Mrs Laure Cugniere

MSc in Conservation and Tourism

Research Project Co-ordinator

School of Biological and Medical Sciences

Role

Laure provides project management and administrative support for the marine research projects, Penguin Watch (penguinwatch.org), Seabird Watch (seabirdwatch.org) and Seal Watch (projectsealwatch.org). Laure is harnessing her multi-faceted profile combining expertise in conservation science, project management, fundraising and research engagement to manage complex international research projects with global impacts.

Research

Laure’s primary focus is to translate environmental research findings into useful evidence for policymakers, practitioners as well as designing material for science communications.

Publications

Other

Edney, A., et al. “Best Practices for Using Drones in Seabird Monitoring and Research.” Marine Ornithology, vol. 51, no. 2, Seabird Group, 2023, pp. 265–80.
Olmedo, A, et al. A scoping review of celebrity endorsement in environmental campaigns and evidence for its effectiveness. Conservation Science and Practice. 2020, 2:e261.
Parker, Benjamin, et al. “Challenges to Academic-practitioner Knowledge Exchange on Illegal Wildlife Trade.” SocArXiv, 14 Oct. 2022. Web.
Veríssimo, Diogo, et al. “Ethical Publishing in Biodiversity Conservation Science.” Conservation & Society, vol. 18, no. 3, 2020, pp. 220–25.
Cugniere, Laure, et al. “From Call to Action: A Roadmap to Sustainable Conferences.” SocArXiv, 14 Mar. 2020. Web.

Milner-Gulland, E.J., et al. “Evidence to Action: Research to Address Illegal Wildlife Trade.” SocArXiv, 4 Sept. 2018. Web.