Emma Stone

Emma is a Senior Lecturer, Assistant Professor in the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath where she leads the Bat Conservation Research Lab which conducts a diverse portfolio of applied research focused on understanding the dynamic interrelations between ecosystems and society under anthropogenic change. Emma’s work is focused on Global Environmental Change (GEC) research, combining social-ecological-geographical methods to predict and understand the impacts of urbanisation and habitat change on biodiversity using bats a models.

Emma has worked in conservation research for over 20 years, with a focus on African ecology, working for 13 years in Zambia, South Africa and Malawi. Emma is Founder/Director of Conservation Research Africa – a long-term applied research programme an English Charity based in Malawi. Through this programme she leads multidisciplinary research assessing the impacts of environmental change on wildlife through two main projects African Bat Conservation and Carnivore Research Malawi. In the UK Emma works in close partnership with Natural England, Lighting Industry and Local Councils to assess the impacts of land use change and lighting on bats.

Emma has published over 30 papers and book chapters, and is a member of the IUCN Bat Specialist Committee, IUCN Hyaena Specialist Committee, Regional Chair of the BAT1K Committee, Editorial Board Member of Mammal Review and Associate Editor of the Journal of Wildlife Research.

Visit Emmas lab - Bat Conservation Research Lab to find out about her research and opportunities currently available in the lab.