David Leslie Hawksworth

Biography

David has worked in different capacities in the department since 2000, when he came as a visiting professor. Prior to that, he was a Mycologist and then Director of the International Mycological Institute (Kew and Egham, 1969–81, and 1983-97), and also a Council Member of English Nature (1996-99). He has also served as President or Chair of  various scientific organizations including the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS), IUBS/IUMS International Committee on Bionomenclature, and International Mycological Association. In addition he is a Scientific Associate of the Natural History Museum (London), a Research Associate of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, a Visiting Professor in Birkbeck University of London, and Professor of Ecology in the University of Gloucestershire. He also has wide experience as an editor, and for many years was responsible for The Lichenologist, Mycological Research and the special volume book series of the Systematics Association; he is currently on the editorial boards of six journals, and Editor-in-Chief of two peer-reviewed journals, Biodiversity and Conservation (Springer) and IMA Fungus (International Mycological Association).

Research Interest

lichen-forming fungi in Parmeliaceae, particularly the resolution of species concepts in some species complexes in the genus Bryoria.