Prof Simon Willcock
Senior Research Fellow
Affiliations
Links
- https://www.bangor.ac.uk/natural-sciences/staff/simon-willcock/en
Staff profile - https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=Z3he0gEAAAAJ&hl=en
Google Scholar Profile - https://twitter.com/Simon_Willcock
Twitter profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-willcock-b24019ab/
LinkedIn profile - https://www.mendeley.com/profiles/simon-willcock/#
Mendeley profile - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Simon_Willcock2
ResearchGate profile
Contact info
Room: G18, Thoday Building
Email: s.willcock@bangor.ac.uk
Tel No: +44 (0) 1248 382 288
Twitter: @Simon_Willcock
Profiles:
Projects:
My projects focus on the interaction between people and nature, often using innovative methods (e.g. smartphones, and machine learning).
Contact Info
Room: G18, Thoday Building
Email: s.willcock@bangor.ac.uk
Tel No: +44 (0) 1248 382 288
Twitter: @Simon_Willcock
Profiles:
Projects:
My projects focus on the interaction between people and nature, often using innovative methods (e.g. smartphones, and machine learning).
Research
I am an interdisciplinary scientist, keen on producing real-world outputs that can be applied in numerous policy and business contexts. My particular interests focus on the interactions between people and nature, particularly within the tropics. Key subject areas include:
- Adaptation
- Climate Change
- Ecosystem Services
- Land use/cover change
- Migration
- Resilience
- Tipping points
My projects focus on ecosystems services (the benefits humans derive from nature) in rural and urban areas, using innovative methods (e.g. smartphones; https://msds.tools/).
Teaching and Supervision
Supervisor of seven PhD students.
Athena Swan Self-Assessment Team member
Elected member of university Senate
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
I welcome applications for postgraduate research (e.g. PhD, MRes, etc) that cover my areas of interest. These include:
- Adaptation
- Climate Change
- Ecosystem Services
- Land use/cover change
- Migration
- Resilience
- Tipping points
Within these areas, I have a wide range of interests, and possible projects might include:
- Using virtual reality to better understand cultural ecosystem services.
- Using machine learning to up-scale social survey data collection via smartphones
- The role biodiversity plays in tipping points
and many more!
Research areas and keywords
Keywords
- QK Botany - Tropical Forests, Ecosystem Services
- SD Forestry - Tropical Forests, Ecosystem Services, Sustainable Development
- GE Environmental Sciences - Tropical Forests, Ecosystem Services, Migration, Sustainable Development
- G Geography (General) - Migration, Sustainable Development
Education / academic qualifications
- 2015 - Professional , Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice
- 2012 - PhD , Long-term Land Cover Change and Carbon Storage in Tanzania, East Africa
- 2007 - BA , Biological Sciences
Research outputs (66)
- Published
One hundred priority questions for the development of sustainable food systems in sub-Saharan Africa
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
National scale mapping of supply and demand for recreational ecosystem services
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Place attachment and perception of climate change as a threat in rural and urban areas
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prof. activities and awards (3)
Will mask wearing still be common in Britain after the pandemic is over?
Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
Mount Lico Expedition
Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
Projects (7)
ODA reimbursment funds from main FEC F010176 and linked to F008610
Project: Research
Scaling-up off-grid sanitation
Project: Research
Media coverage (3)
Is a Madagascan mine the first to offset its destruction of rainforest?
Press/Media: Other