Conference Programme

Please see below for the full conference programme, conference overview, and conference abstract book.

​​Please access the live conference here:
https://hopin.com/events/rcuk2020

The full conference programme with individual presentation times is available here:

RCUK 2020 Programme.pdf
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An 'at-a-glance' conference overview is available for download here:

RCUK Conference Overview.pdf
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The full conference abstract book—with abstracts for all presentations including lighting talks—is available for download here:

RCUK 2020 Abstract Book.pdf
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Day 1: Tuesday 8 December

• 10:00am - Conference welcome
• 10:10am - Plenary speaker: Morena Mills - Insights for catalysing environmental conservation
• 10:40am - Session: Reefs in a Changing World - Part I
• 1:30pm - Plenary Speaker: Alastair Harborne – The complexity of complexity: The importance of habitat structure for fish abundance and behavior in the Florida Keys
• 2:00pm - Session: Reef Ecology
• 4:00pm - Workshop: MERMAID: An open source data platform for coral reef data collection and visualization

Day 2: Wednesday 9 December

• 10:00am - Opening
• 10:05am - Plenary speaker: Sarah Lemer - Insights into bleaching disparity among conspecific corals
• 10:35am - Session: Molecular approaches to coral reefs - Part I
• 11:15am - Speed networking
• 12:00pm - Session: Molecular approaches to coral reefs - Part II
• 1:30pm - Workshop: Using storytelling to engage in science and conservation
• 3:30pm - Workshop: Building a Better Fieldwork Future: Preventing & Managing Sexual Harassment and Assault in the Field

Day 3: Thursday 10 December

• 10:00am - Opening
• 10:10am - Plenary speaker: Srey Oun Ith & Matthew Glue - Signs of recovery for the coral reefs of Cambodia​
• 10:40am - Session: Coral reef Conservation
• 1:00pm - Lighting talk Q and A session
• 2:00pm - Session: Reefs in a Changing World - Part II
• 3:45pm - Plenary speaker: Jamie Craggs - Ex situ coral reproduction: a platform for diverse research approaches
• 4:15pm - Student awards and conference closing session
• 4:30pm - Virtual conference afterparty