Jane Stout Explained

Jane Stout
Alma Mater:University of Southampton (BSc, PhD)
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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, and is an expert in pollination ecology.

Education and career

Stout 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

Stout'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

Stout 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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jane Stout . Phonetic Planet . 25 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Stout . Jane . The foraging ecology of bumblebees. . scholar.google.com . University of Southampton . 25 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Jane Stout – Environment Ireland . www.environmentireland.ie . 25 July 2022.
  4. Web site: Carey . Joel . Jane Stout . MaREI . 27 July 2022.
  5. Web site: Professor Jane Stout . www.tcd.ie . 25 July 2022.
  6. News: Lewis . Amy . The buzz around pollination . 25 July 2022 . Irish Examiner . 6 March 2019 . en.
  7. News: Blake Knox . Kirsty . Queen Medb beats Beeyonce in Trinity royal naming . 25 July 2022 . independent.ie . 8 July 2017 . en.
  8. News: McGuire . Alison . IRISH HEATHER HONEY BUZZING WITH HEALTH BENEFITS COMPARABLE TO MANUKA HONEY . 25 July 2022 . irishtechnews.ie . 3 September 2018. en.
  9. News: Deane . Thomas . Value of Ireland's insect pollinators greatly underestimated. 25 July 2022 . phys.org . 27 September 2019. en.
  10. News: Flynn . Valerie . Beekeepers feel stung by new anti-weevil chemical. 20 March 2022 . thetimes.co.uk . 27 September 2019. en.
  11. News: O Regan . Eilish . Pesticides are being blown on to flowers, posing pollination threat, Irish researchers discover. 20 March 2022 . independent.ie . 6 April 2023. en.
  12. News: Ten-year dataset yields vital clues for supporting Ireland's precious pollinators. 20 March 2022 . phys.org . 2 November 2022. en.
  13. News: Stout . Jane . Why farmers and ecologists should be friends . 25 July 2022 . The Irish Times . 18 July 2017 . en.
  14. News: Stout . Jane . People and nature need each other . 25 July 2022 . The Irish Times . 21 August 2017 . en.
  15. News: Attride . Dawn . The Women in Trinity Making Waves in Climate Research. 25 July 2022 . universitytimes.ie. 8 March 2021. en.
  16. News: HOARE . PÁDRAIG . TCD: 'Wealth of hidden wildlife' shows importance of biodiversity strategy. 25 July 2022 . irishexaminer.com. 15 October 2021. en.
  17. News: HOARE . PÁDRAIG . Parks and wildlife services 'neglected for decades', scathing report finds. 25 July 2022 . irishexaminer.com. 30 December 2021. en.
  18. News: O'Sullivan . Kevin . Action plan for overhaul of parks and wildlife service to go to Cabinet. 25 July 2022 . irishexaminer.com. 28 January 2022. en.
  19. News: Murphy . Barry . Coillte, Trinity and UCD to map and develop forest sustainability. 25 July 2022 . farmersjournal.ie. 9 December 2021. en.
  20. Web site: About . naturalcapitalireland.com . Natural Capital Ireland . 3 August 2022.
  21. News: Donohoe . Amy . Busy Dublin street to get more greenery to boost mental health and wellbeing of localssustainability. 25 July 2022 . farmersjournal.ie. 6 June 2023. en.
  22. News: McGuinness . Phili[|title=Trinity Professor's Work on Bees Recognised with Prestigious Award |url=https://universitytimes.ie/2017/08/trinity-professors-work-on-bees-recognised-with-prestigious-award/ |access-date=25 July 2022 |work=universitytimes.ie |date=31 August 2017].
  23. Web site: Professor Jane Stout . 2023-09-11 . Royal Entomological Society . en-GB.
  24. Web site: Plenary speakers . British Ecological Society . 3 August 2023.

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