PhD researcher at University College London and The Institute of Zoology funded by the London NERC DTP. I have a keen interest in tropical ecology, ornithology and entomology. Previously ant genomics and evolution Research Assistant at Queen Mary University of London. I have previously volunteered with the Lepidoptera department and Soil Biodiversity Group at the Natural History Museum, and on the Thorn to Orchid and Water for Wildlife projects with London Wildlife Trust.