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 Robert Britton
Professor of Fish Ecology (DLES)
Key Skills
Fish biology and ecology. Impacts of invasive fish species. Spread of diseases associated with invasive fish species.
Dr Roger Herbert
Principal Academic in Coastal and Marine Biology (DLES)
Key Skills
Marine and coastal ecology and conservation. Coastal lagoon specialist.
Professor Richard Stillman
Professor in Applied Ecology (DLES)
Key Skills
Ecology and behaviour of birds. Predicting the effect of environmental change on birds. Ecological modelling.
Dr Alice Hall
Post-doctoral Researcher (DLES)
Key Skills
Intertidal ecology, ecological enhancement, coastal artificial structures, habitat creation, marine fish surveys, underwater video surveys.
Dr Catie Gutmann Roberts
Post-doctoral Researcher (DLES)
Key Skills
Migration ecology and phenology, fish biology and ecology, geomorphology, invasive species, diet reconstruction and trophic ecology, citizen science, public engagement.
Dr 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.
Dr Demetra Andreou
Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science (DLES)
Key Skills
Parasitology, population genetics, evolutionary ecology, eDNA.
Dr Emilie Hardouin
Lecturer in Conservation Genetics (DLES)
Key Skills
Population genetics and evolutionary ecology.
Dr Elena Cantarello
Lecturer in Environmental Science (DLES)
Key Skills
Assessment of forest habitat condition, forest ecosystem services and management regimes, carbon management, green technologies, renewable energy, green economy.
Dr Phillipa Gillingham
Senior Lecturer in Biogeography (DLES)
Key Skills
Ecology and conservation of upland ecosystems. Effects of climate change on species distributions and conservation.
Dr Anita Diaz
Professor in Conservation (DLES)
Key Skills
Terrestrial ecology, ecological restoration, grazing ecology.
Dr Kathy Hodder
Senior Lecturer in Conservation Ecology (DLES)
Key Skills
Restoration and conservation ecology, terrestrial and aquatic biotelemetry, small mammal ecology.
Dr Iain Green
Lecturer in Biological Sciences (DLES)
Key Skills
Forensic investigation, pollution ecology, trace metal homeostasis and detoxification in cells, soil science.
Dr Duncan Golicher
Senior Lecturer in Geoinformatics (DLES)
Key Skills
Landscape ecology, deforestation, landscape change, species distribution modelling, spatial modelling.
Professor Rick Stafford
Lecturer in Computational Ecology (DLES)
Key Skills
Marine biology, computational ecology, statistics, E-learning.
Dr Sally Brown
Deputy Head of Department (DLES)
Key Skills
Coastal management, coastal processes, climate change adaptation, adapting to sea-level rise.
Dr Daniel Franklin
Principal Academic in Environmental Science (DLES)
Key Skills
Environmental science, phytoplankton ecology, aquatic microbiology, flow cytometry, biological oceanography, cyanobacteria.
Andy Ford
Lecturer in Geoinformatics (DLES)
Key Skills
Geoarchaeology, glaciology, geomorphology, mass-movement, remote sensing (airborne laser scanning, photogrammetry, Synthetic Aperture Radar).
Professor Ross Hill
Professor in Remote Sensing (DLES)
Key Skills
Remote sensing of forests and habitats.
Professor Amanda Korstjens
Associate Professor in Behavioural Ecology (DLES)
Key Skills
Behaviour, ecology and conservation of primates and other animals
Professor Genoveva Esteban
Professor in Microbial Biodiversity (DLES)
Key Skills
Microbial ecology, biodiversity and biogeography.
Dr Luciana Esteves
Principal Academic in Physical Geography (DLES)
Key Skills
Coastal processes. Erosion and flood risk management. Managed realignment. Shoreline change. Coastal management. Human-induced climate change impacts on caosts.
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)
Key Skills
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