8 June is World Ocean Day, which supports collaborative conservation and the sharing of knowledge and actionable resources about the ocean. Ceri Webster, research postgraduate student at Imperial College London and the Zoological Society London studying how to measure biodiversity in the ocean, discusses ocean biodiversity decline, climate change and how to best protect the ocean.
Category: Student blogs
The peaks and valleys of biodiversity conservation
Dr Rikki Gumbs, who completed his PhD at Imperial in 2020 and now works with the Zoological Society of London…
LGBT+ History Month: Celebrating diversity in the climate community – Emma Beirns
In this series we shine a light on some of the talented members of the LGBT+ community working or studying…
LGBT+ History Month: Celebrating diversity in the climate community – Dan Hdidouan
In this series we shine a light on some of the talented members of the LGBT+ community working or studying…
Are zero-deforestation targets the best way to conserve tropical forests?
Joss Lyons-White, Research Postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet Doctoral Training Partnership at the Grantham Institute,…
Research in the Atlantic Ocean: Six weeks onboard the Discovery
Ophelie Meuriot, a Research Postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet Doctoral Training Partnership studying physical oceanography…
Reducing demand for air travel starts at work
Laura Warwick, Research Postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet Doctoral Training Partnership, says flying shouldn’t be…
Salt marshes or sea walls? Preventing coastal flooding in the UK
Nick Reynard, Lizzie Ellison and Amy Wilson, Research Postgraduates on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP, consider…
COP25 – the world must wake up to environmental inequality
People protesting in Santiago with colourful flags and political slogan. Credit: Carolina Cuadros Karina Corada Perez, Research Postgraduate at Imperial’s Centre for…
Put your fate in your hands: Rebelling against extinction gave me hope for the future
Geraint Northwood, Research Postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP, blogs on his experience with Extinction…