University of Exeter CEC
The Centre for Ecology and Conservation uses research and education to understand ecology, evolution and solutions to the global biodiversity crisis.
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University of Exeter's CEC academics
A curated list of academics (postgrads, postdocs and lecturers) and projects at the University of Exeter's Centre for Ecology and Conservation. DM us to be added!
@stancaf.bsky.social
PhD student at KLIVV-Vetmeduni-Vienna currently exploring the sensory and cognitive mechanisms of navigation in poison frogs 🇨🇭🏴🇿🇦🇦🇹🇬🇫
@danoneill.bsky.social
Head of Marine Conservation @ Cornwall Wildlife Trust | Honorary Senior Lecturer @ University of Exeter | Climber (over on Instagram)
@laurapenny.bsky.social
PhD student @uniexecec.bsky.social with ECORISC CDT. Studying effects of veterinary medicines on dung beetles. 🐄🪲Mad about moths. 🦋 she/her
@cornishjackdaws.bsky.social
Research team led by Alex Thornton at the University of Exeter's Centre for Ecology and Conservation, studying cognition in wild jackdaws and other creatures. wildcognitionresearch.com
@ejigu.bsky.social
@lucahahn.bsky.social
Fascinated by (social) minds - cognition, sociality, culture. PhD student at University of Exeter, Cornwall, UK @uniexecec.bsky.social. Investigating social relationships/networks and social information use in wild jackdaws @cornishjackdaws.bsky.social.
@elliemaynard.bsky.social
research assistant at @exetermarine keen on all things blue carbon, historical ecology, and anything you can find in a rockpool
@hchadwick.bsky.social
🐬 PhD researcher in marine mammal bycatch @exetercec.bsky.social Policy-focused research, with interests in ecology, conservation and veterinary pathology.
@kchadwick.bsky.social
Marine Biologist; lover of whales, seals, and eels alike. Interested in marine ecology, behaviour, fisheries, stable isotopes, epigenetics, acoustics & tagging.
@heatherkoldewey.bsky.social
Marine conservationist at Zoological Society of London. Lead Bertarelli Foundation Indian Ocean marine science programme. Hon Prof Exeter Marine. Trustee Coast4C, SAS, MBA. Co-founder Project Seahorse. Nat Geo Explorer. Cornwall UK
@isleconserv.bsky.social
Community ecologist using islands and interaction neworks (mostly pollination and seed dispersal) to address urgent conservation questions.
@mennovanberkel.bsky.social
Behavioural ecologist (PhD) seeking postdoc. Interested in sexual selection, courtship, animal architecture, cognition, sociality, rewilding, human-wildlife conflict, and of course birds.
@fedepaol.bsky.social
Software engineer, red hatter, gopher, distributed systems geek, former android. MetalLB maintainer. I gave a couple of talks too. Opinions are my own
@crazygulllady.bsky.social
PhD in studying the behaviour of urban herring gulls at University of Exeter, Cornwall | S permit bird ringer BTO 🕊️ animal behaviour | conservation | ecology All views are my own (she/her)
@caspergeer.bsky.social
Marine conservation scientist 🐠| @UniofExeter #SeaTurtles & #CoralReefs | Solution seeker 🛠
@ruththurstan.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Marine and Historical Ecology at the Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter | Chair of Oceans Past Initiative | #marine | #conservation | #sustainability | #fisheries | #shiftingbaselines | #history | #ExeterMarine
@aimee-mcintosh.bsky.social
Post-doc at the University of Exeter CEC | Avian Migration | Movement Ecology | Population Dynamics | Population Management | Geese
@collectiveecology.bsky.social
Collective behaviour and behavioual ecology. Or, simply put, collective ecology. PS. I love maths. Check out my YouTube videos where I break down my theoretical papers. https://www.youtube.com/@danielsankey126
@ollypoole.bsky.social
PhD student researching migrant biology at the University of Exeter Cornwall 🪰🔬💪🧬 https://experts.exeter.ac.uk/40094-oliver-poole Long-distance runner 🏃♂️⛰️
@meganawallace.bsky.social
Postdoc in the Longdon lab at the University of Exeter. Working on insect virus ecology and evolution in complex communities 🦠 Slowly recovering from long Covid
@ahnisnaahsi.bsky.social
Doctoral student @exetercec.bsky.social investigating the evolution of personality variation and social learning
@leelachanner.bsky.social
PhD student in mongoose behavioural ecology | fan of moths, butterflies & reptiles | photographer | science comms
@sevans.bsky.social
Evolutionary ecologist at Exeter Uni. Loves Dartmoor, Sweden, XC skiing, fell running, knitwear, teaching & cream teas.
@ciaranmc.bsky.social
Marine ecologist | Ecosystem effects of fishing, seabed ecology & marine historical ecology | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of Exeter @exetermarine.bsky.social | Dad of 2 🙉s | 🇮🇪 https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FB5YjQIAAAAJ&hl=e
@madisonbp.bsky.social
CDT SuMMeR PhD researcher #ExeterMarine | Marine historical ecology | Esp. kelp forests & communities | Marine photographer, videographer and diver | Welsh www.madisonwildlife.com
@katiemurray.bsky.social
A mathematician/computer-scientist/conservationist doing a PhD at the University of Exeter under K Hockings, D Hodgson and M Mueller using AI and ML algorithms for chimpanzee conservation.
@xavh.bsky.social
@lauraakelley.bsky.social
Royal Society Research Fellow at the University of Exeter, UK. Interested in visual ecology, animal behaviour, illusions, and all things bowerbirdy www.laurakelleyresearch.wordpress.com
@alexmesoudi.com
Cultural evolution researcher at the University of Exeter (Penryn campus), UK. President of the Cultural Evolution Society @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social Website: alexmesoudi.com
@phildoherty.bsky.social
Lecturer in Marine Conservation Science at Uni. of Exeter with @exetermarine.bsky.social Satellite tracking | BRUVS | Fisheries | Sharks & Rays
@davehodgson.bsky.social
Professor of Ecology, proud Head of Department, husband (one), father (two), walker of dog, amateur musician, football coach. Herding cats and studying demography, life history, human-wildlife interactions, statistics, conservation, epidemiology and snails
@danielmmoore.bsky.social
Marine Biologist and Ocean Explorer. Lecturer in Marine Biology at University of Exeter. Studies cetaceans and deep-sea sharks. FRGS. He/Him
@jtroscianko.bsky.social
Visual ecologist at Exeter University. I study how visual information affects the ecology, behaviour, survival and conservation of many different animals. Areas of interest include camouflage, signalling, visual modelling and artificial light at night
@elzehesse.bsky.social
UKRI Future Leaders Fellow based at the University of Exeter, interested in understanding the ecology and evolution of public goods, cooperation and plant-microbe interactions in metal- polluted soils
@owenexeter.bsky.social
NERC PhD student at Uni of Exeter 🧭 Marine spatial ecology and MPA monitoring 🦈 BRUVS | big fish | exploring with my lurcher
@exetergses.bsky.social
Help lead a global Greener, Healthier and Fairer revolution by studying one of our world-leading, interdisciplinary Masters degrees here at the University of Exeter, Cornwall 🌍 exeter.ac.uk/study/gses
@blongdon.bsky.social
Virus evolution, ecology and host shifts. Fly zookeeper. Insect rhabdovirus geek. Tea Junkie. Like music, food, bikes. Lab website: www.benlongdon.com
@hansonmark.bsky.social
New PI interested in #immune #evolution, host #pathogen interactions, and #ScientificPublishing @ University of Exeter, UK. He/him. #immunity #infection #antimicrobialpeptides #microbiome #Drosophila #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #OpenScience 🇨🇦
@padpadpadpad.bsky.social
Microbial ecologist/carer. NERC IRF and MRF Emerging Leaders Fellow at the University of Exeter in Penryn. I like warming up bacteria, open & reproducible science, making focaccia, and exercise.
@marinemollyk.bsky.social
Lecturer at University of Exeter Cornwall, UK, in the Centre for Ecology and Conservation. I study movement and behaviour of sharks and bony fish in North Atlantic marine ecosystems, using telemetry and eDNA.
@mcastd.bsky.social
Post-doc with Buckling lab 🦠 all things evolution, phage therapy and immune system interactions 🧫🔬 I also have a dog and enjoy nerdy things 🧝🏻♀️
@davvi36.bsky.social
Microbiologist at the University of Exeter: AMR🧫 | Loves plasmids & MGEs | Green Councillor on Truro City Council 🌿 | Would love to do more sci-comm in Cornwall 〓〓 | he/him Promoted by David Sünderhauf (Green Party), at 17 Great George St, Bristol BS1 5
@ilyamaclean.bsky.social
Professor of Global Change Biology at University of Exeter. Work on #Microclimate and #Climatechange. Sometimes posts about #Birds in #Cornwall.
@zerdos.bsky.social
Postdoc at Buckling lab, University of Exeter Experimental evolution of microbial communities, Evolution of virulence of invertebrate pathogens, in bicicletta,🚲
@oceanplasticdan.bsky.social
Physical Oceanographer and Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Exeter @exetermarine.bsky.social. Currently researching the transport of plastic bottles in the global oceans through observations and computer modelling.
@nicolaweber.bsky.social
Conservation Scientist, Practitioner & Educator. Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Ecology & Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus. Research interests in the UK Overseas Territories.