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Cannelle Tassin de Montaigu

PhD student - University of Exeter

“Like a lot of children, I wanted to be a vet. But, one day, I saw a documentary about Jane Goodall and her relationship with wild chimpanzees, it completely changed my perspective on nature."

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Hugh Hanmer

BSc Zoology (Hons) degree and PHD

Hugh holds a BSc Zoology (Hons) degree and an MRes in Environmental Biology from the University of St Andrews in Scotland as well as his PhD from Reading on the ecology of urban birds.

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Lucy Capstick

Post-doctoral research ecologist

Lucy is a post-doctoral research ecologist focusing mainly on agricultural ecology. Her current research is focused on pollinators and crop pollination. In particular, she is examining how flower-rich habitats in agricultural landscapes affect the number of pollinators and the pollination of field bean crops as part of the BEESPOKE project within the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust.

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Martina Cecchetti

PhD student - University of Exeter

Martina Cecchetti has put in so much work on our study into Cats and Their Owners, alongside Dr Sarah Crowley and Prof. Robbie Mcdonald on the University of Exeter team.

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Priyesha Tank

PhD Student - University of Sussex

“I thought the only way to pursue my interest in nature and the environment was to follow in the footsteps of (the much more charismatic) Sir David Attenborough."

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Professor Dave Goulson

Supervisor - UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX

Professor Goulson Studies the ecology, behavior and conservation of bumblebees, with an interested in pollinators and pollination more generally, and particularly in the sustainable management of pollinators in agro-ecosystems. .

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Professor Robbie McDonald

Supervisor - UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

Professor McDonald is Chair in Natural Environment at the University of Exeter. He leads the University's partnership with the National Wildlife Management Centre as part of a Wildlife Research Co-Operative.

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Sarah Crowley

Postdoctoral Researcher - UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

Sarah gained her PhD from the University of Exeter in 2017, and is now working as a Postdoctoral researcher within the College of Life and Environmental Sciences.

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