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Girton Fellows at the forefront

Girton College Tower in the spring sunshine with trees lining the foreground

Dr Shaun Fitzgerald 

Dr Shaun FitzgeraldDr Shaun Fitzgerald and his multi-university team of climate engineers will receive £9.9m over 42 months from the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency. 

The project investigates whether deliberately thickening sea ice during winter could be a viable way to slow summer melt, reduce Arctic warming, and mitigate further ice loss. The research aims to provide critical data on the feasibility, scalability, potential ecological impacts, and overall effectiveness of this approach, which involves accelerating natural freezing processes using seawater from underneath the ice. 

 

Dr Elisabeth Kendall 

Dr Elisabeth KendallOur very own Mistress of Girton, Dr Elisabeth Kendall, has been all over the airwaves this year, including the BBC, CNN, and ABC, providing expert commentary on rising conflict in the middle east. 

Catch up with her media appearances here

She also featured on the Conflicted podcast, where she spoke about Yemen, Arabic poetry, and poetry of jihad. Listen to the episode here

 

Dr Seb Falk 

Dr Seb Falk‘Red sky at night, sailor’s’ delight.’ We’ve all heard that aphorism – but is it really true? 

Girton Fellow, Dr Seb Falk, appeared on BBC Radio 4 to help untangle the truths (and falsehoods) woven into this popular turn of phrase. 

Listen here.

 

Dr Stuart Davis 

Dr Stuart DavisGirton’s Deputy Senior Tutor, Dr Stuart Davis, has been made a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. This award is an exceptional achievement for a College-based academic and demonstrates the enormous impact Stuart has had in inspiring change and supporting excellence in the development and delivery of the educational experience at Girton College.

 

 

Dr Kate Hughes 

Dr Kate HughesA big congratulations to our Fellow in Veterinary Science, Dr Kate Hughes, on winning a Pilkington Prize from the University. The award recognises her commitment to teaching and learning. Read more here.

 

 

 

Professor Nik Cunniffe 

Professor Nik CunniffeResearchers at the Department of Plant Sciences, including Girton Fellow Professor Nik Cunniffe, have developed a tool to predict how to protect European citrus farms from citrus greening or huánglóngbìng (HLB). This devastating plant disease has caused an 80% decline in Florida’s citrus production and costs the US industry over $3 billion annually. 

The study is published in Plants, People, Planet and you can read it here.

 

Dr John Tadross 

Dr John TadrossEver wondered why your labrador is always hungry? It has more to do with you than you might think! 

Fellow at Girton, Dr John Tadross and colleagues have discovered a genetic link between genes that predispose obesity in humans and labradors, their model organism. The study found that a genetic predisposition to obesity can be overridden by exercise and a strict diet.

 The paper is published in Science and can be read here.