European Coral Reef Symposium
13th-15th December 2017
University of Oxford, UK


REEF CONSERVATION UK
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ECRS 2017 was brought to you by:

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Reef Conservation UK (RCUK) is an informal committee founded in 1997 and made up of coral reef enthusiasts from across the UK (and slightly further afield) who lend their time to organising and hosting an annual one-day conference at ZSL London Zoo.

The 2017 ECRS organising committee:
Kirsty Richards - Zoological Society of London
David Curnick - Zoological Society of London
Dominic Andradi-Brown - World Wildlife Fund
Robert Yarlett - University of Exeter
Rebecca Short - Imperial College London
Bry Wilson - University of Bergen
Victoria Jeffers - Blue Ventures
Catherine Head - University of Oxford
​Mike Sweet - University of Derby
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​The International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) was founded in 1980 and is the principal learned society to which reef scientists and managers from across the world belong. The main objective of the Society is to promote the production and dissemination of scientific knowledge and understanding of coral reefs.
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​As the oldest university in the English-speaking world, Oxford is a unique and historic institution. Oxford has a distinctive collegiate structure. Students and academics benefit from belonging both to the University, a large, internationally-renowned institution, and to a college or hall, a small, interdisciplinary academic community. The central University is made up of many different sections, including academic and administrative departments, libraries and museums.
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Founded in 1826, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is an international scientific, conservation and educational charity whose mission is to promote and achieve the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats.Realised through our groundbreaking science and active conservation projects in more than 50 countries, and two Zoos, ZSL London Zoo and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo.

With the help of our volunteers:

​Joanna Bluemel, CEFAS
Steven Carrion
Hannah Gilchrist
Catriona Glendinning
Kirstie Skinner, ZSL Whipsnade
Emma Levy, Zoological Society of London
Sophia Castello, University of Oxford
Lucy Jupe, University of Plymouth
Christina Hunt, University of Oxford
Dan Bayley, University College London / Zoological Society of London
Laura Stoltenberg, Southern Cross University
Rebekah Trehern, University of Exeter
Eslam Osman, University of Essex
Amy Sing Wong, University of Essex
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Announcements 

05 January 2018
Best Student Oral Presentation Winners!
We are pleased to announce the winners of our ISRS sponsored awards for the best student presentations at ECRS 2017! Our four winners receive US$100 cash prize and an ISRS T-shirt. Huge congratulations go to:

Laura Stoltenberg (Southern Cross University, Australia) for her talk entitled "Temporal variation in sediment dissolution rates under ambient and elevated pCO2 in a shallow coral reef lagoon."

Jessica Bellworthy (Bar Ilan University, Israel) for her talk entitled "Corals in the Gulf of Aqaba are pre-adapted for climate change: trans-generational effects upon early life history physiology."

Nils Rädecker (King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, Saudi Arabia) for his talk entitled "Understanding coral bleaching in the light of holobiont nutrient cycling."

Jamie Craggs (Horniman Museum & Gardens and University of Derby, UK) for his talk entitled "Developing land-based coral facilities to simulate multiple ex-situ broadcast spawning events per year for reef restoration."

Congratulations once again to all of you!


21 December 2017
Firstly, we would like to say a HUGE thank you to all our volunteers for all their hard work to make ECRS runs so smoothly! Thank you also to all our plenary speakers, session and workshop organisers, trade stands and all our presenters for delivering your work in such high quality.

The RCUK committee have gone into hibernation for the remainder of the year, but check back here in the new year for a round up of post-conference news, prize announcements, and perhaps even information about RCUK 2018...

For the time being, thank you to everyone involved in ECRS 2017, we hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New International Year of the Reef 2018!


Best Student Poster Winners!
We are pleased to announce that the winners of our Diversity sponsored prizes for Best Student Posters go to:

Bethan Greenwood and Alice Tagliati

Congratulations to you both! More prize winners to be announced in the new year!
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