The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Conservation Science award for an outstanding PhD student 2017 has been presented to the University’s Jake Bicknell.
Dr Bicknell, who works in the Durrell Institute of Conservation & Ecology (DICE) in the School of Anthropology and Conservation, received a specially commissioned medal and cash prize.
The RSPB prize is open to postgraduates who have been awarded a PhD in any area of conservation science at a UK university within the last two years. The PhD must be likely to make a significant contribution to the conservation of any species of animal or plant, communities or habitats, anywhere in the world.
Students who have conducted original and outstanding doctoral research in conservation science are nominated by their academic departments, before the winner is chosen by the RSPB’s team of scientists.
Dr Bicknell’s PhD entitled: Contemporary conservation in Guyana: the role of Reduced-Impact Logging and protected areas in a sustainable future is about solutions towards conservation of the world’s tropical forests.
Dr Bicknell, who is from Brighton, is now continuing his research on tropical forests as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in DICE.
The award was presented at the RSPB’s annual event, which this year was held in the David Attenborough Building at the Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI), Cambridge, on 20 June 2017.