Tom August

Biography

2012-present: Computational Ecologist, CEH – Biological Records Centre. 2012 June-August: Expedition Scientist, Honduras. 2008-2012: PhD, University of Exeter. 'The Social Structure, Ecology and Pathogens of Bats in the UK'. My thesis is available on figshare. 2004-2008: BSc Ecology, Durham University.

Research Interest

My work focuses on bridging the gap between research scientists and information technology experts. Based within the Biological Records Centre (BRC) I work with statistical experts to develop methods for analysing species occurrence data and work to make these methods available to other academics and practitioners. I also work to make existing datasets more accessible by developing websites that can be used to interact with data.