PhD Researcher
Callum Thompson
Callum is a PhD student specializing in peatland ecology, focusing on Sphagnum moss functional traits and their role in environmental restoration in the Flow Country World Heritage Site. Experienced in large-scale field surveys, experimental ecology, and lab-based analytical methods to assess plant responses to stressors. Callum has a strong interdisciplinary background in biology, spanning genetics, molecular and microbiology, environmental bioscience, and biotechnology.
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2021-Present PhD: PhD Researcher in Peatland Ecology, Environmental Research Institute
2019-2021: Lab Technician, University of Sheffield, Dept. of Animal & Plant Sciences
2017-2021: BSc in Biology (First Class with Hons), Sheffield Hallam University
2017-2018: Volunteer, Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust
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PhD Title: Developing a trait-based approach to understand Sphagnum responses to hydrological stress in the context of peatland restoration
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PhD Supervisors: Prof. Roxane Anderson, Dr Mascha Bischoff, Prof. Jens Arne-Subke, Dr Neil Cowie, Dr Rebekka Artz
