Inaugural Professorial Lecture Series 2024 - Professor Volker Deecke
Professor Volker Deecke: A sound approach to killer whale conservation: Understanding and protecting the ocean’s top predators. Join Professor of Wildlife Conservation Volker Deecke for his inaugural professorial lecture at our Ambleside campus.
20 Mar 2024 - 20 Mar 2024
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Event Overview
About Volker:
Born in Germany and raised in Austria, Volker Deecke received his BSc and Masters from the University of British Columbia and a Doctorate from the University of St. Andrews. He has studied killer whales and other marine mammals in Canada, Alaska, Iceland and Shetland. He is interested in the role of behavioural research in wildlife conservation, specifically understanding underwater communication and the effect of underwater noise.
'A Sound Approach to Killer Whale Conservation: Understanding and Protecting the Ocean’s Top Predator' will present the results of research using innovative digital recording tags to understand the foraging behaviour of mammal-hunting and fish-eating killer whales in the Northeast Pacific. Killer whales are the top predators in marine ecosystems. They are found in all the world’s oceans, yet we know surprisingly little about how these animals communicate and find their prey. This talk presents the results of research using innovative digital recording tags to understand the foraging behaviour of mammal-hunting and fish-eating killer whales in the Northeast Pacific.
It shows how new technology can help us understand how these animals communicate and find and catch their prey, and how underwater noise may be interfering with these essential life processes. This information increases our understanding of these apex predators and their habitat and ultimately helps us protect them better.
This is an in-person event at the Ambleside campus but will also be available online.
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Event Information
As the first in a series of three Inaugural Professorial Lectures, we are delighted to showcase the incredible work of our esteemed colleagues, all of whom are well-regarded experts in their unique fields. The event, held both in-person and livestreamed online for any national and international colleagues, will not only be a celebration of the successful research Volker has undertaken during his time with the University, but will also offer the opportunity to network with peers and colleagues beforehand, and enjoy canapes and a drinks reception post-lecture.
16:30 – Arrivals, Networking & Refreshments
16:40 – Lecture Theatre Opens
17:00 – Introduction from Vice Chancellor, Professor Julie Mennell
17:15 – Lecture Begins
18:00 – Audience Q&A
18:15 – Closing Words from Deputy-Vice Chancellor, Professor Brian Webster-Henderson
18:25 – Canapes, Refreshments & Networking
19:00 – Event Close
We kindly ask that you complete your registration by 12th March.