1997 BSc Biological Sciences (Lancaster University)

2001 PhD Zoology (Cambridge University)

2002 Royal Society Banks Alecto Travelling Fellowship (Sydney University)

2004 University Teacher (University of Nottingham)

2009 Lecturer (University of Nottingham)

2018 Associate Professor (University of Nottingham)

Main responsibilities

Deputy Director of Studies, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham.

Associate Editor at Evolutionary Ecology and Behavioral Ecology

External Examiner at University of Worcester (2008-2013), University of Surrey (2014-2018) and Anglia Ruskin University (2020-).

Meanwhile

Married (with two kids) to Nicola McLelland in Cultures, Languages and Area Studies at the University of Nottingham.