Professional Activities
Selected Professional Activities
External Administrative or Committee Role
- NERC Panel 4 Chair, Invited (2021 - 2025) (External Administrative or Committee Role)
- NERC Independent Research Fellowships Panel Chair, Invited (Natural Environment Research Council, 2023) (External Administrative or Committee Role)
Internal Administrative or Committee Role
- Panel Co-Chair Internal NERC Peer Review College (University, 2024 - present) (Internal Administrative or Committee Role)
Conference Roles
- Plenary Speaker at 7th International Mouse Meeting 2024, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Porto, Portugal, 2024)
- Plenary Speaker MGSE, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (MGSE Symposium, University of Munster, 2018)
- Plenary Speaker BoS, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Biology of Spermatozoa 14, 2017)
- Keynote Speaker ECBB, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Vienna, Austria, 2016)
- Plenary Speaker ASAB, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (UK, 2015)
- Plenary Speaker EMPSEB, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Cornwall UK, 2013)
- Plenary Speaker SEEDS, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Bern, Switzerland, 2012)
- Keynote speaker BoS, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (UK, 2011)
- Keynote Speaker ICZ, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Paris, 2008)
- Conference organiser ASAB Easter meeting (Liverpool, 2017)
- Future Directions in Conservation Science conference, by Invitation (UK, 2016 - 2017)
- Reproductive competition in mammals at Symposium Organiser (Belfast, 2013)
- International Symposium on Sperm Competition and Reproductive Strategies at Conference Organiser (Otaru, Japan, 2005)
Editorships
- Behavioral Ecology (Editorial Board, 2016 - 2019)
- Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society (Guest Editor, 2013 - 2014)
- Evolution (Associate Editor, 2009 - 2012)
- Animal Behaviour (Editor, 2006 - 2009)
- Animal Behaviour (Consultant Editor, 2004 - 2007)
Examination Roles
- University of Lyon, Thesis defence (PhD, 2024)
- University of Vienna, Habilitation thesis (PhD, 2024)
- Plymouth University, PhD (2021)
- University of Cambridge, PhD (2018)
- University of Oxford, DPhil (PhD, 2016)
- University of Bern, PhD (2015)
- University of Cambridge, PhD (2013)
- University of Oxford, DPhil (PhD, 2011)
- University of Oxford, MPhil (2010)
- University of Alberta, PhD (2009)
- University of Melbourne, PhD (2006)
- University of East Anglia, PhD (2006)
- University of Western Australia, PhD (2005)
- University of Nottingham, MPhil (2005)
- University of Leeds, PhD (2004)
- University of Melbourne, PhD (2002)
External Administrative or Committee Roles
- NERC Panel 4 Chair, Invited (2021 - 2025)
- NERC Independent Research Fellowships Panel Chair, Invited (Natural Environment Research Council, 2023)
- NERC DTP2 Panel, Invited (2017 - 2018)
- ASAB Secretary, Invited (2018 - 2023)
- ASAB Secretary of Grants Committee, Invited (2012 - 2015)
- ASAB Council Member, Invited (2011 - 2012)
Internal Administrative or Committee Roles
- Panel Co-Chair Internal NERC Peer Review College (University, 2024 - present)
- ACCE NERC DTP Interview & Selection Panels (University)
- Committee member IVES Fellowship Group (School / Institute, 2023 - present)
Organisations I have been associated with
- Cheshire Wildlife Trust (2018 - present)
- Chester Zoo (2015 - present)
- People's Trust for Endangered Species (2019 - present)
- Genus plc (2010 - 2014)