On #WomeninScience day, we're highlighting the inspiring work of female SSRP researchers. Dr Valentina Scarponi has led a project examining the recovery of the Sussex inshore ecosystem since a trawling ban in 2021, attracting media coverage from BBC and ITV News: www.sussex.ac.uk/research/cen... 🧵 - ThreadSky

sussexsrp.bsky.social • 26 days ago

On #WomeninScience day, we're highlighting the inspiring work of female SSRP researchers.

Dr Valentina Scarponi has led a project examining the recovery of the Sussex inshore ecosystem since a trawling ban in 2021, attracting media coverage from BBC and ITV News: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/research/centres/sussex-sustainability-research-programme/ssrp-perspectives/blog?id=65148

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sussexsrp.bsky.social•26 days ago

Dr Shova Thapa Karki has a research background in social-ecological resilience and biodiversity conservation. She is currently working on a project examining place-based knowledge in sustainability transitions (particularly concerning food) in Sussex and Indonesia: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/research/centres/sussex-sustainability-research-programme/ssrp-perspectives/blog?id=65285

sussexsrp.bsky.social•26 days ago

Dr Lucila Newell has waded into the murky waters of the Upper River Medway to collect data on biodiversity and pollution levels, working with a team of volunteers in a 'citizen science' approach. This timely work has also been covered by national media: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/research/centres/sussex-sustainability-research-programme/ssrp-perspectives/blog?id=65150

sussexsrp.bsky.social•26 days ago

Professor @fionamathews.bsky.social is striving to secure land rights for local populations and protect the habitats of native biodiversity (including the Andean Bear, the real life Paddington) in Ecuador. She has also worked towards protecting other wildlife: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/research/centres/sussex-sustainability-research-programme/ssrp-perspectives/blog?id=65478

sussexsrp.bsky.social•26 days ago

Dr Chi Eziefula splits her time between teaching, research, and working in a hospital. Her research examines the health, human rights and social justice, and environmental dimensions of menstrual health - particularly in Uganda, Kenya, Sudan and the UK: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/research/centres/sussex-sustainability-research-programme/research/menstrual-health-rights-sustainability

sussexsrp.bsky.social•26 days ago

Professor Fiona Marshall's area of specialism is transformative sustainability science, and she led an SSRP project mapping peri-urban agriculture in China and India which explored ways of integrating data to support research on urban sustainability policy: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/research/centres/sussex-sustainability-research-programme/research/tradeoffs-between-sdgs

sussexsrp.bsky.social•26 days ago

We look forward to seeing what these brilliant researchers do next! 💚

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