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MsRenske Jongen

(she/her)

Postdoctoral Research Associate (Externally Funded)

Faculty of Science

Orcid identifier0000-0002-5835-2346 (opens in a new tab)⁠
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate (Externally Funded)
    Faculty of Science

SERVICE & LEADERSHIP SUMMARy

2023-2025: President of Sydney Society for Conservation Bioology

SERVICE & LEADERSHIP

  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    Best Early Career Researcher paper
    10 Dec 2025
    $500 for my paper "Contrasting effects of rhizosphere and sediment microbiota on seagrass performance in response to a simulated marine heatwave"
  • RECOGNITION
    HDR Showcase Presentation Award (Runner-up), The University of Sydney
    1 Jan 2024
  • MEDIA
    Blog posts on my on research journey (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Jan 2023
    For the Ecological Society of Australia
    MORELEARN MORE (opens in a new tab)
  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Student Travel Award
    1 Jan 2023
  • MEDIA
    Discussed research and offered advice for prospective students
    1 Jan 2023
    Ecology Matters, podcast interview
  • MEDIA
    Shared research insights and my path to a PhD in Australia with Dutch-speaking audiences (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Jan 2023
    SBS Dutch Radio interview
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  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    William G. Murrell Supplementary Scholarship in Marine Host-Microbiome Interactions
    1 Jan 2023
  • FELLOWSHIP
    World Seagrass Conference Student Fellowship
    1 Jan 2023
  • MEDIA
    Blog post on my research journey and inclusion in science (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Jan 2022
    For the British Ecological Society
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  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    ESA Peter Fairweather Student Conference Support Grant
    1 Jan 2022
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment
    1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2024
  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    Marine Studies Institute Ruhm Award in Marine Ecology
    1 Jan 2022
  • GRANTS (OTHER)
    William Macleay Microbiological Research Fund
    1 Jan 2022
  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    International Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship - Tuition fee offset and living stipend
    1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2024
  • MEMBERSHIP
    Australian Marine Sciences Association (AMSA)
  • MEMBERSHIP
    Ecological Society of Australia (ESA)