Plenary speakers
Tim Clutton-Brock
Professor Tim Clutton-Brock FRS is Director of Research and formerly Prince Philip Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge.
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He is currently the leader of the Large Animal Research Group, where his research has primarily focused on long-term studies of Red Deer, Soay Sheep, and Meerkats.
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In 2012, he was awarded the Darwin medal from the Royal Society for his work on the diversity of animal societies.
Jane Catford
Dr Jane Catford is a Reader in Ecology at the Department of Geography, King’s College London, UK and Honorary Fellow at the School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Australia.
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She has worked in terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems across the world, and uses theoretical, quantitative and empirical approaches in her work.
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She is an Editor for the journals Conservation Letters, Journal of Ecology and Neobiota, and is a member of the British Ecological Society's Publications Committee.