Dr Rachel Grant

I'm a Senior Lecturer and Course Director in BioScience. I joined LSBU in 2020 having previously worked in Oxford, Cambridge, Anglia Ruskin and Northampton Universities.
My teaching interests cover all aspects of biology including evolution, disease, nutrition, zoology, ecology, animal behaviour animal welfare, animal rights, and wildlife conservation. I also enjoy teaching statistics and research methods. Current modules include Aetiology of Disease, Foundation Biology, Employability, and Level 6 Project.

My research interests are in behavioural and evolutionary ecology. In particular, I study amphibians, reptiles and birds. Research interests include the effects of geophysical variables on animal ecology, which has applications for conservation and hazard risk forecasting. A further interest the behaviour and welfare of psittacine birds. A more minor interest is human behavioural ecology, in particular the evolutionary mechanisms which led to patriarchy, and deimatic display in humans.
Skills and Expertise
Behavioural Ecology
Ecology and Evolution
Evolution
Conservation Biology
Animal Ecology
Wildlife Ecology
Wildlife Conservation
Zoology
Biodiversity
Conservation
I am active in engaging with the media and have been involved with a number of documentary films including "Tsunami" (channel 5), the discovery channel, and NASA unexplained files, as well as many news and radio interviews about my research.

Course Director