Centre for Aquatic Environments

Water Reuse for Sustainable Futures: Could you be our next fully sponsored PhD student?

Understanding public perceptions of water reuse technologies is imperative to support sustainable and regenerative water futures. As part of the Future Societies Doctoral Training Alliance a multi-disciplinary team of water-focused researchers from the University of Brighton’s https://www.brighton.ac.uk/aquatic/index.aspx are looking for someone to potentially undertake a three-year PhD with them starting in autumn 2021: https://unialliance.ac.uk/dta/futuresocieties/. The…

Centre member Dr. Corina Ciocan has started a four-year appointment to the Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority

As from 18th of May, Centre member Dr. Corina Ciocan has started a four-year appointment to the Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority, as a general member to the joint committee. Corina has been recruited by the MMO (Marine Management Organisation) and alongside twenty other members, she will contribute her knowledge and experience to provide sustainable management…

Researcher provides vital input to major report on natural carbon capture

Dr Ray Ward’s work on how aquatic plants extract carbon from the environment provides a key strand of a new Natural England report into carbon sequestration. 30 April 2021 The large-scale report – entitled Carbon Storage and Sequestration by semi-natural habitats – draws on research carried out by Dr Ward and recent Brighton…

Research Seminar 4 March at 13.00 hours Join code w3041p9

Education Conservation Areas in Beachy Head West MCZ

Sussex IFCA we are currently looking at a couple of our byelaws that are due for review. One is the Beachy Head West (BHW) MCZ. At this stage we are in the process of gathering evidence for said review, and we hoped you would be able to offer some insight into the use of…

Dipak Sarker – A Materials Scientist and New Member of the Centre for Aquatic Environments

We would like to welcome a new member of the Centre for Aquatic Environments. Dipak Sarker has been a Principal Lecturer based in The School of Applied Sciences (PABS) teaching on undergraduate and postgraduate pharmacy, chemistry, biomedical sciences and to a lesser extent engineering courses, since he entered the University in 2001. His background in…

Scuppered Dreams: A community action research project to explore the impacts of microfibre pollutants from abandoned boats on marine environments

An exciting new project led by two Centre for Aquatic Environments researchers, Dr Corina Ciocan, Senior Lecturer in Marine Biology from PABS , and Dr Mary Gearey, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography from SET, is underway in 2021. Funded by the University of Brighton’s Radical Futures initiative(https://www.brighton.ac.uk/research-and-enterprise/organisation/brighton-futures/radical-futures/index.aspx) this one year project builds on research already…

Centre for Aquatic Environments Collaboration Event 1 February 2021 09.30-12.30

Please join us for this online event where we bring together researchers from across the University of Brighton, the Environment Agency and other industry partners to discuss ways to collaborate on water-themed research. We look forward to seeing you and sharing ideas together. Contact Details University of Brighton Event Organisers – Dr Annie Ockelford…

Centre Director wins prestigious international award

The Director of the Centre for Aquatic Environments, Professor Chris Joyce, has been recognised for his wetland research by the world’s leading organisation representing wetland professionals. Professor Joyce, an ecologist in the School of Environment and Technology who specialises in the study of wetland vegetation, management and restoration, has received a special 40th Anniversary Award…

Kickstarting research during COVID: a Centre for Aquatic Environments networking and collaboration conference

Date: Thursday 28 January 2021 Time: 11.00 – 12.15 hours viaTeams Join code qqsqlrb Join us for an online session where we help you kickstart and maintain your research during COVID. We bring together researchers from across the University to discuss ways to collaborate on water-themed research during these challenging times. The aim of…