Shared Interest Groups (SIGs)

Reflecting our fluid structure of over-lapping, cross-cutting research, our School supports a number of Shared (or Special) Interest Groups (SIGs). These research clusters bring together a disparate but complementary set of researchers both within and beyond the School Research Themes with the aim to communicate or collaborate toward a common interest. The SIGs thus provide a more coherent and focused research environment to discuss particular areas, draw attention to dispersed strength, or develop large-scale funding.

Aquatic Science Group

Research of fundamental ecological, physical and physiological questions and applied topics such as fisheries and coastal protection

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Avian Biology Group

Research in this group spans a broad range of topics with expertise in physiology, behaviour, ecology and evolution.

The Biosedimentology Unit

Management and sustainability of coastal, marine and mountain environments, and their rural communities

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Disease Ecology & Veterinary Epidemiology

We study the distribution and impacts of pathogens and parasites in host populations

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Diversity Interest Group

A network of researchers who are interested in the measurement, dynamics and interpretation of biological diversity

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Environmental and One Health Economics

Bringing together research expertise in biodiversity conservation, human and animal disease management, invasive species and sustainable development

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Fish Biology Group

Knowledge sharing and networking about fish biology

Glasgow Ageing Research Network

Exploring all the facets of ageing, from the mechanisms underlying it to how ageing impacts on the lives of people and animals

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Physiology and Welfare Group

A network of researchers interested in organismal physiology, neuroscience, neuropathology, biological markers of disease and animal welfare.

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Spatial Ecology Group

Studying the distribution and abundance of organisms to understand the factors that govern these and ways to predict how organisms move and spread

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Thermal Ecology Group

Research of the ecophysiology of temperature regulation in animals and the applications of body temperature measurement to ecological, behavioural and animal welfare problems

Vector Biology & Disease Group

Research of arthropod disease vectors, their interactions with pathogens and the environment to improve our understanding and control of vector-borne diseases