James Grecian
Scientist In Residence at Arctic Basecamp
St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolJames Grecian is a marine ecologist and data scientist with eight years of research experience translating animal-tracking and ecological data into actionable insights for climate resilience, offshore development and conservation. With a PhD from the University of Plymouth and multiple Arctic and Antarctic expeditions, he combines field-tested bio-logging and stable isotope skills with quantitative analysis in R to understand how predators adapt to shifting ocean ecosystems. He has held postdoctoral roles across UK universities and now serves as Scientist in Residence at Arctic Basecamp, where he amplifies science into policy and public engagement (including a feature on BBC Frozen Planet II). Notably, his work has informed environmental impact assessments and offshore planning using long-term observational datasets, demonstrating an uncommon blend of expedition logistics, stakeholder communication and rigorous modelling.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
BSc, BSc at Liverpool John Moores UniversityPhD, PhD at University of PlymouthMSc, MSc at University of Exeter
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (22)
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modeling3
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
jamesgrecian/mapr
Oct 2018 - Jan 2021
Contributions:36 commits, 28 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
jamesgrecian/harpPup
Jan 2020 - Jan 2022
Contributions:1 release, 24 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years
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