New paper on behavioural flexibility in spiders

by | Apr 5, 2013

My last paper from my research at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama has now finally been published. The study has taken quite a while to get out. First because it took a while to find the right home for it (although I appreciate the useful comments...

Animal behaviour courses for the public in Oxford

by | Mar 13, 2013

This spring/summer I will be teaching two courses in animal behaviour aimed for the general public. Both courses are introductions to animal behaviour taught at a first year undergraduate level, which assume no prior knowledge of biology (a brief introduction to...

Non-sticky spiral paper out in JEB

by | Sep 11, 2012

The first proper paper from the ‘Structure and forces in orb webs’ project is out in the Journal of Experimental Biology. In this paper we measure web geometry and silk material properties, and use these, together with published data on pre-stress, to...

Collaborative paper on cues during sticky spiral construction

by | Jun 13, 2012

I have collaborated with Prof. William G. Eberhard from the Smithsonian Institute and the Universidad de Costa Rica on a study exploring the cues that orb spiders use during The study has just been published in: Eberhard, W. G. and Hesselberg, T. (2012). Cues that...

Part-time fellowship advisor

by | Jan 22, 2012

This year I have started a part-time position as fellowship advisor for the Daphne Jackson Trust based at the University of Surrey in Guildford. The Daphne Jackson Trust offers fellowship to people with a background in a STEM field, who wishes to return to active...

Part-time Director of Studies position

by | Jan 9, 2012

I have been offered and accepted a part-time position (0.2 FTE) as Director of Studies for Biological Sciences at the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education. The main responsibilities include to organise and oversee the teaching of biological courses in...