Research group

Coastal Communities

View of Blackpool Tower, beach and coastal defences on a sunny day.

Coastal Communities SIG focuses on bringing together researchers and non-academic stakeholders to tackle challenges facing coastal communities. 

About

We are an interdisciplinary group of researchers interested in tackling real-world challenges in coastal communities. We aim to improve understanding and capacity to adapt to these challenges by bringing together those researchers, policymakers, and other stakeholders who are affected, interested and/or involved in coastal communities. Through creating a forum for discussion, sharing methods and best practice, and doing research together, we can improve understanding and management of the challenges that coastal communities face, ranging from the health impacts of air pollution to social effects of climate change-driven coastal change.  

On an annual basis, the Coastal Communities SIG will host three formal meetings to:

  • Bring together researchers from across all faculties and institutes at the University of Southampton to discuss coastal communities research and identify opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. This will support the sustainability of existing working relationships, create space to build new partnerships, and facilitate interdisciplinary coastal communities bid development.
  • Invite University of Southampton researchers and external stakeholders to participate in a methods/best practice workshop, focusing on a cross-cutting approach. This will provide opportunity for researchers and other stakeholders to meet and upskill in methods/best practice they may not have encountered within their own discipline or working practice.
  • Hold a lunchtime forum with academic, policy and practitioners invited both as guest speakers and participants to learn from and network with each other. This will enable researchers and other stakeholders to share leading-edge research and practice and facilitate new collaborative partners for future research.

The Coastal Communities SIG invites those from within and outside of the University of Southampton to join the group. We welcome new ideas for events, trainings, speakers.

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People, projects and publications

People

Dr Phillip Fenberg

Associate Professor

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Professor Phyllis Lam

Professor

Research interests

  • Prof. Lam's research interest lies in the functional roles of microorganisms in biogeochemica…
  • Current research topics include:
  • Shortcuts in the nitrogen cycle – novel pathways and microbial players for nitrogen remineral…

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Professor Prof Larry Lynch

Professor of Performance Writing

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Professor Prof. Matt Mowlem

Professor

Research interests

  • fluorescence, Raman, particle and gas spectroscopy
  • particle analysis
  • analytical chemistry and molecular biological assays
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Dr Qin Zhou

Lecturer in Operations Management

Research interests

  • Applications: Operations Management: closed-loop supply chain management, production outsourc…

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Professor Rachael James

Professor of Geochemistry

Research interests

  • Enhanced rock weathering and other techniques for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphe…
  • Novel isotopic signatures of biogeochemical cycling, including iron, chromium, lithium and …
  • Exploration for new sources of metals and elements critical for emerging green technologies…

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Dr Rachel Bynoe

Lecturer B

Research interests

  • Human origins
  • Quaternary landscape and environmental change
  • Submerged landscapes
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Dr Ramsey Selim

Head of Business Development,CORNERSTONE
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Dr Rand M N Ismaeel

Senior Research Fellow
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Dr Ranga Dinesh Kahanda Koralage BSc (Hons), PhD, FHEA

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Zero-Carbon Energy Systems: Technology Development for Hydrogen and Alternative Low and Zero-…
  • Clean Combustion Technology of Future Fuels: Hydrogen, Ammonia, Biofuels and Synthetic fuels,…
  • Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Production Technology Using Renewable Energy: Process Systems Engi…

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Enquiries

If you're interested in joining us or collaborating, get in touch with the Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute.