16th January 2016 Issue 431
Covering Sheringham, the Runtons, Holt and surrounding villages in association with the Cromer Times and North Walsham Times
Local girl achieves her childhood dream and is awarded Doctorate of Philosophy in Ireland
Amy Lusher was deputy head girl at Sheringham High School (2006) and attended Fakenham College (2006-2008). After moving to Plymouth for her undergraduate degree, Amy moved to Ireland to take up a PhD research position in marine pollution at GalwayMayo Institute of Technology (GMIT).
Microplastics, which are tiny fragments or fibres of plastic, are an emerging pollutant of global concern. They are formed either from the breakup of plastic litter in the ocean or discharged directly from industrial and domestic effluent. Little is known about their effects on ecosystems, yet they continue to become more abundant and are found in every ocean on earth.
A keen swimmer and kayaker, Amy grew up loving the ocean. She spent her summers and some winters on the beach or in the sea between Sheringham and the family’s beach hut at Cromer. She says her interest in biology and marine life stem both from her mother, Anita Lusher's interest and love of nature, as well as her late grandfather Ken Durrant's passion for insects.
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