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…

The world of species-centred conservation faces an interesting emerging challenge: the uncertain future role of rapidly-advancing biotechnology, notably synthetic biology and biofabrication. Almost a century ago, Aldous Huxley wrote his disturbingly prescient novel Brave New…

How did you get to your current position?

I studied mathematics for my undergraduate degree at the University of Nottingham, starting in 2007. During this time, I developed an interest using maths to model complex engineering problems; working on ‘real world problems’ was what really interested me. An undergraduate…