Meet the team

Alex Dittrich, PhD

• Programme Leader, Zoology
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Amy Smallwood

• PhD Student
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Andrew Leslie, PhD

• Senior Lecturer
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Andy Chick, PhD

• Lecturer in Forensic Biology
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Ashleigh Hunt

• Principal Lecturer in Science Programme leader for Forensic & Investigative Science & Criminology with Forensic Investigation
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Chris Watson

• Lecturer in Forestry
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Danny Towers

• Senior Lecturer, Outdoor Studies
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Darrell Smith, PhD

• Lecturer in Environmental Modelling Programme Lead MSc Ecosystem Services Evaluation
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David Harvey

• PhD Research Student
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Dimitrios Kontziampasis, PhD

• Senior Lecturer & University Programme Leader in Engineering
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Dorthe Villadsen, PhD

• Lecturer
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Alexander Poynter, PhD

• Lecturer in Life Science and Conservation
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Chris Loynes, PhD

• Reader in Human Nature Relations
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Claire Holt, PhD

• Research and Teaching Associate in Forestry and Conservation, Programme Leader MSc Ecosystem Systems Evaluation
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Davina Hill, PhD

• Senior Lecturer in Zoology
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Elspeth Lees, PhD

• Head of Department Science, Natural Resources & Outdoor Studies
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Gill Notman, PhD

• Course Director BSc(Hons) Marine and Freshwater Biology and Lecturer in Applied Chemistry
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Jae-Llane Ditchburn, PhD

• Lecturer in Molecular Biology
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Roy Armstrong, PhD

• Senior Lecturer in Zoology
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Simon Giles, PhD

• Senior Laboratory Technician
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Frances Ryfield, PhD

• Lecturer in Human Geography
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Heather Prince, PhD

• Professor of Outdoor and Environmental Education
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Ivan Walsh

• Senior technician
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Jamie Mcphie, PhD

• Course Leader MA Outdoor and Experiential Learning
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Kate Dixon

• Senior Lecturer in Engineering
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Laura Offin, PhD

• Lecturer in Chemistry
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Liam Scott

• Lecturer in Outdoor Studies
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Lisa Fenton

• Lecturer in Outdoor Studies
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Liz Mallabon, PhD

• Principal Lecturer
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Lois Mansfield, PhD

• Professor of Upland Landscapes, and Director of Ambleside Campus
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Lucy Spain, PhD

• Lecturer in Biological and Biomedical Science
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Mark Lawton

• Senior Lecturer Outdoor Education
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Mark Magas

• Senior Lecturer: Pharmacology
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Mark Tomlinson

• Senior Lecturer
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Martin Barry

• Senior Lecturer Outdoor Studies
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Mauro Lanfranchi

• PhD student
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Mic Mayhew

• Lecturer in BSc (Hons) Zoology
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Nigel Dykes

• Senior Lecturer in Outdoor Studies
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Nigel Smith

• Senior Lecturer in Science (STEM Coordinator)
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Peter Waite-Shores

• Outdoor Demonstrator
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Ian Convery, PhD

• Professor of Environment and Society
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Rachel Findlay-Robinson

• PhD Student
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Richard Ensoll

• Senior Lecturer, Outdoor Studies
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Richard Lemmey

• Principal Lecturer (P\T) in Outdoor Studies
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Rory Simmons

• Lecturer
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Ryan Tate

• Senior Science Technician
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Sara Iversen

• PhD student
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Simon Carr, PhD

• Programme Lead for Geography
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Simon McCabe

• Outdoor Demonstrator
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Victoria Louise White

• PhD Student - Applied Psychology/Health Studies
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Volker Deecke, PhD

• Associate Professor in Wildlife Conservation
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Wendy Davidson, PhD

• Programme Lead BSc (Hons) Microbiology and BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science
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