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Professor Shelagh Malham is a Professor of Marine Biology and Director of the College's Research Institute at Bangor University's School of Ocean Sciences. With over two decades of experience in marine research, she has established herself as a leading expert in shellfish health, environmental impacts on marine ecosystems, and water quality assessment.
Professor Malham completed her BSc in Joint Honors Marine Biology and Zoology (1992) and PhD in Immunobiology of the Octopus Eledone cirrhosa (1996), both at Bangor University. She held Marie Curie fellowships in France before returning to Bangor where she became a Research Lecturer in 2007 and Senior Research Fellow in 2015.
Her research focuses on environmental impacts on shellfish, with four main themes: understanding ecological processes governing shellfish health, studying climate change impacts on shellfish populations, quantifying terrestrial sources of pollutants and pathogens, and examining cascading effects on aquaculture industries and ecosystem services. Her work often takes an applied approach, addressing industry questions through multidisciplinary scientific techniques.
Professor Malham's publication record shows consistent productivity with research spanning marine ecology, virology, water quality, and climate change impacts. Her recent work demonstrates increasing focus on wastewater monitoring, viral detection, and the intersection of environmental science and public health.
She has received funding from research councils, EU programs, and commercial sources to support her research. Professor Malham serves on the Science Advisory Committee for the Centre for the Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) and chairs the Environment Platform Wales.
Professor Malham is actively involved in supervising PhD students and welcomes inquiries about potential projects in water quality, food security, and aquaculture. She has contributed to numerous collaborative projects including SUSFISH, which aims to produce guidelines for future fisheries management in Ireland and Wales.
