Planting seagrass as part of the Seagrass Ocean Rescue project

Mr Will Kay

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william.p.kay@swansea.ac.uk

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About

I am a PhD Candidate, Demonstrator, and Research Technician in the Department of Biosciences, Swansea University.

As a PhD Candidate, I study the movement and behavioural ecology of seals (grey and harbour seals) in tidally energetic environments, and their potential interactions with marine renewable energy (MRE) devices.

As a Demonstrator I teach students from Foundation to Postgraduate level, with experience demonstrating on the following modules: BIO012, BIO013, BIO014, BIO105, BIO106, BIO109, , BIO228, BIO252, BIO318, BIO334, and BIZ300. I have also delivered lectures for BIO318.

As a Research Technician I work on the Seagrass Ocean Rescue project, working to restore seagrass meadows in the UK using our bespoke restoration methods, in conjunction with Project Seagrass, WWF and Sky Ocean Rescue. This project is the first of its kind and currently the largest project restoring seagrass in the UK, with 2 hectares of seagrass meadow planted to date. I contribute expertise in both grant and report writing, and commercial marine fieldwork operations as a commercial skipper and HSE diver, with over 8 years’ experience as a SCUBA diving and powerboating instructor. I also provide support to the SEACAMS team on an ad-hoc basis towards their Marine Benthic Ecology and Open Water Ecology research projects.

Website: http://willpkay.weebly.com/

Areas Of Expertise

Movement Ecology
Biologging/Biotelemetry
Marine Ecology
Seagrass Restoration
Data Analysis, Statistics and R Coding
Commercial Skipper and HSE SCUBA diver
Marine Mammals
Science Policy

Career Highlights

Teaching Interests

willpkay/teaching

I am an Associate Fellow of the HEA. I am also a SCUBA diving and powerboating instructor. My teaching interests comprise four broad categories:

Analytical skills

Experimental design, data analysis and visualisation, statistics, R coding, GIS.

Movement Ecology

Teaching and providing supervision and mentorship in movement ecology, including the design and deployment of animal tracking devices and the techniques to analyse the data obtained (e.g. state-space models)

Practical marine field skills

SCUBA diving and powerboating, chatwork and navigation, intertidal sampling, marine taxonomic ID skills, marine mammal and seabird survey methods

Employability skills

CVs, cover letters, job applications and interview techniques. Scientific presentations and posters.

Research

willpkay/research-summary

My research interests lie in quantifying the drivers of individual- and population-level animal movement, behaviour and energetics to predict the impact of anthropogenic disturbance and environmental change on animals. Also, to develop new tools and methods to study this, and thus to derive recommendations for policy and conservation management.

Award Highlights

willpkay/awards

Date	Award
Sep 2020	Associate Fellow of the HEA
Feb 2020	Nominated for PG Research and Innovation Rising Star
Jan 2019	Best Poster – UKIRSC 13th Annual Conference
Jan 2019	Erasmus+ Mobility Award for FIELD Workshop (CERES International Project)
Nov 2018	Best Oral Presentation – WEEN Annual Conference
Jul 2018	Best Poster – BES Move SIG Annual Meeting
May 2018	3rd Place Poster – Swansea University PGR Poster Competition
Apr 2018	Best Short Oral Talk – ECS 32nd Annual Meeting
Nov 2017	Ede and Ravenscroft Student Prize 2016/17 for Outstanding Contribution
May 2017	RIEL Essay Competition - 3rd Place
Apr 2017	Poster Prize Finalist – SU PGR Poster Competition
Apr 2017	Honorary Lifetime Membership - SUSU
May 2016	Best Poster – KESS II Transnational Graduate School Poster Competition
May 2016	Best Poster – SU PGR Poster Competition
Sep 2013	City and Guilds Professional Development Award
Jul 2013	Graham Ralston Memorial Prize in Marine Biology
Jun 2012	SU Employability Academy Award
Jun 2011	SU Environment and Society Award
Jun 2010	University Scholarship (Bangor University)

Collaborations

willpkay/collaborations

I relish collaborative work and currently work together with individuals from the UK and Europe, including interdisciplinary collaborations; with ecologists, statisticians, engineers, and policy makers.

My main academic collaborators are based in the Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) in Scotland, the Institute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife (ITAW) in Germany, and the Zienkiewicz Centre for Computational Engineering (ZCCE) in Swansea. Of course I also work closely with other colleagues here in the Department of Biosciences at Swansea University, especially individuals from the Spatial Ecology and Population Dynamics research group (SpacePop), the Swansea Laboratory for Animal Movement (SLAM) and the Movement Ecology and Biodiversity Dynamics Lab (MovEcol).

The NGOs and charities I currently work with include Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and Project Seagrass.

Publications

Research Highlights

Wilson, R., Liebsch, N., Gómez-Laich, A., Kay, W., Bone, A., Hobson, V., & Siebert, U. (2015). Options for modulating intra-specific competition in colonial pinnipeds: the case of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in the Wadden Sea. PeerJ, 3, e957
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.957, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa25474
Kay, W., Naumann, D., Bowen, H., Withers, S., Evans, B., Wilson, R., Stringell, T., Bull, J., Hopkins, P., & Borger, L. (2019). Minimizing the impact of biologging devices: Using computational fluid dynamics for optimizing tag design and positioning. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 10(8), 1222-1233.
https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.13216, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa50876
Williams, H., Taylor, L., Benhamou, S., Bijleveld, A., Clay, T., Jeudi de Grissac, S., Demšar, U., English, H., Franconi, N., Gómez‐Laich, A., Griffiths, R., Kay, W., Morales, J., Potts, J., Rogerson, K., Rutz, C., Spelt, A., Trevail, A., Wilson, R., & Borger, L. (2020). Optimizing the use of biologgers for movement ecology research. Journal of Animal Ecology, 89(1), 186-206.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13094, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52870
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31424571/

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Journal Articles

Williams, H., Taylor, L., Benhamou, S., Bijleveld, A., Clay, T., Jeudi de Grissac, S., Demšar, U., English, H., Franconi, N., Gómez‐Laich, A., Griffiths, R., Kay, W., Morales, J., Potts, J., Rogerson, K., Rutz, C., Spelt, A., Trevail, A., Wilson, R., & Borger, L. (2020). Optimizing the use of biologgers for movement ecology research. Journal of Animal Ecology, 89(1), 186-206.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13094, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52870
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31424571/
Kay, W., Naumann, D., Bowen, H., Withers, S., Evans, B., Wilson, R., Stringell, T., Bull, J., Hopkins, P., & Borger, L. (2019). Minimizing the impact of biologging devices: Using computational fluid dynamics for optimizing tag design and positioning. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 10(8), 1222-1233.
https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.13216, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa50876
Wilson, R., Liebsch, N., Gómez-Laich, A., Kay, W., Bone, A., Hobson, V., & Siebert, U. (2015). Options for modulating intra-specific competition in colonial pinnipeds: the case of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in the Wadden Sea. PeerJ, 3, e957
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.957, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa25474

Key Grants and Projects

KESS II Knowledge Economy Skills Scholarship 2016 - 2021

European Social Fund (ESF) funding to undertake PhD research, with Dr James C. Bull, Professor Luca Börger, £45.8k

Grants

willpkay/grants

Date	Grant	Value
Mar-21	The Worshipful Livery Company of Wales (WLCoW) Travel Scholarship To present research at the 7th International Bio-logging Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii	£1,000
Feb-20	SPIN: Swansea Paid Internship Network To undertake research on marine mammals in collaboration with Natural Resources Wales	£1,343
Jan-20	UKIRSC Student Travel Grant To present PhD research at the UKIRSC 14th Annual Conference in Galway, Ireland	£200
Nov-19	Erasmus+ Mobility Grant To attend FIELD Workshop (CERES International Project), Portugal	€500
Aug-19	World Marine Mammal Conference Student Travel Grant To attend and present PhD research at the World Marine Mammal Conference (WMMC), Barcelona, Spain	€55
Jan-19	Grant to host UKIRSC XIII 13th Annual Conference at Swansea University Funding obtained from multiple sponsors: Swansea University, BES, SMRU, CSIP, PR Statistics, and SMRU Instrumentation	£1,000
Jan-19	Erasmus+ Mobility Grant To attend FIELD Workshop (CERES International Project), Portugal	€650
Sep-18	KESS II Training and Travel Grant To attend BES Movement Ecology SIG Workshop	£350
Feb-18	European Cetacean Society (ECS) Travel Grant To present PhD research at the 32nd Annual Conference in La Spezia, Italy	€150
Jan-18	UKIRSC Student Travel Grant To present PhD research at the UKIRSC 12th Annual Conference in St Andrews, UK	£80
Mar-17	Royal Society of Biology (RSB) Travel Grant For the opportunity of overseas travel in connection with biological study, teaching or research	£500
Feb-17	KESS II Equipment Grant To purchase high performance computing equipment	£1,110
Jan-17	UKIRSC Travel Grant To present PhD research at the UKIRSC 11th Annual Conference in Plymouth, UK	£100
Nov-16	BES Policy Workshop Travel Bursary To attend the BES Policy Workshop in Glasgow, Scotland	£60
Oct-16	KESS II Training and Travel Grant To attend a training course on the Spatial Analysis of Ecological Data	£900
Mar-16	KESS II Training and Travel Grant To attend a training course towards an Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) Home Office License	£400
Mar-16	KESS II Equipment Grant To purchase specialist VHF tracking equipment for my PhD research	£1,600
Jan-16	UKIRSC Travel Grant To attend the UKIRSC 10th Annual Conference in St Andrews, UK	£100

Career History

Research Technician, Seagrass Ocean Rescue, Swansea University

July 2020 - Present
Grant Development Officer, Seagrass Ocean Rescue, Swansea University

December 2019 - April 2020
Research Technician, SEACAMS2, Swansea University

June 2019 - October 2019
Teaching Lecturer, Department of Bioscience, Swansea University

January 2019 - June 2019
Science Policy Intern, The Royal Society, London

April 2017 - October 2017
PhD Candidate in Biological Sciences, Department of Biosciences, Swansea University

January 2016 - December 2020
Graduate Teaching Assistant (Student Demonstrator), Department of Biosciences, Swansea University

October 2013 - Present
MSc by Research in Animal Movement Science, Department of Biosciences, Swansea University

October 2013 - November 2015
Crew and Marine Guide, Gower Coast Adventures

July 2013 - October 2013
Field Assistant, The National Trust for Scotland

June 2013 - July 2013
BSc (Hons) Marine Biology (1st Class), Department of Biosciences, Swansea University

September 2010 - June 2013

Other Roles

Communications and Online Resources Rep, Student Member, BES Movement Ecology Special Interest Group

2021 - Present
Bioscience Student Panel Member, Oxford University Press

2016 - 2017
College of Science Postgraduate Representative, College of Science, Swansea University

2016 - 2017
Lifeboat Crewman, The Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI)

2017 - Present
Instructor, Student Member, The British Sub Aqua Club (BSAC)

2010 - Present
Accredited Member, The Royal Yachting Association (RYA)

2019 - Present
Marine Mammal Medic, The British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR)

2016 - Present
Instructor, Committee Member (Captain, Diving Officer, etc.), Swansea University Sub Aqua Club (SUSAC)

2010 - Present
Student Member, The International Bio-logging Society (IBioLS)

2017 - Present
Student Member, PhD Mentor, Ecological Ambassador, Member Rep, The British Ecological Society (BES)

2016 - Present
Early Career Representative, The British Ecological Society Wales Policy Group (BES–WPG)

2018 - Present
Committee Member, The UK & Ireland Regional Student Chapter (UKIRSC) of the SMM

2018 - 2020
Member (MRSB), The Royal Society of Biology (RSB)

2016 - Present
Student Member, Committee Member, The UK & Ireland Regional Student Chapter (UKIRSC) of the SMM

2016 - Present
Student Member, The European Cetacean Society (ECS)

2017 - Present
Honorary Lifetime Member, Swansea University Students’ Union (SUSU)

2017 - Present
Founding Member, Swansea University Marine Biology Society

2012 - Present
Marine Biology Undergraduate Representative, Department of Biosciences, Swansea University

2012 - 2013

Invited Talks

Kay, W. P. (2019) An introduction to policy making for ecologists, The UK and Ireland Regional Student Chapter (UKIRSC) of the Society of Marine Mammalogy (SMM) 13th Annual Conference, Swansea University, Wales, UK, 24th January

Kay, W. P. (2018) Hydrodynamic biologging tags and policy making. Wallace Coffee Talks, Swansea University, 6th December.

Kay, W. P., Bull, J. C., Stringell, T., Börger, L. (2018) Predicting spatio-temporal overlap risk of marine mammals with MRE installations - an example and method from Wales, Workshop on Marine Renewable Energy - Current Research and Evidence Gaps on Impacts on Marine Mammals, European Cetacean Society 32nd Annual Conference, La Spezia, Italy, 6th April

Kay, W. P. (2017) An introduction to policy making for ecologists, BioTalks@Swansea: Science Club 2017/18, Swansea University, Wales, UK, 26 October

Kay, W. P. (2017) Academic Career Pathway for PhDs, Enhancing the Employability of Bioscience Students, Hodgkin Huxley House, London, 12 September

Conference Presentations

Kay, W. P., Börger, L., Stringell, T., Wilson R. P., Siebert, U., Bull, J. C. (2020) Tidal drivers of harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) fine-scale movement and behaviour, The UK and Ireland Regional Student Chapter (UKIRSC) of the Society of Marine Mammalogy (SMM) 14th Annual Conference, Galway, Ireland, 11th January 2020. (Poster)

Kay, W. P., Börger, L., Stringell, T., Wilson R. P., Siebert, U., Bull, J. C. (2019) Moving in a moving medium: Tidal drivers of harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) fine-scale movement, behaviour and spatio-temporal distribution, World Marine Mammal Conference (WMMC), Barcelona, Spain, 11th December 2019.

Kay, W. P., Bull, J. C., Stringell, T., Börger, L. (2019) Predicting spatio-temporal overlap risk of marine mammals with MRE installations - an example and method from Wales. Environment Evidence 2019 - Marine Evidence, Swansea University, Wales, 18th September.

Kay, W. P., Bull, J. C., Stringell, T. B., Lock, K., Börger, L. Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup dispersal in Wales: Spatio-temporal overlap with a tidal stream turbine. The UK and Ireland Regional Student Chapter (UKIRSC) of the Society of Marine Mammalogy (SMM) 13th Annual Conference, Swansea University, Wales, 24th January. (Poster) Won Best Poster Prize

Kay, W. P. (2018) Hydrodynamic biologging tags and policy making. Wallace Coffee Talks, Swansea University, 6th December.

Kay, W. P., Bull, J. C., Stringell, T., Börger, L. (2018) Sex-dependent environmental drivers of grey seal pup dispersal: implications for marine energy installations, Wales Ecology and Evolution Network Annual Conference (WEEN 2018), The Centre for Alternative Technology, Powys, 25th November. Won Best Oral Presentation Prize

Kay, W. P.., Bull, J. C., Stringell, T. B., Lock, K., Börger, L. Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup dispersal in Wales: Spatio-temporal overlap with a tidal stream turbine. Swansea University Bay Campus Event Update, Swansea University, Wales, 8th November. (Poster)

Kay, W. P., Naumann, D. S., Wilson, R. P., Evans, B. J., Bowen, H. J., Withers, S., Bull, J. C., Stringell, T. B., Borger, L. (2017) From brick to bullet: Using Computational Fluid Dynamics to design bio-logging tags with minimal drag. British Ecological Society Movement Ecology Special Interest Group Annual Meeting, Swansea University, Wales, 10th July. (Poster) Won Best Poster Prize

Kay, W. P., Börger, L., Bull, J. C., Stringell, T., Wilson, R. P., Lock, K. (2018) Sex-dependent environmental drivers of grey seal pup dispersal: implications for marine energy installations, The First Annual College of Science (CoS) Postgraduate Research (PGR) Student Conference 2018, The National Waterfront Museum, 28th June.

Kay, W. P., Bull, J. C., Stringell, T., Börger, L. (2018) Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup dispersal in Wales: Spatio-temporal overlap with a tidal stream turbine, Postgraduate Research Poster Competition, Swansea University, 12th May (Poster) Won Third Place Prize

Kay, W. P., Naumann, D. S., Wilson, R. P., Evans, B. J., Bowen, H. J., Withers, S., Bull, J. C., Stringell, T. B., Borger, L. (2017) From brick to bullet: Using Computational Fluid Dynamics to design bio-logging tags with minimal drag. European Cetacean Society 32nd Annual Conference, La Spezia, Italy, 10th April. Won Best Short Talk Prize

Kay, W. P., Börger, L., Bull, J. C., Stringell, T., Wilson, R. P., Lock, K. (2017) Predicting spatio-temporal overlap risk of marine mammals with MRE installations - an example and method from Wales, Workshop on Marine Renewable Energy - Current Research and Evidence Gaps on Impacts on Marine Mammals, European Cetacean Society 32nd Annual Conference, La Spezia, Italy, 6th April

Kay, W. P., Naumann, D. S., Wilson, R. P., Evans, B. J., Bowen, H. J., Withers, S., Bull, J. C., Stringell, T. B., Borger, L. (2017) From brick to bullet: Using Computational Fluid Dynamics to design bio-logging tags with minimal drag. UKIRSC 2018 XII Annual Meeting, St Andrews, January (Poster)

Kay, W. P., Naumann, D. S., Wilson, R. P., Evans, B. J., Bowen, H. J., Withers, S., Bull, J. C., Stringell, T. B., Borger, L. (2017) From brick to bullet: Using Computational Fluid Dynamics to design bio-logging tags with minimal drag. Ecology Across Borders, British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, Ghent ICC, Belgium (Poster)

Kay, W. P., Bull, J. C., Stringell, T. B., Lock, K., Börger, L. Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup dispersal in Wales: Spatio-temporal overlap with a tidal stream turbine. EVENET Dispersal – connecting networks, Ghent University, Belgium, 10th December (Poster)

Kay, W. P. (2017) An introduction to policy making for ecologists, BioTalks@Swansea: Science Club 2017/18, Swansea University, Wales, UK, 26 October

Kay, W. P. (2017) Academic Career Pathway for PhDs, Enhancing the Employability of Bioscience Students, Hodgkin Huxley House, London, 12 September

Devine, K., Tierney, P., Kay, W. P. (2017) Learned Societies for Students in Biosciences, British Ecological Society Summer School 2017, Dale Fort, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, 20 July

Kay, W. P., Gutmann-Roberts, C., Edgar, M. J. (2017) Designing a Research Project, British Ecological Society Summer School 2017, Dale Fort, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, 20th July

Kay, W. P., Tarr, S. (2017) Advanced Data Analysis using R, British Ecological Society Summer School 2017, Dale Fort, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, 19th July

Kay, W. P. (2017) Pathway to PhD, British Ecological Society Summer School 2017, Dale Fort, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, 18th July

Kay, W. P. (2017) Why Policy Matters, British Ecological Society Summer School 2017, Dale Fort, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, 18th July

Kay, W. P. (2017) Ethical challenges in the age of bio-logging: Guilty until proven innocent, Research Institute of Ethics and Law, Swansea University, UK, 17th May Won Third Place Prize

Kay, W. P., Börger, L., Bull, J. C., Stringell, T., Wilson, R. P., Lock, K. (2017) Sex-dependent environmental drivers of grey seal pup dispersal: implications for marine energy installations, European Cetacean Society 31st Annual Conference, Hindsgavel Castle, Denmark, 30th April

Kay, W. P., Bull, J. C., Stringell, T., Börger, L. (2017) Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup dispersal in Wales: Spatio-temporal overlap with a tidal stream turbine, Postgraduate Research Poster Competition 2017, Swansea University, 2nd May (Poster) Finalist

Kay, W. P., Bull, J. C., Stringell, T., Börger, L. (2017) Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup dispersal in Wales: Spatio-temporal overlap with a tidal stream turbine, Dale Fort Marine Research Symposium 2017, Dale Fort, Pembrokeshire, UK, 1st April (Poster)

Kay, W. P., Bull, J. C., Stringell, T., Börger, L. (2017) Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup dispersal in Wales: Spatio-temporal overlap with a tidal stream turbine, Marine Energy Wales Inaugural Conference, The Liberty Stadium, Swansea, UK, 30th March (Poster)

Kay, W. P., Börger, L., Bull, J. C., Stringell, T., Wilson, R. P., Lock, K. (2017) Sex-dependent environmental drivers of grey seal pup dispersal: implications for marine energy installations, UK & Ireland Regional Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy (UKIRSC) XI Annual Conference, Plymouth University, UK, 19th January

Kay, W. P., Börger, L., Bull, J. C., Stringell, T., Wilson, R. P., Lock, K. (2016) Sex-dependent environmental drivers of grey seal pup dispersal: implications for marine energy installations, British Ecological Society (BES) Annual Meeting, ACC, Liverpool, UK, 14th December

Kay, W. P. (2016) A Day in the Life of a PhD Student, Postgraduate Applicant Day, Swansea University, 22nd October

Kay, W. P., Börger, L., Wilson, R. P., Stringell, T., Bull, J. C. (2016) What are the impacts of marine renewables on grey seals in Wales? Dale Fort Marine Research Symposium, Dale Fort, Pembrokeshire, UK, 21st May (Poster)

Kay, W. P., Börger, L., Wilson, R. P., Stringell, T., Bull, J. C. (2016) What are the impacts of marine renewables on grey seals in Wales? The Knowledge Economy Skills Scholarship (KESS) European Industrial Doctoral School (EIDS) 2016, Ghent University, Belgium, 11th May (Poster) Won People's Choice Award Poster Prize

Kay, W. P., Bull, J. C., Stringell, T., Börger, L. (2016) What are the impacts of marine renewables on grey seals in Wales?, Postgraduate Research Poster Competition 2016, Swansea University, 10th May (Poster) Won Best Poster Prize

Kay, W. P., Bull, J. C., Stringell, T., Börger, L. (2016) What are the impacts of marine renewables on grey seals in Wales?, Biotrack - Telemetry for Biologists Launch Event, 8th April 2016

Kay, W. P. (2016) The Movements of Grey Seals (Halicheorus grypus) in High Tidal Energy Areas, Chartered Institute for Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) 2016 Welsh Section Spring Seminar, Swansea University, UK, 8th April

Kay, W. P., Maddocks, K. (2016) Marine Animals in Swansea Bay, Super Science Sunday - British Science Festival 2016, Waterfront Museum, Swansea, UK, 15th March

Kay, W. P. (2016) A Day in the Life of a PhD Student, Postgraduate Applicant Day, Swansea University, 12 March

Bull, J. C., Banga, R., Kay, W. P., Robotham, B., Franconi, N., Börger, L. (2016) Spatial Ecology, Demography and Management of Welsh Seals, Marine Energy Pembrokeshire Annual Meeting 2016, The Torch Theatre, Milford Haven, UK, 14th March (Poster)

Kay, W. P. (2015) The Undeserved Bend - Migraine with Aura and PFO, Diving on the Edge of Adventure, Technology and Medicine (DOTE) Annual Conference, Diving Diseases Research Centre (DDRC), Plymouth, UK, 15th March

Kay, W. P. (2014) Harbour Seals (Phoca vitulina) at Sea: Exploring Area Usage in a Central Place Forager, Biotalks@Swansea Seminar Series, Swansea University, UK, 12th August

Garrido, C., Tysse, B., Wilson, G., Weigall, T., Kay, W. P. (2014) Energy Landscapes Shape Animal Movement Ecology, Paper Presentation, Swansea University, UK, 21st October

Kay, W. P. (2013) Investment for Foraging - Examining Prey Capture Efficiency in Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus), Swansea University Bioscience Dissertation Series, Swansea University, UK, 11th June

Conference Attendance

The UK and Ireland Regional Student Chapter (UKIRSC) of the Society of Marine Mammalogy (SMM) 14th Annual Conference, Galway, Ireland, January 2020.

World Marine Mammal Conference (WMMC), Barcelona, Spain, December 2019

Environment Evidence 2019 - Marine Evidence, Swansea University, Wales, September 2019

The UK and Ireland Regional Student Chapter (UKIRSC) of the Society of Marine Mammalogy (SMM) 13th Annual Conference, Swansea University, January 2019

Wallace Coffee Talks, Swansea University, December 2018

Wales Ecology and Evolution Network Annual Conference (WEEN 2018), The Centre for Alternative Technology, Powys, November 2018

British Ecological Society Movement Ecology Special Interest Group Annual Meeting, Swansea University, Wales, July 2018

The First Annual College of Science (CoS) Postgraduate Research (PGR) Student Conference 2018, The National Waterfront Museum, June 2018

Postgraduate Research Poster Competition, Swansea University, May 2018

European Cetacean Society 32nd Annual Conference, La Spezia, Italy, April 2018

Marine Renewable Energy - Current Research and Evidence Gaps on Impacts on Marine Mammals, European Cetacean Society 32nd Annual Conference, La Spezia, Italy, April 2018

The UK and Ireland Regional Student Chapter (UKIRSC) of the Society of Marine Mammalogy (SMM) 12th Annual Conference, St Andrews, January 2018

Ecology Across Borders, British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, Ghent ICC, Belgium, December 2017

EVENET Dispersal – connecting networks, Ghent University, Belgium, December 2017

BioTalks@Swansea: Science Club 2017/18, Swansea University, Wales, October 2017

Enhancing the Employability of Bioscience Students, Hodgkin Huxley House, London, September 2017

British Ecological Society Summer School 2017, Dale Fort, Pembrokeshire, Wales, July 2017

Postgraduate Research Poster Competition 2017, Swansea University, May 2017

European Cetacean Society 31st Annual Conference, Hindsgavel Castle, Denmark, April 2017

Dale Fort Marine Research Symposium 2017, Dale Fort, Pembrokeshire, UK, April 2017

Marine Energy Wales Inaugural Conference, The Liberty Stadium, Swansea, UK, March 2017

UK & Ireland Regional Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy (UKIRSC) 11th Annual Conference, Plymouth University, January 2017

British Ecological Society (BES) Annual Meeting, ACC, Liverpool, December 2016

Mathematical Modelling in Movement Ecology, Mathematical Ecology: Theory and Applications (META), Sheffield, UK, July 2016

Dale Fort Marine Research Symposium, Dale Fort, Pembrokeshire, UK, May 2016

The Knowledge Economy Skills Scholarship (KESS) European Industrial Doctoral School (EIDS) 2016, May 2016

Postgraduate Research Poster Competition 2016, Swansea University, May 2016

Biotrack - Telemetry for Biologists Launch Event, April 2016

Chartered Institute for Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) 2016 Welsh Section Spring Seminar, Swansea University, April 2016

Super Science Sunday - British Science Festival 2016, Waterfront Museum, Swansea, March 2016

Marine Energy Pembrokeshire Annual Meeting 2016, The Torch Theatre, Milford Haven, March 2016

Diving on the Edge of Adventure, Technology and Medicine (DOTE) Annual Conference, Diving Diseases Research Centre (DDRC), Plymouth, March 2016

The UK and Ireland Student Chapter (UKIRSC) of the Society for Marine Mammalogy (SMM) 10th Annual Meeting, University of St Andrews, January 2016

Biotalks@Swansea Seminar Series, Swansea University, UK, August 2015

Swansea University Bioscience Dissertation Series, Swansea University, UK, June 2013

Dale Fort Marine Research Symposium, Dale, May 2013

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Research Technician, Seagrass Ocean Rescue, Swansea University

Grant Development Officer, Seagrass Ocean Rescue, Swansea University

Research Technician, SEACAMS2, Swansea University

Teaching Lecturer, Department of Bioscience, Swansea University

Science Policy Intern, The Royal Society, London

PhD Candidate in Biological Sciences, Department of Biosciences, Swansea University

Graduate Teaching Assistant (Student Demonstrator), Department of Biosciences, Swansea University

MSc by Research in Animal Movement Science, Department of Biosciences, Swansea University

Crew and Marine Guide, Gower Coast Adventures

Field Assistant, The National Trust for Scotland

BSc (Hons) Marine Biology (1st Class), Department of Biosciences, Swansea University

Communications and Online Resources Rep, Student Member, BES Movement Ecology Special Interest Group

Bioscience Student Panel Member, Oxford University Press

College of Science Postgraduate Representative, College of Science, Swansea University

Lifeboat Crewman, The Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI)

Instructor, Student Member, The British Sub Aqua Club (BSAC)

Accredited Member, The Royal Yachting Association (RYA)

Marine Mammal Medic, The British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR)

Instructor, Committee Member (Captain, Diving Officer, etc.), Swansea University Sub Aqua Club (SUSAC)

Student Member, The International Bio-logging Society (IBioLS)

Student Member, PhD Mentor, Ecological Ambassador, Member Rep, The British Ecological Society (BES)

Early Career Representative, The British Ecological Society Wales Policy Group (BES–WPG)

Committee Member, The UK & Ireland Regional Student Chapter (UKIRSC) of the SMM

Member (MRSB), The Royal Society of Biology (RSB)

Student Member, Committee Member, The UK & Ireland Regional Student Chapter (UKIRSC) of the SMM

Student Member, The European Cetacean Society (ECS)

Honorary Lifetime Member, Swansea University Students’ Union (SUSU)

Founding Member, Swansea University Marine Biology Society

Marine Biology Undergraduate Representative, Department of Biosciences, Swansea University