Topic: field research

This annual GBP 15,000 fellowship supports post-PhD field research in physical geography in Arctic or high-mountain environments. Priority is given to studies of past or present environmental change. The current application deadline is 16 November 2026. The official page supplies the application guidance and submission instructions.

David Reznick discusses field research on Trinidadian guppies and the evidence it provides for rapid evolutionary changes in life histories. The episode explores feedback between ecological conditions and evolution, then considers the emergence of placentas in live-bearing fishes and what comparative research can reveal about that transition.

Dr. Sean O'Donnell is a Professor of Biodiversity Earth & Environmental Science at Drexel University, USA. His neuroscience research focuses on how brain structure plasticity & evolution are affected by social behavior, mainly using insects as models. He is also interested in tropical ecology & thermal physiology. He conducts field research & teaches field courses in Central & South America, as well as in the Negev Desert in Israel.