In my lab we study how insects see and use information from their environment to control their behaviour and navigate through the world.

• Insect vision and sensory systems

• How bees and other insects navigate

• Visual control of flight

• Evolution of insect eyes

• Effects of temperature and climate change on pollinators

Typical MSc projects may involve behavioural experiments with bees or other insects, studying insect eyes using 3D imaging, fieldwork, or analysing how environmental conditions affect vision, flight and behaviour.

In my lab we study how wild animals have evolved and changed through time, using DNA from both living and extinct species.

• Ancient DNA and palaeogenomics

• Evolution of extinct mammals

• Population history and genetic diversity

• Effects of past climate change

Typical MSc projects may involve DNA sequencing, bioinformatics, evolutionary analyses, and comparisons between ancient and modern populations.

In my lab we study how animal populations and species have changed through time by combining ancient and modern genomic data.

• Ancient DNA and genomics

• Evolution and population history

• Genetic diversity and adaptation

• Computational analysis of genomic data

Typical MSc projects may involve bioinformatics, genome analysis, evolutionary modelling, and working with datasets from ancient or modern animal populations.

In my lab we study how animals adapt to seasonal and environmental changes, and how genetic variation contributes to this adaptation.

• Genetic basis of adaptation

• Seasonal traits and environmental responses

• Temperature and climate effects

• Hybridisation and evolution

Typical MSc projects may combine field or laboratory work with genetic, genomic and statistical analyses.

In my lab we study how sexual selection and reproduction shape the evolution of animals.

• Mate choice and sexual selection

• Competition between males and females

• Reproductive behaviour and traits

• Evolution of mating strategies

Typical MSc projects may involve behavioural experiments, comparative analyses across species, and studies of reproductive traits.

In my lab we study how insects respond to seasonal environments and how their development and life cycles evolve.

• Insect development and life cycles

• Seasonal timing and diapause

• Effects of temperature on development

• Evolution of developmental plasticity

Typical MSc projects may involve raising insects, laboratory experiments, fieldwork, and analysing how environmental conditions affect development and survival.

In my lab we study how brains, behaviour and other traits evolve, and how these traits influence the way animals interact with each other.

• Evolution of brains and cognition

• Animal behaviour

• Social behaviour and mate choice

• Experimental evolution

Typical MSc projects may involve behavioural experiments, measurements of brain structure, genetics, or experimental evolution, often using fish as model organisms.

In my lab we study genetic diversity in wild populations and how it can be protected to help species survive environmental change.

• Conservation genetics and genomics

• Genetic diversity in wild populations

• Population structure and connectivity

• Genetic effects of human activities

Typical MSc projects may involve genetic or genomic datasets, population-genetic analyses, modelling, and applications to conservation management.

In my lab we study how genetic and developmental processes influence the ability of organisms to evolve.

• Evolutionary dynamics

• Genetic and developmental variation

• Evolutionary responses to environmental change

• Mathematical and computational models

Typical MSc projects may involve mathematical modelling, computer simulations, evolutionary theory, and analysis of biological datasets.

In my lab we study the ecology, genetics and conservation of wild animal populations, with a particular focus on the Arctic fox.

• Arctic fox ecology and conservation

• Population genetics

• Genetic diversity and inbreeding

• Population dynamics and species interactions

Typical MSc projects may combine fieldwork with genetic analyses, ecological monitoring, statistical modelling, or analysis of long-term population data.

In my lab we study how natural selection and sexual selection shape animal behaviour and evolutionary change..

• Mating behaviour and sexual selection

• Genetic basis of behaviour and adaptation

• Temperature and climate effects on behavior

• Evolution of mating systems

Typical MSc projects may involve behavioural experiments, experimental evolution, genetics, and analysis of how different environments affect reproductive success. 

In my lab we study how populations adapt and evolve when their environment changes, using experimental evolution to understand the process.

• Adaptation to environmental stress

• Experimental evolution

• Genetic changes during adaptation

• Hybridisation and evolution

Typical MSc projects may involve laboratory evolution experiments, genome sequencing, genetic analysis, and measuring changes in traits over generations.

In my lab we study how parasites and disease influence animal behaviour, reproduction and evolution.

• Host–parasite interactions

• Evolution of disease resistance

• Parasites and reproductive success

• Behavioural responses to infection

Typical MSc projects may involve behavioural experiments, ecological studies, parasite measurements, and analysis of evolutionary or population data.

In my lab we study how genetic variation allows wild populations to adapt to their environments and how evolution changes traits.

• Genetic basis of adaptation

• Evolutionary genomics

• Adaptation to environmental change

• Links between genes, traits and ecology

Typical MSc projects may combine fieldwork with genomic, genetic and bioinformatic approaches, using natural populations and experimental methods.

In my lab we study how animals learn to communicate and how social and environmental experiences shape communication behaviour.

• Bird song and vocal communication

• Behavioural learning

• Social communication

• Evolution of communication

Typical MSc projects may involve observing birds in the field, analysing recordings of animal communication, behavioural experiments, and genetic or molecular approaches.

In my lab we study how natural and sexual selection shape genetic variation and evolutionary change.

• Evolutionary genetics and genomics

• Sexual selection

• Adaptation

• Genetic differences between populations

Typical MSc projects may involve genome and population-genetic data, statistical analysis, bioinformatics, and studying how selection produces differences between individuals or populations.