DrRichard Gill

Advertising PhD on Impacts of Climate Change on Arctic Plant-Pollinator Interactions. Please follow this link and apply by sending me your CV and max 2 page motivation letter.

Please see my personal webpage: https://www.gillinsectresearch.com/

The scientific interests of my research group are on a broad scale. Our research generally involves the study of insect responses to environmental stressors to address ecologically applied issues, as well as taking an evolutionary biology approach to understanding trends in ecology. We are particularly interested in how human activities affect insect populations, biodiversity, and function.

We primarily study the effects of how agricultural practices and climate change independently and in combination impact bees. This has involved focusing on how specific factors, such as aspects of habitat loss, chemical applications, and temperature changes can influence individual molecular responses, physiology, behaviour(s) and fitness, and how this scales to shape populations and communities.

Whilst not wedded to a particular study organism/system, social insects have been the focus of our research. Their large and intricate societies exhibit efficient and often complex cooperative behaviours making them not only interesting for the study of animal behaviour, but also a dominant insect group in the environment that provides vital ecosystem functions and crucial ecosystem services important for human welfare.

Another current interest of ours is to understand how we can eavesdrop on pollination signals to reduce pollination deficits and improve the management of pollinator populations.