Dr Nicola Weber

Interests:

I am an ecologist with a varied background having studied seals, birds and badgers in the UK, and sea turtles, seabirds, land crabs and invasive species on Ascension Island in the South Atlantic. I enjoy carrying out research that has practical applications, in particular for biodiversity conservation, and have been involved in the drafting and implementation of biodiversity action plans and legislation to underpin change. I have current research interests in marine management and conservation, island ecology, and am involved with projects in the UK’s Overseas Territories, which support over 90% of the UK’s unique biodiversity. I am also interested in the communication of science and the role of citizen science.

BSc (Hons) Marine & Environmental Biology, University of St Andrews (2007)

MSc Conservation & Biodiversity, University of Exeter (2008)

PhD Biological Sciences, Quantifying contact rates and space use in the Eurasian bager (Meles meles): Implications for the transmission of bovine tuberculosis, University of Exeter (2011)

ASPIRE Fellowship/ Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (2019)

Senior Lecturer, University of Exeter (2022 - present)

Lecturer, University of Exeter (2019 - 2022)

Associate Lecturer, University of Exeter (2017-2019)

Conservation Advisor, UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum (2017 - 2019)

Head of Conservation, Ascension Island Government (2013-2016)

Darwin Post-Doctoral Researcher (2012-2013) Developing and Implementing a Biodiversity Action Plan for Ascension Island

OTEP Post-Doctoral Researcher (2011-2012): Status Assessment of Marine Turtles on Ascension Island