Seven months ago, I became a mother. Over the months since then I have emerged from the early days of baby chaos with a rejuvenated zeal for conservation, watching my daughter grow and start to engage with her surroundings. She already takes enormous pleasure in our small daily outdoor adventures, usually just walking the dog in the local nature reserve. That sense of wonder…

This summer the Asia section of the Society for Conservation Biology held their biannual conference, Conservation Asia, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Together with three other members of ICCS (Harriet Ibbett, Hunter Doughty and Munib Khanyari), I went to share some of the early results from my PhD and to find out about the research…

What, or who, inspired you to get a career in science?

My story is a bit unusual. I first did a degree in fine art, but then ended up teaching English in Japan for 8 years. While I was in Japan I became involved in bodybuilding and began reading as much as I could about nutrition, protein synthesis, vitamins, supplements…

I had never been to an official government event with ‘high-profile’ people before, so in the days leading up to last week’s UK Government 2018 Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade, I was certainly getting excited.

From the Duke of Cambridge, to Ellie Goulding, multiple Heads of State representing countries all over the world, and business…

Businesses are beginning to recognise that declines in biodiversity associated with their operations can be bad for business. That is, many businesses, indeed even the World Economic Forum, are starting to view…

The Interdisciplinary Conservation Network (ICN) is a collaboration between research groups to hold workshops for PhD students and early career researchers (ECRs).  This year, the Deakin Conservation Science Lab joined Oxford’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science (ICCS) and Sterling Conservation Science as an ICN organising partner.  Lab members Kate Watermeyer…