Helen Roy

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Professor
Helen Roy
MBE FRES
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Helen Roy in 2024.
Born (1969-11-06) 6 November 1969 (age 55)
Plymouth, England
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Alma mater University of Southampton
University of Nottingham
Scientific career
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Institutions
Thesis Interactions between aphid predators and the entomopathogenic fungus Erynia neoaphidis  (1997)

Helen Elizabeth Roy, MBE , FRES (born 6 November 1969) is a British ecologist, entomologist, and academic, specialising in ladybirds and non-native species. Since 2007, she has been a principal scientist and ecologist at the NERC's Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. From 1997 to 2008, she taught at Anglia Ruskin University, rising to the rank of Reader in Ecology. She is the co-organiser of the UK Ladybird Survey, alongside Dr Peter Brown, is a visiting professor in the School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, is co-chair of the IPBES assessment of invasive alien species, and is a past President of the Royal Entomological Society. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Early life and education

Roy was born on 6 November 1969 in Plymouth, England. [1] She was educated at Cowes High School, a state secondary school on the Isle of Wight. [1] From 1989 to 1992, she studied biology at the University of Southampton, graduating with an upper-second class Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree. [2] From 1993 to 1994, she studied environmental science at the University of Nottingham, graduating with a Master of Science (MSc) degree. [5] She remained at Nottingham to undertake a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree, which she completed in 1997 with a doctoral thesis titled "Interactions between aphid predators and the entomopathogenic fungus Erynia neoaphidis". [6]

Honours

Roy was awarded the 2012 Silver Medal by the Zoological Society of London "for contributions to the scientific understanding of ladybird ecology and conservation". [7] In the 2018 New Year Honours, she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) "for services to biodiversity research, science communication and citizen science". [8] In 2020 she was awarded the British Ecological Society's Ecological Engagement Award for her work in citizen science and public engagement. [9]

Selected works

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Roy, Dr Helen Elizabeth". Who's Who 2019 . Oxford University Press. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Prof. Helen Elizabeth Roy". Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Visiting professor made a MBE in New Year Honours". University of Reading. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Celebrating and promoting the science of entomology". UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Helen Roy". ORCID. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  6. ↑ Roy, Helen Elizabeth (1997). Interactions between aphid predators and the entomopathogenic fungus Erynia neoaphidis. E-Thesis Online Service (Ph.D). The British Library Board. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "Recipients of the Silver Medal" (PDF). The Zoological Society of London. June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "No. 62150". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2017. pp. N15 –N22.
  9. ↑ "Announcing the 2020 British Ecological Society award winners". The British Ecological Society. August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
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