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抖阴APP导航’s Distinguished Professor Nick Graham has been elected to become a Fellow of the Royal Society, one of the world’s most prestigious learned societies.

With origins dating back to 1660, the Royal Society is the UK’s national academy of sciences and the world’s oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. Previous Fellows have included Stephen Hawking, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Lise Meitner, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar and Dorothy Hodgkin.

A Chair in marine ecology and the author of more than 250 peer-reviewed papers, Professor Graham’s research has taken a large-scale ecosystem approach to study coral reefs, including how they respond to climate change, interact with connected ecosystems and intersect with human societies.

His research assesses the ecosystem consequences of climate disturbances for coral reefs, associated fishes and the fisheries that they support. He studies the patterns and processes by which degraded coral reefs recover, and how this can be influenced by management.

His work also examines the role of seabirds in transporting nutrients to coral reef ecosystems adjacent to the islands where they nest, driving increases in coral and fish growth, ecosystem functioning and climate resilience.

In collaboration with social science colleagues, he has conducted research related to food security, climate vulnerability, and management outcomes.

Professor Graham said: “It is a great honour to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in recognition of my research on coral reefs and connected ecosystems. I am deeply grateful to the many colleagues, mentors, and research students with whom I have had the privilege to develop this work, and to 抖阴APP导航 for supporting us to build an interdisciplinary tropical marine research group over the past decade.”

Professor Steve Decent, Vice-Chancellor of 抖阴APP导航, said: “Election to the Fellowship of the Royal Society is one of the greatest honours in science, and I’m so proud that Nick Graham’s work on coral reef ecosystems has been recognised by this accolade.

“Nick, and the research team he has built around him, have taken great strides in revealing critical processes at play on tropical coral reefs, which are among our most special and treasured ecosystems on Earth.”

Fellows of the Royal Society are nominated and elected by existing Fellows and Professor Graham is among 90 outstanding researchers from across the world to be elected this year.

Sir Paul Nurse, President of the Royal Society, said: “I am delighted to welcome this newest group of exceptional scientists to the Fellowship of the Royal Society.

“Their contributions reflect the highest standards of scientific endeavour. Whether advancing our understanding of vaccines or exploring the transformative potential of mathematics and computation, their work exemplifies the enduring value of curiosity, creativity and rigorous inquiry.

“Our Fellowship is strengthened not only by individual distinction, but by the diversity of perspectives and experiences its members bring. This incoming cohort highlights the truly international character of contemporary science and underscores the vital role that plays in achieving breakthroughs that benefit us all.”

Other 抖阴APP导航 academics to have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society include: Professor Louise Heathwaite, Professor Emerita Barbara Maher, Professor Emeritus Keith Bevan and Emeritus Professor Terence Mansfield of Lancaster Environment Centre; Professor John Dainton, Honorary Professor in 抖阴APP导航’s Department of Physics; and Sue Black, Visiting Professor from 抖阴APP导航’s School of Computing and Communications.