Welcome to the University of Essex Marine Science Group. We offer novel and practical courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level for students wishing to develop integrated and applied expertise in aquatic biology. Our courses reflect the growing pressure to provide the next generation of scientists with the key skills required to tackle global issues facing our ‘blue planet’, such as climate change, biodiversity and ecosystem sustainability:
These courses have been designed to reflect the wide-ranging research interests of the group’s academic staff (click on a name to view personal profiles):
Marine Research Staff:
Dr Stuart Bunting (Aquaculture, coastal zone and resource management)
Dr. Edd Codling (fisheries and fish behaviour, modelling)
Prof. Ian Colbeck (marine aerosols, environment-society interactions)
Prof. Richard Geider (Head of Group) (algal productivity, bio-optics, nutrient cycling, modelling)
Dr. Leanne Hepburn (corals, coralline algae, sponges and reef taphonomy)
Dr. Tracy Lawson (photophysiology and nitrogen fixation in cyanobacteria; use of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) for determination of elemental content of algae)
Dr. Terry McGenity (carbon cycling, petroleum degradation, extremophiles)
Prof. David Nedwell (heterotrophic bacteria, nutrient cycling, sediments)
Dr. David Smith (corals, coral reef ecology and management, physiology, pollution)
Dr. Michael Steinke (Algal ecophysiology, infochemistry of copepods and krill, production of dimethyl sulphide (DMS) and sulphur biogeochemistry)
Dr. David Suggett (primary productivity, photophysiology, bio-optics, nutrient cycling)
Prof. Graham Underwood (estuarine and coastal ecology, benthic biofilms, phytoplankton, nutrient cycling, eutrophication)
Dr. Corinne Whitby (nutrient cycling, pollutant degradation)
Staff associated with the Marine Sciences Group:
Prof. Neil Baker (Primary productivity, ecophysiology, coral bleaching)
Prof. Jules Pretty (conservation and natural resource management, traditional knowledge)
