Dr Alex Pigot (Principal Investigator) Royal Society Senior Research Fellow
Rob Barber
Rob is studying for his PhD investigating the macroevolutionary dynamics of traits under natural and sexual selection across the global bird radiation. Rob's primary supervisor is Joseph Tobias (link) at Imperial College.
Rob is studying for his PhD investigating the macroevolutionary dynamics of traits under natural and sexual selection across the global bird radiation. Rob's primary supervisor is Joseph Tobias (link) at Imperial College.
Gino Brignoli
Gino is a PhD student investigating how land use change influences avian functional diversity and ecological processes (e.g. predation) in Kenya. Gino's primary supervisor is Julia Day (link).
Gino is a PhD student investigating how land use change influences avian functional diversity and ecological processes (e.g. predation) in Kenya. Gino's primary supervisor is Julia Day (link).
Adrienne Etard
Adrienne is a final year PhD student researching how species functional traits mediate the response of biodiversity to global environmental change. Adrienne's primary supervisor is Tim Newbold (link).
Adrienne is a final year PhD student researching how species functional traits mediate the response of biodiversity to global environmental change. Adrienne's primary supervisor is Tim Newbold (link).
Muyang Lu
Muyang is currently a PhD student with Walter Jetz visiting our group under a Yale-UCL collaborative exchange program. Muyang's research is developing new approaches for modelling species ecological niches and understanding climate risks to biodiversity. We are excited that Muyang will be starting as a Post-doc in the group from September 2022.
Muyang is currently a PhD student with Walter Jetz visiting our group under a Yale-UCL collaborative exchange program. Muyang's research is developing new approaches for modelling species ecological niches and understanding climate risks to biodiversity. We are excited that Muyang will be starting as a Post-doc in the group from September 2022.
Tanaya Nair
Tanaya is currently completing her MRes project investigating the spatial scaling of climate risks to biodiversity.
Tanaya is currently completing her MRes project investigating the spatial scaling of climate risks to biodiversity.
Alex Rabeau
Alex has recently started his PhD, examining the resilience of ecological communities to climate change, by linking information on species climatic and trophic niches. Alex's primary supervisor is Joseph Tobias (link) at Imperial College.
Alex has recently started his PhD, examining the resilience of ecological communities to climate change, by linking information on species climatic and trophic niches. Alex's primary supervisor is Joseph Tobias (link) at Imperial College.
Bouwe Reijenga
Bouwe is in the final year of his PhD, funded by the Royal Society. His research seeks to understand how species ecological interactions shape the evolution of species diversity.
Bouwe is in the final year of his PhD, funded by the Royal Society. His research seeks to understand how species ecological interactions shape the evolution of species diversity.
Dr Ferran Sayol
Ferran is a Marie Curie research fellow. His research is addressing the role of behaviour and intelligence in the assembly and functioning of ecosystems.
Ferran is a Marie Curie research fellow. His research is addressing the role of behaviour and intelligence in the assembly and functioning of ecosystems.
Former lab members
Julia Alexander: Julia worked as a research assistant in the group helping us to assemble data on the traits and composition of ecological communities.
Chloe Bentz: Cloe worked as a research assistant in the group assembling and analyzing a database on animal mass mortality events, part of an project with Marcus Lashley (link) and Carolina Baruzzi (link) at the University of Florida
Martina Burgo: Martina completed her final year Msci project in our group, modelling risks to seagrass communities from marine heatwaves. Martina is now a PhD Candidate at ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University (link).
Alex Cranston: Alex undertook his MRes project in our group, investigating the link between song evolution and rates of speciation in suboscine passerines.
Rebecca Lovell: Rebecca completed her final year Msci project in our group, modelling the spread of alien invasive birds. In 2021, Rebecca started a PhD with Ally Phillimore (phillimore.bio.ed.ac.uk/AllyPhillimore) at the University of Edinburgh.
Muthoni Njuguna: Muthoni completed her MRes project in our group, investigating how multiple human global change drivers are interacting to cause mass mortality events in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems
Dr Ingrid Olivares: Ingrid was a visiting research fellow in our group funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. Her research aims to understand the ecological processes regulating species diversity in palms and ferns. Ingrid is now a postdoctoral researcher at ETH Zurich.
Connie Whiting: Connie undertook her MRes project in our group, testing he links between biodiversity and ecosystem function across avian communities.
Jingyi Yang: Jingyi worked as a research assistant in the group leading the assembly of a database on responses of bird populations to heatwaves.
Chloe Yuen: Chloe completed her MRes project in our group, developing models for predicting the distribution of animal mass mortality events in response to climate and land use change.
Julia Alexander: Julia worked as a research assistant in the group helping us to assemble data on the traits and composition of ecological communities.
Chloe Bentz: Cloe worked as a research assistant in the group assembling and analyzing a database on animal mass mortality events, part of an project with Marcus Lashley (link) and Carolina Baruzzi (link) at the University of Florida
Martina Burgo: Martina completed her final year Msci project in our group, modelling risks to seagrass communities from marine heatwaves. Martina is now a PhD Candidate at ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University (link).
Alex Cranston: Alex undertook his MRes project in our group, investigating the link between song evolution and rates of speciation in suboscine passerines.
Rebecca Lovell: Rebecca completed her final year Msci project in our group, modelling the spread of alien invasive birds. In 2021, Rebecca started a PhD with Ally Phillimore (phillimore.bio.ed.ac.uk/AllyPhillimore) at the University of Edinburgh.
Muthoni Njuguna: Muthoni completed her MRes project in our group, investigating how multiple human global change drivers are interacting to cause mass mortality events in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems
Dr Ingrid Olivares: Ingrid was a visiting research fellow in our group funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. Her research aims to understand the ecological processes regulating species diversity in palms and ferns. Ingrid is now a postdoctoral researcher at ETH Zurich.
Connie Whiting: Connie undertook her MRes project in our group, testing he links between biodiversity and ecosystem function across avian communities.
Jingyi Yang: Jingyi worked as a research assistant in the group leading the assembly of a database on responses of bird populations to heatwaves.
Chloe Yuen: Chloe completed her MRes project in our group, developing models for predicting the distribution of animal mass mortality events in response to climate and land use change.
