9. My Family and Other Animals:

Thomas H.G. Ezard is a Professor of Evolutionary Ecology at the University of Southampton in the UK, where he previously held a NERC Advanced Fellowship. He is interested in how the structure of individuals, populations and communities interacts with environmental change to shape ecological and evolutionary dynamics.

Claire Dooley is spatial demographer specialising in mobility, health and well-being. Claire’s work involves developing statistical and geocomputing methods to address knowledge gaps in the field of demography and health. Her research focuses on understanding health characteristics of populations affected by conflict and extreme weather events. Claire has worked on humanitarian response projects with a number of international NGOs, including UNFPA, IOM and REACH.

Kevin Healy is a Lecturer at the University of Galway, Ireland. He previously held research positions at the University of St Andrews and Trinity College Dublin. He is broadly interested in macroecology and applying quantitative approaches to a wide range of topics including life history, ecology and evolution.

Dave Hodgson is a Professor of Ecology at the Centre for Ecology & Conservation, University of Exeter, UK. He has previously held positions at Imperial College, the Institute for Virology and Environmental Microbiology UK, and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, UK. He is a statistical demographer, epidemiologist and life history theorist.

Markus Mueller is an Associate Professor in Applied Mathematics at the University of Exeter’s Environment and Sustainability Institute, Penryn, UK. He has previously held positions at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and the Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany. He is interested in dynamical systems and control theory, signal processing and machine learning, with applications in ecology, energy engineering, the built environment, and human health and well-being.

Stuart Townley is a Professor at the University of Exeter. He previously held positions at the University of Bath and the University of Warwick. He is interested in modelling, dynamical systems and control, and application across a broad range of areas spanning renewable energy, disease dynamics and ecology.

Rob Salguero-Gómez is an Associate Professor in Ecology at Oxford. His works explore the evolution of senescence in animals and plants, as well as the drivers of life history strategies in stochastic environments.