Richard Unsworth
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James Crabbe
Dr. Richard Unsworth is an excellent researcher and manager who worked extremely well when I knew him as a Marine Science Coordinator at Operation Wallacea. Since then he has gone from strength to strength and I strongly recommend him to your attention.
James Crabbe
Dr. Richard Unsworth is an excellent researcher and manager who worked extremely well when I knew him as a Marine Science Coordinator at Operation Wallacea. Since then he has gone from strength to strength and I strongly recommend him to your attention.
James Crabbe
Dr. Richard Unsworth is an excellent researcher and manager who worked extremely well when I knew him as a Marine Science Coordinator at Operation Wallacea. Since then he has gone from strength to strength and I strongly recommend him to your attention.
James Crabbe
Dr. Richard Unsworth is an excellent researcher and manager who worked extremely well when I knew him as a Marine Science Coordinator at Operation Wallacea. Since then he has gone from strength to strength and I strongly recommend him to your attention.
Experience
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Project Seagrass
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United Kingdom
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Founding Director
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May 2013 - Present
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President
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Nov 2010 - 2016
Leading seagrass special issue (Marine Pollution Bulletin) on global environmental changeDeveloping WSA outreach and education activitiesAssisting with management of the WSA
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Swansea University
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate Professor
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Mar 2021 - Present
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Lecturer in Biosciences (Marine Biology)
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2018 - Mar 2021
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Marine Ecologist
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May 2011 - Mar 2021
Director Seagrass Ecosystem Research Group (Swansea)Project management of major research and consulting projectsTeam leader/Staff supervision (three postgraduate research assistants)Successful grant and contract income (£105K in last 2 years) Level 3 marine biology lecturerMSc marine biology lecturerStudent supervisionAcademic research project managementResearch and development projects for SEACAMSPublicationsJournal editor (PLoS One and Marine Pollution Bulletin Guest Editor)Commercial environmental consultinghttp://www.seagrass.org.uk
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Senior Scientist
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2008 - Present
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Academic Editor
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Jul 2009 - Mar 2021
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Managing Director
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Jan 2008 - Mar 2021
Independent commercial environmental consultingProvision of technical adviceApplied research Independent commercial environmental consultingProvision of technical adviceApplied research
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University of South Wales
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Lecturer
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Aug 2010 - May 2011
Undergraduate teachingField ecology teaching Research Undergraduate teachingField ecology teaching Research
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Fisheries Biologist
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Sep 2008 - Jul 2010
ArcGIS habitat mappingMarine environmental impact assessmentMarine port monitoring, management and assessment (consultancy)Environmental riskGreat Barrier Reef 'Reef Rescue' ProjectWater quality threshold development for dredgingDevelopment of environmental score card ArcGIS habitat mappingMarine environmental impact assessmentMarine port monitoring, management and assessment (consultancy)Environmental riskGreat Barrier Reef 'Reef Rescue' ProjectWater quality threshold development for dredgingDevelopment of environmental score card
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Sinclair Knight Merz
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Australia
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Civil Engineering
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400 - 500 Employee
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Marine Environmental Consultant
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Sep 2007 - Sep 2008
Marine and Coastal Habitats Assessments and MappingEnvironmental Impact AssessmentsWater Quality AssessmentsSediment Analysis Plans for Ocean DumpingEnvironmental Management Plans Marine and Coastal Habitats Assessments and MappingEnvironmental Impact AssessmentsWater Quality AssessmentsSediment Analysis Plans for Ocean DumpingEnvironmental Management Plans
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Fisheries Technician (temp)
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Aug 2007 - Oct 2007
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Marine Science Coordinator
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2003 - 2007
Staff supervisionStudent project (MSc and BSC) supervisionCoordinate marine monitoring program Staff supervisionStudent project (MSc and BSC) supervisionCoordinate marine monitoring program
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Education
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2004 - 2007
University of Essex
PhD, Ecology -
2000 - 2001
Bangor University
M.Sc, Marine Environmental Protection -
1996 - 1999
University of Essex
BSc, Biological Science -
1994 - 1996
Yale College
A-Levels, Biology, Chemistry, Maths -
1989 - 1994
Ysgol Bryn Offa
GCSE's, Maths, Eng, Science, Geography, History, French, CDT, Music
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