EDUCATION
2009	DSc for published work	National University of Ireland, Cork
1987	PhD	National University of Ireland, Cork
1984	BSc Zoology	National University of Ireland, Cork

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2015	Top Management Programme for Higher Education	AdvanceHE, UK                         .
2011	Head of Schools Leaders Development Programme	AdvanceHE, UK

EMPLOYMENT
2021 – present	President	University College Cork
2020 – 2021	Interim President	University College Cork
2018 – 2020	Deputy President & Registrar	University College Cork
2014 – 2018	Vice-President for Teaching & Learning	University College Cork
2012 – present	Chair (Professor) in Zoology	University College Cork
2012 – 2015	Elected Member of the UCC Governing Body	University College Cork
2010 – 2014	Head of School	School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UCC
2006 – 2010	Vice-Head of College	College of Science, Engineering & Food science, UCC
2004 – 2012	Associate Professor of Zoology & Ecology	University College Cork
1999 – 2002	University Examination Appeals Officer	University College Cork
1989 – 2003	Lecturer/Senior Lecturer	University College Cork
1998	Visiting Professor	Colby College, Maine, USA
1988 – 1989	Post-Doctoral Researcher	University of Wales, Cardiff

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TEACHING

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• Thirty years of lecturing and research supervision experience at all levels
• Created two new courses in ornithology and in advanced statistics for postgraduate training
• Established distance learning certificate and diploma in Field Ecology for adult learners and professionals in 1993
• External examiner for >50 PhDs and MSc worldwide
• Appointed external examiner for degree programmes to six HEIs in Ireland & the UK.
• Developed UCC’s first-year science mentoring scheme in 2000 to support students as they transition in to university
• Awarded UCC President’s Award for excellence in teaching in 2003
• Visiting Professor of Biology, Colby College, USA, 1998
• Awarded Socrates Fellowship to Faro, Portugal in 2005 and 2006
• Member of the first European University Association Learning & Teaching Forum

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RESEARCH

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• Led more than 70 funded research projects with many national and international collaborators, including the larges ever study of forest biodiverisity in Ireland
• Published 248 research papers, five books and monographs and 30 Book Chapters
• Accomplished academic scholar with 6,838 Citations, h-index of 43, i10-index of 152
• Supervised 31 Masters Research Projects and 44 PhDs, and mentored 21 Post-Doctoral Scientists
• Awarded in excess of €10 million for research funding
• Delivered over 200 research presentations – including many invited papers at events around the world
• Executive Editor of the international journal Bird Study from 1998 to 2006
• Invited reviewer for over 40 international research journals including Nature, Journal of Experimental Biology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2000 – present	Judge, BT Young Scientist Exhibition; Chair of Biology & Ecology Panel
2013 – present	Board of Fota Wildlife Park (Chair since 2018)
2015 – present	Member, Top Management Programme Professional Reference Group, AdvanceHE, UK
2012 – 2015	Elected member, UCC Governing Body
2011 – present	Judge, UNESCO-L’Oreal-Royal Society Women Science Scholarship
2018 – present	Member, Glucksman Gallery Board UCC
2018 – present	Member, Ludgate Hub (Skibereen)
2011 – present	Vice-President, British Trust for Ornithology
2011 – present	Co-chair, UCC University Green Campus Forum
2009 – 2012	Council member, European Ornithologists Union
2005 – present	Honorary Lifetime Member, UCC Students’ Union
2004	Chair, Working Group for European Biodiversity Research
2003 – present	Member and former President, Irish Society of Toxicology
1999 – 2000	Member, National Forest Standards Group
1998 – present	Chair, National Bird Monitoring Programme Steering Group
1995 – 2000	Member, Statutory Committee to Heritage Council on Wildlife
1998 – present	Founding member and treasurer, Environmental Association of Ireland
1990-present	Life-time Member, British Ornithologists Union
1990-present	Member, Irish Federation of University Teachers
1977-present	Member and former Executive Board Member, Bird Watch Ireland

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