Ecology and Evolution | Life Sciences Research

Understanding the Ecology and Evolution of Populations

The Ecology and Evolution research group is a highly collaborative, multi-disciplinary community of academics, postgraduate students, and postdoctoral researchers. We aim to understand the ecology and evolution of populations, species, and communities across all levels of biological organisation, from genes through to ecosystems. Key themes within our research include the diversification of species over time, the response of species, populations and communities to global change, and behavioural ecology.

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Our group supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which are an urgent call for action to tackle some of the world's most pressing problems, now and into the future.

Our Research

Biophysics & Sensory Biology

Our research ignores disciplinary boundaries and is linked by the central theme of using physics and engineering principles as a way of understanding complex problems in biology.

Community & Ecosystem Ecology

We rely on ecosystems to provide food and shelter. How can we understand such complexity and how do we make such systems more resilient to the many and various human impacts?

Evolutionary Ecology & Life Histories

Understanding the behavioural and physiological strategies of organisms and how they evolve and respond to changing social and environmental conditions is key to understanding and preserving this biodiversity.

Functional Morphology

To uncover the fundamental rules that drive biological diversity and performance, we investigate how organisms are shaped and interact with their physical world.