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Ross Cuthbert

Young Academy Ireland Member

Biologist QUB

Ross Cuthbert is a biologist at Queen’s University Belfast. His research focuses on measuring the impacts of global changes on ecosystems, economies and health, with the aim of informing management strategies. He is currently a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow and Proleptic Lecturer, with his present Fellowship focusing on the impacts of biological invasions — species introduced by humans outside of their natural range. Ross is also an Honorary Research Associate at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity. Previously, he held a Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellowship at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel. His research has been recognized by disciplinary and transdisciplinary awards, including the 2022 Francesca Gherardi Memorial Prize for his work in invasion science.  

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