Professional Activities
Conference Roles
- The use of Protozoa as models for ecology, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (International Asian Congress of Protistology, 2011)
- Vice President's address to teh Soc. Protistologists, by Invitation (Soc. Protistologists, 2010)
- British Section of Protist Biologists, by Invitation (BSPB, 2008)
- Coordinator of special session, by Invitation (SAME 10, 2007)
- Examining the role of ciliates in ecosystem models, by Invitation (Danish Institute for Fisheries Research, 2007)
- Assesing the role of phytoplanktonic ciliates in food web dynamics; how far have we really come?, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (University Delhi, India, 2007)
- Invited coordinator of a special session: Society of Protozoologists (Lisbon), by Invitation (Society of Protozoologists , 2006)
- Molecular variability in microzooplankton, by Invitation (American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, 2005)
- Invited coordinator of a special session: Society of Protozoologists 2004 (USA), by Invitation (Society of Protozoologists, 2004)
- Ecosystem Dynamics in the Ocean, UK GLOBEC: Royal Society (London ) , by Invitation (Royal Society, 2004)
- Third Zooplankton Production Symposium (Gijon, Spain), by Invitation (Third Zooplankton Production Symposium, 2003)
- Assessing the variability in Aquatic Microbial Populations: fact or fiction (Austria), by Invitation (Assessing the variability in Aquatic Microbial Populations: fact or fiction, 2003)
Editorships
- Journal of Plankton Research (Editorial Board Member, 2007 - present)
- Marine Biology Research (Subject Editor (Knowledge And Learning), 2007 - present)
- Acta Protistologica (Editorial Board, 2003 - present)
- European Journal of Protistology (Editorial Board, 2003 - present)
- The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology (Editorial Board, 2002 - present)
Examination Roles
- Heriot-Watt University, PhD (2008)
- University of Lancaster, PhD (2007)
- University of Wales Swansea, PhD (2007)
Professional Body Memberships
- Linnean Society (Fellow, 1997 - present)
- British Ecological Society (Member, 1997 - present)
- The Quekett Microscopical Club (Member, 1997 - present)
- International Society of Protistologists (Member, 1984 - present)
Other Administrative or Committee Roles
- Teaching Review committee