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Mr Florin Feneru
Feneru, Florin
Identification and Advisory Officer
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Angela Marmont Centre
Dr Neil Brummitt
Brummitt, Neil
Senior Researcher
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Algae, Fungi and Plants Division
Specialisms: Plant taxonomy and biogeography, biodiversity modelling and monitoring, conservation assessments and prioritisation
Dr Elena Lugli
Lugli, Elena
Research Assistant
Department:Core Research Laboratories
Division:Molecular Biology Laboratories
Dr Sarah Long
Long, Sarah
Head of Registry
Department:Science Directorate
Division:Science Directorate
Specialisms: Collections Audit, Collections Documentation, Collections Management, Collections Policy, Due Diligence, Exhibition and …
Mrs Lorraine Cornish
Cornish, Lorraine
Head of Conservation
Department:Core Research Laboratories
Division:Conservation Centre
Specialisms: Preventive conservation, business coaching, conservation planning, conservation strategy, remedial conservation
Dr Natalie Cooper
Cooper, Natalie
Senior Researcher
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Vertebrates Division
Dr Norbert Holstein
Holstein, Norbert
Senior Curator in Charge, Ferns and General
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Algae, Fungi and Plants Division
Specialisms: Plant taxonomy, Systematics
Prof Geoffrey Boxshall
Boxshall, Geoff
Merit Researcher
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Specialisms: Copepod systematics and biology, Crustacean phylogeny, Tantulocarida systematics, Taxonomy of parasitic copepods on fish…
Prof Ian Barnes
Barnes, Ian
Merit Researcher
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Vertebrates and Anthropology Palaeobiology
Specialisms: Ancient DNA, Biomolecular Archaeology., Evolutionary Biology, Late Pleistocene, Population Genetics, Taxonomy
Dr Natasha Almeida
Almeida, Natasha
Curator, Meteorites
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Mineral and Planetary Sciences Division

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Gower, David
Merit Researcher
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Vertebrates Division
Mr Matthew Woodburn
Woodburn, Matt
Science Data Architect
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Diversity and Informatics Division
Specialisms: Application configuration and support, C#, Data architecture design, Data curation and quality control, Data flow and pr…
Dr Anne Jungblut
Jungblut, Anne
Principal Researcher
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Algae, Fungi and Plants Division
Specialisms: Antarctic and Arctic cyanobacteria, climatic change, freshwater ecosystems, microbial mats, soil microbiology, toxic and…
Dr Duncan Sivell
Sivell, Duncan
Senior Curator in Charge, Diptera + Siphonaptera
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Insects Division
Dr Jens Najorka
Najorka, Jens
X Ray Lab Manager
Department:Core Research Laboratories
Division:Imaging and Analysis Centre
Ms Stephanie Holt
Holt, Stephanie
UK Biodiversity Training Manager
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Angela Marmont Centre
Specialisms: UK bat species & surveys, UK biodiversity, UK protected species
Mr Martin Mangler
Mangler, Martin
Research Assistant, DIF
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Mineral and Planetary Sciences Division
Specialisms: Hazard Communication, Igneous Petrology & Geochemistry, Isotope Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrography, Volcanology
Mr Michael Rumsey
Rumsey, Mike
Principal CIC, Minerals and Planetary Sciences
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Mineral and Planetary Sciences Division
Specialisms: Collection Building, Curation, Geochemistry, Mineral characterisation, New Minerals, Novel Materials, Powder diffraction…
Dr Paul Taylor
Taylor, Paul
Postdoctoral Researcher, Leverhulme
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Specialisms: Bryozoa, Invertebrate palaeontology, fossil folklore
Dr Javier Cuadros
Cuadros, Javier
Senior Researcher
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Mineral and Planetary Sciences Division
Specialisms: Clay mineralogy and geochemistry.

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Wyatt, Nigel
Curator, Diptera
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Insects Division
Prof Caroline Smith
Smith, Caroline
Head of Collections
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Collections
Specialisms: Geochemistry, Media, Meteorites, Microscopy, Mineralogy, Public outreach
Dr Gill Mapstone
Mapstone, Gill
Scientific Associate - Invertebrates
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Specialisms: Cnidaria, Distributions, Hydrozoa, Siphonophora, Systematics, Taxonomy
Mr John Jackson
Jackson, John
Head of Science Policy and Communication
Department:Science Directorate
Division:Science Directorate
Prof David John
John, David
Scientific Associate
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Diversity and Informatics Division
Specialisms: Teaching, Algae, Algal biogeography, Algal conservation, Algal taxonomy, Freshwater algae, Freshwater green algae, Mari…
Dr Helena Wiklund
Wiklund, Helena
Postdoctoral Researcher,Seabed Resources
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Dr Martin Stervander
Stervander, Martin
Marie Curie Fellow, FLIGHTLOSS
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Vertebrates Division
Mrs Lu Allington-Jones
Allington-Jones, Lu
Senior Conservator
Department:Core Research Laboratories
Division:Conservation Centre
Specialisms: Conservation of Earth Science Collections
Dr Suzanne Williams
Williams, Suzanne
Researcher, Head of Division
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Specialisms: biogeography, evolution of shell colour, marine molluscs, speciation
Dr Guadalupe Bribiesca Contreras
Bribiesca Contreras, Lupita
Postdoctoral Researcher, Nauru Ocean Resources
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Ms Sue Greene
Greene, Sue
Editorial Assistant
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Vertebrates and Anthropology Palaeobiology
Ms Natalie Dale-Skey
Dale-Skey, Natalie
Curator, Hymenoptera
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Insects Division
Specialisms: Chalcidoidea; Evanioidea, Megalyroidea, Stephanoidea and Trigonalyoidea collections; curation; microhymenoptera collecti…
Dr Rachel Ives
Ives, Rachel
Curator, Anthropology
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Vertebrates and Anthropology Palaeobiology
Specialisms: Osteology, anthropology, archaeology, bioarchaeology, palaeopathology
Dr Matthew Clark
Clark, Matt
Research Leader
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Algae, Fungi and Plants Division
Dr Kate Thomas
Thomas, Katie
Postdoctoral Researcher, CoA
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Vertebrates Division
Dr Andrea Waeschenbach
Waeschenbach, Andrea
Senior Researcher
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Specialisms: Bryozoa, Phylogenetics, Platyhelminthes, bird strike identification, invasive species, mitogenomics, molecular systemati…
Mrs Robin Hansen
Hansen, Robin
Curator, Minerals
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Mineral and Planetary Sciences Division
Specialisms: Curation and Collection Management, Gemmology, Mineralogy
Dr Rod Bray
Bray, Rod
Scientific Associate - Parasites and Vectors
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Parasites and Vectors Division
Specialisms: Systematics, phylogeny and biology of parasitic worms, with emphasis on Platyhelminthes
Dr Ashwini Mohan
Mohan, Ashwini
Marie Curie Fellow, ULTRAMOD
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Vertebrates Division
Mr James Maclaine
Maclaine, James
Senior Curator, Fish
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Vertebrates Division
Dr Peter Olson
Olson, Peter
Researcher
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Specialisms: Development and Genomics of Parasitic Flatworms, Evolution
Dr Charlie Jarvis
Jarvis, Charlie
Scientific Associate
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Algae, Fungi and Plants Division
Dr Eleanor Adamson
Adamson, Ellie
Scientific Associate
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Vertebrates Division
Dr Paul Kenrick
Kenrick, Paul
Principal Researcher
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Invertebrates and Plants Palaeobiology
Specialisms: Fossil Plants, Palaeobotany, Plant Evolution
Mr Geoffrey Martin
Martin, Geoff
Senior Curator in Charge, Lepidoptera
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Insects Division
Specialisms: Lepidoptera; British & Irish Lepidoptera collections, collectors and localities; Collections Management; Curation; Digit…
Dr Agnieszka Dybowska
Dybowska, Agnieszka
Postdoctoral Researcher, DIF
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Mineral and Planetary Sciences Division
Miss Regan Drennan
Drennan, Regan
LS Polychaete PhD Student
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Aquatic Invertebrates Division
Dr Christina Fisher
Fisher, Christina
Identification and Advisory Officer
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Angela Marmont Centre
Prof Paul Barrett
Barrett, Paul
Merit Researcher
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Vertebrates and Anthropology Palaeobiology
Specialisms: Dinosaurs, macroevolution, systematics, taxonomy
Mr Mark Lewis
Lewis, Mark
Research Assistant Calleva Rift Valley
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Vertebrates and Anthropology Palaeobiology
Specialisms: Pollen of Pleistocene native floras of the British Isles
Dr Aidan Emery
Emery, Aidan
Researcher and Culture Facility Manager
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division

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Griffin, Claire
Sequencing Assistant
Department:Core Research Laboratories
Division:Molecular Biology Laboratories
Dr Wren Montgomery
Montgomery, Wren
Analytical Chemist: FTIR Specialist
Department:Core Research Laboratories
Division:Imaging and Analysis Centre
Dr Nathan Kenny
Kenny, Nathan
Postdoctoral Researcher DIF
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Dr David Rollinson
Rollinson, David
Merit Researcher
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Parasites and Vectors Division

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Smith, Brian
Department Coordinator, Labs and Technical
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Dr Giuseppe Signorino
Signorino, Giuseppe
Research Assistant, Biodiversity Indicator Portal
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Algae, Fungi and Plants Division
Ms Clare Valentine
Valentine, Clare
Collections Leader
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Department Operations Team
Specialisms: Collections Management and Care; Collections Standards; Collections Policies and Procedures; Risk Management for Collect…
Dr Simon Loader
Loader, Simon
Principal Curator in Charge, Vertebrates
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Vertebrates Division
Dr Alexander Ball
Ball, Alex
Head of Division, Imaging and Analysis
Department:Core Research Laboratories
Division:Imaging and Analysis Centre
Specialisms: Computed Tomography, Confocal Microscopy, Electron Microscopy, Light microscopy, Micro-CT, Scanning Electron Microscopy,…
Dr Mark Welch
Welch, Mark
Researcher Mineral Sciences and Systematics
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Mineral and Planetary Sciences Division
Dr Michael Day
Day, Mike
Curator, Non-Mammalian Tetrapods
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Vertebrates and Anthropology Palaeobiology
Dr Jovita Yesilyurt
Yesilyurt, Jovita
Senior Curator in Charge, Gen. Herbarium 3 and 4
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Algae, Fungi and Plants Division
Specialisms: collections survey, taxonomy and systematics, Collections management (knowledge and experience across botanical collec…
Mr Ed Baker
Baker, Ed
Data Researcher
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Diversity and Informatics Division
Ms June Tomlinson
Tomlinson, June
Metadata Lead
Department:Library and Archives
Division:LA Researcher Services and Digital Delivery
Dr Ana Santos
Santos, Ana
Green Economy Fellow
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Mineral and Planetary Sciences Division
Dr Christopher Miller
Miller, Giles
Principal Curator, Micropalaeontology and SCIC IP
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Invertebrates and Plants Palaeobiology
Specialisms: Collections Management, Micropalaeontology, Palaeozoic Ostracods, Palaeozoic stratigraphy., conodonts
Dr Lawrence Hudson
Hudson, Lawrence
Developer, Open Data and Innovation
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Diversity and Informatics Division
Specialisms: biodiversity, data analysis, data visualisation, digitisation, food webs, informatics, scientific software
Miss Miranda Lowe
Lowe, Miranda
Principal Curator, Crustacea
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Ms Louise Tomsett
Tomsett, Louise
Senior Curator, Mammals
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Vertebrates Division
Specialisms: Interests include wildlife conservation & forensics, carnivores & pangolins, field biology, historical collections & exp…
Dr Mark Carine
Carine, Mark
Principal Curator in Charge, Algae, Fungi
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Algae, Fungi and Plants Division
Specialisms: Acanthaceae, Botanical collections, Island biogeography, Macaronesia, plant systematics
Prof Beth Okamura
Okamura, Beth
Merit Researcher
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Dr Stephen Stukins
Stukins, Stephen
Senior curator, micropalaeontology
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Invertebrates and Plants Palaeobiology
Specialisms: Biostratigraphy, Collections research projects, Micropalaeontology, Palynology with special focus on the Mesozoic and st…
Dr Alberto Zilli
Zilli, Alberto
Senior Curator, Lepidoptera
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Insects Division
Specialisms: Taxonomy of World Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera). Morphology, and zoogeography of Lepidoptera. Clines, cladistics and biogeogr…
Dr Gothamie Weerakoon
Weerakoon, Gothamie
Senior Curator, Lichens and Slime Moulds
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Algae, Fungi and Plants Division
Dr Blanca Huertas
Huertas, Blanca
Senior Curator, Lepidoptera
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Insects Division

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Pappa, Roula
Curator, Pleistocene Mammals
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Vertebrates and Anthropology Palaeobiology
Dr Fiona Allan
Allan, Fiona
Researcher Co-Investigator, WISER
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Parasites and Vectors Division
Prof Christiaan Spoor
Spoor, Fred
Calleva Research Leader, Human Evolution
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Vertebrates and Anthropology Palaeobiology
Dr Lauren Hughes
Hughes, Lauren
Principal Curator in Charge, Invertebrates
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Specialisms: Amphipoda, Indo-Pacific Biogeography, Invasive Species, Peracarida, Taxonomy
Dr Jeffrey Streicher
Streicher, Jeff
Senior Curator in Charge, Amphibians and Reptiles
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Vertebrates Division
Specialisms: Biogeography, Genomics, Herpetology, Molecular Evolution, Phylogenetics, Systematics
Dr Michael Geiser
Geiser, Michael
Curator, Coleoptera
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Insects Division
Specialisms: Cantharidae, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera, Indochina, Lampyridae, Melyridae, Phengodidae, Prionoceridae, biogeography, coll…
Dr Robin Armstrong
Armstrong, Robin
Leader Mining Consultancy/Business Manager
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Economic and Environmental Earth Sciences
Specialisms: GIS, Geochemistry, geological mapping and sampling, mineral deposits, mineralogy

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Varah, Alexa
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Vertebrates Division
Prof Reimar Seltmann
Seltmann, Reimar
Research Leader and Head of CERCAMS
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Mineral and Planetary Sciences Division
Dr Gregory Edgecombe
Edgecombe, Greg
Merit Researcher
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Invertebrates and Plants Palaeobiology
Specialisms: Arthropod phylogeny, Chilopoda (centipedes), Palaeozoic arthropods
Dr Gavin Broad
Broad, Gavin
Principal Curator in Charge, Insects
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Insects Division
Specialisms: Braconidae, Ichneumonidae, curation, taxonomy
Miss Jennifer White
White, Jennifer
Curator, Human Remains
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Vertebrates and Anthropology Palaeobiology
Specialisms: Archaeology, Archival Research, Human Osteology, Repatriation
Dr Kenneth Norris
Norris, Ken
Head of Life Sciences Department
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Department Operations Team
Dr David Williams
Williams, David
Principal Researcher
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Algae, Fungi and Plants Division
Specialisms: Cladistics, Diatom biogeography, Diatom systematics, Diatom taxonomy, Phytotaxa
Mr Matthew Loader
Loader, Matthew
Postdoctoral Researcher, BHP Zircon Project
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Mineral and Planetary Sciences Division
Mr Richard Sabin
Sabin, Richard
Principal Curator, Mammals
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Vertebrates Division
Mr Maxwell Barclay
Barclay, Max
Senior Curator in Charge, Coleoptera
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Insects Division
Specialisms: British Coleoptera, Coleoptera, Collections Management, Curculionoidea, Historic Type material, History of Collecting, H…
Dr Paul Williams
Williams, Paul
Principal Researcher
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Insects Division
Specialisms: biodiversity, biogeography, bumblebees, conservation, ecology, phylogeny, species declines, taxonomy
Dr Ashley Kirk-Spriggs
Kirk-Spriggs, Ashley
Senior Curator in Charge, Diptera + Siphonaptera
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Insects Division
Prof Jamie Wilkinson
Wilkinson, Jamie
Research Leader, Mineral Deposits
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Mineral and Planetary Sciences Division
Specialisms: cathodoluminescence, fluid inclusions, fluids, geochemistry, hydrothermal geochemistry, isotope geochemistry, laser abla…
Dr Ana Araujo
Araujo, Ana Claudia
Research Assistant, NERC Landscapes
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Algae, Fungi and Plants Division
Miss Alison Paul
Paul, Alison
Senior Curator, Pteridophytes
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Algae, Fungi and Plants Division
Specialisms: Ferns; curation; collections management; integrated pest management.
Dr Consuelo Sendino
Sendino, Consuelo
Senior Curator
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Invertebrates and Plants Palaeobiology
Specialisms: Cladistics, Informatics
Dr Peter Grindrod
Grindrod, Peter
Research Leader
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Mineral and Planetary Sciences Division
Ms Chelsea McKibbin
McKibbin, Chelsea
Conservator
Department:Core Research Laboratories
Division:Conservation Centre
Specialisms: Accredited Conservator, Care and conservation of fluid specimens, Care and conservation of taxidermy, Collections Care, …
Miss Madeleine Brasier
Brasier, Madeleine
LS Polychaete PhD Student
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Dr Susannah Maidment
Maidment, Susannah
Senior Researcher
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Vertebrates and Anthropology Palaeobiology
Dr Christine Strullu-Derrien
Strullu-Derrien, Christine
Scientific Associate
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Invertebrates and Plants Palaeobiology
Mr John Tennent
Tennent, John
Scientific Associate - Insects
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Insects Division
Mr Hendrik Van Grouw
Van Grouw, Hein
Senior Curator, Birds
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Vertebrates Division
Specialisms: - Feather identifications (bird strikes, food contaminations etc.) - Colour aberrations in birds - Domestication and gen…
Prof Rony Huys
Huys, Rony
Researcher
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Dr Ralf Britz
Britz, Ralf
Scientific Associate
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Vertebrates Division
Dr David Lees
Lees, David
Curator, Microlepidoptera
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Insects Division
Specialisms: Butterflies, Invasive species, Madagascar, Microlepidoptera, Systematics
Dr Zerina Johanson
Johanson, Zerina
Merit Researcher
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Vertebrates and Anthropology Palaeobiology
Specialisms: Early vertebrate evolution, evolution of dentitions
Mr Mark Adams
Adams, Mark
Senior Curator, Birds
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Vertebrates Division
Dr Bonnie Webster
Webster, Bonnie
Principal Researcher
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Mr Jacek Wajer
Wajer, Jacek
Curator, General Herbarium
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Algae, Fungi and Plants Division

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Vogler, Alfried
Professor of Molecular Systematics
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Diversity and Informatics Division
Dr Jonathan Todd
Todd, Jon
Senior Curator in Charge
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Invertebrates and Plants Palaeobiology
Specialisms: Molluscan systematics, bioimmuration, marine macroecology, palaeodiversity, shell morphology and characters, species rad…
Mr Roberto Portela Miguez
Portela Miguez, Roberto
Senior Curator in Charge, Mammals
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Vertebrates Division
Specialisms: Curation, History of Collections, Mammal collections, Marsupials, Monotremes, Taxidermy, Wet Curation
Dr David Ouvrard
Ouvrard, David
Researcher, Agricultural Entomologist
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Insects Division
Specialisms: Aleyrodidae, Psylloidea, Sternorrhyncha, biodiversity, classification, collections, databasing, jumping plant lice, macr…
Dr Ronald Jenner
Jenner, Ronald
Principal Researcher
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Specialisms: metazoan phylogenetics, venom evolution, venomics
Mrs Suzanne Ryder
Ryder, Suzanne
Senior Curator in Charge, Hymenoptera
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Insects Division
Specialisms: Collections Care and Conservation, Collections management, Curation, IPM, Integrated Pest Management
Dr Liadan Stevens
Stevens, Lil
Collections Task Force Manager
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Collections
Specialisms: Collections digitisation including documentation, imaging, project management and training; collections management; Pala…
Dr Nicola Mondillo
Mondillo, Nicola
Marie Curie Fellow-CENSZ
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Mineral and Planetary Sciences Division
Specialisms: Zn-Pb nonsulphide deposits, bauxites, supergene alteration
Prof Richard Herrington
Herrington, Richard
Head of Earth Sciences Department
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Department Management Team
Miss Zoe Hughes
Hughes, Zoe
Curator of Fossil Invertebrates
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Invertebrates and Plants Palaeobiology
Specialisms: Ammonite, Ammonoidea, Brachiopods, Cephalopods, Collections management, Curation, Curator, Documentation, Molluscs, Publ…
Ms Joanna Wilbraham
Wilbraham, Jo
Senior Curator in Charge, Algae
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Algae, Fungi and Plants Division
Specialisms: Algae; Bryophytes (esp. Orthotrichaceae); Collections Management; Taxonomy
Dr Erica McAlister
McAlister, Erica
Senior Curator, Diptera (including Siphonaptera)
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Insects Division
Dr Chris Lyal
Lyal, Chris
Scientific Associate - Insects
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Insects Division
Dr Thomas White
White, Tom
Senior Curator, Non-Insect Invertebrates
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Specialisms: Mollusca, Palaeolithic archaeology, Quaternary period, bivalves, climate change, curation, non-marine Gastropoda, palaeo…
Dr John Taylor
Taylor, John
Scientific Associate - Invertebrates
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Specialisms: biomineralisation., chemosymbiosis, Bivalve molluscs
Dr Victoria Burton
Burton, Victoria
Postdoctoral Researcher, EXCALIBUR
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Diversity and Informatics Division
Dr Joanne Cooper
Cooper, Joanne
Senior Curator, Birds
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Vertebrates Division
Mr Simon Kocher
Kocher, Simon
ES Economic and Environmental PhD Student
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Economic and Environmental Earth Sciences
Specialisms: Economic Geology, Hydrothermal Geochemistry, Mapping, Mineralogy, Ore Deposits, Structural Geology
Mr Ben Scott
Scott, Ben
Technical Lead
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Diversity and Informatics Division
Specialisms: Agile Project Management, AngularJS, CKAN, Drupal, Informatics, NodeJS, Open Data, Open Source, Python
Mr Jonathan Ablett
Ablett, Jon
Senior Curator in Charge, Mollusca
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Specialisms: Cephalopods, Land and Freshwater Molluscs (slugs, snails and bivalves)
Dr Peter Foster
Foster, Peter
Principal Researcher / Molecular Biology Computing
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Diversity and Informatics Division
Dr Louise Humphrey
Humphrey, Louise
Research Leader
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Vertebrates and Anthropology Palaeobiology
Specialisms: Bioarchaeology, Dental Anthropology, Human Origins
Ms Enrica Bonato
Bonato, Enrica
Researcher, Li bearing Micas DIF
Department:Core Research Laboratories
Division:Imaging and Analysis Centre
Dr Alexander Bond
Bond, Alex
Senior Curator in Charge, Birds Tring
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Vertebrates Division
Specialisms: conservation, contaminants, invasive species, plastic, seabirds, stable isotopes
Dr Jessica Wardlaw
Wardlaw, Jessica
Citizen Science Programme Developer
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Angela Marmont Centre
Dr Chiara Petrone
Petrone, Chiara Maria
Principal Researcher
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Mineral and Planetary Sciences Division
Specialisms: Igneous petrology, Petrography
Dr Epifanio Vaccaro
Vaccaro, Epi
Curator, Petrology
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Mineral and Planetary Sciences Division

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Potts, Katy
Project Officer, Natural England Citizen Science
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Angela Marmont Centre
Ms Lisa Cardy
Cardy, Lisa
Interim Head of Library and Archives
Department:Library and Archives
Division:LA HOD and Admin
Dr John Tweddle
Tweddle, John
Head of Angela Marmont Centre
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Angela Marmont Centre
Specialisms: UK biodiversity, citizen science, ecology, palaeoecology, public engagement with science, science communication
Ms Emma Sherlock
Sherlock, Emma
Senior Curator, Free-living worms
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Mr Mark Graham
Graham, Mark
Senior Fossil Preparator
Department:Core Research Laboratories
Division:Conservation Centre
Specialisms: Preparing fossil material for research and/or exhibition

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Weston, Chloe
Senior Department Coordinator
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Department Operations Team
Dr Eileen Cox
Cox, Eileen
Head of Postgraduate Studies
Department:Science Resources
Division:Science Post Graduate Training OLD
Specialisms: Diatom systematics and taxonomy, with special focus on naviculoid diatoms Scanning electron microscopy Diatom culturing …
Dr Magdalena Georgieva
Georgieva, Maggie
Postdoctoral Researcher, NERC Vents
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Mr John Spratt
Spratt, John
Head of Analysis
Department:Core Research Laboratories
Division:Imaging and Analysis Centre
Specialisms: EDX, Electron Probe Microanalysis, Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, WDX, Wavelength dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
Dr Martha Richter
Richter, Martha
Principal Curator, Vertebrates
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Vertebrates and Anthropology Palaeobiology
Specialisms: Coaching (Leadership), Collections Management, Vertebrate Palaeontology (scientific research)
Dr Kenneth Johnson
Johnson, Kenneth
Principal Researcher
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Invertebrates and Plants Palaeobiology
Specialisms: 1. Coral Reef Ecology and Palaeoecology, 2. Biotic Response to Environmental Change, 3. Biodiversity Patterns, 4.Taxonom…
Ms Hellen Pethers
Pethers, Hellen
Researcher Services Librarian
Department:Library and Archives
Division:LA Researcher Services and Digital Delivery
Mrs Andrea Hall
Hall, Andie
Research Assistant
Department:Core Research Laboratories
Division:Molecular Biology Laboratories
Miss Emma Bernard
Bernard, Emma
Curator, Fossil Fish
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Vertebrates and Anthropology Palaeobiology
Dr Adrian Glover
Glover, Adrian
Merit Researcher
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Specialisms: Deep-sea Systematics and Ecology; Polychaete (Annelida) Systematics; Deep-sea Mining Environmental Survey; Antarctic Bio…
Dr Martin Hall
Hall, Martin
Scientific Associate
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Insects Division
Specialisms: Sarcophagidae and Glossinidae • Forensic entomology expert witness, behavior and taxonomy of flies of veterinary and fo…

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Welsh, Ali
Department Manager, Life Sciences
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Department Operations Team

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Pressel, Silvia
Senior Researcher Lead
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Department Operations Team
Dr Paul Eggleton
Eggleton, Paul
Merit Researcher, Entomology
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Insects Division
Specialisms: Termite ecology and systematics
Dr Benjamin Price
Price, Ben
Senior Curator in Charge, small orders
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Insects Division
Specialisms: Cicadidae, Embioptera, Ephemeroptera, Mecoptera, Megaloptera, Neuroptera, Odonata, Plecoptera, Raphidioptera, Trichopter…
Dr Stephan Spiekman
Spiekman, Stephan
Department:Earth Sciences
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Dr Alla Dolgopolova
Dolgopolova, Alla
Senior Researcher
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Mineral and Planetary Sciences Division
Specialisms: economic geology, environmental effects of mining and ore processing, isotope mapping as tool in exploration targeting, …
Dr Robert Prys-Jones
Prys-Jones, Robert
Scientific Associate - Vertebrates
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Vertebrates Division
Mr Oliver Crimmen
Crimmen, Oliver
Senior Curator, Fish
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Vertebrates Division
Mr Ashley King
King, Ashley
Future Leader Fellow, UKRI
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Mineral and Planetary Sciences Division
Prof Anjali Goswami
Goswami, Anjali
Research Leader
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Vertebrates Division
Mr Patrick Campbell
Campbell, Patrick
Senior Curator, Reptiles
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Vertebrates Division
Specialisms: Collection Management, Conservation Biology, Curation, Fish, Natural History, Radiography, Reptilia, Taxonomy
Dr Ana Riesgo Gil
Riesgo Gil, Ana
Principal Researcher
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Mr Stephen Brooks
Brooks, Steve
Researcher, Entomology
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Insects Division
Specialisms: Chironomidae, Freshwater biology, Odonata, environmental change, palaeoecology
Dr Peta Hayes
Hayes, Peta
Senior Curator, Palaeobotany
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Invertebrates and Plants Palaeobiology
Specialisms: Curation, Palaeobotany
Dr Malcolm Penn
Penn, Malcolm
GIS Manager
Department:Core Research Laboratories
Division:Collections Management Systems OLD
Specialisms: Georeferencing, Biodiversity, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Geography and Biogeography, Remote Sensing, Spati…
Miss Judith White
White, Judith
Curator, Birds
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Vertebrates Division
Specialisms: curation, osteoarchaeology, osteology collections, skeleton preparation, spirit collections
Miss Lucy Woodall
Woodall, Lucy
Scientific Associate - Invertebrates
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Specialisms: biodiversity, conservation, marine ecology, marine litter, microplastics, molecular ecology, population genetics, red li…
Dr Victoria Mullin
Mullin, Victoria
Postdoctoral Researcher, NERC Bees
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Vertebrates and Anthropology Palaeobiology
Specialisms: Ancient DNA, Biomolecular Archaeology, Domestication, Ecology, Genomics, Population Genetics

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Twitchett, Richard
Research Leader
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Invertebrates and Plants Palaeobiology
Ms Lucy Robinson
Robinson, Lucy
Citizen Science Manager
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Angela Marmont Centre
Ms Sara Contu
Contu, Sara
Research Assistant
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Diversity and Informatics Division
Specialisms: Biodiversity responses to human impacts, conservation assessments and prioritisation
Dr Emma Humphreys-Williams
Humphreys-Williams, Emma
Chemical Laboratories Manager
Department:Core Research Laboratories
Division:Imaging and Analysis Centre
Specialisms: CHNS, ICP-AES, ICP-MS, alkali fusions, elemental analysis, geochemistry, intraplate volcanism, mantle, mantle xenoliths,…
Mr Douglas Russell
Russell, Douglas
Senior Curator, Birds
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Vertebrates Division
Specialisms: eggs nests curation risotto
Dr Selina Brace
Brace, Selina
Principal Researcher
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Vertebrates and Anthropology Palaeobiology
Specialisms: Ancient DNA
Dr Timothy Ewin
Ewin, Tim
Senior Curator
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Invertebrates and Plants Palaeobiology
Specialisms: Cretaceous Asteroids, Fossil Echinoderms, Jurassic Crinoids, Jurassic Ophiuroids, Mesozoic conifers
Dr Paul Schofield
Schofield, Paul
Principal Researcher
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Mineral and Planetary Sciences Division

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Briscoe, Andrew
Genomic Technologies Manager and Scientific Lead
Department:Core Research Laboratories
Division:Molecular Biology Laboratories
Prof Christopher Stringer
Stringer, Chris
Research Leader - Human Evolution
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Vertebrates and Anthropology Palaeobiology
Specialisms: Human Origins, Palaeoanthropology
Dr Martin Suttle
Suttle, Martin
Postdoctoral Researcher, STFC
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Mineral and Planetary Sciences Division
Prof Adrian Lister
Lister, Adrian
Merit Researcher
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Vertebrates and Anthropology Palaeobiology

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Cieplinski, Adam
Technical Assistant, Wellcome
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Mr Christopher Raper
Raper, Chris
Manager, UK Species Inventory
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Angela Marmont Centre
Specialisms: Identification of tachinid flies, biodiversity informatics, taxonomy & biological recording.
Ms Muriel Rabone
Rabone, Muriel
Data and Sample Coordinator, SCAN
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Parasites and Vectors Division
Dr Chris Stanley
Stanley, Chris
Scientific Associate
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Economic and Environmental Earth Sciences
Specialisms: mineral characterization, mineral nomenclature and classification, ore mineralogy, reflected light spectrophotometry
Dr Lorna Steel
Steel, Lorna
Task Force Assistant DIF
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Collections
Specialisms: Bone histology, Crocodylomorpha, Fossil reptile curation, Pterosauria
Dr Daniel Martin-Vega
Martin-Vega, Daniel
Postdoctoral Researcher, Mactaggart
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Parasites and Vectors Division
Specialisms: Forensic entomology, insect ecology, insect morphology, taxonomy
Dr Paul Clark
Clark, Paul
Researcher
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Specialisms: Anguilla anguilla; Eriocheir sinensis, Chinese mitten crab, UK invasion and commercial exploitation; Thames submerged pl…
Dr Imran Rahman
Rahman, Imran
Principal Researcher
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Invertebrates and Plants Palaeobiology
Prof Andrew Purvis
Purvis, Andy
Research Leader
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Diversity and Informatics Division
Specialisms: Biodiversity responses to human impacts, Extinction biology, Integrative biodiversity science, Macroevolution and macroe…
Ms Diane Tough
Tough, Diane
Metadata Librarian
Department:Library and Archives
Division:LA Researcher Services and Digital Delivery
Dr David Littlewood
Littlewood, Tim
Executive Director of Science
Department:Science Directorate
Division:Science Directorate
Specialisms: Evolution of parasitism (helminths), Molecular diagnostics, Molecular systematics and phylogenetics, Natural history col…
Dr David Gibson
Gibson, David
Scientific Associate
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Specialisms: Helminth systematics; Helminth parasites of aquatic organisms; Trematoda; Nematoda; Monogenea; Editing; Faunisitcs
Mrs Andrea Hart
Hart, Andrea
Library Special Collections Manager
Department:Library and Archives
Division:LA Special Collections
Dr Piotr Kuklinski
Kuklinski, Piotr
Scientific Associate - Invertebrates
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Ms Paulina Jenkins
Jenkins, Paula
Senior Curator, Mammals
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Vertebrates Division
Specialisms: Systematics of Afrosoricida and Soricomorpha. Biogeography of Madagascan and Southeast Asian small mammal fauna.
Dr Silvia Bello
Bello, Silvia
Researcher, Calleva
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Vertebrates and Anthropology Palaeobiology
Ms Janet Beccaloni
Beccaloni, Jan
Senior Curator, Arachnida and Myriapoda
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Dr Ralph Harbach
Harbach, Ralph
Scientific Associate - Insects
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Insects Division
Specialisms: Culicidae: taxonomy, arboviral and filarial vectors., systematics and phylogeny; medical entomology of malaria

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Cooper, Paul Martyn
Special Collections Librarian
Department:Library and Archives
Division:LA Special Collections
Miss Rachel Foster
Foster, Rachel
Laboratory Manager Microbiology/ Research Support
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Dr Vincent Smith
Smith, Vincent
Research Leader, Informatics; Head of Division
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Diversity and Informatics Division
Specialisms: Biodiversity informatics, Phthiraptera., co-phylogeny, data publishing, digitisation, lice
Dr Heather Bonney
Bonney, Heather
Principal CiC, Vertebrates and Anthropology
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Vertebrates and Anthropology Palaeobiology
Specialisms: Analysis of trauma, Forensic anthropology, Forensic archaeology, Human Osteology, Physical anthropology, Repatriation
Mr Edgley Cesar
Cesar, Edgley
Curator, Diatoms
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Algae, Fungi and Plants Division
Specialisms: Curation, collections management
Dr Thomas Hill
Hill, Tom
Micropalaeo Sector Leader and Head of Division
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Economic and Environmental Earth Sciences
Specialisms: Biostratigraphy, Diatom Analysis, Geoarchaeology, Holocene Sea-Level Change, LGIT, Micropalaeontology, Pollen Analysis, …
Dr Ria Mitchell
Mitchell, Ria
Postdoctoral Researcher,Co-Evolution Initiative
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Invertebrates and Plants Palaeobiology
Specialisms: Palaeosols; modern soils; sedimentary petrology; fluvial processes; sedimentary geochemical analysis; terrestrial geolo…
Ms Beulah Garner
Garner, Beulah
Senior Curator, Coleoptera
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Insects Division
Ms Andreia Salvador
Salvador, Andreia
Senior Curator, Marine Mollusca
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Specialisms: Marine Mollusca, curation, history of collection, taxonomy
Dr Philippa Brewer
Brewer, Pip
Senior Curator, Fossil Mammals
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Vertebrates and Anthropology Palaeobiology
Specialisms: Collections management, Fossil wombats, Museum digitisation, Project management
Mr Alessandro Giusti
Giusti, Alessandro
Senior Curator, Lepidoptera
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Insects Division
Specialisms: Curation of Insect Collections, Lepidoptera in the families Sphingidae, Limacodidae & Lasiocampidae.
Mr John Hunnex
Hunnex, John
Curator, British and Irish Herbarium
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Algae, Fungi and Plants Division

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Martha, Silviu
Postdoctoral Researcher, Leverhulme
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division

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Clatworthy, Innes
Electron Microscopist
Department:Core Research Laboratories
Division:Imaging and Analysis Centre
Dr Diana Percy
Percy, Diana
Researcher, Entomology
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Insects Division
Specialisms: Psylloidea, digitising and georeferencing museum collections, evolutionary patterns and processes, insect-plant interact…
Ms Sharon Touzel
Touzel, Grace
Metadata Librarian
Department:Library and Archives
Division:LA Researcher Services and Digital Delivery
Dr Tobias Salge
Salge, Tobias
Electron Probe Microanalyst
Department:Core Research Laboratories
Division:Imaging and Analysis Centre
Specialisms: Earth and Planetary Sciences; Hypervelocity Impact, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM); Electron Probe X-ray Microanalys…

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McLaughlin, Caitlin
Geo-referencer, Special Funds
Department:Core Research Laboratories
Division:Collections Management Systems
Dr Helena Bates
Bates, Helena
Postdoctoral Researcher UKRI FLF Project
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Economic and Environmental Earth Sciences
Dr William Brownscombe
Brownscombe, Will
Analytical Geochemist
Department:Core Research Laboratories
Division:Imaging and Analysis Centre

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Walkington, Sarah
Molecular Laboratory Assistant
Department:Core Research Laboratories
Division:Molecular Biology Laboratories
Dr Mark Wilkinson
Wilkinson, Mark
Merit Researcher
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Vertebrates Division
Specialisms: Caecilians, Herpetology, Phylogenetics, Systematics
Miss Jasmin Perera
Perera, Jasmin
Loans and Exhibitions Coordinator Assistant
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Collections
Prof Juliet Brodie
Brodie, Juliet
Merit Researcher
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Algae, Fungi and Plants Division
Specialisms: Red algal taxonomy, ecology and conservation. Genomic approaches. Response to environmental change., evolution, life his…
Mr Tom Raven
Raven, Tom
Vertebrates and Anthropology PhD Student
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Vertebrates and Anthropology

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Standing, Ariane
Postdoctoral Researcher, Leverhulme Novelty
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Vertebrates Division

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Ellis, Len
Senior Curator, Bryophytes
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Algae, Fungi and Plants Division
Dr Katie Collins
Collins, Katie
Curator, Benthic Molluscs
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Invertebrates and Plants Palaeobiology
Specialisms: CT scanning, Palaeontology, marine bivalves, marine molluscan fauna of New Zealand, shape analysis

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Loran, Michael
Interim Head of Digital Systems and Services
Department:Library and Archives
Division:LA Researcher Services and Digital Delivery
Mr Laurence Livermore
Livermore, Laurence
Innovation Manager
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Diversity and Informatics Division
Specialisms: Biodiversity Informatics, Coreoidea, Data Publication, Digital Project Management, Digitisation, Hemiptera
Dr Sandra Knapp
Knapp, Sandra
Merit Researcher
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Algae, Fungi and Plants Division
Ms Sasha Pratt-Taweh
Pratt-Taweh, Sasha
Project Officer, Wellcome Learning +
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Angela Marmont Centre

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Warren, Alan
Scientific Associate
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Specialisms: ciliate systematics; ciliate biodiversity
Miss Mary Spencer Jones
Spencer Jones, Mary
Senior Curator, Bryozoa
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Invertebrates Division
Specialisms: Bryozoa, Ectoprocta, Entoprocta, Kamptozoa, curation, history of bryozoology, taxonomy

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Harrison, Nikki
Conservator
Department:Core Research Laboratories
Division:Conservation Centre
Mrs Helen Hardy
Hardy, Helen
Science Digital Programme Manager
Department:Science Directorate
Division:Science Directorate
Ms Harpreet Sanghera
Sanghera, Harpreet
Project Coordinator, Wellcome Learning +
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Angela Marmont Centre
Mr Matthew Porter
Porter, Matthew
Curatorial Assistant, Collections Task Force
Department:Earth Sciences
Division:Collections
Dr Andrew Polaszek
Polaszek, Andrew
Researcher
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Insects Division
Ms Jane Smith
Smith, Jane
Head of Library and Archives
Department:Library and Archives
Division:LA HOD and Admin
Dr Ian Kitching
Kitching, Ian
Principal Researcher
Department:Life Sciences
Division:Insects Division
Specialisms: Lepidoptera, cladistics, morphology, nomenclature, phylogenetics, taxonomy
Ms Ceri Pollard
Pollard, Ceri
Digital Special Collections Librarian
Department:Library and Archives
Division:LA Special Collections
Dr Stanislav Strekopytov
Strekopytov, Stanislav
Senior Analytical Chemist
Department:Core Research Laboratories
Division:Imaging and Analysis Centre
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