I undertook a master's in marine biology at Bangor University (2006-2010), before starting a PhD here in 2011. I taught at Newcastle University for three years, and was the marine lead for internationalisation. During this time I supervised two doctoral-level projects, and was made a full fellow of the Higher Education Academy. 

It was a great pleasure to return to the School of Ocean Sciences in March of 2020 as a lecturer in marine biology and ecology. My research specialties include non-native species, algal ecology, and microplastic pollution. My teaching encorporates novel student-focussed techniques and active pedagogy to facilitate student engagement, and outside of the university I operate a private consultancy. 

• Professional: Newcastle Teaching Award
  Newcastle University, 2018
• PhD: Trade-offs in macroalgal chemical defences: Battle of the sexes, invaders and consumers
  2015
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
  Higher Education Academy,

2020

• PublishedDrivers of Sex-specific Trade-offs in the Macroalga Ascophyllum nodosum
  Kurr, M. & Davies, A., 3 Sep 2020, In: Plant. 8, 3, p. 54-63
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

• PublishedImportance of Water-Volume on the Release of Microplastic Fibers from Laundry
  Kelly, M. R., Lant, N. J., Kurr, M. & Burgess, J. G., 15 Oct 2019, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 53, 20, p. 11735-11744
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe chemical defences of the invasive alga Sargassum muticum (Yendo) Fensholt correlate to mesoherbivore diversity, but not to time-since-invasion
  Kurr, M. & Davies, A. J., Jun 2019, In: Hydrobiologia. 836, 1, p. 35-47
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

• PublishedSex-specific reproductive trade-offs in the gregarious fucoid macroalga Ascophyllum nodosum
  Kurr, M. & Davies, A., 2018, In: European Journal of Phycology. 53, 1, p. 1-13
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedTime-since-invasion increases native mesoherbivore feeding rates on the invasive alga, Sargassum muticum (Yendo) Fensholt
  Kurr, M. & Davies, A. J., Dec 2018, In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 98, Special Issue 8, p. 1935-1944
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

• Lead Academic Consultant

  Consultation on funding applications, organisational-level relations-building, and academic activities and outputs

  2020 →

  Activity: Consultancy (Consultant)

2019

• Academic Consultancy

  Consultation on ongoing public-facing marine-related materials for a theme park

  2019 →

  Activity: Consultancy (Consultant)
• Teams for Education

  Contribution to development of Microsoft Teams for Higher Education, including publication of an instructional video

  2019 – 2020

  Links:

  • https://flipgrid.com/teamsedu
  Activity: Consultancy (Consultant)