The team are joined by Brazilian recruit Fábio de Assis Pinto, a PhD student from Sam Elliot’s lab at the Universidade Federal de Viçosa in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Tweedle dee and tweedle dum: Bobby (left) and Fabio (right) at the Wray Scarecrow Festival. (c) Catherine Reavey
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It’s another sad day as we say goodbye to post-doc Catherine Reavey, who leaves us after just 9 months. We hope to see her back one day.
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Yamini (research technician in iPEG for the past 7 years) leaves us to start a new life with the USA! She will be greatly missed by the rest of the team and by her many friends in Lancaster. Bon voyage, Yamini. Top: Yamini, Phill, Catherine, Bobby & Rachel at Yamini’s leaving party. Above: The team […]
Read MoreKen and ex-iPEG post-doc Rob Graham publish a new paper in Biology Letters looking at how the effects density-dependent prophylaxis is transmitted across generations. The paper is entitled “Transgenerational effects modulate density-dependent prophylactic resistance to viral infection in a lepidopteran pest”. Ken also co-authors a review on insect migration in Ecology Letters with Jason Chapman […]
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Aislinn begins her 3 month placement with CABI, looking at e-plant clinics in Kenya. Photo: Aislinn Pearson © BBSRC Food Security DTP
Read MoreEx-iPEG PhD student Clare Benskin publishes a paper from her PhD thesis on blue tit microbiota in the journal Ecology & Evolution. The paper is entitled “Life history correlates of faecal bacterial species richness in a wild population of the blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus.” and is co-authored by Ken, Glenn Rhodes, Roger Pickup, Mark Mainwaring […]
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Ken and ex-postdoc Rob Graham (now at Harper-Adams University) have been awarded an RCUK-CONFAP Research Partnerships award to collaborate with researchers in Brazil (Universidade Federal de Viçosa and EMBRAPA) and the UK (University of Greenwich) on a project entitled “Impact and biological control of a new invasive global crop pest in Brazil”. Main photo: Helicoverpa […]
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Dr Hope and Dr Donkersley are awarded their PhDs and reflect on their PhD experience. Dr Philip Donkersley, Dr Rachel Hope and Dr Laura Hobbs at the Graduation Ceremony (c) Lancaster Environment Centre
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This year held at The Gregson Centre. The two “Mystery DJs” turned out to not be so myseterious afterall. Highlight of the evening was a dance-off between Bobby and Ken! The result? A tie (after adjusting for age!).
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Dr Adams successfully defends her thesis “Beekeeping Knowledge, Honey Bee Health and Environmental Stewardship: a Cross-disciplinary Study”. Her examiners were Prof Sally Eden (external) and Dr Ben Neimark (internal). Her PhD supervisors were Rebecca Ellis and Ken Wilson. Well done, Emily! Emily with Rebecca, Philip and Ben post-viva (c) Bobby Holdbrook
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