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About Me:

My name is Danielle, I am a marine biologist that lives in West Cork. I enjoy SCUBA diving, running and taking my greyhound Sadie for walks.
My pronouns are:

she/her
My Work:

I am a full time researcher studying sharks, skates and rays and where they might overlap with wind farm developments in Irish waters. My past jobs have allowed my to travel from the tropics including remote offshore islands to the Arctic, studying animals from sea cucumbers, crabs to large fish and sharks.
What I'd do with the prize money:

I would bring animal tracking devices (kinda like fitbits!) into a school to tell students how we catch, tag and track the movements of marine animals, from small crabs to large sharks.
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Animal tracking devices can be as small as a jellybean to the size of a coffee cup. We have been attaching these tags to the largest skate in the world, found off Co. Cork! As well as sharks off the east coast of Ireland.

Education:
School
- GCSEs & A-Levels. Grammar School, England.
- Bachelors degree. University of Liverpool, England.
- Masters degree. University of Glasgow, Scotland.
- Doctoral degree. University of Windsor, Canada.
Qualifications:
GCSES
- 3 A*s: Art, Geography, Food Technology
- 6 A’s: Maths, Chemistry, Biology, English Literature, English Language, Computer Science
- 2 B’s: Physics, German
Work History:
Work
- Postdoctoral Researcher. University College Cork, Ireland.
- Graduate Teaching Assistant. University of Windsor, Canada.
- Field Researcher, University of Windsor, Canada.
- Researcher and Educator. CEI, The Bahamas.
- Research Technician. CEI, The Bahamas.
- Graduate Research Assistant. University of Glasgow, Scotland.
Current Job:

Senior Postdoctoral Researcher. University College Cork, Ireland
Employer

University College Cork

Danielle Orrell