DrChristopher Young

Chris joined the University as a PhD student in 1996, progressed first to a postdoctoral position in late 1999 and then to a full-time lecturer in 2001. Since then he has moved on to the position of Senior Lecturer where he is now subject leader for all Animal Behaviour and Wildlife Conservation awards (BSc and HNC). Prior to a career in academia Chris developed his skills as a field ecologist whilst working for organizations such as MAFF, ADAS and the Wildlife Trusts partnership in a range of locations across England and Wales.

Chris’s main teaching responsibilities lie in delivering topics including wildlife conservation, conservation biology, landscape ecology, applied animal behaviour, geographical information systems and fieldwork at all levels. As part of the fieldwork remit, he also leads the annual first year field trip to the Lake District and has led or co-led field trips to Poland/Slovakia, South Africa, India, USA, Azores and a range of other European destinations.

In addition to his teaching, Chris has developed his research interests through engagement with both technical and subject-related activities. This has included collaborations with the Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country and colleagues across the University in other subject areas. He has successfully supervised eight PhDs to completion and is currently supervising three PhDa.