Our team
BUG staff originate from a range of backgrounds, including environmental consultancies, regulatory bodies, research councils, industry and academia; thus, providing a balanced appreciation of clients’ needs and regulator expectations.
Our core staff are internationally recognised leaders in their respective fields of research and, supported by a comprehensive laboratory and field monitoring capability, we provide our clients with a ‘one-stop-shop’ for ecological monitoring and scientific advisory services.
Our dedicated project managers are experienced environmental consultants with exemplary track-records in customer care and the delivery of projects on time and on budget.
Dr Adrian Pinder
Director / Principal Fisheries Scientist (BU Global Environmental Solutions)
Key Skills
Impact Assessment (EcIA), fish ecology, larval and juvenile fish, invasive species, migratory behaviour, recreational fisheries management, threatened species. Experienced project manager and environmental consultant.
Dr Andy Harrison
Project Manager / Principal Fisheries Scientist (BU Global Environmental Solutions)
Key Skills
Freshwater fish ecology, Home Office licenced for fish surgery, Impact Assessment (EcIA), Water Framework Directive, Eels Regulations. CAA approved drone pilot with Permission for Commercial Operations. Experienced project manager and environmental consultant.
Professor Mark Everard
Associate (BU Global Environmental Solutions)
Key Skills
Ecosystem services, aquatic ecosystems, sustainable livelihoods, sociological systems, science communication, sustainable development.
John Davy-Bowker
Associate (BU Global Environmental Solutions)
Key Skills
Invertebrate taxonomy, freshwater bioassessment, RIVPACS, RICT, Water Framework Directive.
Rebecca Emmett
Associate (BU Global Environmental Solutions)
Key Skills
Freshwater macroinvertebrate taxonomy, fish scale ageing, pollution assessment.
Louise Foster
Associate (BU Global Environmental Solutions)
Key Skills
Marine macroinvertebrate taxonomy, freshwater invertebrate taxonomy, laboratory quality control (NMBAQC).
Dr Marc Naura
Associate (BU Global Environmental Solutions)
Key Skills
River Habitat Survey, river restoration, hydromorphology, geomorphology, ecology, data analysis and modelling.
Emma Nolan
PhD student (Department of Life and Environmental Sciences)
Key Skills
Fish biology and ecology. Investigating the trophic ecology, movement, behaviour and interactions of the native pike (Esox lucius) and the non-native zander (Sander lucioperca).
Pete Davies
PhD student (Department of Life and Environmental Sciences)
Key Skills
Spatial ecology of migratory fish, river restoration ecology, acoustic telemetry.
Victoria Dominguez Almela
PhD student (Department of Life and Environmental Sciences)
Key Skills
Investigating the invasiveness of alien freshwater fishes by modelling their invasion dynamics to inform management programmes.
Ben Parker
PhD student (Department of Life and Environmental Sciences)
Key Skills
Fish ecology, parasitology, global change biology. Investigating microplastics in freshwater fish.
Emily Winter
PhD student (Department of Life and Environmental Sciences)
Key Skills
The behavioural ecology of lowland river fishes: insights from integrating telemetry and stable isotope analysis.
Olivia Simmons
PhD student (Department of Life and Environmental Sciences)
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Sinead Morris
PhD student (Department of Life and Environmental Sciences)
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