Department of Life & Environmental Science staff

Kathy is a conservation ecologist who has worked for over 25 years in research, practical conservation, and education. She began her career in the NGO sector in the early 1990s, working with Mauritian wildlife and then returned to the UK to begin a 13 year research career with the Centre for …

I am a palaeoecologist, environmental archaeologist and a geoarchaeologist with a focus on Middle Eastern Neolithic Archaeology and Ethnoarchaeology. My research focuses on applying scientific methodologies to investigate human and animal occupation/activity signatures. I recently held a British …

After gaining a BSc in Biology from the University of Portsmouth in 1992, Iain worked briefly as an industrial chemist before re-entering academia with Bournemouth University in 1993. The main focus of Iain’s research is the environmental effect of pollutants. His work has encompassed …

Dr. Emilie Hardouin joined Bournemouth University in May 2012 and is now an associate lecturer in conservation genetics. Her research focuses on the distribution and mechanisms of rapid adaptation of invasive species. She completed her PhD at the Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Biology ( …

My research can be subdivided into three main streams which all combine to inform the conservation management of species.
1. Conservation of migratory species
I use a combination of genomic tools, environmental DNA detection and telemetry to inform the conservation management of …

Matthew’s passion for geography comes from a childhood spent in Snowdonia and he has worked widely throughout the world on a range of projects. In the 1990s he worked on glacial/Quaternary projects in the Arctic, as well as throughout the UK, funded by NERC and the Royal Society of London. He …

I am an aquatic ecologist who specialises in fish ecology. My research interests cover the impacts on aquatic fauna of anthropogenic stressors, including invasive alien species (including parasites), habitat loss and climate change. I work on issues ranging from the ecological consequences of …

My research interests centre on understanding the regulation of the adaptive immune system. Specific long-term interests revolve around how T cells can be exploited to enhance cancer immunotherapy and alleviate dysregulation in autoimmune conditions. Currently I am seeking to develop a team to …

I am a senior lecturer in sustainability science with ten years experience in conducting research in forest landscapes. I have knowledge and experience in GIS and spatially explicit modelling tools (Landis-II), which I regularly employ in my research to explore vegetation dynamics and changes in …

Dr Cobb’s passion for electronic technology has been a consistent theme throughout his professional career, encompassing such diverse fields as biomedical engineering, and artificial intelligence. “I was fortunate to commence by professional life at the same time as the microelectronics …

I am a geographer with an interest in socio-environmental systems, land use and land cover change and cultural geography. I am particularly interested in how different social, cultural and demographic factors influence land use and land cover change and I typically use remote sensing, …

Anita is a conservation ecologist who enthusiastically supports wildlife conservation by integrating her research and professional practice activities with mentoring student partners co-creating new knowledge. Anita has a core research interest in conserving the wildlife of cultural habitats …

Dr Esteban's research interests focus on biodiversity at the microbial level in order to understand and predict the functioning of aquatic systems by characterising microbial biodiversity at local and regional scales, and by defining the role played by microbes in the natural environment and …

My research interests are related to environmental change in coastal areas driven by natural and human-induced process and the implications to coastal management. In particular, I am interested in the implications of coastal change (at scales relevant to coastal management) on coastal flooding …

I obtained a BSc in Molecular Biology from the University of Surrey, an MSc in Biochemistry (Genetic Manipulation and Molecular Biology) from the University of Sussex, an MSc in Prenatal Genetics and Fetal Medicine from University College London, followed by a PhD in human genetics. After …

I work on the microalgae that power almost all aquatic food webs. Microalgae are organisms such as diatoms, dinoflagellates, coccolithophores and cyanobacteria. I am interested in microalgal life-history and metabolism. I studied for a BSc (Hons) in Marine Biology at the University of Liverpool …

I am a terrestrial biogeographer/ecologist working in the Department of Life and Environmental Sciences at Bournemouth University. Over the past 13 years I have worked on several terrestrial ecological survey projects, mainly in the UK but also overseas, for various organisations. In general, my …

Tilak Ginige is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Law at Bournemouth University’s Faculty of Science & Technology. His research interests include Renewable Energy, Mining Waste, Water Framework Directive, Environmental Liability and Sustainable Development Law. He is a member of the Nordic …

After gaining a BSc in Biology from the University of Portsmouth in 1992, Iain worked briefly as an industrial chemist before re-entering academia with Bournemouth University in 1993. The main focus of Iain’s research is the environmental effect of pollutants. His work has encompassed …

I obtained my PhD from Edinburgh Medical School’s Centre for Inflammation Research, working on cellular ageing and the clearance of human blood platelets from circulation. After this, I worked for the Medical Research Council and then joined Edinburgh’s Circadian Physiology group where I …

Much of my current research and teaching is focussed on the impact of environmental change on inshore marine ecosystems and marine conservation.

When not on the water in the context of my research I am often to be found in a kayak or sailing dinghy!

Ross joined BU in 2007 having spent 10 years at the Natural Environment Research Council’s (NERC) Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) in the Earth Observation team. Before CEH, he completed a PhD at the University of Wales, Swansea. He also has a 1st class BA (Hons) in Geography from the …

All my research activities are now listed on the website of the research programme that I set up and lead: LEAP: Landscape Ecology and Primatology. http://go-leap.wix.com/home.

Research topics include:
I. How climate and human disturbance …

I investigate genetic uniqueness. My main research area is genetic abnormalities in preimplantation embryos and how they relate to fertility and infertility. I investigate the mechanisms that produce chromosomal abnormalities in human gametes and embryos as well as the development of laboratory …

Sustainability is a buzzword exploited by many stakeholders across the Global North and South. While a lot of the interventions focus on environmental and economic sustainability, social sustainability is often ignored. This often leads to negative externalities such as modern slavery, food …

My research examines human impacts on the environment, with a particular focus on biodiversity loss and its consequences. I have a particular interest in analysing the biodiversity dynamics of fragmented forest landscapes. I am also researching societal responses to biodiversity loss, including …

Richard Paul is a bioanalytical chemist with a particular interest in biomarker research for forensic and medical application. Richard is Chief Investigator on a multidisciplinary research project on cancer metabolomics. In collaboration with Dorset County Hospital and Poole Hospital the project …

Samuel Rennie is a Senior Lecturer in Forensic Investigation in the Department of Life and Environmental Sciences at Bournemouth University.

He is a Biological and Forensic Anthropologist with interests in both Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) and Palaeomigration of the Americas. He …

I am a South African born mammalian palaeontologist, working on a variety of global projects, including the oldest dated footprints in the New World from White Sands National Park in New Mexico (USA), the oldest dated art from the Tibetean Plateau and also extensive work on the African Plio- …

I am a marine biologist and academic based at Bournemouth University. My research is currently focussed on understanding and protecting the marine environment in a holistic manner.

This involves understanding the role of multiple stresses which act on marine organisms, and the …

I am an evolutionary palaeoecologist with broad research interests encompassing the use of faunas in reconstructing Pleistocene and Holocene ecologies (and increasingly from the Neogene), understanding the nature, timing and location of ice age refugia for species, and building and testing …

I am an applied ecologist with an interest in predicting how environmental change and management influence animal populations. My research aims to advise policy makers, conservationists and industry on the best ways of reconciling the interests of wildlife with those of humans. My main study …

I am an evolutionary biologist using empirical and computational tools to study the evolution of sex chromosomes. Specifically, I am interested in why some sex chromosomes turnover more frequently than others, what evolutionary forces drive the suppression of recombination, and understanding the …

I am a Lecturer of Pharmacology with the Faculty of Science and Technology. Prior to this, I was Post-Doc for 5 years.

I joined Bournemouth University in 2010 as a Demonstrator in Geoinformatics. This role includes teaching the capture and analysis of spatial data using different survey methods and GIS based tools such as GNSS, 3D laser scanning and emerging drone-based technology. I deliver teaching on a number …