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News and events from the Centre for Aquatic Environments

Sustainability Week at Shoreham Port – 28th September to 1st October 2022

Two of our Centre members Dr Corina Ciocan and Dr Mary Gearey will be giving presentations on 29th September If you are Interested please book here

Symposium of Endocrine Disruptors in the English Channel – Thursday 6th October – 09.00 hours

As part of the REDPOL Interreg project – a symposium is being held on Thursday 6th October at 09.00 hours at Chichester Yacht Club, Birdham, PO20 7EJ For further information and to book your place please register here    

Job Vacancy: Research Fellow in Ecotoxicology

We are advertising for a Research Fellow – see Research Fellow in Ecotoxicology Interested – please apply by 16th September 2022.

Earth: Digging Deep in British Art 1781 – 2022

Earth: Digging Deep in British Art 1781-2022 is a major exhibition spanning four centuries of artwork, at the Royal West of England Academy’s (RWA) newly refurbished galleries this summer. The final instalment of the RWA’s elements series, Earth tackles the most expansive and urgent of subject matters, bringing together important modern, historical and contemporary artworks….

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Sharp-shooting Brighton students become top-ranked women in the country at senior and under 21 levels

Two student rifle shooters at the University have become the top ranked women in the country at senior and under-21 levels. Graihagh Guille – a first-year PhD student doing research in the University’s Centre for Aquatic Environments – followed winning the Women’s 50m three-position English Championships in May by winning the British championship title early…

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Understanding barriers to safe household water and sanitation in Western Nepal

Drinking water quality is a major public health concern in both rural and urban areas of Nepal and waterborne diseases account for 38% of deaths in children under the age of five. Scientists (Dr Diogo Da Silva and Prof James Ebdon) from the Centre for Aquatic Environments have been working with project partners Dr Sabitri…

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Royal Society Research Grant Awarded

We are delighted to announce that Dr Georgios Maniatis received a Research Grant from the Royal Society (2022, round 1). The funding will support the development of new and bespoke “smart-pebbles” and their deployment in advanced flume laboratory and field experiments.”    

Three Year Fully-Funded PhD Opportunity

Please share this PhD opportunity with any people or groups who might be interested https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/climate-change-mitigation-in-the-isle-of-wight-marine-biosphere-solent/?p142228 This is led by Ian Hendy at Portsmouth together with myself and Mika Peck at University of Sussex. Best wishes, Ray Dr. Raymond Ward BSc. PhD. FRGS. FHEA. Reader Marine Sciences Programme Lead MRes Environmental and Geosciences University of Brighton…

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