Current Members of the Department

* Please note that we are currently updating our People pages, so please be understanding of any inconsistencies! 

tim coulson

Professor Tim Coulson

Joint Head of Department
Fundraising Lead for Life and Mind Building
ben sheldon

Professor Ben Sheldon

Joint Head of Department
Senior User Representative for Life and Mind Building
aziz aboobaker

Professor Aziz Aboobaker

Professor of Comparative and Functional Genomics 
Tutorial Fellow, and Dean of Lady Margaret Hall
tim baraclough

Professor Tim Barraclough

Professor of Evolutionary Biology
Magdalen College
ellie bath

Dr Ellie Bath

Departmental Lecturer in Animal Behaviour
Christ Church
dora biro

Professor Dora Biro

Professor of Animal Behaviour 
Tutorial Fellow of St Hugh's College
bonsall mike

Professor Michael Bonsall

Professor of Mathematical Biology
Tutorial Fellow of St Peter’s College
theresa burt

Dr Theresa Burt De Perera

Associate Professor of Zoology
Tutorial Fellow of St John’s College
cristian capelli

Dr Cristian Capelli

Associate Professor of Human Evolution
Tutorial Fellow of St Hugh’s College
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Dr Sonya Clegg

Associate Professor of Evolutionary Ecology
Tutorial Fellow of St Anne's College
fran colles

Dr Frances Colles

Senior Researcher
katrina davis

Dr Katrina Davis

Associate Professor of Conservation Biology
Tutorial Fellow of Balliol College
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Marian Stamp Dawkins, FRS CBE

Professor of Animal Behaviour
dye c

Professor Christopher Dye

Professor of Epidemiology
Oxford Martin School
kevin foster

Professor Kevin Foster

Professor of Evolutionary Biology
Research Chair, Depts. of Zoology and Biochemistry
Sir Charles Godfray

Professor Sir Charles Godfray, FRS

Professor of Population Biology and Director of the Martin School
Senior Research Associate
andy gosler

Dr Andrew Gosler

Associate Professor in Applied Ethnobiology and Conservation
Fellow in Human Sciences, Mansfield College
alan grafen

Professor Alan Grafen, FRS

Professor of Theoretical Biology
Tutorial Fellow of St John’s College
jonathan green

Dr Jonathan Green

Departmental Lecturer in Animal Diversity
Junior Research Fellow of New College
ashleigh griffin

Professor Ashleigh Griffin

Professor of Evolutionary Biology
Tutorial Fellow of New College

Professor Tim Guilford

Professor of Animal Behaviour
Tutorial Fellow of Merton College
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Professor Sunetra Gupta

Professor of Theoretical Epidemiology
Harassment Officer
rosalind harding

Dr Rosalind Harding

Associate Professor of Biological Anthropology
Fellow of St John's College and Tutor in Human Sciences
odile harrison

Dr Odile Harrison

Departmental Lecturer in Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
Stipendiary lecturer Hertford College
holland_p

Professor Peter Holland FRS

Linacre Professor of Zoology
Fellow of Merton College
michelle jackson

Dr Michelle Jackson

Associate Professor of Freshwater/Marine Ecology
Somerville College
lizzie jeffers

Dr Elizabeth Jeffers

Associate Professor of Ecosystem Ecology
Director of Graduate Studies (Progression)
aris karzourakis

Professor Aris Katzourakis

Professor of Evolution and Genomics
Tutorial Fellow of St Hilda's College
kearsey se

Professor Stephen Kearsey

Professor of Cell Biology
Tutorial Fellow of Keble College
kayla king

Professor Kayla King

Professor of Evolutionary Ecology
Tutorial Fellow of Christ Church
sarah knowles

Dr Sarah Knowles

Associate Professor of Ecosystem Biology
Tutorial Fellow of Keble College
owen lewis

Professor Owen Lewis

Professor of Ecology
Fellow and Tutor of Brasenose College
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Dr José Lourenço

Research Departmental Lecturer in Infectious Disease
Department of Zoology
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Professor David Macdonald

Professor of Wildlife Conservation and Director of the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit
Senior Research Fellowship, Lady Margaret Hall
craig mclean

Professor Craig MacLean

Professor of Evolution and Microbiology
Merton College
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Professor Dame Angela McLean

Professor of Mathematical Biology
Fellow of All Souls College
martin maiden

Professor Martin Maiden

Professor of Molecular Epidemiology
Fellow of The Royal College of Pathologists, The Academy of Medical Sciences, The American Academy of Microbiology and The Royal Society of Biology
ej milner gulland

Professor EJ Milner Gulland

Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity
Reuben College
beth mortimer

Dr Beth Mortimer

Royal Society University Research Fellow
tom pizzari

Professor Tommaso Pizzari

Professor of Evolutionary Biology
Senior Biology Tutor, St Catherine’s College (Harassment Officer)
christopher pull

Dr Christopher Pull

Lecturer in Animal Behaviour
St Hugh's College
oliver pybus

Professor Oliver Pybus

Professor of Evolution & Infectious Disease
Professorial Fellow of New College
tom richards

Professor Thomas Richards

Professor of Evolutionary Genomics
Royal Society University Research Fellow
rob salguero gomez

Dr Rob Salguero-Gómez

Associate Professor in Ecology
Tutorial Fellow of Pembroke College
Nathalie_Seddon

Professor Nathalie Seddon

Professor of Biodiversity
Director of the Nature-based Solutions Initiative
seb shimeld

Dr Sebastian Shimeld

Associate Professor of Zoology
Fellow of Balliol College
claudio sillero

Professor Claudio Sillero

Professor of Conservation Biology, Deputy Director of the WildCRU
Bill Travers Fellow for Wildlife Conservation, Lady Margaret Hall
adrian smith

Dr Adrian Smith

Associate Professor of Zoology - Infectious Disease Biology
Fellow of St Catherine’s College
graham taylor

Professor Graham Taylor

Associate Head of Department for Grants and Finance
Peter Brunet Fellow and Tutor of Jesus College
adrian thomas

Professor Adrian Thomas

Professor of Biomechanics
Lady Margaret Hall
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Dr Berta Verd

Associate Professor in Computational and Theoretical Biology
Tutorial Fellow at Jesus College
Tim walsh

Professor Timothy Rutland Walsh

Professor of Medical Microbiology
stu west

Professor Stuart West

Professor of Evolutionary Biology
Director of Graduate Studies (Training & Harassment Officer)
kathy willis

Professor Katherine Willis, CBE

Professor of Biodiversity
Principal of St Edmund Hall
jeri wright

Professor Geraldine Wright

Professor of Comparative Physiology/Organismal Biology
Tutorial Fellow of Hertford College