DrChristopher Young
Senior Lecturer in Animal Behaviour and Wildlife Conservation
Faculty of Science and Engineering
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- Senior Lecturer in Animal Behaviour and Wildlife ConservationFaculty of Science and Engineering
- +44 (0)1902 322158 (Work)
- University of Wolverhampton,, School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Wulfruna Street,, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV1 1LY, United Kingdom
TEACHING INTERESTS
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 Penrith and has led or co-led field trips to Poland/Slovakia, South Africa, India, USA, Azores and a range of other European destinations.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONTrends in populations of frogs in the UK1 Nov 2023
- DOCTORAL EXAMINATIONUnderstanding the dual impacts of urbanisation and climate change on breeding in one of the uk’s most common city birds, the blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)28 Nov 2022
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONBack to the future? Unravelling current and potential future declines of the common toad, Bufo bufo, in the UK1 Sep 2020 - 26 Jun 2024
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONThe use of novel enrichment to improve captive primate welfare and its potential application to conservation.2 Jan 2019
- DOCTORAL EXAMINATIONDrought and Drought Mitigation in Yobe State, Nigeria4 Jul 2018
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONBats and the Green Belt Landscape: Investigating variables that affect the movement and landscape ecology of bats in the Green Belt.2 Apr 2018
- DOCTORAL EXAMINATIONElucidating the drivers, contextual sensitivity and resilience of urban ecological systems.16 Sep 2015
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONThe conservation ecology of the Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas) in North East Libya1 Oct 2014 - 4 Jul 2019
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONRural air pollution along trunk roads.3 Mar 2008 - 31 Jul 2012
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONSmall sites: landscape ecology and contribution to urban greenspace.1 Oct 2007 - 31 Oct 2009
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONThe investigation of regional ecology using 2km x 2km scale botanical distribution data.1 Sep 2005 - 31 Aug 2011
- DOCTORAL EXAMINATIONA generic protocol for an integrated land information system in humid subtropical highlands: a case study in Yunnan Province, China15 Sep 2004
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONAccident Prevention on Construction Sites: Towards an Analytical Approach.6 Sep 2004 - 29 Aug 2008