Socio-political potential of blue carbon economies in SE Asia, 2024-2027, Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet), 5.4M SEK
PI: Heidi Burdett, Co-Is: Nguyen Cuc (Thuyloi University), Hien Thi Ha (University of Khanh Hoa), Ix Hour (Mekong River Commission), Nicholas Kamenos (Umeå University), Camilla Sandström (Umeå University), Vu Kim Chi (Vietnam National University)
PhD: currently hiring!
This project will define the potential of, and pathway to implementation for, blue carbon policy in Least Developed Countries. We will use a comparative approach between Cambodia and Vietnam, placed in a wider regional-scale context across SE Asia.
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Light harvesting by macroalgae, 2024-2026, Kempe foundation, 950k SEK
PI: Heidi Burdett, Co-Is: Nick Kamenos, Nico Maccaferri, Magnus Andersson (Umeå University)
Postdoc 1: Luis Gonzalez Guerrero – habitat-forming macrophytes in the Baltic Sea
Postdoc 2: hiring soon!
This research will consider macrophytic photoacclimatory mechanisms under low light, identify effects on ecosystem service provision, and seek to understand the interaction between incoming light and macroalgal structure.
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Sources, Sinks And Solutions For Impacts Of Plastics On Coastal Communities, 2021-2025, UKRI Global Challenges Research Fund, £3.5M
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PI: Prof Michel Kaiser, Co-Is: Drs Bao-Son Trinh, Ngo Thi Thuy Huong, Nguyen Thi Hanh Tien, Trinh Quang Tu, Nguyen Sy Linh, Mai Huong, Truong Van Thuong, Heidi Burdett, Ingrid Kelling, Tony Gutierrez, Ryan Pereira and Profs Vu Kim Chi, Tom Wagner and Qingping Zou
Postdoctoral researchers: Drs Zhiliang Liao, Nguyen Minh Duc and Inna Yaneva-Toraman.
This project seeks to define the sources and sinks of plastic pollution in the coastal zone of Vietnam, and co-create solutions to reduce plastic use and mitigate the impact waste pollution has on the local ecosystems and society.
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Magnetic Reef Restoration, 2022-2024, European Crucible
PIs: Heidi Burdett, Simona Aracri (National Research Council of Italy), Julia Calderwood (Marine Institute, Ireland), Martha Vardaki (National Hellenic Research Foundation, Greece), Adriana Tavares (University of Edinburgh, Scotland), Katarzyna Kowal (University of Glasgow, Scotland), Ryan Pereira (Heriot-Watt University, Scotland), Andy Ward (University of Strathclyde, Scotland), Eteri Svanidze (Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids), Ben Swallow (University of St Andrews, Scotland)
We are testing the effect of new substrate materials for improving benthic recruitment in sub-Arctic, temperate and tropical ecosystems, with the aim of improving success in habitat restoration activities.
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Integrating geodiversity into ecosystem assessments, 2019-2028, Natural Environment Research Council, £110k
PI: Burdett, Co-Is: Drs Katie Whitbread (British Geological Survey) & Angus Miller (Scottish Goediversity Forum), Prof Tom Wagner (Lyell Centre) and Helen Fallas (British Geological Society)
PhD student: Caroline Lancaster
Geodiversity encompasses the natural range of geological, geomorphological and soil features of a landscape, but it cannot yet be quantified in the same way as ecological features such as biodiversity. Here, we’re seeking to address this in Scottish saltmarshes, so that geodiversity can be formally included in their conservation management.
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