Biggest congratulations to honours student Joshua Lesicar who has been awarded a 2026 Rhodes Scholarship! Josh is an Honours student with Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future based at James Cook University under the supervision of Jan, Sally and our collaborator Nerida Wilson. He is using genomic techniques to investigate the dispersal abilities of Doris kerguelensis, an Antarctic nudibranch.

Josh’s Rhodes Scholarship will cover all University and College fees, a personal stipend and a return airfare. He will undertake a Doctor of Philosophy in Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford from October 2026.