Professor Andrew Radford: Research Group
Professor of Behavioural Ecology
Tel: +44 117 394 1197
Email: andy.radford at bristol.ac.uk
CURRENT GROUP MEMBERS
Dr Yoonjung Yi (Newton International Fellow; University of Bristol; 2024-2027)
Intergroup conflict: pre-emptive behaviour and lasting consequences.
Funded by the Royal Society.
Working on the Javan Gibbon Research and Conservation Program.
Dr Amy Morris-Drake (PDRA; University of Bristol; 2024-2026)
The provision and value of public goods in a biological market.
Funded by a NERC Grant awarded to Andy Radford.
Working on the Dwarf Mongoose Research Project and the Kalahari Meerkat Project.
Dr Becky Padget (PDRA; University of Bristol; 2024-2026)
The provision and value of public goods in a biological market.
Funded by a NERC Grant awarded to Andy Radford.
Conducting theoretical modelling.
Dr Josh Arbon (PDRA; University of Bristol; 2022-2025)
Pre-emptive behaviour in a landscape of intergroup conflict.
Funded by a NERC Grant awarded to Andy Radford.
Working on the Dwarf Mongoose Research Project and the Kalahari Meerkat Project.
Emma Weschke (PhD student; University of Bristol; 2019-2024)
The ecology and disturbance of nocturnal coral reef fish.
FSBI studentship (Co-supervised by Prof. Steve Simpson).
Working on coral reef fish in Australia and French Polynesia.
Clemency White (PhD student; University of Exeter; 2020-2024)
The impacts of anthropogenic noise on sharks.
Exeter Alumni Studentship (Co-supervised by Prof. Steve Simpson).
Working on sharks in the USA.
Cathy Hobbs (PhD student; University of Exeter; 2020-2024)
The impacts of sporting events on fish behaviour and fitness.
Exeter Alumni Studentship (Co-supervised by Prof. Steve Simpson).
Working on fish populations in the UK and USA.
Natalie Tegtman (PhD student; Australian National University; 2019-2024)
Assessing risk: anti-predator vigilance and social information.
Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship (Co-supervised by Prof. Rob Magrath, Australian National University).
Studying dwarf mongooses and fairy-wrens.
You Zhou (PhD student; Australian National University; 2019-2024)
Impacts of anthropogenic noise on bird communication.
Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship (Co-supervised by Prof. Rob Magrath, Australian National University).
Studying scrubwrens and fairy-wrens.
Chun-Chieh Liao (PhD student; Australian National University; 2012-2025)
Vocal communication in cooperative societies.
Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship (Co-supervised by Prof. Rob Magrath, Australian National University).
Studying white-winged choughs.
Lauren Vane (PhD student; University of Bristol; 2024-2028)
Drivers of social behaviour.
NERC DTP GW4+ studentship (Co-supervised by Dr Andy Wakefield and Prof. Lauren Brent, University of Exeter).
Working on the Dwarf Mongoose Research Project and the Kalahari Meerkat Project.
Ayla Webb (PhD student; University of Bristol and Macquarie University, Australia; 2024-2028)
The evolution of cooperation and conflict in social wasps.
Cotutelle studentship (Co-supervised by Dr Patrick Kennedy and Dr Adam Stow, Macquarie University).
Working on Australian paper wasps.
Jess Hodge (PhD student; University of Bristol; 2024-2028)
Coral reef acoustics and restoration.
NERC DTP GW4+ studentship (Co-supervised by Prof. Steve Simpson).
Studying coral reef fish in Australia and Egypt.
Teun de Jong (PhD student; University of Bristol; 2024-2028)
Climatic influences on the evolution of paper wasp cooperation and conflict.
University of Bristol/Cape Town studentship (Co-supervised by Dr Patrick Kennedy).
Working on South African paper wasps.
Dominique Baptiste (Masters by Research student; University of Bristol; 2023-2024)
ALAN effects on marine communities and behaviour.
Opportunity Bristol scholarship (Co-supervised by Prof. Steve Simpson).
Working on marine species in the Red Sea, Egypt.
Lina Yousry (Masters by Research student; University of Bristol; 2023-2024)
Age variation in cooperation and responses to cooperative acts.
Self-funded.
Working on the Kalahari Meerkat Project.
Lola von Kietzell (Masters by Research student; University of Bristol; 2024-2025)
Anthropogenic noise effects on avian vocal communication.
Self-funded.
Working on Australian birds.
MAIN EXTERNAL COLLABORATORS
Professor Steve Simpson (University of Exeter, UK)
Professor Rob Magrath (Australian National University, Australia)
Dr Suzanne Mills (Universite de Perpignan, France)
Dr Andy Young (University of Exeter, UK)
Dr Mandy Ridley (University of Western Australia, Australia)
Dr Matthew Bell (University of Edinburgh, UK)
GROUP ALUMNI
Dr Harry Suter (PhD, University of Bristol; 2024)
Social drivers of cognitive evolution.
Currently searching for PDRA positions.
Lauren Vane (Masters by Research, University of Bristol; 2024)
Anthropogenic influences on mongoose social decisions.
Became a PhD student at the University of Bristol..
Evie Croxford (Masters by Research, University of Bristol; 2024)
Mitigating and using noise on coral reefs
Searching for PhD positions.
Dr Patrick Kennedy (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow, University of Bristol & Columbia University; 2021-2023)
The links between climate and kin selection.
Became a Lecturer at the University of Bristol.
Dr Ines Goncalves (PDRA, University of Bristol; 2017-2023)
Consequences of out-group conflict.
Moved to a research position in Australia.
Dr Isla Davidson (PhD, University of Bristol; 2023)
Multimodal communication in a changing world.
Became a PDRA at Cornell University.
Dr Ben Cobb (PhD, University of Bristol; 2023)
Within- and between-group drivers of social decision-making.
Became a researcher with the NHS.
Lucy Westover (Masters by Research, University of Bristol; 2023)
Anthropogenic influences on mongoose behaviour.
Became a Specialist Technician in Sustainability, University of Bristol..
The influence of habitat configuration on the evolution of communication systems and cooperative behaviour in male bottlenose dolphins.
Became a PDRA at the University of Bristol.
Dr Laure Olivier (PhD, University of Exeter; 2023)
Variability and uncertainty in the reproductive games of cooperative breeders.
Now searching for research positions.
Impacts of anthropogenic noise on reproduction and survival.
Became a Lecturer at the University of Exeter.
Impacts of underwater anthropogenic noise on individuals and populations.
Became a researcher for a conservation organisation.
Isla Hely (Masters by Research, University of Exeter; 2022)
Anemonefish behaviour in a changing world.
Became a researcher with the BBC.
Consequences of within- and between-group conflict in dwarf mongooses.
Became a PDRA at the University of Bristol.
Ben Williams (Masters by Research, University of Exeter; 2021)
Underwater sound transmission and effects on marine wildlife.
Became a PhD student at University College London.
Dr Patrick Kennedy (PDRA, University of Bristol; 2018-2020)
Consequences of out-group conflict.
Became a Marie Curie Fellow at the University of Bristol and Columbia University.
Dr Lucille Chapuis (Swiss National Science Foundation Fellow; University of Exeter; 2018-2020)
Impacts of anthropogenic noise on fish.
Became a Marie Curie Fellow at the University of Auckland.
Dr Tim Lamont (PhD, University of Exeter; 2020)
The changing song of the sea: soundscapes are indicators and drivers of ecosystem transition on tropical coral reefs.
Became an 1851 Royal Commission Research Fellow at the University of Lancaster.
Emily Grout (Masters by Research, University of Bristol; 2020)
Variation in alloparental care in dwarf mongooses.
Became a PhD student at the University of Konstantz and the Max Planck Institute.
Emily Richmond (Masters by Research, University of Bristol; 2020)
Impacts of anthropogenic noise on social behaviours in a cooperatively breeding fish.
Became a secondary school teacher.
Dr Ben Ashton (PDRA, University of Bristol; 2018-2019)
Cognitive consequences of out-group conflict.
Became a Macquarie University Independent Research Fellow.
Dr Laura Richardson (PDRA, University of Exeter; 2017-2019)
Scientific dissemination of ecosystem restoration projects.
Became a Marie Curie Research Fellow.
Dr Susanne Schindler (PDRA, University of Bristol; 2017–2019)
Consequences of out-group conflict; theoretical modelling.
Now seeking lectureship positions.
Uncertainty and the evolution of altruism: Theory and fieldwork in the paper wasps of Central and South America.
Became a PDRA at the University of Bristol.
Dr Harry Harding (PhD, University of Bristol; 2019)
Intraspecific variation in responses to underwater anthropogenic noise.
Became a research assistant at the University of Exeter.
Katy Chapman (MSc by Research, University of Bristol; 2019)
Impacts of motorboat noise on the parental-care behaviours of two species of coral-reef damselfish.
Became a PhD student at the University of Exeter.
Emma Weschke (Masters by Research, University of Exeter; 2019)
Ecological implications of motorboat noise on coral reef fish communities.
Became a PhD student at the University of Bristol.
Emily Richens (MSc by Research, University of Bristol; 2019)
The effects of variation in anthropogenic noise on anti-predator behaviours in dwarf mongooses.
Now seeking PhD positions.
Izzy Jarrold (Masters by Research, University of Bristol; 2019)
Investigating the impacts of anthropogenic noise on the behaviours of animals in groups.
Now a vet student at the University of Bristol.
Dr Julie Kern (PDRA; University of Bristol; 2016–2018)
Consequences of out-group conflict in dwarf mongooses.
Now an independent research fellow at the University of New England, Australia.
Sophie Manson (Field manager; 2017–2018)
Ran the Dwarf Mongoose Research Project in South Africa.
Now working in nature conservation.
Dr Robin Southon (PhD, University of Bristol; 2018)
Adaptive value of males in primitively eusocial societies.
Now working as a research assistant at UCL.
Josh Arbon (MSc by Research, University of Bristol; 2018)
Context-dependent contributions to cooperative behaviours.
Now a PhD student at the University of Exeter.
Isla Davidson (MSc by Research, University of Exeter; 2018)
Hearing Nemo: alarm calling behaviour in a coral reef fish.
Now a PhD student at the University of Bristol.
Emma Eastcott (MSc by Research, University of Bristol; 2018)
Intrapopulation variation in vigilance responses to anthropogenic noise in dwarf mongooses.
Now seeking PhD opportunities.
Matthew Lavelle (MSc by Research, University of Bristol; 2018)
The effects of light and noise pollution on tree leaf fall and cricket behaviour.
Now seeking PhD opportunities.
Francesca Dawson Pell (MSc by Research, University of Bristol; 2017)
Use of heterospecific social information by Australian magpies, Cracticus tibicen.
Now a PhD student at the University of Sheffield.
Dr Julie Kern (PhD, University of Bristol; 2016)
Flexible receiver responses to anti-predator vocalisations in dwarf mongooses.
Now working as a PDRA at the University of Bristol.
Dr Emily Bell (PhD, University of Bristol; 2016)
Phenotypic plasticity and the origin of castes in eusocial insects.
Now working as a teaching fellow at the University of Bristol.
Amy Morris-Drake (MSc by Research, University of Bristol; 2016)
The effect of anthropogenic noise on the anti-predator behaviour of dwarf mongooses.
Now a PhD student at the University of Bristol.
Lauren Fear (MSc by Research, University of Bristol; 2016)
The ecology of fear and anthropogenic noise.
Now applying for PhD positions.
Emily Armstrong-Smith (Masters by Research, University of Exeter; 2016)
Damselfish in Distress: an exploration of context-dependent stress responses of coral reef fish exposed to anthropogenic noise.
Anna Bracken (MSc by Research, University of Bristol; 2014; Field Manager for Dwarf Mongoose Project; 2016)
Variation in response of dwarf mongooses to alarm calls depending on caller identity.
Now a PhD student at Swansea University.
Charlotte Christensen (MSc by Research, University of Bristol; 2015; Field Manager for Dwarf Mongoose Project; 2015–2016)
Adaptive territorial scent-marking behaviour in dwarf mongooses Helogale parvula.
Now a PhD student at Swansea University.
Impacts of anthropogenic noise on behaviour, development and fitness of fishes and invertebrates.
Now a PDRA at the University of Exeter.
The impacts of anthropogenic noise on fish behaviour and physiology.
Funded by Defra; worked on European eels; now on maternity leave.
Dr Anna Davies (PhD, University of Bristol; 2014)
Information use and decision-making stress in chickens.
Nominated for a Faculty thesis prize and now a PDRA at the University of Bristol.
Kate Rogerson (MSc by Research, University of Bristol; 2014)
The effect of anthropogenic noise on the alarm-call behaviour of dwarf mongooses.
Now a PhD student at the University of East Anglia.
Amy Sibun (MSc by Research, University of Bristol; 2014)
Social bonds in dwarf mongoose society.
Now a reserve manager in southern Africa
Dr Rick Bruintjes (Swiss National Science Foundation Fellow, NERC Business Intern, Defra-funded PDRA; 2011–2013)
The impacts of anthropogenic noise on fish behaviour and physiology.
Now working for Defra.
Ran the Dwarf Mongoose Research Project in South Africa.
Now a member of academic staff at the University of Botswana.
Dr Irene Voellmy (PhD, University of Bristol; 2013)
Effects of anthropogenic noise on fish behaviour.
Now a NERC Business Intern at University of Bristol.
Kirsty Everley (MSc, University of Exeter; 2013)
Effects of pile-driving noise on the behaviour and physiology of the European sea bass.
Received a Distinction and is now a PhD student at the University of Southampton.
Jessica McLachlan (MSc by Research, University of Bristol; 2013)
Parent-offspring communication in the white-browed scrubwren.
Received a Faculty of Science Commendation of Excellence and is now a PhD student at the University of Cambridge.
Dan Pointon (MSc by Research, University of Bristol; 2013)
Individual alarm call recognition in a non-social territorial species, the European robin, Erithacus rubecula.
The impacts of anthropogenic noise on fish behaviour and physiology.
Now an Associate Professor at the University of Exeter.
Dr Linda Hollen (Marie Curie Fellow; 2008-2012)
Signal reliability and decision-making in social birds.
Now a PDRA at the University of Bristol.
Dr Erica Morley (Defra-funded PDRA; 2011–2012)
The effects of noise on biodiversity.
Moved to a PDRA position at the University of Toronto; now a PDRA at the University of Bristol.
Dr Jenny York (PhD, University of Bristol; 2012)
The evolution and regulation of dawn song performance in white-browed sparrow weaver society.
Moved to a PDRA position at the University of Exeter; now a PDRA at the University of Cambridge.
Matthew Wale (MSc by Research, University of Bristol; 2012)
Crabs unquiet in noisy seas - ship noise and the shore crab Carcinus maenas.
Now a PhD student at Edinburgh Napier University.
Emma Kerridge (MSc by Research, University of Bristol; 2012)
Dose-dependent reactions of European eels Anguilla anguilla to ship noise played at close range.
Julie Kern (MSc by Research, University of Bristol; 2012)
Decision-making by dwarf mongoose Helogale parvula sentinels.
Became a PhD student at the University of Bristol; now a PDRA at the University of Bristol.
Sophie Holles (MSc by Research, University of Bristol; 2011)
The impact of noise on three-spined stickleback behaviour.
Received a Faculty of Science Commendation of Excellence and became a PhD student at the University of Bristol.
Vocal communication and the facilitation of social behaviour in the southern pied babbler Turdoides bicolor.
Now a PDRA at the University of Oxford and research coordinator of the Botswana Predator Conservation Trust.
