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

Dr Matteo Scarponi PhD, CEng, MRINA, AMSNAME

Principal Enterprise Fellow
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Professor Matthew Loxham

Professorial Fellow-Research
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Dr Megen de Bruin-Molé

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • contemporary remix culture
  • monster studies
  • adaptation
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Dr Melike Kurt PhD

Lecturer (Assistant Professor)

Research interests

  • Fluid-structure interactions 
  • Bioinspired propulsion and energy harvesting 
  • Underwater robotics 

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Michael Grant BSc MSc PhD

Senior Enterprise Fellow
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Dr Michelle Newberry BSc Hons, MSc, PGCHE, FHEA, PhD

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Motivations for criminal behaviour
  • Violent offending (murder, intimate partner violence and animal cruelty)
  • Poaching and the illegal wildlife trade 

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Mingyi Tan

Lecturer
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Professor Mohammed El-Hajjar

Professor

Research interests

  • Millimeter wave (mMWave) wireless communications and positioning
  • Energy efficient, low-complexity, high-performance Transceiver design
  • MIMO

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Miss Molly Phillips

Research interests

  • Marine Autonomy
  • Sensor Development
  • Droplet Microfluidics
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Ms Mylene Ployaert

Director of Res Strategy and Funding
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Enquiries

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