We are pleased to welcome Rachel Dobson back to Durham for her post-doc position on the impacts of climate and land-use change on Key Biodiversity Areas in Ecuador.
Welcome also to our new PhD students:
Emma Hill previously studied at Newcastle University and is starting a project looking at European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) migration with Christine, Steve and Phil.
Faezeh Fatemizadeh graduated in environmental science from the University of Tehran and has joined us to investigate the potential impacts of changes in climate and land use on rare breeding bird species in Britain with Steve and the UK Rare Breeding Birds Panel.
Keiron Young will be researching the occupancy and density of the badger (Meles meles) in the UK with Phil.
We are also pleased to welcome Andrew Doyle to the group, who is working towards an MRes in Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) migration with Christine.