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Dr Hazel Nichols is an Associate Professor in Biosciences at Swansea University. Her research focuses on understanding how animal societies evolve, combining observational, genetic, and biochemical data. Key areas include cooperative breeding, inbreeding dynamics, scent communication, and genetic structure of mammalian societies. She collaborates with institutions like the University of Bielefeld, Exeter University, and conservation organizations such as the Vincent Wildlife Trust.
Her work integrates behavioral ecology with conservation genetics, addressing topics like climate change impacts on equatorial species, genetic diversity in reintroduced populations, and landscape use by mammals. She has conducted field studies on striped mongooses in Uganda, hedgehogs in the UK, and wild donkeys in Israel. Current projects aim to enhance conservation strategies through genetic insights and strengthen partnerships with practical conservation groups.
Dr Nichols has supervised multiple postgraduate students on topics ranging from hedgehog gene flow to northern pool frog reintroductions. Her research has been supported by fellowships from the Leverhulme Trust and Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. She also contributes to interdisciplinary efforts, including human-wildlife conflict studies in Uganda and the application of genetics to improve species reintroduction programs.
