I am a PhD student in the Centre for Agri-Environmental Research within the Department of Agriculture, Policy and Development at the University of Reading, with external supervision from the Institute of Zoology at the Zoological Society of London, and the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation, who have provided the long-term Fody monitoring dataset.
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PhD in a pandemic
It’s been an interesting few months, globally and personally, and I haven’t had the time for this blog that I would have liked. But things are settling down (personally), at least for now, so it’s time for an update. When Covid-19 hit the UK in March, I was in the process of writing up my …
Thinking like a scientist
Being a scientist, or even working towards being a scientist, changes the way you think. It does for me, anyway. For example, I’m currently reading (and loving) The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon. My favourite type of book- long meaty fantasy that starts with a map, female characters who DO things, lots …
More Fody talk
Yesterday I did a talk for the Science in Reading group; a bit last-minute as their planned speaker pulled out on Monday, so there was a panicked tweet sent out asking for any female speakers available on Wednesday. Initially I didn’t think I could because I’d need a babysitter; but I managed to make it …
