Ms Joanna Bagniewska

Position: Doctoral Student

Born in Poland, raised in Italy, Thailand and China, I received my
first degree from Jacobs University Bremen in Germany. As part of my
thesis requirements I conducted a study of environmental enrichment
for laboratory animals. While on a semester abroad at Rice University
in Houston I completed the second part of my dissertation, researching
eusociality in Damaraland mole-rats. I graduated with a BSc in Biology
in 2006, and in the same year moved to Oxford to pursue an MSc in
Biology (Integrated Bioscience).
During this course I have also conducted two dissertation
projects. The first one involved creating ontologies of animal
behaviour and animal welfare to form a basis for analytical software.
The second one evaluated scent-station surveys as a method of
monitoring canid populations in South Africa.

Current interests:
Behavioural ecology, invasive species (interactions between invasive
American mink and native otters and polecats in the UK), and animal
welfare in relation with biodiversity conservation and international
development.

Recent Publications:
Bagniewska, J., and J. Kamler. 2007. Scent-station surveys:
instruction manual. Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, University of Oxford (pdf)