Ada Grabowska-Zhang

Dr Ada Grabowska-Zhang holds dual roles as a Lecturer in Biological Sciences at Brasenose College, University of Oxford, and a Departmental Lecturer in Environmental Sciences at the Department for Continuing Education. She is also a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Sciences at Brunel University London. Her academic qualifications include a BA (Oxon), DPhil (Oxon), and Fellowships in Higher Education. Her research spans evolutionary ecology, conservation, and urban ecology, with a focus on birds and citizen science. She has pioneered projects like the Ethno-Ornithology World Archive (EWA), promoting open science platforms for biocultural conservation.

Education:

• DPhil in Behavioural Ecology, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford (2012)
• BA in Biological Sciences, University of Oxford

Research Interests: Her work integrates evolutionary processes, conservation strategies, and societal engagement. Key areas include urban bird ecology, cultural knowledge systems, and the application of citizen science in biodiversity management. Current projects explore how urban environments and human cultural practices influence avian communities.

Teaching: Undergraduate modules include Animal Behaviour, Evolution, and Statistics. Graduate teaching focuses on Ecological Surveying Techniques and advanced statistical methods.

Labs/Teams: She collaborates on interdisciplinary projects linking ecology with cultural anthropology, notably through the EWA initiative. Her work emphasizes bridging traditional ecological knowledge with modern conservation science.