In a funny coincidence, the pre-published manuscript of the black solider fly paper that I co-authored, which I submitted to ORA (Oxford University Research Archive), was the 35,000th paper to be deposited to the archive (yay it is almost like winning the...
The black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) is rapidly becoming a very popular agricultural insect since it is easy to farm, does not carry diseases, and can be used to reduce organic waste (by eating it) with the resulting larval or pupal mass then used as a rich food...
I’m currently on Jersey enjoying teaching on the Island Ecology module that forms part of the MSc in Island Biodiversity and Conservation offered by the Jersey International Centre of Advanced Studies and accredited by the University of Exeter. It is especially...
As part of my role of co-director the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education’s Postgraduate Certificate of Ecological Survey Techniques, I get the pleasure of supervising or marking a number of very interesting field projects every year. However,...
Last autumn, I was a visiting professor at the University of the Balearic Islands in Mallorca for two months, and while I didn’t find any of the Meta bourneti cave spiders, I originally wanted to study, I did manage to find multiple Metellina merianae spiders in...
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