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

Professor Suleiman Sharkh BEng, PhD, CEng, MIET

Prof of Electrical Machines and Drives

Research interests

  • Electric Machines
  • Power Electronics
  • Microgrids

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Sybren Drijfhout

Chair in Ocean & Earth
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Dr Tahsin Tezdogan

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • He has a broad range of research interests, including CFD simulations of ship motions and resistance, the added resistance of ships due to waves, and the investigation of ship behaviour and performance in channels/canals. He worked on a number of internationally collaborated Newton Fund and Global Challenges projects. He worked on the EU-funded VENTuRE, MarLEM and GATERS projects as an investigator.
  • His PhD graduates work throughout the maritime sector, including ship design companies, academia, technology-led defence companies, offshore, renewable energy, and research organisations worldwide.
  • Please feel free to contact him directly on [email protected] if you are interested in starting a PhD under his supervision.

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Taufiq Choudhry

Professor of Finance

Research interests

  • Financial Markets
  • Financial Economics
  • International Trade

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Thanassis Tiropanis

Professor

Research interests

  • Decentralised information systems and infrastructures
  • Data (and Web) observatories
  • Bias in datasets and incassible algorithms

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Thomas Gernon

Professorial Fellow (Research)

Research interests

  • See personal website: https://www.thomasgernon.co.uk/
  • Solid Earth drivers of Earth's climate state;
  • Earth surface processes;

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Thomas Irvine

Head of Department

Research interests

  • Global History of Music
  • Music and the Anthropocene
  • Science and Technology Studies

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Tiina Roose

Professor-Biological&Environmental Model
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Enquiries

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