I am primarily interested in understanding the incredible division of labour we observe in ants. To this end, I have built collaborations with EPFL (Microbs) and EPFL (ISIC), utilising the benefits of the automated ant tracking systems developed at UNIL. Together, using novel technologies, we are investigating how the social architecture of ant colonies influences social behaviour, and also to consider what role physiology may have in division of labour.
International Collaboration, AIST, Japan (2018)
Research collaboration investigating the role of inotocin in ants and its role in desiccation resistance
University of Lausanne (2016 - Current) PhD Life Sciences
Kalahari Research Trust, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (2014 - 2015)
Research assistant for the Damaraland mole-rat project investigating sociality (Fukomys damarensis)
Galloway Forest, University of Stirling, Scotland (2014)
Research assistant radio tracking Soprano pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
University of Bath (2012-2013) Msc Evolutionary and Population Biology (Distinction)
Free Representation Unit (FRU), London (2011)
College of Law (Moorgate) (2010 – 2011) Graduate Diploma in Law
Mukololo Game Reserve, Zambia (2010)
GPS survey & distribution mapping of native Zambian wildlife.
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel (2009)
Research project monitoring bat and prey distribution over the lunar cycle in the Negev desert.
University of Bristol (2007 – 2010) Bsc (Hons) Zoology
