Research group

Healthy Oceans

Shoal of herring swimming in the ocean

Ocean health links researchers and practitioners in all aspects of marine biology. This includes resilience, biodiversity, conservation, evolution, and the impacts of pollution and anthropogenic activities on marine ecosystems.

About

The Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute (SMMI) Healthy Oceans Special Interest Group promotes cutting-edge research and engaged industry expertise to address the critical environmental, ecological and conservation challenges facing our oceans. 

Our collaborative approach aims to bridge the gap between academia, policy, industry, and the public. This enables us to develop and communicate innovative solutions that contribute to the health of our oceans.

We are particularly interested in key areas such as: 

  • monitoring marine biodiversity
  • investigating the impacts of marine pollution
  • understanding anthropogenic impacts on marine life
  • exploring marine resilience  

Our interests span spatial scales from studies of individual organisms to those covering whole ecosystems and the communities that depend upon them.  

To find out more about the Healthy Oceans Special Interest Group and what we do, get in touch with group champion Christopher Goatley.

Join the SMMI Community to sign up to this group and our other special interest groups.

People, projects and publications

People

Miss Freya Ivy Palmer

Research interests

  • Systems thinking and system dynamics 
  • Sustainable marine fisheries
  • Resource resilience
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Professor Gavin Foster

Professor of Isotope Geochemistry

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr George Callender

Lecturer in Electrical & Electronic Eng
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Miss Georgia Perkins

Teaching Fellow in Global Media Managemt
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Mrs Georgina Keane

Principal Teaching Fellow
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Dr Gerald Muller

Associate Professor
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Dr Giulia Champion PhD

Research Fellow (Anniversary Fellowship)

Research interests

  • Blue, Energy and Environmental Humanities
  • Postcolonial and Decolonial Studies
  • Marine and Maritime Cultural Productions
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Professor Gopal Ramchurn

Professor of Artificial Intelligence
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Dr Gordon Inglis PhD

Principal Research Fellow

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Graham Moon PhD, FAcSS, HonMFPH

Research interests

  • Place effects on health-related behaviour, particularly smoking, diet and alcohol consumption
  • Applications of multilevel modelling in human geography; small area estimation methods
  • Post-asylum geographies and mental health care delivery
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Enquiries

If you're interested in joining us or collaborating, get in touch with the Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute.