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Dr. Andrew Bladon is a Conservation Ecologist and Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Cambridge's Department of Zoology. He is currently a University of Cambridge Borysiewicz Fellow (2022) working within the Conservation Research Institute and collaborating with multiple research groups including the Agroecology Group, Conservation Science Group, Conservation Evidence, and Insect Ecology Group.
His research focuses on understanding the impacts of climate and habitat change on species' distribution and abundance, with particular expertise in:
- Thermal ecology and fine-scale temperature effects on species behavior
- Conservation interventions for species recovery
- Insect and bird population dynamics
- Evidence-based conservation strategies
Dr. Bladon leads several major research projects including the Global Insect Threat-Response Synthesis (GLiTRS), the Mandala Consortium for improving food systems, and Banking on Butterflies for testing conservation actions. His work bridges theoretical ecology with practical conservation applications, collaborating with organizations like the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and Natural England.
His scientific recognition includes the University of Cambridge Borysiewicz Fellowship (2022).
Dr. Bladon has extensive research experience, having completed his PhD at Cambridge (2012-2016) on temperature impacts on endemic birds, followed by work at the RSPB Centre for Conservation Science (2016-2018), and returning to Cambridge in various research roles since 2018. He has contributed to global evidence syntheses for butterfly and moth conservation and is currently investigating threats to global insect populations and interventions to reduce food system impacts on biodiversity.
