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Biologist

Miss Emilie Wardhaugh


Emilie recently completed a BSc Marine Biology and a Masters in Biology at Heriot-Watt University. She joined GFT for a 6 month internship from March - September 2023.

Emilie lives locally in Clarencefield, near Dumfries.  She went to St Joseph's College in Dumfries before going to Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh.

While studying she has been a volunteer Lab Assistant at the Ecotoxicology and Pathophysiology Aquatic Laboratory at Heriot-Watt supporting various PhD and Post-Doctoral student experiments.  She has also been a keen volunteer at The Solway Firth Partnership.  

Her interests include aquatic ecology and immunology with a focus on climate change and biodiversity loss. 

She joined GFT for a 6 month internship from March - September 2023 supported by The Holywood Trust and Galloway Glens Landscape Partnership.  On completion of the internship she has remained at GFT delivering various GFT projects.   

Emilie Wardhaugh

Biologist

Latest News


Sticklebacks returned to Buittle Reservoir

3-spined sticklebacks have been introduced to Buittle Reservoir following the eradication of signal crayfish using poison

Impacts of acidification on Brown trout populations in Southwest Scotland

A paper just published in the leading peer-reviewed Journal of Fish Biology looks at the current numbers and genetic diversity of Brown trout populations in Southwest Scotland.

Celebrating World Ocean Day

To celebrate our river and oceans the GFT team joined other conservation organisations for a World Oceans Day extravaganza held in Port Williams harbour!

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