss Emily McCloskey

Research Assistant

Dr Chris McKnight

Senior Research Fellow

SM

Dr Stephen McMahon

Research Fellow

+44 (0)1334 46 2335

Prof Thomas Meagher

Professor

+44 (0)1334 46 3364

Dr Will Miles

SOTEAG Seabird Monitor

Dr Faye Moyes

Research Assistant

+44 (0)1334 46 3220
AN

Dr Anja Nenninger

Research Assistant

SN

Dr Sasha Newar

Research Fellow

MN

Ms May Norwood

Research Assistant

CO

Dr Charlene Ogilvie

Research Fellow

RP

Mr Robert Patchett

Research Fellow

Dr Enrico Pirotta

Senior Research Fellow

Prof Richard Randall

Professor (Re-engaged)

+44 (0)1334 46 3397

Dr Kelly Robinson

Associate Lecturer

Senior Research Fellow

NS

Dr Niels Schneberger

Senior Research Fellow

Dr Sally Shirran

Senior Scientific Officer

+44 (0)1334 46 7302
RS

Dr Rohitashva Shukla

Royal Society Newton International Fellow

Miss Julia Sutherland

Research Fellow

RS

Dr Rene Swift

Research Fellow

CT

Ms Crystal Tang

Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Mr Gary Tang

Research Associate (Biocatalysis)

BT

Mr Benjamin Thompson

Research Fellow

FT

Dr Francesca Todd Rose

Research Fellow

Prof Peter Tyack

Professor (Research Focused) (Re-engaged)

BW

Dr Benito Wainwright

Research Fellow

Dr Ben Walton

Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Dr Clare Webster

Research Fellow

Dr Emma Whittington

Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow

PW

Dr Peter Wotherspoon

Research Fellow

LY

Dr Leeban Yusuf

Research Fellow

+44 (0)1334 46 2543
JB

Prof John Baxter

Honorary Professor

GC

Prof Glen Cottrell

Emeritus Professor

RC

Prof Robert Crawford

Emeritus Professor

FD

Dr Francis Daunt

Honorary Professor

CD

Dr Charlotte Dunn

Honorary Research Fellow

Prof David Evans

Emeritus Professor

Prof Mike Fedak

Emeritus Professor

Professor

+44 (0)1334 46 3218
JG

Prof Jeremy Greenwood

Honorary Professor

Prof Phil Hammond

Emeritus Professor

JH

Prof John Harwood

Emeritus Professor

Dr Neil Hazon

Honorary Reader

Prof Ian Johnston

Emeritus Professor

CR

Dr Christian Ramp

Honorary Research Fellow

AR

Dr Alison Roberts

Honorary Reader

Prof Martin Ryan

Emeritus Professor

PS

Dr Philip Shaw

Honorary Research Fellow

Prof Peter Slater

Emeritus Professor

Prof Garry Taylor

Emeritus Professor

Prof Alyson Tobin

Honorary Professor

Prof Christopher Todd

Emeritus Professor

Prof Lesley Torrance

Emeritus Professor

JT

Prof John Tucker

Emeritus Professor

Dr Katherine Whyte

Honorary Research Fellow

Prof Patricia Willmer

Biology Emeritus Professor

MAEH

Manel Ait El Hadj

SA

Saif Alahmad

Angela Amlin

SA

Sophie Appleyard

GA

Gabrielle Arrieta

MA

Muhammad Asif

MA

Misha Atkinson

LB

Lily Bates

TB

Thomas Baxter

CB

Chris Berglund

SB

Soumili Biswas

PB

Peter Black

CB

Cooper Brown

Eva-Maria Bønnelycke

AC

Anna Carberry

LC

Lauren Carl

AC

Amber Chatten

JC

Jingyi Chen

LC

Liyuan Chen

JC

Jasper Chippendale

Cher Chow

Alexa Clarke

NC

Nathaniel Crook

SC

Sophie Cuthbertson

RD

Riona Datta-Savage

RD

Rosie Day

SD

Sarah Derrien

AD

Ashley Deventer

Laura Douglas

SD

Sohini Dudhat

TE

Toms Ekmanis

GE

WF

Wendi Fellner

Ophelia Fritsch

LGF

Laia Garrobe Fonollosa

JG

Jeanne Godard

MG

QG

Qingtian Gong

TG

Thomas Green

IG

Isobel Grieve

NG

CH

JH

PH

Pinli Hu

VH

Volodymyr Hudgins

Mia Hurst

MCIM

Maria Clara Iruzun Martins

MK

Myriam Kabu

CIK

Chon I Kam

AK

Amirmohammad Khodabandeh

DK

Denis Korolev

EK

Ernst Kwa

RL

Rebecca Lewis

Sixue Li

XL

Xueqing Li

LLDSR

Luisa Lucresia De Sales Ribeiro

DM

Duncan Macdougall

RM

Richard Mangeni

Daniel Marsh

Hayley Mclennan

Stuart McQuarrie

BM

Brendon Medley

JM

Jeanne Merindol

SM

Solene Morelle

YN

Yuliia Nykolyn

NO

Nadia O'Hara

Éadin O'Mahony

CAOA

Clara Andrea Ortiz Alvarez

EP

Ennio Pecaver

NP

Nivi Pulavan

MR

Melissa Ramsay

ORP

Omar Ruelas Pacheco

GS

George Sato

HS

Hannah Schroeder

GS

Ghazal Sharifian

MS

Mariya Shtumpf

ES

Ellie Smith

KS

Kate Smith

MS

Mollie Stefanek

CS

Claire Stevens

YS

Yu Sun

SS

Sujith Surendranath

JT

Jacob Thomas-Hegarty

NATT

Ngoc Anh Thu Trinh

Kalyani Twyman

MV

Michael Vail

LV

Li Veiros

JW

Jae Walker

SW

Shuyu Wei

GW

Georgina Whittome

MW

Myriam Widmann

SW

Stella Wigglesworth-Littlewood

Jakob Wiil

GW

Gracie Wilson

MW

Megan Worsley

Philippa Wright

ZX

Zhifan Xu

ZY

Zhe Yu

SZ

AA

Mr Angus Aitken

Electronics Design Engineer

Mrs Bethan Anetts

SUPER Project Coordinator

Dr Holly Armstrong

Dr Holly Armstrong

SMRU Technician

SB

Mr Steven Balfour

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

+44 (0)1334 46 7219
Mr Peter Baxter

Mr Peter Baxter

Chief Technician

+44 (0)1334 46 3463
Mr Rory Beaton

Mr Rory Beaton

Instrumentation Lab Manager

+44 (0)1334 46 7226
OB

Miss Olivia Bell

Teaching Administrator

+44 (0)1334 46 1664
MB

Mr Matthew Bivins

Technician

+44 (0)1334 46 7218
RB

Ms Rano Bokonbaeva

School Administrator

+44 (0)1334 46 2785
CB

Mrs Claire Booth

Senior School Administrator

+44 (0)1334 46 2698
DB

Miss Dee Brown

School Administrator

+44 (0)1334 46 2259
Mr Joe Chapman

Mr Joe Chapman

Technical Manager (Aquarium)

+44 (0)1334 46 3466

Dr Lynn Christie

Senior Research Administrator

+44 (0)1334 46 4037

Dr Martin Cockcroft

Technical Operations Manager

+44 (0)1334 46 3396

Dr Nicola Cook

Managing Editor and Publicity Officer

VC

Mrs Victoria Corson

Teaching Administrator

+44 (0)1334 46 2821
AC

Miss Alice Crighton

Research Intern

LD

Mr Laurent Delavaine

Technician (Research)

+44 (0)1334 46 2712
RD

Miss Rebekah Douglas

Technician (Research)

+44 (0)1334 46 1772

Mrs Caitlin Downie

Technician

+44 (0)1334 46 3440
CD

Mr Callan Duck

Senior Technician (Re-engaged)

CE

Miss Carla Ewart

Research Support Technician

GF

Mr Grant Fulton

Scientific Fisheries Observer

EG

Dr Eleonora Gagliardi

Technical Specialist (Research)

+44 (0)1334 46 2692
SG

Dr Shirley Graham

Senior Technician

+44 (0)1334 46 2373
Dr Simon Halliwell

Dr Simon Halliwell

Production Controller

+44 (0)1334 46 2659
Mr Douglas Hamilton

Mr Douglas Hamilton

Instrumentation Technician

KH

Dr Kirsty Hamilton

Research Lead and Coordinator

+44 (0)1334 46 2632
TH

Mrs Tanya Harkins

Finance Controller

+44 (0)1334 46 2413
JH

Mr James Hicks

Scientific Fisheries Observer

RH

Miss Rachel Horn

Postgraduate Research Administrator

Mr Terry Imrie

Mr Terry Imrie

Instrumentation Technician

Dr Mark James

Operations Director (MASTS)

+44 (0)1334 46 7312
DJ

Mr Dorian Jones

Technician

+44 (0)1334 46 3392
RK

Dr Rebecca Kinnear

SOTEAG Executive Officer

+44 (0)1334 46 2531

Ms Hannah Ladd-Jones

Research and Capacity Building Manager

+44 (0)1334 46 2558
DL

Mr Duncan Laird

Technician (Teaching)

+44 (0)1334 46 1825
MM

Miss Meike Mai

Communication and Project Coordinator

LM

Dr Louise Major

Technical Manager (Research)

+44 (0)1334 46 3417
Mrs Sarah Maynard-Morris

Mrs Sarah Maynard-Morris

Senior Teaching Administrator

+44 (0)1334 46 4048
MM

Miss Mhairi McDonald

School Administrator

+44 (0)1334 46 1815
RM

Mr Ryan Milne

Pool Facility Technician

SMRU Facility Manager

+44 (0)1334 46 7213
SM

Mr Simon Milne

Scientific Fisheries Observer

LM

Miss Louise Moncrieff

School Administrator

+44 (0)1334 46 1645

Miss Jessica Montabaranom

Acoustic Data Analyst

+44 (0)1334 46 1636

Mr Chris Morris

Aerial Survey Technician

Lead Aerial Survey Technician

+44 (0)1334 46 2638
SM

Mr Simon Moss

Technician

+44 (0)1334 46 2639
DO

Mr Donal O'Driscoll

Scientific Fisheries Observer

VO

Dr Verena Oehler

Senior Technician

+44 (0)1334 46 2518
LO

Dr Laura Oller Lopez

SMRU Research Technician

+44 (0)1334 46 3160

Miss Chrissy Onay

MASTS Impact and Forums Manager

Ms Donna Pierz-Fennell

School Manager

+44 (0)1334 46 3626
RR

Dr Roger Riddington

SOTEAG Seabird Monitoring Assistant

GR

Mr Grant Robertson

Laboratory Steward

HR

Miss Heather Runnacles Goodridge

SOTEAG Engagement Officer

+44 (0)1334 46 2383
KS

Dr Kalimullah Saighani

Senior Technician

CS

Dr Caya Sievers

Research Technician

CS

Mr Christopher Simmons-Riach

Senior Technician (Teaching)

+44 (0)1334 46 2058
RS

Mr Ryan Sloan

Technician (Stores)

TS

Mr Troy Sloan

Building Services Technician

+44 (0)1334 46 4038
KS

Miss Kimberley Smith

School Administrator

+44 (0)1334 46 1873
TS

Mrs Tanya Sneddon

Technician

+44 (0)1334 46 3355
AS

Mr Alasdair Stenhouse

Technician (Teaching)

+44 (0)1334 46 3993
ST

Mr Simon Tero

Clerical Assistant

LT

Mr Lance Thompson

Telemetry Systems Engineer

JT

Mr John Thomson

BMS Technician

Miss Sandra Tulloch

Miss Sandra Tulloch

Research Administrator

+44 (0)1334 46 3365
JT

Dr James Turnbull

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

+44 (0)1334 46 2040
AW

Miss Aleksandra Wcislo

Research Technician

+44 (0)1334 46 1614
Mrs Lynsey West

Mrs Lynsey West

Research Technician

SW

Mrs Shahieda Williams

Teaching Administrator

+44 (0)1334 46 2843
JW

Mrs Jane Williamson

SERG Organisational and admin support to MASTS Exec Director

SW

Mr Sam Wraight

Research Support Technician