Harriet Newhouse
My main interests lie in conservation biology and the impacts of climate change on biodiversity, however I am also passionate about public education and public engagement with science. 
 
My current research aims to identify the key drivers of global ecotourism.  I will propose a novel use for stochastic optimisation algorithms to highlight priority conservation sites for ecotourism based on cost-benefits statistics. By modelling the future distribution of species under predictions of climate change, I aim to model how ecotourism patterns might change in the future.

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Position:  MSc Student in the Department of Biosciences
Supervised by: Dr. Stephen Willis & Dr. Philip Stephens,
Membership: Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution Research (BEER) Centre, 
                        
Contact Details: Department of Biosciences,
                             Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE.
                             Email: h.l.newhouse@durham.ac.uk

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Education

2015-present            MSc by Research, Durham University, UK
2011-2015                BSc (Hons) Zoology with Study Abroad, Durham University, UK
2013-2014                Study Abroad Year, University of British Columbia ​, Canada

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Selected Awards and Fellowships

Durham University Award for the Greatest Contribution to the Academic Community, 2014-2015
Durham University Ambassador for Students Studying Abroad , 2013-2014
Durham University Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Academic Excellence , 2012-2013