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Dr Louise Firth is a marine ecologist and Senior Lecturer in Environmental Sustainability at University College Cork. She is internationally recognised for her work on applying nature-based solutions to marine infrastructure, transforming artificial coastal structures into habitats that support biodiversity and ecosystem resilience. Her research explores the ecology of the marine built environment and develops innovative, evidence-based approaches to making space for nature in human-dominated seascapes.
Louise’s work is inherently interdisciplinary, bridging marine ecology, engineering, urban design, policy, and the arts. She collaborates closely with industry, policymakers, and creatives to deliver practical and scalable solutions for sustainable coastal cities. See her Tedx talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY_uPfNsUGM
Dr Jesse Peterson
Dr Jesse Peterson is a lecturer with the Radical Humanities Laboratory and School of the Human Environment (Department of Geography) at University College Cork in Ireland.
His research interests include more-than-human relations, environmental change, and science and technology, with a specific focus on biodiversity loss and oceanic degradation. He researches human relationships to each other and the environment, so that people can better resolve environmental challenges and achieve more just and mutually beneficial societies. His work cuts across the disciplines of geography, science and technology studies, cultural studies, creative writing, and related fields.
Dr Soli Levi
Dr Soli Levi is an inter/anti-disciplinary geographer working across the intersections of geography, political ecology, marine ecology, art, environmental humanities, and history. This inter/anti-disciplinarity is reflected in her work, which focuses on exploring the depth of human-ocean relations and the creative possibilities they afford for understanding our own place in the complex web of social and ecological relations in which we are embedded.
She recently completed her PhD, in which she developed the concept of 'emotional marine governance' by examining a case of wild seaweed extraction in Ireland and the emotional tensions surrounding the history and governance of Irish waters.
Corryn Knapp
Corryn Knapp is a PhD student whose research focuses on the biological monitoring of the Living Seawalls.
Dr Amanda Hsiung
Dr Amanda Hsiung is a coastal ecologist whose research focuses on coastal protection approaches that provide ecological benefits. Her interest lies in understanding the coastal processes that shape environmental outcomes and influence the success of intervention measures. She evaluates novel nature-based coastal protection approaches designed to rehabilitate habitats while maintaining essential functions such as wave attenuation and sediment stabilisation. Recognising that the effectiveness of these approaches are highly context-dependent, her research aims to refine their design and application so that they can be reliably integrated into broader coastal protection strategies.
Professor Antony Knights
Professor Antony Knights is Head of the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES) at UCC. Appointed under the UCC Sustainable Futures programme, Antony is a marine ecologist whose research interests are in understanding how marine ecosystems are structured and function from a biological and anthropogenic perspective.
He is internationally recognised and a leader in two research areas: (1) population and community dynamics, and (2) ecosystem management. In the broadest sense, his research aims to progress supply-side ecology into beyond state-of-the-art integrated approaches for predicting species range dynamics. He has developed methods for assessing the impact of human activities on marine ecosystems and ecosystem-based management tools to support the implementation of the environmental policies including the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Most recently, he has been focused on reviewing the evidence-base around decommissioning oil and gas infrastructure as part of our efforts to decarbonise energy production in order to support the best decisions for the environment and society.
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