Global Biodiversity Change group, University College London

Research

Our groups's research aims to understand how biodiversity is changing in response to recent environmental change, and to predict how biodiversity will change in future. We are also interested in the consequences of biodiversity change for human societies. To address these questions, our work mostly entails advanced data analysis and the development of large-scale models of biodiversity and ecosystems.

We are based in the Centre for Biodiversity & Environment Research in the Genetics, Evolution and Environment Department at University College London. Visit Tim's UCL profile page.

Our group adheres to a set of guiding principles, aiming to improve the work culture in academia.

Current opportunities

You can always get in touch with a CV if you would like to explore other funding options.

Please visit our Opportunities page for more information on recruitment and funding.

Latest news

NEW PAPER: As part of the GLITRS Project, we have just published a review of the state of knowledge on insect biodiversity change, with a proposal for integrating multiple evidence lines to provide urgently needed new evidence.

NEW STARTER: Yifei Guo is starting a masters research project, investigating the impact of climate change on insect biodiversity globally.

NEW PAPER: We have just published a paper that combines estimates of speciation rates from ecological neutral theory with simulations of the abundance of organisms in all major animal functional groups from the Madingley Model to predict patterns of biodiversity globally.


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Why not try something new in 2025. Come and join us on UCL's MSc in Biodiversity & Global Change, to learn the latest science being used to tackle biodiversity changes. With @ucllifesciences.bsky.social Zoological Society of London and @nhm-london.bsky.social. Apply at www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-...

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More information

You can find more information about my research on these webpages, and also from the following websites:

General information: ORCID
Publications: Web of Science; Google Scholar
Impact: Impact Story