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(MENAFN - The Conversation) Lecturer in Animal Behaviour and Behavioural Neuroscience, Keele University Profile Articles Activity
Born and raised in Russia, in 2003 I graduated with Diploma (biology and chemistry teacher) from the Ulyanovsk Pedagogical University. During my undergraduate (1998-2003) and later MSc studies (2003-2005) at the Saint Petersburg State University, Russia, I was contributing to several research projects in the field of avian movement ecology and bird navigation under the supervision of the academic staff of the Biological station Rybachy with which I still collaborate. This research institution is remarkable for being the descendant of the world s first bird observatory Vogelwarte Rossitten (German: Bird Observatory Rossitten ) established in 1901 on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea - a hot spot for bird migration in Europe. Now it is a branch of the Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences and one of the leading centres studying bir
01 Feb 2021 | News
Come offset with me: how new policies are encouraging researchers to limit the environmental impact of air travel
Attending international scientific conferences is the lifeblood of research. Now, grant funding bodies are introducing offsets to cut the carbon footprint and encourage use of greener modes of transport
They may be grounded by COVID-19 lockdowns at present, but since November 2020 academics in Germany have been able to get carbon offsets when travelling for research sponsored by the research agency Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG).
The offsets donate money to climate protection projects in the global south, for example planting trees or building a wind turbine.