Research for change
We are a science based initiative and believe that research is of utmost importance when it comes to tackling plastic pollution.
Through scholarships and relationships with a number of universities, we support students who are investigating the source, pathways and destination of plastic in the marine environment. We have provided scholarships to students from all over the world and the results of their projects will help shape our understanding and allow us to develop well-thought out root cause solutions.
Student Projects
We’ve supported students from all over the world in their efforts to carry out research into how plastic is impacting our marine environments.
August 2019 – June 2020
Meivyarni Wangka
Sam Ratulangi University, Manado, Indonesia
“Isolation of bacterial DNA without cultivation from sediments in Bangka Island, North Sulawesi”
Thesis (in Indonesian), paper (in Indonesian)
Dhebby Purba
Sam Ratulangi University, Manado, Indonesia
“DNA isolation of bacterial plastic waste without cultivation”
August 2019 – April 2022
Galih Prasetyo
Sam Ratulangi University, Manado, Indonesia
“Degradation of biodegradable plastic types and natural material on different marine sediment types.”
September 2020 – May 2022
Achmadika Avisina
Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia
Microplastic Ingestion by Organisms: Literature Review
Abrar Arya Adiguna
Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia
Plastic input from Java into the sea: Literature Review
March - July 2018
Julia Giebel
University of Applied Science Magdeburg-Stendal, Germany
“Approaches to reduce marine litter - a baseline study in the pilot region of North Sulawesi, Indonesia”
October – November 2018
Jasmin Müller
University of Oldenburg, Germany
“Effects of plastic on corals”
Nicolas Bill
University of Oldenburg, Germany
“Microplastic in the gastrointestinal tract and gills of coastal fishes”
March – April 2019
Lena Wilde
“From smallest to largest -Microplastic contamination in different trophic levels”
Elsa Girard
“Exploring the diversity of foreign particles in Indonesian marine sponges: potential bioindicators for microplastic pollution?”
