Dave Goulson
Dave Goulson (born 1965 ) is an English biologist . He is a professor at the University of Sussex and is known as a specialist in bionomy and the protection of bumblebees .
Career
Goulson grew up in Shropshire .
He studied at the University of Oxford and was at the Oxford Brookes University with a thesis on butterflies doctorate .
From 1995 worked as a lecturer at the University of Southampton , where his research on bumblebees began. In 2006 he became a professor at the University of Stirling before moving to the University of Sussex in 2010.
In 2013 he published the book A Sting in the Tale (German: And she flies ), with which he was nominated for the Samuel Johnson Prize .
Awards
- 2013: Zoological Society of London's Marsh Award for Conservation Biology
- 2017: APEX Award from the British Academy, Royal Academy of Engineering and Royal Society
Bumblebee Conservation Trust
In 2006, Goulson founded the Bumblebee Conservation Trust , a nonprofit that helps protect bumblebees.
Publications
- 2014: And it does fly: A short history of the bumblebee . Hanser Verlag , Munich, ISBN 978-3-446-44039-5
- 2016: When the rodent beetle knocks twice: The secret life of insects . As before, ISBN 978-3-446-44700-4
- 2017: The rarest bees in the world. A travel report . As before, ISBN 978-3-446-25503-6
- 2018: The humming in the meadow: The secret life of insects, Ullstein-Verlag, ISBN 978-3548377506 (paperback edition of the hardcover version "When the rodent beetle knocks twice")
- 2019: Wildlife Gardening: The Art of Saving the World in Your Own Garden Hanser Verlag , Munich, ISBN 978-3-446-26188-4
Remarks
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Goulson, Dave |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British biologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1965 |