GUE Instructor resumé

Professional

• Lecturer & Researcher Marine Biology at Wageningen University & Research
• Coordinator Scientific Diving program Wageningen University and Research
• Founder & Chair national Dutch Scientific Diving Platform
• Dutch representative in the European Scientific Diving Panel

Education

• Fellow (FHEA) of the Higher Education Academy - University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom.
• PhD - Molecular Ecology: population genetics of coral reefs - Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
• BSc & MSc Marine Biology- Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands.

Diving Qualifications

• GUE Performance Diver Instructor
• GUE Tech 1
• European Scientific Diver

Diving Experience

• >400 dives including:
• >200 Scientific Dives
• Mixed gas diving
• Cold water diving
• DPV diving

Community Involvement

• Developing occupational diving standards for the Netherlands
• Diver in Coral Restoration project Coral Soul, Spain.

Special interests

• Scientific diving techniques and education
• Coral reefs (tropical & cold water)
• Underwater sound, how its measured and analyzed
• Marine biodiversity and conservation
• Smart underwater monitoring systems
• Citizen science
• I also like CrossFit & Weightlifting and running in the forest with my dog :)

Publications

• Rapid fish sound detection using human-in-the-loop deep learning Bordoux, V., Parcerisas, C., Jälmby, M., Debusschere, E., Murk, A. J. & van der Ven, R. M., Aug 2026, In: Ecological Informatics. 97, 103874
• Coral reef potential connectivity in the southwest Indian Ocean Vogt-Vincent, N. S., Burt, A. J., van der Ven, R. M. & Johnson, H. L., Aug 2024, In: Coral Reefs. 43, 4, p. 1037-1051 15 p.
• Large-scale biogeographic patterns are reflected in the genetic structure of a broadcast spawning stony coral van der Ven, R. M., Ratsimbazafy, H. A. & Kochzius, M., Jun 2022, In: Coral Reefs. 41, 3, p. 611-624 14 p.
• A full list of publications can be found here: https://research.wur.nl/en/persons/rosa-van-der-ven/publications/

Languages I teach classes in

• Dutch
• English

Additional Info

We know less about life in our oceans than we do about the moon. There is so much left to discover, and divers have the unique opportunity to help understand the underwater world and make it visible, so we can effectively protect it. This is my main motivation to become a GUE instructor, combining my background as a marine biologist with my love for coaching, I want to train the next generation of divers to explore the underwater world—whether in local lakes or deep reefs.

I look forward to training with you soon!