Professor Dave Hodgson

About me:

I am a quantitative ecologist, with key interests in demography, life history evolution, conservation, wildlife disease, and the interplay between ecological and evolutionary dynamics. I model the dynamics of structured populations, with a specific interest in how populations respond to disturbances. I use global databases of life history, extinction risk and invasiveness to try to predict the endangered and invasive species of the future. I use state of the art statistical analyses to detect signal among noise in complex ecological datasets.

I am a member Centre for Ecology and Conservation, ranked 2nd in the world for the quality of our Ecology Research (AWRU 2025).

I have acted as Head of Department, Associate Dean for Education, Director of Education, for the University. I have also acted as Secretary and Vice President of the British Ecological Society. Right now I am rediscovering the joys of being an ordinary Professor of Ecology.

Qualifications:

1998 PhD (Imperial - Silwood Park)
1993 BSc (Massey University, NZ)

Career:

2017- Professor of Ecology
2012-2016 Associate Professor of Ecology, University of Exeter
2009-2012 Senior Lecturer in Ecology, University of Exeter
2002-2009 Lecturer in Ecology, University of Exeter
2001-2002 Post doctoral researcher: GM risk assessment. CEH Oxford
1998-2001 Postdoctoral researcher: Genotypic variation in baculoviruses. CEH Oxford

Departmental Roles:

2018- Head of Biosciences & Centre for Ecology & Conservation, Penryn Campus.
2018- Director of the Centre for Ecology & Conservation
2015-2018 Associate Dean for Education, College of Life and Environmental Sciences
2012-2015 Director of Education, College of Life & Environmental Sciences, Penryn Campus

External Roles:

2018- Vice President of the British Ecological Society
2013-2016 Honorary Secretary of the British Ecological Society