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Studying for a PhD can be a lonely business, but that does not mean it has to be done in isolation. In Carly Daniels' case, it has involved the collaboration and support of a charity set up to boost Cornish fish stocks, two universities, and the Great Western Research project – not to mention the participation of several thousand baby lobsters.
In addition, Daniels, who is supervised by academics at both Plymouth University and Exeter University while working on her PhD at the National Lobster Hatchery in Padstow, Cornwall, is part of a network of 129 other GWR-sponsored PhD students and 20 fellows in the South-west. Through the project's Access Grid video-conference system, she can also communicate with thousands of other students and businesses across the world.
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