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 marine ecologist with 6 years’ of research experience in seaweed cultivation, ecology, and restoration, and >15 years’ working with a broader marine research and conservation remit. Through my current role as Senior Research Assistant in the Benthic Ecosystems and Environmental Change group supervised by Dr Dan Smale. I support a dynamic research group of … Read more
Dr Freya Womersley
I am a conservation biologist currently completing my PhD research in the Sims Lab. My goal is to undertake research that can directly inform policy and sustainable management of marine species and habitats. At the moment my work focuses on exploring how movements and behaviours of pelagic sharks can be integrated into management through an … Read more
