Science and Engineering at The University of Edinburgh

• Use of insects in palaeoenvironmental interpretation
• Identification of Coleoptera (beetles) and Diptera (true flies) from Quaternary and archaeological contexts
• Site taphonomy and preservation of fossil insect remains
• History of insect-borne diseases
• History of the pests of stored products and their impact on past societies, particularly in the Mediterranean
• Environmental change in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions

• Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society (Elected in 1997)
• Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (Elected in 2005)
• Fitch Laboratory Senior Visiting Fellow, British School of Athens (2010-11)
• Honorary Fellow of Fitch Laboratory, British School of Athens (Elected in 2012)



Research Projects


Publications


The Osborne Insect Collection


Quaternary Entomology Laboratory