Dr Trupti Prakash Gaikwad

I obtained a BSc in Agriculture and an MSc in Agricultural Microbiology from India. I completed my PhD in Biological Sciences at the University of Exeter, which was fully funded by the government of India. I worked as a Research Fellow for a year at the University of Warwick in the lab of Professor Murray … Read more

Jasmine Ramshaw BSc, MSc

I am a first year PhD student researching the ecosystem services provided by seaweed aquaculture. This is a CDT SuMMeR studentship run jointly through the MBA and the University of Plymouth. The project aims to bridge the gap between pure and applied science encouraging a transdisciplinary way of working. I have previously attained a First … Read more

Frieda Schlegel BSc MRes

I am a PhD Student in the Wheeler Group here at the MBA and at the University of Southampton, working on the evolution of calcification in coccolithophores. I am interested in the molecular mechanisms behind the calcification process and their evolutionary origin and development. After doing my BSc in Marine Biology at the university of … Read more

Amy Schofield

My first love is writing to engage, inspire and educate and with a background in journalism, communications, and storytelling, my career has spanned national charities, community interest companies, the NHS, and private organisations, where I’ve developed print and online publications, communications strategies, and created multimedia content that brings complex topics to life for a diverse … Read more