Jane Stout FRES is an Entomologist and Ecologist in Ireland. She is a professor of Ecology and Vice President for Biodiversity & Climate Action, at Trinity College Dublin, is current President of the Royal Entomological Society and is an expert in pollination ecology.
Jane Stout FRES | |
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| Alma mater | University of Southampton (BSc, PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Trinity College Dublin |
Education and career
editStout grew up in rural Northamptonshire,[1] and studied an environmental science BSc at the University of Southampton, later graduating with a PhD in the foraging ecology of bumblebees in 1999.[2]
Jane was a postdoctoral researcher and teaching fellow at the University of Southampton, moving to Trinity College Dublin in 2001 to be a postdoctoral researcher and from 2003 lecturer,[3] in 2015 she was made Professor in Botany.[4]
Research
editStout's work is on pollinator ecology, biodiversity and land management.[5]
In 2015 her work helped initiate the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan, aiming to identify actions to make Ireland more pollinator friendly.[6] In 2017 she set up apiary on the TCD campus, to compare honey from urban and rural honeybee hives.[7] She has also researched the benefits of Irish honey, [8] the value of pollinators in Ireland,[9] the effects of pesticides, [10] and pesticide residues on bees, [11] as well as working on longterm data on pollinators in Ireland.[12]
Stout wrote a regular Irish Times column, including articles on the need for farmers and ecologists to work together,[13] and why people and nature need each other.,[14] in 2020 she carried out a biodiversity assessment for President Higgins,[15] and was head of the expert review into the future of Ireland's National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) in 2021,[16] which reported neglect and under funding[17] and resulted in a 2022 action plan.[18]
Jane has also published research on the benefits of forest,[19] she leads the first project looking at natural capital and catchment management[20] and more recently has worked on projects to improve the local environment in Dublin.[21]
Awards
editStout won the British Ecological Society's award for Ecological Engagement 2017.[22]
In September 2023 Stout was confirmed as President Elect of the Royal Entomological Society, she will become President from September 2024.[23]
In December 2023 she is a plenary speaker at the BES's Annual Meeting in Belfast, speaking about '12 Months in Ecology'.[24]
References
edit- ^ "Jane Stout". Phonetic Planet. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Stout, Jane. "The foraging ecology of bumblebees". scholar.google.com. University of Southampton. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Jane Stout – Environment Ireland". www.environmentireland.ie. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Carey, Joel. "Jane Stout". MaREI. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Professor Jane Stout". www.tcd.ie. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Lewis, Amy (6 March 2019). "The buzz around pollination". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Blake Knox, Kirsty (8 July 2017). "Queen Medb beats Beeyonce in Trinity royal naming". independent.ie. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ McGuire, Alison (3 September 2018). "IRISH HEATHER HONEY BUZZING WITH HEALTH BENEFITS COMPARABLE TO MANUKA HONEY". irishtechnews.ie. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Deane, Thomas (27 September 2019). "Value of Ireland's insect pollinators greatly underestimated". phys.org. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Flynn, Valerie (27 September 2019). "Beekeepers feel stung by new anti-weevil chemical". thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ O Regan, Eilish (6 April 2023). "Pesticides are being blown on to flowers, posing pollination threat, Irish researchers discover". independent.ie. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Ten-year dataset yields vital clues for supporting Ireland's precious pollinators". phys.org. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ Stout, Jane (18 July 2017). "Why farmers and ecologists should be friends". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Stout, Jane (21 August 2017). "People and nature need each other". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Attride, Dawn (8 March 2021). "The Women in Trinity Making Waves in Climate Research". universitytimes.ie. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ HOARE, PÁDRAIG (15 October 2021). "TCD: 'Wealth of hidden wildlife' shows importance of biodiversity strategy". irishexaminer.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ HOARE, PÁDRAIG (30 December 2021). "Parks and wildlife services 'neglected for decades', scathing report finds". irishexaminer.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Kevin (28 January 2022). "Action plan for overhaul of parks and wildlife service to go to Cabinet". irishexaminer.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Murphy, Barry (9 December 2021). "Coillte, Trinity and UCD to map and develop forest sustainability". farmersjournal.ie. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "About". naturalcapitalireland.com. Natural Capital Ireland. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Donohoe, Amy (6 June 2023). "Busy Dublin street to get more greenery to boost mental health and wellbeing of localssustainability". farmersjournal.ie. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ McGuinness, Phili[ (31 August 2017). "Trinity Professor's Work on Bees Recognised with Prestigious Award". universitytimes.ie. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Professor Jane Stout". Royal Entomological Society. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "Plenary speakers". British Ecological Society. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
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