Dr Gell has been named as the recipient of the 'Corlett Bolton Award'

Fri, 13 Oct 2023

A project submitted by Dr Fiona Gell has been named as the recipient of the ‘Corlett Bolton Award’.

The £5,000 grant from the local advocates is aimed at supporting a research project to be undertaken with the intention of enhancing knowledge and understanding of the Islands environment, culture, history, or society.

Dr Gell’s project, ‘A natural history of Manx seas: Visualising the past to provide a vision for a sustainable future’, will help support understanding of the vital role that healthy seas and oceans play in helping to curb climate change.

The insight will help ensure that the Island’s marine environment is protected and restored to support the essential benefits that the Island can derive from the sea, from seafood to recreation and wellbeing.

Sally Bolton, Director, Corlett Bolton said: “Along with my fellow Director, Nadine Roberts, we would like to thank all those who took the time to submit an application. We both assessed the submissions and the calibre of all of them was highly impressive, which made our job in making a decision a very difficult one.

“We chose Dr Fiona Gell’s project as it promises to reinforce the positive outcomes that derive from protecting our environment, something which is particularly important with our Island’s status as an island biosphere nation.”

Bolton extended her thanks to University College Isle of Man’s (UCM) Research Ethics and Governance Committee, which provided expert governance and oversight on the applications.

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