Dr Gail Schofield was appointed a lecturer at the School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences and Queen Mary University of London in 2018. She runs an internationally leading group researching the ecology of elusive marine vertebrates using leading-edge technologies, including remote tracking and UASs. She has expertise on evaluating multiple marine species at local to regional scales and in different environments to generate science-based recommendations for conservation under a changing climate. Through working directly with NGOs, MPAs and policy makers since 1994, Dr Schofield’s work has contributed towards informing marine protected area legislation in Natura 2000 Habitats of Europe and commonwealth reserve networks globally (including Africa and Australia). She has published >40 peer-reviewed research articles since 2007 (h-index 28, >3100 citations), with major contributions in marine vertebrate navigation, mating dynamics, survival and conservation published in high impact journals that attract global media attention.