Jane Reid
Jane Reid | |
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| Alma mater | University of Cambridge(BA), University of Glasgow (PhD) |
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| Institutions | University of British Columbia, University of Cambridge, University of Aberdeen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
Jane Reid is an evolutionary ecologist from the UK, she is International Chair Professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)[1][2] in Trondheim, Norway and is also Professor of Population & Evolutionary Ecology at the University of Aberdeen.[3]
Career[edit]
Reid was educated at the University of Cambridge studying Natural Sciences, she then did a PhD in behavioural ecology at the University of Glasgow. She did a Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of British Columbia and then a Junior Research Fellowship at Jesus College, Cambridge. In 2006 she moved to the University of Aberdeen as a Royal Society University Research Fellow[4] and was made Professor of Population & Evolutionary Ecology in 2014. In 2019 she was made International Chair Professor at NTNU.[5]
Reid looks evolutionary and population ecology, in particular of birds, her research has included the evolutionary implications of song sparrow mating behaviours[6] and the effect of weather on bird populations.[7]
Books[edit]
Chapter 39 Don't just sit there reading, in Curious About Nature: A Passion for Fieldwork by Tim Burt and Des Thompson, published by Cambridge University Press in 2020.[8]
Honours and awards[edit]
- Awarded the Zoological Society of London's Scientific Medal in 2012.[9]
- Awarded the Marsh Award for Ornithology by the British Trust for Ornithology and the Marsh Christian Trust in 2013.[10]
- Awarded the University of Aberdeen Principal's Prize for Public Engagement with Research in 2013.[11]
- Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2017.[12]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "News - Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics (CBD) - NTNU". www.ntnu.edu. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Jane Reid: Playing the Ecological Long Game". Ecology for the Masses. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Professor Jane Reid | Staff Profile | The School of Biological Sciences | The University of Aberdeen". www.abdn.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Marsh Award for Ornithology | BTO - British Trust for Ornithology". www.bto.org. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "News - Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics (CBD) - NTNU". www.ntnu.edu. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "For monogamous sparrows, it doesn't pay to stray (but they do it anyway)". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Struggling seabirds 'just starve to death'". BBC News. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ Burt, Tim; Thompson, Des, eds. (2020). Curious about Nature: A Passion for Fieldwork. Cambridge Core. doi:10.1017/9781108552172. ISBN 9781108552172. S2CID 242711422. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ Zoological Society London (2019). "Scientific Medal Winners" (PDF). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Marsh Christian Trust – Marsh Award for Ornithology". www.marshchristiantrust.org. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Principal's Prize for Public Engagement with Research | Public Engagement with Research | The University of Aberdeen". www.abdn.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Professor Jane Margaret Reid FRSE". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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