Funding

Our work is currently funded by the Bertarelli Foundation, the Oiled Wildlife Care Network, the Darwin Initiative, the Natural Environment Research Council (through the SuMMeR CDT), and the Bromley PhD Studentship.

Many organisations have funded our research in the past. In particular, I am very grateful for the long-term funding or support received from the Leiden Conservation Foundation, SANCCOB, the Earthwatch Institute, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, the Bristol Zoological Society, the Global Penguin Society, and The Pew Charitable Trusts.

Recently funded projects include:

2023 – Bromley PhD Studentship (UK): Mapping forage fish and seabird interactions on the Isles of Scilly to maximise conservation gains.

2023 – SuMMeR CDT PhD Studentship (UK): Predicting regional vulnerability of threatened seabirds to offshore wind energy developments.

2021 – Global Penguin Society (USA): Funds to study juvenile dispersal of African penguins.

2021 – Darwin Initiative (UK): Streamlining Ascension Island’s Marine Turtle Monitoring Programme For long-term sustainability. With Sam Weber, Annette Broderick, Brendan Godley (all UoE) and Diane Baum (Ascension Island Government).

2021 – Bertarelli Foundation: Birds without borders or isolated islands? Connectivity of Chagos seabirds (2021–2025). With Steve Votier, Andy Brierley, Tom Letessier (ZSL), Alice Trevail (University of Exeter), Roland Proud (University of St. Andrews) and Pete Carr (ZSL/UoE).

2019 – Oiled Wildlife Care Network (USA): Post-oiling rehabilitation outcomes and long-term survival in Southern African seabirds (2019–2022). With Katta Ludynia (SANCCOB).

2019 – Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellowship (EU): MANMAX – Managing forage fisheries and marine predators to maximise conservation gains (2019–2022; awarded but handed back).

2019 – The Pew Charitable Trusts (USA): Managing forage fish and marine predators (2019–2022).

2018 – African Marine Solutions (South Africa): Release criteria and long-term survival impact of oiling on seabirds.

2018 – Uni. of Exeter, CLES Matched Studentship Funding (UK): Causes and consequences of dispersal and recruitment. Funding for a PhD student co-supervised with Steve Votier, Dave Hodgson (University of Exeter) and Alison Cotton (Bristol Zoological Society).

2018 – San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (USA): The importance of immature ecology for penguin conservation and translocation.

2018 – Earthwatch Institute (USA): South African Penguins. Citizen Science project, renewal of funding for 2019–2021.

2017 – Trans-Antarctic Association (UK): Funding for travel costs to conduct king penguin fieldwork on South Georgia.

2017 – San Diego Zoo Global (USA): Fine-scale interactions between king and African penguins and their prey. In collaboration with Andy Brierley.

2017 – Pew Charitable Trusts (USA):  Fine-scale interactions between African penguins and their prey. In collaboration with Andy Brierley.

2016 – National Research Foundation (South Africa): Identifying foraging hotspots for non-breeding seabirds in the southern Benguela. In collaboration with Astrid Jarre and Lynne Shannon (University of Cape Town).

2016 – British Antarctic Survey (UK): King penguins and the deep-scattering layer. In collaboration with Andy Brierley (University of St. Andrews), Steve Votier (Heriot Watt University) and Norman Ratcliffe (BAS).

2015 – Earthwatch Institute (USA): South African Penguins. Citizen Science project. Renewal of funding for 2016–2018.