"I enjoy the challenge of translating complex environmental data into knowledge that supports the sustainable use of ocean resources. "
Prior to joining the PhD program, Nuria worked for over 10 years at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) as a Geospatial Analyst and Informatics Liaison. In this role, she contributed to a range of projects underpinning environmental science research, including REGREEN (Fostering nature-based solutions for smart, green and healthy urban transitions in Europe and China, 2019-2024), ChemPop (Does the discharge of chemicals to the environment harm wildlife populations?, 2018–2023), Hydro-JULES (Next generation land-surface and hydrological predictions, 2018–2023), Climate Change and Eutrophication Risk Thresholds in English Rivers (2016–2017), and the UK Hydrological Outlooks (2012–2018).
Following this, she spent three academic years at the University of Portsmouth as a GIS and Remote Sensing Specialist Technician within the former School of Environment, Geography and Geosciences (SEGG). There, she applied their geospatial analysis and data management expertise to support teaching and research activities.
Key Projects
In summer 2022, I planned and conducted a bathymetric survey in the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau, as part of a multidisciplinary international team including the Institute of Biodiversity and Protected Areas (IBAP), the University of Portsmouth, the University of Algarve, and others. The work contributed to a MAVA Foundation–funded project mapping seagrass beds across West Africa, supporting improved understanding and conservation of coastal blue carbon ecosystems.
Selected Publications
Bachiller-Jareno, N.; Keller, V.D.J.; Eastman, M.; Edwards, F.K.; Jürgens, M.D.; Scarlett, P.M.; Rizzo, C.; Antoniou, V.; Dean, H.J.; Sadykova, D.; Qu, Y.; Johnson, A.C. Macroinvertebrate taxonomic abundance, water quality, river flow, air temperature and environmental site descriptors from English rivers, 1965-2018, version 2.0. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre (2025). https://doi.org/10.5285/23f194b0-1e21-4f14-be9c-6eabdcc1feb7
Saavedra-Pellitero, M., Baumann, K.-H., Bachiller-Jareno, N., Lovell, H., Vollmar, N. M., and Malinverno, E. Mismatch between coccolithophore-based estimates of particulate inorganic carbon (PIC) concentration and satellite-derived PIC concentration in the Pacific Southern Ocean, Biogeosciences, 22, 3143–3164, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-3143-2025, 2025
Nunn, A. D., Ainsworth, R. F., Qu, Y., Keller, V. D. J., Bachiller-Jareno, N., Antoniou, V., Eastman, M., Rizzo, C., Peirson, G., Eley, F., Johnson, A. C. & Cowx, I. G. Responses of fish to nationwide improvements in the water quality of a densely populated and heavily modified country over four decades. Water Res. 274, 123163 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2025.123163
Ford, A.T., Shankar, A., Reynolds, S., and Bachiller-Jareno, N. Low ethnic diversity among university applicants in marine and environmental science in the United Kingdom. Commun Earth Environ 5, 425 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01579-1
Bachiller-Jareno, N., Hutchins, M. G., Bowes, M. J., Charlton, M. B. & Orr, H. G. A novel application of remote sensing for modelling impacts of tree shading on water quality. J. Environ. Manage. 230, 33–42 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.09.037
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