by Thomas | Sep 30, 2020
The study arising from the very interesting horizon scan workshop that I participated in in May of last year has now been published in Oikos. It has been very interesting to be part of multiple author paper expertly lead by Prof Zenobia Lewis from the University of...
by Thomas | Jul 2, 2020
I have had the great pleasure of being involved in a study on invertebrates in Gcwihaba cave in Botswana (sadly remotely so far, although I hope to visit the cave one day). The cave is the largest one in Botswana, and relatively well visited by tourists, but...
by Thomas | Feb 13, 2020
The latest issue of the New Scientist (8 Feb 2020) has an interesting article on spider cognition written by the science journalist and writer David Robson. While the article focus somewhat on the impressive cognitive abilities of the jumping spider Portia (although I...
by Thomas | Feb 11, 2020
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...
by Thomas | Nov 10, 2019
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...
by Thomas | Oct 15, 2019
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...
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