Tim Cockerill Explained

Tim Cockerill
Workplaces:University of South Wales, Falmouth University
Alma Mater:University of Leeds (BSc, MRes) University of Cambridge (PhD) Imperial College London (MSc)
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Tim Cockerill FRES is an zoologist, broadcaster and photographer in the UK, he is Senior Lecturer at Falmouth University and has a particular interest in Insects.[1]

Education and career

Cockerill grew in Hull in Yorkshire, he studied a Zoology BSc and MRes at the University of Leeds and then a PhD in Insect Ecology and Biodiversity at the University of Cambridge; he moved to the Natural History Museum to do postdoctoral research and then did a Masters in Science Media Production at Imperial College London.[2] He was a Senior Lecturer at the University of South Wales where he taught natural history[3] before moving to Falmouth University in 2018 where he teaches natural history photography.

Broadcasting

Cockerill is a regular on BBC Radio Science programmes such as Science in Action,[4] Inside Science[5] and Crowd Science.[6]

He was on the Natural Histories episode 'Fleas' with Brett Westwood in 2015[7] and the Infinite Monkey Cage episode Will insects inherit the earth' in 2017 with Brian Cox, Robin Ince and Amoret Whitaker.[8] In 2014 he was on the BBC Four television programme Spider House.[9]

In 2017 he presented a series of BBC World Service The Evidence episodes with Claudia Hammond about the relationships between humans and animals,[10] this included a live event at the Wellcome Collection,[11]

He contributed to the Guardian podcast episode 'Challenge of taxonomy and defining species in 2018.[12]

Flea Circus

Cockerill has an interest in the history of flea circuses and he has spoken about them on radio[13] and in videos.[14] In 2010 he recreated a working flea circus[15] for the 2010 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures[16] and in 2021 he exhibited a flea circus at the virtual Insect Fear Film Festival.[17]

Honours and awards

Cockerill was awarded a Science Media Studentship from the Wellcome Trust in 2012–2014,[18]

He was runner up in the British Ecological Society's photography competition in 2013 for his image of an oil palm plantation in Borneo.[19] In 2014 his image of Wallace's beetle Cyriopalus wallacei won first prize in the Royal Entomological Society's National Insect Week photography competition category 'Small is Beautiful'[20] and in 2020 he became chair of the judging panel, working with Ashleigh Whiffin.[21]

Cockerill is a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society and is a current Trustee of the society.[22]

References

  1. Web site: Dr Tim Cockerill Falmouth University. www.falmouth.ac.uk. 16 January 2020.
  2. Web site: Biogography. timcockerill.com. en-US. 16 January 2020.
  3. Web site: USW lecturer captures dramatic images of African wildlife. www.southwales.ac.uk. en. 16 January 2020.
  4. Web site: BBC World Service – Science in Action, The First Americans. BBC. en-GB. 16 January 2020.
  5. Web site: BBC Radio 4 – BBC Inside Science, Mice & Men; Fuel from CO2; fRMI; Insect calls, Angry insect disrupts radio report. BBC. en-GB. 16 January 2020.
  6. Web site: BBC World Service – CrowdScience, Why are Cats Loners?. BBC. en-GB. 16 January 2020.
  7. Web site: BBC Radio 4 – Natural Histories, Fleas. BBC. en-GB. 16 January 2020.
  8. Web site: BBC Radio 4 – The Infinite Monkey Cage, Series 16, Will insects inherit the earth?. BBC. en-GB. 16 January 2020.
  9. News: Spider House; How To Get Away With Murder review – how not to treat a partner. Nicholson. Rebecca. 3 October 2014. The Guardian. 16 January 2020. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  10. Web site: BBC World Service – The Evidence – Available now. BBC. en-GB. 16 January 2020.
  11. Web site: Food Climate Research Network (FCRN) Knowledge for better food systems. www.fcrn.org.uk. 21 January 2020.
  12. News: Tricky taxonomy: the problems with naming new species – Science Weekly podcast. Jackson. Presented by Graihagh. 3 August 2018. The Guardian. 16 January 2020. Sanderson. produced by Max. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  13. Web site: BBC Radio 4 – Natural Histories, Fleas – The rise and demise of the flea circus. BBC. en-GB. 16 January 2020.
  14. Web site: Secrets of the Flea Circus SHOW ME. www.show.me.uk. 16 January 2020.
  15. Web site: Fleadom or death: Reviving the glorious flea circus. Lawton. Graham. New Scientist. en-US. 16 January 2020.
  16. Web site: Size Matters – The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2010. Administrator. 8 August 2013. www.zoo.cam.ac.uk. en. 16 January 2020.
  17. News: Leskosky . Richrad . Virtual Insect Fear Film Festival to feature a bit of new, old . 28 April 2021 . The News-Gazette . The News-Gazette . 21 February 2021 . en.
  18. Web site: Grants awarded: Science Media Studentships Wellcome. wellcome.ac.uk. 16 January 2020.
  19. Web site: Celebrating Ecology – BES Photographic Competition. Administrator. 8 August 2013. www.zoo.cam.ac.uk. en. 16 January 2020.
  20. Web site: Winning Photographs 2014 National Insect Week. www.nationalinsectweek.co.uk. 16 January 2020.
  21. News: Society . Royal Entomological . Royal Entomological Society: Discovering the miniature safari all around us . 28 April 2021 . www.prnewswire.co.uk . PR Newswire . 29 January 2021 . en.
  22. Web site: Governance. 1 May 2017. Royal Entomological Society. en. 16 January 2020.

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