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Dr Urška Demšar
Chair, Senior Lecturer in Geoinformatics
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Lecturer in Spatial Data Science
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Associate Lecturer in Spatial Data Science
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Research@StAndrews profileDr Tania Mendo
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Scientific and Data Officer
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Physical and Environmental Geography
Dr Richard Streeter
Senior Lecturer in Environmental Geography
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Lecturer in Physical Geography
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Senior Lecturer
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Director of Teaching
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Professor in Glaciology
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Understanding the influence of geomagnetic and environmental factors on migratory bird navigation through data mining [email protected] Meixuan Liu
Meixuan's research looks into bird navigation mechanisms in Procellariiformes by coupling olfactory cues and bird movement and the integration of a data-driven approach.
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Alistair McConnell
Studying movements of bottlenose dolphins with a spatio-temporal networks approach, in partnership with Morigenos, the Slovenian marine mammal society. The project is split into three parts, studying i) spatial structure in dolphin movement with origin-destination (OD) networks, ii) integrating analysis of temporal structure in OD networks, iii) linking spatiotemporal dynamics in dolphin movement to habitat properties. [email protected] Pamela Lattanzi
Pamela is an Italian PhD student in the FishMed doctoral program of the University of Bologna, in collaboration with the National Research Council. Currently, she works at the CNR-IRBIM of Ancona (Italy), and her research is focused on data analysis to support sustainable fisheries management and marine biodiversity. [email protected] Xunhua Li
Xunhua focuses on the interactions among multiple clues and potential disturbances in bird migratory navigation through novel learning methods. [email protected] Yajie Zhu
Yajie focuses on the response of soil erosion to climate change in Iceland's sub-arctic environment, using a combination of remote sensing (satellite and drone) and modelling methods. [email protected] Adam Anthony
Adam is a part of the Connecting Generations project. His research focuses on migration trajectories and residential proximity to parents among immigrants and their descendants in the UK. [email protected] Daniela Alvarez-Gallo
Daniela's project addresses the pressing challenge of understanding and managing energy consumption in urban environments, focusing on the intricate interplay between social inequalities, synthetic population modeling, and energy demand dynamics. [email protected] Klaren Tanalgo
My research uses quantitative and spatial analysis to investigate the socio-demographic determinants of suicide among older persons in East Asia. The project hopes to contribute empirical data to inform government policies on dignified ageing and suicide prevention. [email protected] Juan Andres Changoluisa Segovia
Juan’s research focuses on developing high-precision environmental monitoring systems that combine UAV multispectral imagery and ground sensor data to classify and monitor native vegetation in subtropical regions. His work integrates data fusion, spectral analysis, and machine learning to enhance biodiversity monitoring and conservation strategies. [email protected] Isabella Prado
Isabella’s research focuses on the impacts of distant-water fishing on coastal communities in Peru, and aims to advance methods for mapping illegal fishing activity. Her project integrates satellite data, machine learning, and social analysis, hoping to increase transparency and support more effective fisheries management. [email protected] Pedro Warner
Pedro’s research focuses on spatial data analysis of the UK small-scale fisheries fleet to better understand interactions between fishers and their environment, supporting marine conservation and sustainable fisheries. Pedro works for the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), who have funded this PhD project. [email protected] Name Research Contact Dr Sen Li
Dr Sen Li is involved in the Connecting Generations Across Geography project, which investigates geographical distances between kin using spatial statistical methods.
[email protected] Prof Tobias Bolch - now a University Professor at the Institute of Geodesy, University of Graz, Austria Dr Vanessa Brum Bastos - now a Senior Lecturer in the School of Earth and Environment, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Dr Jed Long - now an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Environment, Western University, Canada Dr Beate Zein - now a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), Norway Dr Solene Marion - now a Postdoctoral Researcher in the UBC's Wildlife Coexistence Lab, Canada Dr Corallie Hunt Dr Sebastijan Sekulić - now a Software developer Dr Atanu Bhattacharya - now an Associate Professor (Remote Sensing & GIS), JIS University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India Dr Owen King - now a Research Associate in the School of Geography, Politics, and Sociology, University of Newcastle, U.K. Dr Ben Davison - now a Research Associate in the School of Geography and Planning, University of Sheffield, U.K. Dr Sonam Wangchuk - now a Cryosphere Specialist at ICIMOD, Nepal Dr Elena Lo Giudice Cappelli - now Head of Consultancy at Ocean Ecology, U.K. Dr Joe Todd Graeme Sanderman Peter Dorey