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Ecology and Conservation

Leadership Team

Name Position Bio Email
Professor Dave Hodgson Head of Department I am proud to be head of this amazing Department, and look forward to welcoming you should you visit us. D.J.Hodgson@exeter.ac.uk
Dr Sarah Hodge Deputy Head of Department I lead on widening participation activities within the department and provide pastoral support to International Students. s.j.hodge@exeter.ac.uk
Professor Angus Buckling Deputy Head of Department I work on the evolutionary ecology of microbes, primarily by studying evolution and ecology in real-time. a.j.buckling@exeter.ac.uk
Lisa Morgan Department Manager My role is to foster collaboration between academic colleagues and professional service departments. l.j.morgan@exeter.ac.uk
Dr Chris Laing Director of Education & Student Experience I have been an E&S lecturer at Exeter since 2013, and Director of Education and Student Experience since 2022. c.g.laing@exeter.ac.uk
Professor Edze Westra Co-Director of Research & Impact I am dedicated to mentorship and support ECR’s in their career progression. e.r.westra@exeter.ac.uk
Professor Jeremy Field Co-Director of Research & Impact I study the evolution and ecology of social behaviour and parental care, using insects as model systems. j.p.field@exeter.ac.uk
Dr Jason Chapman Director of Global Engagement I am an Associate Professor of Movement Ecology, studying global patterns of insect migration. j.chapman2@exeter.ac.uk
Professor Martin Stevens Director of Business & Engagement I am a Professor of Sensory and Evolutionary Ecology and Director of Business, Engagement, and Innovation for the Centre for Ecology and Conservation. martin.stevens@exeter.ac.uk
Dr Barbara Tschirren Director of Early Career Researchers I am a Senior Lecturer in Evolutionary Ecology and Early Career Researcher Officer for the Centre for Ecology and Conservation. b.tschirren@exeter.ac.uk
Dr Nick Royle Director of Postgraduate Research My research centres on how organisms respond and adapt to changes in the environments they experience. n.j.royle@exeter.ac.uk
Dr Andy Pye Co-Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion I am passionate about creating an inclusive and supportive environment for staff and students. I am also a Principal Fellow of AdvanceHE. a.j.pye@exeter.ac.uk
Dr MD Sharma Co-Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion I am also Co-Chair of the institutional Race Equality Group. m.d.sharma@exeter.ac.uk
Dr Bram Kuijper Director of Student Recruitment

I focus on broadening international attention to our degree programmes.

A.L.W.Kuijper@exeter.ac.uk