Industrial Collaborators
Centre members collaborate with a number of international companies and charities. We work closely with conservation organisations on a range of different projects that study the behaviour and ecology of our native species.
Recent projects include:
- The effects of organic farming on the foraging behaviour and ecology granivorous birds (with the BTO)
- The behaviour and ecology of kestrels (PhD funding from Natural England)
- The Northern Kite Project, one of the Northeast of England’s most high profile wildlife initiatives (supported by the RSPB)
- Grazing behaviour of native breed cattle on the limestone pavements of North Yorkshire (for North Yorkshire Dales National Park/Natural England).
We also have established collaborations with companies and other organisations, which apply our discoveries and expertise to solve ‘real-world’ problems.
Recent collaborations include:
- Reducing the impact of nesting crows on powerlines (a CASE studentship with Scottish Southern & Electric)
- Co-operating with Volvo to design sensors based on locust vision circuits for collision warning
- Informing the design of campaign posters for West Midlands Police to reduce crime using principles from evolutionary psychology
For further information, please email us cbe@ncl.ac.uk
