I am a PhD student at British Antarctic Survey and the University of Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences (C-CLEAR DTP). My PhD ‘isotopic approaches to unravelling export and recycling processes in the Southern Ocean’ explores the impacts of nutrient input from ice melt on biogeochemical cycling and carbon export around the Antarctic Peninsula, using silica isotopes as a tool to examine the interdependence of the silica and carbon cycles. My work involves water sampling and chemical analysis, sediment trap analysis, and faecal pellet incubation experiments to determine the nature of carbon and silica in different dissolved and particulate forms. My work falls mostly under the BIOPOLE project, with some work on the Rothera Time Series sediment trap.

My project is supervised by Clara Manno, Kate Hendry, and Helen Williams. I am a part of the Ecosystems and Polar Oceans groups at BAS.

Career

MSc Climate Change- University of East Anglia (2021-2022)

BSc Environmental Sciences- University of East Anglia (2018-2021)

Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

2026

Taylor, Laura Rose ORCID record for Taylor, Laura Rose. Hendry, Katharine R. ORCID record for Hendry, Katharine R.. Williams, Helen M. Manno, Clara ORCID record for Manno, Clara. (2026) Elemental and isotopic constraints on zooplankton-mediated carbon fluxes in Ryder Bay, Western Antarctic Peninsula [preprint].

Taylor, Laura R. ORCID record for Taylor, Laura R.. Pryer, Helena. Hendry, Katharine R. ORCID record for Hendry, Katharine R.. Sanders, Rachael N.C. ORCID record for Sanders, Rachael N.C.. Meredith, Michael P. ORCID record for Meredith, Michael P.. Meijers, Andrew ORCID record for Meijers, Andrew. Mawji, Edward. Woodward, E. Malcolm S. Arrowsmith, Carol. Leng, Melanie J. ORCID record for Leng, Melanie J.. Williams, Helen M. Manno, Clara ORCID record for Manno, Clara. (2026) Giant iceberg behaviour impacts regional biogeochemical cycling in the Southern Ocean.

2025

Tarling, Geraint A. ORCID record for Tarling, Geraint A.. Abrahamsen, E. Povl ORCID record for Abrahamsen, E. Povl. Aksenov, Yevgeny ORCID record for Aksenov, Yevgeny. Anderson, Madeline P.B.C. ORCID record for Anderson, Madeline P.B.C.. Arrowsmith, Carol. Baker, Chelsey A. ORCID record for Baker, Chelsey A.. Barry, Chris ORCID record for Barry, Chris. Belcher, Anna ORCID record for Belcher, Anna. Benavides, Mar. Bischof, Milo J.D. Boland, Emma J.D. ORCID record for Boland, Emma J.D.. Bowes, Mike ORCID record for Bowes, Mike. Brearley, J. Alexander ORCID record for Brearley, J. Alexander. Brown, Peter J. ORCID record for Brown, Peter J.. Burson, Amanda ORCID record for Burson, Amanda. Buzzard, Sammie C. Callaghan, Nathan ORCID record for Callaghan, Nathan. Coët, Arthur. Cook, Kathryn B. ORCID record for Cook, Kathryn B.. Coombs, Sarah. Evans, Chris D. ORCID record for Evans, Chris D.. Fielding, Sophie ORCID record for Fielding, Sophie. Ford, Elaina. Fournier, Isabelle ORCID record for Fournier, Isabelle. Freer, Jennifer J. ORCID record for Freer, Jennifer J.. Garcia-Martin, E. Elena ORCID record for Garcia-Martin, E. Elena. Ghosh, V.R. Dipin. Giering, Sarah L.C. ORCID record for Giering, Sarah L.C.. Grant, Alanna ORCID record for Grant, Alanna. Griffiths, Huw J. ORCID record for Griffiths, Huw J.. Hamilton, Ruta. Hendry, Katherine R. ORCID record for Hendry, Katherine R.. Hill, Simeon L. ORCID record for Hill, Simeon L.. Hubot, Nathan. Hunter, Aidan ORCID record for Hunter, Aidan. Johnston, Nadine M. ORCID record for Johnston, Nadine M.. Katavouta, Anna ORCID record for Katavouta, Anna. Kitson, Ezra ORCID record for Kitson, Ezra. Leng, Melanie J. ORCID record for Leng, Melanie J.. Lewis, Isabel H. Linse, Katrin ORCID record for Linse, Katrin. Lofts, Stephen ORCID record for Lofts, Stephen. Manno, Clara ORCID record for Manno, Clara. Martin, Adrian P. ORCID record for Martin, Adrian P.. Marzocchi, Alice ORCID record for Marzocchi, Alice. Mawji, Edward. Mayor, Daniel J. ORCID record for Mayor, Daniel J.. McKenzie, Rebecca M. ORCID record for McKenzie, Rebecca M.. Meijers, Andrew J.S. ORCID record for Meijers, Andrew J.S.. Meredith, Michael P. ORCID record for Meredith, Michael P.. Munday, David R. ORCID record for Munday, David R.. Pereira, M. Glória ORCID record for Pereira, M. Glória. O'Brien, Alexandra V.E. ORCID record for O'Brien, Alexandra V.E.. Olszewska, Justyna P. ORCID record for Olszewska, Justyna P.. Painter, Stuart C. Palmieri, Julien ORCID record for Palmieri, Julien. Patel, Shailee. Pickard, Amy E. ORCID record for Pickard, Amy E.. Richt, Jessica J.R. Rynders, Stefanie ORCID record for Rynders, Stefanie. Sanders, Rachael N.C. ORCID record for Sanders, Rachael N.C.. Saunders, Ryan A. ORCID record for Saunders, Ryan A.. Shepherd, Andrew. Slater, Thomas. Spears, Bryan M. ORCID record for Spears, Bryan M.. Stowasser, Gabriele ORCID record for Stowasser, Gabriele. Swiggs, Amy E. Taylor, Laura R. ten Hoopen, Petra ORCID record for ten Hoopen, Petra. Thorpe, Sally E. ORCID record for Thorpe, Sally E.. Timms-Wilson, Tracey M. van Soest, Maud A.J. Venables, Hugh J. ORCID record for Venables, Hugh J.. Wright, Zoe. Yool, Andrew ORCID record for Yool, Andrew. Young, Emma ORCID record for Young, Emma. (2025) BIOPOLE: biogeochemical processes and ecosystem functioning in changing polar systems and their global impacts.

4. Biogeochemical processes in polar ecosystems

   BIOPOLE studies how climate change is affecting the release of nutrients from the polar regions, and their redistribution around the world’s oceans.

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1. Not all icebergs are equal – and that matters for the climate, new study finds

   Scientists studying world’s largest and most famous icebergs find surprising differences in how they affect ocean life.

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2. World Oceans Day at the National Maritime Museum

   Find out what it takes to carry out vital climate research in some of the toughest conditions in the world. British Antarctic Survey scientists will be bringing both our expertise and our equipment to the National Maritime Museum this June, giving explorers of all ages a taste of what it’s like to be a polar scientist.

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