I am a Masters  student (as per 2024) at the University of Oxford and have joined WildCRU to complete a project researching connectivity science and its application to conservation with my supervisors; Egil Droge and Luciano Atzeni. We are investigating ways to measure how dispersal corridors are vulnerable to climate change. We believe it is important to interrogate how robust corridor conservation is to future uncertainties, in order to guide conservation with longevity.

In terms of my background: as well as academically interested, I am personally concerned about conservation, climate and food security on a moral basis. And believe that increasing public engagement with science is vital to this end. As a result, I have trained as a science communicator at the Oxford University Natural History Museum (OUNHM). I recently designed and led an event to teach families about the intersection between space technology and sustainability – which I spoke on when giving talks on effective communication of complex science to the Association of Science and Discovery Centres. My previous research was also with the OUNHM, where we used museum archives to track shifting baselines of insect biodiversity in UK wetlands. And this year I am working on wetland policy review for governments and organisations in Europe.

I am a strong advocate of public and government engagement with science, and this is also my professional aspiration. With this research opportunity at WildCRU I am excited to advance my abilities in academic research and writing, while also making some nifty map graphics and policy relevant methodologies. And, I hope, finding opportunities to engage with the public along the way!