Primatology and Conservation at Oxford Brookes University explained

Primatology and Conservation
Established:1975
Type:Research and teaching centre
Founder:Professor Simon Bearder[1]
Leader Title:Course Tutor
Leader Name:Professor Anna Nekaris[2]
Parent Organization:Oxford Brookes University

The Primatology and Conservation programmes at Oxford Brookes University are part of the Department of Social Science, with links to the Department of Health and Life Sciences. It traces its origins to the anthropology courses offered at the then Oxford Polytechnic in the 1970s and developed into a globally recognised centre for primate conservation.

History

Oxford Brookes University began as the Oxford School of Art in 1865; as early as 1975, primatology and primate evolution was taught as part of the anthropology programme which was also available to biology and psychology students. Research in these early days had a strong focus on ecology and behaviour in particular of nocturnal primates. In 2000, the MSc in Primate Conservation was established, allowing students from all over the world to focus on the conservation of primates. In 2008, Oxford Brookes University was the recipient of the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education[3] [4] specifically for its postgraduate degrees and training for the conservation of primates in their global habitats.

Areas of research

Over 60% of the non-human primates are threatened with extinction and 75% have declining populations.[5] Taking a holistic view, research on primates and conservation at Oxford Brookes University centres on the primates themselves,[6] [7] the human that live side by side with primates,[8] globalisation and its effect on primates,[9] and newly emerging trends that have the potential to impede on the conservation of primates and their habitat.[10] [11] [12] Research takes place both in area where primates occur naturally (Central and South America, Africa and Madagascar, Asia, Europe) as well as in captive settings.

The programme has strong links with (primate) conservation programmes in various parts of the world, including Neotropical Primate Conservation https://neoprimate.org/, Entropica http://www.entropika.org, Monitor Conservation Research Society (Monitor) https://mcrsociety.org, Moroccan Primate Conservation Foundation http://www.mpcfoundation.nl/, Orangutan Information Centre https://orangutancentre.org/ and Project Anoulak https://www.conservationlaos.com/

Teaching programmes

Primatology and conservation is taught as part of the BSc/BA in Anthropology and Biological Anthropology; BSc Animal Biology and Conservation; the postgraduate diploma in Anthropology; the MSc in Conservation Ecology; the MSc in Primate Conservation; the MRes in Primatology and Conservation.

Doctoral research takes place in the School of Law Social Sciences and the School of Biological and Medical Sciences.

New species

Several new species of primate, and one new genus, have been described by researchers working in the Primate Conservation programme,[13] [14] [15] [16] including

Description and resurrection [18] of

Research groups

In 2024, by subjects, Oxford Brookes University ranks 123 (Social Sciences and Management, QS World University Rankings), 401-500 (Life Sciences, Times Higher Education World University Rankings), 401-500 (Biological Sciences, Shanghai Global Rankings of Academic Subjects; 2023), 401-500 (Social Sciences, Times Higher Education), 451-500 (Environmental Sciences, QS), and 501-550 (Biological Sciences, QS).

Honorary doctorates

Several prominent conservationists and primatologist have received honorary doctorates from Oxford Brookes University, including

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Centre staff. Oxford Brookes . Oxford Brookes University. 28 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Centre staff. Oxford Brookes University. Oxford Brookes University. 28 February 2019.
  3. Web site: Previous Prize-winners. www.royalanniversarytrust.org.uk. 2019-04-18.
  4. News: Announcements. The Times.
  5. 10.1126/sciadv.1600946. 28116351. 5242557. Impending extinction crisis of the world's primates: Why primates matter. Science Advances. 3. 1. e1600946. 2017. Estrada. Alejandro. Garber. Paul A.. Rylands. Anthony B.. Roos. Christian. Fernandez-Duque. Eduardo. Di Fiore. Anthony. Nekaris. K. Anne-Isola. Nijman. Vincent. Heymann. Eckhard W.. Lambert. Joanna E.. Rovero. Francesco. Barelli. Claudia. Setchell. Joanna M.. Gillespie. Thomas R.. Mittermeier. Russell A.. Arregoitia. Luis Verde. De Guinea. Miguel. Gouveia. Sidney. Dobrovolski. Ricardo. Shanee. Sam. Shanee. Noga. Boyle. Sarah A.. Fuentes. Agustin. MacKinnon. Katherine C.. Amato. Katherine R.. Meyer. Andreas L. S.. Wich. Serge. Sussman. Robert W.. Pan. Ruliang. Kone. Inza. 29. 2017SciA....3E0946E.
  6. Web site: Callaway . Ewen . 1 February 2010 . Hippy apes caught cannibalising their young . 2023-03-08 . New Scientist . en-US.
  7. Web site: Huizen . Jennifer . 2016-04-19 . One ape, two ape: why counting apes is so difficult — but crucial . 2023-03-08 . Mongabay Environmental News . en-US.
  8. Web site: Duke . Cameron . 21 August 2021 . Howler monkeys navigate using adaptable mental maps, just like humans . 2023-03-08 . New Scientist . en-US.
  9. News: Parry . Richard Lloyd . 5 February 2016 . Super furry primate is under threat from Japanese pet trade . en . . 2023-03-08 . 0140-0460.
  10. 10.1371/journal.pone.0069215. 23894432. Tickled to Death: Analysing Public Perceptions of 'Cute' Videos of Threatened Species (Slow Lorises – Nycticebus SPP.) on Web 2.0 Sites. PLOS ONE. 8. 7. e69215. 2013. Nekaris. By K. Anne-Isola. Campbell. Nicola. Coggins. Tim G.. Rode. E. Johanna. Nijman. Vincent. 2013PLoSO...869215N. 3722300. free.
  11. 10.1126/science.1245783. 24558147. Averting Lemur Extinctions amid Madagascar's Political Crisis. Science. 343. 6173. 842–843. 2014. Schwitzer. C.. Mittermeier. R. A.. Johnson. S. E.. Donati. G.. Irwin. M.. Peacock. H.. Ratsimbazafy. J.. Razafindramanana. J.. Louis. E. E.. Chikhi. L.. Colquhoun. I. C.. Tinsman. J.. Dolch. R.. Lafleur. M.. Nash. S.. Patel. E.. Randrianambinina. B.. Rasolofoharivelo. T.. Wright. P. C.. 2014Sci...343..842S. 42581184.
  12. 10.1016/j.tree.2015.02.002. 25766059. Apes in the Anthropocene: Flexibility and survival. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 30. 4. 215–222. 2015. Hockings. Kimberley J.. McLennan. Matthew R.. Carvalho. Susana. Ancrenaz. Marc. Bobe. René. Byrne. Richard W.. Dunbar. Robin I.M.. Matsuzawa. Tetsuro. McGrew. William C.. Williamson. Elizabeth A.. Wilson. Michael L.. Wood. Bernard. Wrangham. Richard W.. Hill. Catherine M.. 10023/8529. free.
  13. Web site: Global Wildlife Conservation. IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group.
  14. Web site: Loris champion: conserving the world's most surprising primate family. Hance. Jeremy. Mongabay. 4 June 2013.
  15. Web site: New species of Borneo's enigmatic primate discovered: Kayan loris has a toxic bite. Wiley. ScienceDaily.
  16. Web site: New primate discovered in Angola -- and it's already in danger. Morlin-Yron. Sophie. CNN. 10 April 2017 .
  17. Nekaris . K. Anne-Isola . Nijman . Vincent . 2022-03-23 . A new genus name for pygmy lorises, Xanthonycticebus gen. nov. (Mammalia, primates) . Zoosystematics and Evolution . en . 98 . 1 . 87–92 . 10.3897/zse.98.81942 . 247649999 . 1860-0743. free .
  18. Blair . Mary E. . Cao . Giang T. H. . López-Nandam . Elora H. . Veronese-Paniagua . Daniel A. . Birchette . Mark G. . Kenyon . Marina . Md-Zain . Badrul M. . Munds . Rachel A. . Nekaris . K. Anne-Isola . Nijman . Vincent . Roos . Christian . Thach . Hoàng M. . Sterling . Eleanor J. . Le . Minh D. . March 2023 . Molecular phylogenetic relationships and unveiling novel genetic diversity among slow and pygmy lorises, Including resurrection of Xanthonycticebus intermedius . Genes . en . 14 . 3 . 643 . 10.3390/genes14030643 . 2073-4425 . free . 10048081 .
  19. Web site: Nocturnal Primate Research Group. Oxford Brookes University. 28 February 2019. Brookes.ac.uk.
  20. Web site: Oxford Wildlife Research Group. Oxford Brookes University. 28 February 2019. Brookes.ac.uk.

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