Dr Liz Morris-Webb

Honorary Research Fellow

l.morris-webb@bangor.ac.uk

Dr Liz Morris-Webb

Room: Room 325, Nautilus Suite, Westbury Mount聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Phone:听罢别补尘蝉

E-mail: L.Morris-Webb@bangor.ac.uk聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Twitter: @LizUnderwater

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I am an interdisciplinary marine scientist, with a grounding in marine ecology, specialising in ocean literacy and human-nature connection.聽

  • MSc: Marine Environmental Protection (Dist.)
    2003鈥�2005
  • BSc: Marine Biology (Hons)
    1999鈥�2002
  • PhD: Human dimensions of the marine environment: Understanding intertidal collection activities in Wales.
    2016

My academic training began at the University of Wales, Bangor in 1999, with a BSc (Hons.) in Marine Biology. Subsequently, I pursued interests in tropical marine ecology and research in the Philippines and Egypt leading back to Bangor for an MSc. in Marine Environmental Protection. In 2005 I established Marine Ecological Solutions (Marine EcoSol), a small marine consultancy specialising in UK scientific diving survey and logistics and subtidal epibenthic survey by scientific diving and underwater imagery.

After 16 years of working as an ecologist, consultant and scientific diver for government agencies, NGOs and private clients, I was increasingly asked to work with people. In 2016 I returned to academia as a PhD student under supervision of Professor Stuart Jenkins and Dr Freya St. John, with research interests in how the marine environment impacts people, and how people impact the marine environment. Following that I had several post-doctoral positions as a marine social scientist and knowledge broker at the university including working on the Ecostructure, Tidal Cut Off, and Sustainable Fisheries Wales projects.

I am currently a full time Senior Researcher in ocean literacy at the Nordland Research Institute (a social science research institute) in Norway, and an Honorary Research Fellow at 快活影院.聽

Research Areas

Marine Conservation and Resource Management

Ocean Literacy聽

Human-Nature Connection

2025

  • E-pub ahead of print
    Morris-Webb, E. S., Austin, M., Cousens, C., Kent, N., Gosney, K. & Tenbrink, T., 9 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Ocean and Society. 2, 9793.
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
  • Published
    Cousens, C., Kent, N., Gosney, K., Morris-Webb, L., Tenbrink, T. & Austin, M., 7 Apr 2025, 39 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Other report

2024

  • Published
    Buchan, P. M., Glithero, L. D., McKinley, E., Strand, M., Champion, G., Kochalski, S., Velentza, K., Praptiwi, R. A., Jung, J., M谩rquez, M. C., Marra, M. V., Abels, L. M., Neilson, A. L., Spavieri, J., Whittey, K. E., Samuel, M. M., Hale, R., 膶erm谩k, A., Whyte, D. & West, L. & 10 others, Stithou, M., Hegland, T. J., Morris-Webb, E. S., Flander-Putrle, V., Schiefer, P., Sutton, S., Onwubiko, C., Adeoye, O., Akpan, A. & Payne, D. L., Dec 2024, In: People and Nature. 6, 6, p. 2300-2324 25 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
  • Published
    Buitendijk, T., Morris-Webb, L., Hadj-Hammou, J., Jenkins, S. & Crowe, T., Feb 2024, In: People and Nature. 6, 1, p. 165-179 15 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2022

  • Published
    Masterson Algar, P., Jenkins, S., Windle, G., Morris-Webb, E., Takahashi, C. K., Burke, T., Rosa, I., Martinez, A. S., Torres-Mattos, E. B., Taddei, R., Morrison, V., Kasten, P., Bryning, L., Cruz de Oliveira, N. R., Gon莽alves, L. R., Skov, M., Beynon-Davies, C., Bumbeer, J., Saldiva, P. H. N. & Le茫o, E. & 1 others, Christofoletti, R., 6 Apr 2022, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 13, 809009.
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2019

  • Published
    McQuatters-Gollop, A., Mitchell, I., Vina-Herbon, C., Bedford, J., Addison, P., Lynam, C., Geetha, P. N., Vermeulan, E., Smit, K., Bayley, D., Morris-Webb, E., Niner, H. & Otto, S., 13 Mar 2019, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 6, 16 p., 109.
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2017

  • Published
    Evans, A. J., Garrod, B., Firth, L. B., Hawkins, S., Morris-Webb, E., Goudge, H. & Moore, P., Jan 2017, In: Marine Policy. 75, p. 143-155
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2015

  • Published
    Evans, A. J., Firth, L. B., Hawkins, S. J., Morris, E. S., Goudge, H. & Moore, P. J., 13 Jul 2015, In: Marine and Freshwater Research. 67, 1, p. 123-130
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2023

  • Initial findings of a UK and Irish survey of public understanding of the tide, found that 38% of the British public were unaware that the tide typically comes in twice a day. A surprising 15% of the public have some experience of being cut off by the tide.

    快活影院 and RNLI press releases, aiming to warn people about tidal cut off around the extreme tides over Easter weekend were picked up by several TV and radio outlets.

    BBC Wales news (audio) MediaView (tveyes.com)

    S4C News (video) MediaView (tveyes.com)

    ITV News (video uploaded here)

    BBC Radio Cymru (interview with Prof Thora Tenbrink)

    5 Apr 2023

    Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)

My PhD was a Marine EcoSol (www.marine-ecosol.com) collaboration with 快活影院, funded by KESS 2.聽聽Knowledge Economy Skills Scholarships (KESS 2) is a pan-Wales higher level skills initiative led by 快活影院 on behalf of the HE sector in Wales. It is part funded by the Welsh Government's European Social Fund (ESF) convergence programme for West Wales and the Valleys.聽

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The 快活影院 Places of Climate Change Group

Secretary of a Bangor-wide collaborative Research Centre named 鈥楶loCC鈥� has emerged to jointly address sense-of-place notions in relation to climate change.

The 快活影院 Wellbeing Research Group

Together with wellbeing researchers in other schools across the University, I founded and lead this group. We aim to bring together researchers of wellbeing across the University to share research ideas, experiences and collaborative opportunities. We meet monthly in an informal setting, with occasional guest speakers and seminars. Contact me if you are interested in coming along.聽

I was also a School of Ocean Sciences general member of the 快活影院 CoESE Ethics & Governance Committee for two years.