Alex (she/her) is a researcher at WWT, the charity for wetlands and wildlife. In that role she provides scientific support to both UK-based and overseas conservation and ecology projects, mostly focusing on bird species. She has an MSc in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management, with dissertation fieldwork studying urban bird populations in Tenerife, and a PhD on seabird breeding ecology from the University of Southampton, involving lots of population modelling but also some public engagement. During her PhD she was a representative on the National Oceanography Centre’s Athena SWAN (equality, diversity and inclusion) Self-Assessment Team. Since 2021, she has also been an Associate Trustee for the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. Alex has lived experience of working in the environmental sector with a more recently acquired physical disability, but still enjoys birding and watching the seasons change when out in nature.