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Amy Grass

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6029-2242

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20162021

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Research interests

My specialist research interests are principally in conservation genetics and evolutionary genomics, however I am also actively engaged in a wide range of research related to botany, palynology, and pollinators, and also visual science communication including scientific illustration.

I currently have research students working on projects related the analysis of Lichen populations in South Wales, Conservation Genetics of the Skomer Vole, and Genetics & Cell Culture of Pillwort. I am open to research in any subject related to British flora and fauna. 

I am a Fellow of the Linnaean Society of London, and a Fellow of Advance HE (FHEA).

Teaching interests

I have worked in Higher Education since 2005, and have been a lecturer at the University of South Wales since 2017. Between 2018 and 2022 I was the course leader for the BSc in Natural history and from 2022 I have been the Course Leader for the MSc Wildlife and Conservation Management - University of South Wales (Please do contact me if you have any queries about the course.)

As a lecturer I focus on ensuring critical experiential learning opportunities in our courses, aiming to provide my students with a wide range of practical skills and knowledge to support our students in their academic and personal development. 

I currently teach across several undergraduate courses and on the postgraduate MSc course at USW.

I teach on a wide range of subjects relating to wildlife conservation and biology, including Conservation Genetics, Population Ecology, Wildlife Surveying, Habitat Surveying, Microscopy, Entomology and Botany. 

Expertise

In addition to my specialist areas of teaching I am also a professional scientific illustrator, specialising in Botanical illustration and Natural History Illustration. 

I am a Fellow of the Society of Botanical Illustrators and member of the Association of Botanical Artists. I am also a member of the Wales Society of Botanical Illustrators. I have won several medals and awards for Botanical illustration, and exhibited artworks in internationally reknowned exhibitions in professional galleries. 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 14 - Life Below Water
  • SDG 15 - Life on Land

External positions

External Examiner, Cornwall College

2018 → 2022

Keywords

  • QH426 Genetics
  • QH301 Biology
  • QK Botany
  • QL Zoology
  • GE Environmental Sciences

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  • Training future generations to deliver evidence-based conservation and ecosystem management

    Downey, H., Amano, T., Cadotte, M., Cook, C. N., Cooke, S. J., Haddaway, N. R., Jones, J. P. G., Littlewood, N., Walsh, J. C., Abrahams, M. I., Adum, G., Akasaka, M., Alves, J. A., Antwis, R. E., Arellano, E. C., Axmacher, J., Barclay, H., Batty, L., Benítez-López, A., Bennett, J. R., & 98 othersBerg, M. J., Bertolino, S., Biggs, D., Bolam, F. C., Bray, T., Brook, B. W., Bull, J. W., Burivalova, Z., Cabeza, M., Chauvenet, A. L. M., Christie, A. P., Cole, L., Cotton, A. J., Cotton, S., Cousins, S. A. O., Craven, D., Cresswell, W., Cusack, J. J., Dalrymple, S. E., Davies, Z. G., Diaz, A., Dodd, J. A., Felton, A., Fleishman, E., Gardner, C. J., Garside, R., Ghoddousi, A., Gilroy, J. J., Gill, D. A., Gill, J. A., Glew, L., Grainger, M. J., Grass, A. A., Greshon, S., Gundry, J., Hart, T., Hopkins, C. R., Howe, C., Johnson, A., Jones, K. W., Jordan, N. R., Kadoya, T., Kerhoas, D., Koricheva, J., Lengyel, S., Lee, T. M., Livingstone, S. W., Lyons, A., McCabe, G., Millett, J., Strevens, C. M., Moolna, A., Mossman, H. L., Mukherjee, N., Muñoz-Sáez, A., Negrões, N., Norfolk, O., Osawa, T., Papworth, S., Park, K. J., Pellet, J., Phillott, A. D., Plotnik, J. M., Priatna, D., Ramos, A. G., Randall, N., Richards, R. M., Ritchie, E. G., Roberts, D. L., Rocha, R., Rodríguez, J. P., Sanderson, R., Sasaki, T., Savilaakso, S., Sayer, C., Sekercioglu, C., Senzaki, M., Smith, G., Smith, R. J., Soga, M., Soulsbury, C. D., Steer, M. D., Stewart, G., Strange, E. F., Suggitt, A. J., Thompson, R. R. J., Thompson, S., Thornhill, I., Trevelyan, R. J., Usieta, H. O., Venter, O., Webber, A. D., White, R. L., Whittingham, M. J., Wilby, A., Yarnell, R. W., Zamora-Gutierrez, V. & Sutherland, W. J., 25 Jan 2021, In: Ecological Solutions and Evidence. 2, 1, 11 p., e12032.

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  • A review of factors to consider when using camera traps to study animal behaviour to inform wildlife ecology and conservation

    Caravaggi, A., Burton, A. C., Clarke, D. A., Fisher, J. T., Grass, A., Green, S., Hobaiter, C., Hofmeester, T. R., Kalan, A. K., Rabaiotti, D. & Rivet, D., 20 Jun 2020, In: Conservation Science and Practice. p. 1-9 9 p., e239.

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  • The complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic position of the critically endangered trinidad piping guan, pipile pipile synonym aburria pipile (Aves: Galliformes)

    Grass, A. A., Hosie, C. & McDowall, I. L., 4 Sept 2016, In: Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources. 1, 1, p. 649-650 2 p.

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