Student Spotlight - Sam Ashby Email: sam.s.ashby@gmail.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sashby2/ I am a postgraduate student at the University of Sussex, having recently graduated from the University of Reading with a BSc Zoology degree. My BSc thesis focused on grey squirrel (Sciurus … [Read more...] about Predator cue avoidance in grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis)
Blogs
See below for our latest blog posts:
Britain’s shrews – living on a knife edge
by Fiona Mathews, Mammal Society Chair and Professor of Environmental Biology at University of Sussex This article first appeared in British Wildlife magazine in April 2021 A new European Mammal Atlas is currently being assembled. This extraordinarily complex undertaking, collating data on 242 … [Read more...] about Britain’s shrews – living on a knife edge
Mammal Society Annual General Meeting – 18 April 2021
Please join us for our AGM at 11am on Sunday 18 April 2021 to find out about the Society's activities over the last year. As last year, we will be holding the AGM by Zoom and the link is here: Join https://universityofsussex.zoom.us/j/91978930977; Meeting ID: 919 7893 0977 We have received … [Read more...] about Mammal Society Annual General Meeting – 18 April 2021
Optimising Small Mammal Trapping by Considering Environmental Factors
Student Spotlight - Luke Owen Email: lukehowen1999@gmail.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/luke-owen-310057181 I recently completed a BSc in Zoology at the University of Lincoln where I conducted my dissertation research on investigating which environmental factors affect small mammal trapping … [Read more...] about Optimising Small Mammal Trapping by Considering Environmental Factors
Volunteer mountain hare survey
by Fiona Mathews, Mammal Society Chair and Professor of Environmental Biology at University of Sussex This article first appeared in British Wildlife magazine in March 2021 The Mammal Society, along with our partners NatureScot, British Trust for Ornithology, The James Hutton Institute and the … [Read more...] about Volunteer mountain hare survey
Monitoring Mammals with a Drop of Water
Student Spotlight - Holly Broadhurst Email: h.a.broadhurst@edu.salford.ac.uk Twitter: @BroadhurstHolly Instagram: @PinkHaired_Scientist Lab website: https://sites.google.com/view/mcdevittlab/home I have just entered the 2nd year of my PhD at the University of Salford, in collaboration with … [Read more...] about Monitoring Mammals with a Drop of Water
Placement opportunity at Mammal Society – Race4Nature
The organisation Race4Nature is making use of the government's Kickstart scheme to tackle the longstanding lack of racial diversity in the environmental sector. The environmental sector is officially the second-least racially diverse profession in the country, after farming. This is a real problem, … [Read more...] about Placement opportunity at Mammal Society – Race4Nature
The Secret Social Lives of Horseshoe Bats
Student Spotlight - Luke Romaine Email: luke.romaine@bristol.ac.uk Twitter: @lukerbio Lab website: https://www.garethjoneslab.com/ Beady black eyes, enormous ears, and a satellite dish for a nose. Of course, I am referring to none other than the horseshoe bats. Both British species, the lesser … [Read more...] about The Secret Social Lives of Horseshoe Bats
