Head of the School of Biological and Marine Sciences
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6Over 70 academics, 40 technical staff and over 1,200 students
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6World class research from internationally renowned researchers
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6100% satisfaction on the National Student Survey (NSS, 2019) in several of our courses
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 £4.65 million Marine Station with several research boats and diving facilities
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6Newly refurbished, state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities
Our undergraduate and postgraduate courses are grouped into three subject areas
PhD studentship opportunities
Doctoral Teaching Assistant projects
Research centres and groups
Research highlights
The work in the Maldives took place as part of the £2.8 million ARISE project
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European Space Agency shares marine students’ success
Second-year students studying Ocean Science and Marine Conservation applied satellite data to marine science
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Escape the vapes: scientists call for global shift to curb consumer use of disposable technologies
Academics from the University are among those to call for worldwide action to halt the environmental threats posed by single-use electronic devices
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Community beach clean-ups could beat high-tech solutions for clearing plastic pollution
Professor Richard Thompson OBE FRS is the lead author on a new report by the Royal Society looking at ways to remove plastic from the environment
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International experts issue renewed call for Global Plastics Treaty to be grounded in robust science
A letter from members of the Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty has been published in the journal Science
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World class research facilities for research and teaching
Events
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School of Biological and Marine Sciences postgraduate opportunities – virtual drop-in session
Find out more about postgraduate study
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Outreach in the school
The School of Biological and Marine Sciences at the University welcome invitations to participate in outreach events such as talks, short workshops or careers fairs.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
About us
Head of the School of Biological and Marine Sciences
Senior management team
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Professor Richard Preziosi
Head of School
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Dr Richard Billington
Associate Professor of Biology
Associate Head of School (Biological Sciences)
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Professor Daniel Conley
Professor of Nearshore Processes
Associate Head of School (Marine Sciences)
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Dr Mark Davidson
Associate Professor in Coastal Processes
Associate Head of School (Recruitment)
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Mr Matthew Hoddinott
Science and Engineering School Technical Manager
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Dr Ken Kingston
Lecturer in Theoretical Coastal Morphodynamics (Education)
Associate Head of School (Teaching and Learning)
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Dr George Littlejohn
Associate Professor of Plant and Fungal Biology
Associate Head of School (Biology)
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Professor Gerd Masselink
Professor of Coastal Geomorphology
Associate Head of School (Research)
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Dr Tim O'Hare
Deputy Head of School
Associate Professor in Ocean Science
Contact the School of Biological and Marine Sciences
School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom.