{"id":10,"date":"2025-05-20T11:02:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T11:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/biodiversity-research-group\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:01:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:01:25","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/biodiversity-research-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Biodiversity Research Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Biodiversity Research Group at the University of Salford is a collection of researchers studying the ecology, conservation, and evolution of life on earth, with an aim to protect and enhance biodiversity around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/biodiversity-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/2026\/02\/puffins_in_distance-1024x220.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds of puffins on a cliff face\" class=\"wp-image-78\" 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sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our research themes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.67%\">\n<p>Collectively, we study a broad range of topics, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b7239429c74a843a3163b5a4a6f32eca\">Tropical Ecology and Conservation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ornithology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marine Biology and Sustainable Fisheries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Animal Behaviour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Infectious Disease and Parasitology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paleobiology and Phylogenomics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-501707e9edd03bc2244883fc60a8cc39\">Zoo Biology and Animal Welfare<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"518\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/biodiversity-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/2026\/03\/monkeys-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/biodiversity-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/2026\/03\/monkeys-2.png 518w, https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/biodiversity-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/2026\/03\/monkeys-2-360x253.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"467\" 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