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Professor Peter Robins

Professor in Physical Oceanography

p.robins@bangor.ac.uk

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Professor Peter Robins

View Professor Peter Robins’s profile on the Bangor Research Portal

Additional Contact Information

Office location: Room 115, Marine Centre Wales, Menai Bridge

(Tel: 01248 383961)

Email:  p.robins@bangor.ac.uk

Author profiles: Google Scholar | Researchgate

I'm a Professor in Physical Oceanography at the School of Ocean Sciences. I gained my Degree in Mathematics and Physical Oceanography (2003) and Ph.D on internal tides (2008) from Bangor University. I'm interested in a wide range of human and biological impacts of coastal dynamics and change, with applications to coastal hazards (coastal flooding, water quality degradation, pollution and public health risk), coastal morphology, marine population dynamics and connectivity, and marine renewable energy resource and impact studies.

My research generally involves developing hydrodynamic models that simulate coastal processes, such as realistic representations of the past, future climate change impact studies, or hypothetical scenarios such as simulating flood mitigation, the impact of tidal-stream turbines on sediment transport, or marine population spread via larval dispersal. I'm especially interested in estuaries because of the multiple complex estuarine processes that affect communities and wildlife - and as there is still much to discover, with current research focussing on improving our understanding of compound flooding and public exposure to water-borne pathogens. I enjoy working with a wide range of scientists across different disciplines, with climate modellers to ensure their projections are relevant for coastal impact, and with coastal policy makers so that our research has real world outcomes. 

Qualifications

  • PhD: Modelling internal tides
    2008
  • MSc: Physical Oceanography and Maths

Teaching and Supervision

I currently supervise the following PhD students as primary supervisor:

Thomas Clough - Predicting future compound hazards of coastal flooding [KESS-Dwr Cymru Welsh Water, 2020-24]

Aaron Furnish - Pathways to Realistic Impact Modelling in Estuarine Areas [NERC ENVISION, 2021-25]

Megan O'Hara - What drives cold pulses at remote tropical reefs? [NERC ENVISION, 2022-25]

Ankita Bhattacharya - The influence of groundwater to future flood risk [NERC ENVISION, 2022-25]

Dani Crowley - The socio-ecological importance of elasmobranchs to coastal communities in a changing climate [NERC SuMMeR, 2024-28]

Adam Winrow - Modelling the fate of wastewater-derived human pathogenic fungi from catchment to coast [NERC RED-ALERT, 2024-28]

.... and as co-supervisor:

Deanna Groom - Historical Shipwrecks and the impacts of climate change [Private, 2021-24]

Claire Carrington - Understanding responses of coastal seabirds to local and daily-scale meteorological variations [NERC ENVISION, 2022-26]

Jake Jackman - There and back again: monitoring the returning fish to the Mersey estuary [Salford/Bangor/MerseyGateway, 2022-26]

Nina Baskerville - Using an interdisciplinary approach to elucidate pollution impacts and antimicrobial resistant pathogen dynamics across terrestrial, estuarine and marine environments [NERC - SuMMeR, 2023-27]

Kaila Kormblum - Factors limiting marine connectivity at a species range edge – the case of the pink sea fan, Eunicella verrucosa [NERC - SuMMeR, 2023-27]

Lauren Evans - Using prey availability metrics to explain the foraging distribution of deep-diving seabirds.  [NERC ENVISION, 2023-27]

Stephen King - Exploring factors underpinning resilience and identifying avenues for restoration of maerl beds, a priority habitat for marine conservation [NERC ENVISION, 2024-28]

Alireza Moradi - Evaluating the influence of a Pumped Storage Hydropower plant on the hydro-environmental characteristics of Loch Ness, Scotland [Glen Earrach Energy, 2025-28]

Past supervision:

Mirko Barada - Coastal flooding: using historical records to mitigate future risk. [Cemlyn Jones, 2020-24, Primary supervisor]

Nic Chopin (MPhil) – Variability in the Irish Mussel shellfishery [BIM, 2020-24, co-supervisor]

Nia Jones - Dispersal of Microplastics in the Marine Environment. [NERC ENVISION, 2020-23, co-supervisor]

Michael Ridgil - The Global Riverine Hydrokinetic energy Resource [KESS, 2019-22, co-supervisor]

Jonathan Demmer - Simulating the temporal and spatial variability of North Wales mussel populations [KESS, 2017-20, Primary supervisor]

Postgraduate Project Opportunities

I welcome potential Phd projects on a range of coastal oceanography topics: e.g. estuarine processes, flood risk, water quality, coastal dispersal, marine renewable energy, sediment transport and climate change. Please get in touch with your ideas...

Please visit findaphd.com for up-to-date funded phd opportunities...

Publications

2025

  • E-pub ahead of printAdjustable wind selectivity in shearwaters implies knowledge of the foraging landscape
    Harris, S., Bishop, C. M., Bond, S., Fernandes, P. G., Guilford, T., Lewin, P. J., Padget, O., Robins, P., Schneider, W., Waggitt, J., Wilmes, S.-B. & Cordes, L., 14 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Current Biology.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • E-pub ahead of printComparative impact of sunlight and salinity on human pathogenic virus survival in river, estuarine, and marine water microcosms
    Kevill, J., Herridge, K., Li, X., Farkas, K., Malham, S., Robins, P. & Jones, D. L., 15 Jun 2025, In: Water Research. 278, 123411, 123411.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedMulti-scale influences on Escherichia coli concentrations in shellfish: From catchment to estuary
    Malham, S., Taft, H., Farkas, K., Ladd, C., Seymour, M., Robins, P., Jones, D. L., McDonald, J., Le Vay, L. & Jones, L., 1 Feb 2025, In: Environmental Pollution. 125476.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedParticle tracking modelling in coastal marine environments: Recommended practices and performance limitations
    Garnier, S., O'Hara Murray, R., Gillibrand, P. A., Gallego, A., Robins, P. & Moriarty, M., 1 Feb 2025, In: Ecological Modelling. 501, 110999.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • E-pub ahead of printResource characterization of a commercial tidal stream energy site: Morlais, Irish Sea
    Chisholm, J., Roberts, M., Powell, B., Rowlands, S., Robins, P., Roome, E., Hughes, P., Owen, A., Milford, C., Amjadian, P. & Neill, S., 1 Jul 2025, In: Renewable Energy. 247, 122952.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedRevealing Elasmobranch Distributions in Turbid Coastal Waters: Insights From Environmental DNA and Particle Tracking
    Dunn, N., Ward, S., Barker, J., Davies, J., Davies, S., Wray, B., Robins, P., Apetroaie, I., Willams, J., Hopkins, K. & Curnick, D., 24 Jan 2025, In: Ecology and Evolution. 15, 1, e70857.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2024

  • E-pub ahead of printAssessing hydrodynamic impacts of tidal range energy impoundments in UK coastal waters
    Roome, E., Robins, P., Ahmadian, R., Austin, M., Hanousek, N., Guo, B. & Neill, S., 18 Oct 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Renewable Energy. 121601.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedConnectivity between Populations of the Scallop Pecten maximus in the Irish Sea and the Implications for Fisheries Management
    Close, H., Lambert, G., Robins, P. & Gimenez Noya, L., 3 Jan 2024, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 10
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedEngaging Communities in Sulawesi Island, Indonesia: A Collaborative Approach to Modelling Marine Plastic Debris through Open Science and Online Visualization
    Jones, N., Robins, P., Christie, D., Demmer, J., Faizal, I., Giebink, N., Huang, P., Jones, G., Kantamaneni, K., Lewis, M., Pratama, M., Purba, N. & Ward, S., 16 May 2024, In: Cambridge Prisms: Plastics.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedFloating plastics as a potential dispersal vector for rafting marine non-native species
    González -Ortegó , E., Demmer, J., Robins, P. & Jenkins, S., 1 Oct 2024, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 207, 116919.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedMicrocosm experiment investigating climate-induced thermal effects on human virus viability in seawater: qPCR vs capsid integrity for enhanced risk management
    Kevill, J., Li, X., Garcia-Delgado, A., Herridge, K., Farkas, K., Gaze, W. H., Robins, P., Malham, S. & Jones, D. L., 1 Nov 2024, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 208, 117006.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPlastic pollution and human pathogens: Toward s a conceptual shift in risk management at bathing water and beach environments
    Oliver, D., Metcalf, R., Jones, D. L., Matallana-Surget, S., Thomas, D., Robins, P., Tulloch, C., Cotterell, B., Williams, G., ChristieOleza, J. & Quilliam, R., 1 Sept 2024, In: Water Research. 261, 121879.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPredicting potential spawning areas of European bass, Dicentrarchus labrax, in the Irish and Celtic Seas
    Lincoln, H., Robins, P., Wilmes, S.-B., Pérez-Mayol, S., Moore, A., Simpson, S., Goward Brown, A., Heney, C., Malham, S., Morales-Nin, B., Hold, N. & McCarthy, I., 1 Feb 2024, In: Fisheries Research. 270, 106884.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSettling and rising velocities of microplastics: Laboratory experiments and lattice Boltzmann modeling
    Shen, X., Lin, M., Chong, H., Zhang, J., Li, X., Robins, P., Bi, Q., Zhu, Y., Zhang, Y. & Chen, Q., 15 Dec 2024, In: Environmental Pollution. 363, Pt 1, p. 125107 125107.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSimulating the dispersal of marine plastic during Super Typhoon Rai
    Roome, E., Robins, P. & Neill, S., 9 Oct 2024.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
  • PublishedSimulating the dispersal of marine plastics during extreme events
    Roome, E., Robins, P. & Neill, S., 26 Mar 2024.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
  • PublishedThresholds for storm-driven estuarine compound flooding using a combined hydrodynamic-statistical modelling approach.
    Lyddon, C., Nguyen, C., Vasilopoulos, G., Ridgill, M., Moradian, S., Olbert, A., Coulthard, T., Barkwith, A. & Robins, P., 21 Mar 2024, In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. 24, 3
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedTrapping and bypassing of suspended particulate matter, particulate nutrients and faecal indicator organisms in the river-estuary transition zone of a shallow macrotidal estuary
    Jago, C., Robins, P., Howlett, E., Hassard, F., Rajko-Nenow, P., Jackson, S., Nguyen, C. & Malham, S., 20 Mar 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 917, 170343.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

  • PublishedExploring regional coastal sediment pathways using a coupled tide-wave-sediment dynamics model
    Davies, A. G., Robins, P., Austin, M. & Walker-Springett, G., 15 Jan 2023, In: Continental Shelf Research. 253, 104903.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedHeterogeneous microgeographic genetic structure of the common cockle (Cerastoderma edule) in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean: biogeographic barriers and environmental factors
    Vera, M., Wilmes, S.-B., Maroso, F., Hermida, M., Blanco, A., Casanova, A., Iglesias, D., Cao, A., Culloty, S. C., Mahony, K., Orvain, F., Bouza, C., Robins, P., Malham, S., Lynch, S., Antonio, V. & Martínez, P., Oct 2023, In: Heredity. 131, 4, p. 292-305
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedHistoric Spatial Patterns of Storm-Driven Compound Events in UK Estuaries
    Lyddon, C., Robins, P., Lewis, M., Barkwith, A., Vasilopoulos, G., Haigh, I. & Coulthard, T., Jan 2023, In: Estuaries and Coasts. 46, 1, p. 30-56 27 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedImproved Understanding and Characterisation of Climate Hazards in the UK
    Catto, J., Brown, S., Barnes, C., Chan, S., Cotterill, D., Dale, M., Dawkins, L., Fowler, H., Garry, F., Keat, W., Kendon, E., Lowe, J., Manning, C., Pritchard, D., Robins, P., Sexton, D., Shooter, R. & Stephenson, D., 23 Dec 2023, Quantifying Climate Risk and Building Resilience in the UK. Springer
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
  • PublishedThe importance of resolving nearshore currents in coastal dispersal models
    Ward, S., Robins, P., Owen, A., Demmer, J. & Jenkins, S., 1 Jun 2023, In: Ocean Modelling. 183, 102181.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThresholds for estuarine compound flooding using a combined hydrodynamic-statistical modelling approach
    Lyddon, C., Nguyen, C., Vasilopoulos, G., Ridgill, M., Moradian, S., Olbert, A., Coulthard, T., Barkwith, A. & Robins, P., 4 Oct 2023, (Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences).
    Research output: Working paper › Preprint

2022

  • PublishedA Comprehensive Assessment of Climate Change and Coastal Inundation through Satellite-Derived Datasets: A Case Study of Sabang Island, Indonesia
    Kantamaneni , K., Christie, D., Lyddon, C., Huang, P., Nizar, M., Balasubramani, K., Ravichandran, V., Prasad, K. A., Pushparaj, R. R. B., Robins, P. & Panneer, S., 15 Jun 2022, In: Remote Sensing. 14, 12, 2857.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedEvidence of potential synergy between aquaculture and offshore renewable energy
    Demmer, J., Lewis, M., Robins, P. & Neill, S., 30 Sept 2022, In: International Marine Energy Journal. 5, 2
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedFlood scenario modelling in estuaries based on different management strategies
    Barada, M., Robins, P., Skov, M. & Lewis, M., Mar 2022, p. 29.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
  • PublishedGenomic survey of edible cockle (Cerastoderma edule) in the Northeast Atlantic: a baseline for sustainable management of its wild resources.
    Vera, M., Maroso, F., Wilmes, S.-B., Malham, S., Groves, E., Hermida, M., Blanco, A., Fernandez, C., Bouza, C., Martinez, P. & Robins, P., 24 Feb 2022, In: Evolutionary Applications. 15, 2, p. 262-285 24 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedHydrokinetic energy conversion: A global riverine perspective
    Ridgill, M., Lewis, M., Robins, P., Patil, S. & Neill, S., Jul 2022, In: Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy. 14, 4, 044501.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedIs estuary shape important for (compound) flooding in estuaries?
    Barada, M., Robins, P., Skov, M. & Lewis, M., 11 Jul 2022.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
  • PublishedKelp detritus: Unutilized productivity or an unacknowledged trophic resource?
    Walton, M., R, B., Griffiths, J., Cartwright, D., Robins, P., Malham, S. & Le Vay, L., 10 May 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 820, 153191.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedLarval dispersal from an energetic tidal channel and implications for blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) shellfisheries
    Demmer, J., Neill, S., Andres, O., Malham, S., Jones, T. & Robins, P., 1 Dec 2022, In: Aquaculture International. 30, 6, p. 2969-2995
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedMedium-term variability of the UK's combined tidal energy resource for a net-zero carbon grid
    Todeschini, G., Coles, D., Lewis, M., Popov, I., Angeloudis, A., Fairley, I., Johnson, F., Williams, A. J., Robins, P. & Masters, I., 1 Jan 2022, In: Energy. 238, 121990.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPredicting the dispersal of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from the wastewater treatment plant to the coast
    Robins, P., Dickson, N., Kevill, J., Malham, S., Singer, A., Quilliam, R. & Jones, D. L., Sept 2022, In: Heliyon. 8, 9, E10547.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPriorities to inform research on marine plastic pollution in Southeast Asia
    Omeyer, L. C. M., Duncan, E. M., Aiemsomboon, K., Beaumont, N., Bureekul, S., Cao, B., Carrasco, L. R., Chavanich, S., Clark, J., Cordova, M. R., Couceiro, F., Cragg, S. M., Dickson, N., Frailler, P., Ferraro, G., Fletcher, S., Fong, J., Ford, A., Guttierrez, T. & Hamid, F. S. & 40 others, Hiddink, J. G., Hoa, P. T., Holland, S. L., Jones, L., Jones, N., Koldewey, H., Lauro, F. M., Lee, C., Lewis, M., Marks, D., Matallana-Surget, S., Mayorga-Adame, C. G., McGeehan, J., Fesser, L., Michie, L., Miller, M. A., Mohamad, Z. F., Nor, N. H. M., Muller, M., Neill, S., Nelms, S. E., Onda, D. F., Ong, J. J. L., Pariatamby, A., Phang, S. C., Quiliam, R., Robins, P., Salta, M., Sartimbul, A., Shakuto, S., Skov, M., Taboada, E. B., Todd, P. A., Toh, T. C., Valiyaveettil, S., Viyakran, V., Wonnapinij, P., Wood, L. E., Yong, C. L. X. & Godley, B. J., 1 Oct 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 841, 156704.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe importance of estuary shape in evaluating the flood risk in estuaries
    Barada, M., Robins, P., Skov, M. & Lewis, M., 24 May 2022.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
  • PublishedThe influence of tides on the North West European shelf winter residual circulation
    Tinker, J., Polton, J., Robins, P., Lewis, M. & O'Neill, C., 12 Oct 2022, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 9
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe role of wind in controlling the connectivity of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis L.) populations
    Demmer, J., Robins, P., Malham, S., Lewis, M., Owen, A., Jones, T. & Neill, S., 21 Jan 2022, In: Movement Ecology. 10, 1, 3.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

  • PublishedA standardised tidal-stream power curve, optimised for the global resource
    Lewis, M., O'Hara Murray, R., Fredriksson, S., Maskell, J., de Fockert, A., Neill, S. & Robins, P., 1 Jun 2021, In: Renewable Energy. 170, p. 1308-1323
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedClimate change accelerates range expansion of the invasive non-native species, the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas.
    King, N., Wilmes, S.-B., Smyth, D., Tinker, J., Robins, P., Thorpe, J., Jones, L. & Malham, S., Feb 2021, In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. 78, 1, p. 70-81 70-81.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedCompound flooding: Dependence at sub-daily scales between extreme storm surge and fluvial flow
    Robins, P., Lewis, M., Elnahrawi, M., Lyddon, C., Dickson, N. & Coulthard, T., 16 Aug 2021, In: Frontiers. 7, 727294.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedGlobal riverine theoretical hydrokinetic resource assessment
    Ridgill, M., Neill, S., Lewis, M., Robins, P. & Patil, S., 1 Aug 2021, In: Renewable Energy. 174, p. 654-665
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedModelling Different Flood Management Scenarios in Estuaries
    Barada, M., Robins, P., Skov, M. & Lewis, M., Nov 2021.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
  • PublishedSensitivity of estuaries to compound flooding.
    Harrison, L. M., Coulthard, T. J., Robins, P. & Lewis, M., 13 Oct 2021, In: Estuaries and Coasts.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedTidal Range Resource of Australia
    Neill, S., Hemer, M., Robins, P., Griffiths, A. & Furnish, A., 1 Jun 2021, In: Renewable Energy. 170, p. 683-692
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedUsing bio-physical modelling and population genetics for conservation and management of an exploited species, Pecten maximus L.
    Hold, N., Robins, P., Szostek, C., Lambert, G., Lincoln, H., Le Vay, L., Bell, E. & Kaiser, M., Nov 2021, In: Fisheries Oceanography. 30, 6, p. 740-756 17 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

  • PublishedFine-scale seascape genomics of an exploited marine species, the common cockle Cerastoderma edule, using a multi-modelling approach
    Coscia, I., Wilmes, S.-B., Ironside, J. E., Goward Brown, A., O'Dea, E., Malham, S., McDevitt, A. & Robins, P., Sept 2020, In: Evolutionary Applications. 13, 8, p. 1854-1867
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedImpact of Sediment Concentration on the Survival of Wastewater-Derived blaCTX-M-15-Producing E. coli, and the Implications for Dispersal into Estuarine Waters
    Bashawri, Y. M. A., Robins, P., Jones, D. L., McDonald, J., Cooper, D. & Williams, P., 19 Oct 2020, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17, 20, 15 p., 7608.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedRole of trait combinations, habitat matrix and network topology in metapopulation recovery from regional extinction
    Gimenez Noya, J., Robins, P. & Jenkins, S., Apr 2020, In: Limnology and Oceanography. 65, 4, p. 775-789
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

  • PublishedChanging Hydrology: A UK Perspective
    Robins, P. & Lewis, M., 2019, Coasts and estuaries: The future. Wolanski, E., Day, J., Elliott, M. & Ramachandran, R. (eds.). Burlington: Elsevier, p. 611-617 6 p.
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
  • PublishedPower variability of tidal-stream energy and implications for electricity supply
    Lewis, M., McNaughton, J., Márquez-Dominguez, C., Todeschini, G., Togneri, M., Masters, I., Allmark, M., Stallard, T., Neill, S., Goward Brown, A. & Robins, P., 15 Sept 2019, In: Energy. 183, p. 1061-1074
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedScience to Policy: The role of marine renewable energy in a low carbon future
    Wiik, E., Neill, S., Lewis, M., Robins, P., O'Doherty, T., Toberman, H., Pan, S., Ebdon, T., Masters, I. & Togneri, M., Mar 2019, Ser Cymru National Research Network for Low Carbon, Energy and Environment. (Science to Policy)
    Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
  • PublishedViral dispersal in the coastal zone: A method to quantify water quality risk
    Robins, P., Farkas, K., Jones, D. L., Cooper, D. & Malham, S., May 2019, In: Environment International. 126, p. 430-442
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedWave-tide interaction modulates nearshore wave height
    Lewis, M. J., Palmer, T., Hashemi, R., Robins, P., Saulter, A., Brown, J., Lewis, H. & Neill, S., Mar 2019, In: Ocean Dynamics. 69, 3, p. 367-384
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

  • PublishedCharacterising the tidal stream power resource around France using a high-resolution harmonic database
    Guillou, N., Neill, S. & Robins, P., Aug 2018, In: Renewable Energy. 123, p. 706-718
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedImproving estuary models by reducing uncertainties associated with river flows
    Robins, P., Lewis, M., Freer, J., Cooper, D., Skinner, C. & Coulthard, T., 31 Jul 2018, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedRegional-scale patterns in harbour porpoise occupancy of tidal stream environments
    Waggitt, J., Dunn, H., Evans, P. G. H., Hiddink, J., Holmes, L. J., Keen, E., Murcott, B. D., Piano, M., Robins, P., Scott, B. E., Bond, J. & Veneruso, G., 1 Mar 2018, In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. p. 701-710
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe Influence of Intra-Array Wake Dynamics on Depth-Averaged Kinetic Tidal Turbine Energy Extraction Simulations
    Piano, M., Robins, P., Davies, A. & Neill, S., 22 Oct 2018, In: Energies. 11, 10, 2852.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedTidal range energy resource and optimization – past perspectives and future challenges
    Neill, S., Angeloudis, A., Robins, P., Walkington, I., Ward, S., Masters, I., Lewis, M., Piano, M., Avdis, A., Piggott, M., Aggidis, G., Evans, P., Adcock, T., Zidonis, A., Ahmadian, R. & Falconer, R., Nov 2018, In: Renewable Energy. 127, November, p. 763-778
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedTidal stream resource characterisation in progressive versus standing wave systems
    Ward, S., Robins, P., Lewis, M., Iglesias, G., Hashemi, M. R. & Neill, S., 15 Jun 2018, In: Applied Energy. 220, p. 274-285
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

  • PublishedCharacteristics of the velocity profile at tidal-stream energy sites
    Lewis, M., Neill, S., Robins, P., Hashemi, M. R. & Ward, S., Dec 2017, In: Renewable Energy. 114, Part A, p. 258-272
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedInfluence of storm surge on tidal range energy
    Lewis, M., Angeloudis, A., Robins, P., Evans, P. S. & Neill, S., Mar 2017, In: Energy. 122, p. 25-36
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPredicting the dispersal of wild Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) from an existing frontier population—a numerical study
    Robins, P., King, J., Jenkins, S. & Tita, A., 2017, In: Aquatic Invasions. 12, 2, p. 117-131
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedResidual flow, bedforms and sediment transport in a tidal channel modelled with variable bed roughness
    Davies, A. & Robins, P., 15 Oct 2017, In: Geomorphology. 295, p. 855-872
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe Impact of Marine Renewable Energy Extraction on Sediment Dynamics
    Neill, S., Robins, P. & Fairley, I., 10 Apr 2017, Marine Renewable Energy: Resource characterization and physical effects. Yang, Z. & Copping, A. (eds.). Springer, p. 279-304
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
  • PublishedTidal stream resource assessment uncertainty due to flow asymmetry and turbine yaw misalignment
    Piano, M., Neill, S., Lewis, M., Robins, P., Hashemi, R., Davies, A., Ward, S. & Roberts, M., Dec 2017, In: Renewable Energy. p. 1363-1375
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2016

  • PublishedResearch priorities for assessing potential impacts of emerging marine renewable energy technologies: Insights from developments in Wales (UK)
    Roche, R., Walker-Springett, K., Robins, P., Jones, J., Veneruso, G., Whitton, T., Piano, M., Ward, S., Duce, C., Waggitt, J., Walker-Springett, G., Neill, S., Lewis, M. & King, J., 1 Dec 2016, In: Renewable Energy. 99, December, p. 1327-1341 15 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

  • PublishedCharacterising the spatial and temporal variability of the tidal-stream energy resource over the northwest European shelf seas
    Robins, P. E., Neill, S. P., Lewis, M. J. & Ward, S. L., 1 Jun 2015, In: Applied Energy. 147, p. 510-522
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedCharacterizing the tidal energy resource of the West Anglesey Demonstration Zone (UK), using TELEMAC-2D and field observations
    Piano, M., Ward, S. L., Robins, P. E., Neill, S. P., Lewis, M. J., Davies, A. G., Powell, B. I., Owen, A. W. & Hashemi, R. M., 15 Oct 2015.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
  • PublishedConnectivity and Dispersal Patterns of Protected Biogenic Reefs: Implications for the Conservation of Modiolus modiolus (L.) in the Irish Sea
    Gormley, K., Mackenzie, C., Robins, P. E., Coscia, I., Cassidy, A., James, J., Hull, A., Piertney, S., Sanderson, W. & Porter, J., 1 Dec 2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 12, p. e0143337
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedEffect of waves on the tidal energy resource at a planned tidal stream array
    Hashemi, M. R., Neill, S. P., Robins, P. E., Davies, A. G. & Lewis, M. J., Mar 2015, In: Renewable Energy. 75, p. 626-639
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedImpact of climate change on UK estuaries: A review of past trends and potential projections
    Robins, P. E., Skov, M. W., Lewis, M. J., Gimenez, L., Davies, A. G., Malham, S. K., Neill, S. P., McDonald, J. E., Whitton, T. A., Jackson, S. E. & Jago, C. F., 17 Dec 2015, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 169, p. 119-135
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedResource assessment for future generations of tidal-stream energy arrays
    Lewis, M., Neill, S. P., Robins, P. E. & Hashemi, M. R., 1 Apr 2015, In: Energy. 83, p. 403-415
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

  • PublishedFuture variability of solute transport in a macrotidal estuary
    Robins, P. E., Lewis, M. J., Simpson, J. H., Howlett, E. R. & Malham, S. K., 13 Oct 2014, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 151, p. 88-99
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedImpact of tidal-stream arrays in relation to the natural variability of sedimentary processes
    Robins, P. E., Neill, S. P. & Lewis, M. J., 8 Aug 2014, In: Renewable Energy. 72, p. 311-321
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedInteractive visual analytics of hydrodynamic flux for the coastal zone
    George, R. L., Robins, P. E., Davies, A. G., Ritsos, P. D. & Roberts, J. C., 7 May 2014, In: Environmental Earth Sciences. 71, 10, p. 3733-3766
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe potential impact of climate change on the infectious diseases of commercially important shellfish populations in the Irish Sea—a review
    Robins, P. E., Malham, S., Rowley, A. F., Cross, M. E., Culloty, S. C., Lynch, S. A., Mackenzie, C. L., Morgan, E., O'Riordan, R. M., Robbins, P. E., Smith, A. L., Thrupp, T. J., Vogan, C. L., Wootton, E. C. & Malham, S. K., 1 May 2014, In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. 71, 4, p. 741-759
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

  • PublishedIdentification of genetically and oceanographically distinct blooms of jellyfish
    Lee, P. L., Dawson, M. N., Neill, S. P., Robins, P. E., Houghton, J. D., Doyle, T. K. & Hays, G. C., 1 Mar 2013, In: Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 10, 80, p. 20120920
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPhysical and biological controls on larval dispersal and connectivity in a highly energetic shelf sea
    Robins, P. E., Neill, S. P., Gimenez, L., Jenkins, S. R. & Malham, S. K., 1 Mar 2013, In: Limnology and Oceanography. 58, 2, p. 505-524
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2012

  • PublishedA numerical study of marine larval dispersal in the presence of an axial convergent front
    Robins, P., Neill, S. & Gimenez Noya, J., 20 Mar 2012, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 100, p. 172-185
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedBiogeochemical functioning of grazed estuarine tidal marshes along a salinity gradient
    Dausse, A., Garbutt, A., Norman, L., Papadimitriou, S., Jones, L. M., Robins, P. E. & Thomas, D. N., 20 Mar 2012, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 100, p. 83-92
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedInteractive Visual Analytics of Coastal Oceanographic Simulation data
    George, R., Robins, P., Davies, A. & Roberts, J. C., 14 Oct 2012. 2 p.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
  • PublishedModelled larval dispersal and measured gene flow: seascape genetics of the common cockle Cerastoderma edule in the southern Irish Sea
    Coscia, I., Robins, P. E., Porter, J. S., Malham, S. K. & Ironside, J. E., 1 Sept 2012, In: Conservation Genetics.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2011

  • PublishedApplication of a coastal model to simulate present and future inundation and aid coastal management
    Robins, P., Davies, A. & Jones, R., 1 Mar 2011, In: Journal of Coastal Conservation: Planning and Management. 15, 1, p. 1-14
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2010

  • PublishedMorphological controls in sandy estuaries: the influence of tidal flats and bathymetry on sediment transport.
    Robins, P. E. & Davies, A. G., 1 Jun 2010, In: Ocean Dynamics. 60, 3, p. 503-517
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2009

  • PublishedMorphodynamic processes in shallow estuaries: influence of tidal flats and channels on sand transport.
    Robins, P. E. & Davies, A. G., 1 Jan 2009, p. 161-167.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
  • PublishedThe internal tide of the Gareloch, a Scottish Fjord
    Robins, P. & Elliott, A., 1 Jan 2009, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 81, 1, p. 130-142
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Activities

2022

  • BU-IIA Funded Project: Mapping Social Inequality in Flooding

    Future flood risk is unlikely to be equal across society because flood-vulnerability (hence economic loss) is linked to socio-economic factors. To protect against flooding, insurance is used alongside state-led protection measures (e.g. sea walls, culverts, etc). Planning laws are also used to reduce exposure by restricting development in high flood risk areas (zone C available here); however, the need for housing (e.g. government pledges for 300,000 new homes per year) may constrain where sustainable developments can occur (e.g. when including community needs/services, as well as access to mortgages and insurance).

    We hypothesize exposure to the changing flood risk will not be equal across society, given changing patterns of flood risk, demographics and flood protection (e.g. access to mortgages and insurance).

    We will show how flood risk will impact social demographics and recreation demographics, demonstrating the hidden value of big data within digital environmental themes. We will establish a method to harvest publicly available data, mapping land use (e.g. recreation) and value (house prices, tourism) to monitor value, and values, communities have with the environment. We aim to establish methods to harvest online-data to map spatio-temporal changes in how we use, and value, land as climate change impacts such spaces - using outputs from our NERC future climate change driven flooding project "SEARCH" and engagement with stakeholders (e.g. reinsurance and Environment Agency).

    Funding awarded through the Bangor University Innovation and Impact Award (Research Wales Innovation Funding). Value = £9798

    1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2023

    Activity: Other (Contributor)

Projects

  • Virus Vectors: Investigating the attachment of pathogens to suspended materials and their fate through the river-estuary-coastal continuum

    01/01/2025 – 15/01/2027 (Active)

  • Identifying climate change risks to water quality across English estuaries

    01/04/2024 – 31/05/2025 (Active)

  • Reservoir modelling

    01/01/2024 – 15/08/2025 (Active)

  • PhD student placement for Ankita Bhattacharya

    01/10/2023 – 05/03/2024 (Finished)

  • #NNF2 Project SIARC (Sharks Inspiring Action and Research with Communities) Phase 2

    01/04/2023 – 30/04/2026 (Active)

  • Marine Evidence Framework Agreement: Welsh Lobster Larval Dispersal Model, 2023 – Contract Ref:LMI2023 (Lead FEC 008545)

    01/02/2023 – 12/08/2024 (Finished)

  • Ankita Bhattacharya - BSG budget on top of NERC ENVISION 2 studentship

    01/10/2022 – 30/04/2026 (Active)

  • There and back again: monitoring the returning fish to the Mersey estuary

    01/10/2021 – 30/04/2025 (Finished)

  • Investigating the Effect of Marine Plastic Waste on the Adaptive Resilience of Coastal Communities in Indonesia

    01/04/2021 – 01/08/2022 (Finished)

  • Pathways to Realistic Impact Modelling in Estuarine Areas (PRIMEA)

    01/10/2020 – 31/10/2024 (Finished)

  • Sensitivity of Estuaries to Climate Hazards (SEARCH)

    10/08/2020 – 30/09/2023 (Finished)

  • KESS II Phd with Dwr Cymru BUK2E025

    01/03/2020 – 31/03/2024 (Finished)

  • Combination flood risk from surge, tidal and rainfall

    01/11/2017 – 01/08/2019 (Finished)

  • Meetings to develop a RCUK proposal

    01/05/2017 – 31/01/2018 (Finished)

  • Ostrea Edulis Restoration

    01/12/2012 – 31/07/2013 (Finished)

  • Development of morphodynamic models of Welsh estuaries

    01/11/2012 – 31/07/2013 (Finished)

Other Grants and Projects

Active projects:

DEFRA: INVEST (Investigating the Vulnerability of Estuarine Water Quality to Climate Change)

Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig (Welsh Water): Assessing Pathogen Risk and Public Perception in the Conwy River

UKRI/HORIZON: BlueAdapt: Adapting to climate change impacts on coastal pathogens

NERC: SHEAR

FSA: PATH-SAFE: Norovirus and AMR in coastal waters

Nature Networks Fund: SIARC (Sharks Inspiring Action and Research with Communities)

DEFRA: FISP Climate Change impacts of Whelks

ZSL: Modelling the hydrodynamics of Abberton Resevoir

NERC: Marine Plastic Pollution in the Philippines (SEAmap)

Past projects:
Welsh Gov: Lobster larval tracking
Morlais: Seal tagging 
ERDF: MEECE 
Internal: Global Wales Mobility Grant 

Internal: Bangor University Innovation and Impact Award Social Flooding 

British Council: Addressing Marine Plastic Waste & Climate Change in Indonesia

GCRF-Bangor: Mitigation of Marine Plastic Waste in Indonesian Waters

NERC-UKCRP: Sensitivity of Estuaries to Climate Change (SEARCH)

UKRI: National Wastewater Epidemiology Surveillance Programme (NWESP)

NERC: Survival/persistence/ecology of microbial communities on marine plastics

EMFF: Menai Offshore Subsurface Shellfish Systems (MOSSS)

FSA: Develop assurance scheme for shellfish & human health (DASSHH)

GCRF-Bangor: Emergence/distribution of human/animal viruses in Nigeria waters

Welsh Gov: EIA for shellfisheries licence in the Menai Strait

NERC-ERIIP: Combination flooding hazards on estuarine infrastructure (CHEST)

INTERREG: Restoring cockle shellfisheries and Ecosystem-services in the Atlantic

INTERREG: Climate adaptation through ecologically sensitive coast infrastructure

INTERREG: Blue Growth in the Irish and Celtic Seas Fisheries and Aquaculture

INTERREG: Irish Sea Portal Pilot

FSA: Active Management of Shellfisheries

Sêr Cymru: Grant proposal development awards

NERC-EMHH: Human pathogenic viruses in the freshwater-marine continuum

Qatar NPRP: Ecological processes underlying ecosystem function in mangroves

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