New CBESS position appointed: Dr Anne Cotton is joining the CBESS community as a post-doctoral researcher based in Essex University. She will be leading on doing the molecular and nutrient flux work, and helping with the organisation of the Essex campaigns.
New CBESS positions advertised: Applications are being invited for a research technician to join the School of Biology at the Scottish Oceans Institute, at the University of St Andrews to carry out direct measurements of sediment ecosystem functioning and sampling of sediment cores for later laboratory processing.
New CBESS positions advertised: Applications are being invited for 2 PhD projects being funded at the School of Biological Sciences at Queen's University Belfast. Details of the projects and how to apply can be found here and here.
New CBESS position appointed: Dr Hilary Ford is joining the CBESS community as a post-doctoral researcher based in Bangor University. She has a background in saltmarsh research, with focus on greenhouse-gas and faunal responses to vegetation composition and grazing regime.
Morecambe Bay sites proposed: CBESS team visited Morecambe Bay to propose the three sites to be used for the Morecambe Bay Survey.
New CBESS position advertised: Applications are invited for a Research Technician to join the Ocean and Earth Science at the University of Southampton to carry out the sampling, sorting and identification of sediment invertebrate macrofauna and assist with laboratory and field experiments on how infaunal activity influences sediment processes and functioning (Reference number: 155612HN).
New CBESS position advertised: Applications are invited for a Research Assistant to join the School of Biology at the Scottish Oceans Institute, at the University of St Andrews to act as the CBESS project officer and contribute to some of the socio-economic work of the project (reference number: ME1573 ).
New CBESS position appointed: Research Technician (Dr Melanie Chocholek) to join the School of Geography and Geosciences, Departmetn of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of St Andrews to carry out nutrient cycling and carbon sequestration observations within the UK.
Essex sites proposed: CBESS Team visited Essex to propose the three sites to be used for the Essex study
First CBESS position appointed: Research Assistant (Dr Ben Evans) to join the Cambridge Coastal Research Unit (CCRU), Department of Geography to work as part of a NERC CBESS project ‘A hierarchical approach to the examination of the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem service flows across coastal margins’
BESS Launch: London: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service Sustainability (BESS), Launch Event, 22nd June 2012, Royal Over-seas League, Park Place, St James’s Street, London, SW1A 1LR Details of the science and implementation plans of BESS can be found on the BESS and NERC websites (http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/programmes/bess/resources.asp).
CBESS Kick-off meeting: The CBESS consortium will be launched by a meeing in St Andrews, 13th 15th-June. For deatils contact Dr Claire Golléty, CBESS Project manager.
New CBESS positions advertised: Applications are being invited for a research technician to join the School of Biology at the Scottish Oceans Institute, at the University of St Andrews to carry out direct measurements of sediment ecosystem functioning and sampling of sediment cores for later laboratory processing.
New CBESS positions advertised: Applications are being invited for 2 PhD projects being funded at the School of Biological Sciences at Queen's University Belfast. Details of the projects and how to apply can be found here and here.
New CBESS position appointed: Dr Hilary Ford is joining the CBESS community as a post-doctoral researcher based in Bangor University. She has a background in saltmarsh research, with focus on greenhouse-gas and faunal responses to vegetation composition and grazing regime.
Morecambe Bay sites proposed: CBESS team visited Morecambe Bay to propose the three sites to be used for the Morecambe Bay Survey.
New CBESS position advertised: Applications are invited for a Research Technician to join the Ocean and Earth Science at the University of Southampton to carry out the sampling, sorting and identification of sediment invertebrate macrofauna and assist with laboratory and field experiments on how infaunal activity influences sediment processes and functioning (Reference number: 155612HN).
New CBESS position advertised: Applications are invited for a Research Assistant to join the School of Biology at the Scottish Oceans Institute, at the University of St Andrews to act as the CBESS project officer and contribute to some of the socio-economic work of the project (reference number: ME1573 ).
New CBESS position appointed: Research Technician (Dr Melanie Chocholek) to join the School of Geography and Geosciences, Departmetn of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of St Andrews to carry out nutrient cycling and carbon sequestration observations within the UK.
Essex sites proposed: CBESS Team visited Essex to propose the three sites to be used for the Essex study
First CBESS position appointed: Research Assistant (Dr Ben Evans) to join the Cambridge Coastal Research Unit (CCRU), Department of Geography to work as part of a NERC CBESS project ‘A hierarchical approach to the examination of the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem service flows across coastal margins’
BESS Launch: London: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service Sustainability (BESS), Launch Event, 22nd June 2012, Royal Over-seas League, Park Place, St James’s Street, London, SW1A 1LR Details of the science and implementation plans of BESS can be found on the BESS and NERC websites (http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/programmes/bess/resources.asp).
CBESS Kick-off meeting: The CBESS consortium will be launched by a meeing in St Andrews, 13th 15th-June. For deatils contact Dr Claire Golléty, CBESS Project manager.