Pippa Gillingham

Pippa Gillingham is an Associate Professor of Biogeography at Bournemouth University. She specializes in interdisciplinary research addressing climate change, biodiversity conservation, and sustainability, with a focus on species distribution, microclimate ecology, and nature-based solutions. She leads the Communicating Climate Change and Sustainability for Society research cluster and contributes to teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

• Research Interests: Climate change adaptation, species distribution modeling, microclimate refuges, protected areas management, conservation genetics, and human-environment interactions.
• Supervision: Co-supervises six postgraduate research students and has guided 11 PhD and two MRes students to completion.
• Collaboration: Maintains partnerships with environmental organizations and co-led international networks in microclimate ecology.

Her recent publications explore red squirrel conservation, river ecosystem dynamics, and climate-driven species distribution shifts. She emphasizes knowledge exchange and public engagement through outreach programs and conference presentations.